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Humble Begginings--September 2005

This site saw its humble first pages come into existence during September 2005. At that time I was an unemployed college graduate, discovering that you can only job hunt so many hours of the day. So I decided to see what it took to build a webpage. That page evolved into a full-blown site. Things were rapidly advancing, I was learning new tricks in html at a tremendous rate. Then disaster struck--employment was found! As a consequence web development stagnated for nearly two years. Pictures were occasionally added, but some of the more promising ideas on the website were left unfinished. I have compiled this page into one list of everything that is still remotely interesting from those early days, and may continue to add on to the end. Think of it as the time-capsule before the crash into oblivion.(May-2007)

Of course he isn't being backed up by anyone else on this "logical" theory. In case you were worried that this might be the limit of his insanity, there is much more. He also predicts an earthquake in the next couple months that will be around a 7.5 on the Richter and cause billions of dollars in damage. And several other exciting theories mentioned by different sources. I will let you find them on your own. I want to meet this guy in person. He deserves some sort of award for actually saying this stuff in public. At the very least he should become some sort of Idaho hero. He's already on TV, maybe we could give him some sort of celebrity talk show or something. :)

Sep 28th, 2005

Things that have happened recently--Oct 2nd, 2005
Busy couple of days. Camping trip was moved to next weekend, so I got to stick around here for the first time in a few weeks. After an exciting morning in the junkyard saturday, went on a hike up Big Cottonwood Canyon. And I spent today up Little Cottonwood Canyon--short hike, then a visit to "Octoberfest." The leaves are changing up both canyons--and they look good! The aspens have a lot more orange in them than I remember seeing before, it makes them look even more spectacular.

Tonight I have developed an exciting new business idea! I was watching The Learning Channel with Heather. There was a documentary thing talking about weight loss, and they showed the stories of several of the largest people in the world. They had to use a killer whale stretcher to remove one man from his home.(I believe he was officially the largest man in the world, and over 1,000 pounds at that point.) I think with my economics and construction knowledge, I should start a company for removing obese people from their houses. I can do the demolition, and run the company. I just need a financial backer for startup costs, and someone qualified to use a forklift and whale stretcher. :-) If anyone is qualified for either of those positions, let me know.
send an email to "whalemovers" here at jasonbx.com
There are fat people that need saving!!! I'm thinking about naming it something like Whale Movers Incorporated. Moving the people just pays for costs, the real profits come from advertising and admission tickets when we move them. :-) With the growing numbers of obese people, and recent studies showing that the "fat are getting fatter" I think there will be a growing demand for these services. And during our downtime the machinery and equipment could be rented out. Who wouldn't want to go to a high school prom in a semi truck with a large "Whale Movers" logo emblazoned on the side? I know it was my only dream as a young girl... :-) Maybe we could start a whale "dairy" farm? Thousands of gallons of whale milk a day!!! And with the equipment, we won't need to hire scuba divers to go underwater and milk them--saving thousands of dollars in operating costs. We might need a couple animal trainers from Sea World on staff to teach our whales how to get onto the stretcher....
There is just so much potential here!!! Let me know what ya'll think, and I'll keep working on the business model. (Whoever comes up with the largest moneymaking side job gets a portion of the profits!!!)---jasonbx

I have redone the picture pages. Finally gotten a lot of the pictures on my site, so you don't have to go elsewhere to look through them. Although Flickr is still nice because you can write comments on them.

Starting to catch up on things after being gone for a few days. So there should be some new pictures, new stuff to read, and maybe even some redesigning done soon. And yes, I realize just how snazzy those kindergarten looking links are!!! I did them myself, and I am thinking of putting them up on the fridge... (I plan to make some nice graphics for them someday, but until then my site will look like the coolest thing since fingerpainting...)

Nov 2nd, 2005

Ok, another incredible month for me to do wonderfully exciting things in order to entertain the world. And this one started with a bang! (The following story should not be re-attempted by anyone but trained proffessionals. Or at least people with really good health insurance....) This story took place on the 1st, but it took me a while to write it up.

The Story:

I got to rappel off of the side of my apartment building yesterday!!! My neighbor apparently got a new deadbolt put on her door recently. When she got home from work, she tried to unlock the door. Nothing happened. She came and knocked on my door and asked to use my phone. She called her son/the building manager/etc... to come help her. While she was waiting for him we started talking. She said something like, "If only I could go in through the balcony door..."

This of course triggered my "there has to be an exciting, yet dangerous, way of solving this" radar. (It comes standard in all males.) My first thought was a flying leap between balconies... Then my optional "staying alive while solving problem" software kicked in, and I remembered I not only had a climbing rope, but also the basic equipment needed to rappel safely down said rope. (My parents suddenly start breathing easier, knowing that the optional software was not just a scam made up by the salesman at the local baby factory.) My father may remember he provided me with said rope only days before. Just think how boring my Tuesday evening would have been without his foresight.

The problem now was that the locked apartment was located on the third floor of the building. So, after a quick trip back in time to build a fourth floor onto the building, an unsuspecting upstairs neighbor was given the opportunity of a lifetime! It isn't everyday that someone knocks on your door and asks to rappel off your balcony. (If that is an everyday occurrence for you, I would like to be your roommate...) As I carefully rigged my rope, I realized that caving does have practical, everyday applications. Now if only I could get a tax write off.... but I digress. I carefully stepped over the railing. Being tall has practical applications also. :-) In case you have never looked off the side of my building in the rapidly building gloom of twilight, here is a visual aid:

(The lights in the darkness are reflections off a parked truck)

I quickly reached the balcony without incident. I carefully stepped over to the door. And it was locked!!!! I considered breaking the glass, but decided to just continue my incredible journey via rope down to the ground. I actually hoped that someone might wander out their back door on one of the two remaining floors, but I was forced to continue my journey unnoticed by the other building tenants. I did however get some strange looks from neighbors walking by on the sidewalk.... they were just jealous of my incredibly good luck.

After reaching the ground, a brief flurry of activity ensued. I cleaned up from my failed attempt. (Although it was personally very satisfying.) Some other people arrived to help with the situation, and eventually solved it with yet another classic male solution: "If at first you don't succeed, try brute force!" The aftermath was of course fixed using the "Handyman's Secret Weapon, Duct Tape!"

In conclusion, what I have learned is: If you are willing to put in a little effort, you can have fun with all events. Also, I need to move into a taller building. My rope will easily reach seven or eight stories. :-)

Who can top this one? (safely of course) :-) Let me know if you think you have a story worthy of competing! Write it up and I will add it onto the page or something.

--Jasonbx

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