I'm looking for a credit card that offers cash back.

I'm thinking about applying for the Citi Dividend Platinum Select Card.



It features:
-5% cash back on purchases at supermarkets, drugstores and gas stations
-1% cash back on all other purchases
-0% APR on balance transfers for 12 months
-Unlimited cash back within the Citi Dividend Merchant Network
-No annual fee

Any feedback or suggestions?

Pros and cons of using Yahoo! Calendar:

Pros:

1) By using an online calendar, I don't have to carry a planner around with me. This also means that I can't lose my planner.

2) Recurring reminders. I get e-mail reminders every year for people's birthdays and every month for bill payments. I can even remind myself of events that occur on the second Friday of every month (such as KCPC EM's large group).

3) Search functions. If I want to know when an event is, I can search my calendar and find out quickly.

4) There are lots of great options. For example, I could sync my Yahoo! calendar with my work's Outlook calendar for free or share my calendar with a friend.

Cons:

1) If I'm at a place where I don't have internet access, then I have to write down the task and later enter it into Yahoo calendar. But since I'm usually at work or home, this doesn't happen too often. If this were a major problem, I could sync Yahoo! calendar with a Palm Pilot (if I owned one).

2) Yahoo! calendar doesn't have the option to snooze a reminder. So if I want to put off something until later, then I have to update the reminder. This requires a few extra keystrokes, and is a very minor detail.

Of course, I'd be open to using Google calendar if it existed. But I'm pretty happy with Yahoo! calendar, so I would have to be overwhelmed in order to switch to Google.

Another Thanksgiving, another trip to LA.

It was a pretty typical weekend, except that Allen got a flat tire during our drive back up to the Bay Area.

We were in the worst possible conditions-- it was dark, raining, and we were on the Bay Bridge. Fortunately, we made it to Treasure Island and Allen was able to change the tire pretty quickly...

As an aside, here's a picture of my sister's golden retriever, which she's had for a year now. His name is Kirby, but my sister also calls him Cashmere Excellence. I cracked up when she said that for the first time.

To get ready for the Big Game tomorrow, here are some video clips for your viewing pleasure:

Even the Simpsons don't want to go to Stanfurd

Oski takes down the Stanfurd tree

And of course, The Play (streaming). Better quality download.

I never get tired of watching The Play...

Below are some images of Cal's future renovations for Memorial Stadium, athletic training facilities, and new law and business buildings.

Construction begins in December 2006 and the renovation is expected to be complete for the start of the 2008 football season.



Architect’s rendering of refurbished Memorial Stadium shows the low-profile student athlete center beneath the stadium’s historic west wall, as well as enhanced open space and access to the stadium.



With the student athlete center below, a level plaza is created for fan activities and easier stadium access.



A stunning, airy forum for special events and intellectual exchange links UC Berkeley's preeminent schools of law and business.

I believe this is the moment when I said, "Whoa... this is weird..."



Thanks Eric and Basile, for the pictures.

My boss's wife, jealous that her husband spends so much time doing fantasy sports, decided to join a fantasy fashion league.

It works just like a fantasy sports league-- there's a draft, and teams earn points from 10 positions:

3 Clothing Designers
1 Shoe Designer
1 Handbag Designer
1 Jewelry Designer
1 Celebrity Clothing Designer
3 Celebrities

Designers and celebrities can be added and dropped from teams. "Players" earn points for media exposure (when they are featured in news articles and magazine covers, or are seen at awards shows).

The Super Bowl of fantasy fashion is the Oscars.

I thought the fantasy Apprentice game was out there... but this is on another level.

On Friday night, I was supposed to meet up with about 8 guys to meet up for a birthday dinner.

As I was looking for parking at the restaurant, Allen called me saying that he locked himself out and that he needed me to come pick him up. So I went home.

For some reason there were a few people at the apartment waiting outside. I thought that was kinda weird, especially because Eun-Sook was there even though she wasn't on the invite. But to be honest, I didn't think much of it.

So then I walked into my apartment, and was greeted by over 30 people!

Talk about shock... I was too overwhelmed to fully comprehend what was going on, and when everyone started singing Happy Birthday, I said something like, "Whoa... this is weird..."

And while my initial reaction of shock might be expected, that feeling didn't go away much throughout the next couple hours.

It was amazing to see so many faces at our apartment, and it was definitely a birthday to remember. Several people worked very hard to plan the night, and while it took me awhile to process everything then, I definitely appreciate everything much more now.

When G1 called later that night, he asked, "Do you even know 30 people in the Bay Area?"

Before Friday, I would've asked that myself. But as I think about it now, I realize how blessed I am to have such great friends.

I just found out the other day that drug dealers lived in our current apartment a month before we moved in. The FBI apparently raided the place and took down our front door!

This might explain why our landlord was in such a hurry to get us the place. But if that's the worst thing wrong with it, that's all good to me...

The Burger King strikes again!

Currently listening to Ender's Shadow:



Since I'm listening to this right after listening to Ender's Game, I will have listened to the same story told from 2 different perspectives... in about 30 hours.