Shh! This is a library!

2003-12-28T22:29:00.000-06:00

Go take the test at www.politicalcompass.org! Any of you in government . . . this is a much better version :-p

Economic Left/Right: -4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.41

So, I'm in the same group (and approximately the same place) as Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama. Nice :-p

2003-12-22T19:47:00.000-06:00

bah . . . that's my attitude for the day . . . *sigh* . . .

2003-12-13T19:13:00.000-06:00

Congratulations, comrade! You are Czechoslovakia!
Everyone from the Romans, to the Tartars, to
the Germans has walked all over you, why not
allow the Soviets their turn? Just do the bare
minimum needed to keep the Red Army at bay and
you'll do fine in this world.

Which defunct communist power are you?
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2003-12-12T23:53:00.000-06:00

Hahahaha . . . . check out what putting in the right national animal does for you . . .

Virility Decides:
Virility's womans- Going the Way of the Dodo?

The Issue
The woman is on the brink of extinction, largely due to people hunting them down for tasty woman-kahbobs and womanburgers, and as ecological disaster looms, various factions are all calling for what they feel should be done about the woman.

The Debate
"This is an outrage!", shouts Alexei Rifkin, outspoken member of the Virility Wilderness Protection Movement. "The government has to put a stop to the out of control hunting of our beloved womans. Do you want our children and grandchildren to miss witnessing the spectacle of wild womans prancing freely in our forests?"
[Accept]

"Who cares what happens to some dumb wild pest?", scoffs May Barry, employee of Virility National Lumber, "If they're endangered it's 'cause they were too weak to adapt. They probably deserve to be killed off. With them out of the way, we could clearcut the forests womans like to hide in, which would really boost the economy through the timber industry!"
[Accept]

"Nature is hardly a black and white issue." Miranda Bush, a respected scholar notes. "We should start a breeding program to help these creatures recover their numbers. We can display them in captivity, and gradually release them into the wild. Couple it with limiting, but not abolishing woman hunting, and everyone benefits. Of course, womans raised in captivity don't generally survive in the wild, but I'm sure we can find a way!"
[Accept]

2003-12-11T18:13:00.000-06:00

Wow . . . . check out the newest holder of the largest prime number found . . . it's ridiculous . . . 2^20996011 - 1 . . . it has 6,320,430 digits . . . the only way to truly understand is to go download it.
here
*sigh* What's even worse is that i tried to generate this number in Java (simply printing out the number to a text file), and in converting it from base 2 to base 10, I got an java.lang.OutOfMemoryError . . . which is really sad. So much for the BigInteger class.

2003-11-29T18:32:00.000-06:00

Hahaha I got into the School of Mines today :-D My first school! Anyways, we played DDR at Regine's house on Wednesday, and I was amazed that instead of losing my 1337 skillz by having not played it in forever, I got better! My new goal: Pass Exotic Ethnic on Heavy.

In other news, I reinstalled all my old games: AoE/RoR, SC/BW, CS. So! Time to go old-skool =)

2003-11-27T21:02:00.000-06:00

You are Form 9, Vampire: The Undying.

"And The Vampire was all that remained on
the blood drowned creation. She attempted to
regrow life from the dead. But as she was
about to give the breath of life, she was
consumed in the flame of The Phoenix and the
cycle began again."

Some examples of the Vampire Form are Hades (Greek)
and Isis (Egyptian).
The Vampire is associated with the concept of
death, the number 9, and the element of fire.
Her sign is the eclipsed moon.

As a member of Form 9, you are a very realistic
individual. You may be a little idealistic,
but you are very grounded and down to earth.
You realize that not everything lasts, but you
savor every minute of the good times. While
you may sometimes find yourself lonely, you
have strong ties with people that will never be
broken. Vampires are the best friends to have
because they are sensible.

Which Mythological Form Are You?
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2003-11-25T23:00:00.000-06:00

So, haven't accomplished any of my goals since yesterday, but i did take my numerical analysis final! And boy, did i luck out . . . lol. I spent an hour and a half studying . . . while on AIM, listening to DDR music, and playing solitaire . . . so, when I took the test, it was natural that i didn't remember all the formulas. Lucky me, I have a talent which allows me to make up formulas on the test . . . and have them be the right ones! lol . . . definitely lucked out :-p But yeah, that was the extent of my day. Gotta go to Gameworks 2m/fri./sat.!!!!

2003-11-24T22:48:00.000-06:00

Woohoo, break!!!! It's soooo nice to not have to do anything (or at least pretend that i don't have to . . . *sigh*) But hey! i'm gonna take it easy, no matter what :-D

Goal #0: Take a break!!! I mean, what's the point if i don't?
Probability . . . 99.9% . . . it's already happening =)
Goal #1: Play DDR at an ARCADE!!!!
Probability of this happening . . . . about 50% . . . depends on if i can get people to go
Goal #2: Finish the first 5 books of the Sun Sword series by Michelle West
Probability . . . about 90% . . . I mean, i'm already on the 5th book . . . should be done by wed.
Goal #3: Finish Rice, UT, maybe Stanford
Probability . . . meh

And that's about all i can think of for the moment. So yeah.

2003-11-20T18:36:00.000-06:00

Whee, I finished the third book on Tuesday =) The ending was kinda disappointing/predictable though. I mean, it resolved all the mystery, but you pretty much knew what was gonna happen anyways after 700 pages :-p Aaaanyways, what've I been doing . . . not too much huh. lol this is why i stink at blogging . . . I think my life is too boring to post on the web.

Oooooh, I was taking some typing tests yesterday =) I can do 90-100 wpm for one minute, and I got 84 for 3 . . . that's accounting for accuracy :-p Anyways, I thought it was cool.

Ahhhhh bio test . . . g2g study :-p I'm actually gonna read (ie. scan) the chapters! Incredible, huh.

2003-11-17T19:53:00.000-06:00

Bah . . . I got myself hooked on books again :-p That's why I didn't blog yesterday . . . it's a series by Michelle West, called The Sun Sword . . . Megan got me started on it this summer, and then I kinda put it down for a while. Anyways, i needed something to fill up my spare time :-p I would call people, but . . . most people don't have as much time to waste as I do. I found out that when I stopped playing video games (ie. got grounded), I ended up with lots of free time . . . too bad I don't have iron discipline. Oh well.

2003-11-15T18:19:00.000-06:00

So, Acdec stunk . . . about all that went well was that I got a perfect score in Math . . . but then four other people decided to do the same. Ananya got a total of 4870, while I got 4600 . . . Megan was sick . . . and no one else got above 4000. I mean, that's bad enough . . . we didn't need people to be making 2000-type scores . . . *sigh* anyways. That's my day :-p

2003-11-14T19:20:00.000-06:00

Wooo, day before Acdec scrimmage. I *just* got home from a study session . . . which means I've spent 6 hours on acdec today and am planning to spend 2-3 more. I've got a couple minutes before Ananya comes, though, so I'm blogging =). I've gone through music, econ, art, science, and super quiz . . . not sure what i'm gonna study tonight. But yeah. Wish me luck!

In other news . . . I got a flu shot too! It doesn't hurt unless I move my arm in a weird way or I press it . . . but then it gets that sore feeling you get when you have a shot . . . . yeah.

Oooooh, also, I finally got my letter jacket a couple days ago. It's got all my UIL/All-state patches on it =) Just to be different, I didn't put my NHS patch on it, as it meant nothing . . . less than my district number sense one :-p

*sigh* I was gonna go to a concert tonight (Olga Kern-gold medalist at the last Van Cliburn-is playing Rachmaninoff No. 2 with the FWSO . . . and they're playing Dvorak's 8th . . . yay Dvorak!), but I decided instead to study a bit more and get some rest . . . it's not worth it to come home at 11 after rushing everywhere.

Oh, I'm playing the Dvorak concerto now. Just started this week after finishing up the last two mvts of the Bach Sonata No. 1, Paganini's Caprice No. 20, and Barber's concerto. That stuff went onto a recording for college and such =) But Dvorak is so cool! There's this one passage in the first movement that I absolutely love-it starts at 5:50 on my recording by Midori, and it's after everything's calmed down. It starts with four quarter note G's, and then goes to dotted quarters, each with eighths . . . it's like a little dance, and it's *so* cool. But Ananya's here now, so I get to go study :-p

2003-11-13T18:56:00.000-06:00

Heh . . . even longer this time since the last time. Lots has happened, people have moved, new friends in the making, old friends fading, and I'm this close to graduating and yet still that far. Gone out and broken up with someone, finished classes, started new classes, learned some (not much this year though :-p), and yet life goes on.

Right.
Definitely done with my sad sad attempt at the Tale of Two Cities type thing =) In any case, let's get down the basics. New school year = bad. Last year, school was awesome-I was learning, I was motivated, and I got stuff accomplished (yay CS State Champs!). This year . . . . . bah. I'm not learning much of anything, CS is so annoying (Pence . . . what else do I need to say), and I lost even more of my work ethic. I can't wait to get out. Lauren, both Tylers, Stephen, Kristen, all of you people who tried to make me understand why you wanted to get out of high school so badly, I understand now. It's *so* horrible. I'm learning in my math class at UTA (Numerical Analysis), bio, and euro history. Bio is ok only due to Cotton being awesome . . . don't really like the material. Euro is excessively slow. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Anyways, I think I'll post for a while, if not necessarily permanently =) So, I'll see all of you later!

2002-12-16T23:20:00.000-06:00

Ouch, long time. Well, school's winding down here . . . all the college kids were back here today. It was quite amusing. But anyways, I dunno what to say . . . I just kinda remembered that I have a blog. In case you haven't noticed, my blog isn't that great of an emotional outlet for me. I suppose I just deal with things in different ways. But . . . it is nice to have this here. For what reason, who knows. Maybe I just want to keep the invisible friend that I have in the blog happy =)

2002-11-03T22:50:00.000-06:00

Hey, guess
what? I'm a--

What
color Yoshi are you? Come take the quiz!

Uh . . . that was definitely not what I was expecting.

2002-11-03T08:40:00.000-06:00

Ya know, it's really annoying to have a dream where you think you've fallen for someone. See, 'cause while the dream is nice, then you wake up, and then you feel as if you've broken up with that person or something. And it hurts. Although now that I'm actually awake, I feel better . . . but still.

2002-11-02T20:45:00.000-06:00

Woot! I'm concertmaster for all-region! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

2002-10-26T19:42:00.000-05:00

And the current Comp Sci trophy tally:
Dunbar-1st Advanced Team, 3rd Advanced, 1st Beginning, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th individual, and 1st overall.
And I got 1st individual! Isn't that sweet?

Tyler, the UTA contest is scheduled for February 1st. So I'll be there =)

Um . . . I dunno what else to say, other than All-state auditions are next week. I think I'll do alright, but I'll leave it up to the judges to say just how well I do. Anyway, I just thought I'd inform the world of our Dunbar results =)

2002-10-22T22:15:00.000-05:00

Yay for eight tests, four quizzes, and a big art history thing, all in three days. It's great fun *rolls eyes*. But, on to other matters . . . .

We had our first concert on Sunday, and it was a blast. The Meyerson has nice sound, much like Bass Hall. Also, the place was almost full! Well, except for the top level, but hey. Even though we were all faking our way through most of the runs, the pieces sounded pretty good apparently, and the pianist was great. Oooh, we had a guest artist come in to play Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3. And he was really, really good. All the times we heard that he was world-class . . . well, they were all true. So anyways, that was fun.

I can't wait until this computer science competition . . . even if it is just Dunbar . . . competition means fun, and it also means while I'm there, I don't have to think about homework or anything of that sort. I wonder if it's a bad thing that I'm constantly trying to get away from all the stress and stuff. Oh well. Back to work.

2002-10-18T23:08:00.000-05:00

It figures. I look forward the whole week to the weekend, where I'll have it easy, and when I get there, I realize that I have nothing to do, and I'm bored. How annoying is that?

2002-10-15T23:12:00.000-05:00

Well, it's a new day, and I feel somewhat better. However, this gain does not come without consequences, and those are that my English grade will likely suffer. I believe, though, that in this case the loss is worth the gain :-p I mean, mental sanity is always useful, n'est-ce pas? Oh well, back to finishing up the rough draft stripped to its bare essentials . . . and then reading the book on which I have a test 2m . . . joy.

2002-10-14T12:07:00.000-05:00

Gah . . . I don't know how much more of this I can take. I wish crying came easier to me, for then I'd probably just get it over with. I've got so much work to do . . . and I hate all of it . . . I wish I could just throw it all down and take a break. But I can't, 'cause then I'll fail, and all the future consequences . . . Ya know, I love learning, and for that I love school, but couldn't they do away with the breakneck pace? . . . . I don't feel much better now, but oh well. Back to that stupid and perhaps the *only* college teacher who makes us turn it in . . .

2002-10-13T15:06:00.000-05:00

Something really odd happened. First off, my mom got a call from someone, saying that mail had been delivered to the wrong place. So, my mom went to pick it up. It's this fair-sized package that has a Vanderbilt written across it. Somehow, they managed to send me an application to their school. Part 2 of 2, just for more laughs. I wonder if they'd accept me if I turned it in this year . . . ;-p

2002-10-05T13:34:00.000-05:00

Archives fixed! Woot!

2002-10-05T13:27:00.000-05:00

And welcome back to the least updated blog on the web! :-p It's not my fault . . . . really . . . ¬_¬ In any case, things are slowing down, somewhat. I'm actually finding myself with free time, however strange that may seem. I suppose, however, the fact that I don't do any homework that isn't graded helps. Hm . . .

It's homecoming week this week, and everyone's been busy with the parade and such. As for myself, well, I've been watching everyone be busy. I guess with all the free time I have, there's not much of an excuse for not practicing every day . . . I'm only getting 4-5 days a week now, what with nights at TCC and such. At the rate my practicing is going, I don't think I'll make all-state symphony . . . maybe philharmonic. In any case . . .

I went to a Dallas Symphony concert last night, and they played the Beethoven Triple Concerto, which is cool. The only problem is, I was pretty tired, so I kept dropping off during it and started seeing double. Not a good thing. Speaking of concerts, my first concert with the GDYO is on Sunday night, October 20th. We're playing a Brahms overture, something from a guy named Kodaly, and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3. And we get to play at the Meyerson! So, if anybody wants to come . . . ;-p

Ya know, people are truly crazy. It'd be nice if I could figure out just one of them . . . . it'd also be nice if it was myself.

2002-09-15T19:39:00.000-05:00

It's a new week . . .supposedly. Instead, it is a simple continuation of the last week, and farther back to the beginning of school, when this endless flood of work was unleashed upon AP students across the world. What joy.

They say that the ability to see connections is important. But how many levels are there? And which ones are "deeper"? I mean, sure, I can see the relationships in math, science, and most things generally thought to be "logical". But what about the ones between people? Societies? This whole thing about seeing stuff on a so-called "deeper" level is throwing me off. *sigh* Lateral thinking is hard . . . I'm obviously not a quest kid.

2002-09-09T19:43:00.000-05:00

Gaaah! It's like either have no time whatsoever, or take a few hours to relax and not do homework. So of course I choose the latter, and now I'm screwed. Ah, well. I suppose I get to live with the consequences. *mutter* Oh, wait, calc homework is due 2m. Oy. I wonder what my grades will be like this year . . . *sigh* And econ has so much homework . . . yeah, this is my rant for the day. Enjoy.

2002-09-05T21:56:00.000-05:00

Hm, comments were gone a few minutes ago . . . but whatever. Argh . . . the UTA competition is like the only one I can't go to, since all-state is on that weekend . . . then again, maybe I won't make all-state ;-p. But anyways, yeah. This whole cross product thing is cool, but I don't know about moving fast . . . *shrug* However, the whole torque thing is throwing me off. What the heck is torque? And why does it point in the same direction as the bolt? I mean, I get the whole math part, but what good is a force that points in the same direction as the bolt? Anyways . . . glad to know that the TCC calc class doesn't have a "special" curriculum =)

2002-09-05T21:48:00.000-05:00

Wooo! Been a while, hasn't it? Of course, I've got a great excuse: school! Then again, I'm not as busy as some other people *cough* megan *cough* cynthia *cough*. Even though I have the same classes and more. *shrug* whatever.

Well, it's the second week of Calc, and we're doing the "dot" and "cross" products. Not so bad . . . especially when it aids me in my attempt to learn Physics-C =).

Uh . . . yeah . . . school rules my life . . .

2002-08-27T21:08:00.000-05:00

You know what's incredible? Today, in French, we actually had to read and write French. Isn't it great?

Lauren, great to hear from you. How's life down in Waco? =)

I just got back from my calc class . . . the teacher isn't the most exciting teacher in the world, but he seems to be alright. Then again, all we "learned" was the distance formula in three dimensions. Ah well.

2002-08-26T23:17:00.000-05:00

Heey, Tyler, what's up? How's college life for you guys? Man, I am so glad I'm not in college yet . . . so not ready. As for Calc III . . . the class starts 2m . . . at TCC though. It's a nice little night class, Tuesdays and Thursdays. There's like 10 people in it :-p

GAAAAH! School! Well, actually, it's not that bad. As long as I'm organized, I'll be fine. I mean, I survived the first week! =) Physics is easy . . . does it stay this way? Chem . . . the teacher doesn't seem too great. US History seems ok, as does English. Econ is a bunch of comp sci people on one side, and slackers on the other (really-they were all doing the homework during passing period). Uh . . . what else . . . French is . . . *interesting* . . . as all of Mrs. Tyler's classes are. Art History seems like it'll be quite cool, and comp sci, is, well, comp sci. Although we have cool black Dells now, all Pentium IVs! Anyways.

Acdec has *really* started a lot earlier this year . . . everybody is already reading packets. I mean actually reading them =) And all according to my doctrine! 10 pages a day, and we'll go through all the packets in 33 days! Oh, and music is sooooo much nicer. It's music of the romantic era, which means classical! And, yes, that is the extent of my life for now. Oh, wait.

GDYO started yesterday, and they are quite a bit better than my Fort Worth youth orchestra. I mean, it was the first rehearsal, and we could actually play stuff! And up to speed! Well, it's hard to describe, but we (I'm not used to "we" yet) are gooood. =) k, now that really is it.

2002-08-16T14:42:00.000-05:00

Ah, yes, the ever-present spirit of "lack of blogging", as I like to call it, has come and taken me away for a nice little vacation. But don't worry. As long as the site is up, I'll manage to fight my way back somehow :-p. Ya know, I was excited about school coming, but now, with it only three (!!!) days away, it's kinda scary. I mean, what I don't finish the last few summer assignments (see, I did most of them a month ago, and then pretty much took a long break :-p)? Oh well.

Who's going to the Brahms Festival (or has already gone)? I went yesterday, they played the first piano concerto and symphony. The seats weren't spectacular, but the music was cool :-p. Speaking of concerts . . . who's gonna come to my concerts this year? :-p They're all in the Meyerson (light shines from above). But that's not gonna be for a while yet . . . eh . . . well back to those computer science tests (can you believe it? I almost forgot bitwise) . . .

2002-08-06T13:01:00.000-05:00

Woot for the lack of blogging :-p I can't wait for school to start . . . I'm bored out of my wits (not that I have many to lose) . . . which I guess explains the lack of blogging . . . and nothing's happening today . . . so blah :-p

2002-08-03T13:10:00.000-05:00

Ya know, on every single Star Wars personality test that I take, I'm Palpatine, whether it's the Emperor or the Senator. Does anyone find that odd?

2002-08-03T12:55:00.000-05:00

You're Harry Potter!

You're honest, good-hearted and always with a good sence for right and wrong. Your friends have your full support and love you for being who you are. You don't want to fuss about everything and sometimes you loosen the "rules" a bit if you think it's really necessary.

Happy Paige? Oh and I like their spelling :-p

2002-08-03T12:47:00.000-05:00

If I were a Dead Russian Composer, I would be Igor Stravinsky.

Known as a true son of the new 20th Century, my music started out melodic and folky but slowly got more dissonant and bizzare as I aged. I am a traveler and a neat freak, and very much hated those rotten eggs thrown at me after the premiere of "The Rite of Spring."

Who would you be? Dead Russian Composer Personality Test

2002-08-02T12:17:00.000-05:00

Heh . . . all-state excerpt thingies are out . . . lessee . . . one from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 (Yaaaaaaaaaaay!), one from Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, "Leningrad", one from Bloch's Concerto Grosso No. 1, and three from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé. I know nothing about any of these pieces . . . except for the Tchaikovsky =). And they're doing the 4th mvt., which is the coolest of all. But anyways. Gotta go find the other pieces.

2002-08-01T16:53:00.000-05:00

Personality Disorder Test Results
Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: High
Schizoid: High
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv

Isn't that nice to know . . . I mean, how can I be avoidant and schizoid at the same time? . . . Well at least this test doesn't say "Oh, you're a great person deep down inside!" :-p

2002-07-31T11:58:00.000-05:00

Sorry 'bout the lack of blogging . . . I seem to blog more when nothing happens :-p. Lessee, starting with my lesson Sunday . . . I had the most incredible experience. When I was playing the Meditation, something in me must've clicked, and suddenly the music just flowed from me. I mean, sure, I've gotten into the pieces I've played before, but never like this. I was no longer in control of my playing, and yet I was. My subconscious or something was playing the music, and I was just along for the ride. It was so . . . exciting. Every note, I was scared that the next note would be horrible, since I had no control, yet the music kept flowing, and . . . Ah, the joys of being a musician.

On a more worldly note, I went to TCC on Monday, trying to find out what math class I was supposed to take. So, we asked a person in the admissions building, and they directed us to counseling. Counseling directed us back to the admissions building. They tried to tell us to go back to counseling, but ended up giving us forms and telling us that "Your high school counselor will know which class." So, I went to the school, and the counselors don't get back until Wednesday (today). So, --maybe-- today everything will be resolved.

2002-07-27T16:21:00.000-05:00

Man . . . today has been the weirdest day. Let's start off with midnight :-p I had this image in my head. Think of a pitcher, with a slim handle, and imagine looking at it from above. All you see is the rim, the handle, and the sloping part where you're supposed to pour opposite the handle. Inside the pitcher is darkness. Outside, nothing. Now, imagine that two smaller sloping things appear opposite each other on the sides of the pitcher. Don't ask why, just listen. Now, water starts flowing out of the main sloping thing, smoothly, one stream. Then, the pitcher turns, and the water still pours down, out of the rim, then one of the smaller ones. It then starts turning the other way, to the other side, and back again. Never stopping, like a pendulum. Often, when I have images of motion like this in my head, I try to stop them, freeze them. But, in my imagination, they will not stop. They keep going, oblivious to my efforts. Now, why do I say all this nonsense? I . . . I think that it shows my inability to "go with the flow". When something new comes up, I want to stop time, give me time to analyze it, and then move on. But time does not stop for me. *sigh* And today, I was in a really bad mood . . . don't know why . . . and I knew it . . . gaaah. Well it's over now. I got to talk to my friends, and everything is normal. But do I want to live in a normal society? hmm . . . anyways, I will attempt to sail with the winds for now, and let them take me where they will . . . .

2002-07-25T16:53:00.000-05:00

k, I read Death of a Salesman today. In one sitting. Anybody seeing a pattern? 'twas too terribly sad . . . scary to think that it might happen to you regardless of how hard you try . . . quite a downer. Especially with all my dreams and ambitions . . . . oh well. We'll see what comes, eh?

2002-07-23T15:27:00.000-05:00

I read Brave New World yesterday afternoon (in one sitting too). It seems quite like a normal book to me, and by normal I mean a fantasy/SF book. The only part that wasn't like that was the big, tremendous, earth-shattering debate btwn. John and Mustapha Mond. I mean, that was interesting. But the rest was cool too, as I could just follow the story. I wonder what the other english books are like.

2002-07-20T22:03:00.000-05:00

Yaaaay! Welcome back! *jumps up and down* Um . . . yeah. *brushes off clothes* I'm dignified. That's it. Anyways, I took one of those annoying practice PSATs (which henceforth shall be known as PPSATs), and I don't know what score I got, since they didn't tell me how to convert it. Although I could've probably figured it out myself, but I'm lazy. And I made stupid mistakes on math, so I don't really want to know. And that was my day. Exciting huh.

2002-07-18T17:43:00.000-05:00

Hmm . . . maybe those programming problems weren't as hard as I thought. It's not my thought that I can't debug. eh well.

2002-07-17T14:00:00.000-05:00

GAAAAH! I hate acids. And bases. And especially salts.

2002-07-15T22:20:00.000-05:00

Woohoo! I got fives on both of my AP tests! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! Err. That's my happiness of the day . . . maybe week . . . month . . . fine, the whole summer. But still. I got fives!!!

2002-07-13T22:50:00.000-05:00

I went to TMS today with Megan to watch her uncle race . . . 'twas more interesting than I would've expected. It wasn't just endless circling around the track. They came into this "infield" thingy, and turned, and several went off the track =) Well, that was my day. Ooooh, I finally got to play Megan in AOE. Yaaaay. And, well, I'm better (You know it's true :-p). Now, truly, nothing else happened today. Really.

2002-07-12T22:27:00.000-05:00

Uh . . . I think I went over most of the bad things in the last post :-p, so now on to the good things! . . . let's see . . . oh the food is good =) At least in Shanghai . . . in other places not really. But let's see . . . well as you know I'm not the greatest at describing good things (I'm only good at criticizing :-p), so . . . this post may be quite a bit shorter. We went on a three day trip to the "Thousand Island Lake", which is really just a bunch of valleys which flooded when a dam was built there. Of course, many people had to move out of their homes and to higher ground, which ended up as the "Thousand Islands". And, not surprisingly, their economy is now tourist-based. The lake is fairly clean, although I have a feeling that it might be compared to Grapevine Lake as to the amount of junk in there. Never been there, though, so I don't know. Well there are several tiny islands there which have a special attraction. For example, there's a lock island, where there are lots of locks (you know, the kind you use to keep stuff closed :-p). A bird island, where there are lots of birds. You get the idea. But, in particular, there was a rock island, which had mini-mountains and stuff. It was actually quite scenic, but the paths were interesting. Especially squeezing through the narrow passages. And it was raining, which was annoying, since we were forced to carry around umbrellas. Oh, it rains a lot in Shanghai, so everyone carries around those little umbrellas you can fold in half, just in case it rains unexpectedly. Quite a few people also use umbrellas as sun shades, just while walking around. Uh . . . well that's about it for the scenery, the rest of the time I just wandered around Shanghai, looking at stuff. No Great Wall or Forbidden Palace, that was last time :-p So, that's my big, very incomplete report, here for all to see.

2002-07-12T21:09:00.000-05:00

Alrighty, after three or so days, I'm finally getting to my China trip! Yay! Hmm . . . where to start . . . well probably the first thing you'll notice when you get there is that when you're in the taxi taking you to wherever you're staying, you learn to never drive on Chinese roads yourself. These drivers-all of them, not just the taxi ones-are really really crazy. Huh? Did you say lane marker? Never heard of it. Oh, I'm sorry, am I supposed to yield to pedestrians? Wha? Bicycle lane? I suppose, however, that the people on bicycles and the pedestrians have learned to make their way around . . . they're as pushy as the cars. Just with a little less inertia. Second, once you get out of the air-conditioned taxi, you'll notice the pollution. Car pollution, noise pollution (car horns :-p), ground pollution (that might not be the correct term), etc. The air smells bad, and it's not all car exhaust . . . you'll find random smells of rotten food and etc. Also, the ground is fairly dirty . . . most sidewalks are messed in one way or another and also have lots of junk lying on them. This is due to the fact that Chinese people litter. A lot. We were in this boat, and someone just threw an empty bottle over their shoulder. Not even for fun (that I might understand), but for convenience. And without a care in the world. *sigh* There's also a lot of spitting and smoking. Very few (if any) places are non-smoking. In the restaurants, the later it is at night, the more smoke there is in the air. It's like a haze. Uh . . . the tap water isn't clean . . . most people just drink tea . . . There's a lot of street-side vending. Some of it is in the form of little "booths" . . . I'm not sure what to call them, because some are actually in a building that are "missing" a wall, and some are just under tents or something . . . and some of it is in the form of wandering people carrying around stuff to sell. There's also a lot of people standing around handing out cards or coupons for one thing or another. lol like this one guy. We passed by a McDonald's, which was of course full *mutter*, and we kept walking, practically everyone on the sidewalk was going the other way, holding a coupon in their hand. So then we kept walking . . . and saw more people . . . walked some more, and saw more people . . . and then we finally saw a guy with a plastic bag full of business card sized coupons. Or at least formerly full :-p. Hmm . . . gotta go practice lol . . . write more when I get back.

2002-07-11T13:35:00.000-05:00

Did you know?
Shoes are the most common article of clothing thrown in anger.

2002-07-11T13:15:00.000-05:00

You've been dead for 3000 years, but you are still the life of the party because your monster match is the mummy. Has anyone ever told you that you look sharp in linen, and white is definitely your color? From head to toe, you are the best dressed of the zombie clan. You throw the best parties this side of the Nile, whether you rented out a suite at the Luxor or you're just chilling in your tomb, you know how to unwind and have a good time (really?).

You put the "Rahhh" back in Rock and Roll and forget hip-hop, you're the original wrap artist. But mummies, you may need to get outside more. You could use some sun and that sarcophagus is starting get a little stuffy. Go for a walk (like an Egyptian) or maybe even a jog. It's important to have an outlet so life's details don't bury you alive.

2002-07-11T13:10:00.000-05:00

Who cares if the paint job is almond brown or eggshell white? The car for you is a solid, simple Sedan. We're thinking a Toyota Camry, a Lexus, or even a Benz. Pure comfort and smooth sailing is what you desire, with as little contact with the outside world as possible. From your airtight cabin, you want to get to and fro without difficulties or stress—and keep a classy but low profile. You're the classic, successful American (ha!), on your way to the mall, the movie theatre, or a charming bed and breakfast. Your personality is calm, cool, and collected—as polished as the shine on that freshly washed hood. You don't look to be provocative and don't give anyone any trouble; you just treat your little car well and expect it to return the favor. As long as it gets its regular checkups, your wheels are as reliable and dependable as you. Thanks to your trusty sedan, you can be sure to make all your meetings and save a few on rising gas bills. Vive le sedan.

See the italicized parts :-p

2002-07-10T20:02:00.000-05:00

You are Sam
Samwise Gamgee was Bilbo's gardener and the close friend of Frodo Baggins, whom he accompanied to Mordor after the breaking of the Fellowship of the Ring.

Man . . . I can't even swim . . .

2002-07-10T19:41:00.000-05:00

Your distinct personality, The White Knight, might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. Don Quixote was a White Knight as was Joan of Arc, the Lone Ranger and Crusader Rabbit. As a White Knight you expect nothing in return for your good deeds. You are one of the true "Givers" of the world. You are the anonymous philanthropist who shares your wealth, your time and your life with others. To give, is its own reward and as a White Knight you seek no other. On the positive side you are merciful, sympathetic, helpful, giving and heroic. On the negative side you may be impulsively decisive, sentimental and misdirected. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today's corporate kingdoms.

Uhh . . . right . . .

2002-07-10T12:05:00.000-05:00

JUDGE (Dominant Introvert Concrete Thinker )
Like just 3% of the population you are a JUDGE (DICT). Your affinity for facts and analytical approach to life help you to deal with some complex problems and to make tough decisions that others cannot.
While some may see you as a bit overbearing and arrogant, your friends know that you are a trustworthy person with depth and a strong sense of righteousness. Although you are introverted and somewhat reserved, you have a forceful personality that your friends appreciate and your enemies fear. God help them. God help all of us.

Heh I like the last part :-p Can anyone tell that I'm bored, but too tired to really do anything?

2002-07-10T11:26:00.000-05:00

Which Executive Are You?
People person? You? Absolutely! That's why you'd make a perfect VP of Personnel. You really get what makes people tick, and you're an expert at navigating even the most complex interpersonal relationships. A natural counselor, you know just what to say in every circumstance — "tact" could be your middle name. No one's better at handling potentially sticky situations. Plus, you've got a great sense of fun, which means you'd really get a kick out of planning morale-boosting activities and parties. It's all part of your creative, outgoing nature. You really like making people happy and turning wherever you are — home or office — into a happy place to be. No doubt about it, there's a promotion in your future. So keep up the good work!

Oh boy. That's good. Especially the part about " 'tact' could be your middle name." Oh and my "creative, outgoing nature."

2002-07-10T10:44:00.000-05:00

What's Your Flavor?
Mmm ... peppermint! Crisp and refreshing, you're the flavor of candy canes and after-dinner mints — everyone's favorite comfort candies. If you were a season, you'd be winter — bracing and energizing, but cozy, too. Your honesty and forthright personality make people feel like they've known you forever — they can't help but be drawn to your sweet, fresh nature. Perhaps a little old-fashioned, and occasionally shy, you're generally happy and well-liked. Traditional and invigorating, you're a truly tasty treat.

Ha. Well at least I'm winter, although I never thought of myself as "energizing".

2002-07-09T19:42:00.000-05:00

Well I'm back. And with some serious jet lag. So if you want to know what China was like, too bad, it'll have to wait :-p.

2002-07-08T09:38:00.000-05:00

Gaaaah Paige. Why'd you go and make me start thinking about that junk called love. I was reading one of your archive thingies, and I agree. Kinda. Not really. Ah, the nice thing about coming to China is I got time to think, and think I did. I realized that I've been looking at every girl I meet as a "prospect". Could I go out with them? Gah it's all Laura's fault :-p I have to force myself not to. Just stop searching, and even stop staying on the alert for someone to come to you. I mean first off it's useless anyways :-p. But second . . . well I dunno, it just feels better that way. Oh btw Paige I got a 1490 too :-p Yeah well . . . for the moment (ie high school :-p) emotions are useless . . . Life'd be easier without them. And yes, I too wonder what it'd be like to lead a simple life and live happily ever after. As they say, "Ignorance is bliss." *sigh* Ya know, it could be all this serious stuff, or it could just be me being bored and looking for something to do. But I think it's more than that. That's probably why I use a lot of sarcasm too . . . I'm vulnerable on the inside, but need to appear tough on the outside so I don't get hurt or something. But I always thought I was better than that, that I am strong on the inside, that I can deal with my troubles. And I still think I am. Well, that was fun.

2002-07-04T08:08:00.000-05:00

Typhoon. Yay.

2002-07-01T16:51:00.000-05:00

Henry can't come to the phone right now. Henry is in China kicking butt in Super Smash Bros. Oh and he's also eating good food/looking at nice scenery. Unfortunately, the two don't go together.

2002-06-09T21:58:00.000-05:00

Yay . . . I somewhat fixed the counter =) But think of all the lost hits!!! There must have been millions!

2002-06-09T21:54:00.000-05:00

Hmm . . . well nothing happened today *sigh* The lesson didn't go as bad as I expected (as usual), so that was fine. lol he actually said I was making progress . . . which is good . . . since it usually doesn't happen :-p. Um . . . . yeah that's all . . .

2002-06-08T23:39:00.000-05:00

Congratulations! You are the most evil man of all time! Not only did you exterminate millions of Jews and involved the world in the biggest war the world has ever seen, you also convinced the Germans that the perfect human is a tall blue eyed blond when you're a short, dark Austrian yourself! Well done you spiteful little ****!

What tin-pot dictator are you? Take the "What Dictator am I?" test at PoisonedMinds.com

Yay for censors.

2002-06-08T23:30:00.000-05:00

Hmm . . . well I changed the template code a bit because I had to "update the comment code", and voila, my counter reset . . . *mutter* . . . so I've had *one* visitor to the site since . . . whenever I started =). I haven't been doing too much lately, been volunteering at the grapevine library, went to the Lan party, which was fun, even if my computer can't run half the stuff :-p, and oh yeah driver's ed. I finally went on 1709 . . . got stuck behind a truck half the way . . . so that wasn't too much fun, but oh well. lol still playing pente online =) 'tis fun, even if I lose to half the people (well, more). Oh I went through a bunch of college letters today . . . got them all for my PLAN test score . . . and a long time ago too. Half of their web sites said my account had "expired", but some of them still had it, like MIT =). Yay.

2002-06-02T16:38:00.000-05:00

lol hi all . . . been slacking off on everything . . . including the blog :-p Oh and guess what? It's not that boring over the summer! =) I haven't exactly been doing much, but hey, whenever there's downtime, there's always the gamecube and super smash! lol my violin teacher already has me started on those all-state etudes . . . I'll be bored sick of them by then . . . *sigh* . . . ooh ooh LAN party on Thursday! Yay! lol I don't know if I want to go through the hassle of bringing a computer . . . I'll probably just play the gamecube :-p Hmm programming sounds fun right now . . . perhaps since I haven't touched a compiler for a month or so . . .

2002-05-24T12:04:00.000-05:00

Woohoo! Finals are finally done! lol and the chem final was easy . . . I hope I didn't bomb it :-p Well, now that I have "lots" of free time, what shall I do . . . *sigh* play pente online . . . well we'll see.
lol I got a call a couple days ago . . . apparently I'm now a "Carroll Green Jacket". "Nine boys and girls out of the entire sophomore class have been chosen based on GPA and teacher recommendations to become ambassadors of the school." Which means we stand around at all the football games, concerts, all that and become ushers with strange green jackets. Oh well.

2002-05-19T21:01:00.000-05:00

*sigh* . . . You can reset my confidence level to zero, as when I was practicing today, well, I didn't exactly sound great. So let's hope for luck!
I have been so bored this weekend. My butt's been sitting at home doing absolutely nothing. It had better not be this boring over the summer :-p Well I'm off to be bored again.

2002-05-17T22:15:00.000-05:00

Well, in case you haven't heard already, I made it into the GDYO (Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra), and the 1st violins at that. lol I was so sure that I wouldn't make it, that I would be put into the Philharmonic and thereby prefer to stay in the FWYO instead. But, now, I'm undecided as whether to go to the GDYO, which is the better orchestra, or to stay here, and stay with my friends. Well I've got until July 1 to decide . . . more than enough time to ponder =)
My music is coming along pretty good, and I'm feeling somewhat confident about playing in Music Theory on Monday :-p The auditions Monday night don't really matter (which means I'm really really confident about those). If I were to somehow do so bad that I were to be put into the 2nd violins . . . gah.
Oooh I saw Star Wars! I would say that it was great, but due to my cynical and sarcastic nature, I instead poke at the bad parts, like Yoda "fighting" and Anakin's three seconds with dual lightsabers. But I'm gonna see it again anyways :-p

2002-05-14T19:29:00.000-05:00

Woooo . . .. that's a whole two weeks or so without blogging. Ouch. lol out of nowhere it came to me that I hadn't blogged in a looong time . . . so hi all =) Wow, what have I been doing since then . . . well I can't remember that far back. The big thing I remember is screwing up the AP Calc test . . . *mutter* There is no way that I'm gonna forget Euler's method now . . . Oh and UIL State too. Eh Jason got first individual, which was cool, but our team only got third, so . . . *shrug* there's next year I guess. Ooooh ooh Star Wars Thursday May 16 (no commas required)! I haven't heard anything bad about it, rather everything is good. Oh and I need to see Spiderman too, I heard that was really good too. Lessee, we had concerts Sunday and Monday night . . . both of them stunk . . . *shudder*. But on a (slightly) happier note, after auditions next week, I get to play Meditation by Massenet and Gypsy Airs by Sarasate. Both showpieces, the Meditation slow, and the Gypsy Airs very very hard. It's all technical difficulties . . . but if I can pull it off it'll sound cool! Well off to practicing for those auditions for me =)

2002-04-29T22:56:00.000-05:00

Hmm . . . haven't blogged since Wednesday of last week . . . wow. Actually I haven't been on the comp much at all other than to do work recently . . . guess I needed a retreat from the world or something. But anyways, I have been on the comp to program! So for any of you that are interested, go to ace.delos.com/usacogate. It's the site for the USA Computing Olympiad, and you can sign up for free, no ads, no nothing (official stuff ;-P). However, be warned-the problems are quite hard. Even the first one. And yes, for one of the later ones (*cough* poly *cough*) it may be useful to write a class (or two). But anyways.

Gaaah . . . UIL State is this week . . . got to scrap time from something so I can study . . . what shall it be. What shall it be.

What else have I been doing . . . oh I went to see Ice Age (finally). lol 'twas great. And it's not even like Shrek, where the humor is very cynical, but instead just has some hints of it, so if you want to, you can still go home with that happiness found in every Disney movie. Lessee . . . I hope I'll be ready for the AP Calc test . . . I'm not too sure of myself, but the review doesn't appear to be so bad, so . . . yeah =)

2002-04-24T18:36:00.000-05:00

http://yamato.friendtest.com

Everybody go take it! =)

2002-04-21T21:01:00.000-05:00

	You are Kermit! Though you're technically the star, you're pretty mellow and don't mind letting others share the spotlight. You are also something of a dreamer.
*Take the What Muppet Are You?* Quiz!**

2002-04-21T12:41:00.000-05:00

Man . . . so tired . . . but hey, we got first place, which means we're going to state! Yaaaaay! lol we won by twenty points, which is a lot considering my score of twenty-four. Let's see, who else is going . . . OAP, comp sci, comp app, Matt Topel got 2nd in lit crit, Paul got 1st in science, and probably something else that I missed. And what's cool is that some other people can go too if they get wild card! But man . . . bus rides are tiring, and I don't know why. On the way there, we watched the Matrix =), and on the way back we watched Legally Blond(e?) and Hook. The utter stupidity of Legally Blonde was just amazing *shudder*. If anyone has watched it, just remember, reading Cosmo is the path to success. We also watched the persuasive extemp finals, and there was a guy who rapped, which was quite interesting; he also won. btw . . . be sure to watch for the UIL regional shirts on Monday! =)

2002-04-17T21:11:00.000-05:00

Alrighty, after tonight, I'm off to UIL region! Which means no blog for the next three days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday :-p). But hey, you know what you can do, you can come check my blog anyways! Uhh . . . wish me good luck! =)

2002-04-14T23:22:00.000-05:00

Woo-hoo!!! I finally cleaned out the acdec bag! Isn't everyone proud of me? :-p But ya, now I'm all organized and stuff.

Well I found out that FWYO auditions are May 11/18, so that leaves me with exactly a month to prepare. I hope I'll be ready by then. lol I also hope that I'll be able to practice down in San Angelo, and if we make it to state, Austin. Hmm . . . I'm listening to a recording of the piece I'm playing, and this particular guy plays it quite oddly. Not only is it outrageously fast (and he's not Heifitz), but the orchestra can't keep up in some parts :-p

Uhh . . . too lazy to go get a quote today :-p so I'm going to bed, night all.

2002-04-13T18:25:00.000-05:00

Ehehe . . didn't blog yesterday. Oh well. Lessee, Aubrie, Emily, Cynthia and I "worked" on our history project after school Friday. It turned out to be more of a "team-building" time :-p but hey, I'm not complaining.

Gonna go see a Dallas Symphony concert in a few minutes . . . they're playing the Brahms double concerto (violin and cello) and some Tchaikovsky stuff! Yaaaaay!

Man . . . it feels really strange to have no tests or anything coming up . . . wait computer science but that doesn't count. I mean, the only thing I have to do this weekend is clean out the acdec bag and do a grammar worksheet. It's really odd. *slaps self on forehead* Crud, UIL is next week . . . so not ready . . . so screwed . . . oh well.

lol I couldn't choose this time, so have two :-p

-"Horizon proudly donates a portion of the proceeds from our complimentary in-flight service to the preservation of Glacier National Park." -- A flight attendant, describing Horizon Airline's complimentary beverage and snack service.
-"Do you have wheels?" -- Customer who, when questioned as to what type of wheels, replied, "You know! Wheels!"

2002-04-11T20:09:00.000-05:00

lol you guys are gonna laugh at this . . . but I'm so happy! Well maybe not that happy, but still, doing calc homework is fun. Every time we turn in all the homework (and I have to do a few chapters the night before) I have a lot of fun doing the math. I think it's because when I go back and do all the old stuff, I don't remember the stuff, but I can derive the formulas and junk by using logic! Score for the Scheffer method! But I just thought I'd tell you guys that since I know that you care so much =). Well ok back to finishing the hundred-odd pages.

2002-04-10T21:48:00.000-05:00

Woo-hoo! I finished all my makeup work today! . . . by not finishing my timed writing . . . but anyhow. The audition was quite short. I only played one of the two required scales and he only had me play the first page of the concerto. So I dunno how I did of course.

Heh, visitor number one hundred eh? Go Lauren! =) Lessee . . . if this pace keeps up . . . by the end of the year I might have more than 300, maybe even 400! Cool =).

I wonder how I did on that chem test. It seemed almost absurdly easy, but . . . *shrug* some other people said it was hard. I mean, there were no real calculations, just seeing if the rate doubled, or quadrupled, or in one case got multiplied by 1.5 :-p

Wish I had more time to prepare for UIL . . . don't know if we'll make it to state this time, since we only made it by a couple points last year, and this year . . . well . . .we'll see I suppose.

Lots of paragraphs today :-p Hey, I have lots of calc homework to do! Only about oh say . . . a hundred pages? Give or take twenty maybe. Yaaaaaaay!!! Anyways . . . better go do that english stuff . . . (I don't like annotations) . . .

Hey, let's put another one of those computer things. Those are fun =)
"I used to teach a high school computer class. Once I passed out some data disks and told the class, "Let's see what's on these disks." I looked up, and half the class was attempting to determine the contents of the disks by visual inspection."

2002-04-09T21:30:00.000-05:00

Hmm . . . didn't blog yesterday. You know, now that I think about it, I did think about blogging yesterday, but then I decided not to since I was too lazy :-p Of course homework was just another excuse =).

Another fun fun day at school *rolls eyes* Hmm . . . don't know what else to say, since I pretty much left all my train of thought at Lauren's blog . . .ooh I know. Auditions are tomorrow night for GDYO, and I am so not prepared. Although my definition of not prepared is better than some people's definition of prepared (like all those people practicing for all-region or solo/ensemble the week before :-p).

Customer: "I'm having trouble installing Microsoft Word."
Tech Support: "Tell me what you've done."
Customer: "I typed 'A:SETUP'."
Tech Support: "Ma'am, remove the disk and tell me what it says."
Customer: "It says '[PC manufacturer] Restore and Recovery disk'."
Tech Support: "Insert the MS Word setup disk."
Customer: "What?"
Tech Support: "Did you buy MS word?"
Customer "No..."

2002-04-06T21:54:00.000-06:00

Woohoo! :-p Since I was with Gina and Alex programming today, we got first team (overall, programming, and written)! But the cool thing is that I got a 188 on my written test out of 200, and thereby tied for third with Alex. So I got an individual thingy!

Oh, also, our UIL math "team" made it to region on the wild card . . . so . . . that's quite sad, if our scores were the best after the first place people in the whole region . . . but yay! I get a chance for an individual one this time! (I got 4th at district :-p).

Wow, interesting site Lauren =).

"It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
Now that is funny =)

2002-04-05T21:28:00.000-06:00

Ehh . . . not too bad of a day I guess. Other than getting berated and picked on by most of the comp sci team :-p but I figure that I get what I dish out. Lessee, gina and them got 1st, we got 5th, and basically tied with XY(Preston)'s team, who we beat by .9 out of 200. And they should have gotten a couple more points so . . . ya. Our team's written scores were pretty sad, being the lowest out of all four teams. However, we beat all the other teams in programming so . . . I guess the two scores don't necessarily correlate. Since that was really my whole day (and I still have a practice test to do), I'm off . . .

"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." - Jimi Hendrix
Not exactly the person I want to quote, but . . . I like it :-p

2002-04-04T21:38:00.000-06:00

Woo-hoo! End of the week, and two computer science competitions in the next two days! Fun fun =). And just to mix things up, competing with two different teams, which makes it all the more interesting. Which reminds me.

Ya, I'm probably dead if she reads this, but it's hard to be around Ananya. The whole situation is all too familiar to the one with Laura, except that I haven't gone out with Ananya. However, that pretty much ended up being a minor detail. The main difference is that while I gave Laura what was probably too much attention, Ananya wants that much attention, and I gave it to her. For a time. After that, I think I probably subconsciously realized it, and for some reason, I started turning away. And just now am able to explain it in words. The amount of attention she requires is so high, that now I have reverted to the other extreme, and am practically ignoring her. Of course, I still don't know what to do, which doesn't help the problem. So . . . that's the one thing that is bad in my life right now.

"Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century." - Perelman
Hmm . . . I hope to get most of that done before I'm an adult, but of course, learning is never a bad thing.

2002-04-03T22:02:00.000-06:00

Well I feel slightly guilty for not writing yesterday . . . slightly. What was I doing yesterday . . . dunno. Oh well. Today my left eye was (and still is) itching; quite annoying. Comp sci was interesting, what with Mr. A being gone. However, before he left, he managed to ghost my computer, and I hadn't backed up all the session 6 stuff yet. *mutters* So I'm behind now. And lessee, I guess I'll do chem 2m morning, and french hopefully too. Too tired today, I cut practice short since I had no energy. And wow, that's a bunch of random thoughts.

Hey, West Point sent me a brochure. I wonder if they expect me to actually respond. I suppose I should respond to some of these things so I can get "more information". Oh well.

Hm, I've noticed that I'm getting more sarcastic and aloof by the day. I don't think I've been this distant since last year . . . and the fact that I'm observing it objectively also proves it. lol it's so sad that I don't feel concern, but instead I feel curiosity about where I'll go next. Strange, eh? *sigh*

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Whoa . . . mind just exploded . . .

2002-04-01T18:47:00.000-06:00

April Fool's! (I'm not creative enough to come up with any funny pranks) Lessee, nobody tricked me at all this year, pity. 'Twas quite a boring day actually. Other than spending 45 minutes in comp sci to figure out that *this = env.EmptyNeighbors(pos); actually worked, and all I had to do was include the library, nothing happened. Oh well, four day week this week, and I think a three day one next (woot woot for competitions), so that's cool. Oh and the one-act won districts, so we won UIL district! For the first time (even though we won region and state last year . . .)! Err . . . enthusiasm running out . . . go team . . .

2002-03-30T21:55:00.000-06:00

Went and bought Empire Earth today . . . good game. At least from what I've seen of it today =). Starting from 500,000 BC and going to 2100 AD, it certainly has replay value. But anyways.

My grandmother came back today from Australia; she's been there for three weeks. And don't blame me for the lack of stories to tell you, since we don't get them all at once; we find out somewhat by osmosis :-p

Let's see, no easter service for me, the agnostic :-p. I guess I really should go to a church service sometime, just to see what it's like. Haven't been to one for . . . a while. Probably around the age of 11. Oh, that reminds me, have to bring that study bible to school. I guess that's all for today . . . and EE is calling me . . . I cannot resist . . .

2002-03-29T20:03:00.000-06:00

Wheeeee! Went to see E.T. today, since I either haven't seen it or if I did, I was about three :-p lol it's so cheesy! Especially the rainbow at the end that appears when the ship flies away . . . yeah. But it was still good, if nothing other than for a good laugh =). I was going to do my calc take-home test today, but . . . you know how it goes. And I've got two choices right now, practice or do calc. Neither seems particularly appealing at the moment. Hey, it's Friday isn't it. *slaps self in forehead* I've got a great sense of time . . .

"Denial ain't just a river in Europe."-Mark Twain
Seems like just a bad pun . . . but it applies to many aspects of life.

2002-03-28T16:56:00.000-06:00

*sigh of relief* Whew . . . made it through the week . . . took a bad calc test today. Usually I at least think I can do all the problems, but this time there were unexpected volume questions and even when I tried it, it was rotating around the y-axis, and that made it all confusing. So, calc average dropping . . . bad . . . Nothing else really happened today, so . . .

2002-03-27T20:57:00.000-06:00

Oy . . . so incredibly out of it . . . I ate dinner, and crawled into bed at 6, figuring that I'd just lie there for 30 minutes or something, then get up. Lo and behold, I wake up at 8, not feeling any better either. Gaaaah . . . so tired . . . oooh comments are back up . . . must wake up to do french . . . and I don't know why I'm posting, but oh well

2002-03-27T16:09:00.000-06:00

Gah . . . apparently my parents didn't know what classes I had signed up for next year, and so I showed them, and now they're (or at this moment just my mom) harping upon how I'm taking too many APs, I shouldn't do math outside of school, I'm not gonna have time, etc. First off, I can't believe my mom is telling me to do less, but second, I think I can handle it. Just need to be more organized, and I can do that if I feel the need. I think :-p Yeah, so that's my annoyance of the moment.

I was zoning out in comp sci today, and I made the same mistake on two quizzes . . . must remember, the Environment class gets the info from a data file! . . . stupid case study . . .

Two tests tomorrow, and I have to practice too, I didn't yesterday 'cause of the research paper, and I have auditions coming up in a couple weeks, so if I don't today . . . that could be bad . . . err . . . guess that's it for now . . .

2002-03-27T00:36:00.000-06:00

Whoa, didn't know those posts went out that far . . . . oh well . . . but I'm done with my research paper! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

2002-03-26T20:24:00.000-06:00

I should have known better than to even check my e-mail . . . as I have a research paper to do . . . figures I'd get distracted and start working on the blog. Well at least I got the comments somewhat working and the counter thing is there, although I'm visitor 1-8 on this blog :-p. Ok, away to the research paper . . .

2002-03-25T22:53:00.000-06:00

Looks like I'll have to learn HTML to start messing with this . . . fun! Btw, if anyone has any advice . . . =)

2002-03-25T22:40:00.000-06:00

Hmm, this blog thing is interesting. Although I'm sure that nobody is that interested in my life to actually read this stuff, I figured I'd just make one and if I ever decide to actually use it, hey, it's already here. Ok, let's see if this post works . . . :-p