Tuesday, July 01, 2003

Moving day! So tommorrow I am moving all my stuff to a storage locker.  Did I mention that I hate moving.  But I get to go to England in 5 days.  So that makes up for it. 8:27:40 PM    Talk to me! []

Thursday, June 26, 2003

Talk about intense So I went to Cedar Point last weekend, on friday to be exact.  Let me tell you, it was one hell of a time.  Where else can you accellerate to 120mph and fly 420 feet in the air in a matter of seconds.  When Top Thrill Dragster stopped, everyone on the ride was shaking.  It took about 5 minutes before we even realized what had happened,  It was one of the most intense times you can have.  If you ever have a chance to go to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, take it. (this has not been a paid advertisement for cedar point)  9:28:23 PM    Talk to me! []

Anyone need some software? So I'm selling A new version of MS Office standard to support my Europe trip.  If anyone needs a legal copy, check it out.  :-) 6:29:21 PM    Talk to me! []

Monday, June 23, 2003

And CSI didn't even come on!!! So I'm watching TNN, waiting for CSI to come on, and wrestling is finishing up.  Now I knew wrestling was fake, but this was crazy.  People are "hitting" each other, only it is so obviosly not even touching them on some hits, and lightly tapping on others.  Then some guy gets "unmasked"  As the announcers proclaim on the grotesqueness of his face,  Except his face had black paint on it, and that is all.  All I can say is wow. 11:14:28 PM    Talk to me! []

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Sky, here I come.... Well kids, I'm off to America's Roller Coast.  Thats right, the only place in Ohio that Michigan peeps think is worth going to, Cedar Point.  Expensive as hell, bad food, long lines, but the best Roller Coasters on the planet.  I mean come on, does this not look cool or what? 6:26:23 PM    Talk to me! []

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

On my life, and how long I will spend in college... So I just found out that in order to have the IT specialization I want, I would have to graduate in Fall 2004.  I was planning on graduating in Spring of 04.  I don't need this specialization, I can graduate with my marketing degree in the spring, with no problem, in fact, my life would be much simpler.  Basically my last two semesters would only have 3 required classes, and one whatever class. Maybe it would help if I backed up a bit... I am currently a Senior (going into my forth year) Marketing Major.  I came into college with 11 credits, and I've taken classes every semester in college, summer included.  This has let me keep my course load down to a minimum each semester, allowing me to work to pay for school, and do extracurricular activities I enjoy. I also own a small business, a tech solutions company.  I do everything from Video Conferencing to networking, to web design, to general tech stuff; right now I'm implementing a paperless office solution for a client.  This, and previously a commission sales job is what has paid for school, rent, etc. Up until recently, I assumed that I'd graduate school, and join the rat race of looking for a job.  Lately, I've decided that while I probably will do some interviewing, I'm not going to worry too much about finding a job.  If I get a really good offer from a company I'd be excited to work with, then I might join the 9-5 crew.  If not, I'll just continue on in my business, expanding it, and trying to make it work full time. Which brings us to the IT specialization.  Originally I was going to add Telecommunications as a major, then I decided to add this when it recently became available.  I have a lot of tech experience, and I mean a lot for a 21 year old.  I've done tech work that most people don't even understand when I explain it to them, and sometimes when I show them.  However, the only piece of paper I have to show for it is an expired CNA (Certified Novell Administrator).  It seemed like a good idea to have something degree wise to back up my real world experience.  Still does.  However, if I don't go in the corporate world, this matters a whole lot less. I don't think that I am going to stick around for the IT specialization.  I can always go back to school for a masters in IT if needs be.  As much I love college, I don't want to extend it for what amounts to one class.  Ya, the reason you can't graduate till Fall 2004;  They can't run a class needed until then because of budget cuts.  But that is a while separate rant all together. Thanks for listening, looks like I figured things out.  I love this blog thing. 9:59:21 PM    Talk to me! []

Monday, June 16, 2003

Summer Smiles Bird through the air Gliding on the breeze Wind through the trees Rustling leaves Water through the brook Ripples in the pond Butterflys on the wing Vibrant colors displayed Kites in the air Loops all abound Children in the playground Screams of delight on the toungue Summer is here Smiles everywhere 10:48:34 PM    Talk to me! []

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

On Sleep..... I have what you could call a love hate relationship with sleep.  On the one hand, I am a college student, and like all college students, one of my favorite past times is catching some zzzzz’s.  On the other hand, it takes me forever to get to sleep, and that is where the hate comes in. Its not that I’m never tired, in fact when I go to bed I’m usually very tired.  It’s that I think too much.  From the second my head hits the pillow, my mind starts running full steam.  Generally there are three streams of thought, so to speak.  I have what ever I am actively thinking of, problems to solve, things to plan, whatever.  There is also a song which runs through my head in the background, something I heard that day, or one of my favorite songs.  Then there is background stream of thought, which is almost transparent, but still there.  This is seemingly entirely random words or phrases, however, when I bring that stream of thought to the front, so to speak, and “listen” to the “random” words and phrases, I can almost instantly link them to something that happened that day.  It’s almost as if that third stream is my subconscious beginning to dream, although I’m not quite sure that happens.             It’s that third stream that I find most intriguing.  When I think on my dreams, usually they are based off of something that happened, or that I saw or heard that day, or very recently.  I can almost always figure out what my dreams are based on.  This third stream of thought is the same way.  This stream doesn’t start right away, but rather a bit after I’ve laid down, when my mind has had a change to relax somewhat.  It almost seems as this is the beginning of the sleep process.  As if my mind is already beginning to assimilate everything that happened that day, which, as I understand it, is what dreaming does.             Unfortunately, even though the dreaming process may begin early, I still am exhausted when I wake up.  J 9:45:06 PM    Talk to me! []

A poem from the other side of the pond. NIGHT POACHERS   Full moon bold as a cry. Clean as new ice.   Two men running noiseless across frozen fields.   Gin traps in canvas bags rattle like teeth.   They fall laughing in clouds into the lee of a wall.   A dog barks; a man calls. The sounds curl away.   The men sleep wrapped around their prey like lovers.  Dick Jones' Patteran Pages] 7:29:11 PM    Talk to me! []

How stupid am I, and how to make a good tv show.... So I watched tv today, and rather then lowering my IQ, I actually figured out what it is!  According to FOX( to be fair, they did have a mensa guy and a guy who actually writes the test working for them), I have an IQ of 129.  I'm not sure how totally valid this is, as their scale only went up to 135 (at least in the 2 seconds they gave you to look at it thats what I saw), but some guy in the audience had a 138, go figure.  And now, just in case anyone from FOX or any other network might actually read this (ya right), here is what you DON'T want to do when creating an interactive TV show: 1:When asking the audience at home to Participate in a times manner, TIME IT RIGHT.  Before every set of questions, there would be a example question.  The web version we used at home would be timed at 30 seconds for example, and you can't speed up, but they would spend 10 seconds on it on the show, and then immediately go to the questions.  As a result, I had to mute the tv to not get ahead of myself, AND missed part of the talk after the question set, which I assume they wanted me to watch. 2: When presenting something that is crucially important to the show, such as the grading scale, leave it on the screen longer than 2 seconds.  I don't want to just glance at my conversion, I want to see what I could have gotten had I answered one more right, one more wrong, or been 15 years older(You get bonus points for being older!)  3: Actually use the web to its full potential!  Once the show is over, you should immedietly be able to access the grading scale and all other fun facts online.  Not tommorrow, as the host so elliquently put it.  If I took the test online, I should have a page with my score, and comparisions to others, like the show did. Not only will this make me less mad at your network, but it creates buzz.  I can post in my weblog a link to my score page.  That page will give FOX facetime, as well as the ability to promote other shows.  Its a win-win for all. Thats all I can think of for now.  Stay tuned for more!  :-) 12:00:40 AM    Talk to me! []

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