The Thoughts of Lamdar

Ok, anybody that reads my blog probably can’t actually afford hedge funds, but if you were wondering why the normal fees are 20%, it’s because they buy things like this. I’d be willing to bet that none of the people buying these things would actually be able to pick out the fish that cost $3000 if you put them in a tank of well bred $100 exotic fish. I guess value is really just the price that someone is willing to pay though, so if you can sell a rock for $5k, it’s worth $5k now. Sounds oddly like the real estate market right now…

You know what they say about Asian girls?  Well… maybe that’s not so true anymore.

It’s official.  The NBA regular season is over and the Clippers will kick off the playoffs with homecourt advantage against the Nuggets on Saturday.  I had mentioned that the Clippers were in a precarious spot a while ago, trying to slip below Memphis while staying above the Lakers and Kings, but I really had my doubts that they would be able to pull it off.  Deep in the back of my mind I was almost certain they would revert to their old methods and completely fail to make the playoffs, just like they’ve been doing ever since I started following them in the late 90’s.  We’re in unfamiliar (but really good) territory now though so we’ll have to see how it goes.

I don’t want to make fun of this because I don’t want mafia bosses trying to kill me, but I think these guys really really need some help with their security.  I think even I could have cracked a substitution cipher like this when I was a little kid after I got a free decoder ring in my Honeysmacks cereal box.  “I hate 2-15-2.  He’s a poopie head.  Don’t worry, they won’t be able to figure out who we’re talking about.”

What would happen if you dropped cash on people and let them scramble for it? Maybe if they’re kids it wouldn’t be so bad. Did these guys not watch the old Tim Burton Batman movie where the Joker drops piles of cash on the people? Actually, I’m thinking they did watch it since they made them all sign waivers before participating. I guess that’s what happens when you have a sick sense of humor and some free money.

The next time you pull up to a drive thru, you may be ordering from someone in India.  It’s only a matter of time before they eliminate all of the people from the loop, making drive-throughs just a fancy vending machine.

Everybody has seen those nice pairs of Abibas shoes or Folex watches in Chinatown.  You know what I’m talking about, the kind that are hidden at those little shops and cost about 1/10th the price of their similar sounding counterparts.  Well, watch out for the RedBerry now.  The thing that makes me laugh about this one is how blatent it is and how high up the shadiness goes.  Hmm… RIM, you want to launch the BlackBerry in China?  First you need to get all these permits and sort out these government regulations that will take just long enough to allow us to launch the RedBerry a month before you.

For anyone that doesn’t believe college is worthwhile, you should read this fine example of the writing quality achieved by attending a school of higher learning.  Well, at least if you attend a school of USC’s caliber.

I’m sure everyone’s seen the ninja style tshirt folding video by now, but I just liked seeing all the japanese household tricks videos in one place.  I have yet to try peeling a potato by dropping it in ice water though.