boring... 01.17.04 (11:32 am) I have been slacking off recently, which is why I haven't posted much. Hi to everyone that's stopped by in the past few days to leave comments and/or say hi. I appreciate it and i'll be dropping by your blogs in a while. I'm sure something fun and exciting is just around the corner for me, so i'll be sure to post it as soon as it happens. Take it easy everyone... 4 Comments   YAY! We're on Mars again... 01.15.04 (2:47 pm) Hope we learn something new. Wouldn't it be cool if we saw some bugs over there? Colonization, here we come! HTTP://WWW.YAHOO.COM/S/88025 1 Comments   CSS... 01.12.04 (6:59 pm) I've recently been trying to learn CSS. For those that don't know, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a way to replace tables in html design. It's much more effective and simple, plus it allows you to redesign an entire site by simply adjusting the css file. You don't have to change anything on the html file itself. Anyhoo, I've read up on it, and it seems simple at it's core. However I still haven't tried it. It may seem simpler once I start doing it. We'll see. Next, after CSS, is PHP. Bring it on! 6 Comments   Barbeque 01.11.04 (1:56 pm) Lots of things happened yesterday. Here's a recap: 1. Bought an amplifier off my friend. He hooked it up. $20. 2. Helped a friend of mine do something on the computer. 3. Went to a barbeque at a friends house. Ate and ate. Well, that's it. Come to think of it, it wasn't THAT much that happened. But still, better than nothing. Let's see what happens today. 3 Comments   Small fish in a big pond... 01.09.04 (5:48 pm) Wow. Campus is big. I went today to get my parking permits for this semester. Not bad at $35 for a semester. But it is FAR. Walking took about 20-25 minutes. Think I'll definitely be taking my bicycle for classes. In fact, next week me and a friend will be going to just ride around on the bikes to see how long it takes to get around. This way I can plan when I leave home, and still have time to get to class on time. Tomorrow we'll be putting in the speakers on the truck. It should go smoothly, but as always, plan for the worst. I'm expecting missing parts and electrical fires. Till tomorrow... 1 Comments   Long time... 01.08.04 (6:08 pm) Haven't updated in a while. Been lazy, busy, occupied. You pick one. I've done it. Right now I'm in the middle of finalizing my financial aid for this semester. I'm going to ASU tomorrow to check out where my classes will be, that way I won't look like i'm lost (though I expect to be for the next few months or so). Still have to get my student ID, some enrollment verification forms for car, health, and school insurance. Then it's off to the bookstore to buy my ridiculously overpriced books that i'll only use 3 times this semester. Ah, good times. Oh, and I just got my order from Crutchfield. It's a stereo kit for my truck. The one I have now is SO not the one for my truck. Big gap all around it. Hopefully this weekend my friend can help me out in installing it. We'll also try our hand at replacing the door speakers. All I need now is an amplifier and a sub, and I'm in business. Of course you know that as soon as I finish all this, my truck will get stolen. It's like they're waiting for me to finish it before they pounce. I need to get one of those alarm systems that shoots fire if you try to open the door. 6 Comments   Movie Bliss... 01.05.04 (11:38 am) I just saw the film "Big Fish." All I have to say is: WOW. Move over Matrix. This is now my current favorite film of all time. It hits close to home. I went in expecting a fairy tale type movie, but....wow. That's all I can say. Go see it. It comes out nationwide January 9th. Great job Tim Burton! 6 Comments   As usual... 12.31.03 (8:33 pm) If I wasn't in the situation I'm in, I would get the heck out of here. What's the situation, you ask? Going to college. No job. Living at home. If I get a job, I have to quit school. If I quit school, I'll hate whatever job I get, which will drive me back to school. If I get a job, I can move out, but I can't go to school. Ahh!!!! Patience. Must have patience. Soon it will all get better. I'll finish school, get the job, and move out. Until then.......patience. 3 Comments   Eh... 12.30.03 (11:13 am) Suddenly I feel too old. Not because of my age (which I'm now 21), but because of maturity. Most of my friends are older than me, and yet I feel like the responsible one sometimes. It's fine though. I'm sure I was immature when I was younger. Since they seemed to look out for me then, think I'll return the favor. ...at least for a while... 7 Comments   Measured... 12.28.03 (10:57 am) I've recently been thinking about what it means to BE. To exist. I've come to a question I can't seem to answer: "How do you measure a man's worth?" By his education? His job? His money? Or perhaps by his impact on other people's lives? I've hit a wall as far as measuring my life... 1 Comments   Just WHAT is being celebrated?... 12.25.03 (10:13 am) Ok. I don't normally do this, but all I'm seeing on television is christmas this and christmas that. This got me thinking how people don't even know what they're celebrating anymore. What is christmas? It's certainly not the birthday of Christ. Did you realize that no one knows on what day the Jesus was born? You can search the Bible from cover to cover and you will not find from its pages what day the Jesus was born. In fact the Bible tells us that the shepherds were keeping watch over their flock by night at the time the Jesus was born indicating mild weather, certainly not the dead of winter [Luke 2:6-8]. So why is this so-called "religious" holiday still celebrated and endorsed by many popular religions? It's all in the origins of the holiday. Here's what the Encyclopedia Encarta says about the beginnings of Christmas: Link It's funny though. Whenever you mention something that goes against tradition, something that they're used to doing year after year, people get mad at you. They would rather ignore you than learn the facts. "Ignorace is bliss." However, "the truth shall set you free." Ok, that's enough. Just had to write about how people get sucked in to the commercialization of christmas that they forget the true fake meaning of it: The birth of Christ. 4 Comments   !@#$ 12.24.03 (8:17 pm) I HATE not being able to say what I really think to my parents. Knowing that anything they don't want to hear will hurt their feelings. There's just so much bottled up inside me that I want to tell them, but I can't. They're my parents for goodness sake. But one of these days.....I'm just going to lose it and tell them all those things i've been saving up. Argh!!!!!!! :evil: 2 Comments   At last... 12.23.03 (10:39 pm) I'm better! At least for the moment. No more fever, and the headache has subsided from a raging hangover to a mild migrane. Ahhh. Right now I'm feeling something. Not sure if it's the return of the flu, or if I'm just sleepy. The next few hours should tell. Hope everyone is doing ok. And I certainly hope no one is sick with the flu. Be well. 2 Comments   Slowly I turn...step by step...inch by inch... 12.21.03 (6:25 pm) It's looking like maybe the flu is getting tired of me. After 3 looooong days of non-stop fever, I finally think I'm getting better. When I say non-stop, I mean NON-stop. They only thing keeping me from going into shock or something are these great little pills called ibuprofen. Though I don't like to take too much, because of the negative long term effects. I haven't shaved for a few days, I badly need a haircut, and I haven't been outside since last Thursday. It IS still the year 2003, right? I didn't miss the crossover did I? There are a few things to look forward to. Sometime this month, I should be getting my Associates Degree. That'll be good. Now it doesn't feel that far away from by Bachelors. Next week I turn 21, which means booze, booze, and booze! No, just kidding. I drink, but only in moderation. Now when they card me at a restaurant, I won't have to get up and run out. Ahh....good times :wink: 2 Comments   Is this love? 12.20.03 (12:52 pm) So there's this girl I know. We'll call her Jennifer. (not her real name) I used to know Jen. a long time ago, about 6 years ago. When I'd go over to my friends house, she'd be there. So I'd say hi, how are you. That was it. Never really got to know her. I was too intimidated. Thought I didn't have a shot with her. You know how it goes. Anyway, last time I saw her was about 2 years ago. It's weird though, because I consider myself to not be superficial. The only thing I knew about her was the way she looked. That and she was shy, probably only around me. So why is it that over 2 years later, whenever I hear her name, I feel something? Is it love? Enfatuation? A loooong crush? Why do I feel anything at all, seeing as I don't even know her....at all really. I called her a few months ago, because at the time I was feeling the same way I am now. We talked for a few minutes, until the phone conversation came to an abrupt ending. I thought maybe it was the cell phone, or the connection. So I called her back, but got the message right away, which indicates she turned it off. Hmm. I'm anxious to see her again, as I'm sure she still remembers me as I used to be. I used to wear glasses and have acne. Don't have those things anymore. Plus I have something else that I've gained....maturity. Though in the end, no one except that person knows how they'll judge someone. Be it based on looks, personality, or another factor. So the burning question is....what should I do? Leave suggestions please. :wink: 5 Comments   Return of the _______ 12.19.03 (4:39 pm) Lots of things are returning. You fill in the blank: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The flu: Return of the Flu. Sleepiness: Return of the sleep. Ok, that's enough play on words. But seriously, I am still sick. I thought I'd gotten better, and I was, for a few days. Then yesterday afternoon I started feeling the symptoms again. Weird thing is.....it's only a fever. No stomach ache, no ear ache, no nothing ache, well...besided a headache. Time to hit the Tylenol hard. This time, when I start feeling better, I won't stop taking it. That was the mistake I made before. I'll take the Tylenol for at least two more times after I feel better. As I see myself writing the same thing over and over, just in a different way, I realize i'm babbling and that the fever is returning. It's off to sleep and rest. Hopefully to beat this thing tonight, if not tomorrow. Be well everyone. 2 Comments   Free at last!... 12.17.03 (5:19 pm) Finals are over! This semester is over! I'm.....not sure if I passed, but it's over! Now to rest for a few weeks. Get my sanity back. I've found two of my books online for next semester. I'll be buying them tomorrow. They cost $90 used at the bookstore, and online they're $40. Savings baby! :-) Also time to rack up the ol' Visa bill. At least until the financial aid kicks in. Then I can reimburse myself. 4 Comments   Final Days... 12.16.03 (2:09 pm) Today is day one of finals week. I've just gotten through one class, one left for today. Tomorrow I have one more class, and then it's over. Done. Associates Degree out of the way, and on to my Bachelor's of Science. 5 Comments   Fork in the road?... 12.15.03 (8:29 pm) What to do, what to do... Should I stay in school? Should I get a job? Like the one I had? Like one that all other people have? It would be soooo much easier. No. I can't. I must continue. Right? Yes. No. Well, yes! No! YES!!! Argh, all this indecision is killing me. Time for a cookie. 4 Comments   Had to happen... 12.15.03 (10:19 am) I've been sick since Saturday. Stayed in bed ALL day yesterday. But i'm feeling much better today. I'd forgotten how good it feels right after you're done throwing up. Ahh. Found this cool flash site. These guys really know how to design. http://www.purepulse.co.kr" title="http://www.purepulse.co.kr" target="_blank"http://www.purepulse.co.kr Plus, the music is so soothing. I'd like to know who it's by. Sounds like Enya, but not sure. 2 Comments   Deadline? What Deadline?... 12.12.03 (8:57 pm) This Monday is it. This Monday is when you have to pay your tuition or you get dropped from your classes at ASU. I've reserved my classes with financial aid, but...well, it's a long story. Here it is: I applied for financial aid. They responded by giving me approx. 7000 dollars for the 2004 year. I needed more, because I'm also taking summer school. So I submitted a Student Update form, or something like that, and then they responded. They said that I might qualify for more money, or possibly even a grant. Good, right? Yea, but no. Like I said, the deadline to pay is Monday, and the lady that is in charge of my financial aid said I should call her to find out the status. I did call her. Several times. Left her a message. But she never called. So my last chance is on Monday, and if she doesn't answer, my only other option will be to go to her office and beat the information out of her. Well, ok, I'm not that mean, but that's how I'll probably feel because I'm getting so close to losing my perfectly arranged classes for next semester. Whew, ok. I also have another story to tell. A trip I'd decided to take to California has been pushed up. A friend, who used to live here, decided to move back. He then told us that his brother would be getting married next year. Since I met them on a separate trip, I said I'd love to attend. I asked them and they said it would be around August. He calls me this past weekend, and tells me if I'm planning to still come to the wedding. I say I won't miss it, that I'll be there in August. Then he tells me that it's January 3rd. :-/ Thanks for telling me. Couldn't you have waited until January 2nd? Or till you were at the wedding? It IS a 10 hour drive you know. So two of my friends will be going with me in my truck. I decided to take it, by the way. My parents, of course, don't want me to. But I learned a few years ago to stop asking and start telling them what I plan to do. That way they are informed, but have no actual say in what I can or can't do. Anyhoo, both my friends want to come, but my S10 only fits 2 comfortably. So one of us will have to find an alternate way. After discussing it a while, one of them decided they'd take a plane. To LA. That's only 5 hours, and he wants us to pick him up, and drive cramped for another 5 hours. Uh...don't think so! Alternate plan in progress... The trip should be fun. Nice opportunity to meet new people and have some fun. 1 Comments   Procrastination, I hate thee... 12.10.03 (8:32 pm) Tomorrow I have a PowerPoint Presentation in my Geology Class. It's my final. It has to be 10 minutes long. I haven't started. It's now T-minus 12 hours until the class starts. Eh....I'll wing it. 4 Comments   Once again... 12.09.03 (4:02 pm) Here's another layout yet again. It's very cluttered and not very organized, but it'll have to do for a while. I'll be updating it soon. Gotta go. School awaits. 2 Comments   Doh! 12.08.03 (12:36 pm) I went to ASU, hoping to get the ISBN numbers from the books that i'll be using next semester. I actually thought it would be a piece of cake to get this information. So I walk into the bookstore, and ask the lady for the books. She says new or used. I said new, just to see what's the most i'd end up paying. Then I ask her for the ISBN numbers, to check the prices online. She says NO! Well, ok, she didn't scream it, but just flat out told me no. I realized that them giving the number to students, to allow them to get them cheaper would make them lose money. Greedy bastards. Give us poor college kids a break. Give us the ISBN numbers!!! *sigh* So now the question stands... Should I risk buying the books online, not knowing what edition they are? Or wait and buy them like every other fool in school? 2 Comments   Will it never end? 12.05.03 (9:11 pm) I've come to the conclusion that unless you're a millionare, you must do work...EVERYDAY! I'm here, at home, doing work. I've got so much to do. 1. Finish part for meeting tonight. 2. Wash Truck. 3. Go get books for next semester at ASU. 4. Clean my room. 5. Trash room and repeat #4. Why can't Ed McMahon show up at MY door with a check for 20 million dollars. I think I deserve it for all the work I've had to do. Come on Ed. I'll sign up for some magazines too, really I will. 3 Comments