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That’s right. My blog has only been up for a couple of days and I’ve already gotten approval to have my very first contest (thanks to you lovely visitors). It’s a really simple promotion contest. All you have to do is promote your very own link to this site and the top 5 promoters will win an iPod nano (like the one above), any color you choose. The link will look something like this: http://www.adnanrashid.com/click/ref.cgi?id=1
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Instructions:
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Send an email to contests@adnanrashid.com with your name and subject ARPR and I’ll send you your unique link to promote AR.com! You’ll receive your link within 24 hours.
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The contest will end on Friday, March 20 (after spring break) and winners will be announced then as well.
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I’ll post the Top 10 (links, not names) every Monday so you can see how you’re doing!
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More details:
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You must be at least 13 years old to participate in this contest. Your link will only count unique visitors each day. That means you can’t just click your link 1000 times a day to win. You have to get other people to click it. There’s a limit of one click per person per day per link.
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Let the games begin

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When I love my friends most = when they introduce me to amazing things like what’s below. Here’s a version of Beyonce‘s video for “Single Ladies” to a mashup of two pretty Vivaldi songs (who?! lol). Actually just before I saw my friend’s post, I was thinking to myself earlier, “Ummm, isn’t it Spring? Why am I still FREEZING?” Just play.

Tags: beyonce, beyonce put a spring on it, beyonce sring, beyonce vivaldi, bring on spring, bring spring, get in the mood for spring, i love spring, i miss when it was warm, i'm cold, is it spring yet, put a spring on it, spring is on my mind, spring mood, spring music, spring time, spring time music, vivaldi, when will it be warm again, why is spring different

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I will post the results of the contest tomorrow and be sending emails then as well. All clicks today will count toward the final tally. Stay tuned and thanks so much for being part of my first contest!

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So I definitely read Perez Hilton almost every day because he talks about some stuff I find newsworthy (and sometimes he’s funny). But for a while now I’ve been noticing how hypocritical he really is. I am mainly referring to his handling of this Rihanna situation. As you may know, there are now naked pictures of Rihanna floating all over the internet. These pictures were further exploited on PerezHilton.com. Didn’t this girl go through enough dealing with a very public domestic violence case? Not to mention having beaten up pictures of her put online as well? My feelings could best be described by a comment on PH.com by PerezPolice. And here it is:

WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU?? Look I understand it’s your job to blog about this type of stuff but how hypocritical is it that you have been blogging for months saying “oh riri get better, we love you blah blah blah” then you turn around and exploit the poor girl even more!?! You have one of the most popular websites in the world and you could have passed over this story and saved her from more humiliation …YOU’RE A DIRT BAG!!!! -PerezPolice

My thoughts exactly. Imagine the millions of people Perez could have prevented from seeing these pictures if he hadn’t posted them. It’s your job to report the news, not exploit celebrities and push them to a point of complete humiliation/breakdown. I just had to speak my mind. Heartless.

How about you use your influence positively (which you definitely are capable of doing) rather than posting pictures of people’s breasts, dicks, asses, and vaginas? Disgusting.

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Is if you go late to a movie and I seriously mean that. Who wants to miss the first 15 minutes of a movie, even if it is the previews? I hate when people say “it’s okay.” It’s definitely NOT okay. I’d rather just go home and see the entire movie another time. I hate it when people aren’t punctual (even when it’s me)!
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But my point of writing isn’t to talk about going late to the movies. It’s to talk about the fact that it’s never too late to follow through with your plans. Sometimes I think about things like, “why didn’t I do something sooner?” But more and more I’ve been thinking, “what if I never met these people? What if I never had this opportunity? What if I never did this?” You come to a point in your life when you have to think, “Is this the person I want to be for the rest of my life?” You owe it to yourself to at least try and get everything you want. Do your thing
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Something has changed within me
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Something is not the same
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I’m through with playing by the rules of someone else’s game
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Too late for second guessing
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Too late to go back to sleep
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It’s time to trust my insticts, close my eyes, and leap
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It’s time to try defying gravity
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I think I’ll try defying gravity
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And you can’t pull me down
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I’m through accepting limits cause someone says there so
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Some things I cannot change
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But till I try I’ll never know
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Too long I’ve been afraid of losing love, I guess I’ve lost
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Well if that’s love, it comes at much too high a cost
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Wicked – Defying Gravity

Tags: better late than never, better late then never, better late then never always works, defying gravity, it's never too late, wicked

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I’ve been having trouble deciding whether I should go abroad next semester. I know, what is there to think about right? Well, a lot actually. I want to go because it seems like a once in a lifetime opportunity. When else will I get to spend 4 months in another country without the commitments of family, jobs, etc. But on the other hand, I think about all I would miss as a result of being away. I would miss 1/8 of college and college life. I would miss first half of senior year. Most importantly, I would miss all the amazing people and moments I have experienced in college so far. I would miss a semester of opportunity for new people and new relationships. I’d miss a lot of moments. You know, those really serious moments…the laugh out loud hard moments…the ridiculous moments… I think there is a part of me that would always wonder “what if I had gone to Paris?” But likewise, a part of me would always wonder, what if I had never left Emory? I think I just found my answer.

Tags: going abroad, senior year of college

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My thought at the moment. I just love the live versions of some of her songs (Irreplaceable and Me Myself & I are the faves.)

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Just another thing. I went to LensCrafters [to get my glasses] because they had this promotion: a pair of glasses for $99.00. I went to the store and asked which glasses were eligible for the promotion. They pointed me to a wall full of literally the ugliest glasses I have ever seen in my life. A wall of crap. Hideous. I immediately turned away and just spent the money I knew I was going to spend anyway. I hate when good deals aren’t actually good deals. Other than that though, the service was really great. Well done.

Tags: lenscrafters

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Get your minds out of the gutter people. This picture is really funny/cute. Oh, Kobe. Hahahha

Tags: funny, kobe bryant, kobe bryant balls, kobe bryant basketball, kobe bryant basketball pic, kobe bryant bubbles, kobe bryant haha, kobe bryant tub, sports

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Here are the latest stats for my first contest. Because many of you are literally borderline one another, I have decided to give the contest one more week. It would make me feel a lot better if I didn’t have someone not win by 3 clicks. Consider entering because this is the least-competitive contest in the history of the world. Click here for details again. Contest now ends on Friday, March 27.

Top 10 (of which only the top 5 get iPods)
1- ID #14
2- ID #18
3- ID #15
4- ID #7
5- ID #24
6- ID #5
7- ID #25
8- ID #19
9- ID #29
10- ID #16
(Your ID is the number at the end of your unique referral link.)

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I only have one class on Tuesday’s and Thursdays this semester. Today I walked to campus (one mile walk at most?) and as I am about to cross the street to go to the business school, I see a girl from one of my classes. I think to myself, “okay she’s just cutting class.” As I cross the street, she tells me class got cancelled… Best news ever.
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A couple of things:
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1) There is nothing better than class being cancelled when you’re tired (and maybe even if you aren’t tired). There’s just no arguing it.
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2) I earned it? I walked to campus damnit.
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3) I went to Whole Foods instead. I totally think that place is like Disneyland for some people. No?

Tags: cancelled vs canceledd?, class cancelled, walking to school, whole foods

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-Adnan

Not a typo. Just fun.

Tags: i will get the nexus one if it comes to verizon

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So my blog has basically been a Britney Spears fansite for the past few days…but can you really blame me? I’ll probably have more pictures/things to say after the next two shows, but if you want to keep up with the Britney stuff, it’ll be here on the main page as well as to your top right titled “My Circus Journey.” It’s just easy access to all things Britney/Circus. I’ll be back later!
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P.S. I’ll post the contest update tonight!
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UPDATE: Seeing The Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears last night felt like a dream.

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Every tweet containing the #BeatCancer hashtag Ebay, Paypal and MillerCoors will donate one penny to cancer research. Help #BeatCancer & RT.

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Thank you to every single person that participated in my very first contest. Each one of the following people will receive an iPod nano of their color choice (time to make a very tough decision lol) and will receive emails tomorrow (please be sure to check your emails)! Thank you again and congrats!

1) #7

2) #24

3) #29

4) #25

5) #30

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