i used to hate it in my college classes (particularly one freshmen year class where “D is for diploma” couldn’t have been more true…) when the professor would, in the middle of a proof, say “…and the rest is trivial” and stop explaining everything. i hated when professors glossed over things because hey, this […]
Entries from February 2006
“superior” knowledge and patience
February 28th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: General
big changes coming
February 25th, 2006 · 7 Comments
so i did it.
for those of you who’ve been keeping track, the past 2 years haven’t been the greatest for me. here’s what i’ve accomplished:
broke 2 IBM keyboards (popped off keys cannot be popped back in place), popped off 3 Dell keys
picked up a propensity to curse, only when related to one thing
picked up […]
Tags: General
snowboarding
February 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment
went snowboarding for the very first time this weekend! never been skiing/snowboarding before in my life before this! (ok… so i did go “skiing” when i was 6 at my cousin’s wedding/family reunion. but i was so little and so crappy at it that all i remember was “sledding” on the skis in […]
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ice cream solves everything
February 15th, 2006 · 3 Comments
after another crappy crappy situation, i was sooo incredibly frustrated last night. nearly broke my cell phone on the way home tossing it against my windshield. no phone calls went through, stupid reception! but that phone is the most durable thing i’ve ever seen!!
my parents decided to make the long trek to […]
Tags: General
level of frustration
February 14th, 2006 · No Comments
normal level of frustration:
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my level of frustration:
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fuck sam. (anyone watch desperate housewives?)
Tags: General
education, schmeducation
February 13th, 2006 · No Comments
got to thinking about education and how what we learn in school translates to the real world. does it really translate? here’s a list of thoroughly useless things i learned throughout school… let me know if you’ve found a real life application for the information.
Geography - Still haven’t found any use for my […]
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gingivectomy!
February 9th, 2006 · 2 Comments
so after every visit to the dentist, i usually come back and google/wikipedia things to learn a bit more about what occurred with my teeth.
so the tooth i got root canal-ed was my 12 year molar… i got them when i was 16, what a misnomer! (so i’m a bit slow…) they actually haven’t […]
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it’s tough being normal…
February 8th, 2006 · 3 Comments
for work, i had to email my manager one “interesting fact” about myself by noon today for our meeting.
dude, that was so hard! i couldn’t think of anything interesting. my coworker IMed and wanted to collaborate and make something clever up. i was totally useless. (he had some pretty funny ideas […]
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‘Car-chase capital’ deploys new weapon — GPS gum balls
February 7th, 2006 · No Comments
Tuesday, February 7, 2006; Posted: 9:18 a.m. EST (14:18 GMT)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — The car chase capital of the world is going high-tech to end dangerous pursuits across Southern California.
Police Chief William J. Bratton unveiled a strange new weapon in the police department’s strategy to halt high-speed pursuits — adhesive darts with a global […]
Tags: Amusing News
absentminded me…
February 6th, 2006 · No Comments
i just noticed i wore sneakers to work today
… 2 hours after i left. baaah! in the mornings, i’m so unaware of everything! i remember once in high school, i actually put on 2 different shoes and drove to pick up a friend. when i got out of the car to […]
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