New media to consume
I got a shipment from Amazon today. I find it amusing how I have a Christian metal band CD (Norma Jean) sitting on top of an atheist book (Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris). I'm waiting... Figures.
If only I had become an engineer, I could have scored even higher! Strategery
I picked up the new Fire Emblem this evening. I will say goodbye to the world for a few days now. Amazing that GBA games are the ones that I will obsessively play for days on end. Free food for me
I love it when my dad comes in town for business. Free dinners! Update: NCAA Hockey
It's a little late, but still worth posting. Cornell beat Harvard 3-1 in the ECAC finals to advance to the NCAA frozen four tournament! We face Ohio State in the first round on Saturday. I wish... College hockey to the rescue
The NHL season may be dead, but college hockey is in finals. Cornell just won its semi-final game against Vermont. Complete shutout 3-0! They advance to the ECAC finals against the winner of... King Tut not murdered? Discovery channel's Egyptian shows were wrong!
The results of a CT scan done on King Tut's mummy indicate the boy king was not murdered, but may have suffered a badly broken leg shortly before his death at age 19 -- a wound that could have... Get out of there, it's going to blow
Been playing a lot of Counter-Strike: Source lately. I found a server where admins are usually on when I play so they can kick cheaters, FF is turned on, and AWP's and auto-snipers are banned. As... Random musical comment
Seeing the jazz band play tonight really made me miss playing an instrument. I played trumpet in high school, and miss those days a whole lot. My best friend and I had some great times goofing off... Hitting the links
I was in Florida on our family's yearly vacation last week and played a lot of golf. Usually I don't play too much during the rest of the year, so I don't play too well in the Florida trips. then... Exploring Titan
Huygens probe has successfully landed on Titan! It's pretty exciting, so if you have any interest in space, be sure to look for updates on the mission throughout the day. Supposedly the first... A legend passes on
R.I.P. Mola Ram So-called fresh start for 2005
Hope everyone had a good new year's celebration. I haven't posted in a while. Maybe it's my resolution to post more? Naw...I could say that I will update more, but then I would be lying. I spend... Gaming Weekend
This weekend, I did what every male gamer does when his girlfriend is away for the weekend: sit on your butt and play games non-stop without showering, shaving, or other dumb grooming activities... Drawn to tiny hardware
I just picked up the new PStwo this weekend. I've seen all the comparison pictures, but I just wasn't prepared for how small it actually is. It's so small that I don't even know where to put it in... Why I never owned this movie, part 239494
So I was at Streetlight records today looking for a CD that my best friend recommended (and it ended up not being there), when I started looking at the DVD's. As you should know, Rodney Dangerfield... Camping and other thoughts
I haven't had a chance to update my journal since the weekend, so now's my chance. I was invited to go camping with Heather and her parents last weekend. I never went camping when I was younger;... More Fire Emblem
I've been playing a lot of Fire Emblem on GBA again. Has anyone beaten hard mode with both stories? I finished Eliwood on hard mode, now I'm working on Hektor's hard mode. I'm tired of using the... No, Ben, No!
You know, when I was a student, I prayed for bad weather, teacher strike, anything that would close school. But I never would have even imagined this:... First Post, First Signs of ET?
Hey everyone. It may not be common knowledge, but my undergrad degree is in environmental engineering. I still have a passion for science and nature topics. So yea, I'm sure a lot of my journal...