I hate to admit it, but... this post has been brought to you by Netscape Navigator. Seriously, both IE and Firefox decided to die on me today... heck, they're both still running in the background (I can't even get the Windows task manager to close either of them). Yet, thanks to Netscape and their browser, my blog lives on!
Goes to show, even the guy nobody cares about can do something right.
Anyway, I've changed the template on my blog. Hope you like. If not, please tell me so I can change it back. I'm a bit afraid the white text is a bit hard to read, but I wanted white text, so if I can do with it, I wanna keep it.
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Sweet, Sweet Contrast
I have to get up at 5:30 am every mourning, because I have to go to school at 7:00 sharp every mourning, and I need all of that time to get ready for the day. So Murphey's Law states that my alarm will not go off eventually. Now put two and two together, you got my mourning: ten minutes to get showered, have breakfast, comb hair... the whole sha-bang.
Ironic, as I found out today that, due to a career day they did for the younger grades, I had my first couple of periods free. I guess its a good thing I didn't stress too much, huh?
Ironic, as I found out today that, due to a career day they did for the younger grades, I had my first couple of periods free. I guess its a good thing I didn't stress too much, huh?
Monday, March 07, 2005
My Gmail Invites Aren't Gone
Of my 150 Gmail invites, not one has been accepted. Come on peoples; I gotta give these things away! Anyone who wants one, just post you're current e-mail as a comment, and I'll give you Gmail!
Trust me, Gmail's awsome! Once you try it, you won't ever want Yahoo, AOL, or hotmail again!
(Update: I just got another one to my Yahoo account that I signed up to recieve Gmail updates, so that makes 151 Gmail invites to give away! Please people, take 'em!)
Trust me, Gmail's awsome! Once you try it, you won't ever want Yahoo, AOL, or hotmail again!
(Update: I just got another one to my Yahoo account that I signed up to recieve Gmail updates, so that makes 151 Gmail invites to give away! Please people, take 'em!)
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Hulk... in Church?
I loaded "Hulk," onto my iPAQ the other day. I don't know why everyone hated that movie; I thought it was pretty good. Anyway, my point is that I found a whole new dimension of watching that movie.
Basically what I did was skip to the scene where Hulk is smashing up the tanks, and let it play, mute on, whilst at the same time everyone was singing a hymn. When there's a hymn going, the Hulk wailing on something just feels so different!
I wouldn't suggest doing the same yourself (it's irreverant), but it was a fun experience for me.
Basically what I did was skip to the scene where Hulk is smashing up the tanks, and let it play, mute on, whilst at the same time everyone was singing a hymn. When there's a hymn going, the Hulk wailing on something just feels so different!
I wouldn't suggest doing the same yourself (it's irreverant), but it was a fun experience for me.
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Mormon Ads
So, I was surfing the BYU web site, trying to look for the Freshman academy to sign up today, and I notice they have a comedy thing, which they claim is "funnier than Saturday Night Live." I'm thinking, That's not hard to do, but I clicked on it anyway, and found a whole list of Mormonad parodies (Mormonads are fake advertisments they put in the New Era church magazine).
Here's an example of these things:
Dangit! That goes against my entire way of thinking! Oh well...
Most of the parodies require you to have seen the particular Mormonads they're based on, but there are a few pearls there that don't as well (like the one above). If you're mormon, you have to read these, but if not then much of the humor will be lost on you.
And apparently, these people are starting auditions in the fall for more people. I think I'll have something to do in the fall.
Here's an example of these things:
Dangit! That goes against my entire way of thinking! Oh well...
Most of the parodies require you to have seen the particular Mormonads they're based on, but there are a few pearls there that don't as well (like the one above). If you're mormon, you have to read these, but if not then much of the humor will be lost on you.
And apparently, these people are starting auditions in the fall for more people. I think I'll have something to do in the fall.
Friday, March 04, 2005
Thursday, March 03, 2005
...But French?
I was taking an English test today, and it was hard. I mean, they just threw us a quick exerpt about a bridge, and expected us to know that the bridge was a symbol of the rift between country and city people, as well as disect other litarary devices, such as irony, characterization... the usual for a someone compatent in the English language. The exerpt did have a fairly advanced vocabulary, too.
Now here's why this is odd. I look down on the bottom right corner of the test paper, and it has the instructions "turn page over," written in English and Spanish and French! Umm, correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't someone competant in the English language (or at least someone competant enough to take IB A1 English), and disecst literature, be able to understand a three word sentance without translation?
Now consider also that the International Baccalaureate is supposedly some of the best educational criteria one can have... and they can't even work out that English speakers speak English. Makes you wonder about your school system. I know I've lost faith in at least the International Baccalaureate Program.
Now here's why this is odd. I look down on the bottom right corner of the test paper, and it has the instructions "turn page over," written in English and Spanish and French! Umm, correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't someone competant in the English language (or at least someone competant enough to take IB A1 English), and disecst literature, be able to understand a three word sentance without translation?
Now consider also that the International Baccalaureate is supposedly some of the best educational criteria one can have... and they can't even work out that English speakers speak English. Makes you wonder about your school system. I know I've lost faith in at least the International Baccalaureate Program.
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
My Life is Ruled by Pirates
Today, I loaded "Pirates of the Caribbean" onto my iPAQ (Pocket PC), and spent every free moment watching it at school today. Everybody was surprised that I could fit the whole movie on there, and I chuckled to myself thinking, "Yep, I'm just that awsome."
Also today, they were starting auditions for our high school graduation entertainment. One of them was an Indian girl, who was dancing with Indian music playing in the background. Indian music is the worst. The dance was okay, but man... they had a shrieking Indian girl singing on top of bongos and a ziare (or something like that), just repeating the same shriek and ziare notes over and over again. No headache is bigger than the one I had after that song.
I tried to block it out with the movie, but a teacher nearby stopped me. I thought torture was illegal in this country... oh wait, that was America. They have a torture museum here.
I found out that I'm not the only one "in danger of failing high school." Half of the senior class was complaining during assembly. The teachers tried to explain to us that we were wrong in waiting so long to turn in our final CAS slips, but we weren't wrong! So they finally gave up and told us just to take action with the CAS coordinater, Miss Sandavol-Veil.
All I can say is, "Viva la Revolution!"
Also today, they were starting auditions for our high school graduation entertainment. One of them was an Indian girl, who was dancing with Indian music playing in the background. Indian music is the worst. The dance was okay, but man... they had a shrieking Indian girl singing on top of bongos and a ziare (or something like that), just repeating the same shriek and ziare notes over and over again. No headache is bigger than the one I had after that song.
I tried to block it out with the movie, but a teacher nearby stopped me. I thought torture was illegal in this country... oh wait, that was America. They have a torture museum here.
I found out that I'm not the only one "in danger of failing high school." Half of the senior class was complaining during assembly. The teachers tried to explain to us that we were wrong in waiting so long to turn in our final CAS slips, but we weren't wrong! So they finally gave up and told us just to take action with the CAS coordinater, Miss Sandavol-Veil.
All I can say is, "Viva la Revolution!"
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