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I read an abridge version of Treasure Island when I was younger and I vaguely remember reading Robinson Crusoe as well. It may be worth going back and rereading the full versions of both though. I'll have to see what the library has when I finish my current book.

I've had some success using rubbing alcohol to get that kind of stuff off. For some reason having stickers and stuff on my cases bothers me more than it should.

My old dentist used to give out Trident gum when we got done with our exam. He wasn't advocating replacing teeth brushing with the gum but still.

@#1 I've read it and it definitely worth it. It may take a long time, (I think I spent 2 months reading most days somewhere between 30 min to 2 hours)

@#2 I've also read this and I didn't think it was that intimidating. I sat down and plowed through it pretty quickly a couple of weeks at most. It's a really good book and I would read it again. I was also pretty young when I read it too.

@#5 Lots of stuff to say about this. I think it's just a matter of picking the right one to start with. I read Great Expectations a couple of years ago and that was an amazing book. I also read Oliver Twist this summer and that was pretty good. On the other hand, I also tried to read Bleak House and I wasn't able to finish it.

@#9 All I can say is that I think War & Peace is overrated. I finished it last winter and it was okay, but it wasn't exceptional. I don't think I'd ever want to read it again, unlike the rest of the books I've mentioned.

Also as a sidenote, if and when you read some of these, get the full version, don't settle for an abridged version. You have to watch out with the Count of Monte Christo, because I've heard there are a lot of abridged versions available that aren't labeled as such. Les Miserables is probably okay abridged, but it would better if you skipped parts on your own rather then not having them available at all. I remember there being about a 50 page side track on the Battle of Waterloo and another unnecessary discussion about the Paris sewers.

I'm in favor of keeping the Palm Pilot. I always wanted one up to the point where I got an iPod touch, because I realized the iPod was pretty much the same thing.

I enjoyed Calc II a lot when I took it last fall.

I'm also taking Physics II next semester, although I'm not looking forward to it, because from what I've heard, the guy teaching it can't teach.

Does your college have a pool or something. I suppose it kind of makes sense, with all the liability stuff that goes on these days.

I didn't know that was a genre. It opens a lot more possibilities for dancing music.

My girl friend's computer (not a mac) is the same way. It will connect to wifi anywhere on campus except the residence halls. If it doesn't work, just a get a cable and use a wired connection.

I've been using a pair of JLabs J2s for about a year and a half now and they seem to be working pretty nicely. They sound pretty good, or atleast better then anything I've used before and they were pretty reasonably priced on Amazon ($15).

There was some complaints in reviews about the quality, but it seemed like if you wanted to go to the trouble of contacting the company about problems they would replace them. I haven't run into any issues though, but I guess I'm not super heavy user either.

I think I fall into the same catagory as you. I like my stuff to be single purpose most of the time. My phone should be a phone and only a phone. I'm kind of meh on the whole concept of owning a smart phone.

I have an iPod touch that I use for music, and I also use it for e-mail and web, but that's only because my laptop is too big to cart around.

I kind of felt the same way when I was graduating from high school. There were a lot of people I knew and was kind of sort of friends with, but I never really had any super close friends. It's turned around a lot in the last 9 months though, since I've been off to college. I wouldn't say I have a lot of super close friends, but the friends I do have I'm a lot better friends wiith them then I was with anyone in high school.

Love is a choice we make, not a feeling.

If there's anything people should take from this entry it's this. Too many people people think it's the other way around, which is why there are so many problems with our society.

Feelings will eventually pass, but that doesn't mean you have to stop loving.

He sounds like an amazing person, both as a coach and a teacher. Reading that brings back memories of my high school track experience. Mr. Telega was my coach, and while he's certainly not of the same caliber as Mr. Tacke, he also pushed all of us to do our best, both on and off the track.

At least it's after finals and not before or during.

I feel like I should have taken the full Calc III instead of the Multivariable Calc. Maybe I'll just end up teaching myself that last chapter this summer as a project. Although I'm pretty sure I know how that will end.

I was always a fan of Netscape Navigator.

However, I currently use Firefox, with the occasional use of IE and Chrome.

Also, you in the OA (I can't remember if we had this conversation before)? If so, any plans for attending NOAC this summer?

I am in the OA, but honestly I haven't done anything with them since I attended my first conclave. It's just been that I've always had something more important going on when my lodge had an event. I haven't even considered NOAC.

At this point in my life, I don't really have the time or resources for any big events. It's more important that I work through college and get that payed for.

Edit: Oh and in regard to getting older than we should, I probably don't have your cane beat, but my hair is already starting to thin. (In my family, the males don't get grey hair, they just lose it.)

I still haven't seen it, which I probably should have done a while ago. Yet another thing I need to do over my rapidly shrinking winter break.

Setting up integrals for polar curves really isn't that bad, just apply the required formula. Integrating some of the functions can get pretty messy though.

It was about time. Congratulations on the promotion!

I'm using a Kodak Easyshare Z8612IS. It has some issues, but occasionally it will take a decent picture. I'm not using the auto-mode, but really the only thing I ever change is the exposure compensation. The camera does have aperture and shutter speed controls, but I don't know enough to use them effectively.

I think having to swipe an id to use the printer is pretty standard. I've been at two different colleges and both of them operate their printers that way. At least one of those other people should have helped you out though.

I'm still using my second pair of boots from when I was a scout. In fact I had to have my parents ship them to me so I could use them when I was hiking around Itasca State Park a couple of weeks ago.

Hey, sometimes cross training can actually help you come back to racing stronger than you were. One of our distance runners my freshman year had to do a lot of cross training in the pool, and she ended up coming back and running one of her fastest 800m races. What kind of cross training, btw? Stationary bike, swimming/running in the pool?

I'm going to be biking and swimming.

Also (don't call me an expert on this by any means) but maybe a patellar tendon strap would help? I've seen people make ones as well out of athletic underwrap tape since it's apparently a lot cheaper than buying one of the straps (but you have to I think make a new one each time you run since that stuff isn't the strongest), but I don't have any experience with that sort of knee problem or making one of them. I guess suggest the idea to your athletic trainer?

That might be something to look into. I'll have to see what happens after cross training for a while.