Bye Hays

After six year of studying and fun times I have left Hays KS behind. It is odd how a you can come to like a place you did not at first. I remember after my first day of classes, me and my brother went to pizzahut and I can recall that feeling. That how am I going to make it. Anyway Hays changed me a lot and I will always be glad I sent six year of my life there.

Congraduations!

"Congraduations? Surely that is a misspelling," you might think. But make no mistake! Con is a prefix meaning "with, together" and this certainly fits the bill. We've just had three of our fellow bloggers graduate from FHSU last Saturday. I've already expressed this to Clarice, Jessie, and Paul (notice how I put it in alphabetical order there? Brilliant!), but I would like to say GOOD JOB for having done it. So there.

...
And it is also a play on words. That word I used for the title, "Congraduations," I mean. Most people expect one to say "Congratulations" except this time I didn't and it was so exceptionally hilarious that I had to use an unnecessary amount of adverbs to explain the funniness of it all. Also, it is somewhat late and I'm very tired as I write these words so don't trust me on that assessment.

Anyway. Have many good years of using the skills you learned at FHSU, and look back on those fun times we shared with fondness. I know I did.

...
Perhaps the joke is lost on you. I mean "Congraduations," man! That is some funny solid GOLD right there! I was afraid to even use the pun, because there happens to be a stitch shortage in the medical industry right now, and if you laughed too hard, as the old saying goes, then indeed you would not be able to seek the medical attention you would so desperately require. They'd have to improvise and use Krazy Glue(tm) or something.
...
I just wrote all that. Looks like time for bed for me.

In conclusion: WOOO!

Just a quick update

I`m blogging from my aunt`s house right now. I should also mention that her house is located in K0be, Japan. That`s all for now.

Rant on Hippies

Before I go into the rant, first I want to present the back story. A few years ago I made a blog post, but thinking it was too long already, I cut out a fairly lengthy section on the problems with hippies, but I saved it in case I wanted to publish it later. There. Back story: accomplished.
[Be forwarned: I finished reading through it myself, just now. Don't expect it to make much sense. Or laughter for that matter. Enjoy!]

The Rant

Why is it that hippies can defend the life of a really old and huge plant, such as a tree (or, ahem, several thousand acres of them, anyways), but when it comes to a smaller, more defenseless plant, like cannabis, they can't hack it up and smoke it fast enough? I haven't completely crunched the numbers yet, or, for that matter, at all, but for every tree cut down, approximately 83.11 poor innocent cannabises have their lives stripped away for the people living in Ontario alone. Of course, we're talking Canadian rates here, so it's about 52.9 U.S., which is still a bunch.

Now, let's not get bogged down with "facts" here, such as it takes the average redwood 20 years to grow 20 meters (that's 20 metres, to everyone else that doesn't follow American splelling, which is always, 103% infallible. Remember that.), while it takes less time for the average cannabis plant to grow to its maturity, probably. Or that many more innocent plant lives are lost in the form of corn for cattle. No sir, it's the fact that they're killing, and that they are hypocrites, each and every one.

If hippies were truly concerned for the earth, then they would learn how to live off of air and join the Breatharianism cult. Or maybe become a level 5 vegan. As long as their lifespan is cut horribly short somehow, then I'm happy.

Don't get me wrong again, but the Earth is awesome. I don't know where we'd be without her. Probably floating somewhere in space. And we are but one people living on this 57,500,000 sq. mi. island, most of it underwater, which isn't really island in that sense but I'm being figurative here. If we all do our part and shut our computers off for at least a few hours, close the refrigerator door when not in use, and drive our cars to work which is seven blocks away with our A/C on low instead of on high, then we just might make it until the sun dies and we move to another planet, far far away.

M-O-O-N, that spells Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia!

So maybe you have a fear of long words. Perhaps you have a fear of long games too? If so, then you should give You Have to Burn the Rope a shot. Make sure you have the speakers turned up for the ending song, because it is very much worth it. Good stuff indeed. Its been stuck in my head for days. A big shout out to fellow FHSU homie Adam for letting me know about it.

If you have problems beating the game, they also have a text walkthough in addition to a YouTube video walkthrough listed on the site. There is no reason not to play!... Unless for some reason the game doesn't load properly. That would probably be a good reason I suppose.

From 1 to 1000

In the beginning there was 1. It was a post of post. It came before fhsu even had a blog. It came for one of the Big Three. It came from the MAN! Time has passed into a new age until the 1000. In that passing of time a lot has happened. The Big Three have all left the great fhsu. A few others remain behind, but that is about over to. Who knows what the next 1000 holds. What tales will be written. How many time there might be bring back the blog efforts. Perhaps most important, how many more UT games there might be. Whatever happens it will be good times.

Spring?

So since I don't have anything non-nerdy to write about I will talk about the default the weather. It seems like spring is here but it has not been a nice spring. A lot of wind and cold and rain. Now I know the rain is good, but the wind I don't like. If there were some wind turbines around making power I guess the wind would be ok, but there are not, and I don't understand why. We spend billion on all kinds of stuff why not put a 100 billion in wind and fix these energy problems. Hmm seems I got off the weather there. Well the weather report does have a good look for Friday, and I hope it comes true.

Home Decorating Tips

Looking to decorate your home in an ultra-cool, ultra-nerd way? Check out these ASCII curtains.

Never mind lighting fixtures--they are so last century. Instead, get some sweet light-emitting wallpaper.

And for all your time-tracking needs, get this Jumbo LED Binary Clock.

Strong Bad coming to a WiiWare near you

This is crazy-go-nuts! The just announced Strong Bad game Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is coming in June!

...

Uh, that is all. Really! Yup. No long posts here!

...Although it has been snowing here in McCook almost all day. The ground was warm enough that it didn't accumulate on the streets. What's the deal with that?

I need some help, please

I'm in desperate need of an idea for a wedding anniversary gift for Paul. Last year, I was negligent and forgot our anniversary entirely, so I'm trying to do a little better this time around. And, as I'm sure some of you know, Paul is hard to buy for. I've already used up all my great gift giving ideas on him, and we've only been together 3 years. That leaves a lot of future occasions for which I'm stumped. So if you have any great ideas, I'd love to hear them.

Hays to McCook at 5880 MPH

So I decided to set up a camera as I went home from Hays. Too bad I was heading towards the sun for a good part of the trip, and then went into night for the last part, causing frames to be dropped and intense motion blurring. The effect is still cool nonetheless.

Google Wake-up Kit

From Google:

What's new with Google Calendar

"Just launched!

Wake yourself up with our new Google Wake Up Kit!
Do you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning? We do, too. In fact this problem became so serious at times that it sometimes resulted in lacklustre attendance at team meetings. To help solve the problem we've created an innovative solution called the Google Wake Up Kit.

"I could never wake up on time to get to our team meetings. But thanks to the new Google Wake Up Kit, I'm always on time now!"
Pedro C.

In combination with the kit, you can receive a new type of notification from Google Calendar, called the "wake up" notification. This notification is relentless in ensuring your timely awakening from restful slumber.

The "wake up" notification uses several progressively more annoying alerts to wake you up. First it will send an SMS message to your phone. If that fails, more coercive means will be used. The kit includes an industrial-sized bucket and is designed to be connected to your water main for automatic filling. In addition, a bed-flipping device is included for forceful removal from your sleeping quarters. Learn more "

Bed-flipping device! Sweet! This will solve all my wake-up problems. Hehehe.

Velveeta: Not real cheese, but still delicious

I've got to get something off my chest. I get really cheesed off when people dis Velveeta, all because it isn't technically a cheese, but instead a "cheese product." Personally, the fact that it is or isn't a real cheese doesn't matter. Taste is the prime factor for me. And brother, it tastes awesome.

So back off, processed cheese haters! I'm taking a stand, here and now!



I also have a thing against people-against-using-microwaves-for-cooking, but I'll save that for another slow news day when I have absolutely nothing to talk about.

Ladies' Fair

Last night, I went to the Ladies' Fair. It was insanely crowded with women, and people were pushing and shoving each other over 20% off coupons and free yardsticks. Not to say that those aren't great things, but it was a little scary. Plus, in my hopefulness of winning something, there are now about 20 Mary Kay, Arbonne, Pampered Chef, water softener, home decor, and jewelry salespeople who have my name, e-mail address, and phone number. It's a good thing this only happens once a year!

ARRRGGHHHH

I know you think that when college is over there aren't anymore tests. But you are wrong. I just sat through a 4 and a half hour test on a Saturday for the international code counsels' reinforced concrete inspector test. There are two parts to the test, first part is on the codes and standards and the second part is on how well you can read plans, you have to score a 75% on both parts. I got an awsome 83% on the codes part and became the first person in Terracon in over a decade to pass that part BUT I only got a 72% on the plans part. The plans part is a 30 question test and by my calculations I missed it by one question. Now I have to wait six months to take it again. SOB. That is all that I got.

The Joys of staying home sick

Yep it is that time of year again where the allergens come out in full battle gear and kick butt. I have been stuck in bed since Saturday staring at the ceiling, with the one eye that was leaking like it needs to be replace, connecting the dots in the Spackle making pictures. I am pretty sure so far I have found Nixon, a car, the Devil, a toaster, a pencil, a gorilla, the efile tower, some gum, a spot that is leaking water, and Waldo. Some of it could have been the benidrill speaking since the devil was talking to me. But on the bright side I have completely bored myself out of my body twice and ate some rather unusual soup. I can't wait to get out of my apartment.

Pi Song!

More Pi!

Pi Day!

Time to celebrate pi, on this, the day of 3-14. Let's watch a rap video on it, shall we?

Spring Break

With spring break coming up, it's exciting that the weather is finally more springlike. It's a little sad, though, that this is my last spring break. I'm pretty sure that accountants don't get spring breaks, but hopefully being an accountant is easier than being a student and I won't need a break so badly.

Delicious Cleaning

I tell ya... this is a great time to be alive. Excitement is what I'm verbally exuding, man! I love it so much.

What I'm talking about is hygiene; smelling good to be specific. It used to be so boring for me, but that was before my life was turned upside-down by what some people call "coordinating." That is, using products with a specific theme throughout. And ladies and gentlemen, I believe I've finally found my coordinating theme for cleaning products: delicious, delicious food. I'm all for it! Let me explain it further so everyone reading this article will be fully weirded out.

It all started with Suave Naturals Vanilla & Sugar Shampoo. I then found out about it's conditioner counterpart. It doesn't stop there! I eventually went looking in the toothpaste deparment, and I found Crest Vanilla Mint, along with some Listerine Vanilla Mint mouthwash! I had been using this combination successfully for quite awhile, it made me happy. I always looked forward to shampooing. But something was missing...

But today, shopping at Wal-Mart, I believe I've finally found the missing puzzle piece! That's right: I found the body soap Body Essence Sweet Vanilla Cream. I can only assume that they put a picture of a woman on the webpage featuring that product because that is what it attracts: Women. It attracts them because they are hungry. It makes sense to me, and you can keep your thoughts to yourself if you think otherwise. In any case, I just purchased the product today, so I remain hopeful that this thing is the answer I've been dreaming for. Wow, I need a life.

Eventually this got me thinking about that one Twilight Zone episode with the cookbook. Then they sort of did the same thing on The Simpsons but not really. So maybe I'm not really getting myself clean at all, but in fact I'm making myself into a tasty treat for our alien overlords who have somehow invaded and taken over the hygiene product world.