8.23.2010

For No Apparent Reason

Sometimes your friends let you down. Five years ago, my business partner stole every dime of my savings and destroyed my business overnight.

Sometimes you friends disappoint you. Within a year, my closest friend played bedroom games with my ex-wife, so I washed my hands of both.



Sometimes your friends surprise you! I got this in the mail today, the brainchild of the Mighty Mighty Carlos and the Master Manipulator (every store needs one).

It's days like this which make me glad I still choose to trust people - I just needed to learn how to pick the right kind of people. This is really one of the coolest things anyone has done for me, because they got together to do it for no apparent reason.

For the whole story, check out the Master Manipulator (every store needs one)'s blog.

15 comments:

  1. Glad you like it Brent. It started out to makes some jokes because...well you know me.

    Once I saw the pic it was so close and hit so many points I forgot about the jokes and just wanted everyone to see it.

    I think Carlos nailed it. It looks great, and anyone who knows you should have no problem telling who it is.


    hmmmmm...word verification is preckl. I wonder sometimes if it really knows me.

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  2. First off, that is a great picture and hats off to Master Manipulator for the kind gesture.

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  3. I am glad you like the drawing.

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  4. Brent you can trust me, because I voted Brent that one time.

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  5. Brent you can trust me, because I voted Brent that one time.

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  6. I only know you from the internet and instantly recognised that picture as you. I also voted Brent that one time...

    Messanger

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  7. Props to Carlos for capturing the bloodlust that Brent so carefully hides for the sake of his Sportsmanship score!

    The MM(ESNO) is bang-on, though--you have a relaxed fighting stance when you are immersed in the game.

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  8. It's epic! It is funny I did recognize it as you from the second I saw it and I've only so much as seen your picture a few times.

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  9. That's cute. :D I've occasionally been surprised with stuff like this (witness: the icon) and it's always quite touching.

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  10. Brent,

    Might as well trust people. Since you're going for Social Work, you'll always be too poor for anyone to steal from you anyway. ;)

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  11. JWolf: everybody keeps saying that!

    Truth be told, I don't mind. I did the work 80+ hours per week thing in my 20's. That's the money that wandered off, so once I decided I was going to live anyway, it sorta liberated me.

    Still and all, I imagine I'll do fine once school is done. I've got a new business to get off the ground, but even if it doesn't pan out a Social Worker is never unemployed!

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  12. Very cool pic. Hooray for good friends!

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  13. No it isn't the social worker that is out of work and hungry, it's the artist who starves. But look at the pretty picture it is all worth it in the end.


    Right?

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