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We went to Opera nightclub last Saturday, and my friend told me his disappointment with the lack of hot girls. I didn’t know what he was talking about, I saw a lot of hot chicks there. Maybe he had high standards. Or maybe he meant a lack of playboy-bunny, lingerie, Photoshop-quality model chicks. If that’s what he meant, then it’s true. Atlanta don’t have many model-quality chicks.

I used to be high standard too. But I noticed my standards has changed. I see a lot of hot girls now. Why is that? Here are some reasons I can think of.

• I’m older than my friends, so I’m just more mature than them.
• I’m getting old, I’m just turning into a dirty old man.
• I lived in Atlanta a long time. I’m just used to the “Atlanta standard.”
• All the girls I hang out with is hot so that’s all I see.
• I don’t watch much TV or movies anymore. So I’m getting less brainwashed on what a “real” hot girl should look like.

But the reality is, unless you live in a entertainment-based city like NY, Miami, LA, Las Vegas, etc., there aren’t going to be bunch of dimes running around. Actually, the only city I can vouch for is LA because I’ve actually been there. But the quality isn’t any better than Atlanta, just the ratio of hot chicks to just “above average” chicks is higher.

Another reality is that normal girls you see in real life are ugly. They’re not photoshopped, have bad genetics, or they don’t have plastic surgery. Instead you see skin blemishes, sagging features, stubby legs, stringy hair, rumps and rolls, etc. Not only that, clothes and make up cover up a lot of imperfections.

I’m not trying to be preachy about how you should look for girl’s personality rather than their looks. I think that’s pretty gay. Because if you know me, you know I love looking at hot chicks. I’m probably the most shallow person out there. And as a guy, I’ll admit that we love looking at the hotties.

Anyway, don’t expect to see super-duper-model chicks. They’re rare in your “normal” city. Yes, even if you live in “metropolitan” cities like Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco, Washington DC, etc., they won’t exist in abundant numbers. Even London wasn’t that impressive in terms of hot girls.

Check out this article.

The girl is turning clockwise for me. I have no idea how she can turn counter-clockwise. It’s driving me insane. But I had no idea I was right brained.

*EDIT*
I finally got her to turn the other way. That was too hard.

I searched Google to see what other people wrote about the usage of “till” and “until.” It seemed a lot of people had different opinions. Well, I’m going to tell you what my writing instructor told me. Then you can decide if you want to follow his advice or go with your own.

h4. The Difference Between Till and Until

The difference between the two words is that “till” is a made up word. In a formal document, you should always use “until.”

During spoken communication, people shortened “until” to “till” and that became commonplace. So I guess anywhere other than formal documents, you can use “till” even though it’s not etymologically correct.

Even in dictionaries and other references, they agree “till” is a word similar to “until.” But they do note it’s not correct to use it. Other references recognized that both are legitimate words and gave complex rules on how to use them. But why remember complex rules? I’ll just keep it simple and use “until” instead of “till.”

So, until next time…

Hey guys, go take this self-esteem test. I got a 75% on this test. So I got a “C.” But it said my self-esteem is healthy. I just need some improvement.

It’s a long test, but I think it’s accurate. The problem with this test is that it’s hard to be totally honest with yourself. But as long as you’re honest as possible, the test can be pretty accurate.

The real test is to see if you know the “correct” answers to score a 100%. So if you’re bored enough to re-take the test to score a 100%, you know what types of behaviors you need to change to raise your self-esteem. Unless you don’t want to, but why wouldn’t you want to? It will make your life easier if you have higher self-esteem.

I shouldn’t be doing these at this point in my life since I’m not a great writer yet. But I’ll cover some basic writing tips I learned. This lesson deals with word usage.

What’s the difference between “till” and “until”? For example:
* “I will work till dawn.”
* “I will work until dawn.”

Which of those sentences is correct? When should you use “till” and when should you use “until”?

Write your answer in the comments. I’ll tell you the right answer later. Oh, if I told you the answer in person already, don’t ruin it.

When you go to “The Punchline,”:http://www.punchline.com/ sit as closest to the stage as possible.

I went to see “Russell Peters”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqn9rXu1TCM on Friday night. It was great. But I think it was more of a great time because I sat in the front. I was so far in the front, my legs were actually on the stage.

Why is sitting on the front great? Because “you’ll get clowned on.”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boK0YxFxVQg I got made fun of a bunch of times from Russell Peters. It didn’t help that I was Asian since “he is known to make fun of Asians”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKXE5vDzzOc (at least “I wasn’t Indian”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw6RgIf6epQ).

Of course, if you have a thin skin, you should stay in the shadows. But if you like the extra tension and have a sense of humor, sit at the front.

I found some cool websites recently. Check them out.

h4. “Mint.com”:http://www.mint.com/

*Why:* If you’re into budgeting, this is a great site. It connects all your credit cards and bank accounts. Then it tracks your expenses and cash-flow. It also shows exactly where you spend most of your money. In addition, it has other features such as reminders to pay your bill, recommendations on better deals, charts to compare you to other users in your spending, and other great things.

*My Thoughts:* It’s pretty cool.

*URL:* “http://www.mint.com”:http://www.mint.com/

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h4. “Clipperz.com”:http://www.clipperz.com/

*Why:* You save all your login information for the websites you visit. It’s also super secure. It’s so secure, even they can’t access your information. So if you forget your password, you’re screwed since they can’t retrieve it or reset it.

*My Thoughts:* I go to about 4 billion websites that require a login. So this was a lifesaver. The login process is slow though. This is because they encode it a million times before sending it over SSL. So it’s a little inconvenient if I need to look up a password for a website. Otherwise, it’s great, super-secure place to store all your passwords and usernames.

*URL:* “http://www.clipperz.com”:http://www.clipperz.com/

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h4. “StumbleUpon”:http://www.stumbleupon.com/

*Why:* Looking for new websites to visit? This is a perfect place to find them. When you’re bored and want to see new Websites, just press the “Stumble!” button and it sends you to a random Webpage. The app figures out what types of pages you like and sends you to them.

If you need to do some web-marketing, this is a great place too. You can use your networking-voodoo to drive insane amounts of traffic to your site.

*My Thoughts:* At first, I had no idea how to use this site. I thought it was BS. There weren’t instructions or descriptions on how or why I should use the site. I also needed to install a toolbar on my browser–which I didn’t like. It was also overwhelming because it looked like a digg/facebook/myspace/youtube/etc. hybrid Website. So I ignored it for a few days.

Then I slowly figured it out. You use it to rate and review sites and discover new ones. Now, I think it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. The toolbar is awesome. Every time I’m bored, I just hit the stumble button a zillion times and I discover new sites and information.

*URL:* “http://www.stumbleupon.com”:http://www.stumbleupon.com/