ironrap

I interviewed AMS candidates all day today. Tomorrow will be wasted. My project group will be disapointed in my lack of progress, and my thesis advisor will be nonplussed with my effort this week.
Sorry to be such a downer. Here’s an ICQ conversation, as well as a GREAT NEW SONG BY FISHERSPOONER!
Tavis – Sneaking [...]

It’s my sister’s birthday today! She’s turning 21 which means she can drink alcohol all over the world and is one year closer to being able to rent a car. I still don’t have a present for her yet (Sorry Amy, they were sold out, and I wanted to get the perfect one for [...]

I was going to write about the save icon, and how it’ll have to be replaced soon. Nobody uses diskettes anymore. How long before kids start asking what that funny symbol means? I predict that Macintosh computers will be way ahead of the curve on this one – implementing a feature that doesn’t require the [...]

I was at a tropical themed party last night. Kelly posted some pictures.
I went to my first bridge club meeting today. They don’t keep score which is pretty great, since I don’t know how to score. I learned a whole bunch of crazy bidding rules. Soon I’ll be able to read and understand the [...]

Sabrina: You guys have big foreheads.
Me: My dad says it’s for better brain cooling.
Sabrina’s Dave: Yes, it’s to cool our massive brains, we’re always thinking.
Sabrina: Oh really? Well what are you thinking about right now?
Sabrina’s Dave: World hunger.
Sabrina: What?
Me: We’re thinking through different ways to solve world hunger.
Sabrina: Like what?
Me: Grapefruits; [...]

I was in the caf yesterday. I had a bunch of cold symptoms, so I got four glasses* of orange juice. Which made me think that I am probably not alone in my thinking. There are no doubt hundreds of sick people mainlining orange juice; to the point that the button for the orange juice [...]

I have a class in Miller, the geological building. It’s an old limestone building which is right accross from the brand new ILC. Miller is a neat building, the lounge looks like the place where old wise men with beards discuss rocks and drink scotch. It’s filled with books of all kinds and there are [...]