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Article posted on Jul 28

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• Posted by Ryan Finnie on July 28, 2002, 9:20 pm

Hey, I found a house key for the duplex in the bay area while I was cleaning. Well, "cleaning" isn't the right term -- my apartment went from "pig sty" to "fucking mess" this weekend; slightly better. Anyways, the key. I was going to throw it away, then I thought it may be handy someday.

Never mind the security system installed. It's probably still set to 1-2-3-4, which I changed to before I moved out.

If you want to test this hypothesis, let me know. Get the key from me, my old address is:
338 35th St.
Richmond, CA 94805

Have fun!

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Article posted on Jul 28

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• Posted by Ryan Finnie on July 28, 2002, 3:36 pm

Thursday evening we had a company party after the quarterly meeting, at Silver Peak, a very good microbrewery here in Reno. Afterwards I went with the CTO, head of sales and a few other people to the Siena, where I proceeded to learn blackjack. Actually, I knew the basics of blackjack, but it was my first time at a blackjack table at a casino. The dealer was cool, and I learned the quirks such as using only one hand to manipulate the cards... Long story short, I won $50 and god free drinks. Beginner's luck, I guess.

I bought the first round of supplies for Burning Man today. Tent, sleeping bag, sunscreen, spray bottle, flashlight, etc, etc. I've been advised to drive up to Gerlach, to get a feel for driving up there, and also to see the area.

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Article posted on Jul 23

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• Posted by Ryan Finnie on July 23, 2002, 3:42 pm

Day 6: In case I never told you and you can't read my mind (trust me, you wouldn't want to read my mind), I quit smoking last wednesday. I am now completely over cigarettes, and am addicted to even more expensive nicorette gum. Can you explain how that works?!?

Classic moments from Hell in San Francisco: I used to love those idiots who, while I was on the street smoking a cigarette, would make a point to deviate from whereever they were walking, to walk past me as close as they could and start coughing and waving their hands across their face. What I loved even more was the look on their face when I would yell out "Miss! Miss! You dropped your bag of cocaine!"

Those were the days... Every day I thank god I'm living in Reno now. Sunday I had a craving for cheap salad bar, so I went down to the Atlantis, and put my name on the waiting list. 10 minute wait. I sat down at the slots and proceeded to use $1.50 to win $25.00. Life is good.

$900 insurance for 6 months. Someday, I'll actually get out of debt. Ick.

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Article posted on Jul 21

Just to set the record straight...

• Posted by Ryan Finnie on July 21, 2002, 9:34 pm

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Article posted on Jul 15

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• Posted by Ryan Finnie on July 15, 2002, 11:57 am

I want to take a flamethrower and kill all people who continue to send around those stupid "priceless" spoof pics. GO FUCKING DIE!

So last night I went to the world's largest Rocky Horror Picture Show showing, here in Reno. Close to 3000 people attended. Sadly, only one person dressed up as Rocky. It was outdoors, so the organizers didn't want toilet paper or cards thrown, but it happened anyways, of course. Though what impressed me is that 20 minutes after the end of the show, I couldn't see one card or piece of TP on the ground. Impressive.

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Article posted on Jul 4

fo0bar is...

• Posted by Ryan Finnie on July 4, 2002, 12:00 am

Nothing from google on "fo0bar is", but...

ryan is saucy
Ryan is Seven of Nine
Ryan is the hottest career expert in America today
Ryan is such a hard act to follow
Ryan is crazy
Ryan is Back
Ryan Is Getting A Raise
Ryan is a graduate of Kankakee public schools
Ryan is in a tank unit in Friedberg, Germany
Ryan is out of step with the mainstream values of Illinois
Ryan is a paratrooper

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