“In this great year of 1870, under her majesty, Queen Victoria, the Royal Navy introduces a new design, a new level in naval ships. We present, the HMS Devastation!” The crowd erupted in applause at the words of the announcer, looking at the marvel sitting in dock.“A capital ship unlike any before, this ironclad possesses […]
I’m writing my story blog right now. Coming atcha in a few. Meanwhile, other stuff in my life.So Taylor’s getting new computers next year (they replace every 5 yrs or something, so Mrs. George told me). We looked at them; IBM, blah blah blah… but wait! It has a… DVD DRIVE!!!!! Looks like productivity is […]
If only it were that easy.I, once again, have set myself into a positive feedback loop after taking an ill-advised nap a day or two ago. Darn me and my tiredness at times other than between 10 and 12 at night. Might as well make the best of it and keep you fine folk up […]
It’s funny how psychology concepts pop up in life; particularly, I’ve been recently struck by my personal experiences with the above.If you don’t know, obedience is basically when you follow the directions of an authoritative figure (surprise, right), and apparently has been much studied in psychology (for a particularly interesting example, ask Fairley about the […]
Today’s Lesson:[Time mouth feels disgusting] = [Time playing tuba] ^ 5 With a bit of help from Miss Julie, I am going to begin my story blog again very soon. I’ll post again when that happens. This time, I’ll make an actual effort to start something that makes sense and might go somewhere. So I […]
I must say, this being well-rested thing really has me perturbed. True, it’s not a bad thing at all. I mean, if we grow more when we’re sleeping, I could use a couple more inches; while it won’t help my shot ‘ne, it’s still a benefit in basketball. On the otherhand, I’m back to not […]
So this job (I may have mentioned this about a thousand times, but my job is to write a scheduler/database for dog groomers across the street from Taylor. I get to work from home, make my own hours, and the offer is pretty high.) is finally getting off the ground. I had another client meeting, […]
So, like many, most of my past summers have been pretty boring. I mean, being out of school is awesome and all, but it’s not like we’re really doing ‘nething at all. You can only see your friends so much, and summer jobs usually aren’t the most thrilling. So while there’s absolutely no reason for […]
Short version: I (my mom) paid $200 so that I could fly to Cincinnati, write 1 program, answer 12 multiple-choice question, play Axis & Allies for 8 hrs, and then fly back. Long version: So I skipped most of the 2nd day of DI training to catch a plane with the rest of the Taylor […]
What a ride. From being a DI to a Magic-playing Physics teacher, to having more blowoff classes than real classes, to AP Psychology, to the New York Trip, to 2nd place TCEA State, to actually making Region Band, to playing basketball with my US History teacher, to watching the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina, to taking […]