Friends are wonderful.
MY friends are wonderful. I love all of them. They are always there for me, If I am having a problem, I have a friend who is willing to listen, talk, laugh, and help. If I get a crazy idea I have a friend who will help me get it off the ground. If I want a drink or 12 I have friends who will buy me one or stumble home with me. I even have friends who are good enough to help people with a ride at any hour of the day.
Right now friends, our lives are all at different spots, some of us are graduating, some of us have to think about graduating, some of us have to think about thinking of graduating, some are beginning new lives elsewhere, some of them already have. Some of us will become memories, while others of us will grow closer than ever.
Life for me is at an interesting point, for the first time in my entire scholastic career I actually like what I am learning and applying. I am dating someone that truly makes me happy and that I enjoy every moment with. My friendships are as strong as they have ever been, I laugh and love more than ever. I feel like I'm closer with my parents more than ever, even if they are out of the state.
As for my friends from High School, its finally dawned on me. Its going to be hard to stay as good of friends as we once were. I don't have a common home to go see my family and you cats at the same time. But I still think of you, some of the best stories I tell involve all of you. I have made an effort to go out and see you, and you have me as well. I truly appreciate every offer for a warm place to sleep over any time I want to come to the cities. Its gestures like that that keep me loving the world and the people I know in it.
To the kids I know from college, I love you all. You know it too. I am really trying from here on out to make time to get all of my work done, as well as doing a good job with it. But I am also trying to see you and let you know that I am thinking of you as often as ever. Anne Clifford You left, but I feel like we are better friends since you did. Although I am not just around as much, I still am always thinking of all of you and haven't forgotten any one of you. I am rethinking what I want with myself right now and in the future, and I think I have an idea, but now I just need to balance me out with you. That is going to take some time. Be patient with me while I get used to things, I can't do it all, but I'm trying to do some.
I only have a year left at UMD. At the same time though, I have a WHOLE YEAR left at UMD. The time is flying, and we will too. During this time and after I use this blog as a tool, it helps me let you know how I am doing, and what I am thinking. And that is why I write it, to stay close to you, my friends and family.
That was pretty mushy, sorry.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
Hows my little if Procrastinating was....?
If Procrastinating was an art form, I would be a master and people would travel the world to seek my expert guide in said skills. I haven't made a list in quite awhile so lets bring that baby back...We will start at today's beginning, naturally.
- Hung out with laura, we watched UHF, funny movie, David Bowie is in it. Weird Al stars in it though. [shiver]
- Worked on homework at school, decided watching the superbowl would be more entertaining.
- Left school, noticed my car hates me and the -7 high that we had today.
- Arrived at home to see that the TV was in-use by my two roomies who do nothing but stare at it in their free time. Damn.
- Jason stopped in for a bit.
- We did some wine making.
- Opened up my sister's digital camera, this excited Jason but he had to leave to star in his Co-Opted radio show 'The Fogwatch'...it's making him World Famous.
- I continued futzing with said camera, Got it to work...Briefly.
- Broke said (recently un-)broken camera...sadness.
- Realized I missed ALL of the Superbowl commercials, more sadness.
- Facebooked/blogstalked/Read news/wasted lots of time on the Internet.
- Looked for a job.
- Found a Desirable Job.
- Opened word document with resume.
- Decided Photshopping would be fun
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- Posted those three pictures after proper photoshopping time invested.
- Updated Resume.
- Tried looking up Superbowl commercials online, fruitlessly and half-assed.
- Wrote cover letter.
- Read BBC News.
- Read CNN News.
- Read Google 'News'.
- Finished application.
- Ate a couple of the cinnamon rolls Laura and I made yesterday.
- Sent in Application, Resume, and Cover Letter.
- Facebooked.
- Wrote a blog detailing my absentmindedness.
- Changed into Pj's and decided to wake up early in the morning for more homework.
- Published Blog
- Hung out with laura, we watched UHF, funny movie, David Bowie is in it. Weird Al stars in it though. [shiver]
- Worked on homework at school, decided watching the superbowl would be more entertaining.
- Left school, noticed my car hates me and the -7 high that we had today.
- Arrived at home to see that the TV was in-use by my two roomies who do nothing but stare at it in their free time. Damn.
- Jason stopped in for a bit.
- We did some wine making.
- Opened up my sister's digital camera, this excited Jason but he had to leave to star in his Co-Opted radio show 'The Fogwatch'...it's making him World Famous.
- I continued futzing with said camera, Got it to work...Briefly.
- Broke said (recently un-)broken camera...sadness.
- Realized I missed ALL of the Superbowl commercials, more sadness.
- Facebooked/blogstalked/Read news/wasted lots of time on the Internet.
- Looked for a job.
- Found a Desirable Job.
- Opened word document with resume.
- Decided Photshopping would be fun
-
-
-
- Posted those three pictures after proper photoshopping time invested.
- Updated Resume.
- Tried looking up Superbowl commercials online, fruitlessly and half-assed.
- Wrote cover letter.
- Read BBC News.
- Read CNN News.
- Read Google 'News'.
- Finished application.
- Ate a couple of the cinnamon rolls Laura and I made yesterday.
- Sent in Application, Resume, and Cover Letter.
- Facebooked.
- Wrote a blog detailing my absentmindedness.
- Changed into Pj's and decided to wake up early in the morning for more homework.
- Published Blog
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Hows my little bomb scare?
This is a bomb.
Do not go near it.
FOOLED YOU!!! If youre like me you don't know what this floppy disc looking thing really is, you would have to google search "floppy disc finger guy" or read further into the report in order to find out.
So the entire city of Boston freaked out yesterday because of lite-brites hanging on their bridges. Turns out its a character from the horrible show Aqua Teen hunger Force. But this little stunt makes the show just horrible and a little funny.
The two guys hanging the signs face charges of placing a hoax device in a way that results in panic, as well as one count of disorderly conduct, The hoax charge is a felony.
WTF America. WTF.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Hows my little 8 planets?
In grade school I was very exctied about space travel and all things space. In science my favorite unit was the outer space unit because I knew so much already and loved learning more. Learning about the different planets from Ms. Frizzle and the magic school bus was my absolute favorite.
You may recall:
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas!
BUT NO MORE!!
Science...that rat bastard...just gave pluto the pink slip. It has now been thrown into the ranks of other dwarf planets such as Ceres (a large asteroid) and an object cordially named UB313. Thats right folks...we are now a solar system family of eight (with three undeveloped siblings we don't choose to mention)
How does that make you feel pluto? You've just been kicked out of our posse. Mother-F'in Earth just kicked your ass out. Hope you got the memo.
My Very Evil Mother Just Served Us Nails
You may recall:
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas!
BUT NO MORE!!
Science...that rat bastard...just gave pluto the pink slip. It has now been thrown into the ranks of other dwarf planets such as Ceres (a large asteroid) and an object cordially named UB313. Thats right folks...we are now a solar system family of eight (with three undeveloped siblings we don't choose to mention)
How does that make you feel pluto? You've just been kicked out of our posse. Mother-F'in Earth just kicked your ass out. Hope you got the memo.
My Very Evil Mother Just Served Us Nails
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Hows my little recharge?
I have two things I should be doing right now, sleeping and/or reading.
Notice informative blogging is not one? me too.
You folks with laptops and other similar electronics listen your ears up. Dr. Jason Staab has informed me that for one to prolong their battery life you should attempt these steps:
1.
If you mostly use your laptop plugged into the wall, pop out your battery.
This is dangerous though, as when you unplug it without the battery in you lose all your info. Losing+info = bad. out of use battery = longer life!
2.
Keep your battery relatively cool.
Don't leave it in your hot, nor your cold car. Room temp. is ideal for this bit. Also its worth mentioning when you take your battery out of your computer like mentioned in step 1, this helps keep it cooler than if plugged in(Double life-saving!)
3.
Try to charge your battery when its around 40% full.
Something to do with chemestry and metal and other junk points to this being important. So don't do what I do and let it nearly die before charging. Charge it whenever the hell you want! Letting it die all the way (or almost) makes it's lifetime shorter!
4.
If you aren't going to be using your battery for awhile charge it about halfway and leave it at that.
5.
If your computer has a little "fuel gauge" or, battery life indicator, it is healthy to run your battery all the way dead every now and then. every couple of months or so-ish.
These steps work for Lithium Ion(Li-Ion) batteries commonly found in laptops and cell phones. My information came from here and here.
A public service announcement from your Fatness truly, Tony!
Notice informative blogging is not one? me too.
You folks with laptops and other similar electronics listen your ears up. Dr. Jason Staab has informed me that for one to prolong their battery life you should attempt these steps:
1.
If you mostly use your laptop plugged into the wall, pop out your battery.
This is dangerous though, as when you unplug it without the battery in you lose all your info. Losing+info = bad. out of use battery = longer life!
2.
Keep your battery relatively cool.
Don't leave it in your hot, nor your cold car. Room temp. is ideal for this bit. Also its worth mentioning when you take your battery out of your computer like mentioned in step 1, this helps keep it cooler than if plugged in(Double life-saving!)
3.
Try to charge your battery when its around 40% full.
Something to do with chemestry and metal and other junk points to this being important. So don't do what I do and let it nearly die before charging. Charge it whenever the hell you want! Letting it die all the way (or almost) makes it's lifetime shorter!
4.
If you aren't going to be using your battery for awhile charge it about halfway and leave it at that.
5.
If your computer has a little "fuel gauge" or, battery life indicator, it is healthy to run your battery all the way dead every now and then. every couple of months or so-ish.
These steps work for Lithium Ion(Li-Ion) batteries commonly found in laptops and cell phones. My information came from here and here.
A public service announcement from your Fatness truly, Tony!
Monday, January 22, 2007
Hows my little opinion?
I have wanted to bitch about something lately here on my blog.
I couldn't decide what to vent about though.
I mean I REALLY want to bitch, moan, complain and curse about shit that upsets me.
So here they ALL are:
Duluth:
This winter Duluth has absofucking no snow to speak of. If it weren't for the two dustings we have had in the last few weeks it would be baron brown and shitty outside. Instead it is gray, moist, and annoyingly slippery on the sidewalks. Lay it on me god, I want mounds of that white stuff piled outside my door.
Music:
The music industry is complaining that album sales are the lowest they have been in five years. But at Best Buy today I saw why, fucking $14.00 or more for 13 tracks and only 3 of them worth listening to? Well shit, no wonder people are pirating music it cost so damn much to get it you might as well. An album is worth no more than ten bucks to me, and thats right up there on the edge. If i want to support an artist I'll see them in concert and buy their shit there, that is...If I can afford to go.
Iraq:
How are we sending more troops over to Iraq. 21,000 MORE???!!? AHHHH I can't stand seeing more people die for this stupid reason(what is the reason anymore?). I saw a picture on CNN a few days ago that nearly killed me, there was actually blood running down a street from so many dead people, a dual car-bomb explosion caused it. Hell, even the Iraqi Prime minister wants us to start getting the hell out.
Our warming planet:
GLOBAL WARMING. Its only a little important, seeing it doesn't effect just me and my stupid opinions it effects EVERYONE. I seem to live in a country that almost embraces a warmer planet. WTF. I saw Gore's Power point turned feature film today, 'An Inconvenient Truth' It is a movie worth seeing, rent it and watch it with all of your friends. It is not nearly as boring as I imagined it would be. Its informative and inspiring. If the government will not do something it might help your vote to influence the government, but even that doesn't always work. One stunning fact I got from the video: Of 928 peer-reviewed scientific articles on global climate change published between 1993 and 2003, every article supported the human-caused global warming. But, here is the kicker, the media calls it a theory, debatable, or a natural trend. Sure it is natural, but not on THIS magnitude. Check out this graph on its 'naturalness':
President Bush:
Bush's 'victory' 2000 was a mistake on a few levels. I can't even think of something that I thought Man...good move prez, that will make my life better in the long run. UNLESS I get super rich, then I know that how much money I will have to pen to the tax man will be small. Or lets recall how he vetoed American scientists research on stem cells putting the intelligent scientists America works so hard at training at a global disadvantage in research on such small problems as spinal cord injuries, lukemia, or that other small problem, what is it....oh, CANCER. Or maybe how he took money out of our "untouchable" social security bankroll to get things kicked off in the death march we call the Iraq war. Remember that Mission Accomplished banner on that Aircraft carrier? Me either, we are still fucking killing and getting killed over there. But my all time FAVORITE memory of Bush is the Kyoto treaty. Anyone remember that one? No? it didn't help solve world peace, but god damnit it could help KEEP it in about 25 years when millions of people are looking for a few other places to live because their old living room is better as a boat house than for watching lost. FUCK!!! Even Switzerland signed the damn thing and they don't give a damn about global politics. Check out how much of the world gives a damn about keeping it like it is:
The State of the union is going to kill me tomorrow I'm sure of it.
So there you have it. I'm upset about a few things right now, maybe you could tell. As a college student I don't have too much power to change things. I have attempted to use the little power I do have by voting. Until I free myself from the ball and chain called student life, I will continue voicing my opinion to the world via blog. With an education and with a little bit of will I can and will make a difference in this place I love so much. As I have said before and will continue saying, Give me a chance to shine and I'm going to blind the world.
I couldn't decide what to vent about though.
I mean I REALLY want to bitch, moan, complain and curse about shit that upsets me.
So here they ALL are:
Duluth:
This winter Duluth has absofucking no snow to speak of. If it weren't for the two dustings we have had in the last few weeks it would be baron brown and shitty outside. Instead it is gray, moist, and annoyingly slippery on the sidewalks. Lay it on me god, I want mounds of that white stuff piled outside my door.
Music:
The music industry is complaining that album sales are the lowest they have been in five years. But at Best Buy today I saw why, fucking $14.00 or more for 13 tracks and only 3 of them worth listening to? Well shit, no wonder people are pirating music it cost so damn much to get it you might as well. An album is worth no more than ten bucks to me, and thats right up there on the edge. If i want to support an artist I'll see them in concert and buy their shit there, that is...If I can afford to go.
Iraq:
How are we sending more troops over to Iraq. 21,000 MORE???!!? AHHHH I can't stand seeing more people die for this stupid reason(what is the reason anymore?). I saw a picture on CNN a few days ago that nearly killed me, there was actually blood running down a street from so many dead people, a dual car-bomb explosion caused it. Hell, even the Iraqi Prime minister wants us to start getting the hell out.
Our warming planet:
GLOBAL WARMING. Its only a little important, seeing it doesn't effect just me and my stupid opinions it effects EVERYONE. I seem to live in a country that almost embraces a warmer planet. WTF. I saw Gore's Power point turned feature film today, 'An Inconvenient Truth' It is a movie worth seeing, rent it and watch it with all of your friends. It is not nearly as boring as I imagined it would be. Its informative and inspiring. If the government will not do something it might help your vote to influence the government, but even that doesn't always work. One stunning fact I got from the video: Of 928 peer-reviewed scientific articles on global climate change published between 1993 and 2003, every article supported the human-caused global warming. But, here is the kicker, the media calls it a theory, debatable, or a natural trend. Sure it is natural, but not on THIS magnitude. Check out this graph on its 'naturalness':
President Bush:
Bush's 'victory' 2000 was a mistake on a few levels. I can't even think of something that I thought Man...good move prez, that will make my life better in the long run. UNLESS I get super rich, then I know that how much money I will have to pen to the tax man will be small. Or lets recall how he vetoed American scientists research on stem cells putting the intelligent scientists America works so hard at training at a global disadvantage in research on such small problems as spinal cord injuries, lukemia, or that other small problem, what is it....oh, CANCER. Or maybe how he took money out of our "untouchable" social security bankroll to get things kicked off in the death march we call the Iraq war. Remember that Mission Accomplished banner on that Aircraft carrier? Me either, we are still fucking killing and getting killed over there. But my all time FAVORITE memory of Bush is the Kyoto treaty. Anyone remember that one? No? it didn't help solve world peace, but god damnit it could help KEEP it in about 25 years when millions of people are looking for a few other places to live because their old living room is better as a boat house than for watching lost. FUCK!!! Even Switzerland signed the damn thing and they don't give a damn about global politics. Check out how much of the world gives a damn about keeping it like it is:
The State of the union is going to kill me tomorrow I'm sure of it.
So there you have it. I'm upset about a few things right now, maybe you could tell. As a college student I don't have too much power to change things. I have attempted to use the little power I do have by voting. Until I free myself from the ball and chain called student life, I will continue voicing my opinion to the world via blog. With an education and with a little bit of will I can and will make a difference in this place I love so much. As I have said before and will continue saying, Give me a chance to shine and I'm going to blind the world.
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