So Facebook is doing a new profile thing (again), and it annoys me (as usual). Now it's becoming "more graphic" (ie more pictures and stuff) and less and less individualistic. It's perfect fodder for companies to exploit your info - since Facebook keeps reducing everyone to a fill out form that basically says 'Dear Random Company, please give me ( Read more... )

"I did a PhD and did NOT go mad"

http://public.randomnotes.org/richard/PhDtalk.html

I'm in the "top running" to be a math grader!! YAY!! :D

Ok, I've got a Tumblr. I haven't uploaded anything yet, so it's kinda blank at the moment. I want to make it a photoblog sort of thing, but knowing me it could take any direction, or no direction at all. Yeah. http://factfiction.tumblr.com is me.

Went to click on the Question 'why are so many Americans threatened by Islam', and got a "we're not ready for you yet" error on Facebook, as if Questions hadn't been implemented yet. Funny. Not.

Feds sue Abercrombie & Fitch over Muslim scarf(09-01) 17:51 PDT MILPITAS -- A federal civil rights agency sued Abercrombie & Fitch on Wednesday on behalf of an 18-year-old woman who said she applied for her first job at the company's store at the Great Mall in Milpitas and was turned down because she wore a Muslim head scarf ( Read more... )

"I am always surprised that it seems to be those who live their lives in a manner definitely not in keeping with Jesus's words that seem to want to proclaim their faith the loudest and most adamantly." -a friend of a friend ( Read more... )

So Windows Explorer keeps crashing (every few mins) in Vista, so I'm having Sophos scan my computer. I told my dad to see what he thought, since he usually has a helpful answer for these sorts of things. His response? "I told you to get Norton ( Read more... )

So after 2 days of trying to get the Sims 2 on my computer (yes, Sims TWO) and working with Vista, I have succeeded in getting the original up and running (no expansions), but I have to start all over with my custom content. (Or figure out which of the 2,224 items are messing it up). I'm so close to reformatting with XP.

Arg, so after a tortuous day of abdominal pain, fever, swollen throat, and nausea, all my doctor could tell me is that it's not strep. I could have told him that.

And now it's my period and I have allergies. Great.