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3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 08,July,2004 | I woke up after three full hours of sleep, and although I'm tired, I can't seem to fall asleep again. So, after almost an hour and 15 minutes of just lying in bed, here I am. I keep thinking about The Ex. (I've decided he needs to be capitalized, because he truly is the ex.) He's home now, and I can't help wondering how he's doing. I really don't want to let myself get hung up on him again. That's all I need. When he and I were talking, he had asked me about my last boyfriend. Funny, but when I found myself telling The Ex about my other ex, I couldn't think of one good reason why he (the other ex) and I had even dated. The more I spoke about him, the more it became clear that we were totally different. Ironically enough, all the things that the other ex and I did not have in common, The Ex and I did! Why the hell did The Ex and I ever break up? Oh wait. He dumped me, that's why. Right. There is some wacko bird outside my apartment that must have his birdie body clock messed up. He's chirping away like it's sunrise and his job is to wake the neighborhood! It's not even 2 a.m. yet! Cuckoo bird. I suppose I should just shut the window. |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 08,July,2004 | I weighed in today and lost 5 more pounds! I can't believe it. Maybe looking forward to seeing my ex was good for me or something. I've now lost a total of 21 pounds since 5/20. I'm so proud of me! :) |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 07,July,2004 | Found out today that someone very close to me may be getting a divorce. It seems that the 'D' word is running rampant around me. Whatever happened to happily ever after? You don't hear about Prince Charming drinking like a lush and running around on Cinderella, do you? Or Cinderella packing her bags and the kids and leaving Prince high and dry? |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 07,July,2004 | Today is a day of mixed feelings. Seeing my ex was great. He's beautiful, and I know I could very easily fall for him again. I guess I should be glad he lives in another state, or I think I'd be in big trouble! I won't say too much here, as one day he might just come across my ramblings, but our visit was nice. I hope that this 'new' friendship we have can flourish, because I really care about him. At first I was afraid that my feelings were only remnants of what we had in the past, but I've realized it's not. We are both the same people as we were, but yet different people, and the feelings I have for him now are new, if that makes any sense. He'll be on a plane home shortly...I'm gonna miss that man. I can see planes depart and fly in from my front patio..I wonder if I looked out at just the right time, if I'd see his?? God, I'm such a sap. |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 07,July,2004 | WHY does the ex always have to look so damn good ? Hmm? Why is that???? |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 06,July,2004 | Hear that heavy breathing? It's me, recuperating from my daily exercise. I may groan, I may bitch, I may complain - but I keep pressing on, since the weight's coming off. There may be heavy breathing of another kind going on tomorrow. That ex-boyfriend I mentioned before? He's coming over to see me. His last night in town, and he's spending it with me! I don't know whether I should feel flattered or not. Maybe it's just circumstance. I have no idea what to expect. This whole thing is kinda weird. Speaking of weird...why are there so many stupid people in this world? I mean, because of the type of job I have, I speak to stupid people every day. But it wasn't until today that I realized I WORK with them, too! I'm an avid reader, and always have my nose in a book when I'm eating lunch. So there I sit, eating my lasagna, sipping my water, reading my book...and here comes someone. First of all, they decide that just because my nose is in a book, I can't possibly be doing something, so obviously it's okay to talk to me. Secondly, they ask one of the most stupidest questions ever to ask someone whose nose is in a book: 'You reading?' Uhm...yeah. This is usually followed by a.) 'Whatcha reading?' (I always want to say something very sarcastic after THAT question!) or, b.) 'Any good?'. The very worst? 'A book?' Well, thank you Captain Obvious! Bill Engvall, hand that person a sign!! |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 05,July,2004 | Here I've started my very first blog, and I have no idea what to write. That's strange coming from a person that usually is never at a loss of what to say. News this week: 16 pounds lost. I'm so excited! My clothes are beginning to feel loose, and I love it. Still a long way to go, but I'm doing it! A friend of mine got engaged. I feel so old. I've never even been close to getting engaged, and haven't had a long-term boyfriend in ages. Hmm...maybe when I get skinny. :) Speaking of boyfriends...my ex is in town. And this is no ordinary ex. This is my senior year of high school ex, the ex I was with for two years, the ex that I lost my virginity to, among other things. I'm supposed to see him this week. I've kept in touch with him off and on over the years, but I haven't actually seen him for about 13 years. I know we've both changed. He's going through a divorce right now. I'm a bit nervous to see him, but I'm sure it will be all right. I get all fluttery when I think about it, though. I have such a soft spot for him. You'd think this was our first date all over again, the way I'm feeling. Well, work comes early in the a.m., so guess I'll sign off. Time to read for a while before the sandman claims me for his own for the night. |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 15,August,2004 | As each day passes into the next without hearing from you, I feel more worried, more concerned. I don't know what to think at this point. Where are you???? |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 12,August,2004 | urlLink You Are Belle You're most like Belle from 'Beauty and the Beast'! You don't take any shit, even from Beast. In fact, you think his extraordinarily huge figure and sharp claws are kind of a turn on... urlLink Which Naughty Disney Character Are You? |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 11,August,2004 | The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway. You were born somewhere else. You know how to eat an artichoke. The primary bugs that you worry about are electronic. Your car has bullet-proof windows. Left is right and right is wrong. Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income. You can't find your other earring because your son is wearing it. You drive to your neighborhood block party. Your family tree contains 'significant others.' You don't exterminate your roaches, you smoke them. You see 25 lawyers chasing an ambulance. More than clothes come out of the closets. You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach. More money is spent on facelifts than on diapers. Smoking in your office is not optional. You pack shorts and a T-shirt for skiing in the snow, and a sweater and a wetsuit for the beach. When you can't schedule a meeting because you must 'do lunch.' Your children learn to walk in Birkenstocks. Rainstorms or thunder are the lead story for the local news. You'll reluctantly miss yoga class to wait for the hot tub repairman. You consult your horoscope before planning your day. A glass has been reserved for you at your favorite winery. All highways into the state say: 'no fruits.' All highways out of the state say: 'Go back.' The Terminator is your governor. You can't remember . . . is pot illegal? It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: 'STORM WATCH' You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from California. |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 11,August,2004 | I ended up staying an extra day in Laughlin. I was having too much fun, and really didn't want to leave. I don't do well with goodbyes, and it was just as hard leaving yesterday as it was for me to say goodbye to my friends last week on their last day in San Diego. At least they have each other when I leave, I don't have anyone! :( As most of you have probably guessed, these friends are a bit more than 'friends'. My love life has taken a turn, as I am now dating a couple instead of just one person. It suits me though, and it works for all of us. I'm very happy. :) (Aside from the fact that they moved 300 some odd miles away just as this relationship was getting off the ground.) All this time I've been looking for Mr. Right, when I should have been looking for Mr. AND Mrs. Right all along! LOL If you don't know about polyamory or polyfidelity, please urlLink click here for more info. Laughlin was very hot, around 110-115 degrees each day. However, Monday was 122 DEGREES! Can we say HELL, boys and girls????? Ugh. Utterly miserable. The kind of heat in which you don't even want to go outside, or wear clothing, or even MOVE. I'm glad it wasn't like that every day I was there. I will never complain about the hot days in San Diego ever again. My trip pretty much consisted of gambling, food, and errands. My friends are still in the 'settling down' part of their move, and there were still things to be done. I got to visit SuperWalMart while I was there (actually, it was in Bullhead City, which is right across the river). No matter where I go, I somehow always seem to end up at a WalMart! At least I had the opportunity to try some of the hotel buffets, which I've never done before. If you are planning a trip to Laughlin, eat at the Harrah's buffet. Trust me on this one! Yummy yummy stuff, and a lot of it! I've never been much of a gambler. Usually just play around on the slots and that's it. However, my friends are into blackjack and craps. After standing around waiting for them, I've since decided something. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. So I will have S teach me how to play cards and stuff so I can try my hand at gambling too. A very funny thing happened my second day there. We were in a casino, waiting near the restroom, when I ran into a woman I used to work with many, many years ago. I probably hadn't seen her in 8 years or something close to that. Imagine running into her there. I wonder what the odds are? I have no idea. Anyway, she had just moved there last year. How crazy. I've always seemed to have friends that would run into people they knew no matter where we went, so I'm finally glad it happened to me! The drive itself wasn't too bad. This is the first time I've driven anywhere long distance alone. Kinda quiet, gave me way too much time to think. Going up the 15 to Barstow wasn't bad, but I40 - geez! Nothing out there to look at but the other cars and it's so straight I thought I'd go nuts. And there's only so many CDs a girl can listen to! At least the Needles Highway was entertaining - all these hills and valleys made it feel I was riding in a roller coaster! |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 05,August,2004 | urlLink Homina homina. urlLink |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 04,August,2004 | urlLink He can punk me anytime! urlLink |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 04,August,2004 | It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children. It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back. It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments. |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 03,August,2004 | I am feeling so much better! Been kinda bummed out the last couple of days, 'cause my honeys (I despise the word 'partners', it's so impersonal) left on Saturday, for a temporary move to Laughlin. Anyway, I spoke with them tonight, and it looks like I'm road tripping to Laughlin this weekend! Yay! I'm sure this is only the first of many! |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 02,August,2004 | So, I was in Phoenix last week, right? Well, since I was there, I decided to call The Ex. Yes, that ex. I hadn't heard from him since he was in town last month. We chatted for a bit, and then of course, we moved on to other things, such as why I was in Phoenix in the first place. He told me that he and this woman he had kinda dated previously were going to try and see if a real relationship would work between them. Because of the way he had my feelings all loopdee-loo when he visited, I expected to be hurt, disappointed, sad, that he was starting a relationship with someone else, someone that wasn't me. So what was the epiphany? The epiphany was that I was honestly, genuinely HAPPY for him! It didn't bother me in the least when he told me his news. I didn't have One. Little. Twinge. Not one. This made me realize that the relationship that I was developing in my life at the present time must be right! I'm happy, I'm content..I finally feel that I fit with someone, if that makes sense. Sure, I know it's not gonna be an easy road ahead..but it's worth the effort when it's something you want, right? |
3,849,970 | female | 33 | indUnk | Taurus | 02,August,2004 | Or whatever you want to call it, I'm trying my best to do it. |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 28,May,2004 | sianz got back results liao.. eng E8, chinese C6, A.maths C5, emaths C5, bio B3, chem A1, physics B3 and Combined Humanities C5.. sianz lor.. L1R5 25 points! wah lau eh.. these days i also eat a lot of proteins.. every recess i ate 1 chicken drumstick.. then i put on 1 kg lor! wah lau eh.. then my abs cannot see clearly liao lor.. bet its covered by fats.. sianz! me weight now is 59kg lor.. so fat! well, me is gonna turn those into muscles;) anyway monday is o lvls and i m here wasting my time playing games.. sianz... fail liao lah! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 25,May,2004 | yoyoyo! me nv come online yesterday lor, improvement leh hahaz.. we have been studying very hard for o lvls lor.. but i only plan to study sec 4 and 3a only lor... hahaz.. hope the rest wun come out.. hmmz if i got 10 marks for tian xie han zi and 15 marks for zao jue, i tink i get A1 liao lor.. hahaz! me yesterday go library hahaz.. today me stay back until 5 oclock do my chinese yin yong wen.. actually i wanna stay on de lor, if not for both of my pens running out of ink! sianz! me go home time, wait for traffic light to turn, me look into skool and saw her playing netball.. wow, so cute, simply melts my heart.. i wish the traffic light would not turn green lor, so i can look at her forever.. now me slacking online, feel quite bad lor.. later must compensate by studying doubly hard!but actually it is an improvement lor, me always tml exam, today study one... but today i started 5 days earlier lor hahaz~! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 22,May,2004 | yoyoyo! me nv come online yesterday lor, improvement leh hahaz.. we have been studying very hard for o lvls lor.. but i only plan to study sec 4 and 3a only lor... hahaz.. hope the rest wun come out.. hmmz if i got 10 marks for tian xie han zi and 15 marks for zao jue, i tink i get A1 liao lor.. hahaz! me yesterday go library hahaz.. today me stay back until 5 oclock do my chinese yin yong wen.. actually i wanna stay on de lor, if not for both of my pens running out of ink! sianz! me go home time, wait for traffic light to turn, me look into skool and saw her playing netball.. wow, so cute, simply melts my heart.. i wish the traffic light would not turn green lor, so i can look at her forever.. now me slacking online, feel quite bad lor.. later must compensate by studying doubly hard!but actually it is an improvement lor, me always tml exam, today study one... but today i started 5 days earlier lor hahaz~! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 22,May,2004 | today, i said srry to my mum and clear the misunderstanding between us.. hahaz:) today i go swimming and saw 2 gay couples lor.. they were like helping each other bath.. knn, so unlucky ah.. me two days ago in the same changing rm saw a guy m*********ng lor.. haiz.. today got career seminar.. wow, u noe join SAF will have a lot of money leh, about 500k for golden handshake.. cool man, i will consider it.. |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 21,May,2004 | haiz.. today got misunderstanding between me and mum lor.... she always nag at me de.. today i go david hse she thought i nv go at all lor.. then we quarrel lor.. she always like tis de, little ting wanna nag...... then tis year i go tuition, i noe a friend frm bedok green.. then she dun like my tt friend, keep on saying wat he is gangster lor.. even though i m stupid.. i wun befriend gangsters lor, cause they r gay! haiz.. then i tink tt she thought i nv go david hse is because i go out wif my friend lor... haiz.. then i shouted at her mah, then she slapped me... haiz... well, i guess i m goin crazy... i have become more sadist these days... haiz..................................... |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 16,May,2004 | hmmz skool is so sianz lor... everyday study study and study.. well, me go home then play all day liao lor.. who cares about o lvls man.. anyway me veryt day go swimming so tired! hahaz.. today in skool got someting new, got a workshop.. frm it, i learnt tt i have a 'S' personality, which i thought was quite true because i thought tt i rather listen to pple tok than tok myself.. well, tis applys only to my best friends and unknown pple.. hahaz.. so sianz lor.. my test results so lan.. all borderline except got an A1 for chemistry.. i will post my results up once i get them.. |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 16,May,2004 | 2nd post le.. wat an interesting day man.. well, not really lah.. i went to east coast wif RAYNER at 10 in the morning... hahaz.. we sure had a great deal of fun.. then once he suddenly swerved into my path and i fell.. i somersault 2 times man.... sianz.. hmmz but the lucky time is tt i m only bleeding on my ankles, so no big deal.. hahaz, its already for boys to lose some blood once in a while.. then later we had lunch at McDonalds, we went back to RAYNER's apartment and swim... after swimming i was quite tired already.. but i was determined to get my goal and thus, i went on to the gym.. after tt i went home and to tuition.. sianz! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 15,May,2004 | well, first post.. me is damn lonely, bored and tired... y dun i have any luck wif gals? m i really tt bad? well, maybe its because of my ugly and boorish looks and also cause of my sucky character, but since no one tell me, i can't noe for sure... well, actually it is suppose to be a happy day, afterall, its 2 weeks before the exams finally come to a close.. but then again i haven't been studying for the 2 weeks; i m online all day.. i m addicted and i need some counselling.. and since i nv study, i dun tink i will get good grades.. haiz.. they have been dropping since the start of tis year.. well, last time i got an A for my physics but now it had dropped.. common test- 4/30, cool huh? my bio also got last in class.. chemistry, well i got an A1 but it is an weak A1, so there is a risk of dropping.. my other subjects huh? well, lets not mention it.. i tink i better give up on gals and become gay.. but then again, i always thought i was one.. hmmz lets move on.. my targets and dream for tis year? well, firstly i hope to do well in 'O' levels(impossible because i play everyday), and also to build up a muscular body(to make gals, especially tt b**** drool).... well, i promise i will put in effort! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 29,June,2004 | sianz.. today so tired... my legs like very pain lor, haven run like tis liao lor.. haiz.. then today got history test, i finished 1st leh! but then hor, its because i dunno how to do mah, then i slept the whole period... then later when collect papers, david hit my desk and i jumped up and i nearly fall... wah lau eh, broke my sweet dreams.. during recess i go 4/6, and i played wif clement arm wrestling.. then i lost and was sprayed water.. then later he pulled down my pants.. knn lor, a gal beside saw my *****.. then still giggle, me so paiseh.. then later after recess i felt quite shuang, cause very energetic.. then later after skool, me and david challenge running.. wah lau eh, we were very close lor... we draw 2 rds... wah lau eh, i thought i would beat him flat leh, mei xiang dao, me nearly lost to him... maybe my fitness dip by a lot le.. today when i take ht and weight, i grew 1cm leh, 176 le.. but then hor, i only 56 kg lor, lost 2 kg leh.. how is tt suppose to be it when i was suppose to gain weight de? wah lau eh.. then hor, all my 'forced' eating has been in vain... |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 27,June,2004 | tml skool reopening, but i haven done my hw yet.. haiz... but who cares, i m a useless boy anyway.. haiz.. these days like got communication breakdown wif my friend...................................................................................................................................................................................................... aaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.............................................................. sianz... dun wish to say more le................................................................................................................................................. :'( |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 25,June,2004 | these days so sianz lor... i miss someone very dearly... haiz.. but too bad she dun miss me at all lor, so sad.. i have touch on my hw and is currently doin emaths and amaths.. hmmz today wx told me about a game- bie xian.. at first i thought only got die xian.. bie xian is use pen to ask for ghost help to predict the future... he say the pen would move by itself lor.. wah lau eh, if there were not so many risk involved, i would try to ask how many pts i would get for o lvls.. wx say its hard to get the ghost to go home sometimes.. today i also go arcade wif wx.. we go all the way to paris ris jus to play 2 rds of punching game... hmmz i punch till my hand become red lor.. so painful.. cause i punch wifout the stupid ting u r suppose to hold when punching.. then when i and wx playing, got a grp of gangster watching lor, then they stand till very close, and one even put in head near the machine ah.. then after we compete the game, we let them play and guess wat? they suck.. they lost in the first rd lor.. i tink hor, if they fight wif us sure lose de.. well unless they 3 on 1 lah.. so sianz.. hope can finish most of my amaths by tml lah.. tts all le, bye |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 22,June,2004 | hmmz... so sian! everyday stay at home lor.. i haven even started on my hw, on shit! wah lau eh, tis year o lvl but i still like tis.. if it goes on, i cannot even get into tampines jc lor! actually, i tried doin my maths, but the qns r jus too hard... i wanna form study grps but my friends all either not free or dun wanna.. they tink they damn good izzit? but then again, maybe is i too lousy they dun wanna study wif me? hahaz... i dun have any motivation to study hard lor... how i wish i had sumone who will encourage me(not nag) me to work hard and strive for good results.. i wanna tt special sumone to teach me maths too:P maybe i can teach tt person science? aww... its jus a dream which cannot be fulfiled.. sianz... |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 20,June,2004 | today father's day.. i felt quite guilty, i didn't buy any presents.. well i m broke le lor... haiz.. then only at night we go coffeeshop eat and celebrate.. well, its kinda sianz in the holidays- eat, sleep and online all day, jus like wat i do everyday in the holidays.. i wanna go out lor... but besides WX, no one willing to go out wif me.. hmmz WX everytime go out hor is wif a lot of pple i dunno de, and also got a lot of gals lor.. so i dun really like goin out wif him.. then hor online ah, no one tok to me lor.. everyone's dead! either they dun reply or reply very very slow.. i m so tired.. i need sumtink to hug.. awww! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 15,June,2004 | hmmz today yc birthday.. hahaz.. i m quite dissappointed tt i m not the first person to wish her a happy birthday on her birthday.. i called at 12 sumtink lor, but still not first! but nvm lah.. today got go out wif yt.. i nv been late before lor! i wait for my friend and tts why i late.. haiz.. but nvm.. jus now go out wif yc and yt to watch best bet.. its quite a nice show.. the gals keep on laughing.. hahaz... then come home at 10.30.. hahaz.. now so tired... gd night |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 14,June,2004 | should i say i m lucky or unlucky? today see a lot of ..... first go CL hse swimming.. see 2 bikini babes.. david dared me to ask one for her number... well, $10 is on stake and so i agreed.. for once, when i asked her, i thought she is gonna shout at me, instead, she smiled and tok me tt she dun give her number to strangers.. wow.. not many gals so kind to reject a guy.. anyway, me took pity on david so we lower the money to $7.. later i saw 2 women undi*s.. well, they sit until like tis, cannot blame me lor.. anyway, i see le then look away.. come home hor, today my dad bring home a dog cause his friend forgot to take home frm factory.. my sis gave it a toy dog and guess wat? it tried to rap* it lor.. wah lau eh, pervertic leh... then my dad took the toy dog away.. jus now got physics.. me quite a lot of questions i noe lor;) |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 11,June,2004 | long time nv write leh.. well, technically, its type.. but nothing interesting really, jus goin to skool few times a week, then go david hse play ps2.. hmmz, i also go our wif LR lor.. to library and the movie.. hahaz.. she's really a nice person.. well, actually i heard she's quite fierce but i have nv seen her being fierce before.. hmmz today WX taught me few fighting moves.. not really very practically, cause the moves need quite some strength to use.. but i really cannot doubt his move, cause he is a judo pro which won 7 out of 8 opponents in Japan.. hahaz.. hope to learn more frm him.. yay! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 03,June,2004 | hahaz.. i spent the whole night by myself yesterday leh.. sianz.. was so tired i slept immediately once i hit the pillow.. hahaz:p then hor, today is a very tired day also lor, 3 consecective lessons leh.. haiz.. went to skool late today.. hahaz.. hope tml better day ah |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 02,June,2004 | wahahaz, today my family go malaysia le.. me alone at home for at least 3 days and 2 nights lor.. sianz! well, actually i do kind of enjoy the freedom at first, but later i m very bored cause it is unexceptionally quiet at home today! hahaz.. later wonder how i sleep lor.. me scared! nobody allow me go stayover, sianz.. but at least today i spent my day will YC.. hahaz.. very fun! hahaz.. well, i seldom go out de lor, especially to shopping, thus i find it very interesting and refreshing.. but i very tired.. legs tired lor.. then hor maybe i will find it easier to sleep leh? hahaz! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 01,June,2004 | (31May)hahaz! chinese o lvls finish liao.. wahaha, tink i got quite bad lah.. the paper seems easy but it was very hard, and it would be a B4 'at least'. hahaz.. after o lvls i play bb match lor (ex2/4 against ex2/3).. i had 3 shots but no pts.. wah lau eh, everytime like tis de lor, knn.. i got quite a number of rebounds and assist, but no one cares about it lor.. pple r very practical, they only care about how much u score.. even if u take 100 shots and u shot 20 pts, u r good.. but if u take 4 shots and score 4, u r not good.. (1June)haiz.. today play bb again, performance chao lan lor.. then still got gals watch, i dun feel like moving at all.. dunno why i like tis leh, but i guess its a lack of confidence which stems frm my ugly looks and lousy bb skills... today sumtink good happened, but i dunno why later it become bad.. haiz.. dun wanna tok about it.. really sad.. but luckily YC called me and her voice cheered me up, even though she had 'sore throat' hahaz.. will be goin to suntec city bkfair tml lor... if lucky lah hahaz...! |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 25,July,2004 | hahaz... mood improve these days.. these days bio lessons learning about genetics and genes mutation.. i realised tt pregancy involved a lot of risks, such as u will get some diseases or sumtink.. i m lucky tt i m born perfectly... :D hahaz... learnt to treasure myself more liao:D |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 20,July,2004 | haiz... today i did sometinkk out of my mind- i hit my sis.. sianz lor, we fought cause of some arguement.. then i was mopping the floor at the time, so i use the mop stick hit her head.. sianz.. i must be out of my mind... then later i still use mop strike her face cause she wanna use stick beat me.. then later she wanna hit me one more time i slap her... wah lau eh, i m such a loser... i should have picked on sumone my size.... my sch so many xia lan de and yet i cannot fight them... i m so hum... and i at home hit sis jus because i m bigger... haiz....... her head got a bump... sianz.. when i see her tears, i feel like crying, but nv cause my sibilings around... sianz.. then i go rm cry... wat a gay.... haiz.... i swear, i promise, tt next time i wun bully my sis again............................ |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 16,July,2004 | today is racial harmony day.. then got performance.. then got my cousin dancing on stage.. then the xl pple say bad tings about my cousin.. but dun care them lah.. haiz.. me also nv wear any ethnic costume.. then later me go take photograph wif wq.. tried very hard to persuade her lor.... sianz... then david say she took it wif me reluctantly.. i m so sad... then later i look at the photo, me so ugly.. haiz... then yt told me to take photo wif yc, but she sure dun wan de.. i m so ugly.. then hor today i kick benjimin.. he kick my *toot* first lor.. then his shirt got some green green ting.. then he accuse me of dirtying his shirt.. how can i kick his short till green leh? me also kick side, nv kick back.. haiz... in ss, vanessa sat at my sit, so i sit in front of her.. then miss neo say vanessa wear very revealing.. and when she say tt, i very qiao go look down under my desk wanna take my bk, and miss neo say i peep under her skirt.. then later i drink water, capped, then wanna put back under my desk, so qiao drop again.. then i pick up, miss neo accuse me of peeping again!! wah lau eh.. then after skool my friends take photo, me jus go home.. haiz.. cause i no costume very extra.. but then again, no one realise tt i was gone lor, and the photo would look betta wifout me.. when i come home, wei xian called me and ask me play bb.. then i go down hor, then his friends, including lr, all go home lor.. wah lau eh.... so sianz... worse of all, when i go home, my mum not happy wif me and she took my file on the floor, cause she say i anyhow put mah.. then i pick up the file and throw it on the floor again.. haiz... then later i take out the content and jus throw the file away.. haiz... wat bad attitude man... then wei xian also very slack lor.. say 6 o'clock meet.. now 7.30 he still haven get ready.. knn wat a bad day... |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 10,July,2004 | hmmz, now every saturday got amaths, sianz... then got new amaths grp... hmmz, my grp i only noe kelly, the rest r suckers? and hor, wq not in my grp, i m so sad.. hahaz.. anyway, today i go buy punching guard le.. after tt, i go play bb.. then got a xia lan ask me if i noe how to play or not; well i better than him lor.. then later i ask weixian and david come my hse play.. then we play in my room lor.. but the space so small, got one time david throw me, i hit my head on the bed, ouch! sianz, then later i was also cut by his fingernails, and when i lying on ground, he strangled me, and my throat is injure lor.. later we go play soccer, and those malays chao xia lan, they ram so hard lor.. one time the ball was heading straight for my face, and i jus use my 'internal strength' push it away, hahaz, jus jking lah.. later david go home liao. i and weixian go play judo.. then he teach me his so called 'internal strength' lor.. maybe it wun work at all lah, but it certainly boost my confidence.. then i come home 10.45 liao, and my mum very angry, keep on scolding me.. haiz.. i wish o lvls would pass quickly so i can do wateva i wanna do.. then i can go work, judo, flirt, and nothing else.. haiz... i tink i not coming online forever le... well, maybe for once a week lor.. sianz, or later my mum scold again.. |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 09,July,2004 | wah lau eh.. today i met a siao kia.. i went to jurong pt wif weixian to buy a boxing guard.. then we took great pains finding the place, and even stopped at the wrong stop lor.. we thought jurong pt was at jurong where it actually is at boon lay.. then later after we leave the martial arts shop, he followed us.. we went into the arcade there and he followed in.. unaware, i took up the punching glove in the arcade, and pretended punching.. he was standing behind me lor! then weixian told me the guy staring at me, and we better go.. then we walk around the arcade and he still follow.. later we went into the cd shop and he waited outside for us lor... his eyes nv leave us lor.. i felt kinda scared, and i took out my watch, preparing for a fight.. but weixian is not a bit scared at all lor, and he told me if really fight, he will fight and i go get help.. but if fight hor, me will use any tactics, especially if i m feeling really threatened, even if tt means digging out his eyes.. he was like he wanna pick a fight lor.. but since weixian so brave, we decided to walk out of the shop, and he was still staring at us.. but then after we go do the escalavtor, he nv follow liao.. however, i think he did follow, but lost us because we blend into the crowd.. we quickly went home.. haiz, after tis incident, it makes me feel like learning martial arts more, so i can defend myself frm such a bastard... |
3,350,684 | male | 15 | indUnk | Capricorn | 04,July,2004 | on friday there was oral exam.. quite easy, but when i saw teacher, i fumble lor... then i tink i would fare badly.. then yesterday listening compre, i got 4 wrong, aww.... later then go for syf, which i nv really watch cause so sianz.. i saw a wanqi look-alike frm dunman high.. tt justin very pro lor, he attract all the dunman gals wif his magic card tricks... sianz.. i wanna take a pic of tt gal and show wanqi.. today also very sianz lor.. i was caught up in a fighting craze.. i remember 2 years ago getting kicked and maybe wanna kick him back? he damn strong but i wanna kick his ass and elbow his head and knee his stomach.. in short, i wanna see blood.. i cannot reveal his name for the sake of my safety, i will not reveal his name.. but heres a clue- he is the most shuai, xia lan and violent guy in sec 4.. today i hear my friend fight and defeat a guy who is much stronger and taller than him (well he should know better than to fight my friend who is a judo expert)yes! he is my idol! i wanna be like him! |
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3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 02,July,2004 | urlLink Mr. Lee: 'Guns?! Now why doesn't somebody pull out a .45 and BANG, settle it?!' Mr. Braithwaite: '- No.' |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 30,April,2004 | I've just thought of an ingenious invention. Well, not really, but it would be cool to do. Ready? It's an automagical dog house thingy. It has features such as automagic dog food / water dispenser that allows you to program feeding schedules, climate control, solar cells with energy storage device to save on energy, self cleansing, automagic back-scratcher, shock button (for disciplining), and self destruct button (in case the dog goes Kujo). Throw in a camera or two for monitoring as well as a microphone/speaker so you can communicate with the dog ('go and get me the paper boy') and you've got it made. Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 28,April,2004 | Nat was at school (as usual) and (as usual) his least favorite time of the day was only one hour away. It was always at this time (and without a second difference) that he took it upon himself to worry, to fear, to downright dread what was about to happen, and no sooner than Nat had began to wipe off one or two of the beads of sweat that were (gratuitiously, he thought) forming in little specks across his forhead (Nat hated to sweat), had the bell that signaled the start of PE rung. Nat was startled. Though it happened everyday (really, only on Weekdays, but it felt like everyday to Nat), he could never be ready enough to feel and predict the exact time that that bell would ring (which was unusual for Nat). 'The bell is off! They must do that on purpose, perhaps to spite me ...' he angrily muttered to himself, taking care to make sure that his lips didn't move too much or produce a sound much louder than a whisper (he didn't want to be thought mad). Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 26,April,2004 | Today I went to work, again. I'm undercover, as usual, and this time my name is 'Lumuba Eleiwa Sipho'. Not the most exciting alias, but it's for the sake of the mission. While I was at work today, I literally did sh!t. You heard that correctly, I walked right into that bathroom and I showed it who's boss. I left a small piece of me behind in there though, and I regret that. So much for sh!tting ... Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 25,April,2004 | Just started a blog to record my daily missions ... Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 06,May,2004 | Missions have been pretty boring lately. No one has tried to take over the world lately, which means that I haven't had a lot of challenging work to do. Perhaps those devils in the NC (Necromancy Clan) would care to start a bit of trouble so I'll have a reason to annihilate them. Maybe even the old PPC (Pyrophagous Clan) could collaborate with the ENDC (Evil Ninja Death Clan) to try and cause some serious harm. They would of course fail miserably because I would use my latest secret weapon on them. I sure would love the opportunity to use my secret weapon. I guess in a sense, we all need each other. Maybe I need the villains, and they need me to stop them. Perhaps they really aren't so evil, perhaps it's because they know that they'll be stopped that they try such bad things. They're so certain they'll fail, that it can't really be considered an attempt. Yeah, sure, there might be a few of them stupid enough to actually believe they can succeed. But they're just plain stupid. Oh well, that's philosophy for you. Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 02,May,2004 | I was surrounded by at least 160 minions of TAC (The Anthropophagous Clan). The only items in my possession were a toothpick, three paper clips, a bottle of hot sauce, and a nanorator (nano-generator; works by cold fusion). It was not possible to construct a device powerful enough to slay mine enemies using only these items, so I had to find more, something that would provide just enough to construct it. Mine enemies were closing in fast, I'd say, about 270 giga-nano feet away, so I had to think faster than their rate of approach. Suddenly I had an epiphany, a not-so-rare spark of Negro-ingenuity. I undressed quickly, and, using these extra resources, I was able to construct an AADB (antianthropophagous death bomb) and a LSTM (light speed teleportation machine). I set the bomb to explode in 2 milliseconds and then I teleported away to safety. All in a days work. Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 02,May,2004 | Boy have I had a busy weekend. Busy? Yes; but busy enough? No! I have a 15 page paper and a 5 page paper both due Monday. I haven't started on either one. Such is the life of a secret agent doubling as a college student. When it comes to the security of the world, one has to sacrifice school sometimes. Perhaps I shall tell that to my teachers and they'll excuse me from turning in the paper. 'Hey, Prof. I didn't turn in my paper because I was busy saving the world from invasion by an ETA (extraterrestrial army) ...' Yeah, right. Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 18,June,2004 | I arrived back at the base with Phat at precisely twelve midnight, exactly fifteen minutes after receiving her distress signal. She was exhausted and badly injured (fractured femur). But she's strong; she'll recover fine. It's not Phat that I'm worried most about. Well, maybe I am, but I do have another legimate concern. The nature of Phat's mission was sensitive, to say the least - a matter of unbounded importance. The rumors, by the time of Phat's operation, had began. Talk of an evil host seeking to create a weapon of unprecedented power was becomming as common as the talk about The Daily Homocides. The time was not right for action - too little was known about our villain. But Phat was insistent. (Indeed, the contentions of a woman are the bane of every man's existence.) She convinced me to start the planning for a reconnaissance mission, a clandestine expedition that she would lead. I was a master planner and Phat trusted me. Only me. If only it was not for her impatience. (The impatience of a woman is also the bane of every man's existence.) She demanded the plans, threatened to go without them if I did not hurry. I duly informed her that they were incomplete, that I had not yet secured her exodus. She agreed to wait until the exit strategy was complete, but broke her promise in foolish haste. She swiped the to-be-continued mission plans, Mission 1023, and left a cute note saying that she would have to improv the trip home and that she'd call if she needed help but that she seriously doubted whether she would even need to call. (She also left a scratch-and-sniff sample of her perfume attached to the bottom of the note along with the word 'smooches'.) I kept a close watch on her since I knew how the mission would begin, but somewhere in the middle, communication became difficult and then impossible. I was unable to transmit the completed exit strategy to Phat so I had to go in after her myself. I was a considerable ways behind, but I'm fast on my feet. I couldn't do a full scale rescue mission because I wasn't sure if Phat was in trouble or not; I couldn't jeopardize her mission because of irrational paranoia - that's what Phat would do. But not I, the venerable Agent Snowflake. I searched for clues. It was the only logical action. Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 17,June,2004 | 'Can anybody hear me? Please! Code Papa Hotel Alpha Tango ... Help ...' 'I can hear you. [I'm] on my way. Code Sister Nubian Oscar Whip, Forty Ludacris Afro Killa Eastside.' 'Thank God and hurry. Hurry, Snowflake.' 'Is it broken?' 'I think so. It hurts.' 'Don't think. Know! Try this. It won't stop the pain; the pain is necessary, simply weakness leaving the body. But it may prevent infection. This is a terrible ...' 'Snowflake, I'm so glad to ...' 'Phat! Agent Phat! You're stronger than this! Wake up! I need you to tell me. Useless! Beautiful, yes; but proportionately useless.' 'I love you too, Snowflake. Take me home.' '...' Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 07,June,2004 | I'll bet some of you are wondering, among other things, where exactly does Snowflake get the money to do all of his work. Well I can tell you this much, certainly not any government! I use my power for good and for the preservation of freedom; governments use power to aggrandize existing power and for control. The majority of my funding comes from corporations, most of which I started myself (I was quite the inventor in my day). My first claim to multi-trillionaire fame came about from what some think (especially women) to be my greatest invention: The Ultimate Hair Setting Lotion. There are several different types of lotions, one for each style (I was able to make a killing off the signature brands, e.g. Ultimate Halle Berry). You simply wash your hair and apply the lotion. Your hair is now permanently set until you wash the style out with a special reversal lotion. If you mess it up or sweat it out, simply wash your hair again with normal shampoo and your Ultimate Hair Style returns. No more going to the shop and getting your hair 'did' and 'redid.' You get your hair did right at home. When you want to go natural again, you can use the Ultimate Hair Style Reversal Cream to get your hair 'undid' taking it back to its orginal form. Wonderful, isn't it? The typical style lasts about 6 to 7 months before it starts to wear out. Some of the more exotic styles last only 3 months. One hair style sold for about $50. The reversal cream sold for about $25. I sold some 300 million styles in the first year. FYI, this was not my most profitable invention. Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 01,June,2004 | Even I, Agent Snowflake, urlLink once had a girl friend. But not even I can claim to have sucessfully matched wits against the ad hominem rhetoric imparted by the illogical brain of the irrational species. I have tried, urlLink numerously urlLink innumerably many times; others have tried, even more times than I; and each time the outcome is the same: urlLink abject failure . This is a most disturbing and incessant vexation of mine. How does, at most, dubious logicality afford the most insupposable and vicious urlLink coup de grâce imaginable? But they are just so urlLink cute ; some urlLink beautiful . Therein lay the root of my unamiable disposition. You have coupled together in the same untidy binding, plenary unreasonableness with looks that could, and sometimes do, kill. I cannot decide whether to vanquish them, as with any other evil, or submit to their outlandish demands. Women indeed: threat to the security of the universe / Snowflake's provocation. Snowflake out ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 28,May,2004 | urlLink Absquatulate urlLink means 'to depart in a hurry; abscond', 'to die', or 'to argue'. I first saw this word when thumbing through urlLink The American Heritage College dictionary, Third Edition , and interestingly, urlLink Reference.com gives the exact same definition as tAMCd3, including an interesting regional note . All your database are belong to urlLink us . Looking for an interesting tidbit on absquatulate and words like it? urlLink Weird Words may have what you need. P.S. I just thought I'd point out some of the lameness of urlLink Webster.com : Main Entry: absquatulate absquatulate is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com. urlLink Click here to start your free trial! Webster's site does has its advantages - best pronunciation guide, sometimes better defintions - but this one misfeature makes it really noodlely sometimes! |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 25,May,2004 | urlLink Schadenfreude means 'pleasure derived from another person's troubles.' Why would anyone get pleasure out of another person's troubles? Beats me. I found the urlLink word used in an urlLink article about urlLink IBM + urlLink Linux v. urlLink Microshaft . |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 24,May,2004 | urlLink Reductio ad absurdum appears to mean what I've heard commonly called proof by contradiction. The web is so wonderful, because according to urlLink this site , it actually is. So, for the record, reductio ad absurdum is proof by contradiction. It also has the less technical usage of, 'carrying something out so far to the extreme it becomes absurd.' In a not-so-language-related tidbit, I give the following example of reductio ad absurdum: Theorem: I am good-looking. Proof. Suppose that I was not good-looking. Then you would not think that I was attractive. But you do think I'm attractive. Therefore, the supposition that I am not good-looking must be false. Therefore, I am good-looking. The theorem is now proved. |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 19,May,2004 | I made a urlLink cheezy flash card thingy to ... uhh ... make flash cards easy. It has urlLink various urlLink sets urlLink of urlLink flash urlLink cards including urlLink gre study words . You may find this tool helpful. It's called urlLink Knowledge Flash and it was made with urlLink HTML , urlLink CSS , urlLink Javascript , and urlLink GVim . This is still a work in progress, although development is pretty much stagnant (as my attention has now moved urlLink elsewhere ). |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 18,May,2004 | Know exactly what urlLink cynical means? (1) urlLink captious , urlLink peevish (2) having or showing the attitude or tempor of a urlLink cynic : as (a) urlLink contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives (b) based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest ( urlLink Webster ) Some synonyms are urlLink misanthropic , urlLink pessimistic and urlLink suspicious ( urlLink see urlLink more urlLink synonyms ). |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 18,May,2004 | urlLink Femplesnip was coined by urlLink Slashdot poster urlLink richie2000 . It means 'to invent new words as you go along.' Its invention was spurred by the Slashdot post urlLink Google to be Sued Over Name? . Apparently, the decendants of the guy that invented the word urlLink googol (it means the number 10^100, which is a one followed by 100 zeroes) are suing urlLink google , the search engine (and owner of urlLink blogger ) for trademark infringement over use of the term. Of course, this family was adequately hammered by the Slashdot community because of the overwhelming stupidity of the lawsuit. It was also pointed out in the discussion that urlLink neologism already existed and should be used instead of femplesnip, to which urlLink Mr Guy replied, 'No, you misunderstood. To use a neologism is to femplesnip. Femplesnip is also a neologism.' I hope you've enjoyed this moment in 'geekguistics' (geek linguistics or etymology or language); I just femplesnipped). ;) |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 17,May,2004 | urlLink Punctilious means, according to urlLink Webster.com , 'marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions.' Some synonyms are urlLink scrupulous , urlLink ceremonious , urlLink formalistic , urlLink persnickety , urlLink meticulous , and urlLink fastidious ( urlLink see urlLink many urlLink more urlLink synonyms ) |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 14,May,2004 | > How about a game of vingt-et-un? >> What's dat is? > 'vingt-et-un' is French for the game we call 'Black Jack' or 'twenty-one'. >> Huh?! > Do you wanna play twenty-one? >> You mean vingt-et-un? > You're an idiot. >> Why thank you. > You're welcome! |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 04,May,2004 | I wonder how many people know what a 'curriculum vitae' is. Give up? It's a fancy word for 'resumé'. In Latin, it means 'course of (one's) life'. The plural form is 'curricula vitae' for those of you like me (didn't take Latin in school). Let's all say it one more time, 'cur-ri-cu-lum vi-tae' ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 04,May,2004 | It's only natural that the first entry should have something to do with the blog itself. le urlLink mot juste - the right word - 'exactly the right word or phrasing' Quote: 'The search for the mot juste is not a pedantic fad but a vital necessity. Words are our precision tools. Imprecision engenders ambiguity and hours are wasted in removing verbal misunderstandings before the argument of substance can begin.' (Anonymous Civil Servant, urlLink thesaurus.com ) Other words I encountered while searching for le mot juste are: parlance, idiom, verbiage, verbalism, cant, terminology, jargon, argot, codex, lexicon, diction, patois, dialect, colloquialism, vernacular, rhetoric, elocution, locution, ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 29,June,2004 | urlLink Raison d'être is French for 'reason or justification for existence'. Example: Originally a means of propagating prayer, chain letters in the secular 20th century have adopted luck and prosperity as their raison d'être. ( urlLink Source ) |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 28,June,2004 | Have you ever wondered which wording is the best, but you couldn't find the answer in your favorite dictionary? If so, then I have 'discovered' (in quotation marks because as far as I know, others may have know this already) a technique may be of use to you. The technique is made possible by our favorite search engine, urlLink Google . Let's pretend that we're unsure whether to say, 'considerable way to go' or 'considerable ways to go'. To find out which wording the web thinks is appropriate, we'll search it for each of the phrases. To do this, you'll need to enclose each phrase in quotation marks when you enter them, so that google searches for the exact phrase. When I ran the search, google returned 38 results for 'considerable ways to go' and 2,020 for 'considerable way to go'. Clearly, the web likes the latter wording best. Now let's say that we want to be even surer of ourselves. Let us find a more august body of usage authorities. To do this, we use google's 'site:' option. You can tell google to find results from specific domains with it. We'll use it to search the .edu domain. There couldn't possibly be a more august group of usage authorities anywhere else on the web ;) 'considerable ways to go' site:.edu --- 4 results 'considerable way to go' site:.edu --- 53 results So even the universities agree. |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 25,June,2004 | urlLink super- is a prefix that means 'above; over; upon' or 'superior in size, quality, number, or degree' or 'exceeding a norm' or 'excessive in degree or intensity' or 'containing a specified ingredient in an unusually high proportion' or 'more inclusive than a specified category.' (American Heritage College Dictionary, Fourth Edition) There are a number of words utilizing this prefix; here are five of my favorites: urlLink supercilious : too proud urlLink supererogate : to do more than what's required urlLink superfecundation : 'fertilization of more than one ovum within a single menstral cycle by separate acts of coitus, especially by different males' (AHCD) urlLink superfluous : beyond what is necessary urlLink supernumerary : exceeding a specified amount or number |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 18,June,2004 | urlLink Inter alios is Latin for 'among other persons'. I was reading about urlLink democracy in urlLink Wikipedia when I came across this word. It was used in a quote by urlLink Edmund Burke (whoever that is). |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 14,June,2004 | ' urlLink Breviloquent is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com.' Good thing it's not the urlLink only urlLink dictionary urlLink available on the world wide web! It's surprising that while breviloquent 'is one of the more than ...', looking the word up on Reference.com gives 'A brief and pertinent mode of speaking', with a reference to none other than 'Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.' How can they expect to make money when the very words they want you to subscribe to see are available freely on the web? I found this word when looking for synonyms of urlLink garrulous on urlLink thesaurus.reference.com . I saw urlLink laconic in the antonyms and then looked up its urlLink synonyms where I found beviloquent, brief, brusque, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, pithy, sententious, succinct, terse, and more. |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 02,July,2004 | urlLink Pernicious means 'deadly'. urlLink Baleful means 'deadly'. urlLink Deleterious means 'deadly in an unforseen way'. Don't mess with me. |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 14,June,2004 | ... a well-digger's ass in Montana.' That's pretty cold, huh?- Another from the annals of Me-me's Signature Phraseology. This post was brought to you by the word urlLink ass , the urlLink Treasure State , inclimate weather, a shivering well-digger, and the urlLink Smithsonian Institute . :) |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 10,June,2004 | 'Powder and paint can make you is what you ain't.' These words of wisdom were imparted by my beloved and oft misunderstood grandmama the other day. If you don't know what they mean, you have problems, but just in case (you have problems), it means that makeup can do wonders for a woman. She also credited urlLink Lena Horn with having used the saying before. Other sayings from Me-me: 'Biggest fool God ever wiggled a gut through.' 'Don't let yo mouth write a check yo ass can't cash.' 'There's a fresh Sunday in every month.' 'I'm-a stomp his ass 'till ain't nothin' left but a greasy spot.' -- Mickey's grandmama on his daddy's side said that, she said. '[He or She] loves [sombody's] dirty draws.' |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 30,June,2004 | O.k., with all this talk about robots, exactly what kind of robot would I make? Here's my vision (for now): roams around autonomously catalogues objects it discovers: properties, e.g., color, shape, size, weight, location more ... develops affinity to certain objects tells others about 'interesting objects' sensors: camera (machine vision) motion temperature 'human detector' range sensors ... maps environment gets 'hungry' and finds recharger uses solar energy too does chores, e.g., delivers the paper or something wireless communication receives remote commands communicates with PC sends snapshots of new objects to website defense mechanism plays game (enjoys winning) has moods ... |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 30,June,2004 | urlLink Toy Robots Initiative at urlLink Carnegie Mellon University . urlLink Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots urlLink Personal Rover Project urlLink Cerebellum is a microcontroller for mobile robotics and embedded applications. It's based on the PIC16F877 board. It has integrated programming and motor driver circuits. The urlLink old Cerebellum site has documentation and sample code. It also has instructions on how to build the board itself. urlLink Servos appear to be pretty important in the construction of robots. urlLink Localization and Mapping using Bearings Only Sensors What are 'bearings only sensors'? urlLink bearing : '6 a : the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass b : a determination of position c plural : comprehension of one's position, environment, or situation' (from Webster.com) The environment is sensed 'via a bearings only sensor, e.g. a camera.' (from paper) So, we're trying to sense the environment without given knowledge of the environment. We only have a camera or another 'bearings only' sensor. The robot senses its own motion via an odometer ('through odometry') or inertial sensors. (from paper) From sensing the evironment, the robot produces a map ('sparse, feature based metric map'). So the point of this paper is about the mapping algorithm. So there are such things as 'range sensors', e.g. sonar, laser, or millimeter wave radar. But we're using bearings only. urlLink 'egomotion estimates' - it's hard to use these methods with bearings only sensors Oh, this is a urlLink computer vision topic urlLink 'The Structure from Motion Problem' helps but methods don't scale well (sometimes) 'robot pose', 'rigid transformations', 'full nonlinear optimization problem', 'submap', 'landmarks', 'global reference frame', 'statistics', 'rover coordinates', 'pose uncertainty', 'data association problem', 'dead reckoning' Bibliography Matthew Deans and Martial Hebert, Invariant filtering for simultaneous localization and mapping, Proceedings of ICRA 2000, April 2000 |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 26,May,2004 | It seems like it was an eternity ago that I made my first webpage. It's url was urlLink http://pages.prodigy.net/jaws-scc/centraltrack/home.htm and the site's name was urlLink The Track Shack . (FYI, you need not bother clicking on that link. It's deader than a doorknob.) It was hosted by, as evidenced in the url, urlLink Prodigy.net . This brings to mind the fact that my first ISP was Prodigy. My mother bought the service for us (me) as well as our (my) first computer. The user name, jaws-scc (also evidenced in the url), stood for my mother's initials, J. A. W. S., followed by the first letters of my and my two younger sisters' names, S. C. C. (in case you're wondering, I have a nickname that begins with 'S', and no, it's not 'Snowflake'). The site was about my urlLink high school track team, of which I was very proud (we won all the time). I used it to post results from the meets, statistics, mirror the urlLink Commercial Appeal 's results of other local meets, and to post commentary on local track happenings. The commentary or news section was my favorite part of the site and was rife with inside jokes and teenage humor. The Track Shack was not a urlLink Google or urlLink Slashdot but it had a few readers. It was linked to by a couple of track websites including urlLink Dyestat (in fact, Dyestat continues to link to the presently nonexistent urlLink Track Shack ). My coach, the honorable and world-class Coach John Roberts, even got word of the site from friends of his that had been surfing the net. He was pleased, I think, to have a website about his (my) track team. I'm not sure if he ever saw it, though, as he wasn't the least bit net savvy. Reminiscing about The Track Shack brings feelings of nostalgia. First computer, first website, high school track team ... I suppose that only a geek remembers his first website with feelings of such warm sentiment. It felt good to create something, and then to be able to share it with the world. And then there's the feeling you get when you find that someone actually took the time to appreciate your creation every now and then. In honor of warm sentiment, I will republish The Track Shack as it last was. First, I'll have to of course find it. We still have the old 200 MHz Packard Bell sitting at home. And yes, it still functions, albeit, slowly. The url for the track shack will be urlLink http://www.cbu.edu/~lesmith/sentimental/trackshack/ . It isn't there yet so you might as well not look. I've said so many good things about urlLink The Track Shack that now I suppose it is time to reveal its infamous side. I created the site using Microshaft Word. So, sue me. It was my first time using my own computer, and I didn't know what HTML was let alone urlLink Free Software . In addition, it doesn't seem like a good idea 'to be posting' detailed information about your track team's abilities for other coaches to see (didn't matter anyway though - remember, we won all the time). |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 25,May,2004 | Our army is busy creating urlLink future force warriors . The part that interested me the most is: Lethality Vision: FFW family of lightweight weapons with advanced fire control, optimized for urban combat, and synchronized direct and indirect fires from Future Combat System. Note the part about 'optimized for urban combat.' They need to be able to protect 'democracy' in case the citizens revolt. This feature will also be useful in the forceful occupation of small countries like Iraq. Here's the urlLink article that inspired this post. I urlLink found it on urlLink Slashdot |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 24,May,2004 | Did I ever tell yall my dad used to be in the urlLink Bar-Kays ? Guess not. Here's a urlLink bio . My dad is the one that has the same name as me (Lloyd Smith, in case you're incredibly stupid). My dad was the guitar player. I sort-a come from a musical family. There's a urlLink website that explains a bit. I'll have to teach them something about web design ;) We learn something new about each other everyday. |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 14,May,2004 | I found urlLink this interesting. It converts images in the lossy urlLink JPEG format into urlLink ASCII text. Learn more about urlLink ASCII art from urlLink the people's encyclopedia . At least two techniques for generating an ASCII rendition of an image are outlined in the wikipedia. One is obvious, and I feel ashamed for not immediately thinking of it before I read the article. You convert the image into 8-bit grayscale and then assign each color an ASCII character. The other method is urlLink vector quantization , of which ASCII art is a special case. Check out this urlLink example . What led me to ponder this? An urlLink ASCII rose on the urlLink gmail swap . @>---,----'------- |
3,204,689 | male | 23 | Engineering | Aquarius | 14,May,2004 | There's been a lot of urlLink brouhaha lately over the urlLink comments of urlLink Bill Cosby . He gave a speach at an urlLink en double a see pee commemoration in honor of the urlLink Brown v. Board of Education decision. According to reports, Cosby slammed 'Black' people for investing urlLink too little in education , urlLink too much into shoes , for petty crime, and also urlLink Ebonics (I'd like to add to that definition the proposition that maybe, just maybe, some 'White' people speak Ebonics too; here's an urlLink Ebonics translator ). The reason behind the brouhaha is the premise that not all problems enjoyed by the 'Black' community are urlLink self - urlLink inflicted . My position on the matter: Cosby is right, but the scope of his argument is not just limited to 'Black America.' People in general don't value the right things. 'Blacks,' being people, are not exempt from this maxim. However, being 'Black,' does tend to slant your concerns to those of other 'Black' people, thus it is reasonable that Cosby's statement was directed specifically to 'Blacks.' In summary, the meat of what Cosby said is true. People need to overhaul their value systems. 'Black' people, you're included. |
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