As part of coming to school here, and living in the dorms, and paying a whole load of money to do these things, is the priveledge of using the dorm's Ethernet connection. What does that mean for me? Well, it means i can load web pages a hundred times faster then the average 56k modem connection. Ooooo, that's something big. Another thing is that i can download music files from napster or whatever at lightning fast speeds, as my roommate and just about every college student does (Tuition kinda makes you poor and necessitates not spending money on anything you don't have to). Oh baby, how awesome. So it that it? Nope, and in fact, it is this last thing i can do with an Ethernet connection that makes the whole fast connection thing worthwhile.
Most of you are probably familiar with MSN Messenger. If not, well then, it is just another one of those messenging programs, which given the name of it you should probably have figured that out. Well, if you've ever used any of the new versions of MSN, then you'll know that along with it comes a Netphone dialing program that allows you to call anywhere in the United States for free. Now, combining that with the fast Ethernet connection, because phone calls really sound garbled and crappy when you use 56k connections, and there becomes a world of possibilities. Why? Simply stated, because your average caller ID box does not give the your number, and if it does, it is usually from the whatever internet server you are using.
So have i taken advantage of this? You bet. Let's just say that i have had some fun striking back at my old boss with some interesting calls to Target, and to a certain friend of mine who hardly gets anyone to talk to him. Plus his family has a problem with shooting dogs and so i thought i should step in on the dogs behalf as a concerned citizen. At least that's what i tell people...
Well, all of these calls i have decided to record to my minidisc and from there, once i reach a full disc, plan to transfer them to a CD. In essence, i am making a compilation CD of funny sounds, phrases, conversations, and calls that i have made or that i have heard. Included on this CD will be several of my calls to a certain average jOe, calls to my old place of work, and conversations between myself and james about sub sandwiches and stuff (it's actually much funnier than that sounds). If anyone is interesting in obtaining this CD when i am done, just email me, or post a request here.
Also, i have decided to make a couple of samples for you to download and listen to, just in case you are curious and want to know more. Here are the samples, just click on the link and you should be able to download them (even though i use the word "samples", these are in fact the full version of each particular track, mostly cause i could care less if someone ripped these off from me).
Jack Evenly Makes A House Call
This is a conversation i had with a family who had questionable issues with the neighborhood dogs. I called as "Jack Evenly" from the Washington branch of the Humane Society.
Target
Here I decided to make a job inquiry to my old workplace of Target. I asked for the store manager, Roger Thomas, and asked him about job opportunities. However, for this i altered my voice to sound more like a...hmmm, you listen and decide.
If you think i am taking advantage of the resources given to me by the UW, well then you are very right. After having to pay all that tuition, of course i am going to use these resources to their last drop.
Anyway though, that is the whole beauty of having the Netphone program and a fast connection. Oh, and if you have someone in mind that you really don't like and they are pretty much asses, just get me their number, and i'll have some fun with them. I should go now because i have a great deal of stuff to do today. However, I will leave you all with a mouthwatering picture:
Everyone loves a good ol' bag of Cheetos!
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