Explorer II

So I changed my mind. The new Explorer II, released at Baselworld 2011 and modeled after the original Explorer, has pretty much everything I've been looking for, and is amazing. I can't stop looking at it. I'm working on establishing a baseline price for it, but I can't imagine it will be available anytime soon given demand.

Yacht Master

So I've been looking at watches, and have decided that I want to know as much as possible about the Rolex Yacht-Master. As usual, blog will be the best way to keep the information handy at all times. Initial post - model numbers and serial numbers, as well as some history.

Model number: 16622 for the 40mm size. Not to be confused with the 168622, which is the 35mm size, and is for people with chicken wrists.

Serial number (credit to Melrose Jewelers)

Since 1927, Rolex has given every watch model a unique serial number that indicates the year of production of the watch. This serial number helps in distinguishing one watch from the other. Rolex generates this serial number in such a way that only Rolex's representatives can decipher the exact year of production of the watch by looking at its serial number. It is engraved at the 6 o'clock position between the lugs. However, in the case of the Rolex Oysterquartz models, it is engraved on the back side of the case lugs.

People are always interested in knowing the exact date of production of the Rolex watch that they intend to buy. There is often a time gap between the production of a model and the final sale and delivery of a particular watch. In addition, as opposed to the stainless steel models, gold models and precious stone-embedded Rolex watches may take longer to find their place on a wrist worthy of such a prime acquisition.

The table below carries the Model Reference Number (not a comprehensive list) for most popular Rolex models:

Changes in Serial Numbers Over Time

Over the years, Rolex introduced several series of numbers to indicate a watch's year of production. The changes brought about in the serial numbers can be explained as follows:

• Started in 1927, the serial numbers reached the 999,999 mark around 1953.
• Once the 999,999 mark was reached, it started from 100,001 all over again.
• Again, in the early 1960s, the 999,999 mark was reached leading to a new series by adding a 7th digit, thus continuing into the millions.
• Once the 9,999,999 mark was reached around 1987, Rolex introduced a new series of numbers, where each serial number started with a letter prefix. The letters used so far are "R", "L", "E", "X", "N", "C", "S", "W", "T", "U", "A", "P", "K, "Y", "F" and "D." The order of letters was assigned chronologically.

Around 1952, another serial number in the form of a code appeared inside the case backs of all Rolex watches. This continued until around 1970. The code consisted of a Roman numeral and two Arabic numerals. The Roman numeral was any one of the following:

• I represented the first quarter of the year
• II represented the second quarter of the year
• III represented the third quarter of the year
• IV represented the fourth quarter of the year

The two Arabic numerals represented the two digits of the year of production in the 20th Century.

Chart Containing Serial Numbers and Corresponding Years of Production

SERIAL NUMBER	PRODUCTION YEAR
28000	1926
21691	1927
24747	1928
28290	1930
29312	1932
29933	1933
30823	1934
35365	1935
99775	1940
269561	1944
710776	1951
930879	1953 (1st Quarter)
931080	1953 (2nd Quarter)
973930	1953 (3rd Quarter)
929426	1953 (4th Quarter)
1259699	1954 (1st Quarter)
282632	1955 (3rd Quarter)
2689700	1956 (1st Quarter)
3741300	1957 (2nd Quarter)
391528	1958 (3rd Quarter)
869868	1962 (4th Quarter)
2163900	1967
2689700	1969
3215500	1971
4004200	1974
6434000	1980
7862000	1983
9766000	1987
R999999	1988
L999999	1990 (2nd Quarter)
E999999	1991
X000001	1991
N000001	1991
C000001	1992
S000001	1993
W000001	1995
T000001	1995
U000001	1997
A000001	1999
P000001	2000
K000001	2001
Y000001	2002
F000001	2003
D000001	2005
Z000001	2006
M000,001	Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
V000,001	Dec 2008

Best article I have read in a while.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/07/sex.health.benefits/index.html

Jersey Shore

So, this is by far the best show on television. I now know both what could bring me to write another blog post as well as what will replace My Antonio as the show that brings the roommates together. So, the reason for the blog post, of course, is to try to track the amazing lines from this show all in one place. I figure I'll just have to keep this thing live while watching each episode. For the first show, I'll have to pull them down from different sites.

Pauly D

I got a f---ing tanning bed in my place, that's how serious I am about being a Guido and living up to that lifestyle.

All the girls are like fish and so we throw out a line and see if we can sink it.

Snickers

My ultimate dream is to move to Jersey, find a juiced, hot, tan guy and live my life.

I'm not going to kiss you, you have throw up breath.

I love the jersey shore. I love being a guidette but I’m not feeling it right now. I’m the princess of Poughkeepsie but here I’m nobody.

My idea man would be Italian, dark, muscles, juicehead guido. If I found that guy, I’d snatch him like that. I wanna bring home guys, it’s hard. Like it shouldn’t be hard but it is hard because it’s like a chore you know.

Me and my friend robbie wanted to watch the sunset. No the sunrise.

The Situation

My abs are so ripped up, I call it 'the situation.

You can hate on me all you want to, but what can you possibly say to somebody who looks like Rambo, pretty much, without his shirt off?

I don’t think they are going to be ready for this situation. Everyone’s gonna be like “oh shoot, that’s the situation right there.

I wait til the last minute to go shave. I wait til the last minute to put the shirt on cause it feels fresh. These are rules to live by. Shave last minute haircut the day of maybe some tanning and the gym. You gotta get the guido handbook.

JWOWW

I think it's my mission to hook up with the hottest Jersey Guido.

Ronnie

Your bank account can be low, but you always gotta look good — always have to get a new haircut, always gotta wear new sneakers, always gotta look fresh.

You know what time it is? It’s time to get my rhino juice in my SYSSSTem The Rhino juice get the night going. I mean when ever that comes up it’s always a filthy night. It really is. That’s the root of all evil.”

Jolie

I'm a bartender... I do, you know, great things.

Wear a thong bikini if you are going to wear anything at all That’s a little bit more classy you know.

Vinny

I hear the music. I start fist pumpin I start pulling girls up on stage and it’s like now…vinny came out to play.

Sammie

A guidette is somebody who knows how to club it up, takes really good care of themselves, has pretty hair, cakes on makeup, has tan skin, wears the highest heels, pretty much they know how to own it and rock it.

“Lose 5 /ten pounds and we can talk.” -The Situation to Jolie. “Yo I will cut your hair while you are sleeping ok?” -Jolie to The Situation

Option pricing strategy

Finally reading through a couple of good articles. I'm going to write my final paper about converting a 401(k) to a Roth, so I'll be updating the blog again finally, but I didn't want to lose this article.

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/options/how_to/articles/-76184.cfm

Blog Break

So, I might have taken a bit of time off between posts, but, hey. Anyway, blog restart, life restart, year restart, it works.

I've been learning a lot about the internet subculture, and its all been very interesting when framed along with questions of piracy and emerging technologies. This article was written about aXXo, the number one pirate on the internet, who uploads DVD quality movies and who is famous, but only known by his handle. Another group, known only as The Scene, is an older, more recognized group of pirates, who apparently don't appreciate what aXXo has done.

If this isn't the nerdiest article ever, I don't want to know what is.

St. Pats - time to get SHADDYYYYYY

Thats right bitches, its St. Patricks Day weekend. Rog sent me a card, so its now official. Never mind that I had to request vacation for the weekend, or that some of the gays that I call compadre's are dropping out, but I'm getting off work early and I'm getting all sorts of Irish. I was brainstorming about good St. Pat's day t-shirt ideas (mostly for the ladies), and I figured I'd write some of the best ones down here, so I could read them later and laugh about them.

- Kiss me or I'll roofie your drink
- Kiss me or I'll tell everyone you're gay
- Kiss me I'm braugh-less
- Kiss me I'm on the pill
- Kiss me, I'm asymptomatic
- I'm HIV-positive you want to kiss me
- Kiss me (RU) 486 times.
- Plan B is my Plan A. Kiss me.

And my favorite:

- I don't have morals, but I do have Plan B. Kiss me.

If I find a woman wearing any of those sayings tomorrow, she better watch out, cause Glenn is rolling strapped. Plan for the weekend:

4pm: Off work, heading home
4:10: Pants off, beer open
6pm: Shamrock and Roll and Lucious B. Jacksons. The continuation of the debatchury of the past years Shamrock and Roll from Boston, but with a gayer, more married feel in the heart of Tysons corner.
8pm: Catch the train. I'm holding a one way ticket to Blackout City, USA.
~10pm - 4am: Pass out. Hopefully indoors. Maybe with a bed. We'll see.

Saturday:
9am: First beer of the day. Delicious!
10am: Kegs and eggs with Phil and Denny. Apparently there will be ladies, but with those two throwing the party, I don't expect much.
12pm - undetermined: Shamrockfest, VIP style.

I already have a serious semi just reading about the itinerary. Check back Sunday. I'll take the plan and put what actually happened, hopefully with photographic evidence. Watch out ladies, here I come.