10/31/2006
Today is Tuesday.
Hooray standardized testing. I especially like the test where we were to say whether or not "analytikal" contained a spelling error.
On another note, I just downloaded a fun little program called Pzizz. It generates MP3 files that you can burn to a CD or place on your iPod, and when you play them they are supposed to put you into a more relaxed state. There's a free demo on their website. If you'd like to bring back naptime, try the demo.
Hooray standardized testing. I especially like the test where we were to say whether or not "analytikal" contained a spelling error.
On another note, I just downloaded a fun little program called Pzizz. It generates MP3 files that you can burn to a CD or place on your iPod, and when you play them they are supposed to put you into a more relaxed state. There's a free demo on their website. If you'd like to bring back naptime, try the demo.
10/29/2006
In case you haven't already seen it by now, here's the most recent Spanish project video. The bad news: there are no fairies or mustaches involved in this one. The good news: there are still two mimes working on the project...and it's titled "How to be Emo".
10/26/2006
Thanks to all who left comments on the previous post. I think I'm turning in Industrial 3 for a grade.
Anyway, if you're bored and feel like reading something, here's a nice article about a medical condition in which people cannot recognize faces.
There's a part in it in which a girl falls with a mime. I quote the article:
"She learned his name was Mick, and that was all she needed. She was in love. It didn't matter that he was a 44-year-old mime trying to make ends meet. She could see him."
Anyway, if you're bored and feel like reading something, here's a nice article about a medical condition in which people cannot recognize faces.
There's a part in it in which a girl falls with a mime. I quote the article:
"She learned his name was Mick, and that was all she needed. She was in love. It didn't matter that he was a 44-year-old mime trying to make ends meet. She could see him."
10/20/2006
10/19/2006
10/17/2006
Netflix has a great recommendations system based on what movies you've rated in the past. I have a bit of an addiction to rating movies - it's really easy to find and rate movies you've seen, and the recommendations are usually dead on.
Anyway, thanks to Netflix, here's a list of my five-star movies. Feel free to comment if there are some that you agree with, some you don't agree with, or movies you think are deserving of the list.
Airplane!
Almost Famous
Amelie
Being John Malkovich
Duck Soup
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Forrest Gump
Garden State
The Graduate
Groundhog Day
Mitch All Together
Psycho
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Shaun of the Dead
The Truman Show
Young Frankenstein
Anyway, thanks to Netflix, here's a list of my five-star movies. Feel free to comment if there are some that you agree with, some you don't agree with, or movies you think are deserving of the list.
Airplane!
Almost Famous
Amelie
Being John Malkovich
Duck Soup
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Forrest Gump
Garden State
The Graduate
Groundhog Day
Mitch All Together
Psycho
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Shaun of the Dead
The Truman Show
Young Frankenstein
10/15/2006
Hi. I'm back again.
This picture does a perfect job of describing how I feel when I have to write a paper.
This picture does a perfect job of describing how I feel when I have to write a paper.
10/12/2006
Today we had a substitute for Chemistry.
The bell rang and he stood up to start to talk.
"Alright," he said. Two syllables into class and we could all tell he had a thick Texas accent. "My name's Mr. Bismuth," he said. Actually, I'm lying about his name. I'd rather not give it away. He also mumbled, so I don't remember it.
"If you don't already know me, you do," he said, proving non-sequitors are way more effective when spoken in a Texan accent.
"Anyway, we got some assignments to check and - "
His attention was diverted as he looked at a boy in the front row. The boy wore white earbuds.
"Sir!" our teacher semi-shouted. "Ross!"
Ross looked up.
"Get them things out of your ears, boy!" he said. His Texan accent added to his command amazingly.
At this point, a couple of us giggled and looked around the room at each other. There's no denying the humor of someone who talks differently than you.
Our sub continued his speech.
"Now," he began, "before you hand those things in, make sure of something.
Last class, there was some folks whose mama didn't name you."
He paused for effect.
"WHOO!" he blurted, breaking up his lovely pause.
About this time a few of us realized a walking, talking stereotype was standing before us.
"Your mama didn't name you? That's sad stuff. You know what happens to papers when your mama didn't name you?"
A couple of us shook our heads no. I shook my head no while attempting to keep my composure.
"They go in File 13," he said. "You know what File 13 is?"
He pointed to the trash can.
"It's the trash," he added helpfully.
Let's jump ahead a bit. Our teacher talked and admitted his voice was getting hoarse, causing his voice to occasionally jump to a higher pitch. And let me tell you, a teacher speaking like Winnie-The-Pooh-The-Chainsmoker-With-A-Texas-Accent is difficult to deal with.
We checked the papers and moved on to notes.
After a short period of time, he moved the notes up a bit. I wasn't quite done with notes, though, nor was anyone else in the room.
"Excuse me," I said. He either didn't hear me or ignored me.
"Excuse me, sir," I said. "Could you move the notes back up? I didn't quite finish."
"Why's that?" he asked. "Were you too busy takin' your notes?"
An easy question to answer.
"Yes," I replied confidently and matter-of-factly.
The class laughed. Our sub seemed surprised yet unamused by my response. I wasn't too sure why.
Five seconds afterwards, I realized I had misheard him. Turned out he had actually asked, "Were you too busy pickin' your nose?" To which, I of course, replied "Yes" as if the activity was totally normal and acceptable.
I'm not too sure how to end this post. My fingers are cold right now.
The bell rang and he stood up to start to talk.
"Alright," he said. Two syllables into class and we could all tell he had a thick Texas accent. "My name's Mr. Bismuth," he said. Actually, I'm lying about his name. I'd rather not give it away. He also mumbled, so I don't remember it.
"If you don't already know me, you do," he said, proving non-sequitors are way more effective when spoken in a Texan accent.
"Anyway, we got some assignments to check and - "
His attention was diverted as he looked at a boy in the front row. The boy wore white earbuds.
"Sir!" our teacher semi-shouted. "Ross!"
Ross looked up.
"Get them things out of your ears, boy!" he said. His Texan accent added to his command amazingly.
At this point, a couple of us giggled and looked around the room at each other. There's no denying the humor of someone who talks differently than you.
Our sub continued his speech.
"Now," he began, "before you hand those things in, make sure of something.
Last class, there was some folks whose mama didn't name you."
He paused for effect.
"WHOO!" he blurted, breaking up his lovely pause.
About this time a few of us realized a walking, talking stereotype was standing before us.
"Your mama didn't name you? That's sad stuff. You know what happens to papers when your mama didn't name you?"
A couple of us shook our heads no. I shook my head no while attempting to keep my composure.
"They go in File 13," he said. "You know what File 13 is?"
He pointed to the trash can.
"It's the trash," he added helpfully.
Let's jump ahead a bit. Our teacher talked and admitted his voice was getting hoarse, causing his voice to occasionally jump to a higher pitch. And let me tell you, a teacher speaking like Winnie-The-Pooh-The-Chainsmoker-With-A-Texas-Accent is difficult to deal with.
We checked the papers and moved on to notes.
After a short period of time, he moved the notes up a bit. I wasn't quite done with notes, though, nor was anyone else in the room.
"Excuse me," I said. He either didn't hear me or ignored me.
"Excuse me, sir," I said. "Could you move the notes back up? I didn't quite finish."
"Why's that?" he asked. "Were you too busy takin' your notes?"
An easy question to answer.
"Yes," I replied confidently and matter-of-factly.
The class laughed. Our sub seemed surprised yet unamused by my response. I wasn't too sure why.
Five seconds afterwards, I realized I had misheard him. Turned out he had actually asked, "Were you too busy pickin' your nose?" To which, I of course, replied "Yes" as if the activity was totally normal and acceptable.
I'm not too sure how to end this post. My fingers are cold right now.
10/11/2006
- It's expected to maybe snow tomorrow. This kind of weirds me out. Yeah, snow seems like something that should be happening, but it doesn't seem like it should be happening just yet. If that makes any sense.
- Yeah, you already know that Google bought YouTube. But that whole news is kind of overshadowing another announcement Google made - the introduction of Google Docs. Think of it as using Microsoft Word and saving your work to a hard drive you can access anywhere. I just used it for a little report I had to write and I found it handy.
- The new Beck CD (The Information) is not too bad. There aren't any tracks that are as good as the best tracks on Guero, but it might be a better album than Guero. If you get what I mean. I think I'm supposed to be writing a review on it for Newspaper about now. I consider this pre-planning.
- I think I'm also supposed to be writing an article about our school's newly formed Abstinence Club. Hard hitting questions were asked (especially considering "hand sex"). The highlight quote from the meeting: "Is it considered 'hand sex' if you do it to yourself?" The response was "I think that's called something else."
I think that's a good note to end this post on.
10/09/2006
Today I saw an old woman and her grandson at Target. The grandson was maybe about 1 or 2 years old. He grabbed a random toy from a shelf.
"Can I play with this?" he said in that weird pause-y way little kids speak sometimes.
"Oh, no, dear," she said. "We have to pay for it first or else Grandma will go to jail."
"Oh," he said. "Again?" the boy asked.
"No, not again," the grandma replied casually.
Either the boy decided to pull a random word from his head that he thought would be appropriate (likely), or he felt like being a smartass.
I don't know about you, but I'm rooting for the second one.
"Can I play with this?" he said in that weird pause-y way little kids speak sometimes.
"Oh, no, dear," she said. "We have to pay for it first or else Grandma will go to jail."
"Oh," he said. "Again?" the boy asked.
"No, not again," the grandma replied casually.
Either the boy decided to pull a random word from his head that he thought would be appropriate (likely), or he felt like being a smartass.
I don't know about you, but I'm rooting for the second one.
10/08/2006
Oops. I'm terrible at this consistant posting thing.
Anyway, rest in peace, Mr. Rogers, but this is one of my favorite videos of late.
Anyway, rest in peace, Mr. Rogers, but this is one of my favorite videos of late.
10/03/2006
On this day in 2002, our President made a major announcement.
Happy Leif Erikson Day.
Stats Check
September 2006
Views This Month: 862
Visits This Month: 442
Difference In Views Between August: 21
Difference In Visits Between August: 42
My Mime Number: 42
Most Viewed Day: 9/5 (87 views)
Least Viewed Day: 9/1 or 9/15 (10 views)
Site That Brought Most Visitors: Yes Maybe's Blog
Site That Brought 2nd Most Visitors: MySpace
Just to note, blog redirects might be the most useful feature of MySpace. Anyway,
Number of Times I Have Heard My Sister Use The Word "Bitch" In My Life: 1
Number of Times It Was Used By Her Today: 1
Oh, sad news: Audioblogger is shutting down. I think I'll still be doing audio posts on occasion, but I need to find another service that works well.
I hope you had a good stats post.
Happy Leif Erikson Day.
Stats Check
September 2006
Views This Month: 862
Visits This Month: 442
Difference In Views Between August: 21
Difference In Visits Between August: 42
My Mime Number: 42
Most Viewed Day: 9/5 (87 views)
Least Viewed Day: 9/1 or 9/15 (10 views)
Site That Brought Most Visitors: Yes Maybe's Blog
Site That Brought 2nd Most Visitors: MySpace
Just to note, blog redirects might be the most useful feature of MySpace. Anyway,
Number of Times I Have Heard My Sister Use The Word "Bitch" In My Life: 1
Number of Times It Was Used By Her Today: 1
Oh, sad news: Audioblogger is shutting down. I think I'll still be doing audio posts on occasion, but I need to find another service that works well.
I hope you had a good stats post.
10/02/2006
It's October, which means it's about time for another Stats Post. However, I've been a bit busy lately and haven't had time. Expect it tomorrow (when I have extended study hall of course).
Anyway, this article asks a question well worth wondering.
Anyway, this article asks a question well worth wondering.
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