A quick update about finals:  Fluids was hard.  Materials was alright.  Mechanics was eerily easy.  You know that feeling when a test seems like it should be hard, but it isn't at all?  That's what mechanics was like.   The entire time was I thinking, "What am I missing?"

Anywho, I just thought I'd talk about an issue that I know is close to ( Read more... )

Now its time for me to try to take an exam... and not poop my pants.  My last exam will be over at 10am on Saturday.  Then a much needed Christmas break.

I was watching tv today and I heard an interesting question.  Which of is a greater threat to your privacy:

• Big Brother (the government watching you)
• Little Brother (a society with camera phones and youtube)

Or are we just going to get screwed from both sides?

So the results are in from my mouse trap project ( Read more... )

A $115 towing ticket is not a fun thing to have.  Not a fun thing at all.

My dad told me that from now on, I should park against a curb and cut my wheels when I park at a strange place.  It make the car nearly impossible to tow.

So during the last election, Minnesota elected the first Muslim congressmen to office. Keith Ellison.  The constitution dictates that elected officials should be sworn in or express some public affirmation to do the job well.  And most politicians are sworn in over a copy of the Bible by tradition.  Jews are usually sworn in over the Old Testament. ( Read more... )

Now its down to the part of the year where I start looking at how my grades stack up.  I've been in worse situation, but I wish it were a little better.  If I screw up badly on any of my finals, I get a C in the class.  If I do decently on all of them, I'm looking at a GPA I can be proud of ( Read more... )

Okay, remember that campaign that MTV put on in 2004 about how the Republicans were going to institute a draft?  I wonder if they'll bring this to the attention of America's impressionable youth?  Probably not.  Great choice America, great choice.

Anywho, today I worked on two interesting projects and I thought I'd let folks know about them.  In ( Read more... )

There are very few certainties in life. Death, taxes, and change come to mind. Today, however, I was reminded of a couple other certainties.

If a cell phone goes off during class:
1) If it belongs to a guy, it will be the gayest ring tone ever.
2)  If it belongs to a girl, it will be the most annoying ring tone ever. 
3) The person will swear aloud ( Read more... )

So as the people with wireless internet started getting their connections back, those of us with wired connections began wondering what the deal was.  So I plugged my Xbox into the wall to see if it could go online (as it was unplugged during the storm).  It hopped right onto Xbox Live, which meant the problem was my computer ( Read more... )