ALMOST 8:00 P.M. IN COLUMBUS, OHIO

It's getting late at night. I should be heading home from the Upper Arlington Public Library on Lane Road. I tend to get carried away when I'm surfing the internet. My addiction to the internet is still a pretty new habit. I didn't give the internet much thought before 1998. However, when I started to give the internet a try, I realized how much fun it is to be cyber surfing. Now I have several interent sites and web blogs. I only just got started with my internet cyber surfing.

THINGS TO DO IN COLUMBUS, OHIO BEFORE WORKING AT WENDY'S RESTAURANT

There are days like this when I wish that Lexington Park Apartments had an indoor swimming pool instead of an outdoor swimming pool.

THINGS TO DO IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AFTER WORKING AT BURGER KING RESTAURANT

Thanksgiving is only three days away. There's still time to figure out all the wonderful events in your life to be thankful for. I always enjoyed Thanksgiving. Yeah, the origins of Thanksgiving is morally questionable, but it's always great to eat a enjoyable feast with family and friends.

AUTOMOBILES

I never drove a car since I drove my Honda Accord into a stone fence on Riverside Drive all the way back in 1995. Yeah, I've paid the damage to the stone fence in full back in 1995 so there's no lingering problems. However, there are a number of factors that prevent me from purchasing a replacement car.
1. The Honda Accord did a sumersault first into a tree and then into a stone fence. That's a difficult thing to recover from. Thankfully, I wasn't hurt because I was wearing my seatbelt. However, it still freaks me out.
2. Either my work hours would get gutted or my employers would fire me just when I'm starting to earn a decent paycheck. The end result is always the same. Factors prevent me from being able to save up enough cash for a car.
3. I was planning to wait until my fear of driving subsides a little bit further before I attempt to purchase and drive another car.
4. With the war against Iraq and Afghanistan, gasoline prices are almost $4.00 a gallon. It would be much more sensible to wait until the war in the Middle East is either over or in the process of ending. That way, gasoline would be back to $2.00 a gallon or less---the way it should be.
I will purchase a new car eventually. I still have my drivers license active just in case. I always have hope for the future.

LIFE BEYOND HALLOWEEN

Halloween has come and gone. Now it's time to prepare for Thanksgiving. After that will come Christmas and later New Years Day. It's that time of the year when each month has it's own theme and corresponding holliday. Yet, the cold winter breeze has already graced Columbus, Ohio with it's presence. The cold winter breeze always arrives on time and leaves exactly as scheduled. Yes, summer will return, but we'll have to wait a couple of months before that happens. Although I would like hot weather to be year round, there's also something to be said about variety. It hasn't snowed yet, but it's only a matter of time. Right now, we're just sitting here watching the leaves on the trees change color and fall to the ground.

ANOTHER PLEASENT DAY IN COLUMBUS, OHIO

I've been watching Saturday Night Live comedy skits on the internet. I don't watch Saturday Night Live much and I've been hearing a lot about the Sarah Palin comedy skits. I was curious about the Sarah Palin comedy skits so I checked it out. At any rate Barak Obama has been elected president. The first African-American president. It's a good day for registered Democrats like me when another Democrat has been elected to the United States Presidency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MYSELF

I'm Caucasion. My biologic father is from Luthuanian-Russian orgin. My biologic mother's family came America on the Mayflower. Not much is known about my father's side of the family. Great Great Grandfather Elius lived near Vilnius, Luthuania. He had several children, but the two I know about are Benjiman Kaplan and Israel Kaplan. Benjiman Kaplan stayed behind. Israel Kaplan escaped Russia to avoid getting drafted in the Czar's army. Most of the Kaplan family enjoyed being one of several staff members of the Czar family's medical team. As a result, special benifits were enjoyed in an otherwise bleak fudal environment. It depends on who you're talking to. Aunt Ellen always insisted that Bessie Kaplan had always been Bessie Kaplan and Grandpa had always been Max Victor Kaplan. My biologic Father digged around Ellis Island and never found Bessie or Max in the register. He did found Rebecca Goldberg and Mordichi Kaplan who matched the discription instead. Anyway, Israel escaped Russia in the basement of an ocean liner first. Bessie Kaplan (aka Rebecca Goldberg) and Grandfather Max Victor Kaplan (aka Mordichi Kaplan) escaped Russia in a cattle boat later. Elius Kaplan, Shana Kaplan and Benjiman Kaplan died in the Nazi Holocaust when Hitler invaded Luthuania. Benjiman Kaplan shot and killed the commanding officer of the Nazi invading army at point blank range and died in the torture chamber when he refused to reveal who he was working for.
Israel Kaplan first worked in the laundry then opened a Jewish deli restaurant. Aside from Grandpa, he also produced Harry Kaplan, Hymie Kaplan, Herman Kaplan, Ann Kaplan and Celia Kaplan. Harry Kaplan married Sylvia Kaplan and produced Roger Kaplan and Margie Kaplan. Roger Kaplan married Patricia Kaplan and produced Aaron Kaplan, Caitlin Kaplan and Zachery Kaplan.
Grandpa (Max Victor Kaplan) married Mae Kaplan. First he worked for a drug store, but he was fired because He refused to sweep the floor. After watching the film Winterset in the movie theater, Mae told him that he'll never work for anybody else ever again. With Frank Deluca as a business partner, Grandpa opened two drug stores on the border between Manhatten and Harlem. He opened a third drug store in mount Vernon. Frank Deluca opened a drug store alone somewhere, but I'm not sure where. Grandpa eventually disolved the partnership when Frank Deluca was embezzing goods and possibly money from both of the drug stores he co-owened with Grandpa. He eventually retired from owning drug stores and sold all three. After working in the pharmacy in a hospital eventually settled to a life of relaxation. Grandpa aspired to be a writer, but the great american novel always escaped him.
Grandpa (Max Victor Kaplan) and Grandma (Mae Kaplan) produced my biologic father (doctor Paul Elius Kaplan) and Aunt Ellen Kaplan. Aunt Ellen married David Levy, but never had children. Uncle David is a medical doctor. Aunt Ellen teaches art and works as a painter. Some of her art have been sold for a profit. My biologic father married my biologic Mom (Doctor Candia Kaplan). Biologic Dad is a physical rehabilitation doctor. My biologic Mom is a psychologist. Biologic Dad and Biologic Mom produced three children before they divorced and remarried other people. Biologic Dad married Marni and has a step-son from the remarriage. Biologic Mom married Dave Brown and has ten step-children from the remarriage. I'm the oldest of three children. My name is Steven Post Hitchcock. My younger sisters are Heather Kaplan and Danielle Kaplan. Heather had a one night stand with somebody who was never identified and produced my brother/nephew Mitchel Colby Hitchcock. Biologic Dad and Biologic Mom legally adopted Mitchel as their child. Danielle Kaplan married Tom Richards. The engagement lasted four and a half years. The mariage lasted four years. It ended when he had an extra-marital affair. When Dani asked him about it, he responded by smashing apart the telephone. She left him and never looked back. After a temporary rebound relationship with Mike Crapson, Danielle Kaplan married Jim Siders. Danielle Siders and Jim Siders produced two children Jenny Lou Siders and Danny James Siders.
Anyway, that's the family tree on my biologic father's side of the family.

Sarah Palin gets Pranked by Radio DJ's! (Video)

Sarah Palin, Pranked! Audio Recording.

Source: YouTube

Info: MONTREAL — A Quebec comedy duo notorious for prank calls to celebrities and heads of state has reached Sarah Palin, convincing the Republican vice-presidential nominee she was speaking with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

CELLULAR TELEPHONES AS A PERSON'S WINDOW TO THE WORLD

I don't own a car. I had a car in 1989, but I wrecked in plowing into two cars while trying to exit my former college at Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri. I worked at Malichi's Restaurant for three months to pay back the damage. I had a second car in 1995, but I wrecked it on Riverside Drive when I plowed it into a stone fence. I had to pay for the repair of the stone fence to the elderly guy who owned the stone fence that I accidently trashed. I fell asleep while listening to Hothouse Flowers on the audio cassette tape player while trying to drive at night. Right now, bicycles and walking is my only source of transportation. My bicycle currently has a flat tire, so I'm forced to walk until the rear wheel can be fixed.

THE FIRST BLOG ENTRY

I already have an internet blog at www.livejournal.com/users/chicago976. However, I thought it would be fun to start up a second. Who am I? Let's start with the begining. I was born in February 15, 1968. My biologic parents are Doctor Paul Elius Kaplan and Doctor Candia Starling Post Hitchcock Brown. My sisters are Heather Elizabeth Kaplan (born in 1969) and Danielle Illene Siders (born 1971). Both of my biologic parents were born in October. Both of my parents have divorced recently. My biologic Dad have twice married his extra-marital mistress Marni. Marni Kaplan has a son from a previous marriage. My biologic Mom married Dave Brown. He has ten children from three previous marriages. I don't know the names for all eleven of my step-siblings.
I lived in Balitmore, Maryland from 1968 to 1969. I lived in Encino, California (a suburb of Los Angelas) from 1970 to 1974. I lived in Winnetka, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) from 1975 to 1980. I lived in Highland Park, Illinois (another suburb of Chicago) from 1981 to 1986. I attended Highland Park High School for three years. There were three months in the Evenston Mental Hospital followed by three months in Threshholds Halfway House in 1986. From 1987 to 1989 I lived in Columbia, Missouri. I attended Rockbridge High School in 1987 to 1988. I spend half of 1989 living in Miller Hall when attending Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri.
I lived in Upper Arlington (a suburb of Columbus, Ohio) from 1990 to 1994. I lived in Muirfield (another suburb of Columbus, Ohio) from 1995 to 1996. I lived in a one bedroom apartment at Lexington Park Apartments in Upper Arlington from 1997 to 2005. I lived in a two bedroom apartment also at Lexington Park Apartments from 2006 to current. I attended Columbus State Community College from 1990 to 1992 and received an Associates of Arts in Restaurant Management. I attended Otterbein College from 1993 to 1995 and received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. I attended a diploma mill called the American Institute for Paralegal Studies and received a paralegal certificate in 1996. I took a four year break from colleges much to my eternal regret. I attended Ohio State University from 2001 to 2002 and accomplished nothing but getting terrible grades and nothing else. I attended Franklin University from 2003 to current. I'm only four classes away from getting a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
The minumum wage jobs I've held are much too numerous to name. From 2000 to current have been a never ending revolving door of involuntary employment terminations, terrible minumum wage employment employers and even worse coworkers. The only constant have been my employment at Burger King Restaurant. Even that is always hanging by a thin strand of rope, but I hang in there anyway. The promise of graduating college and getting a business administration career have been the only thing that have kept me going.

Buffalaxed (Crazy Indian Song) / Benny Lava (David Choi cover) - Funniest YouTube Video Everrr!

 

With all due respects to Indians, well... their songs are really weird,  funny, and cheesy in a big way. (T_T) The choreography and their use of an awful lot of vibrato makes it.. well.. even uhmm.. more interesting.  And I bet a lot of people will agree on that (^_^)V

Recently, this YouTube video has been making waves. As of now, it received over 8 million hits! It was posted by buffalax, a 25 yo American, who provided his own subtitle of the Indian song as to what he thinks it sounded like in his own english ears.

Here's the clip posted by buffalax:

 

And just today, YouTube celebrity David Choi, made a cover of the Indian song on his page, which  I'm  pretty sure will crack you up as well. =D

Here's David Choi's cover:

The new (non-fat) Apple iPod Nano 4th Gen

Features

A musical Genius. Say you’re listening to a song you really like and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. The Genius feature finds the songs in your music library that go great together and makes a Genius Playlist for you. It’s like having your own highly intelligent, personal DJ.

Find your music faster. It’s even easier to find the song you want to hear. Now you can view your album art in Cover Flow. Or just press and hold the Center button to browse by album or artist. When you find the right song, press the Center button to add it to your on-the-go playlist.

Rock and roll over. Tilt or turn iPod nano on its side, and you’ll listen, watch, and play in new ways. You can flip through your album art with Cover Flow. Or, vertically speaking, see more albums and artists on the screen at one time.

Shake your groove thing. Sometimes, we could all use a little unpredictability. And now you can shake to shuffle your music. Just give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. You’ll always be surprised by what you’ll hear.

Let the games begin. Now you can get in on games made especially for iPod nano and the accelerometer. They respond to the way you move, so they’re immersive, addictive, and a blast. iPod nano comes with Maze, which lets you work your way through vast mazes by tilting and moving. You can find even more games on the iTunes Store. 

Even your photos rock. Pull hundreds of photos from your pocket and share them wherever you go. Hold iPod nano upright and see your photos in portrait view. Turn it on its side to see them in landscape. Your photos look beautiful in their proper aspect ratio on the vibrant, 320-by-240-resolution display. 

World’s biggest small screen. Watching movies, TV shows, and videos is big fun on iPod nano. And the high-resolution picture looks crisp and vivid on the 2-inch widescreen display. So you can always have a little video with you.

Tech Specs

Size and weight
Height: 3.6 inches (90.7 mm)
Width: 1.5 inches (38.7 mm)
Depth: 0.24 inch (6.2 mm)
Weight: 1.3 ounces (36.8 grams)1

Capacity
8GB or 16GB flash drive
Holds up to 2,000 or 4,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Holds up to 7,000 or 14,000 iPod-viewable photos
Holds up to 8 hours or 16 hours of video
Stores data via USB flash drive

Accessibility
Spoken menus allow listeners to hear many of the names of menus, song titles, and artists without viewing the screen.
An alternative large font can make menus easier to read.
A high-resolution LCD display with adjustable contrast and backlight settings makes it easier to read in low light.
Captions in video are displayed when they are present using a legible, high-contrast white-on-black font.

Display
2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
320-by-240-pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch

Audio
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

Video
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Battery and power
Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery

Playback time
Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
Full-charge time: about 3 hours

See, I don't update my blog very often and probably won't. You can still follow me on twitter though. See my updates on the right. I (micro)blog their frequently so.. Follow me on twitter!

Chris Brown & Ciara - BET Awards 2008 Performance

hawt!

Firefox 3.0, Opera 9.5, Safari 3.1.1

The highly anticipated version 3 of Firefox is finally available! well i don't like it =\ At least i tested the new version. but still didn't like it. I never liked FF anyways.

Love the sleek user interface. Very Fast and simple. I currently use it on both my Windows and Mac systems.

The underdog. Heavy on features, very fast browsing, yet very light on resources. Been using this for years. Still lovin' it.

iPhone 3G

 

Arriving in early July, the new "iPhone 3G" will sell for hundreds less than the original and—as expected—will come equipped with GPS and access to 3G Networks. It now sports a curved glossy plastic back panel. It'll be available in two color variants: black and white.

The new iPhone 3G Commercial

• Following countries will get their hands on the new iPhone 3G on July 11: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US.
• $199 for 8G and $299 for the 16GB model
• Officially coming in the Philippines "later this year." (carried by Globe Telecoms)
• Unofficially on July 12. lol

Steve Jobs Keynote Updates: Engadget

source

Numb-nut?? Oh Numnah! National Spelling Bee 2008

Apologize - OneRepublic & David Archuleta

My favorite song.. hehe =]

Season Finale. American Idol Season 7

Renaldo Lapuz is Famous

Renaldo Lapuz sings his famous song on Idol Finale

He even got to make two US commercials for AT&T.

Singing "We're Brothers Forever"

Singing "Star Spangled Banner"

David Cook is the winner of American Idol 7

David Cook wins 'American Idol' by 12 million votes

Yay! =]

Charice Pempengco on the OPRAH WINFREY Show [full video]

Charice belted out Whitney Houston's song "I HAVE NOTHING" on OPRAH Show, May 12, 2008.

DEAL or NO DEAL AROUND THE WORLD: PHILIPPINES [video]

The worldwide hit game show "Deal or No Deal" took America by storm in 2005, and now after over two years of thrilling episodes, host Howie Mandel will have a chance to visit the foreign-based "Deal or No Deal" productions in a series of exciting new games to be played in Estonia, South Africa and the Phillipines. (starpulse.com)

Overall, it seems Deal or No Deal is much more energetic and light-hearted in The Philippines than it is here in North America. There was very little drama, even as both contestants battled their way to their eventual deals. Aquino is upbeat and enthusiastic, and the audience is very responsive. The show was well worth the two-hour time investment! (about.com)

ORIGINAL US AIRDATE: May 05, 2008

EPISODE 1

Missing Part

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

EPISODE 2

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

David Cook - Always Be My Baby

This has got to be my favorite performance of the entire season! Hope Cook wins it!

Charice Pempengco on The Paul O'Grady Show (London)

The Paul O’Grady Show April 8, 2008

Renaldo Lapuz - We're Brothers Forever

American Idol sensation RENALDO LAPUZ, a 44-year old Filipino was one of thousands who auditioned for American Idol season 7 in Dallas, Texas. His song "We're Brothers Forever" is going to be a sure hit! He even has his own website now!

"We're Brothers Forever."
Lyrics By: Renaldo Lapuz

I am your brother
Your best friend forever
Singing the songs, the music that you like.

We're brothers 'till the end of time
Together or not, you're always in my heart
Your hurt, your feelings in you will worry no more.