Iphone

Would you buy an Iphone?

At $599, I refuse to pay that much for a phone. I don't think I've ever paid more than $200. Mainly because that $200 was used to pay a contract termination fee cause I lost my phone. Why would people wait a day an a half in line just to pay their entire paycheck for a phone that may be buggy.

I would get an Iphone IF it were cheaper. I think I'd pay half the price for it, if not less. Also, I'd wait for version 2 to come out, so that all the bugs are fixed.

That's all my ranting for now.

Older siblings have higher IQs?

According to this story, the oldest is the smartest... hmm. I beg to differ.

Study: Older Siblings Have Higher IQs

Andrea Thompson
LiveScience Staff Writer
LiveScience.comThu Jun 21, 2:05 PM ET

Being the oldest child in the family has its perks: later bedtimes, no hand-me-downs, and, according to a new study, a higher IQ.

The study, detailed in the June 22 issue of the journal Science, analyzed the IQs of nearly 250,000 Norwegian 18- and 19-year-old draftees and found that older siblings had higher scores than younger siblings.

Another study, by the same authors of the new Science study but published recently in the journal Intelligence, looked at more than 100,000 Norwegian brothers and found that first-borns on average had an IQ 2.3 points higher than their younger brothers (the IQs were all taken when the brothers were 18 or 19, so they compare the older brother’s score at that age to the younger brother’s score when he reached that same age).

“These are probably the two most important studies on birth order and intelligence in the last 75 years,” said psychologist Frank Sulloway of the University of California, Berkeley, who wrote an analysis of the latest study for Science.

Social order

Unlike earlier studies that compared the intelligence of first-born children to those born later (and that also found that first-borns have higher IQs), the Science study looked at the social order of the children in a family, which does not always correspond to actual birth order in cases where there is a death in the family.

By comparing children who lost an older sibling, for instance, and so were treated as the eldest child, to those who were actually the first-born of their family, the authors showed that the former group had similar IQs to the latter group.

“The second-borns who lost an older sibling are becoming like a first-born” in terms of IQ, Sulloway said.

Sulloway says the new research rules out criticisms of earlier studies that argue that the findings were an artifact of other factors in the data, such as family size and parental IQ.

Reversing trend

Psychologists have a few theories to explain the new results. One proposes that older siblings “tutor” their younger brothers and sisters, which reinforces their own learning, though direct evidence for this particular theory is lacking.

Paradoxically, younger siblings start out in life with higher IQs: Because younger children haven’t yet mastered the skills their older siblings have (for example, language or math skills), they actually degrade the learning environment of their elder brother or sister.

“Every time you add a child, you’re diluting the intellectual environment of everyone in the family,” Sulloway said.

But eventually, around the age of 12, this trend reverses and the older siblings overtake their younger siblings.

Sulloway points out that though older siblings may win out in IQ, the time they devote to studying is time spent elsewhere by their younger siblings, who may excel in other areas such as the arts or sports.

funnies

my little cousin is telling everyone that his sister's (who is just starting to go through puberty) chest is starting to stick out.

then he has bad breath and he said he will never get a gf and then he can't get married.

then my mom asked him about my brother's gf and then she was asking if he likes her and he was like "i can't that's taoping geh geh's gf!"
HAHHA


PS.
Peter since it's jsut you and me on monday want to pick the place? I'm down for whatevers. :D But Sprinkles would be greatly appreciated. HEHE.

Cupcakes and Dinner Monday 6/24/07

Are you guys free on MONDAY June 25th?
I get back from the cruise that day and was wondering since I have time between getting back and getting on the plane if you want to hang out.
I know most of you have work until 5pm ish or later but want to have dinner?
I was thinking if there's no time for dinner maybe we can all go to Sprinkles or Pinkberry and chill. :D
If you want to have dinner are there any suggestions?
I was thinking...
since sprinkles closes at 7pm those who aren't busy can go get the cupcakes first and then we can have dinner. Or we can just all go have cupcakes.
My flight is at 8:50pm and I'm not checking in luggage so I'm going to try to get the online boarding pass and just get there at 8:10pm to board.
Let me know what you think. ;)

Frustrated

I'm so frustrated with work. I talked to the boss today again about my review that's been pending for the past month and a half. He just kinda shrugged it off again. Basically, he said, "I'm going to talk to HR within the next few weeks." How vague is that?

Also, so right now, I have 2 people reporting to me. The assistant editor just left, and there's no one writing content. So I heard from a source that the boss is going to make one of the 2 into the "community manager". What the fuck is that? He's been there for only 2 months, and all of a sudden he gets a better title than I do? Not that he's not a good employee, its just way the boss is approaching this is whack!

I think you'd be as frustrated as I am, would you?

Who knew?

Our Skit tow is all grown up. What happened to the man we all use to know?
















On a side note, please post pictures from this weekend. =)

Linda: didnt they film that gay moive in texas?
breakdown mtn?
Sent at 11:33 AM on Tuesday
me: brokeback hahaha
breakdown hahhaha
Linda: haha
i was thinking mariah ok
dammit!
ahha
and how would u kno the name
of that movie huh?
hahahaha jk
me: hahah you know where this convo is going

Nice try trying to save yourself hahah

Great Show!

What a great show Wicked was. I would definitely watch it again.

Just to note this, so we all don't forget:

Linda: Wow, how does your GPS stick to the windshield...
Diana: ...... huh?
Linda: Is it magnetic??

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS

So I've been trying to call EXPERIAN since I can't access my reports and they keep charging me $4.95 every month. But I can't log in with my user name and password. They put you on hold until you forget that you have a LIFE AND ANOTHER STUFF TO DO rather than just sit there like a zombie forEVER. GRRR. AT&T did this when I had problems with my bill. Wellsfargo did this when my card was stolen. It's like they DO IT ON PURPOSE so that you just give up. Now I want to shoot them. Anyone care to join?

One more day until you can see my bumps!
i really hope they go away. *sigh*

bumps

bumps bumps go away
come again NEVER
all these little dots ARE NOT going away. WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!
It's disgusting. GROSS!

Bạn trong tình yêu với Francis và Bạn muốn liếm trong giữa những cuộn béo (của) anh ấy Raymond

EWWWW i have these little bumps on my neck and now they are on my face. YCUK and my face is puffy.

I hope it goes away. WTF!!!!!!

On a funnier note I had a dream that I got into DUKE University but then I looked closely and it was DUC like the viet DUC and i dont remember the other details but I thought it was funny. IT's funnier when i tell it without the spelling.
OK THE END>
4 more days left I hope my skin calms down... it's worrying me.

SICK

I hate being sick! I've been sick for the last week now. It all started off with a small sore throat. I had that last Saturday. Then on Sunday, it got a little worse, but not horribly worse. Not the ones I got back at UCSD. Then on Monday, I had a slight runny nose. Not the always running runny nose, just the kind where I use a tissue every hour or so. Then Tuesday, I had a full blown stuffy nose, only in my left nostril. Wednesday, I had a major headache and slight cough, all with the stuffy nose and sore throat. Thursday was the worst when I felt like shit, nothing 2 advil couldn't fix. Today, still feel like shit, but not as bad. But then, I got home, was playing the wii with my nephew, and I got all itchy everywhere. I ended the game quickly, and went to my room. I somehow got hives. It was itchy as hell!! It was like that one episode of Friends where Phoebe gets the chicken pox, and can't stop scratching. Well, that was me. I couldn't stop scratching. It felt so good to scratch. Anyways, and hour and a half later, the hives seem to be going away. Not fully gone yet, but not as apparent. Damn me and my weak immune system.