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	<description>~Rarely posting since 2003~</description>
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		<title>F U Sales Tax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales tax has never been pleasant, especially in the Los Angeles area.  Recently sales tax has been hiked up and it&#8217;s just ridiculous now.  Here&#8217;s an overview:
In 2008, the California state sales tax was 7.25%.  The state allows counties and cities to add their own sales tax on top of that if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2009/07/07/f-u-sales-tax/</link>
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		<title>Why Are Possums Such Jerks?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I get possums around the house time to time.  I think maybe because I have an outdoor fish pond they are attracted to it.  Fortunately for us, my dog is a hunting dog by nature and tends to chase and sometimes kill any small animal that intrudes.  The unfortunate part is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2009/03/27/why-are-possums-such-jerks/</link>
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		<title>Cut and paste on mac</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Little things about Macs, bug the hell out of me.  You can&#8217;t right click a file and cut, and then go to another location and paste it.  They want you do copy, paste and delete the original; or open both source and target folders and click and drag; or do a crazy click [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2009/03/25/cut-and-paste-on-mac/</link>
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		<title>Why I Quit DVDs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was an early adopter of the DVD format thanks to some promotional offers from now defunct online stores.  I&#8217;ve always had an appreciation for movies and had owned a few VHS tapes during a time when most people just rented.  I quickly ramped up my movie purchases with the DVD format and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2009/03/11/why-i-quit-dvds/</link>
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		<title>Nobu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night went to Nobu for early valentine&#8217;s dinner.  It&#8217;s an upscale sushi fusion place in Malibu.  My girlfriend has been there once before and wanted to go again.  It&#8217;s easily the most expensive place I&#8217;ve gone to personally, but also the most delicious.

We made the drive from the 10 freeway to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2009/02/13/nobu/</link>
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		<title>Denied</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Imageworks got back to me and stated they had a hold put on hiring, but are keeping me for future consideration.  Nuts to that.  I had high hopes.  That&#8217;s the economy for you.  There are rumors there may be another wave of layoffs here too.  So we&#8217;ll see what happens. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2009/02/12/denied/</link>
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		<title>Job Insecurity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working at Broadcom for over two years now as a contractor.  They&#8217;ve kept me around with no sign of being converted to permanent employee in sight.  With the recent economic downturn, even a contract renewal is doubtful.  Last week there was a 3% layoff and I saw some of my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2009/02/07/job-insecurity/</link>
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		<title>Almost Acoustic 08</title>
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Last night was the first time I attended a legitimate rock concert.  I was at the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal for KROQ&#8217;s Almost Acoustic Christmas.  It was a long show, but I enjoyed it.  The line-up and comments as follow:
Vampire Weekend &#8211; not too familiar with them except the one song I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2008/12/15/almost-acoustic-08/</link>
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		<title>Let the Right One In</title>
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Saw this movie yesterday.  It&#8217;s a Swedish film based on a Swedish book about a boy and his interactions with another child that happens to be a vampire.  It&#8217;s not your typical vampire movie.  It&#8217;s incredibly sweet and at the same time dark and unsettling.  It&#8217;s one of my favorite movies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2008/12/09/let-the-right-one-in/</link>
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		<title>I hate Platinum Hits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I ordered Mass Effect and Assassin&#8217;s Creed because they were cheap.  I had already beaten them and don&#8217;t think I would play them more, but I just wanted to have them because they were good.  Sadly, Assassin&#8217;s Creed came out to be the Platinum Hits version.  They shrink the cover [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.vism.net/2008/11/17/i-hate-platinum-hits/</link>
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