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| Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 | | 7:27 pm |
now i am a 'casual employee'
this means that i can just work whatever comes my way while at tech with no expectation of minimum hours. nifty way to string together summer and winter. | | Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | | 11:55 am |
north end zone
section C row Y. awesome. PS: i like how they implemented the card pass as opposed to individual tickets. it's like all i have to do is think up something, and it comes to fruition w/o telling anyone. | | Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | | 1:05 pm |
it sounds so ridiculous to say aloud
i had this absurd dream that i actually remember last night. as a prelude to the weirdness, i get into an elevator, expecting it to elevate me to the next level. NO. it disconnects from the whatever, and then starts rotating and floating around. i find that it is connecting to some kind of wire system (like the sky cars at busch gardens), except pretty fast. and i'm thinking, "all these moving parts in an elevator is just asking for some kind of disaster." and then there was some kind of computer voice (female) speaking like a tour guide or something, but started talking about my eyebrows. and i thought, "wtf my eyebrows they need to recalibrate that camera ." I GUESS the camera viewpoint would determine the part of the body mentioned in the tour. then later, i'm somewhere. i see this girl walking across the street with some of her friends, and i REMEMBER that we're ENGAGED. so i'm now freaking out, "OH FUCK I FORGOT I HAVE A FIANCEE" because i forgot to even talk to her for months. so i'm certain that she's going to be insanely pissed at me. then i end up in the HOSPITAL. she's visiting me at some point, and she gives me a CIGARATTE and says "i know you're not supposed to smoke in the hospital, but i brought you one anyway." to which i replied, "but i do not smoke." then she was all trying to take care of me and stuff, and i was insanely uncomfortable because, for one, i didn't know how to appropriately react. this was further compounded by my worrying how i was going to explain (if she would even BRING IT UP) that i accidentally ignored her forever. maybe it's a good thing i don't remember most dreams. | | Monday, July 21st, 2008 | | 4:50 pm |
this is mostly to remind myself to explain Beep Guy to people when i get back to blacksburg
it must be audible. words alone are insufficient. this morning i was remarking about a news story about summer school kindergarten (aside from just being glorified day care). my mom reminded me that it's extremely uncommon for kids barely 3 to be able to read (not just recognize/memorize words from my favorite bedtime books). she told me that my parents first knew that i really knew how to read unfamiliar words when i was a little over 3, and i brought a piece of newspaper over and asked what "no money down" meant (from a Haynes ad). shortly thereafter, i identified the news crawl, "murder at 11." this brought me such amusement that i think if i had been in my dad's place and heard that, i would've laughed until it hurt. mom apparently also used to have a video where she asks what my favorite tv show is, and i proudly answer "Capital Gang!" and then there is was some footage of me thoroughly enjoying myself while robert novak argues with margaret carlson. these cracked me up all day. | | Friday, July 18th, 2008 | | 8:21 pm |
oh my god
the dark knight is so good. i would pay money to see it twice, at least. | | Saturday, June 28th, 2008 | | 12:58 pm |
diablo 3
diablo 3 Current Music: upcoming vaporware | | Thursday, June 12th, 2008 | | 4:38 pm |
got pretty good seats
when i bought tickets for the vt-ecu game today, i got section 140 (corner of end zone, closest to field) row THREE. really handy. | | Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 | | 9:44 pm |
touhou 11 is really neet
pretty good visuals. i wonder why zun's art is always so insanely inconsistent between games (besides the drunkenness). i like using IN youmu reimuC the best. | | Sunday, May 18th, 2008 | | 9:36 pm |
good ending no. 5
on pcb hard. 574 million. maybe i would've scored higher if i didn't start playing a total prevent once i started fighting youmu. work is neat. so far it seems i've done everything dr. chen has wanted me to do. whenever he hasn't had anything for me to do, i either educate myself on the software (Wavemetrics' Igor Pro) or the mission (ARCTAS). on friday i figured out how to graph data using hue/saturation, parameterized by the points along the flight trajectory. who knows what i'll do this week. dr. chen suggested that he might have me help "ashley," who works upstairs on a different part of arctas. on thursday, he brought her down to formally introduce us to each other, i guess. after he answered a question of mine, he was like "i guess i'll just leave you two here to chat, or you can ask him any questions you have." i tried not to laugh as her response was something like "um i don't really have any right now, i'm sure i will later, etc..." eddie (other guy in the office, probably like 55-60, selects/coordinates purchase of various sensory apertures) later remarked how less-than-excited she was about the introduction. busch gardens is still fun as ever. as expected, my ability to use my feet for timing is poor. the itg machine is now set to 4 songs, though it's still r11. i was surprised that only 2 people from last year were at wolf, 1 from darkastle (saw at entrance, i didn't ride it), and none from alpengeist. noticed some supervisors and managers, but they were busy, so i didn't get to give them a hard time. joe and i got some pretty funny looks discussing thermal fluids/arctas/really old scsi drives/nexrad/transistors. if i see that copperhead one more time when i'm taking the grass clippings back to the woods, it's going to get a face full of shovel. i got to take valid and xekno behind the woodshed (they combined 3-19, none of those 3 against me, i put up 11 of those deaths) without them knowing it was me, so i really got to lay the wood to them as a "third party." maybe they'll just quit playing dota, like cory did. i believe i like using bane more than lion to counter backlaning axe. seems that one of the fundamental differences is that everyone else wants their music to have lyrics in it. partially related, this has found its way into my top 5 favorite t+pazolite songs ever: http://www.c-h-s.net/works/mitakunai.mp3 #1 distinction still belongs to Purify All ( http://www.c-h-s.net/works/purify_all.mp3) i wonder what would be different (if anything) if i had chosen to go partying with sara instead of playing dota back in august 2005. Current Music: t+pazolite - もう何も見たくない | | Saturday, May 10th, 2008 | | 1:56 pm |
i sure hope my 2-9 record doesn't reflect on my playing ability in public games
stfu yelw your just lucky My just lucky with CM. Electronics I - C+ //I was actually surprised about this; I must've done worse on the exam Intro to Computer Enge - C //late-semester rally to sneak away from retaking a really bad class Technical Writing - B //got as many B+ as B- on my assignments AC Circuits - B //no surprise there, de la ree assigns more Bs than anything else AC Circuits Lab - B- //curved this one after all Applied Meteorology - A //come on, now 2.85 on the semester. Just a hair short of being a B student, which is what I expect is about as good as I could be. New job of unfamiliar territory on Monday. | | Monday, April 21st, 2008 | | 6:29 pm |
i guess it's a reason
ECE 2984 - Microprocessor System Design ECE 3304 - Intro to Power Systems ECE 3374 - Power Laboratory MATH 4445 - Intro to Numerical Analysis PHYS 4614 - Optics PHYS 4624 - Optics Laboratory STAT 4714 - Probability and Statistics for Electrical Engineering optics+lab will get the axe if 3204/74 (analog electronics+lab) becomes available, probably (it's only offered in the fall and i would hate to miss the opportunity)  inverted triangle it almost sounds like i know what i'm doing Current Music: t+pazolite - Purify All | | Saturday, January 5th, 2008 | | 4:35 pm |
last updated 11 weeks ago
I guess it's because there's not much to say. I like playing Touhou now. Ryan Williams committed to VT; our incoming class is strong mostly at linebacker and lineman (some OL might be converted to DL). I didn't do anything interesting over break, and, with only a week to go, I probably won't. I want to get an engineering internship at the shipyard over the summer, but I'll take just about any job there (makes it much easier to get hired in the future). This semester will be very difficult; there is not one cupcake course on my schedule, and everything is stacked on MWF. I thought about typing other things, but nothing really coalesced into a good thought. Feels like the levels of Lemmings that had the blue crystals, which sounds strange and is not easy to describe. Current Music: t+pazolite - Only Gabbakick is Still Alive!! | | Monday, October 15th, 2007 | | 10:56 pm |
YOUR TEETH ARE ALIVE
Synaesthesia 24: YOUR TEETH ARE ALIVE Steven: and? Synaesthesia 24: SOON THEY WILL THINK Steven: i doubt you will do taht Synaesthesia 24: YOUR TEETH ARE ALIVE Travis: WHAT Synaesthesia 24: IT'S TRUE Synaesthesia 24: I SAW IT ON TV Travis: OH JESUS Synaesthesia 24: YOUR TEETH ARE ALIVE Dave (enge): you are a faggot Synaesthesia 24: YOUR TEETH ARE ALIVE *** Auto-response from Julie: ridiculous. Julie: my teeth? Synaesthesia 24: YES Synaesthesia 24: I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS VIA THE TELEVISION COMMERCIAL Julie: WHAT Synaesthesia 24: YOUR TEETH ARE ALIVE Josh (enge): haha wtf man Synaesthesia 24: YOUR TEETH ARE ALIVE Nathan: i know Nathan: and are connected by gomphoses Nathan: that's a type of synarthrosis Nathan: a fibrous articulation Nathan: they are found in the alveolar process of the mandible and the alveolar process of the maxilla Nathan: near them is the palatine bone Synaesthesia 24: YOUR TEETH ARE ALIVE Joe: AHHH Joe: STOP THEM | | Saturday, October 6th, 2007 | | 10:04 pm |
Getting there, but not yet
UNC's victory (and 1st half murdering) of Miami makes me feel a little better about beating them. First half of the Clemson game went fairly well for us. Second half made me pop my jaw quite a few times. I feel as if we were pretty lucky to win, like we barely escaped, it just happened to be with 18 points and a +3 turnover. Good job stopping the run, though. Forcing a QB into 60+ pass attempts is typically a really bad thing for that QB. I feel as though we need a tighter zone against Boston College, though. At least we'll have one more cupcake, then a bye week, before BC (with Thursday night Lane on our side). Good job, Fighting Illini. I've been sick of a laughably overrated Wisconsin for quite some time. Current Music: kenta-v.ez. - rE-LibErAtioN pLus+ | | Monday, September 17th, 2007 | | 8:00 am |
We've got 3 weeks and 2 games to get it right
Taylor gave an impressive starting performance on Saturday. I don't remember the last time I saw Tech put up ~450 yards of offense. Most of his actual passes were right on the mark--I say 'actual' to cover ones where he clearly threw it away, or where the receiver ran a different route than he was expecting. Taylor's fast, but definitely not as fast as Michael Vick, or even Marcus. That's one thing I think he needs to improve upon--knowing when the play is going nowhere and to just throw it away. A couple of times we lost 8-10 yards because he began running but had nowhere to go, and he's fast enough to cover significant (negative) distance. For whatever reason, Ore is not the same running back as last year. I remember hearing he never went to the summer conditioning sessions. Kenny Lewis had a much better day on the ground; hopefully Ore will be able to bring his game up, and Lewis will continue to improve--I like what I saw out of him. The defense looks better, but who can say for sure playing against a team like Ohio. The defense will need to be playing up to at least last year's level if they want to have a chance at stopping Clemson, Boston College, and Georgia Tech. @ Clemson is coming up October 6th; I hope we get everything in place by then. There is a really fat guy with greasy long hair, a huge beard, and a plaid shirt in programming class this morning. | | Monday, September 10th, 2007 | | 7:59 am |
See ya, Glennon (please)
To be fair, I doubt we would've won had we started Tyrod. LSU simply overmatches us on both sides of the ball; the way they execute really is remarkable. Plus, I suspect the first drive would've been a lot different if Brandon Flowers could've kept his head in the game, and not given up 3rd and long and 15 yards on an idiotic personal foul. But really, how much motivation can there be for the defense when Glennon is just fully incapable on offense? Yeah, I know the offensive line has problems, and LSU had the blitz coming on every play. I used to think "Steinspring is like the most predictable play-caller ever." However, seeing Taylor throwing fairly deep on a few plays (and very much right on the money, at that) makes me think Steinspring was having Glennon constantly throw these little 4-yard wideouts because that was very nearly the only thing Glennon could actually pull off. It's worth noting that we were down 24-0 when Glennon came out. We held LSU 10-7 for the duration Taylor was in there, until Beamer decided to throw the reserves in (no reason to keep your starters in when you can't win). Even up 34-7, LSU felt it necessary to continue to run the score up (possibly trying to impress the pollsters). Since Tyrod can no longer be red-shirted, I see no reason why he should not be the starter in every game. He looks calm and capable in the pocket. He puts the ball right where it needs to be. He didn't appear rattled at all in his first collegiate start in Tiger Stadium at night, easily the toughest environment in 1-A. When the o-line collapses, he has the ability to get free, and either gain yards with his feet, or buy more time for a receiver to get open. I can't think of a way that Taylor could be a worse leader than Glennon; why should the defense respect him, after all? The defense can play as hard as necessary, and then we go 3 and out; or worse, Glennon pitches it right to a cornerback because he couldn't read a static defense. So, adios, Glennon; you were the Grant Noel of your time, only a lot worse. Taylor is simply the kind of QB who will probably leave after his junior season to be a 1st-round draft pick. You should be happy Marcus Vick doesn't have a shred of common sense--he should've been the QB all along, with Ike Whitaker taking the backup if he weren't a moron as well. Current Music: Korpiklaani - Vakirauta | | Sunday, September 2nd, 2007 | | 10:52 am |
God we looked flat out there
Glennon's first pass was an interception, somehow not surprisingly. To his credit, however, he did a good job of protecting the football. Our offense didn't really go anywhere except for a few good passes. I'll never understand why Steinspring finds a play that works and then doesn't use except maybe once per quarter. If their secondary is blowing coverage in the middle, why do you not exploit that until the middle is jammed; once that happens, you can start hitting the outside. The defense most cetainly did not look like it had 8 returning starters. Rarely did the line get any penetration into the backfield, and ECU's dual-threat quarterbacks put up too many rushing yards on designated runs. I sure hope it was a combination of sleepwalking on a pretty cupcake team, and all of the emotional instability going into Tech's first game of the season. If that's the case, they need to shake it off and get it together for next week, because LSU has way too much talent for us to play like we did and expect to win. From post-game interviews, the players said that yesterday's game was the hardest ever, simply because after all the rememberance ceremonies, no one could keep their head in the game. A week of Bud Foster screaming at everyone better snap them out of it, or LSU's third string will walk all over us. Current Music: The Depth Naphistim - Quark Drive Mix Ver 1.1 | | Friday, August 31st, 2007 | | 8:22 am |
I am really anxious today
I have no idea why. At least once a minutes my stomach-area is just like ADRENALINE. The only reason I can think I would be excited would be that college football begins tomorrow. It's probably for no discernable reason though, other than to make me jumpy in 2704. | | Friday, July 27th, 2007 | | 10:19 pm |
| | Thursday, July 5th, 2007 | | 12:46 pm |
if you're not going to have fun, why even go
It seems that it's relatively common knowledge that there are people out there who simply want to groan and complain about everything. I suppose that's fine, but why bother going to an amusement park if your specific purpose seems to be to find something wrong with it? At Busch Gardens, we have a ride admissions policy for our disabled guests. If you go to guest relations and tell them you have some kind of mobility impairment (could be something as minor as not being able to stand for long periods), they will give you a blue wristband and evaluate your condition to determine which rides might be detrimental to your health (remember, it is illegal for BG to question whether a person is disabled or not). When they show up at a ride, usually the exit, one of the employees takes their RAP sheet, examines the line length, and writes a time-to-wait for whatever time it is + the length of the line. This allows them to go get something to eat, watch a show, etc. This is the virtual queue line; the key to remember is that they wait as long as a non-disabled guest who got in line at the exact same time. At most coasters, disabled guests come in through the exit at the time written on their sheet. The employee at exit or unload or wherever finds out where they want to sit, and then says they'll get them on in a couple cycles. The unloader then tells load where they want to sit, and load goes and asks guests in that line if it's OK to seat some disabled guests in front of them. Most people are reasonable enough, and, even if they're not, asking permission of them ensures that they won't get upset. This system works because the disabled guests can't actually see that what we're doing is essentially implying that they need the permission of a total stranger (who now knows that they're disabled, which is embarrassing for a lot of them, as you might imagine). At Wolf, this is not the case. Because our exit is stairs, most, if not all, disabled guests cannot traverse them. Therefore, disabled guests wait in a special line in the middle of all others riding. There is pretty much no way for the loader to ask the people in line (particulaly because most disabled people just want to ride in the closest car, which is the queue line right next to them) without the disabled people realizing what we're doing. Asking has caused me significant problems, wherein the disabled guests tell me this is a very embarrassing process. I can't exactly exacerbate the situation by telling them "this is what's done at every coaster, you just don't notice it because the train is in the way." If you used Laplace's rule of succession, the probability someone will get mad at me using the "asking" method is about 47%. Therefore, what I usually do is put the disabled guests where they want to sit, then turn and explain to the supplanted guests that "they have been waiting in a virtual queue line for at least as long as you have." If they press the issue (like "why do they get to do that?"), I explain it's part of our mobility impairment program. By that method, the probability is <1% (as in, all of 2 people have complained directly to me about this). I'm told, however, that many more than 2 people go complain elsewhere in the park about this method (I'm not the only one who employs it). I'm forced to wonder whether I would rather the people be compulsive liars or not. If they were actually bothered by this, that means they were actually upset over having to wait another 30 seconds for the next train to roll in after having waited probably >30 minutes in line. I can't imagine being bothered by such an insignificant inconvenience while in line for a roller coaster, a system which exists for fun and nothing else. When I'm in the lower queue area of coasters (everything which is prior to the station), I LET people cut me in line, because I like to walk at a slower pace than they apparently want to. This usually results in a larger, but still insignificant, time to wait than disabled guests cause. Maybe my sense of "the big picture" is more acute than most, but I think people ought to be glad that they can physically stand in line for 30 more seconds without any ill effects. If something like that is going to outrage you, you might as well not even come to the park; it would probably be a lot easier to sustain a foul mood elsewhere. |
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