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Sunday, December 14, 2008 51/50?
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Saturday, December 13, 2008 Seriously, WWIII will be fought over these pieces. Everyone will want to use them. Credit for the photo goes to Kohena: Great Warrior of Pie.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 As is usual, I'm traveling away from home for Thanksgiving, and I should return home on Friday. I thought I should say that in case I ever miss a Friday to do the Farshtey Feed, I'll put it up the next day or as soon as possible -- basically I'm saying, I don't skip. Have a good holiday!
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Saturday, November 22, 2008 I was thinking -- it would be good to have a counter feature for how many people have favorited a blog.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 Often the most effective way to understand and experience a Lego model is in taking it apart. All of the pieces are revealed, and how they connected becomes apparent in the disassembly. You can gain a great deal of insight from a model even you yourself built. We also have the art of building, creation, putting the pieces together. It requires knowledge of the rules of structure beforehand, rules you almost certainly observed and learned in the world around you without being aware of it or taking an academic course for it. Is it better to understand by taking apart or putting together? The words analysis and synthesis literally mean “taking apart” and “putting together,” respectively. According to the popular and allegedly pseudoscientific right-brain/left-brain theory, the left brain is the seat of analytical thinking, along with its connotations of cold calculation, numerical computation, decisiveness. On the other hand, the right brain houses synthetic thinking, along with inclusiveness, conceptuality, creativity. Is any one superior to the other? Could any one do without the other? I hope not.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Does anyone else miss Blog of the Week? It was pretty cool when you were the one they chose. Instant fame for a day or so...
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Saturday, November 8, 2008 Figured it never hurts to ask -- I need to transfer a certain file for a computer game from my Windows XP to a vintage Mac OS computer. If you're a geeky computer game/tech kind of guy (or gal), you could really help me out. For any replies: thanks!
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 All Saints' Day » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «How about a nice big image of Tuma from Taget.com?
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Thursday, October 30, 2008 Vote now! The ABB contest is in its final round of voting, so if you like you what you see here, now is the time to cast a vote for #1. The poll ends on November 1st.
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Saturday, October 25, 2008 When I sacked out at 5:30 PM yesterday, I wasn't counting on sleeping for the 14 hours I did. But for once, I got some respite, undisturbed, from the nightmarish workload of the senior year. The kind of routine I am forced to maintain is quite disgusting; homework drags well into the night, typically past 1:30 AM, and as a result I flop back asleep as soon as I am back home from school the next day. That nap usually lasts until 10:00 PM, although it varies, and I am forced, this time, to do homework until around 3:00 AM, at which point I flop back asleep. Repeat the process, except for every time it is done in succession, I become that much more sleep deprived during the following school day. But these horrors seem far away and removed right now. It's Saturday now, and part of the nightmare has ended along with a massive AP Lit/Comp project. Throughout my high school career I have found out some funny things about sleep -- one, that sleep comes in cycles of about 7 hours so that even if you have an 11 hour sleep in a night, you might be surprised to discover that that doesn't necessarily equal bright-eyed and perky the next morning; and two, that a lack of sleep can actually induce a "wired" sort of state the next day that makes you wittier and more attentive than you are on a normal day. I almost never remember my dreams anymore. I think that's common with everyone my age (or maybe our common link is not our age, but rather the schedules we keep as a result of being the same age). But about the dreams, I think it's sad. I miss them. Last afternoon, evening, and night I probably dreamt many things; but of those things I remember two vignettes. I remember seeing Ringo Starr on TV, apologizing for not keeping all of his fan mail anymore and explaining that with things like e-mail and texting in addition to post, it's impossible for anyone to keep up with the mail anymore. It was closer to morning, I think, when I thought I was browsing Lego.com -- of course, it was wildly different from how the site actually is -- and seeing an alarming amount of new 2009 content, with a bunch of grainyish pictures of 2009 characters and the Glatorian scattered about a webpage and even a flash video in the center of it all. In the video I saw figures fighting, dodging and rolling on the floor of an arena; it seemed very much like the climactic scene of Web of Shadows in the Coliseum. Our familiar narrator -- I guess it was a commercial -- was saying that the red and blue Glatorian -- the red one was Tahu Nuva in new armor, and the blue one he called something like Lumo Nuva -- were left alone to fight against the horde of baddies to come. The other four Glatorian had been trapped in crystal. I can now shift my focus to the college app process, start really paying attention to it like I should have been for some time. It's coming time to end the present nightmare of responsibility and get down to business -- having fun for my last year of high school, that is. To sleep, perchance to dream...
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Saturday, October 11, 2008 Over the past several weeks: - Ike flooded our basement, so we rented a decent wet vac. - Our plumbing broke down. No showering. We hired someone for a rodding of our shower (which is in our basement, not in a bathroom, oddly enough) and found out the pipe to our street was obstructed by a bush in our yard. - Someone sent a camera down the pipe and found the obstruction. We took out the bush, and some people dug a huge hole under our porch to replace this really huge underground pipe. - Our dryer inexplicably broke down. It's getting repaired today. - After over five years residing in our puke-green house, mom and dad suddenly decided we needed to repaint the house immediately. I often come home from school to find a guy outside my bedroom window. - My dad got fined in traffic court. I need money.
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Monday, October 6, 2008 I was very proud of myself today, given the fact that, for once, I actually managed to get myself into bed before 3:00 AM last night. I felt so well-rested in school today. I was on my B-game at least. I need another summer vacation. Now. Nead moar...
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Sunday, October 5, 2008 Not to worry; it's just the title of a story I wrote at like three AM last night.
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Saturday, October 4, 2008 "Closer to the Truth" is growing on me. I played with the tune on the piano. In case you were wondering, the song is in D minor.
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Thursday, October 2, 2008 Every single lab computer at school has Photoshop CS3 installed. And we have a lot of computers. They couldn't just lend me a spare license, eh?
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Not a joke! Not an illusion! The July issue of Brickmaster arrived in my mailbox today! I finally got my hands on Comic 13, my favorite issue for its magnificent artwork. But that wasn't so simple to accomplish. Back when it was actually July, I waited, as I often do, weeks with no sign of the magazine heading my way. It was late August when I finally realized I needed to poke Lego Customer Service to send me my belated issue. So they sent me a standard Magazine of the May issue, no comic, and the little toy. After a few days I got around to calling LCS to correct their inexplicable mistake -- I wanted my fav comic in print -- and they agreed, of course, to ship the correct issue. Meanwhile, my September issue came quite punctually. But I waited about a month for the July issue, and again nothing arrived. So, just a few days ago, I called one last time, stating the situation plainly as possible. Lo and behold, patience triumphs. Jeez.
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Monday, September 29, 2008 Despite absolutely dreary weather, a ray of sunshine comes my way. So yeah, I'm a happy man today . I stopped by the Borders conveniently located at a bus stop on the way home from school, and to my joy, they had The Final Battle stocked aplenty. For anyone who wants to pick up the book sooner rather than later -- GO TO BORDERS. THEY HAVE IT. I read what I could on the bus/train ride on the way home. As I type, I haven't made it even close to the ending yet, so it's still going to be a surprise to me. But I'm eager to read on and find out just how accurate my infamous "Big Picture" theory, the theory I've nursed since April 2007, is. This is the final revelation -- right or wrong. Either way, I finally get to shut up. All this, and I still get to watch the new Terminator and Heroes tonight. Unfortunately, I feel like homework doesn't stand a chance tonight.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 It's a dual-function ability for his shield. Every vote counts! Some polls, like mine, have lowish activity, so vote, man, vote! Thank you to everyone who has voted in the poll so far . So yeah, if you like my idea, I encourage you to cast a vote for #5. Thanks!
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 "An eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind." -- Gandhi
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Monday, September 22, 2008 So much to talk about today. First off, have a Ki Nui spinny avatar. http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DihydrogenMonoxide/zz/kinui.gif But more importantly... Oh God, it's here. It's HERE. Heroes Season 3 premeirs tonight! Eight o'clock man! Heroes: Villains, looks a little... neh, but it'll inevitably win me over. I'm also catching up on the Terminator show as well as House. We got some good TV. I'm also glad Matoran of Sonics were named in the serial today. De-Matoran, I assume, is derived from "decibel."
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Saturday, September 20, 2008 Lend me your approval! Thank you to Varaka for inspiring me to start a content block for blog approvals. Now I need it to grow. So yeah, if you're happy with this blog, I encourage you to drop your approval image in the comments. Or you can clap your hands, but that's not as fun. Thank youuuuu. --- In other news, we have serius plumbing issues at home. Any water we run, drain, or flush gurgles up in our basement. Haven't showered in days (it's cool, it's a long weekend). Roots from the bushes on our front lawn are blocking the pipe leading to the street. So we don't just need a plumber who charges us way too much to poke a rod down our pipes, we need guys to come in and excavate our yard. What's next, are they gonna find dinosaur bones? And it's all because of Ike. IIIIIIIke. Also, if you'll notice, I revamped the header in the first content block, which looks quite nice.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 Ike ruined the carpeting in my basement. We had been together for a long time, now it's time to say our good-byes. Rugs typically don't talk, so we were short. I have a killer sore throat today, so school didn't seem appealing. I didn't go, just ate soup and crackers. In my house. Alone. I think I have strep throat. I certainly have something throat. Looks like I'm giving you Farshtey Feed 2 tomorrow.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Here's the thing: this MOC was too cool to die in BBC. So I'll cheat and post it in my blog instead, where I can see it getting more comments than in the MOC forum. BBC was pathetic. People come in saying things like "I don't see any flaws except..." as if that's all you look for when you judge art. So constructive criticism -- or even just supportive comments -- on parts like the legs (I suggest taking a look at how they are jointed to the body), wing design, or the body would be appreciated. I think we can beat three posts, don't you? And if we don't, I won't cry myself to sleep, but it's just a courtesy. Side-notes: Can't wait til Heroes Season 3 on Monday! Finally. Saw my first thermite reaction today.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 I don't have anything interesting to say today. Why don't you go comment my profile, make it seem like I'm popular? =]
