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nobody@vox.com(Drixtina) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:51:25 -0600

Okay, I just have to write this down because if I don't then it'll be on my mind the whole day. Sometimes I take a different bus on Wednesdays and Fridays because I get out of class at 12:20 and I pretty much just want to go home right away. So, instead of waiting for the 10th Street Coralville bus that comes at 1:20 or so, I take the Coralville Lantern Park bus that stays out there from 12:20 or earlier and leaves at 12:30. I have to stop at 22nd avenue and walk to 10th street (It's not that far) because otherwise, the bus would take me to coral ridge first before finally going to 10th street.

So, I took the Lantern Park route today and I'm walking up 22nd avenue to 13th street to 10th street and on the way, I see this blue car that honks at me. I didn't get a good look at the driver so I have no idea who it is and if they even know me. This is probably the third time it happened, and I know it's the same car because I saw it two of those three times. Today, the driver honked and passed me then I just looked back all while thinking "Who is that?". I told my mom about it once and she said it might be one of her friends but that particular friend hasn't seen me since I was 13 and I doubt they'd remember me... it could be though.

It's more frustrating than creepy because I don't know who it is... It might be someone from work but I don't really look at the type of cars people drive so I wouldn't know. Maybe it's someone from class... but I usually keep to myself so I don't know why someone would honk at me and greet me on the street from their car, unless they're really friendly. I know it's not one of my friends because one has a red car and the other has a green car and she's probably at work by now. Maybe, and this is the explanation I'm leaning towards, it's a big joke or a misunderstanding. There's probably this guy...or girl... that thinks it's funny to honk at people on their way home, or they think I'm somebody else. Man, it sucks not knowing who it is.

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GM--The New Microsoft

nobody@vox.com(Drixtina) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:53:16 -0600

Ha ha... this was given to me way back during the release of Microsoft's new OS, Vista. My Physics teacher always liked to start class with current events and birthdays and stuff so he gave us this thing. I guess I'll type the whole thing because my scanner is acting all stupid...

Gates vs. GM
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated,
"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon"
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash... twice a day
Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car
Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this
Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine
Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive-but would run on only five percent of the roads
The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light
The airbag system would ask "Are You Sure?" before deploying
Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna
Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car
You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off

This was not by me... I just thought I should share it

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