Ugly People versus Pretty People

Hi y'all.
I've decided to come back to my blog and stop using Facebook for everything...
Yeah, I've been using Facebook to blog about my life but then the creators of FB changed the layout of Facebook and now I can't easily blog anymore.

So, now that you know where I've been all this time it's now time for me to talk about a topic that has been bugging me for the past hour.

Watching my MTV reality shows, a.k.a The Hills, there was this commercial where 2 young teen girls where talking about how bored they were in a bedroom and out of the closet came out a fairy god-mother looking woman. She was walking a white horse and she told the girls that they have a chance to win a trip to L.A and go shopping or something like that. Anyway, the god-mother woman was all dolled up with her hair done and makeup all in the right places and it made me think, what if she was an ugly witch-looking person? I bet the girls would've ran out of the room screaming for help. And it probably would've taken the ugly witch about 5 minutes to calm them down to listen to her message of winning a contest to L.A. Or she'd have to do something magical, in a awe-inspiring sense, to make the girls stay in the room and see if she had any other magical talents.

But you see, that's the thing. The girls would only stay to see if she had any other magical talents. And if the witch ran out of them, the girls would eventually get tired of seeing the ugly witch's face and leave. Sometimes people wait to see what ugly people have to offer before they decide if the ugly person is worthy of their attention.

I remember how in high school a nerdy guy would only have 3 card-trading/Star Wars-watching friends and the next grade he would be one of the cool guys in the popular group. Why? Sometimes it was because his parents just installed an inground pool and he had a party when the parents weren't there. Maybe he got the latest gadget before anyone else and he showed it to people. It could be a number of things. I'm just saying that it was because he had sometime first before people would give him a second look.

I'm not trying to bash people who groom themselves, but why should they get first pick? Why can't ugly people promote products off of T.V? Better yet, they should demote certain products! Grab a acne-faced teen, put her in a commercial telling everyone not to use a certain anti-acne product. Now wouldn't that be entertaining and controversial? Oh please. I think we can discuss other controversial matters.

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Dev-C++ 5 (currently beta)

Bloodshed Dev-C++ is a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the C/C++ programming language. It uses Mingw port of GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) as it's compiler. Dev-C++ can also be used in combination with Cygwin or any other GCC based compiler.

Features are :

- Support GCC-based compilers
- Integrated debugging (using GDB)
- Project Manager
- Customizable syntax highlighting editor
- Class Browser
- Code Completion
- Function listing
- Profiling support
- Quickly create Windows, console, static libraries and DLLs
- Support of templates for creating your own project types
- Makefile creation
- Edit and compile Resource files
- Tool Manager
- Print support
- Find and replace facilities
- CVS support

Source code : Delphi 6 Source code of Dev-C++ is available for free under the GNU General Public License (GPL)

Authors : Colin Laplace, Mike Berg, Hongli Lai : Development
Mingw compiler: Mumit Khan, Jan Jaap van der Heidjen, Colin Hendrix and GNU coders.

System : Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP

Status : Free Software (under the GNU General Public License)

Size : 13.5 Mb

Downloads : Go to Download Page

Dev-C++ resources page (libraries, sources, updates...)

http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

A link that may help with issues that may come along with compiling:

http://forums.devshed.com/c-programming-42/source-file-not-compiled-409726.html

How to create tables:
http://uw714doc.sco.com/en/PostgresqlDoc/sql-createtable.html

C++ for Dummies FAQ
http://www.stephendavis.com/faq_cpp_4ed.html

I'M STILL A BEGINNER AT THIS. And that's why I'm listing all these links:

Samples for Bloodshed:
http://www.bloodshed.net/c/index.html

Developer Fusion's Articles + Tutorials:
http://www.developerfusion.co.uk/c/

Agh, not another foot cramp.

Oh man, I don't know what it is but I always get foot cramps!
For some reason my right foot, inbetween the heel and the back of my ankle it sometimes feel like it's either vibrating or a shooting pain occurs which normally stops me in my tracks.

I played soccer all through elementary and high school and the referree would sometimes have to stop the game to help me walk off the field. But that was because I had a Charley-horse in my right calf at the back. But I was able to stop that with regular exercise. Now I just have to figure out why my foot still cramps up.

With my foot it would sometimes happen if I stopped exercising for about 3 months. So, it's some kind of a reminder for me to change my lifestyle... I guess that's a good thing. It would also happen if at my computer desk at work if I had my legs crossed for a certain length of time. So, I'm always fidgeting with my legs at work. How professional!

And last but DEFINITELY least, I can't put my foot in a certain position without the tendons inbetween my heel and the back of my ankle from aching. You know how a ballerina steps on their tippy-toes? Well, imagine doing that while laying down or even sitting. I guarentee that after about a minute my foot cramp will begin. At first it feels awkward and then it aches. I have no choice but to stretch it out for at least two minutes.

Anyway, here's an article about foot cramps, where they come from and what to do about them:

Footcare from Central.com

I'll just blog about some of the points the article made in the paragraph below:

"Lack of potassium – This important mineral, found in salt, helps regulate body chemistry and keep you foot cramp free."
- This has been tested by me! If I noticed that I haven't eaten a banana in awhile then I know that's the first place to start in resolving the foot cramp issue!

"Changing hormone levels – Foot cramps may occur while muscle tissue adjusts to these changes."
-I never thought of this before... It gives me something to think about.

"Slowly pull the foot away from the cramping position and hold it there until the foot cramp disappears.Try massaging the foot for five to 10 minutes until the foot cramp feels better."
-Oh! I forgot about the massaging part! I would have to do that too!

Anyway, I hope this post has helped someone out there with foot cramps!
Take care :)