anyways, this brings me to the point of paying it forward. so i asked my neighbor to use his internet, but he doesnt have wireless, so i gave him my router, he set it all up and now i can use wireless in the comfort of my own apartment. no more treks to schenley plaza with the dog just to use their impossibly slow internet and no more going to KL's apartment to check urgent email that "my boss just sent me". the kid that set it up tells me that his neighbor did the same for him when he first moved in and didnt have internet. thus, it is now my responsibility to pass this on to whoever comes to live in the apartments around me next year.
this week is that last week of my internship...woot! so excited. the summer flew by and i'm so glad i had the opportunity to spend it in pittsburgh. ive been in pitt for school my past three years but never during the summer and i can atest that the summer is prolly the best time to be in pitt. events downtown are abundant, the weather is less rainy, and sans the stress of school, life is pretty nice.
so, i'm cleaning up my apartment today and figuring out where to put everything and how many george foreman grills do i find? 3. yes, in my apartment alone, there is a total of 3 george foreman grills. all of different shapes and sizes of course. there's this one. I can only imagine this being the first permutation of this "over 100 million sold" product. it's smaller, holds only two burger patties and just isnt as stylish. Belongs to my roommate.
next is mine, which seems to fit in the middle, it looks like this:
if you notice, there are significant changes on this model. they started designing it for meats other than burgers ( note the lack of round sides which are evident in the first model shown). and most impressively is the bun steamer, which i must say is a bit weak. i prefer my buns a bith toasty, but these just heat them and oh so very weakly. lastly is the megatron of grills from george foreman that ive seen:
this one is just plain massive. grills just about anything and fits any sized meat you decide. most importantly however is the inordinately versatile nature of this grill. I've made numerous grilled cheeses on this grill and what cool is the wavy pattern of the sandwich after its been pressed by the grill. can you believe, they now have ones that resemble barbeque grills and pancake griddles, etc. insanity. cash cow much?!
basically, in life, success can be defined by one idea. i dunno who thought of the grill and if george foreman was the idea thinker-upper or simply the sales person but he's banked a good 150 mil on this deal. your million dollars are waiting for you, all you need is to think of how to get it. and in actuality there are not just millions out there for each of us, but billions and trillions and gazillions of dollars waiting. just have to find a way to get it.
well, i hope i've inspired you to think of your own million dollar idea, whether its to simply make the world a better place or to sell grills up the wazoo, your potential is only limited by how much effort you're willing to put into it. till next time, keep brainstorming...
-B
