cmptrnrd16

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:25:40 GMT

Dear Journal,
I just want to let you know how incredibly happy I am with my life right now so that if I ever come back and read you I will know that I was as happy back then as I will be in the future. And this isn't a "I am graduating in a week and about to make a boat load of money" kind of happy it is a "finally found a girl who I didn't just settle for who is also, a) hotter than me, b) smaller than me, c) smarter than me, and d) way cooler than me" kind of happy. I guess it isn't just those things, but not going to really go into all the deep meaningful compatibility and attachment stuff because obviously that is there first and foremost.

Future self, you better be as awesome and as happy as you were when this was written.

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:50:39 GMT

Oh hi journal. My fingers need a work out. This semester is certifiably worthless to me. It seems like I never go to class, and have already had several class periods canceled both in the past and scheduled cancellations in the future. I have just as many hours as I have the past several semesters, but 2 night classes and a class that is taught through online tutorials means that I really only attend one class period per day and only have meetings on 2 nights. The resulting free time has enabled me to do a great deal of nothing. I wake up every day around noon and am actually up, showered, and fed by about 1 or 1:30 where 3 of the 5 days of the school week I actually have to rush off for class. It seems my sleep schedule is going to screw me over when I start my job. Somewhat related to sleeping I noticed that on my twitter stats I have no tweets between 4 and 5 am. I guess I am usually in bed by 330 or 345. What the hell do I do that late?

I have fallen back into my caffeine addiction and I believe consequently the headaches I used to get a bunch are lingering. My legs are more bouncy and I stay up much later than I have before. I also find myself taking 5-6pm naps more nights than not. Part of it was because soda is too expensive to by in anything less than a 24 pack so I have a constant supply of Dew to fuel the habit. That and I have invested in some double extreme chocolate overloaded brownie fudge monstrosity ice cream. It is delicious, but I guess that is just the addict talking.

My housemate who has did not spend a single night in our house last semester has spent pretty much every non-class moment moping around our family room watching TV non stop. Thankfully he was absent on Monday night for my TV marathon (more on that in a bit). I usually love gossip in any form possible, but due to the nature of the person being gossiped about in this case I have shown decidedly less interest in finding out all the details of his sudden seemingly permanent presence. I am sure my twitter would have much more information about this except for the fact that I have my facebook status automatically match whatever my most recent tweet is. This is a far more read status and thus I would have to deal with all the people asking me about it or wondering why I don't just ask people what is up instead of stalking their habits. I suppose it is worth mentioning that the rumored "straw that broke the camels back" was that she kicked him out of bed for snoring...or maybe it was her that left...not sure but still funny. I don't find either of them attractive so I am not sure who's loss that is.

So I said I was going to talk about my Monday night TV watching marathon but I really don't feel like talking about it. Most people know by now what shoes I watch. If you don't you probably haven't been around me in a long time. If you really must know just text me or something.

Odd thought, I tell people to text me all the time, but what I really mean by that is to message me in any method that will reach my cellphone. So I guess that means "don't use USPS" And on that note wtf @ newegg for giving me a bogus tracking number. However, I am just going to go ahead and blame DHL for that one because well, NewEgg is flawless of course. And while we are on that note I guess I must mention that my brand loyalty is constantly in a state of limbo. Under Armour is 10 days away from releasing their new running shoes and I am sooooo tempted to buy them. I think the best way to prevent myself from doing so is to buy a new pair of Nikes. I think I have my eyes on the Impax 3. Only 1 of the two pairs of shox I have had I actually felt were good shoes, but I have left that poor design behind me and will stay with the swoosh until further notice.

My music tastes have certainly changed over the past several months. I slowly went from a more mellow rock scene to metal and guitar solos and now I am blending in a lot of music I hear on TV shows with much more Top 40 moving out of "guilty pleasure" and into "regular rotation". Sometimes a poppy catchy song is just what I am in the mood for, although I make sure (for last.fm status sake) to not overload on any one song for any extended period of time.

If we have a party tomorrow I am going to expand my sophisticated drinking goal by getting some vodka made from grapes and trying out some cocktails that look absolutely delicious.

I keep looking at my bank account and thinking that I am running out of money with my more expensive tastes. Then I realize that a) tax return and b) full time job are both in the relatively near future. I mean if I spend less then a thousand dollars a month I will make it till the end of school just fine. I hope that can't be too hard to due with school paid off and my parents still paying my car insurance. Rent, utilities, food, gas, cellphone, and stuff to keep me happy? Hopefully the sum of all those is less than 1k per 30 days. Can't wait till my hiring bonus on my first check...although it will probably all go to pay off loans. Bummer.

In closing: headphone and dark rooms are the most zen thing ever.

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:36:56 GMT

Dear Diary,
Oh, how I have neglected you. You (or the others before you) used to be like my own child. I would care for you, attend to you, and nurture you. Now it seems like the only reason I keep you around is my own stalkerish social gains. I suppose this is a reunion of sorts. I don't really have high hopes for prolonged union but this brief stint of friendship (and brief I mean probably just tonight) feels warranted by the recognition of my inability to commit for any extended period of time. You were probably my second to last favorite, but only because xanga smelled like dying fetus. Really, I think people only like you because they can lock there pathetic lives from the outside world. I don't think I have ever (or would ever) use that feature of yours. I am important enough that should I take the time to write something on The Internet, the entire world should stop and read it. But right now, I don't really feel like sharing with the world what it feels like to wake up in the morning and piss excellence. No, instead I will just let you piss off until I decided you are able to entertain me again.

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:44:29 GMT

Apparently take with food means "take with more than just a cup of yogurt". I have started taking vitamins because I feel my diet is rather lacking in providing me nutritional stuff. Most of this is because I am too lazy to go buy good food so when I get hungry I feast on things like fast food and pizza. I suppose I should be greatful for my metabolism or else I would probably would have to buy new pants. Actually I should buy new pants anyway. It seems I only ever have one pair of jeans with out holes in them because I wear them for a year straight until they get holes at which point I buy a new pair. If I were to buy two pairs at a time I would be able switch off throughout the year so each pair should effectively last 2 years. This still comes down to buying to same number of pants per year but at least I would have some choice on what type of pants to wear when one gets dirty.

I got my new toy in the mail today. But I feel bad because I am buying stuff for myself but I still have to get my girlfriend a birthday present (her birthday was last week). Hopefully that doesn't make me a terrible person. Hopefully I will not have to buy any more harddrive space for a long long time. I will have 1.25 terrabytes of space in this computer, and don't really plan on filling it up any time soon. I don't really like to delete anything and I was starting to have to do that so this will be good. I might re-install vista so I can have all of my programs installed on a seperate drive for faster access. Maybe I will just do that with my games. Who knows.

Why am I up so early?

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:26:30 GMT

I promise to limit my complaining to a minimum. That being said, I have been waking up way too early. I set my alarm 10 minutes early for most of the week because I needed to get up earlier to take a shower (seriously?) and didn't feel like being a dick because Andy tries to stay in bed till the last possible second before pissing his pants. This does not provide him enough time to run downstairs to use a different bathroom (plus, and I don't blame him, the floor is quit cold in the mornings down there) and I don't think having him run by and hear the shower running would be any kinder to his bladder control. So, I wake up 10 minutes earlier to get a quick shower. I think this helps me wake up a little bit, but I don't think that helps in the long term. Now 10 minutes shouldn't be that big a difference in sleep time, but I have an odd suspiscion that my biological clock has not quite caught up to the change yet. That does have a big factor on how long I am able to stay up. Furthermore, on Friday morning I had to get up at 6:30 to drive the hour and a half back to school because I visited my girlfriend for her birthday/v-day. Then this morning I had to get up at 5:30 to get ready and go to my hockey game.

Last week I did not eat anything before my 7am game (two weeks in a row, what the hell?) and I paid the price...or maybe I am just out of shape. So this morning I ate some yogurt. Turns out I paid the price for that one in almost puking my guts out in the middle of the second period. luckily I was able to keep it down long enough to start breathing again. Hopefully I can avoid that later today.

My final 3 games this weekend are against the 3 best teams in the league, so we probably won't stand a chance or score any goals. It is frusturating because while some of the players on our team have skill and a lot of hockey knowledge, some kids play as if they have never seen a hockey game before and have just recently learned how to skate. We can't put all the bad players on the same line because that would suck for the goalie, but a lot of times it feels as if we are playing a 3 v 4 game and we get killed because of it. Then again, we probably wouldn't have enough players to play a game if we got rid of the kids who can't play.

NASCAR Sprint Cup starts tomorrow with 50th running of the Daytona 500. I have a game at the begining which sucks, but hopefully I will be home in time to see anything good that might happen. Then I have to drive back to school. I feel pretty busy lately. And I don't think that is going to change at all before the end of the semester. I need a single day of just relaxation. Preferably a saturday where I can just sit down, listen to music and play video games for an extended length of time.

I have been distracting my mind lately with reading. I am still a good 3,000 pages away from finishing the series I am reading (dark tower by Stephen King) but it is written so well and I already have 2,000 pages or so invested so I can't just stop now. I have tried to read it in between things I am doing just to let my mind escape to something that ins't TV or video games. I should read now but I am probably going to nap for the hour and a half I have before I have to leave for hockey again. I will probably be crazy sore tonight, but I think I might go hang out with Garrett if he gambles all his money away before I fall asleep (which hopefully will be early tonight).

Killing Time before Class

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:21:38 GMT

I woke up this morning promising myself that I would A) work out and B) start on my homework assignment for next Wednesday. Instead I slept it, watched Reno, played Titan Quest, and did some dishes. And I have mentally planned ot the rest of my day and it doesn't seem to include any homework at all. I suppose I do have to more formally write up my project proposal for my software engineering class. Hopefully that will be mostly going through the motions and not actually require any thought. My propsoal is to modify the open source program called Songbird and add a few features that I like in iTunes. I realize a lot of that has already been done, so we will see if I can get it approved on promises that I won't steal code from other people. I think it will be an intersting project. It will suck however when I start to have all three of my programing classes with homework at the same time. Interesting it shall be.

I was a bad boy just now. Before writing this I cleaned up the kitchen a little bit, but in the process stole someone's chocolate. I am going to guess it is Joe's, and he never a) eats most of the stuff he has or B) notices when other do, so I suppose I am in the clear. Unless he reads this of course, *crosses fingers*. Speaking of roommates, there have been a crazy amount of dirty dishes that sit in the sink for a long time. I have had to clean dishes that I didn't use in order to cook at least twice in the 2 days I have been back. I don't think I ever had to do that first semester. They seem to be really lazy about cleaning their stuff, and more and more stuff is piling up all over the kitchen. I kindof just want to pile it all on the floor in the corner and see if anyone a) notices or b) cleans it up. My doubt is they would clean it up and complain about it, but a pile in the corner would be just as organized as the clusterfuck we have now.

I have the song Wine Red by the Hush Sound stuck in my head and have listened to it at least 4 times in the last two days. I have also started listening to all my music. I have thousands of songs that I have never heard for whatever reason. I guess I just get a CD for one or two songs and never really listen to the rest. Well turns out I have missed out on a lot of stuff, and have forgotten about a lot of stuff I used to really like. I have changed my party shuffle to include all songs even if they aren't rated in attempts to expand my musical tastes and get a few new songs in the rotation.

This weekend I think I need to practice some soccer, some basketball, and finish my homework. Maybe I will get in a few games of COH with Joe because I finally got it working but he hasn't wanted to play (even though he was the one who was on my back to get it working the other day...so whatev).

Anyway, I need to get ready for class and chill out to the next few songs. Latas.

In the immortal words of the Doors, The time to hesitate is through.

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:21:36 GMT

So the past weeks I have accomplished more than I have in an entire semester of school, yet I still feel like I haven't done anything. My ass hurts from sitting around for pretty much 24 hours a day. I stand up to go piss and play guitar hero, but that really isn't enough to comfort the ache. I figued that not having the best chair to sit in all day would discourage me from this lazy spell, but unfortunetly I have founds on my computer to entertain me to no end. I have played at least 5 or 6 different games, and am currently trying to catch up with Friday Night Lights and Battlestar Galactica. No short task by any means. I have 8 more episodes for FNL and 3 whole season on BSG. That should fill the rest of my break right there. But I also find it necceary to trudge through Portal, Half-life 2, and Titan Quest on legendary while also pratcing my team building skill with a few sessions of Team Fortress 2. Not to mention I also want to beat Rainbow Six Vegas and frag away on Goldeneye Source. Oh, and I will probably go to the store today to finally get the expansion for Company of Heroes so I can play with my roommates. There just aren't enough hours in the day to do all that while still talking to my friends, posting on message boards, making out with my girlfriend, reading my book, and managing my fantasy hockey team (which is a story in and of itself).

Summary: I haven't had this much stuff to do at once in probably my entire life. If I could multitaks then it might go a little faster, but I want to do all this stuff and can only manage one thing at a time.

Christmas was awesome. Not terribly eventful. I think I was the least excited I have ever been about Christmas. It didn't really register that it was Christmas until I went to my aunts house and saw all my relatives wearing christmas ties and sweaters. That or anytime I went over to my girlfriends house. As she so adequetly put it, Santa vomited all over her house. It really was a crazy amount of decorations. Speaking of girlfriends. Mine made me watch highschool musical on christmas. I think there is a rule somewhere that watching highschool musical for someone else is worth double browing points. Not to mention I also sit through the admitedly cute Enchanted. Damn you Disney and your addicting musicals. I guess I should just consider myself lucky that I didn't have to watch the "Sing along" version of the movie. I might have died a little more than normal on that day.

I guess it is safe to say that no one ruined Christmas despite attempting to.

Anyway. I am going...well...I am saying that I am going. I probably won't be actually going anywhere. Bleh. I need to get out of the house. It is sunny. It might be good for my skin afterall. I wonder if it is short sleeve weather yet. Doubtufl. Latas.

The end is near

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:34:46 GMT

So even though I have a lot of stuff left to do before the semester is over, it seems that it has been nicely chuncked into convient blocks of what needs to be done. And these blocks are nicely spaced out so that I don't have any two do in the same time period. Granted I don't have a lot of time to do any one of the things, but at least I can do them in the order they are due and not have to worry about juggling more than one at the same time. I can start one project and then move on to the next once I have one finished. Tuesday and Wednessday are going to be spent entirely on my comp-sci project with my roommate. It is a bit last minute, but I think we if we really sit down and work things out and then split up what needs to be coded it should go rather quickly. If the project doesn't meet every single last requirment I don't think it will matter that much. I should be able to nail the final and sneak out with an A. If not, I might just have to lobby for a few extra bonus points or something, because some silly mistakes on the last homework got my perfectly working program a B because I didn't format the code exactly how it was suppose to be.

After that I have a very simple psych assignment that might actually be fun to do, and an english paper. Both of those are due on monday, but neither should be that challenging and english pretty much requires 5 pages of words to get an A++ or better, so I am not too worried about that. CompE test will be hard but fair and studying will most definetly be the order of monday night. Then, after that I am all but free. I have a few tests left I suppose but I don't really count tests as a big deal. I mean I know they are, and I will have to study, but studying for tests doesn't stress me out like having to do homework assignments and projects. I am not sure why, but they just don't bother me at all.

Finally I have a compE final project due two weeks from friday, so we will have plenty of time to get together and whip something out. My group members are both overachievers and will not let me down on that one at all. Then I am done and it is time for break.

It feels kindof awkward to be talking about break when it still sortof feels like I am on one. I did just write a four page paper after going to all of my classes today, but I also did a lot of goofing around and playing guitar hero much to the dismay of my other half. I feel bad that I sometimes choose other people over her when I went attention, but I also feel that sometimes she overreacts about me dividing my attention. I don't know if it is just because our relationship lacks drama or what. I guess it comes down to timing. I know that sometimes I just really want to be paid attention too and when I am not I get a little upset or frustrated. I suppose she feels the same way. It is just hard for me sometimes to recognize that, or even be able to pay more attention with all the distractions around me even if I do recognize it. I try...or at least I tell myself that I try, but I can't get it right all the time.

In other news, I bought a new game on black friday because it was half price. Actually it was 5 games, but when I first installed it none of them worked. I found a fix that was suppose to make them work, but now only two of them work. I don't know what I am doing wrong. It might be because I am using vista. I have googled for solutions and found a bunch of different things to try. One of them worked for two of the games, but then the other three still have problems. It seems that a lot of people had problems when the orginal game came out in 2004, and it seems strange that the developer would not fix the problem 3 years later. I sent in a detailed report of my error and am waiting to hear back from tech support. Maybe a call is in order.

On a side note, I just rolled over some dry berries with my desk chair and now their is stick shit all over my bedroom floor. I will have to remind myself tomorrow to clean it up. I just have to make sure not to get distracted from starting on my compsci project. Guitar Hero 3 is one of the most fun games I have played since...well...guitar hero 2 maybe. Or maybe not, but it is still a fantastic and addicting game. I have am so close to beating it on hard that it hurts. I didn't think I would be able to beat 6 other songs on hard though and I was able to come through and best those suckers, but the last one is different in that it is a battle and stragety plays a big part. I just hate when there is no room for error. I think it takes a bit of the fun out of games. I am not really a perfectionist (although people will say that I think I am perfect) and as a result I have troubles striving to be perfect in games. I like being really good to the point where it is still fun.

I really need a shower. And I need to shave. I think I will set my alarm early for tomorrow so I can get up, shower, shave, and make cinnimon rolls for breakfast. Yummy Yummy yummy. Goodnight.

oops

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:37:02 GMT

I just ate some lunch meat that had been in my fridge for probably way too long. It really didn't smell that bad. Maybe a little funny. I figured it has engough perservatives in it to not kill me. I am just a little worried because my stomach is very unsettled and I am getting a strong urge to vomit...

In other news I now only have some snack food, pancake batter, and chilli in a can to eat for the rest of the week.

I should buy some mistletoe

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:21:55 GMT

So, this week should probably be way busier for me than it will be. I have nothing do this week at all it seems, but a few upcoming tests and major projects are looming awfully close next week. That coupled with the fact that I will be gone most of the weekend (not that I do homework on the weekend anyway) means I should probably stop playing so much titan quest (which has gotten re-addicting again (redundant?)) and start doing at least some work. Hell I could probably just pretend to do work and actually get caught up in doing the work, which will end up in nothing be good. So I will be done with my compsci class effectively next wednessday. While I will still have to take a final, I won't have any homework to do or projects to worry about. On the other hand, that means I have to finish a program I haven't even started by a week from tomorrow. Good thing it is a group assignment. That will no doubt help with motivation seeings as I don't have to do the whole thing by myself. That could also be bad, because sometimes I get a lot more work done when I am by myself. Thanksgiving break will see the creation of two more 5 page papers to wrap up two other classes effectively. The month of december is looking better and better all the time.

I need to figure out what classes I actually have to show my face for on finals week so I can plan my concert(s?) accordingly. I have a feeling I won't be going to any, but I am still curious to know the exact minute my winter break starts. I also need to buy things. I guess this year I am going to hold off being selfish (except for my cellphone, which after reading a few more reviews I am pumped to get my hands on). One person in particular might prove difficult to purchase for this season, but I feel confident that I will be able to come up with something appropriate and hopefully not to ridiculous. I guess I just have to find someone with really big feet first...(inside joke?).

Late

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:29:40 GMT

So after waaaay too much time spent on a 10 point homework I am finally ready to go to bed. There wasn't that many tick or treaters that came by, but we did get one of them to eat some prunes in order to get candy. We also managed to hand out a fair number of toothbrushes. We also exploded soda cans in the street. A slightly intoxicated roommate of mine was in charge of throwing them into the air, and I must say I feared for the life of my car a few times.

Speaking of roommates, two of them have been arguing for the past hour about what classes to take. Maybe argue is the wrong word, but they have been debating and discussing pretty much every possible way their schedule could go for next semester. I told them that is what advisement meetings are for, but apparently they weren't very prepaged for those. I think they both register for classes tomorrow which is probably why they are staying up so late tonight. Andy has 8 am classes on thursday so I have no idea why he is still up. I am proud that I was able to get all my classes and class times figured out in 15 minutes. Granted 3 of my 4 classes where only offered at one time, so it all worked out fine. Hopefully I don't get boned with bad teachers because...well...they will be the only one teaching it. Oh well, I guess what happens, happens.

I have to make my roommates dinner tomorrow. That is going to suck seeing as I have no clue what the hell to make. Suggestions are welcome. Preferably something that takes very little effort to prepare. And nothing that I have to watch cook, I struggle with the concept of putting things in the over with a timmer some times and therefore anything more difficult is a big no no. I like things that can be made in the microwave with the minute button, but something a little more advanced is doable I suppose. If all else fails I have some coupons for KFC...and c'mon, who doesn't love KFC.

Tell me what you think.

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:22:45 GMT

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:28:03 GMT

So my parents visited me tonight. My brother was down in Springfield looking at Missouri State. Anyway on their way back to St. Louis they stopped by and we went to Applebees for dinner. I ate spicy hot wings. They were suppose to be Very Hot, but I think they should be a little hotter. I am in the mood for spicy foods because I feel they help clear my sinuses and keep me from developing a cold. More importantly than going to dinner, is that they brought Halloween care packages (yes I got two, don't ask. This clearly means that I will probably not have to buy myself any food for the rest of the week. I am confident in my ability to survive to the weekend eating candy, cookies, chips and popcorn. My girlfriend will probably call me as soon as she reads this and complain about how I need to eat food because I weigh less than 100 pounds (note: I am a health 140) and that if I don't eat food I will waste away to nothingness.

Speaking of which, I will probably end up not being able to see her this weekend because my roommates would not shut up about me going to the blues game with them this friday. I actually am feeling bad as I type this because I want to see her, but it seems that will be much more difficult now that my entire weekend is essentially booked. Maybe if she is around on Sunday she can come see one of my Hockey games. I would like that. I should tell her I would like that...she would like that. That would also give me some place to shower between games, because it is a bit of a waste of gas to drive back and forth to the rink 3 times in a day. Sunday is going to suck. I will end up missing a good chunck of the NASCAR race, and more importantly I will miss the end. And with the Chase this close, that could be devistating.

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:34:13 GMT

I really need to stop drinking soda. More particularly I need to stop drinking MT. Dew. It just dawned on me that the slight bit of restless leg syndrome I have been getting even when awake might be because I have been poudning back the caffiene like no one's business. I think after I finish this last 12 pack I am going to quit cold shoulder again and start hammering back water in my 4 north mug. You might ask why the (or if) the glass I drink it out of matters, and I assure you that it does. I feel more sofisticated(sp??) drinking out of a glass with a handle then out of a plastic cup.

So today is kindof awesome

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:38:36 GMT

Things I found out today:

1) I got an A on my psych test. Granted a small curve was put in place because the teacher admits there was some hard questions. This means that by dropping the last test, doing well on this test, and getting bonus points on my first test, I now have an 89% test average, and the way the class is setup if I do all the homework I only need an 88% to get an A. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

2) I knew I was offered a job from Garmin, but I finally got around to accepting it and getting details this afternoon. $22/hour plus full furnished apartment paid for sounds like a good deal to me. Oh and it is a great company to work for.

3) I currently have a mad craving for Taco Bell.

4) My *insertreallyreallyreallycutewordtodescribeagirlfriendhere* is coming down tomorrow. Hopefully that will be incentive enough to finish my paper and start my comp-sci project. Neither should be too terribly difficult, but both will take a few hours of time, and the deadlines are coming quite rapidly.

The End.

Career Time

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:52:33 GMT

So, I was offerend a job at Garmin...I just need to call an HR rep back tomorrow and confirm it, but it looks like I am headed to good ole Oletha, KS this summer.

That is all.

More more more...

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:30:07 GMT

My girlfriend feels obliged to post everytime I do, and because I find her entries fascinating to read, I now feel obliged to post as often as possible. I don't think it is neccesarily a challenege of who can post the most, because even though I have been rather dorminat in the past year or two, highschool saw a 2-3 post per day average. I would post in the morning, during a free period at school, and then when I got home sometime that night. It wasn't that there was that much happening in my life (there really wasn't) I just had no friends other than my blog and I really really like typing. Well I like getting on a roll with my typing and just letting my hands dance across the keyboard. I feel I have neglected the beauty and comfort that is my $100 keyboard, and have thus decided that I should give it more daily loving. That means more blogs for you to read and more blogs for me to write...and hopefully more of her blogs to read as a result.

Stats?

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:16:17 GMT

This might be really weird but I just got this sudden urge to know how many of each key I type daily, or weekly, or even yearly. I wish my keyboard would keep track of all the keys I type. I know I could probably keep a keylogger, but I am not really concerned about what I type, because I could go look that up elsewhere, but just how many keys I have physically pushed. I know they test keyboards for millions of pushes to make sure they last a long time, but sometimes I wonder how close I actually get to those numbers. I think it just comes down to the fact that I am a bit of a stats whore. Not like actually calculating statistics or actually using them for anything practical, but I love knowing how many times I ahve done something. I use last.fm solely for the purpose of seeing what songs I listen to the most, and maybe detect trends. I think I even change what songs I listen to and when based on me wanting or not wanting a song to be at the top. I guess this makes me a little weird.

So I got my class schedule for next semester. I haven't actually signed up for any of the classes yet but I have never had any problems in the past getting into classes I want.
MWF:
9-10: Theater Appreciation
10-11: Networking Systems
11-12: Programing Languages
2-3: Software Programing

TTH:
2-315: Cominatorics and Graph Theory

Sooo 3 programing classes, a blowoff(I hope to god) theater class and a 300 level math course to complete my math minor. Sweet, next semester is going to be a lot more work, but work in fun classes isn't bad at all.

As it turns out, I am no longer allowed to call my girlfriend princess because she threatened to break up with me for it. Sad day.

Me=busy? The hell is wrong?

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:06:06 GMT

OK, so I don't really want to study for my test tomorrow, so I don't think I will. Ok, I will, but just not right now. I was going to go to a recitation session for a project I haven't started, but everytime I go I feel dumb for having not even started the program. I think I might skip it this time or at least go late because I don't have any of it done. Not that if I go late I will have anything completed...ah fuck it. I don't think it will be too teribbly hard. Probably a lot of work. But if I get into a groove I will probably be able to hammer it out no problem. I probably need to download some sort of IDE for my windows machine or hook my laptop up to my good keyboard and giant monitor...I want a bigger monitor actually but that is a story for another day.

So, skip the recitation, study psych, go to the ACM meeting for free pizza(even though I am actually cooking myself food right now!) and then go work on a bit of the homework I am not going to the recitation for with other people who will probably be equally as clueless about the assignment. I can always e-mail the grader later, with real questions, because frankly I don't have those yet.

My interview went very well today. The interviewer was a really nice guy, I liked talking to him. I am not too terribly excited about working anywhere but Garmin right now, but I figure I should have 1 or 2 backups in case I make a fool of myself at the next round of interviews.

Blues game isn't on TV tonight :(....guess I will actually have to study. OMG dinner is ready. Byes.

Live Journal

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:21:38 GMT

Well...I kindof hate myspace. I don't know my readers, I don't really care for their editor or the system of which you post new blogs. I feel that the notifications are the only way that people would ever check what I write, and although I know most people could care less anyway, it still makes me feel good knowing that people are at least able to read what I write. I don't feel myspace gives me that. My other main options would be blogger or Xanga, but seeing as I don't think I have ever posted on Xanag (just have a profile to read other people's stuff) and blogger seems to have gone the way of most early century .com fads...sooo my only other viable option (read: something I am already signed up for) is live journal. I know people on it, I have friends on it. I know some of my more regular readers or at least occasional readers may or may not have livejournal, so I will probably not do any of that friends only nonsense (if I was writing for just me I would probably get bored writing really fast).

Welcome new readers. If you like reading, you will like my blog. Well occasionally you will like my blog. I seem to live off the energy created by venturing down random tangents in my thoughts. I am often prompted to discuss a new subject in the middle of another subject just by looking at something interesting on my desk. For instance I could jump out of my welecoming paragraph to tell you that this evening I was putting away dishes and realized that the reason so many of them are missing from my cabinet is because they are all in my room still dirty. I have decided I am going to simply try and reuse those as much as possible so I don't ever have worry about a) washing dishes or b)...man I totally forget what B was going to be. I got sidetracked by my roommate who came in to discuss the location of our other room(house?)mates and the delicate intricacies of the new Say Anything album(s) that come out tomorrow (I assure you my copy is completely legal and no further investigation is necceasry concerning how I obtained it)

The previous weekend saw 400+ miles put on my car, and has probably neccesitated an oil change. I don't know if I should change it or not. Knowing me I am too lazy to do it myself, but I want to find a place that won't fuck me over. I thought about doing it at home, but seeing as I have 5 hockey games in the period of two days two weekends from now really shatters my hopes of having time to do that. I do need to put more oil in it though. Hopefully I will get some mad desire to do-so tomorrow. I have an interview, and need to desperately study for my psych test, because even though my teacher gave props for scoring the exact same on both of the two tests we have had so far, when the grade is a high C you don't exactly cheer and chalk one up for consitancy. Soooo study for that, interview, study for that some more, get oil for my car. And go to bed at a normal time.

So I think I started that paragraph talking about my weekend. See, sidetracked. Not my fault either. Something to do with synaptic uptake or something...ok, that is bullshit it really is my fault. But I mean no harm....WEEKEND! I need a new word for so. I keep typing it. I don't actually say so that much in real life. But in real life I don't often get to talk for this long in a row before someone tells me to shut up because they don't give two shits about what I have to say. I can talk to "her" for a long time without interuptions but somehow I don't recall the word so coming up with any surprising frequency.

Thursday-went to class, skipped an interview because they only told me about it 20 minutes before hand. I am told I don't want to work for that company anyway. Did a group project. Or at least started it because I had to get home so I could eat before skipping hockey practice to go to a meeting where I was suppose to take a quiz to get into some super geeky math honor society but it turns out they don't have the quiz anyway. Then I skipped going to my second meeting because I wanted to leave earlier for columbia to the "better half" but that turned out not happening because my partner in crime went to a thing of sorts that ended up in free social lubricant and a lot of waiting for me. Soo (there is that word again) we didn't end up leaving until almost 2 hours after intended departure. We got there fine. And things were lovely.

Friday-Errands+guitar hero+shopping+arby's+being decisive+almost being overcharged at breaktime+more shopping at the newest walmart ever+chicken fajitas and way too many tortillas+rallymotherfuckingnight+clubbing+me being an awesome dancer+taking advantage of people+hardly an sleep= one.awesome.day

Saturday-Woke up way to early only to be able to go back to sleep and be woken up still two early. Then we drove for several minutes trying to find a parking spot in a garage on campus so we could watch 5 minutes of a parade just so our respective SO's would notice that we made an effort to be alive and see them at way to early in the morning. Then getting back to my car, which I am an idiot and couldn't find for awhile(I honestly had to call someone and ask if I was going the right way). After being able to get out of the garage...ok side story. I was driving out and I see this asian lady standing in the middle of the garage waveing her arms at a car to back up. I figure they are leaving and guess the driver is new. Well the lady starts waving her arms for the driver of the car to stop, but the car doesn't stop. Luckily it was going slow enough to only hit the lady waving her arms just a bit, and after her backing up several feet the driver must have gotten the hint. Then the lady in the back starts waving her arms to the side assumingly getting the car to turn. But the car turned too much, and instantly hands were waving the other way. Never before have I seen the two person parking method fail so poorly. And mind you this was just a straight pull in spot, nothing fancy at all. I laughed, almost hit the dumb lady in the middle of the road and then proceded back to the place I was staying...all by myself, because no one else wanted to watch football with me. I actually went back to sleep for quite some time when I got home, and then upon waking up realized that I was going to be by myself for most of the day. I woke up around noon and played GH2 rocks the 80s until my hand started hurting and then proceeded to watch college football for the rest of the day. Cap of the night with dinner and B-wilds and then suffered(hehe) through and episode of private practice before crashing into bed.

Sunday-getup-eatfood-drivehome-draft behind yellow mustang gt probably driven by a hot chick-watch nascar-clearn the bathroom-drive to st. louis-Brand New Concert!-get steak 'n shake milkshakes-drive home-crash into bed again.

So that is the weekend in a slightly varying nutshell of detail. Feel free to ask me for more details on anything. I will think about if I want to tell you more or not and then get back to you within 30 business days (just like a mail in rebate)...which speaking of rebate I definetly need to go to the bank and deposit some checks.

Well...I may have had a lot more stuff to say but I have forgotten what I have and have not already said thanks to a nice hour long convo with a princess.

Almost over.

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:38:00 GMT

My week is almost over. I got a 95 on my test this morning, although I think I failed the two quizzes I took. LA homework is going to be copied tonight, and my cheat sheet for statistics is about done. Just copy a few proofs and examples and hope I don't run out of time on the test. I wish it was a group effort, then I might stand a fighting chance. I just purchased some new computer parts online. I swapped out the case last minute online, and am crossing my fingers that less money doesn't mean less quality and that I will have enough power and space to run all my stuff. ....Crap I need to buy a sata cable...Anyway. 11am can't come soon enough. My mommy is going to come pick me up from school (cute I know) and then it will be a kick ass week assuming the weather stays decent (especially on tuesday *crossing fingers*). But right now it is back to the study sheet, and finding someone to copy off of. Then blues game at 7 and going to bed early. Latas.

Hmmm

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:16:08 GMT

There are few things more disappointing and frustrating than when someone who you thought was a friend does shit behind your back to hurt you and then laughs about it in your face. God damn I feel like punching something.

Rainy Day

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:08:14 GMT

Um...live journal. Whoo hoo. I guess I am back because other cool people have it and I read there stuff. I wish I had a place to read MySpace, LJ, Blogger, facebook, RSS, and anything else all in one spot. Hmmm Maybe I should write a program for that...doubtufl.

Most of my blogs are on Myspace (myspace.com/cmptrnrd16), but I may post random stuff on here to keep everyone on their toes.

OMG this is so me

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:57:45 GMT

Your Birthdate: April 16

Your birth on the 16th day of the month gives a sense of loneliness and generally the desire to work alone.

You are relatively inflexible, and insist on your being independent.

You need a good deal of time to rest and to meditate.

You are introspective and a little stubborn.

Because of this, it may not be easy for you to maintain permanent relationships, but you probably will as you are very much into home and family.

This birth day inclines to interests in the technical, the scientific, and to the religious or the unknown realm of spiritual explorations.

The date gives you a tendency to seek unusual approaches and makes your style seem a little different and unique to those around you.

Your intuition is aided by the day of your birth, but most of your actions are bedded in logic, responsibility, and the rational approach.

You may be emotional, but have a hard time expressing these emotions.

Because of this, there may be some difficulty in giving or receiving affection.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

that is what my birthday says about me. HOLY CRAP it is almost dead on and anyone who knows me can probably varify that.

cmptrnrd16@gmail.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 19:55:09 GMT

Google released G-mail on April fools day last year. They uped the storage limit to 2gb this year, and have announced the release of a energy beverage. I call bogus on the google gulp, but who the hell knows what the mighty G has up its sleeve. http://www.google.com/googlegulp/