a test, a test!! it’s been over two weeks… I thought everyone forgot about them

also, before i post the test… if anyone is interested in gaming this summer, let me know… 3rd ed D&D.. I’ve got game particulars, but I’ll save those for later… now on to the test!

which “monty python and the holy grail” character are you?

this quiz was made by colleen

Laws of the house

1) Thou shalt not steal thy roomie’s towel.

2) Thou shalt not lie to thy roomie and tell him thast thou does not have thy roomie’s towel

3) If thou steal thy roomie’s towel, do not replace it with a 30 year old washrag that has no fluff left in it and hope that he does not notice

4) If thy roomie does notice forementioned washrag replacement, and questions thou about it, do not playst dumb and continue lying.

5) If thou are reading this, and hast broken laws 1-4 or any combination thereof, please replace thy roomie’s towel back on the towel rack where thou found it

So yeah, I’m a little miffed about this one… Two weeks ago when my roommate’s brother was in town, my towels started disappearing one by one… first, my good brown one… no problem, I replaced it with my other brown one… only to find that one disappeared… So I was reduced to using a 30 year old towel that you can see through because it has no fluff left in it… and guess what!! that one ran off!!! so I started asking questions… my roommate said he didn’t know, but offered to let me “borrow” a towel from him… so I used that one, and just a few minutes ago, it mysteriously ran off and left the 30 year old piece of crap in its place… So I ask my roommate about it again… and again, I get denial… like I don’t know where my towels went…

now granted, the towels belong to the house, but I chose those towels the first week I was here and they have been “mine” since then… I use them, I wash them, I fold them, and I keep them in my room!!

so enough of that rant…

anyone wanna buy a geforce4 ti 4600? top of the line… I got it, and it turns out I can’t use it until I buy a new motherboard and processor… I got a great deal on it, though, so I hate to take it back… I may just let it sit in my closet until I upgrade this summer… but boy, look out then… consequently, if anyone has a spare motherboard with an agp 2.0 slot on it… let me know

And I don’t have double standards… how many people agree that you can justifiably use two different rating systems for cars and computers? I mean, really

done teaching labs for this semester ::and there was much rejoicing:: unfortunately I have to grade everything now…

After friday, it’s all downhill… final projects, here I come….

my favorite color is a dark true green or a dark hunter green… I discovered this when I was home for easter… I’ve thought for the longest time it was either blue or black, but when I got my new wolf shirt from my brother and sister, I realized how much I really enjoy a true dark green… not olive or drab or any of the other greens I have… just real dark green go figure

metaphorically speaking… going back to manda’s blog, if JP is a package of condoms on a rack of rubber bands… I think I’m the package of rubber bands surrounded by condoms… go figure that one out I’m not sure if this is what I would truly characterize myself as, but in some odd way, it makes sense… same material… different purpose…

Then again, I kinda like Deedee’s analogy for me… I am Morton’s Salt… Just one will last you a lifetime…

Ok, random thought time……

if anyone wants something etched into glass… let me know… I have had a need to use the big laser downstairs and haven’t had a purpose…

I’m going to intentially mismatch my uniform when I compete in the karate tournament in two weeks… I’m also going to be performing a sai kata at the tournament… a weapon in which I have had maybe 15 minutes instruction… And to make it better… everyone at the kenpo place envies my sais they don’t do weapons…

mcdonald’s had chicken strips on their new taste menu, but I wasn’t fooled… I still had double cheeseburgers for supper tonight

I missed an incredible ISS fly over…

I haven’t played my guitar in weeks and I’m starting to lose my caluses (sp?)

I have canned fruit in my refridgerator that has been their since I moved in…

I have a new credit card….

Someone should turn the whole “What grocery store item are you?” thing into an online test….

Last but not least… I miss DeeDee!!!

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Goodnight….

well how about this… blogger is finally up… and wouldn’t you know it, I don’t have a clue what I was gonna say… other than I was disappointed that I was so philosphical and only got 3 replies… oh well…

I have a new video card… the almighty geforce4 ti 4600… dual monitor support is just cool wouldn’t you know it, though, that the game I bought it for still won’t run with it… just always the way, isn’t it….

oh well….

I gotta run…. but just so everyone knows… a 67 mustang is always sexier than a 67 beetle, and a running desktop is always sexier than a broken laptop

just so you know, part of the reason I haven’t updated lately is that everytime I have something to say, blogger has been down… figures… now I don’t remember everything I have to say. other than Deedee is a meanie! how mean is it to buy a present in april and tell someone you’re not gonna give it to them until july? maybe I’m just jealous that I haven’t got her anniversary present picked out yet… but I’m working on it

school sucks, and I’m ret to come home… as of today, I am responsible for 225 pages of reports for the end of the semester… 75 of which I have to personally write… I just have to edit the other 150. Oh well… sucks to be me…

you know I’m feeling quite philosophical, but I don’t have anything specific to philosophize about… I’ve seen/heard several things in the past week which have made me think… everything from the junior who nearly killed himself from alcohol poisoning because he turned 21 to manda wanting to get a job… yes… something like that warrents philosophical thinking… it’s a trade off, ya know.. getting a job while you have a young kid… do you need a job for money or for personal reasons? how important is it to establish a very good relationship with your children when they’re young? so many things happen during that age… I don’t think I’d be half the person I am today if my grandmother had not spent so much time with me when I was younger because my mom wouldn’t put me in some day care. she taught me to read, basic math, and lots of other stuff, and more importantly she set in me at a young age a set of morals that basically explain who I am today. would I be the same if my parents put me in daycare? no… how different would I be? hard to say… I can remember specific little sayings that my grandmother would say to me even though I was so young… those things are still important to me today.

the following are examples.. they may be slightly skewed, but it’s to demostrate a point… so don’t be offened

so it’s a trade off… your child versus yourself… for manda… you want a job for personal worth and to satisfy some personal need… and if you aren’t going to be happy without one, then get one… otherwise, you’ll end up impressing on your child some sense of depression that he’ll never remember, but he’ll never forget… but if you can stay home, then stay home… you’re child will love you for it …………the other side of this (just so amanda doesn’t feel singled out) is another new mother who decided to go back to work, but for money. claiming she wanted to stay home with her child, but it was impossible to do since they needed the money… to you I say, it is not impossible… look at the situation… look at your surroundings… your brand new house with new furniture… your 5 new cars in 2 years… you’re new toyota tundra and new chevy silverado (or whatever they are) that you want to get a new paint job on… and you wonder why you need money… how much luxury is worth an enduring impression on your child? will he remember you putting him in day care when he was 2 months old? no… will he ever forget it? ………. no

so there’s my rant… praise be to mothers who don’t put their children in daycare… they can’t thank you right now… but they will….

also, it’s not all on the mothers… fathers should provide enough for their families so that the mother has the option of staying home… unfortunately, that’s another rant all together, and I have to go grade some papers…

Later,

first, I’d like to thank everyone for not complaining that I haven’t updated in forever… I’ve been busy… spring break was good…. got to see Deedee lots, which is very very good lost a game of monopoly… not so good… got to see almost everyone down at state (hi loraine, I know you’re out there), very good… had to go home… not so good…

anyway… I’ll have to write more of that later, cause my hands hurt now…

I got sais today! so be nice or I’ll poke you in the eye…

oh, and I’ve only had time to take a couple of tests… here’s two of them:

Take the Diablo II Character Test.

I need sleep… later

welp, my spring break starts tomorrow, so I may/maynot be updating for a while… besides, I’d be a lot closer to anyone who reads this thing, anyways…

I finished my oceanography midterm… my electric stapler had a stroke when I asked it to staple everything for me… Have to turn it in in multiple stacks… that should say something about that midterm… and we won’t even talk about my other three classes……

Here’s a good one that I just couldn’t pass up posting:

Which Colossal Death Robot Are You?

You are Optimus Prime!

Vast, red and ready to turn into a lorry at the slightest provocation, you are a robot to be reckoned with. Although sickeningly noble, you just can’t resist a good interplanetary war, especially when Orson Welles is involved. You have friends who can shoot tapes from their chests. Tapes that turn into panthers. And other friends who are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs who jump out of planes. Will you have my children?

yeah… I’ll let people interpret this one for themselves…. ?

Take the What Should Your New Year’s Resolution Be? Quiz

Here’s something to chew on until I find something real to write… this should go to show that there’s still lots you don’t know about me ::evil laugh::

it’s international incredibly long blog day… let us all rejoice and type…

As for me… I’m losing my ra account… it’s a sad occasion.. but it has given me a chance to find some of the old email I had hiding around, and I found lots of neat stuff… I thought I would post selections here…

Actually… After reading through this again, I think it’ll be the only thing I post today… It says a lot of important, true stuff, that perhaps, it would do some people some good to take the time to read it…

I’ve learned…

I’ve learned -

that you cannot make someone love you.

All you can do is

be someone who can be loved.

The rest is up to them.

I’ve learned -

that no matter how much I care,

some people just don’t care back.

I’ve learned -

that it takes years to build up trust,

and only seconds to destroy it.

I’ve learned -

that it’s not what you have in your life

but who you have in your life that counts.

I’ve learned -

that you can get by on charm

for about fifteen minutes.

After that, you’d better know something.

I’ve learned -

that you shouldn’t compare your inside

to others outside.

You never know what really on their inside.

I’ve learned -

that it’s not what happens to people

that’s important. It’s what they do about it.

but to the best you can do.

I’ve learned -

that you can do something in an instant

that will give you heartache for life.

I’ve learned -

that no matter how thin you slice it,

there are always two sides.

I’ve learned -

that it’s taking me a long time

to become the person I want to be.

I’ve learned -

that it’s a lot easier

to react than it is to think.

I’ve learned -

that you should always leave

loved ones with loving words.

It may be the last time you see them.

I’ve learned -

that you can keep going

long after you think you can’t.

I’ve learned -

that we are responsible for what we do,

no matter how we feel.

I’ve learned -

that either you control your attitude

or it controls you.

I’ve learned -

that regardless of how hot and steamy

a relationship is at first,

the passion fades and there had better be

something else to take its place.

I’ve learned -

that heroes are the people

who do what has to be done

when it needs to be done,

regardless of the consequences.

I’ve learned -

that learning to forgive takes practice.

I’ve learned -

that there are people who love you dearly,

but just don’t know how to show it.

I’ve learned -

that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I’ve learned -

that my best friend and I can do anything

or nothing and have the best time.

I’ve learned -

that sometimes the people you expect

to kick you when you’re down

will be the ones to help you get back up.

I’ve learned -

that sometimes when I’m angry

I have the right to be angry,

but that doesn’t give me

the right to be cruel.

I’ve learned -

that true friendship continues to grow,

even over the longest distance.

Same goes for true love.

I’ve learned -

that just because someone doesn’t love you

the way you want them to doesn’t mean

they don’t love you with all they have.

I’ve learned -

that maturity has more to do with

what types of experiences you’ve had

and what you’ve learned from them

and less to do with how many

birthdays you’ve celebrated.

I’ve learned _

that you should never tell a child

their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.

Few things are more humiliating, and

what a tragedy it would be

if they believed it.

I’ve learned -

that your family won’t always

be there for you. It may seem funny,

but people you aren’t related to

can take care of you and love you

and teach you to trust people again.

Families aren’t biological.

I’ve learned -

that no matter how good a friend is,

they’re going to hurt you

every once in a while

and you must forgive them for that.

I’ve learned -

that it isn’t always enough

to be forgiven by others.

Sometimes you have to learn

to forgive yourself.

I’ve learned -

that no matter how bad

your heart is broken

the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I’ve learned -

that our background and circumstances

may have influenced who we are,

but we are responsible for who we become.

I’ve learned -

that sometimes when my friends fight,

I’m forced to choose sides

even when I don’t want to.

I’ve learned -

that just because two people argue,

it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other

And just because they don’t argue,

it doesn’t mean they do.

I’ve learned -

that sometimes you have to put

the individual ahead of their actions.

I’ve learned -

that we don’t have to change friends

if we understand that friends change.

I’ve learned -

that you shouldn’t be so

eager to find out a secret.

It could change your life forever.

I’ve learned -

that two people can look

at the exact same thing

and see something totally different.

I’ve learned -

that no matter how you try to protect

your children, they will eventually get hurt

and you will hurt in the process.

I’ve learned -

that there are many ways of falling

and staying in love.

I’ve learned -

that no matter the consequences,

those who are honest with themselves

get farther in life.

I’ve learned -

that no matter how many friends you have,

if you are their pillar you will feel lonely

and lost at the times you need them most.

I’ve learned -

that your life can be changed

in a matter of hours

by people who don’t even know you.

I’ve learned -

that even when you think

you have no more to give,

when a friend cries out to you,

you will find the strength to help.

I’ve learned -

that writing, as well as talking,

can ease emotional pains.

I’ve learned -

that the paradigm we live in

is not all that is offered to us.

I’ve learned -

that credentials on the wall

do not make you a decent human being.

I’ve learned -

that the people you care most about in life

are taken from you too soon.

I’ve learned -

that although the word “love”

can have many different meanings,

it loses value when overly used.

I’ve learned -

that it’s hard to determine

where to draw the line

between being nice and

not hurting people’s feelings

and standing up for what you believe.

AUTHOR: UNKNOWN

Just a few quick notes

first, I’ve decided I’m going to stop reading blogs… I am way over curious, and when people write vague stuff in their blog that I don’t understand, I want to know what it’s about… of course, it’s none of my business… then again, it is on the internet for the world to see… just not for them to know… anyway…

last night, I nearly killed all of my party I knocked two of the PC’s down to 0 HP, and the other to 7 HP… I really had to pat myself on the back for getting the challenge just right. They were assassinating a king, so it had to be just hard enough for them… As three 4th level characters, they killed two CR2 guards, followed by four CR1 guards, then they fought three CR3 rouge/wiz minions, and finally they took down two CR3 and four CR2 NPC’s all at once to get to the king… If you have no idea what CR means, it stands for challenge rating.. A CR of 2 means that four 2nd level fighters can take on one of these creatures and use about 1/3 their resources, and two CR2’s equals a total CR of 4… make sense? good…

the dwarf also found out his axe was quite magical… he knew it was something, but didn’t know what… When he got knocked down to 0 HP, he could only move 5feet or attack, so he decided to throw his axe at the last guard… Imagine the reaction of the party, when, not only did he hit, but the axe circled the room and returned to his hand It was cool

last… question of the week… if a couple approached you and asked you to point them to the nearest orgy, what would you do?