Saturday, November 27, 2004
Wow. I have spent my turkey day break in New York and man do my feet hurt. My sister is going to school out here on Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn several stops out on the train. It is awesome. It is all up and down and up and down with the stairs to the subway and little vendors with the knockoff label shades and purses and those almonds with the caramel on them. Yummy. She managed to score a pretty awesome apartment on the second floor of a building on a corner so they have tons of windows and with the weather still so nice, they can keep the windows open.
With turkey day itself: we went and caught the 'tail' end of the Macys parade (I have pictures of Clifford's and Big Bird's asses) then headed home after grabbing lunch somewhere to cook dinner. I had managed to find a 12 lb turkey since there were only four of us, and we did the mashed potatoes, gravey, stuffing and the rest. Very nice.
If anyone who reads this is out in the city, there is this awesome restaurant over on 2nd avenue and 4th st called Ovo with awesome linguine with clam sauce.
With turkey day itself: we went and caught the 'tail' end of the Macys parade (I have pictures of Clifford's and Big Bird's asses) then headed home after grabbing lunch somewhere to cook dinner. I had managed to find a 12 lb turkey since there were only four of us, and we did the mashed potatoes, gravey, stuffing and the rest. Very nice.
If anyone who reads this is out in the city, there is this awesome restaurant over on 2nd avenue and 4th st called Ovo with awesome linguine with clam sauce.
Sunday, November 14, 2004
wow. It has been a while. While I was in Europe I wrote several posts, but since the site was being kinda screwy they never got up. If I get a chance, I'll go find them and put them up.
Update on my life:
I am almost done with the first term of my senior year! yay! My classes are a weird mix this term: Senior design which doesn't meet, but I end up putting more time into that then anything else, Communication Systems from 10-11am where we are learning the principles behind broadcast media among other things, Applied Linear Algebra for Engineers which is watered down lin alg and neither challenging nor interesting except for the teacher, and Electromagnetic Waves which is kinda interesting, but the book really sux.
Aside from that I have been putting a lot of time into my sorority with setting a good example and all, helping my best friend through having her wedding postponed, cancelled, and then dumped, and trying to get out at least once a week to spend time with some friends (usually alcohol is involved). I also grade about 15 hours a week and tutor calc once a week for fun and gas money.
Monday nights are becomming my favorites though. After chapter, several of us will go out to Tumbleweed for $1 margaritas ($1.50 if it is flavored) and generally get kinda roudy and hit on/harass the wait staff. Lots of fun. Tuesdays are fun too. I usually meet with the kid I tutor - not that at 18 he's a kid - around 7, and before we meet, his parents have taken to inviting me over for dinner. I miss home cooking so much. I feel so spoiled :-)
Update on my life:
I am almost done with the first term of my senior year! yay! My classes are a weird mix this term: Senior design which doesn't meet, but I end up putting more time into that then anything else, Communication Systems from 10-11am where we are learning the principles behind broadcast media among other things, Applied Linear Algebra for Engineers which is watered down lin alg and neither challenging nor interesting except for the teacher, and Electromagnetic Waves which is kinda interesting, but the book really sux.
Aside from that I have been putting a lot of time into my sorority with setting a good example and all, helping my best friend through having her wedding postponed, cancelled, and then dumped, and trying to get out at least once a week to spend time with some friends (usually alcohol is involved). I also grade about 15 hours a week and tutor calc once a week for fun and gas money.
Monday nights are becomming my favorites though. After chapter, several of us will go out to Tumbleweed for $1 margaritas ($1.50 if it is flavored) and generally get kinda roudy and hit on/harass the wait staff. Lots of fun. Tuesdays are fun too. I usually meet with the kid I tutor - not that at 18 he's a kid - around 7, and before we meet, his parents have taken to inviting me over for dinner. I miss home cooking so much. I feel so spoiled :-)
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
More fun stuff offline. Identify the body part!!!
* It can be up or down. It's more fun when it's up, but that makes it difficult to get any real work done.
* In the long-distant past, its only purpose was to transmit information considered vital to the survival of the species. Some people still think that's the only thing it should be used for, but most folks today use it for fun most of the time.
* It has no conscience and no memory. Left to its own devices, it will just do the same damn dumb things it did before.
* It provides a way to interact with other people. Some people take this interaction very seriously, others treat it as a lark. Sometimesit's hard to tell what kind of person you're dealing with until it's too late.
* If you don't apply the appropriate protective measures, it can spread viruses.
* It has no brain of its own. Instead, it uses yours. If you use it too much, you'll find it becomes more and more difficult to think coherently.
* We attach an importance to it that is far greater than its actual size and influence warrant.
* If you're not careful what you do with it, it can get you in big trouble.
* It has its own agenda. Somehow, no matter how good your intentions, it will warp your behavior. Later you may ask yourself "why on earth did I do that?"
*Some folks have it, some don't.Those who have it would be devastated if it were ever cut off. They think that those who don't have it are somehow inferior. They think it gives them power. They are wrong. Those who don't have it may agree that it's a nifty toy, but think it's not worth the fuss that those who do have it make about it. Still, many of those who don't have it would like to try it.
* Once you've started playing with it, it's hard to stop. Some people would just play with it all day if they didn't have work to do.
* It can be up or down. It's more fun when it's up, but that makes it difficult to get any real work done.
* In the long-distant past, its only purpose was to transmit information considered vital to the survival of the species. Some people still think that's the only thing it should be used for, but most folks today use it for fun most of the time.
* It has no conscience and no memory. Left to its own devices, it will just do the same damn dumb things it did before.
* It provides a way to interact with other people. Some people take this interaction very seriously, others treat it as a lark. Sometimesit's hard to tell what kind of person you're dealing with until it's too late.
* If you don't apply the appropriate protective measures, it can spread viruses.
* It has no brain of its own. Instead, it uses yours. If you use it too much, you'll find it becomes more and more difficult to think coherently.
* We attach an importance to it that is far greater than its actual size and influence warrant.
* If you're not careful what you do with it, it can get you in big trouble.
* It has its own agenda. Somehow, no matter how good your intentions, it will warp your behavior. Later you may ask yourself "why on earth did I do that?"
*Some folks have it, some don't.Those who have it would be devastated if it were ever cut off. They think that those who don't have it are somehow inferior. They think it gives them power. They are wrong. Those who don't have it may agree that it's a nifty toy, but think it's not worth the fuss that those who do have it make about it. Still, many of those who don't have it would like to try it.
* Once you've started playing with it, it's hard to stop. Some people would just play with it all day if they didn't have work to do.
