In the last week, I read both The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, each in about a day. I've concluded that despite having a good deal more controversial religious ideas, and thus gaining more media (and probably more sales), Da Vinci is just not quite as good a book as Angels & Demons. Angels & Demons is an incredibly good novel, and it just ( Read more... )

It's my birthday, son! Everyone go laugh at something racist today, in my honour! Look, it's even my birthminute! It's also Jack Kevorkian's birthday, so go assist a suicide, in his honour. Actually, don't. No, don't. Go post on my Facebook instead.

79-second Minesweeper expert ( Read more... )

Here's how my typical summer weekday is panning out:

9:00 am... My alarm goes off.
9:04 am... I turn it off.
9:05 am - 10:00am... I get pretty and eat brekkers.
10:00am... I start getting ready for work--making lunch, packing backpack, etc.
10:25am... I lock the back door behind me.
10:25am - 10:55am... I walk somewhere around a mile and a half ( Read more... )

Y'know, on second thought, I'll leave something retrospective and probably miserably sentimental for The Year in Review - 18 ( Read more... )

As of around 3:30, I'm done with my second semester at Duke. You see, I have this thing with exams where I'm given a probable (or absolute) time frame and cleave trunk from legs, finishing in half time. Ling 102 took 45 out of the expected 90 minutes, for instance, and a three-hour CompSci exam took me 90 today. Funny thing is, my quick work is ( Read more... )

Invariably, every time I pound all the homerow letter keys at the same time, the screen displays "lkjfdsa".

;lkjfdsa;

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Holy crap.

So, my rough draft for my Writing paper turned out to be a rougher draft than I expected. I sincerely doubt there's anything from the original that I can keep for the final paper. I had to revise a thesis, and drastic changes ensued. It sucks. It really sucks. I have 16-20 pages due Tuesday, a website and some menial homework that will get ( Read more... )

As the school year winds down for you silly collegy types, I think it's time for a couples uppers. Before you study more feverishly and finish those essays, you need a couple booster shots of a) why the Internet is awesome and b) why I'm awesome:

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Has it occurred to anyone to sing on Christmas,
"Go Jesus, it's ya birthday. We gonna party like it's ya birthday"?

This is my schedule as it may be next semester:

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