As I am writing this there are only two class days left of this semester, and after that a week of exams. It will be time for everybody to go off and do their summer plans whatever they may be. I think it will be great because I will no longer have the daily stress of going to class and turning in assignments. It sucks though because I like this place! It's nice being so close to my friends, and I find it to be an enjoyable campus altogether. But all great things must come to an end, so now marks the end of freshman year and the beginning of summer.
Some summer plans I'm looking forward to are going to Atlanta, getting sleep, doing a bunch of swimming, getting sleep, hanging out with missed friends, and oh yeah did I mention get sleep!
Right after I leave Tech next Tuesday I'm heading straight for Atlanta! My dad and I are going to hang out there for a few days. I don't know exactly what we'll be doing, but it'll be a new city to us, so I'm sure it won't be hard to find something. We are also seeing a Braves game while we are down there. I'm not particularly a Braves fan, but we like to see all sorts of different teams in their home stadiums whenever we travel.
I'm planning on going to a pool very often during the summer. One reason is because I just enjoy swimming and the water. Another reason is that swimming is just a really good exercise that when done enough tones the whole body, so I think it will be nice to be in some sort of decent shape.
It'll be nice to see the old friends I went separate ways with at the end of high school. I mean I've seen them a few times during breaks, and by them visiting here, but I really haven't spent that much time with them. It will be nice to see them a ton during the summer months.
I'm also going to enjoy sleeping! A lot!!
A downside is that I'm getting a summer job. I've never had an official summer job before. I mean I've done different odd jobs over the summers past, but nothing official. Now I'm going to be working at the Giant. I feel it won't be that hard cause it's just a grocery store, so they're probably only going to have me push carts or work at a register. It might get boring though, but I hope not.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
The epic of Ike!!
I drive a 1994 Ford Ranger, and his name is Ike. He's the vehicle I learned to drive stick shift, but at the time it was just a little practice vehicle for me. Then my dad bought it for me because he had helped replace tons of parts in it, so he knew it ran well. Due to all the replacements though he was a unique vehicle, sporting 5 or 6 different colors. He was three shades of green, off white, had some gray, and had a patch of rust on the side. At first I wasn't sure about driving around a milti-colored truck, but I warmed up to the idea cause he was just so awesome.
Then the next Summer came around, and all of a sudden father was like "Surprise!! We're getting the truck painted!!" He got referred to a guy who does a good job with paint jobs, by a guy that he works with. We went and checked the shop out and asked some questions then a week later I was having his seats taken out, and being sent over to the shop. I chose a nice metallic sonic blue color that I thought looked pretty cool in the sample booklet. Ike stayed there for four days getting painted and having his plastic bed liner replaced with some sort of spray on bed liner, and when he was done he looked really nice, but kinda lacked some of the personality that I had come to know and love.
This didn't last very long though because about 3 months later on November 13, 2008 I kinda had a little run in with a guard rail. It seems that circumstances piled against me because it was raining, I was going down a hill, and (unknown to me) my back brakes were completely out. After that we got it towed back to my dad's house, and eventually we started to do work on it. We had to straighten out the frame, fix the brakes, and get a new parts (fender, hood, headlight, etc.) After a bunch of work though, Ike was back in working order. We bought all the new parts from this warehouse type place in Baltimore, so to make sure the fender and hood wouldn't rust I had to spray paint them. We got a cheap can of sky blue spray paint, and that's what we used. Now Ike is back to being multi-colored with a sky blue hood and fender, the rest of his body being metallic blue, and his front grill being black.
Then the next Summer came around, and all of a sudden father was like "Surprise!! We're getting the truck painted!!" He got referred to a guy who does a good job with paint jobs, by a guy that he works with. We went and checked the shop out and asked some questions then a week later I was having his seats taken out, and being sent over to the shop. I chose a nice metallic sonic blue color that I thought looked pretty cool in the sample booklet. Ike stayed there for four days getting painted and having his plastic bed liner replaced with some sort of spray on bed liner, and when he was done he looked really nice, but kinda lacked some of the personality that I had come to know and love.
This didn't last very long though because about 3 months later on November 13, 2008 I kinda had a little run in with a guard rail. It seems that circumstances piled against me because it was raining, I was going down a hill, and (unknown to me) my back brakes were completely out. After that we got it towed back to my dad's house, and eventually we started to do work on it. We had to straighten out the frame, fix the brakes, and get a new parts (fender, hood, headlight, etc.) After a bunch of work though, Ike was back in working order. We bought all the new parts from this warehouse type place in Baltimore, so to make sure the fender and hood wouldn't rust I had to spray paint them. We got a cheap can of sky blue spray paint, and that's what we used. Now Ike is back to being multi-colored with a sky blue hood and fender, the rest of his body being metallic blue, and his front grill being black.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Keep Off the Grass!!!
I wrote this story the other day in class, so I thought I'd add some stuff to it and then use it as my blog!!
Have you ever wondered why it is important to “Keep Off the Grass”? It must be important or else people wouldn’t put signs up all over the place. Sure they may say “We put a lot of work into our landscaping efforts and we don’t want you to mess it up by walking all over it”, or “Its rained a lot recently, so the grass is very muddy and slippery”, but I know that’s not how it goes. I know the truth, the real reason behind it all!
We’ve all heard stories about how at the end of a rainbow is a leprechaun’s pot of gold. This is partially true. The gold is found at the ends of a rainbow, but you don’t just walk up and find it. The pot of gold is actually pushed by the rainbow down through the ground until it is deep enough to instantly become the humble home to so many varieties of bugs and insects.
Obviously gold is valuable; therefore the people who happen upon where the rainbow ends want to be able to get to it. That is why they devised a plan. If they put up a “Keep Off the Grass” sign then people will stay away. This gives the person ample time to find the gold for themselves.
In the dead of night, by the light of the moon, they go out and dig, dig, dig. Then when dawn starts to arrive they cover up their work and wait again until the next night. Sure countless hours of sleep may be lost, but the end justify the means, so they keep at it. This cycle goes on for weeks even months until the gold is finally found.
So the next time you see a “Keep Off the Grass” sign, Heed my warning!! Don’t just walk by saying “My that sure is a nice yard, so green and lush”. Kick over the sign! Go on the grass! Tear up the yard! A pot of gold is just sitting there waiting for you to claim it. Just make sure to get rid of all the bugs before you go off and start spending.
Have you ever wondered why it is important to “Keep Off the Grass”? It must be important or else people wouldn’t put signs up all over the place. Sure they may say “We put a lot of work into our landscaping efforts and we don’t want you to mess it up by walking all over it”, or “Its rained a lot recently, so the grass is very muddy and slippery”, but I know that’s not how it goes. I know the truth, the real reason behind it all!
We’ve all heard stories about how at the end of a rainbow is a leprechaun’s pot of gold. This is partially true. The gold is found at the ends of a rainbow, but you don’t just walk up and find it. The pot of gold is actually pushed by the rainbow down through the ground until it is deep enough to instantly become the humble home to so many varieties of bugs and insects.
Obviously gold is valuable; therefore the people who happen upon where the rainbow ends want to be able to get to it. That is why they devised a plan. If they put up a “Keep Off the Grass” sign then people will stay away. This gives the person ample time to find the gold for themselves.
In the dead of night, by the light of the moon, they go out and dig, dig, dig. Then when dawn starts to arrive they cover up their work and wait again until the next night. Sure countless hours of sleep may be lost, but the end justify the means, so they keep at it. This cycle goes on for weeks even months until the gold is finally found.
So the next time you see a “Keep Off the Grass” sign, Heed my warning!! Don’t just walk by saying “My that sure is a nice yard, so green and lush”. Kick over the sign! Go on the grass! Tear up the yard! A pot of gold is just sitting there waiting for you to claim it. Just make sure to get rid of all the bugs before you go off and start spending.
Monday, April 5, 2010
More Flarf!!
Toaster
Bed Bath & Beyond
the headquarters of toasters and toaster ovens
Devoted to educating, entertaining, and enlightening visitors about the history and cultural importance of the bread toaster
the invention of the Toaster by Charles Strite in 1919
Typically a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products
OK, who forgot their toast in the toaster oven again?
Cliff · Jule
Unstick it with a knife: Entertainment so light it's burnt
This is one of the finest virtual toaster museums of the world
100% satisfaction guaarantee
Every morning he burns that moment into a slice of bread with the Darth Vader Toaster
How to make a VHS video toaster
Toaster Computer is fine for email, useless for Pop Tarts
Kool-aid
"Don't drink the Kool-Aid."
With a rainbow of flavors kids love, and a good source of Vitamin C moms can feel good about
owned by the Kraft Foods Company, and manufactured by its Mexican subsidiary
got its start right here in Hastings, Nebraska
Kool-Aid Man is one of those hopelessly deluded superheroes who foolishly believes he can make up for his all but worthless superpowers
"The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man" had a six-issue run between 1983 and 1989
The Kool Aid Man goes on a murderous rampage when people stop drinking Kool Aid!
Need some sugar so I can get my Kool-aid fix
How to Dye Hair With Kool Aid
Kool-Aid is an easy, fabulous and fun way to create your own hand-dyed yarn
The No Kool Aid Zone
Grilled Cheese
Here we are at the very cusp of grilled cheese month. Cheese fans should be on high alert at this time!
Grilled cheese isn't usually grilled
A grilled cheese sandwich is heated until the bread crisps and the cheese melts
the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich including Lingonberry Jam
My aunt used to make these for me for lunch when I spent the summers with her
The Grilled Cheese Academy is your source for everything grilled cheese
Bread, butter and Cheddar cheese - here's a way to make this classic sandwich in a nonstick pan.
There's nothing like a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of tomato soup for comfort food.
This recipe is ooh so fattening but ooooh so good
The husband and wife owners of The Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ have 31 grilled cheese sandwich
Bed Bath & Beyond
the headquarters of toasters and toaster ovens
Devoted to educating, entertaining, and enlightening visitors about the history and cultural importance of the bread toaster
the invention of the Toaster by Charles Strite in 1919
Typically a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products
OK, who forgot their toast in the toaster oven again?
Cliff · Jule
Unstick it with a knife: Entertainment so light it's burnt
This is one of the finest virtual toaster museums of the world
100% satisfaction guaarantee
Every morning he burns that moment into a slice of bread with the Darth Vader Toaster
How to make a VHS video toaster
Toaster Computer is fine for email, useless for Pop Tarts
Kool-aid
"Don't drink the Kool-Aid."
With a rainbow of flavors kids love, and a good source of Vitamin C moms can feel good about
owned by the Kraft Foods Company, and manufactured by its Mexican subsidiary
got its start right here in Hastings, Nebraska
Kool-Aid Man is one of those hopelessly deluded superheroes who foolishly believes he can make up for his all but worthless superpowers
"The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man" had a six-issue run between 1983 and 1989
The Kool Aid Man goes on a murderous rampage when people stop drinking Kool Aid!
Need some sugar so I can get my Kool-aid fix
How to Dye Hair With Kool Aid
Kool-Aid is an easy, fabulous and fun way to create your own hand-dyed yarn
The No Kool Aid Zone
Grilled Cheese
Here we are at the very cusp of grilled cheese month. Cheese fans should be on high alert at this time!
Grilled cheese isn't usually grilled
A grilled cheese sandwich is heated until the bread crisps and the cheese melts
the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich including Lingonberry Jam
My aunt used to make these for me for lunch when I spent the summers with her
The Grilled Cheese Academy is your source for everything grilled cheese
Bread, butter and Cheddar cheese - here's a way to make this classic sandwich in a nonstick pan.
There's nothing like a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of tomato soup for comfort food.
This recipe is ooh so fattening but ooooh so good
The husband and wife owners of The Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ have 31 grilled cheese sandwich
Monday, March 29, 2010
A Little more about me!!
I enjoy swimming! It's a lot of fun to just plunge into the water on a nice day and just swim around in the pool, lake, ocean, or wherever. Like one time I was at the beach with some friends, and I decided to just swim out far and touch a buoy type thing that was bobbing in the water. I got really close and then started hearing noises from the beach, so I turned around and saw the Lifeguard motioning for me to come back. I figure he just didn't want to have to do his job so the closer I stayed to shore the more he could just sit on the beach. I was obviously a good enough swimmer to get out there, so he shouldn't have been too worried. Being the rule abiding person that I am, I turned around and swam back to shore never to reach the buoy.
I like blue! It's the best color ever!!
I like Gummy Bears too! They are the best! I did a poll for an assignment in high school about what was better gummy worms or gummy bears, and a majority of people chose bears, so it must be true. One of my favorite responses that someone gave me for liking gummy bears was that Winnie the Pooh likes honey, and honey is good for you, so obviously bears are better. That's not quite my reasoning, but as long as it makes him see then truth, then I accept his reasoning.
I tend to wear shorts quite often year round. Since the cold doesn't bother me all that much, I don't see much wrong with walking around in shorts in the dead of Winter. I mean I would obviously have my limits, but it wouldn't be all that odd for me to be walking around in shorts on a 32 degree day. This does normally lead to people insisting that I must be cold, or they just give me strange looks. But whatever.
I have recently started eating Ramen noodles strait out of the bag without cooking them. Whenever I would cook them I would end up eating like three chunks of noodles out of the bowl before I popped them in the microwave, so I figured why not eat the whole thing uncooked??
I like blue! It's the best color ever!!
I like Gummy Bears too! They are the best! I did a poll for an assignment in high school about what was better gummy worms or gummy bears, and a majority of people chose bears, so it must be true. One of my favorite responses that someone gave me for liking gummy bears was that Winnie the Pooh likes honey, and honey is good for you, so obviously bears are better. That's not quite my reasoning, but as long as it makes him see then truth, then I accept his reasoning.
I tend to wear shorts quite often year round. Since the cold doesn't bother me all that much, I don't see much wrong with walking around in shorts in the dead of Winter. I mean I would obviously have my limits, but it wouldn't be all that odd for me to be walking around in shorts on a 32 degree day. This does normally lead to people insisting that I must be cold, or they just give me strange looks. But whatever.
I have recently started eating Ramen noodles strait out of the bag without cooking them. Whenever I would cook them I would end up eating like three chunks of noodles out of the bowl before I popped them in the microwave, so I figured why not eat the whole thing uncooked??
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
A little about me!
I really didn't know what to blog about, so I decided to do it on something I know well, ME!
I am 18 years old and was born on September 25, 1991. Since I was born like right on time that means that I was conceived on Christmas, which is a weird thing to think about. Throughout my life I have lived in two states. First I was born in and live in Virginia for like seven years. Then I moved to Delaware for seven years. Then I moved back to Virginia which I still call home to this day.
I really like most all animals, so it's hard to pick favorite ones. If I had to though I'd say that my favorite animals are dogs, pigs, walruses, and polar bears. This is just a basic list because I like most any other animal just these are the ones I like the most.
I love to sleep. It's like one of the greatest things ever! I even wake up in the middle of the night and rejoice when I still have more hours to sleep! I've started sleeping more since I came to college though. I don't know why, but it just seems like I can sleep later here then I did at home. Like on a Saturday morning at home I used to sleep til like 9:30 to 10. After living at college I normally wake up on a Saturday morning between 11:30 and 12. The funny thing is that I would go to bed at around the same time at both places.
I really like board games too! I don't know why, but I really enjoy them. Some of my favorites are like Monopoly, Connect Four, Sorry and Cranium. It kinda sucks though because sometimes these games can be quite time consuming so people don't really want to play. Especially monopoly! I hardly ever get to play it because people are always like "It'll take hours". Ughhhh...
My favorite season is probably Winter. I don't mind the cold all that much, so I find walking outside to a crisp Winter breeze refreshing. Also you have my birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all wrapped up into one major season. Even though we got a lot of it this Winter, and I should be sick of it, I still love snow!
I am 18 years old and was born on September 25, 1991. Since I was born like right on time that means that I was conceived on Christmas, which is a weird thing to think about. Throughout my life I have lived in two states. First I was born in and live in Virginia for like seven years. Then I moved to Delaware for seven years. Then I moved back to Virginia which I still call home to this day.
I really like most all animals, so it's hard to pick favorite ones. If I had to though I'd say that my favorite animals are dogs, pigs, walruses, and polar bears. This is just a basic list because I like most any other animal just these are the ones I like the most.
I love to sleep. It's like one of the greatest things ever! I even wake up in the middle of the night and rejoice when I still have more hours to sleep! I've started sleeping more since I came to college though. I don't know why, but it just seems like I can sleep later here then I did at home. Like on a Saturday morning at home I used to sleep til like 9:30 to 10. After living at college I normally wake up on a Saturday morning between 11:30 and 12. The funny thing is that I would go to bed at around the same time at both places.
I really like board games too! I don't know why, but I really enjoy them. Some of my favorites are like Monopoly, Connect Four, Sorry and Cranium. It kinda sucks though because sometimes these games can be quite time consuming so people don't really want to play. Especially monopoly! I hardly ever get to play it because people are always like "It'll take hours". Ughhhh...
My favorite season is probably Winter. I don't mind the cold all that much, so I find walking outside to a crisp Winter breeze refreshing. Also you have my birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all wrapped up into one major season. Even though we got a lot of it this Winter, and I should be sick of it, I still love snow!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Flarf!!!
-Bologna (I got a mixture between the food and the place)
My Bologna
From the Latin Bononia
Oscar Meyer
has been awarded the accreditation level of Mapping
considerata la più antica del mondo occidentale
Presentations that engage and drive action
A possible impact crater for the 1908 Event
cured beef, pork, or a mixture of the two
Bologna things to do
significance of the Bologna Declaration
St. Catherine of Bologna, Virgin (Patroness of Artists) Feast
The Secretariat can also provide printed copies
Short biography of this Poor Clare, mystic, and writer, who died in 1463
[buh-loh-nee, -nuh, -lohn-yuh]
-Sidewalk Chalk
Item number 51-3505
I am NOT the creator of the art
This is sidewalk chalk guy
Sent along this report from Minneapolis
I am giving away for free over 30000+ Pieces
Typically large colored sticks of Calcium Sulfate
Add fun and color to your neighborhood
Rip off the toilet paper tubes
Peel away the paper cup
Use them together to create the best 3D effects
Crazy! Absolutely Crazy!
Check out the picture of the shark on the bus!
Add small cars to drive around the streets or to visit the zoo
But with a large container of Plaster of Paris
that connects caring, creative members of the community with under-resourced schools
show your kids how to make their own colored chalk
-Magician
The masked magician
goes by the stage name Amazing Randi
automatically corrects dozens of MARC errors
One who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand
Specializing in memorable entertainment assured to capture everyone's curiosity and imagination
World's largest organization for magicians boasting nearly 15000 members in 33 countries
Has math games for training addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction at different levels
David Blaine impresses Tyra Banks
But what about close-up?
Free library about the art of magic, magic history, magicians and their amazing feats
offers current information on freshwater fishing for all species in North Central Washington
Please click in the box below and enter your name
Welcome to The Magician's Elelphant
DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS
Skillful, self-confident, a powerful magus with the infinite as a halo floating above his head
The first super-powered, costumed crime fighter in comics
My Bologna
From the Latin Bononia
Oscar Meyer
has been awarded the accreditation level of Mapping
considerata la più antica del mondo occidentale
Presentations that engage and drive action
A possible impact crater for the 1908 Event
cured beef, pork, or a mixture of the two
Bologna things to do
significance of the Bologna Declaration
St. Catherine of Bologna, Virgin (Patroness of Artists) Feast
The Secretariat can also provide printed copies
Short biography of this Poor Clare, mystic, and writer, who died in 1463
[buh-loh-nee, -nuh, -lohn-yuh]
-Sidewalk Chalk
Item number 51-3505
I am NOT the creator of the art
This is sidewalk chalk guy
Sent along this report from Minneapolis
I am giving away for free over 30000+ Pieces
Typically large colored sticks of Calcium Sulfate
Add fun and color to your neighborhood
Rip off the toilet paper tubes
Peel away the paper cup
Use them together to create the best 3D effects
Crazy! Absolutely Crazy!
Check out the picture of the shark on the bus!
Add small cars to drive around the streets or to visit the zoo
But with a large container of Plaster of Paris
that connects caring, creative members of the community with under-resourced schools
show your kids how to make their own colored chalk
-Magician
The masked magician
goes by the stage name Amazing Randi
automatically corrects dozens of MARC errors
One who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand
Specializing in memorable entertainment assured to capture everyone's curiosity and imagination
World's largest organization for magicians boasting nearly 15000 members in 33 countries
Has math games for training addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction at different levels
David Blaine impresses Tyra Banks
But what about close-up?
Free library about the art of magic, magic history, magicians and their amazing feats
offers current information on freshwater fishing for all species in North Central Washington
Please click in the box below and enter your name
Welcome to The Magician's Elelphant
DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS
Skillful, self-confident, a powerful magus with the infinite as a halo floating above his head
The first super-powered, costumed crime fighter in comics
Sunday, February 28, 2010
It's okay Pluto I'm not a planet either!!
I was originally going to do my Assignment Two on the Pluto debate, but I found it impossible to find an academic article arguing on the subject. Pretty much all I found were articles summing up what happened, or books that people had written based on their arguments, but not really anybody arguing their point. Now I'm going to have to find a new topic, but I don't want all my Pluto research to go to waste, so why not blog about it?
About three and a half years ago the IAU (International Astronomical Union) changed the definition of what exactly makes something a planet. They had a vote on whether or not Pluto should remain a planet, and the voters decided that Pluto should be demoted to a dwarf planet. You'd think that with such a big vote they would try to get everybody in the IAU to partake. Wrong! It turns out that of the around 10,000 members of the IAU, only 424 voted on the subject. This point along with Pluto being the only planet discovered by an American and just people's resistance to change seems to be the basis of the debate.
I agree with redefining what makes a planet a planet, because it shows that science is always developing and constantly moving forward. I don't think that Pluto should be demoted to Dwarf planet though. I feel that it's kinda like Ex Post Facto laws. You can't be punished by law for doing something, if at the time there was no law against it. The way I see it we shouldn't punish Pluto just because our definition of a planet was vague at the time. Just apply the new rules to newly discovered bodies like Ceres and Eris.
It's funny that such an intense debate has been struck over something that really doesn't matter at all. Seriously it's just a name! "A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet." I'm not saying it's pointless to have an opinion on the subject, because I obviously have one. Just don't take it so seriously! For example the state of Illinois has passed legislation making Pluto a planet when it is referred to within the state. This is because it was the home state to Clyde Tombaugh (the discoverer of Pluto). New Mexico has also passed legislation on the subject. They made it so that Pluto was a planet when referred to in their state, and also that March 13 2007 was "Pluto planet day" just because it was a long time home to Clyde Tombaugh.
I do wish that Pluto was still a planet, but maybe it's time to move on and focus on the imminent discoveries out there in space.
About three and a half years ago the IAU (International Astronomical Union) changed the definition of what exactly makes something a planet. They had a vote on whether or not Pluto should remain a planet, and the voters decided that Pluto should be demoted to a dwarf planet. You'd think that with such a big vote they would try to get everybody in the IAU to partake. Wrong! It turns out that of the around 10,000 members of the IAU, only 424 voted on the subject. This point along with Pluto being the only planet discovered by an American and just people's resistance to change seems to be the basis of the debate.
I agree with redefining what makes a planet a planet, because it shows that science is always developing and constantly moving forward. I don't think that Pluto should be demoted to Dwarf planet though. I feel that it's kinda like Ex Post Facto laws. You can't be punished by law for doing something, if at the time there was no law against it. The way I see it we shouldn't punish Pluto just because our definition of a planet was vague at the time. Just apply the new rules to newly discovered bodies like Ceres and Eris.
It's funny that such an intense debate has been struck over something that really doesn't matter at all. Seriously it's just a name! "A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet." I'm not saying it's pointless to have an opinion on the subject, because I obviously have one. Just don't take it so seriously! For example the state of Illinois has passed legislation making Pluto a planet when it is referred to within the state. This is because it was the home state to Clyde Tombaugh (the discoverer of Pluto). New Mexico has also passed legislation on the subject. They made it so that Pluto was a planet when referred to in their state, and also that March 13 2007 was "Pluto planet day" just because it was a long time home to Clyde Tombaugh.
I do wish that Pluto was still a planet, but maybe it's time to move on and focus on the imminent discoveries out there in space.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The Tale of Deffaldiliapontmechsaliskotspontsal
There once was a person with a problem. The problem was so terrible that she needed serious help. This problem was her name, it was a terrible name, and needed to be changed!
It all started years ago, in a hospital much like any other. A child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Klopskist. They were so happy when they first spotted their daughter, and knew at once that they were going to name her Deffaldiliapontmechsaliskotspontsal.
Apparently her parents didn’t know that this name would give her such torment as she grew up. All the kids just loved to tease her about it. Like whenever she made a Facebook status message everybody would comment. The problem with that is that they would never comment on what she was doing. All they did was mock the absurdity of her name.
One day she just couldn’t take it anymore, so she went searching for a solution. She heard rumors about a fairy, who had the power to go back in time. The fairy would then use this power to get parents to pick different names for their children. This seemed so perfect to Deffaldiliapontmechsaliskotspontsal. It was a chance she had been waiting for all her life, so she did research on the fairy. After hours of being on the internet and looking from book to book, she finally found what she was looking for. The fairy lived out in the mountains on the outskirts of the town.
That weekend she got up really early and packed a sack full of food and other supplies. Then she told her parents that she was going on a day hike, and she left out the door. At the bus stop she waited in excitement. This would be a day that would change her life! No longer would she be Deffaldiliapontmechsaliskotspontsal Klopskist. When the bus finally came, she got on and rode it for 42 and a half minutes before finally arriving on the outskirts of town.
She climbed the mountain for two and a half hours before reaching the peak. When she got there she found a house, and she knew it was the one that she had been looking for. She knocked on the door, and out came an elderly hermit. The sight of an old man instead of a flying pixie like creature startled her, but she had come this far and wasn’t ready to give up yet. She asked him where the magical name changing fairy was, and he just looked at her and screamed “Not This Again! There is no such thing as a name changing fairy! All you kids keep coming up here for me to fix your problems, so I’ll tell you what I tell the rest of them! Just get a nickname!” He then slammed the door in her face. She felt really stupid for not thinking of that on her own. She soon decided on the nickname Deffa, and that is what she went by from then on.
The End!!
It all started years ago, in a hospital much like any other. A child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Klopskist. They were so happy when they first spotted their daughter, and knew at once that they were going to name her Deffaldiliapontmechsaliskotspontsal.
Apparently her parents didn’t know that this name would give her such torment as she grew up. All the kids just loved to tease her about it. Like whenever she made a Facebook status message everybody would comment. The problem with that is that they would never comment on what she was doing. All they did was mock the absurdity of her name.
One day she just couldn’t take it anymore, so she went searching for a solution. She heard rumors about a fairy, who had the power to go back in time. The fairy would then use this power to get parents to pick different names for their children. This seemed so perfect to Deffaldiliapontmechsaliskotspontsal. It was a chance she had been waiting for all her life, so she did research on the fairy. After hours of being on the internet and looking from book to book, she finally found what she was looking for. The fairy lived out in the mountains on the outskirts of the town.
That weekend she got up really early and packed a sack full of food and other supplies. Then she told her parents that she was going on a day hike, and she left out the door. At the bus stop she waited in excitement. This would be a day that would change her life! No longer would she be Deffaldiliapontmechsaliskotspontsal Klopskist. When the bus finally came, she got on and rode it for 42 and a half minutes before finally arriving on the outskirts of town.
She climbed the mountain for two and a half hours before reaching the peak. When she got there she found a house, and she knew it was the one that she had been looking for. She knocked on the door, and out came an elderly hermit. The sight of an old man instead of a flying pixie like creature startled her, but she had come this far and wasn’t ready to give up yet. She asked him where the magical name changing fairy was, and he just looked at her and screamed “Not This Again! There is no such thing as a name changing fairy! All you kids keep coming up here for me to fix your problems, so I’ll tell you what I tell the rest of them! Just get a nickname!” He then slammed the door in her face. She felt really stupid for not thinking of that on her own. She soon decided on the nickname Deffa, and that is what she went by from then on.
The End!!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Bloggers Block!
I had no idea what to write about.
I have bad luck with cats. Over half my lifetime we have had a total of five cats. The first one was technically my sisters cat so I really didn't care about it that much. Her name was Tiffany, and she was big and fluffy, but one day she ran away. Then after that we got Tyler and he was a pretty cool cat, but he wasn't exactly the brightest one. Like one morning he decided to play with one of the fishing poles in the garage, he ate the hook and got it stuck in his cheek. He had to go to the vet and get it taken out and he was fine. Until one day when he was walking outside and got smooshed by the garage door when it was closing. I was pretty sad about that one.
Then came cat number three, my favorite! His name was Psycho because he really was quite a crazy cat. Like whenever I would run down the hall if he was under the table he would pounce at my feet. He was an adventurous little cat, and he liked to bring things back with him. Like one day he brought back a baby rabbit. We built a cage for it, but two days later it died. Then two days later after that Psycho brought home another one, which again died. (I guess we don't have very good luck with rabbits either.) One morning Psycho brought home cat number four with him. She was extremely timid though and never let us get near her. All she did was eat the food we put out for her, sleep in our garage, and run away whenever we tried to get near her. Then not all that long after she showed up she stopped coming around our house, and I really don't know what happened to her, maybe she found her old home!
Then around that time we moved from Delaware to Virginia, and we knew that Psycho would run away and try to find his way home. This would be quite impossible seeing as how we were going states away, so we left him with people we knew in Delaware. I guess it was a good idea because when we visited them three months later Psycho seemed to be happily rummaging in the woods. This leads to cat number five. Her name was Spaz, I don't really remember why, but when we started calling her that it just kind of stuck. She was a nice cat, a good balance of indoor and outdoor cat. She would go outside and play in the woods killing moles and mice, but other times she would just curl up with you on the couch. My mom and I went on a trip for a few days one time, so we got the kids from up the street to put food out for her. A few days after we got back we realized that we hadn't seen her in a while, and a few days after that we noticed a terrible smell coming from the deck. When we investigated we found her dead under the deck. We don't really know what happened because the kids did come and feed her, so we don't really have any idea.
So over the span of nine years we went through five cats, so I'm going to guess we don't have very much luck with them. I guess it's a good thing I'm more of a dog person then.
I have bad luck with cats. Over half my lifetime we have had a total of five cats. The first one was technically my sisters cat so I really didn't care about it that much. Her name was Tiffany, and she was big and fluffy, but one day she ran away. Then after that we got Tyler and he was a pretty cool cat, but he wasn't exactly the brightest one. Like one morning he decided to play with one of the fishing poles in the garage, he ate the hook and got it stuck in his cheek. He had to go to the vet and get it taken out and he was fine. Until one day when he was walking outside and got smooshed by the garage door when it was closing. I was pretty sad about that one.
Then came cat number three, my favorite! His name was Psycho because he really was quite a crazy cat. Like whenever I would run down the hall if he was under the table he would pounce at my feet. He was an adventurous little cat, and he liked to bring things back with him. Like one day he brought back a baby rabbit. We built a cage for it, but two days later it died. Then two days later after that Psycho brought home another one, which again died. (I guess we don't have very good luck with rabbits either.) One morning Psycho brought home cat number four with him. She was extremely timid though and never let us get near her. All she did was eat the food we put out for her, sleep in our garage, and run away whenever we tried to get near her. Then not all that long after she showed up she stopped coming around our house, and I really don't know what happened to her, maybe she found her old home!
Then around that time we moved from Delaware to Virginia, and we knew that Psycho would run away and try to find his way home. This would be quite impossible seeing as how we were going states away, so we left him with people we knew in Delaware. I guess it was a good idea because when we visited them three months later Psycho seemed to be happily rummaging in the woods. This leads to cat number five. Her name was Spaz, I don't really remember why, but when we started calling her that it just kind of stuck. She was a nice cat, a good balance of indoor and outdoor cat. She would go outside and play in the woods killing moles and mice, but other times she would just curl up with you on the couch. My mom and I went on a trip for a few days one time, so we got the kids from up the street to put food out for her. A few days after we got back we realized that we hadn't seen her in a while, and a few days after that we noticed a terrible smell coming from the deck. When we investigated we found her dead under the deck. We don't really know what happened because the kids did come and feed her, so we don't really have any idea.
So over the span of nine years we went through five cats, so I'm going to guess we don't have very much luck with them. I guess it's a good thing I'm more of a dog person then.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Computer Problems!!
Before we left for Winter Break my computer decided that it's wireless was just going to stop working, by not picking up any internet signals at all. At first this could be easily fixed by restarting, then problem solved! The case soon changed when nothing I could do would make the wireless connect. Then we went home and it wasn't really a problem, so I never really did anything with it. Then we came back to school and I realized that it would be needed, so I played with it a bit and all of a sudden it worked good as new, and there was much rejoycing!! Two weeks later though it decided that it wanted to cut out again, and nothing I tried could fix it. This led me to go to the very capable hands of the people at SWAT.
The first day I went there we tried scanning for and deleting the viruses on my computer, then we tried reinstalling the driver for the wireless itself. Neither of these worked, so they decided to reinstall all the drivers on my computer. I couldn't stay the whole time for the last try because I had to go to Vector, so I left it with them. One hour and fifteen minutes later I showed up back at their door expecting my computer to be in perfect working condition. This was not the case, and they sent me and my computer away for the day telling me that tomorrow we could try to reinstall the operating system, and maybe that would fix it.
The second day I got a hard drive to back up everything on my computer, and I went back to SWAT. They asked me if I would like to update to Windows 7, and I was like sure why not. So they installed it as I went off to Physics. When I came back they told me that it was installed, and that my wireless was working properly!!! I took my computer to load back on all my files and to play around with it until Vector recitation. I was overjoyed with it for about twenty minutes as I played with it, and then I learned that things were quite worse then they started out! Sure I could go on the internet wirelessly, but I could no longer write on my tablet (which is quite an essential part).
After Vector recitation, I went back to SWAT to try to fix things for good this time. They said that recently someone else had the same problem, and told me that maybe I should try some updates to fix it. We went on the Toshiba website and downloaded something that installs all sorts of updates for the computer when it has been updated to Windows 7. The whole searching, downloading and installing process took around an hour, so I just kinda hung around SWAT as we talked about the upcoming snow. When everything was finished my computer could again be written on. I took it back to the dorm, and so far we have all lived happily ever after. Key words so far!!
The first day I went there we tried scanning for and deleting the viruses on my computer, then we tried reinstalling the driver for the wireless itself. Neither of these worked, so they decided to reinstall all the drivers on my computer. I couldn't stay the whole time for the last try because I had to go to Vector, so I left it with them. One hour and fifteen minutes later I showed up back at their door expecting my computer to be in perfect working condition. This was not the case, and they sent me and my computer away for the day telling me that tomorrow we could try to reinstall the operating system, and maybe that would fix it.
The second day I got a hard drive to back up everything on my computer, and I went back to SWAT. They asked me if I would like to update to Windows 7, and I was like sure why not. So they installed it as I went off to Physics. When I came back they told me that it was installed, and that my wireless was working properly!!! I took my computer to load back on all my files and to play around with it until Vector recitation. I was overjoyed with it for about twenty minutes as I played with it, and then I learned that things were quite worse then they started out! Sure I could go on the internet wirelessly, but I could no longer write on my tablet (which is quite an essential part).
After Vector recitation, I went back to SWAT to try to fix things for good this time. They said that recently someone else had the same problem, and told me that maybe I should try some updates to fix it. We went on the Toshiba website and downloaded something that installs all sorts of updates for the computer when it has been updated to Windows 7. The whole searching, downloading and installing process took around an hour, so I just kinda hung around SWAT as we talked about the upcoming snow. When everything was finished my computer could again be written on. I took it back to the dorm, and so far we have all lived happily ever after. Key words so far!!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Adventures in Wal-mart!!!!!!
It all started Friday afternoon when I got out of calculus. My friend Alexis had said something earlier in the week about going to Wal-mart on Friday, so I sent her a message to see if we were still going. She said that we were gonna catch the bus at 2:15, so I went back to my dorm to let an hour pass by. After an hour was up I left for the bus, got on, and in no time we were rolling up to Wal-Mart!!
The first thing we needed was a vacuum part to fix her vacuum, so to the vacuum isle we went. They didn't have her part so she decided to get a brand new vacuum all together. She just needed it for her dorm so we just got a little vacuum, and it was good! Right after we got that vacuum I saw little rugs you would put in a kids room that had a Cars theme. I picked it up and put it in the cart to annoy my friend.
Next we were walking out in the main isle and we heard a child screaming, so being the curious people that we are we went to go find out. It was just some kid in the toys department screaming so his mom would get him a Spongebob book. We were close to the movie section, and she wanted to buy Wall-e, so it only made sense to do that now. We looked around for a few minutes to find it, but apparently we didn't look very well because it turned out to be right in the first place we looked, and something else that made us feel stupid was that it was a designated Disney section.
When we got back to the cart she finally saw the cart, which is quite baffling how she missed it because it stuck part of the way out of the cart, and it still took her like 10 minutes to see it. We went back to put the rug back and while we were there I picked up a Wall-e bedspread set just to be annoying again. Then again she didn't notice it. Then we got a big mirror, which covered it up and made it even harder to see. We went around the store got some more stuff and finally after like 15 minutes she finally noticed the big square in the cart with the blanket and sheets in it.
We had to go put that back to, she just liked to spoil my fun! When we got there I put a blanket in the cart, but this time she was watching and she noticed right away. It was okay though cause she liked the blanket and she ended up buying it too. We made our way to the check out, we checked out, and it was all good. Except for the fact that I had to carry the mirror and the vacuum when we went back to campus.
Sure I left out some of the more minute details of the trip, but it was still a pretty good trip to Wal-mart!
The first thing we needed was a vacuum part to fix her vacuum, so to the vacuum isle we went. They didn't have her part so she decided to get a brand new vacuum all together. She just needed it for her dorm so we just got a little vacuum, and it was good! Right after we got that vacuum I saw little rugs you would put in a kids room that had a Cars theme. I picked it up and put it in the cart to annoy my friend.
Next we were walking out in the main isle and we heard a child screaming, so being the curious people that we are we went to go find out. It was just some kid in the toys department screaming so his mom would get him a Spongebob book. We were close to the movie section, and she wanted to buy Wall-e, so it only made sense to do that now. We looked around for a few minutes to find it, but apparently we didn't look very well because it turned out to be right in the first place we looked, and something else that made us feel stupid was that it was a designated Disney section.
When we got back to the cart she finally saw the cart, which is quite baffling how she missed it because it stuck part of the way out of the cart, and it still took her like 10 minutes to see it. We went back to put the rug back and while we were there I picked up a Wall-e bedspread set just to be annoying again. Then again she didn't notice it. Then we got a big mirror, which covered it up and made it even harder to see. We went around the store got some more stuff and finally after like 15 minutes she finally noticed the big square in the cart with the blanket and sheets in it.
We had to go put that back to, she just liked to spoil my fun! When we got there I put a blanket in the cart, but this time she was watching and she noticed right away. It was okay though cause she liked the blanket and she ended up buying it too. We made our way to the check out, we checked out, and it was all good. Except for the fact that I had to carry the mirror and the vacuum when we went back to campus.
Sure I left out some of the more minute details of the trip, but it was still a pretty good trip to Wal-mart!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
World's Larges Gummy Bear!
I am truly an avid fan of the gummy bear. I know that there are many types of gummy candies, but none of them are quite the same as those little squishy bears hibernating in their bags. One night over break I was just checking stuff on the computer, and to my surprise my friend shared a link with me. A link to the World's Largest Gummy Bear! Now the site that the link sent me to was set up to sell one of the greatest products ever to the mass public, but it also gave a lot of information and put a little bit of humor in too.
This gummy bear is equal to about 1400 regular size gummy bears, is 9.5 inches tall, and it weighs around 5 pounds. As you can tell this is not a snack you want to sit down and eat in one sitting, especially since it contains a whopping 12,600 calories! You could either share it with friends, or just take tiny servings and just wrap the rest up to eat at your leisure. Either way it will last up to a year if wrapped properly.
The site offers two ways to eat the delicious glob of sugary goodness. First is the bite, tear, and chew method. As you could probably guess this consists of picking up your bear, sinking your teeth into it, and then ripping away at it to your heart's content. The second is the knife and fork method. Which is also pretty self explanatory, just sit the bear down on a plate, jab your fork into it, and saw away at it piece by piece with the knife. I would probably prefer the bite, tear, and chew method, but to each his own.
There is also a warning about not getting to emotionally attached to your bear. Sure it may be adorable, but the bear was specially created to be consumed, and nothing would make it happier. The warnings include the following:
- Don't take your bear sight-seeing around in a baby bjorn.
- Don't teach your bear how to play the piano.
- Don't put your bear in a crib and sing him lullabies.
- Don't feed your bear regular sized gummy bears. World's Largest Gummy Bears aren't cannibals! (my favorite)
Doesn't this just seem like the greatest product ever! Even if you can't eat this whole thing they offer a Giant Gummy Bear on a Stick. Sure it loses some of the novelty because only about an eighth of the normal size, but it's on a stick!
Curious? Excited? Doubting the accuracy of my words? Go check it out for yourself!! It can be found at http://www.vat19.com/dvds/worlds-largest-gummy-bear.cfm.
This gummy bear is equal to about 1400 regular size gummy bears, is 9.5 inches tall, and it weighs around 5 pounds. As you can tell this is not a snack you want to sit down and eat in one sitting, especially since it contains a whopping 12,600 calories! You could either share it with friends, or just take tiny servings and just wrap the rest up to eat at your leisure. Either way it will last up to a year if wrapped properly.
The site offers two ways to eat the delicious glob of sugary goodness. First is the bite, tear, and chew method. As you could probably guess this consists of picking up your bear, sinking your teeth into it, and then ripping away at it to your heart's content. The second is the knife and fork method. Which is also pretty self explanatory, just sit the bear down on a plate, jab your fork into it, and saw away at it piece by piece with the knife. I would probably prefer the bite, tear, and chew method, but to each his own.
There is also a warning about not getting to emotionally attached to your bear. Sure it may be adorable, but the bear was specially created to be consumed, and nothing would make it happier. The warnings include the following:
- Don't take your bear sight-seeing around in a baby bjorn.
- Don't teach your bear how to play the piano.
- Don't put your bear in a crib and sing him lullabies.
- Don't feed your bear regular sized gummy bears. World's Largest Gummy Bears aren't cannibals! (my favorite)
Doesn't this just seem like the greatest product ever! Even if you can't eat this whole thing they offer a Giant Gummy Bear on a Stick. Sure it loses some of the novelty because only about an eighth of the normal size, but it's on a stick!
Curious? Excited? Doubting the accuracy of my words? Go check it out for yourself!! It can be found at http://www.vat19.com/dvds/worlds-largest-gummy-bear.cfm.
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