Thursday, November 28, 2002 :::
Greetings from the 47th floor of the Accenture Building in Downtown Chicago!
I just finished watching the Thanksgiving Parade here, and I've been inspired to write a set of guidlines for watching a parade. I'll probably finish it before Thanksgiving break is over. At a later point, if you all beg and plead nicely, I'll recount the interesting points of my trip. But for now, all you need to know is that the people of Chicago probably have more money than God.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 11:04:00 AM
Tuesday, November 26, 2002 :::
Today's unjustified, sometimes unseen, movie reviews:
Die another Day: starring Pierce "pretty boy" Brosnan, and Halle "and I would like to thank my hair stylist, chauffer, pizza boy, cab driver, the poor people of Nigeria..." Berry.
I haven't seen it yet, but it looks to fit the standard Bond mold, lots of overly drawn out sexy woman shots, impossible physics, and explosion galor! (Wow, this sounds like a pretty good movie, I think I'll have to go see it)
Harry Potter and the Global Marketing Campaign of Doom: starring some wee lads and lasses I've never heard off.
The thing about this movie is...Well to start off...You have to understand...the film's general context.... I haven't seen and probably won't until I'm 30 and my kid wants to see and old movie in which the special effects don't look believable.
8 mile: starring "The most evil rapper alive" (tm)
If you had...just one chance...one opportunity...to see this movie...would you take...or would you just let it slide? Sorry Marshall, I have to listen to you everyday coming from my roommates speakers, no way on God's green earth an I going to pay to see you act.
Punch Drunk Love: starring Adam "Stop looking about me swan!" Sandler.
Sole member of the "actually paid 5 bucks and saw this movie" club, I was actually rather impressed, both with Adam Sandler's acting ability, and this artistic flavor of the film. It's definately not standard hollywood, but definately orginal and worth seeing the first time.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 2:18:00 PM
I've got a secret
heh, heh...it's about a girl!
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 12:13:00 AM
Monday, November 25, 2002 :::
Holy Crap! It's so cold outside that my face hurts!
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 10:45:00 AM
Gather 'round to here a tail of misery, woe, and shell games
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 2:05:00 AM
Sunday, November 24, 2002 :::
My classes next semester?
POLS 301 Introduction to Political Theory w/ discussion (My last foul breath of Liberal Arts classes)
MATH 250 Mathmatics of Engineering Systems (apparently even Satan is afraid of this class)
AE 445 Aircraft Aerodynamics I (yipee, some AE relief)
CE 310 Strength of Materials w/ lab (I'm ready to break some stuff, how about you?)
AE 291 Aerospace Colliquim (almost 1/2 way done with these things)
all told 15.3 hours and exponentially easier than what I'm taking now.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 9:17:00 PM
Saturday, November 23, 2002 :::
Survey Says...I'm an Idiot.
In response to a recent trend, Kyle tries to convince his readers that he indeed has feelings.
Most of you who read know "the girl", for those of you don't; ask me and I'll tell you. 2 weeks ago I went through the whole "confession of feelings" ordeal, and unfotunately didn't get an answer back, which is pretty messed up, but hey life went on. Now, just when I figured that all hope was lost, she asks me on a "semi-date" which is always good. On the ride home, in my infinate wisdom, asked her why exactly she asked me (that was dumb!) The conversation ended with her saying, "I just tryed to put myself out there a little, give me a freaking break" and slamming the car door. I wrote her an apology letter(for being dumb). so I don't know where we sit right now. But this is what I know:
1. She is mad
2. I'm an idiot
3. Death and Taxes exist.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 8:57:00 PM
Friday, November 22, 2002 :::
alright, I was going to take this time to chime on on Martha Burk and Augusta National, but Instead I'm letting Bill Simmons do it for me
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:27:00 PM
and now a little political poem for your literary pleasure:
I am greedy
I am technology
I am the fuel of terrorism
I am your protection
I have been damned
I am the reason you live
I am discriminated against
I am America
I am middle-class
I am white
I am male
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:01:00 AM
Wednesday, November 20, 2002 :::
I have a Physucks 212 test tonight, and I don't know anything...it's going to be a really interesting evening
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 6:17:00 PM
I think I've figured out the standard liberal strategy for corporate regulatation:
If it moves, tax it
If it keeps moving, regulate it
If it stops moving, subsidize it
I've got examples and proof if anybody cares to refute
...somebody
...anybody
...didn't think so
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 12:56:00 AM
Tuesday, November 19, 2002 :::
Kansas has the best starting lineup in college basketball this season - Dick Vitale
You bet your Duke-loving, ACC biased behind we do Dicky V.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:02:00 PM
Monday, November 18, 2002 :::
Why is it that when there is some uncomfortable issue between two people, they always feel the need to act like it isn't there and everything is normal?
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 9:09:00 PM
Sunday, November 17, 2002 :::
Ping...Pong
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 6:22:00 PM
Saturday, November 16, 2002 :::
I axed the technology headlines in the right-hand column and replaced it with a Long Bet poll. Vote early and often, I'll try to change it every week or so.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 8:34:00 PM
You are now entering choke-city.
Wednesday morning ESPN comes out and predicts Oklahoma as the NCAA Men's Basketball Champions when everybody and their dog knows it will be either Arizona or Kansas.
Wednesday night OU promptly loses to Alabama
The only thing that could possiblly happen to beat this would be the charter plane carrying Duke's basketball team and the charter plane carrying Miami's football team would collide in mid-air over Columbia, MO kill all the passengers and then destroy the entire Mizzou campus.
Man, I get all warm and fuzzy just thinking about that
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:09:00 PM
Friday, November 15, 2002 :::
I can see Saddam's House from here!
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 7:48:00 PM
Just browsing the NY Times archive when I came across a couple of seemingly unrelated articles when I had a thought (heaven forbid!)
Some of the most active groups that advocate "sensible sexual education" are Teacher's Union's and Groups. Their basic argument is that students will have sex anyway so we might as well teach them to do it safely. Which has some fairly sound logic behind it, and makes some sense.
The rub comes in when the same groups (specifically in Maryland) protest and cry out against an NRA gun-safety program. They even got Gov. Parris Glendening to veto the bill, becuase he said it, "would create a clear appearance of the state encouraging young people to handle weapons and potentially furthering their interest in a time when we are trying to fight the scourge of gun violence."
...whew, I'm glad you stopped that one Parris, even the 4 cardinal rules for the program:
1. STOP, 2. Don't Touch, 3. Leave the Area, 4. Tell an Adult
are obviously telling the kids to run, pick up the gun and start a gang war killing spree. Thanks for protecting me from the armies of 6 graders that would've surely resulted from monumental mistake.
same group of advocates, same basic argument, but somehow they wind up on two different sides, very interesting
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 5:35:00 AM
Enough of me being a depessio, I'm moving to vigilante. Lots of people have favorite quotes, but I've come up with the opposite.
The phase that I hate the most?
there ought to be a law...
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 12:51:00 AM
Thursday, November 14, 2002 :::
Today's useless, sorry, depressing, whine:
I haven't really slept or eaten since Monday night. I'm uncontrollably shaking like I've got an onset of M.S. (I know that's horrible to say but that the only way I can explain it). It's bad enough to actually effect my handwriting.I feel like I'm on crack, except with out the high.
and all because of a DTR conversation. The brain is a very powerfull tool.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 4:00:00 PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2002 :::
I'm thinking of adding a Long Bet poll in the right column instead of the news section. Anybody have any opinions on this?
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 8:33:00 PM
it has recently come to my attention that my avid readers are not familiar with the Mulinazzi Principle. So I, being of sound mind and moral convections, will attempt to educate the masses.
Mulinazzi Principle: /mul·lin·äze prin·si·pul/ n 1. Idea developed by Dr. Thomas Mulinazzi which states that a single person can only be productive for 60 hours in any one week.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 7:45:00 PM
Just what I need for those late night study sessions...some meth
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 10:44:00 AM
Tuesday, November 12, 2002 :::
Holy Crap, something good in the Kansan? The end is near!
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 11:17:00 PM
Do you know those bad guys in the movies who get shot like 5 times in the chest but still manage to get up and pull a gun on the hero, but never quite shoot straight enough to hit the hero? I feel like that right now, only metaphorically.
If that makes sense to you let me know because I don't think I even understand it.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 10:04:00 PM
Monday, November 11, 2002 :::
it's apparently Hate Out week here at the University of Kansas. With such vital activities as Jon Hockman of Dream, Dare, Do (a.k.a. cliche-man), Body Image Discussion (...you're right, I hate you because you're beautiful), and Writing on the Wall Tear Down Ceremony (I can't even comment, this phrase makes no sense). Then we can all enjoy the Colors of KU Retreat (I'm partial to the crimson and blue).*
...and afterwards we can sit in a circle, get high, play obscure musical instruments, sing love songs, assert our diversity, and protest about the greedy evil white males destorying the world and oppressing the masses. count me in!
*biting wit provided for dramatic effect
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 10:46:00 AM
weird/depressing/nihilistic/enjoyable night Saturday, odd e-mail yesterday, invigorating debate yesterday, confusing assignments due today. What in the crap is up with my life?
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 12:44:00 AM
Sunday, November 10, 2002 :::
Addition to my last post: they full text of the resolution is available here
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 2:54:00 PM
Friday, November 08, 2002 :::
In today version of "It's about freaking time":
After 8 weeks of lollygagging around and proclaiming to the world that "war=bad, appeasement=good" The U.N. security council voted unanimously 15-0 to deliver an ultimatum to Iraq, disarm yourself or we'll do it for you. Iraq now has until Nov. 15th to accept the resolution and comply. I think President Bush explained, exactly what I've been feeling for the last month or so, when he said:
"The outcome of the current crisis is already determined. The full disarmament of weapons of mass destruction will occur. The only question for the Iraqi regime is to decide how"
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:51:00 PM
at long last Homecoming Float Pictures
...yes we won you shouldn't have had to ask.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 5:51:00 AM
Thursday, November 07, 2002 :::
I'm going to keep my own smug comments about the recent election to myself and leave it to your friend and mine, Thomas Sowell.
"Not since Ronald Reagan has a man who was supposed to be so dumb kept beating people who were supposed to be so smart."
and that's all I have to say about that.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 9:32:00 PM
The stars align and Kyle finds out:
Ben Folds, Nov. 27, Chicago, Vic Theatre
...I'm so there
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 3:14:00 AM
Wednesday, November 06, 2002 :::
I'm having a theme party Would you like to come?
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:16:00 PM
Tuesday, November 05, 2002 :::
I added a new random sub-title saying (find it yourself), and a place all my faithful fans to vote for my blog (and some non-stock descriptions), so Give me some Loving
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 5:25:00 PM
it's election day, and I had a random thought:
What exactly is wrong with negative campaign advertising? If you are vying for an elected position, I would hope that your bad voting record and lies are exposed for all to see.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 5:20:00 PM
Monday, November 04, 2002 :::
I have recently acquired 2 books from my Amazon Wish List: Atlas Shrugged and A People's History of the United States. Thus I've removed them from my list. Both books are supposed to "blow your hair back". I'll let you all know how they turn out.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 11:09:00 PM
Sunday, November 03, 2002 :::
We are a mere 13 days away from the start of Basketball Season, and I can see the lights of New Orleans already.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 12:38:00 PM
Saturday, November 02, 2002 :::
Proud day for the NCAA
Maximum SAT score possible: 1600
National Average SAT score: 1020
NCAA eligability SAT score: 400
if you show up for the test, write your name, fall asleep for 3 hours and turn in the test totally blank, your score...400
It is indeed a proud day for College Athletics.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 9:50:00 PM
Ouch, it hurts bad!
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 8:37:00 PM
Friday, November 01, 2002 :::
How did the British survive the nightly bombings of London during World War II without an army of shrinks giving them "grief counseling"? More important, could they have survived if there had been armies of shrinks urging them to wallow in their emotions?
-Thomas Sowell
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:57:00 PM
Something interesting that I found about global warming that was too small to ignore. Read the whole site and be amazed.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:51:00 PM
