Mike Hall: For Sale

My good friend Brenda recently posted this entry. I thought it might be fun so here is my quite results. Take a glander.

Five things I was doing 5 years ago:
1. Finishing my Junior year at Pleasant Grove High School
2. Working at Jiffy Lube in American Fork, Utah
3. Driving a beautiful green 1998 Ford Taurus
4. Living at my parent’s house
5. Snowboarding multiple times a week

Five things on my “To-do” List:
1. Save money
2. Finish my homework
3. Finish designing my website
4. Find a good excuse for not working today
5. Find a good birthday present for Nikki

Five favorite snacks:
1. Boston Baked Beans
2. Roasted Almonds
3. Dark Chocolate
4. Smart Food White Cheddar Popcorn
5. SoBe Cranberry Grapefruit Elixir

Five things I would do if I were a Millionaire:
1. Get married
2. Buy a house
3. Travel
4. Drive a Range Rover Sport
5. Invest

Five places I have lived:
1. Utah
2. England
3. Illinois
4. New York
5. Connecticut

Five jobs I have had:
1. Marketing Assistant
2. Web /Telephone Sales Representative
3. Waiter
4. Lube Technician
5. Fast Food Grill Cook

Here isa quick wallpaper that I put together real fast today. It’s of the gate to Strawberry Field in Liverpool, England. It was one of my favorite stops on my trip this summer to England and Portugal. Be sure to look for more pictures in the future. I just haven’t had any time to get around to editing them.

“Oh ma gorsh…” that is my review of Ben Folds new album that came out yesterday. It truly is amazing. If you haven’t already got a copy of this album you truly need to. Feel free to comment or email me and I can help you out.
Ben Folds has once again taken his beautiful music to another level. I think that he truly has done an incredible job on this album. Another thing to check out are the music videos. If you happen to know of Tim and Eric you will be happy to know that that “zanny, wacky, sometimes crappy” duo has directed the music video for the song “You Don’t Know Me” featuring Regina Spektor. Check out the video below. And if you haven’t already got this fantastic album go now and get it. It is, thus far, my favorite album of the year.

Welp, I officially have had my first bad experience with Adobe. Now don’t get my wrong, Adobe has always been really nice to me. I love all of the beautiful software that they have. Top of the line Adobe is. Truly. But… I just have to say that their customer service blows. Here’s my story…

So I recently purchased my new MacBook Pro (mmm… ) and along with it I purchased Adobe Creative Suite 3.3 Design Premium. Now I did buy these beautiful creatures through the education discounts that I recieve through my school but still… Anyway… So I purchased Adobe CS3 around July 26th. On September 23rd Adobe announced CS4. I know! Wow! So I think to myself… “Well, I just purchased CS3 and a month later they come out with CS4? Hmm… I bet they have a free upgrade for me!” So I went through the process to get in touch with Adobe. …No simple task. Adobe’s customer support were all total losers. They had no knowledge of anything! Not to mention that none of them spoke English. It really was a nightmare. So first off, when I finally get through to them about what I’m trying to get they tell me that they can indeed give me an upgrade! Wabberoo! Right? No… They a few minutes later they say… Actually, “Mista Haw” we’re not able to give you an upgrade. Boom… my joy was shattered. I was so excited and then they popped my bubble of love and joy over Adobe. Anyway, after sending some emails and getting my requests higher in the company they gave me more official words that in fact I’m not eligible for an upgrade. I’m sad. Happy to have Adobe CS3 none-the-less but still really sad. So I have to save and save and someday get CS4. Bummer days but it’ll be okay. This really was just my little rant at Adobe. I’m not too mad… but don’t get me wrong! Argh… but anyway, I’m getting really excited for Halloween. I can’t wait to blog on mine and the girlfriend’s costumes. They’re gonna rock your sock straight off! Until then, enjoy!