This Christmas was the best one ever. Let me tell you why.
I love severe weather. Usually its because I love driving and playing in it, which, consequently means most other people don't so i can have the roads to myself. This Christmas, over a 48 hour period, we got over 12 inches of snow with blizzard condition winds. For a good part of a day visibility was below a 1/4 of a mile.
It was so bad in fact, that I actually was blocked on our street by all the snow. I had to call my dad so he could clear a lane with the bobcat so that i could get home. The snow drifts were over 2ft deep!
The storm continued to blast us, and it snowed our road shut. We had to dig a path with the bobcat to get out temporarily, and it would drift shut only a few hours later. Nothing, other than our snowmobile was getting down our streets.
So I was stranded at home. The best place to be stranded! We had food, a warm fireplace, a snowmobile, a bobcat, and each other. I got to spend some quality family time, and enjoy a little R&R. Snowmobiling was one of the most fun activities, followed by hot tubing.
Saturday we ventured out into the City. I'm not going to lie it was awesome! None of the idiot drivers were out. No one with a little car (non AWD type) was out. All the bad drivers were either wisely staying home, or already stuck in a ditch/side street/etc. We got to enjoy driving around looking at all the beautiful drifts and snowy fields without the "man I can't believe I'm stuck behind this clown" or "what a dumb@$$" thoughts.
Today, sadly, I have to report the idiot drivers have returned to Lincoln's streets. People with their FWD/RWD cars that, when the light turns green, and their tires start to spin, only press the gas peddle harder........right. That will sure help you go! People that pull out into traffic, only to realize that they cannot accelerate fast enough to stay ahead of everyone and force everyone else to panic stop. People that do 20 mph in a 40 mph zone when the street is completely plowed and clear, once again, causing a traffic clog.
Overall this was definitely the best Christmas ever! I can't wait until the next storm! I hope it drops even more snow!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
on the bandwagon!
So I know I've been to at least 13 of these places. I honestly cant remember whether or not I went to Versailles or not, so i left that out.
Now....PLEASE OH PLEASE LET ME GO TO MORE OF THESE PLACES!
For the ones I've been to:
Most beautiful: Florence
Most boring: Metropolitan museum of art...hands down. Easy decision :D
Most lethal: Amazon rainforest haha
Thursday, November 12, 2009
my phone
my phone is trying to sabotage my life True story.
Here's a list of why:
-Sometimes it won't receive calls or texts for hours on end, even when its on. Why? No idea. Honestly. Just now (12:30 AM) I had two texts show up that were sent hours before. Apparently its a long journey for it to get to my phone.
-It won't let me send texts to Taleah's email account sometimes. IM NOT JOKING. Seriously....today i showed her because it sounds so ridiculous that i wanted to prove it. I can send to my email just fine (or other people's email for that matter), but sometimes the phone says "cannont send to email" when i try to send it to her. If anyone out there doesn't believe this, or thinks "that's ridiculous, he must be doing it wrong" I do not blame you in your feelings. That's exactly what i would think if someone else were to have said this. You'll have to believe me.
-My phone cuts out a lot during calls. Doesnt drop them, just goes silent for very breif moments
-Sometimes when I'm typing a text (not with T9 because T9 sucks) instead of hitting a button 3 times to get one letter, I'll hit it three times real quick and wind up with 3 random letters from that key. Its weird. I can't explain it.
-Sometimes it restarts itself. This one I'm guessing is possibly due to dirty battery connections. I need to clean it. Although my last phone did this all the time, and i know that one wasnt the battery....hmmmm
Here's a list of why:
-Sometimes it won't receive calls or texts for hours on end, even when its on. Why? No idea. Honestly. Just now (12:30 AM) I had two texts show up that were sent hours before. Apparently its a long journey for it to get to my phone.
-It won't let me send texts to Taleah's email account sometimes. IM NOT JOKING. Seriously....today i showed her because it sounds so ridiculous that i wanted to prove it. I can send to my email just fine (or other people's email for that matter), but sometimes the phone says "cannont send to email" when i try to send it to her. If anyone out there doesn't believe this, or thinks "that's ridiculous, he must be doing it wrong" I do not blame you in your feelings. That's exactly what i would think if someone else were to have said this. You'll have to believe me.
-My phone cuts out a lot during calls. Doesnt drop them, just goes silent for very breif moments
-Sometimes when I'm typing a text (not with T9 because T9 sucks) instead of hitting a button 3 times to get one letter, I'll hit it three times real quick and wind up with 3 random letters from that key. Its weird. I can't explain it.
-Sometimes it restarts itself. This one I'm guessing is possibly due to dirty battery connections. I need to clean it. Although my last phone did this all the time, and i know that one wasnt the battery....hmmmm
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
off the grid
Its warm outside. A hot sunny summer day.
"where will you go?" I say.
"I don't know. Somewhere they can't find me." He says.
"Where would that be? They can probably find you anywhere...." I reply.
"No I'm pretty sure they won't look that hard" He says.
(I wonder if he ever will leave, or is just all talk)
Now its a mostly cloudy day. Windy. Late fall.
The company vehicle is returned. Keys, credit card, and radio all accounted for on the passenger seat. Everything is in order.
The house is sold. (when did that happen?) The new owner says "I have no idea where he went. I closed on this house a couple weeks ago".
Phones are dead. No forwarding number. No two weeks notice. All items purchased, were done so with cash.
Just, simply, gone.
"He finally did it. He did what he always wanted to do. He's finally off the grid." I say to myself.
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
The sun shine warm upon your face
The rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand
"where will you go?" I say.
"I don't know. Somewhere they can't find me." He says.
"Where would that be? They can probably find you anywhere...." I reply.
"No I'm pretty sure they won't look that hard" He says.
(I wonder if he ever will leave, or is just all talk)
Now its a mostly cloudy day. Windy. Late fall.
The company vehicle is returned. Keys, credit card, and radio all accounted for on the passenger seat. Everything is in order.
The house is sold. (when did that happen?) The new owner says "I have no idea where he went. I closed on this house a couple weeks ago".
Phones are dead. No forwarding number. No two weeks notice. All items purchased, were done so with cash.
Just, simply, gone.
"He finally did it. He did what he always wanted to do. He's finally off the grid." I say to myself.
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
The sun shine warm upon your face
The rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand
Thursday, October 15, 2009
People....
I don't know where to start. Why do so many people I know (acquaintances, not friend....i can't really be friends with people like this) blindly believe whatever they hear about new products on the market? Do they enjoy throwing their money away on useless products? Do they not care they are essentially being scammed?
If it in anyway resembles a pyramid scheme you can be about 99.99% sure that your getting ripped off. Why? Pyramid schemes are NON-sustainable business models. That means the guy at the top realizes he's gonna eventually have to pack up and disappear. Why pack up and disappear when your selling an honest product that has a good customer base?
People are SO STUPID! sorry I have to rant. Why oh why do snake oil salesman continue to thrive? All these car products, nutrition products, anti-aging products, special water, exercise gimmicks....they are BOGUS!
-Octane boosters: More or less useless for this purpose. You'd be better off buying two gallons of 100 octane unleaded and mixing it with your regular gas, for the price of that fancy "octane booster".
-Gas mileage increaesers: Completely a joke. 100% no doubt. Don't buy anything related to this.
-Special high antioxidant drinks with flashy names and vitamins: Eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and veggies and this will do nothing for you. Its sure not worth its price, and your body can only make use of so many antioxidants at once. its like taking emergen-C. 1000mg of vitamin C? Your peeing out 3/4 of that at least. Good job on more money wasted.
-magic magnets making you live longer, not get airsick, ect: Again 100% fake.
-"Magic" water that is absorbed better because of its ionic properties or whatever other claim: If you took general chemistry in college you already know this is ridiculous.
-Get ripped in 10 mins a day for 6 weeks: If you expect to look like the guys/girls in these pictures, then you = fail. Maybe you could get ripped in 6 weeks if you were on powerful steroids and growth hormones (like the people you see in those pictures). Otherwise, getting cut and bulked at the same time? Good luck...
It's come to the point where I won't even argue a point with hardcore fan boys (and girls) of these products. In fact I usually say "good for you. We'll see how this works for you then". Then whaddya know, 3 months later they are not using said product anymore, but don't really feel like admitting its because they know they've been duped.
The point here is this: THINK FOR YOURSELF AND DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOUR SPOON FED. Also taking a basic course in biology, chemistry, physics, and marketing, will help you recognize bogus things.
*This rant made possibile by an acquaintance on facebook claiming how he's venturing into the buisness aspect of essentially being a snake oil salesman. Of course your product is legit.....sad thing is there is plenty of dumb people out there who will believe you*
If it in anyway resembles a pyramid scheme you can be about 99.99% sure that your getting ripped off. Why? Pyramid schemes are NON-sustainable business models. That means the guy at the top realizes he's gonna eventually have to pack up and disappear. Why pack up and disappear when your selling an honest product that has a good customer base?
People are SO STUPID! sorry I have to rant. Why oh why do snake oil salesman continue to thrive? All these car products, nutrition products, anti-aging products, special water, exercise gimmicks....they are BOGUS!
-Octane boosters: More or less useless for this purpose. You'd be better off buying two gallons of 100 octane unleaded and mixing it with your regular gas, for the price of that fancy "octane booster".
-Gas mileage increaesers: Completely a joke. 100% no doubt. Don't buy anything related to this.
-Special high antioxidant drinks with flashy names and vitamins: Eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and veggies and this will do nothing for you. Its sure not worth its price, and your body can only make use of so many antioxidants at once. its like taking emergen-C. 1000mg of vitamin C? Your peeing out 3/4 of that at least. Good job on more money wasted.
-magic magnets making you live longer, not get airsick, ect: Again 100% fake.
-"Magic" water that is absorbed better because of its ionic properties or whatever other claim: If you took general chemistry in college you already know this is ridiculous.
-Get ripped in 10 mins a day for 6 weeks: If you expect to look like the guys/girls in these pictures, then you = fail. Maybe you could get ripped in 6 weeks if you were on powerful steroids and growth hormones (like the people you see in those pictures). Otherwise, getting cut and bulked at the same time? Good luck...
It's come to the point where I won't even argue a point with hardcore fan boys (and girls) of these products. In fact I usually say "good for you. We'll see how this works for you then". Then whaddya know, 3 months later they are not using said product anymore, but don't really feel like admitting its because they know they've been duped.
The point here is this: THINK FOR YOURSELF AND DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOUR SPOON FED. Also taking a basic course in biology, chemistry, physics, and marketing, will help you recognize bogus things.
*This rant made possibile by an acquaintance on facebook claiming how he's venturing into the buisness aspect of essentially being a snake oil salesman. Of course your product is legit.....sad thing is there is plenty of dumb people out there who will believe you*
Monday, October 12, 2009
88
Just got my Mechanics test back, 88%. Class average was a 60%!!! Yikes! High score was a 90%. The one question everyone missed is ridiculous. Its very arbitrary and vague on what it asks. Hopefully we'll get a scale....which *crosses fingers* would put me above a 100! (since he'll likely scale it to a 75 if he does scale...)
Topic change. I saw God today. In the youtube comments of dawg*** (name partially concealed). I think I was ADD for a reason. I think Kutless's "I lift my eyes up" came on pandora for a reason. And I think I need to take my own advice :) Point taken J.C.
peace!
Topic change. I saw God today. In the youtube comments of dawg*** (name partially concealed). I think I was ADD for a reason. I think Kutless's "I lift my eyes up" came on pandora for a reason. And I think I need to take my own advice :) Point taken J.C.
peace!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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Friday, October 09, 2009
the rough-ness factor
I want a chance to get out my epic fail last night. Not as i, myself, were failing, but i was encountering much fail emanating from others....and inanimate objects it seems.
Last night i was attempting to help with music for the girls dorm worship. This sounds simple no? Well there was already a guitarist, ukelele and 3 good voices, so i thought "I really need to find another instrument to play....I'm rusty and my fingers are gonna die". So with that thought i head out to find a djembe.
Now i don't have many unionites phone #'s, so i called around and finally got the # of a guy who has a djembe. (all names will be left out).
-Well i called that #, but instead, it was the # of a different guy. Darn. Ok.
-I call someone else to get thte #, but no answer.
-I call someone else who has the djembe guy's #. I call him and he's already using it.
-I call someone else who knows of djembe guy #2. So i get his number and call it.
-Its a non-djembe having girl......"sorry wrong number" I say
-I call someone else to get the right #, no answer.
-I call someone else and get a different #.
-I call that #, and its non-djembe having incorrect guy #2. *this is getting old i think.....*
-I call that person back and get a different #. A room phone this time, not cell #.
-I call that # and no answer.
So i gave up on getting a djembe. (this whole process took about 40 mins) I drive to apartment to get my capo (10 more mins...), since the songs were in keys that required one, or deal with a million bar chords with tons of buzzing and pain.
I finally get back with capo and now theres new hope. Emily found me a Djembe. Sweet. I just have to go get it. So Taleah and I go to get it.....we walk to coopers but don't know which apt this guy lives in. Darn. We ask random people but no luck. Finally he answers his phone, but he's not home. He's doing gynmastics. We walk to the gym, get keys, and get back to the apt. No luck. None of the keys will work in the lock. Not ONE!!!! I consider myself a decently strong person, with some mechanical inclination and i could not figure out what was going on. We go return the keys, and walk back to Rees Hall......without a djembe. (goodbye another 40 mins)
So now its almost time to play music, so we rush through maybe 75% of the songs so i can learn the chords. Whew....it goes ok i guess. My fingers almost fell off though. This makes me feel sad that i don't have enough time to keep my love for guitars alive. I havent played before this in two weeks, and i Havent REALLY played for any length of time in a month and a half.
Top off the evening by enjoying my comforting headache i had since 4 or 5pm in the afternoon...contemplating the epicness of the evening's fail.
END THURSDAY
Today my teachers had no mercy. We had a quiz which i'm sure at least 90% of the class failed (enviornmental engineering). Then we were assigned a hw due friday (next week) and another due the wed of the week after that.
In fluid mechanics we got an assignment due friday.
I have a mechanics of elastic bodies assignment due wednesday.
I have a statistics assignment due fri
I two formal lab reports due on tuesday and thursday, respectively. Neither are close to completion.
I will be doing an hour of homework this afternoon (very rare) and an hour of homework on Saturday night (never happens). This week will contain 20+ hours of homework for me...not counting the lab group meetings i have on sunday afternoon, monday night, and most likely wednesday night.
Fall break come soon.....
Last night i was attempting to help with music for the girls dorm worship. This sounds simple no? Well there was already a guitarist, ukelele and 3 good voices, so i thought "I really need to find another instrument to play....I'm rusty and my fingers are gonna die". So with that thought i head out to find a djembe.
Now i don't have many unionites phone #'s, so i called around and finally got the # of a guy who has a djembe. (all names will be left out).
-Well i called that #, but instead, it was the # of a different guy. Darn. Ok.
-I call someone else to get thte #, but no answer.
-I call someone else who has the djembe guy's #. I call him and he's already using it.
-I call someone else who knows of djembe guy #2. So i get his number and call it.
-Its a non-djembe having girl......"sorry wrong number" I say
-I call someone else to get the right #, no answer.
-I call someone else and get a different #.
-I call that #, and its non-djembe having incorrect guy #2. *this is getting old i think.....*
-I call that person back and get a different #. A room phone this time, not cell #.
-I call that # and no answer.
So i gave up on getting a djembe. (this whole process took about 40 mins) I drive to apartment to get my capo (10 more mins...), since the songs were in keys that required one, or deal with a million bar chords with tons of buzzing and pain.
I finally get back with capo and now theres new hope. Emily found me a Djembe. Sweet. I just have to go get it. So Taleah and I go to get it.....we walk to coopers but don't know which apt this guy lives in. Darn. We ask random people but no luck. Finally he answers his phone, but he's not home. He's doing gynmastics. We walk to the gym, get keys, and get back to the apt. No luck. None of the keys will work in the lock. Not ONE!!!! I consider myself a decently strong person, with some mechanical inclination and i could not figure out what was going on. We go return the keys, and walk back to Rees Hall......without a djembe. (goodbye another 40 mins)
So now its almost time to play music, so we rush through maybe 75% of the songs so i can learn the chords. Whew....it goes ok i guess. My fingers almost fell off though. This makes me feel sad that i don't have enough time to keep my love for guitars alive. I havent played before this in two weeks, and i Havent REALLY played for any length of time in a month and a half.
Top off the evening by enjoying my comforting headache i had since 4 or 5pm in the afternoon...contemplating the epicness of the evening's fail.
END THURSDAY
Today my teachers had no mercy. We had a quiz which i'm sure at least 90% of the class failed (enviornmental engineering). Then we were assigned a hw due friday (next week) and another due the wed of the week after that.
In fluid mechanics we got an assignment due friday.
I have a mechanics of elastic bodies assignment due wednesday.
I have a statistics assignment due fri
I two formal lab reports due on tuesday and thursday, respectively. Neither are close to completion.
I will be doing an hour of homework this afternoon (very rare) and an hour of homework on Saturday night (never happens). This week will contain 20+ hours of homework for me...not counting the lab group meetings i have on sunday afternoon, monday night, and most likely wednesday night.
Fall break come soon.....
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
fall is here
I love fall.
Hot enough for shorts and a T-shirt during the day, then cold enough for jeans and a long sleeve shirt at night. The raspberries are still going strong and yesterday i munched about 100 of them. Today i watered them so that friday i can munch some more!!! Also the grapes are still making grapes...which is cool.
Fall makes me happy inside.
Reasons why fall is so great:
Making apple cider
Harvesting honey
eating raspberries
The trees turning colors
high squirrel activity (lol)
Low humidity
Everyone is back at Union
Swing dancing season (ya it goes all year....but for some reason fall just feels better)
You can sit in the sun without getting too hot
Everything smells better in the fall
I'm happy about fall. But there's a little tiny piece of me thats sad because winter follows fall. I dread the short days and long nights of winter. To wake up in the dark, go to school only to see the light through a window, then return again in the dark.....that just sucks. I need sunshine. I crave it! I can't live here for the rest of my life. Colorado (mountain sunshine) or California are my top two future living destinations.
I love fall
Hot enough for shorts and a T-shirt during the day, then cold enough for jeans and a long sleeve shirt at night. The raspberries are still going strong and yesterday i munched about 100 of them. Today i watered them so that friday i can munch some more!!! Also the grapes are still making grapes...which is cool.
Fall makes me happy inside.
Reasons why fall is so great:
Making apple cider
Harvesting honey
eating raspberries
The trees turning colors
high squirrel activity (lol)
Low humidity
Everyone is back at Union
Swing dancing season (ya it goes all year....but for some reason fall just feels better)
You can sit in the sun without getting too hot
Everything smells better in the fall
I'm happy about fall. But there's a little tiny piece of me thats sad because winter follows fall. I dread the short days and long nights of winter. To wake up in the dark, go to school only to see the light through a window, then return again in the dark.....that just sucks. I need sunshine. I crave it! I can't live here for the rest of my life. Colorado (mountain sunshine) or California are my top two future living destinations.
I love fall
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
its all about the thumbs...
So i haven't blogged in a while, but i figured I would today, as i'm taking a lunch break at our office and have time for it. So here goes my ever growing thumbs up/down list:
Thumbs down to:
-People who can't park right and take up a spot and a half
-Horribly obvious fake enthusaism (although it is sometimes amusing to observe...only half a thumb down)
-The news still covering micheal jackson things
-Anyone who panics more over swine flu, than normal flu
-Mr. turbo diesel truck guy that drives by our job everyday around 10:30 or so and tries to show off
-Having to watch people slowly destroy themselves with various issues
-Texting more than i ever have before. 7xx texts this month. I have a 1000, but i'm not a texter, and much prefer voice communication when holding a conversation. Texting a conversation seems like a digression in communication. (although occasionally very useful)
-Anyone who is convinced that they should buy into all these new "magical" antioxidant drinks/health drinks. Its a pyramid scam for a reason...no one would buy it otherwise.(think about that one...) If you do buy into for the buisness side....your a jerk for convincing other people it will cure anything that ails you. If you buy into it for health reasons your an idiot that knows nothing of proper nutrition. I can get all the antioxidants i need in a day by eating a handful of blueberries, or plenty of other berries or vegetables.
Thumbs up to:
-cherries (yum)
-E85 fuel
-Working out
-Polar Rose because they gave me a free shirt and stickers
-My hair stylist for giving me a sweet haircut and showing me how to style it
-Kohls and their excellent selection of mens casual and formal buisness attire
-fun dreams
-Making anklets
More to come, but that's all for now! Thumbs up/down is great.
Thumbs down to:
-People who can't park right and take up a spot and a half
-Horribly obvious fake enthusaism (although it is sometimes amusing to observe...only half a thumb down)
-The news still covering micheal jackson things
-Anyone who panics more over swine flu, than normal flu
-Mr. turbo diesel truck guy that drives by our job everyday around 10:30 or so and tries to show off
-Having to watch people slowly destroy themselves with various issues
-Texting more than i ever have before. 7xx texts this month. I have a 1000, but i'm not a texter, and much prefer voice communication when holding a conversation. Texting a conversation seems like a digression in communication. (although occasionally very useful)
-Anyone who is convinced that they should buy into all these new "magical" antioxidant drinks/health drinks. Its a pyramid scam for a reason...no one would buy it otherwise.(think about that one...) If you do buy into for the buisness side....your a jerk for convincing other people it will cure anything that ails you. If you buy into it for health reasons your an idiot that knows nothing of proper nutrition. I can get all the antioxidants i need in a day by eating a handful of blueberries, or plenty of other berries or vegetables.
Thumbs up to:
-cherries (yum)
-E85 fuel
-Working out
-Polar Rose because they gave me a free shirt and stickers
-My hair stylist for giving me a sweet haircut and showing me how to style it
-Kohls and their excellent selection of mens casual and formal buisness attire
-fun dreams
-Making anklets
More to come, but that's all for now! Thumbs up/down is great.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
suck it meteorology peeps!
The following is a rant on my fellow classmates in my meteorology class i just finished. This is in no way bragging about how good of a student I am. It's just saying how rude and stupid they are.
[RANT]
I got an A on the final. In your face! Maybe you should've called me when you got together to study....instead of "forget" like you always seem to do. I hope your study party was fun. You ever wish you could get better grades, like mine? Maybe it would've paid off to study with someone who knew their stuff. Too bad. Enjoy your mediocre grades. Oh and the fact that i only attended class about 50% of the time.....thats a little embarrasing for you isnt it?
[/RANT]
On a different subject, I finally have a local source for 100 octane unleaded. I've added like 3* more timing from about 2K RPM, to redline, and leaned out my AFR's a FULL POINT! While keeping peak boost of 18psi in third. The added power has been really nice. I believe i could finally take a mustang GT now! The downside is race fuel is expensive :( After this tank, I more than likely will never fill up on it again.
[RANT]
I got an A on the final. In your face! Maybe you should've called me when you got together to study....instead of "forget" like you always seem to do. I hope your study party was fun. You ever wish you could get better grades, like mine? Maybe it would've paid off to study with someone who knew their stuff. Too bad. Enjoy your mediocre grades. Oh and the fact that i only attended class about 50% of the time.....thats a little embarrasing for you isnt it?
[/RANT]
On a different subject, I finally have a local source for 100 octane unleaded. I've added like 3* more timing from about 2K RPM, to redline, and leaned out my AFR's a FULL POINT! While keeping peak boost of 18psi in third. The added power has been really nice. I believe i could finally take a mustang GT now! The downside is race fuel is expensive :( After this tank, I more than likely will never fill up on it again.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
making change....
Today in my meteorology class, i discovered i was missing a worksheet on lightening. Darn I thought, there's gonna be a test question on it too! Well about 20 minutes into class, a random student came in late and sat by me. I asked them if they had the worksheet, and they said "oh ya, you wanna go to the Library and make a copy of it?".
So after class its off to the Library. As i walk in the door I think to myself...."it costs 10 cents here to make a copy and the only money I have are larger bills. Where am i going to get change?"
We walk into the copier room and a few seconds after walking in the door the second copier further from us makes a weird noise and spits out a quarter, a dime, and a nickel.
I took one of the dimes and tried to put it back in the second copier, but it wouldn't take the money. The macheine was apparantly out of order. So I go to the first copier and deposit the dime. Sure enough it works. I then get this little voice inside my head essentially saying "yo holmes....I got your back!"-God.
1. There was no one else leaving, or in, the room when we arrived there.
2. The second copy machine spit out money only seconds after us enetering the room.
3. The second copy machine refused to take the money it spit out, so i don't see how anyone else could've used it and put money in it.
4. God knew i had no change with me.
5. The first copy machine DID take the money, which means the coins werent deformed or something.
6. I got my copy :)
7. God reminds me He is really in control of EVERYTHING.
The end.
So after class its off to the Library. As i walk in the door I think to myself...."it costs 10 cents here to make a copy and the only money I have are larger bills. Where am i going to get change?"
We walk into the copier room and a few seconds after walking in the door the second copier further from us makes a weird noise and spits out a quarter, a dime, and a nickel.
I took one of the dimes and tried to put it back in the second copier, but it wouldn't take the money. The macheine was apparantly out of order. So I go to the first copier and deposit the dime. Sure enough it works. I then get this little voice inside my head essentially saying "yo holmes....I got your back!"-God.
1. There was no one else leaving, or in, the room when we arrived there.
2. The second copy machine spit out money only seconds after us enetering the room.
3. The second copy machine refused to take the money it spit out, so i don't see how anyone else could've used it and put money in it.
4. God knew i had no change with me.
5. The first copy machine DID take the money, which means the coins werent deformed or something.
6. I got my copy :)
7. God reminds me He is really in control of EVERYTHING.
The end.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
how to make the world a better place
step 1. Everyone needs a naked juice of their preferred flavor, each day. Maybe even 2 of them.
step 2. Everyone now drinks said Naked Juice.
Results: Happiness and cheer for everyone. Not only does it somewhat quench your thirst, but it also provides wonderful nutritious calories. Wars end, world hunger ends, the muslims and jews get along, South Korea and North korea have a tea party (really a Naked Juice party), Hugo Chavez proclaims a new personal doctrine of peace, global warming stops (...oh it'll happen), religious extremists go live on a small pacific island to get away from all the happiness, car companies magically have enough money to survive again, bailout companies can now provide details of how they used OUR money, drivers tests in the USA will become like the drivers tests in some of the foreign countries (really difficult to pass), thereby only letting people who can actually drive, drive.
Law: Stealing another persons Naked Juice is punishable by a one-week prohibition of Naked Juice, and a Righteous slap in the face. (its gotta be a really hard slap).
The end.
step 2. Everyone now drinks said Naked Juice.
Results: Happiness and cheer for everyone. Not only does it somewhat quench your thirst, but it also provides wonderful nutritious calories. Wars end, world hunger ends, the muslims and jews get along, South Korea and North korea have a tea party (really a Naked Juice party), Hugo Chavez proclaims a new personal doctrine of peace, global warming stops (...oh it'll happen), religious extremists go live on a small pacific island to get away from all the happiness, car companies magically have enough money to survive again, bailout companies can now provide details of how they used OUR money, drivers tests in the USA will become like the drivers tests in some of the foreign countries (really difficult to pass), thereby only letting people who can actually drive, drive.
Law: Stealing another persons Naked Juice is punishable by a one-week prohibition of Naked Juice, and a Righteous slap in the face. (its gotta be a really hard slap).
The end.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Those UNL jokes just make more and more sense...
[Rant]
We have these things called cross walks at UNL. Now normally cars occupy the streets, but when pedestrians need to cross and there is too much traffic, what do they do? Press the walk button right?
Well UNL students (9/10 at least) don't. They will bunch up in groups on the edges of the road waiting for the walk symbol to magically appear on its own. Then after two lights or so, they get frustrated and just cross in front of traffic.
Usually I press the walk button, but lately I've waited to see when someone else will and it usually takes a while. Seriously. HOW HARD IS PRESSING A BUTTON?
[/Rant]
We have these things called cross walks at UNL. Now normally cars occupy the streets, but when pedestrians need to cross and there is too much traffic, what do they do? Press the walk button right?
Well UNL students (9/10 at least) don't. They will bunch up in groups on the edges of the road waiting for the walk symbol to magically appear on its own. Then after two lights or so, they get frustrated and just cross in front of traffic.
Usually I press the walk button, but lately I've waited to see when someone else will and it usually takes a while. Seriously. HOW HARD IS PRESSING A BUTTON?
[/Rant]
Saturday, March 07, 2009
on cardboard boats and late night math
Today I designed a cardboard...well....box i suppose. It was to be used for crossing the Larson Lifestyle center pool. Turns out they didn't have enough cardboard, tape, or time to complete my design. After doing some quick math i think that's probably ok because i over-engineered it.
After completion the boat would have displaced about two gallons of water by itself, and with the girls in it, it would have displaced about 34 gallons. The carrying capacity of the boat before reaching a safety margin of 2 inches above waterline (not counting buoyancy from pontoons) was 1,440 lbs. The boat itself was strong enough that the weight wouldn't have been the issue. I used triangular tubes that were stacked on each other to provide a skeleton for the floor and corners. This would have effectively distributed any vertical load laterally We hypothetically could have put more weight in as long as the pontoons in the bottom layer of the boat remained sealed. (I'm guessing it would sink around 1600 lbs)
The best thing about this boat, had it been built, is it would glide nicely across the water. With only the two girls inside it would have rested very high in the water, allowing for a quicker crossing (less drag) of the pool. It also would have been quite water resistant.
That is all my tired brain can process. Goodnight all.
After completion the boat would have displaced about two gallons of water by itself, and with the girls in it, it would have displaced about 34 gallons. The carrying capacity of the boat before reaching a safety margin of 2 inches above waterline (not counting buoyancy from pontoons) was 1,440 lbs. The boat itself was strong enough that the weight wouldn't have been the issue. I used triangular tubes that were stacked on each other to provide a skeleton for the floor and corners. This would have effectively distributed any vertical load laterally We hypothetically could have put more weight in as long as the pontoons in the bottom layer of the boat remained sealed. (I'm guessing it would sink around 1600 lbs)
The best thing about this boat, had it been built, is it would glide nicely across the water. With only the two girls inside it would have rested very high in the water, allowing for a quicker crossing (less drag) of the pool. It also would have been quite water resistant.
That is all my tired brain can process. Goodnight all.
Monday, February 23, 2009
So tired, why?
I'm waiting for my mind to wind down. You know on those days when maybe you've physically exerted yourself too close to bedtime, and its time for sleep, but the mind is like "huh-uh". Ya.
No fears though. I have wisely spent my time creating new gmail accounts for fun haha. More file storage FTW.
Oh and would someone please bump the record player that is playing the soundtrack to my life? It's skipping again. Except don't make it go to the next song, I'd really like to hear the rest of this one. Thanks.
"she's always sick and dying" - Kenny. I just want you to know Kenny that I literally could not stop laughing at this one. Maybe only like 1% true...and it really didn't fit into what we were talking about. Still hilarious though!
Goodnight all.
No fears though. I have wisely spent my time creating new gmail accounts for fun haha. More file storage FTW.
Oh and would someone please bump the record player that is playing the soundtrack to my life? It's skipping again. Except don't make it go to the next song, I'd really like to hear the rest of this one. Thanks.
"she's always sick and dying" - Kenny. I just want you to know Kenny that I literally could not stop laughing at this one. Maybe only like 1% true...and it really didn't fit into what we were talking about. Still hilarious though!
Goodnight all.
Monday, February 16, 2009
dreams
Do they always mean something or is your brain simply knocking a few circuits loose during the night in its attempt to rewire things? I generally hold the opinion that our dreams usually don't mean anything.
I truly had the most bizzare dream last night though. So incredibly vivid and real that i still can remember details, which is strange because normally i forget my dreams soon after waking. I suppose in this case it doesn't matter if it means something or not, because either way its a good thing. This was from WAY back in the memory banks though, so im wondering what triggered it.
I truly had the most bizzare dream last night though. So incredibly vivid and real that i still can remember details, which is strange because normally i forget my dreams soon after waking. I suppose in this case it doesn't matter if it means something or not, because either way its a good thing. This was from WAY back in the memory banks though, so im wondering what triggered it.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
you have my attention!
Wow today was strange. Certain people in my class were acting really weird. That's all I'm gonna say.
Also....wow. (and thank you!) God has continued His trend of amusing Himself by making the impossible in my life, possible. Thereby thoroughly confusing/astounding me. God I promise I am in no way offended :) This must be a sign that I still need to work towards better communication with You. I didn't even ask You about this recently! You simply are an amazing God, with a great sense of humor i might add. I think not enough people give You credit for that (sense of humor). Too many see You as an angry, vengeful God, or just non-emotional. We were made in Your image so humor has to be part of You!
So to all who might read this; God really does want to be involved in everything in your life, and sometimes, I believe, likes to make something amazing happen so that you're left thinking "Wow...He is all powerful. He really can do ANYTHING!". Just trust Him. Literally give your worries to Him.
Also....wow. (and thank you!) God has continued His trend of amusing Himself by making the impossible in my life, possible. Thereby thoroughly confusing/astounding me. God I promise I am in no way offended :) This must be a sign that I still need to work towards better communication with You. I didn't even ask You about this recently! You simply are an amazing God, with a great sense of humor i might add. I think not enough people give You credit for that (sense of humor). Too many see You as an angry, vengeful God, or just non-emotional. We were made in Your image so humor has to be part of You!
So to all who might read this; God really does want to be involved in everything in your life, and sometimes, I believe, likes to make something amazing happen so that you're left thinking "Wow...He is all powerful. He really can do ANYTHING!". Just trust Him. Literally give your worries to Him.
Monday, February 09, 2009
H words
Humidity. Who knew such a relatively un-talked about thing could make such a difference? (ok well i know it makes a big difference but you don't hear people talk about it much) It smells like spring.....I feel happier....more people are smiling today.
Sometimes I feel like coming out of winter is like coming out of a dark, depressing, battle. You've fought for months, and on the horizon the first gleams of sunlight break and splash onto your face. You stand up and feel something stir in your soul. Hope. New life is about ready to burst forth. You breath in deeply and can't help but feel that no matter what happens, everything will be ok. Even your body feels like it has more energy.
It kind of brings to mind (for me) the whole Lord of the Rings vibe. How evil was oppressing everyone around and when evil was finally conquered there was more light, more green, more happiness, more hope.
Here's to you spring. *raises sobe bottle and clinks glasses with mother nature*
Sometimes I feel like coming out of winter is like coming out of a dark, depressing, battle. You've fought for months, and on the horizon the first gleams of sunlight break and splash onto your face. You stand up and feel something stir in your soul. Hope. New life is about ready to burst forth. You breath in deeply and can't help but feel that no matter what happens, everything will be ok. Even your body feels like it has more energy.
It kind of brings to mind (for me) the whole Lord of the Rings vibe. How evil was oppressing everyone around and when evil was finally conquered there was more light, more green, more happiness, more hope.
Here's to you spring. *raises sobe bottle and clinks glasses with mother nature*
Friday, January 30, 2009
The drama queens...
So every mon/weds/fri I have a schedule that leaves me with an hour between classes in the morning. My favorite thing to do, has been to go to the student lounge in Old Father Hall and listen to music.
Well just about everytime now these two girls show up (probably freshman from how they talk) and they talk about the "drama" in their lives. They talk ridiculously loud, so its not like im snooping on the their conversations.....if anything im turning my music up a little louder to drown them out. Well anyway the darker haired one is usually the big talker, and she likes to talk about how all of these guys are always all over her and how she can't just be friends with anyone. I think there might be a slight ego inflation there.
I got wise to this after a few days and decided to reside in the farther east section of the student lounge. Guess where they came and sat today? Yep. Thats right. Not only in the east section, but at the table right next to me. Thankfully it appears as though they have homework thats distracting them for now.
I really feel like im sitting next to a highschool girls table in the lunchroom.
Its moments like this when i wish i wouldnt have showered and then eaten a bunch of garlic or something.
Well just about everytime now these two girls show up (probably freshman from how they talk) and they talk about the "drama" in their lives. They talk ridiculously loud, so its not like im snooping on the their conversations.....if anything im turning my music up a little louder to drown them out. Well anyway the darker haired one is usually the big talker, and she likes to talk about how all of these guys are always all over her and how she can't just be friends with anyone. I think there might be a slight ego inflation there.
I got wise to this after a few days and decided to reside in the farther east section of the student lounge. Guess where they came and sat today? Yep. Thats right. Not only in the east section, but at the table right next to me. Thankfully it appears as though they have homework thats distracting them for now.
I really feel like im sitting next to a highschool girls table in the lunchroom.
Its moments like this when i wish i wouldnt have showered and then eaten a bunch of garlic or something.
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