I finally made it out to get a new fan the other night.  It is by far the nicest fan I’ve ever had. It features 4 timer settings, 3 speeds, 3 different types of wind (I don’t really understand that part), and of course it oscillates. Part of me wants the temperature to warm back up so I can find out just how good it really is.

Tera and I have really struck out when it has come to movies recently. The first in our string of failure was the movie I Know Who Killed Me. The plot revolves around a girl who is kidnapped and found, but she then thinks she’s somebody else. I won’t ruin it but it’s one of the worst movies I can remember seeing. I would give it an D. Tera actually didn’t hate it so it may be alright for some people. The next dud we came across was Lars and the Real Girl. The movie focused on the main character, Lars, having some serious mental issues and deciding to call a doll his girlfriend. His brother and sister-in-law then attempt to help him until the rest of the town embraces the issue to make Lars more comfortable. Tera hated this movie while I only didn’t like it. I’d probably give it a C-. The last movie, Michael Clayton, had a lot of promise. It seemed painfully boring and didn’t make much sense. We were both tired at the time and were fighting to stay awake so it is possible the movie may have been better if we weren’t falling asleep. Either way, I’d give it a D because it didn’t pull me in at all. I kept asking myself “I don’t know what the ending is going to be and I really don’t care.” Terrible. We turned it around yesterday though by watching The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. The “Water Horse” was the Loch Ness Monster. The movie followed a boy who discovered the egg of the baby monster and soon became best friends with the hatched creature. It wasn’t anything spectacular but I’d give it a B.

Not too much else has been going on. Andy returns from China next Tuesday night. I complained to him about the 90 degree weather here but he said temperatures had broken 110 for the past few days there. Crazy heat.

Nothing new has been going on lately. I’ve been sick for the last few weeks but that’s been about it. Hopefully it starts to fade soon because it has really started to get annoying.

Weezer’s new album “The Red Album” came out yesterday. From what I’ve listened to so far I’d have to say it’s one of their better recent albums. Considering the fact three years have gone by with nothing new, anything is going to be better than nothing. It’s different but in a good way.

MMA had it’s network television debut on CBS last Saturday featuring Elite XC. The show felt more like WWE than true MMA. I could go on and on about what I didn’t like about it, but it’s better than nothing. If I had paid money for it rather than watching for free I would have been outraged.

Work has been boring lately. There seems to be nothing to do around here besides sit on the internet. As good as that may sound to some, it’s not!

The past week was busier than I thought it would be. One of the other student workers at CNS had some problems and didn’t make it in for most of the week. That led to the front desk being manned by me for about every morning and parts of the afternoons. Not fun.

Tera celebrated her 21st birthday last week. She had to work on her actual birthday which sucked, but we went up to The Funny Bone in Columbus with Mark on Saturday. We left around 1:30 and went to Easton to walk around. At about 5:15 we went in to eat. The food was pretty good but nothing too amazing. 7 managed to roll around and the first comedian came up. We’re pretty sure he’s there all the time and is the usual opener for The Funny Bone. The next guy, Gary Menke, came on and he was hilarious. Probably the best of the three. He finished up and Gerry Dee took over. He was ok. After the show we headed back to Mark’s place and hung out before coming back Sunday morning.

Weezer has a new album on June 3rd which I am very excited for. The new video is definitely one of my all time favorites already due to the vast amount of viral mockery. If you don’t recognize a lot of the scenes then it probably won’t do much for you; however, if most of it is familiar in some shape or form it will be worth watching. Check it out on the media page.

The most horrid semester I can remember finally came to an end last week.  My grades turned out much better than I thought they would overall.  Some grades were better than I thought they would be, some worse.

African-American Religion:  I managed an A- which was somewhat of a surprise.  Going into the final I thought the highest grade I could get was a B+.  The final was alright but I still expected a B or B+ overall.

Symphonic Winds/Euph Lesson:  Easy A.

Geology:  I got an A and actually enjoyed this class more than any other science course I’ve taken except for maybe Astronomy last year.  The professor was great and the class structure made it easy to keep on task.  Being that this was my last science course I’ll ever have to take, it’s great going out with a good grade.

Computer Graphics:  I really thought I had a chance at a B+ or even an A- but have to settle for a B-.  I was/am disappointed but there’s not much else I can do.  I did great during the semester and probably didn’t study as hard for the final as I should have which is what held me back.  Still, a B- isn’t going to make me complain too much.

Computer Architecture:  I got a B- which made me happy.  This had the worst final exam ever.  Completely insane.  I got lucky though and stayed out of the C range which was my goal.

Algorithms and Data Structures:  I pulled out a shocking B and I really don’t know how.  The final was fine but there some other assignments that I expected terrible grades for.  I guess I did better than I thought because I received a lot of credit for stuff that was “close” to working.  This grade made up for getting the lower grade in Graphics.

And there you have it.  Now that it’s summer again, I’m definitely going to update more than every month.  I’m also going to try to update the Media page more often (which you can check out now).  Time to get back to work.

Summer break is less than a month away and that means an end to my busiest semester of all time.  I don’t have any big summer plans yet.  It’ll probably be the typical 9-5 at CNS like the last few years.  The most important part of break will be the time I have to relax and not be stressed all the time about homework.  I can finally see some light at the end of the tunnel…

I finally have time to relax. Right now I’m at Shawnee State Park in Portsmouth, Ohio hanging out. Tera had to come down here for work and I got to tag along to enjoy a free stay.

Classes are basically halfway over now. As far as I know my grades are pretty good. Shouldn’t be anything below a B or B-. The past few weeks have been insanely busy though. Project after project after lab after exam etc. This week of Spring Break is probably the most needed break I’ve ever had. I was beginning to go pretty crazy.

Since it’s officially March, that means March Madness is just about to kick into full swing. I’m pretty comfortable with where Duke is even though they could be better. I’m hoping they beat North Carolina again because I would think that would lock them in for a #1 seed. Only time will tell.

Time to watch some basketball.

The past week and a half has been insanely busy.  I had a couple of computer projects plus an exam in Geology.  The projects went decent.  One was good, the other…probably not so good.  My Geology exam was a lot tougher than I thought it would be.  I didn’t expect it to be too much but it ended up being 75 questions!  When she said the class average was 74%, I figured I was doomed.  Amazingly, I pulled off an 87%.  The worst part about being busy last week was the heavy load of work combined with being sick.  I started feeling bad last Wednesday and just now feel like I’m starting to get better.  The rest of this week will be filled with studying because I have my first Algorithms exam on Friday.  Ugh.  How many weeks until Spring Break?

The past weekend was a lot of fun. Tera and I went to Columbus to celebrate my friend Mark getting into Vet School. It was nice to see some people I haven’t seen in a few months. Probably one of the best parties I’ve ever been, too. And surprisingly, there wasn’t a lot of drama.

Sunday is the Super Bowl. As much as I want to pick the Giants to win, I just can’t. My official prediction: Patriots over the Giants 31-17. I hope it’s closer than that. This is certainly a year when I’m expecting to be entertained by the commercials more than the game. There’s been so much hype about the Patriots being 19-0 that I’ve just accepted that it’s probably going to happen.

Duke has now reached a #3 ranking in the polls. As much as I want to believe they’re that good, I’m not quite sure. I would have them in my top 10 but not top 3. The nice thing right now is knowing that they are at least that good. Unlike last year, each game feels a bit more comfortable.

Tera and I watched one of the creepiest movies that I’ve seen in awhile called “Joshua” last night. It was about a family of 3 that just had a new baby girl. The son, who is about 9 years old, starts making strange things happen in order to basically ruin their lives. It was one of those movies that I don’t know if I would recommend even though I kind of liked it. If you’re in the mood to watch a movie that makes you through up your hands in wonder of what the heck you’re seeing, go for it.

Time to get back to homework.

Although it wasn’t here, I actually did have a post in between early January and now; however, it was made as a page rather than a post. Oh well. Nothing much has been going on. Classes resumed last week and I couldn’t be more hurt. Back to not having enough free time. There was one great positive to come out of last week. I turned 21! Probably one of the last memorable birthdays. It was a pretty good birthday though so I can’t complain too much.

Super Bowl XLII is finally set. After New England defeated San Diego and New York defeated Green Bay, it will be the Patriots vs. Giants. The NY/Green Bay game was painful to watch since it was so cold. I believe the temperature was -2 at game time with the wind chill at -24. It was definitely a game where I was much happier to be sitting inside my warm house on the couch than freezing in the stadium. The Super Bowl will probably be a blowout. Even though the Giants gave the Pats a good game in Week 17, I can’t see them hanging around for this one.

Since classes were canceled for MLK Jr. Day I’m working in CNS for the day. I figured it was an easy way to pick up some extra money. Time to go get some work done.

2007 has come to an end. Looking back on it, I would definitely call 2007 a great year. Classes went well, summer was amazing, and I moved out of Cambridge. New Year’s Eve was uneventful at the apartment. If everyone we wanted to invite would have been on campus it may have been better but oh well. Still, we had a good time.

I had a dentist appointment yesterday that I was incredibly nervous for. Prior to my last appointment I had never had a cavity. I suppose that is one event in 2007 that I don’t want to remember. Even though I didn’t have any toothaches, I had a bad feeling about it. After finally getting my teeth cleaned, Fender came in and reiterated to his assistant that I’ve never had any problems (except the last one) and that I was good for another 6 months. That was a relief.

But the day would soon turn the other direction. Getting out of my car after getting home, I heard a loud hissing sound out of my car’s back left tire. I had managed to get a screw stuck in my tire and had to have it patched. The good news was that it was only $15 to patch. The bad news was that both back tires were in terrible shape and need to be changed sometime in the near future. That will rip about $200 out of my pockets.

Work was been boring for the entire break. My friend, Adam, who I work with has been playing Desktop Tower Defense the entire time. I played it a lot in the beginning of break but I just couldn’t take the disappointment of playing one game for about 30 minutes only to end up losing. Basically, you have to build weapon towers to prevent the bad guys from getting across the desktop. If you play it, you will realize how addicting it can become. I then stumbled upon another game called Flight of the Hamsters that I found to be much more relaxing. You have to fly the furthest distance while getting power ups to bounce you further. Good stuff.

My New Year’s Resolution is to update the site at least once a week even if it’s just to the media section.  There’s now something new up so check it out here!

My stomach is starting to grumble so I think it’s lunch time.