Friday, February 28, 2003 :::
new toys and new beginnings
TOG is updating his web log from work in style now. Just today, the AE department got 10 new 19" flat screen ViewSonic Monitors, and TOG managed to nab one before they got put in our labs.
Today is the last day of February (officially designated by TOG as the "Month of Seclusion"). Over all I judge this experimental month to be a success. I paid more attention to things I need to be getting done, got in better touch with some old friends, and got some high quality soul-relaxation time, which was sorely needed after a big part of my life got an emotional Daisy Cutter dropped on it. But that's all in the past. Now, it's onward and upward.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 4:30:00 PM
Thursday, February 27, 2003 :::
Proud day for you and your family (2nd edition)
With all those "really smart" people at harvard, you would think they would be able to make their own blogs, but no they need professional web log ambassadors to help them.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 8:26:00 PM
Put that in you pipe and smoke it, Osama!
The new plan for rebuilding the WTC site was chosen to day, and it includes a 1,776 foot spire that would be the tallest building in the world! That's right you dirty islamic fundamentalists. You blow up our pretty office buildings and we go out replace them the tallest building in the freaking world! We've got the glory, and you've got a giant kitty litter box. Bjork you all!
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 5:17:00 PM
In Memorium
Early this morning Fred Rogers died of stomach cancer. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ran for 30 years, and we all grew up on it. There was always something about him that made me feel at peace. The world is now a less peaceful and calm without him hear. Mr Rogers, you were loved and will be greatly missed. Visit Mr. Rogers' website and continue to amazed at this wonderful man.
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.
So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?
Won't you please,
Won't you please?
Please won't you be my neighbor?
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 11:12:00 AM
Wednesday, February 26, 2003 :::
This Just In: We have no freaking clue what's happening
Britain's Blair Suffers Parliament Revolt Over Iraq - Reuters
House of Commons Backs Blair on Iraq - The Associated Press
via Andrew Sullivan
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 8:49:00 PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2003 :::
yes, I know it's late...bite me!
sit down, shut up, hang on, and proceed with caution. here comes...
TOG's semi-official weekly honors
Phrase-of-the-Week: Leave my computational fluid dynamics out of this.
Explective-of-the-Week: Bjork!
Politician-of-the-Week: Amiri Baraka
Triangle-Member-of-the-Week: Jake Lynn
Obscure-Blog-of-the-Week: Girl's Poker Night
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 5:05:00 PM
Monday, February 24, 2003 :::
of thoughts, words, and deeds
I brief random example of each from the past 24 hours of my life
Thought: Sports Night is the greatest show ever!
Word: Neil Cuvato is so freaking insightful I love that guy.
Deed: The following phrase was stated in a loud voice in the middle of Perkin's while standing a mere 3 feet away from Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison: "Hey, leave my recursive computational fluid dynamics out of this!" ...man, I suck.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 3:07:00 PM
Sunday, February 23, 2003 :::
Whose the ensign now?
Mwhaa ha ha ha! I've now joined the Anti-Wil Wheaton webring. This is just phrase one in my 3 billion phase plan to annoy every person in the world.
Ha ha ha, take that Wil. You couldn't pilot your way around an M-class planet if your academy career depended on it
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 4:40:00 AM
Saturday, February 22, 2003 :::
suprisingly appropriate
You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away, know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
Every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.
-Kenny Rogers The Gambler
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 7:25:00 PM
Dude, that's messed up
My sleep schedule is total crap right now. I woke up Thursday at 8:30 a.m. and didn't go to bed untill Friday at 3 p.m. Yes, that's right 30.5 hours of consecutive awakeness. and that coming just a day after I went 20 hours staight. I already know that I will get hella sick in the next 48 hours, but I deal with that when I get there.
Man, my life totally blows.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 12:29:00 AM
Thursday, February 20, 2003 :::
and you thought the American media was liberal
Tony Blair got his lunch handed too him in this BBC special. This host was absolutely brutal! He's like a Liberal uber-O'Reilly, only meaner.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 5:15:00 PM
Day 15: We finally reached the summit
Now in my 20th hour of consecutive awakeness, it has been decreed to be TOG's official sleepy-time. For those of you keeping score at home, here's a recap of my day:
5:00 My happy butt wakes up
6:00 Camping out at the Fieldhouse for the CU game (David Harrison Sucks!)
6:01-8:59 Doing homework
9:00 Walking to Learned to do more homework
9:30 Strength of Materials class
10:30 Walking home
10:31-12:29 Chill/Eat/Gell'n
12:30 Aerodynamics I
1:30 El clase de Diablo (Math 250)
2:30 Working
4:00 Walking down to fieldhouse to get into CU game (David Harrison Sucks!)
4:01-6:29 Waiting for game to start (David Harrison Sucks Even More!)
6:30 Game starts (David Harrison's Suckdom reaches the ellusive infinity mark)
8:30 Game ends (David Harrison's Massive Sucktitude Is Proven When He Loses)
8:31 Eat'n good in the neighborhood (mmm...cookies)
8:32-2:00 Laundry/Watch Duke beat Maryland (Poo on Duke!)/checking out the college b-ball scores/whole bunch of other crap that you all don't care about because my life is sad, pathetic, and lonely/More Laundry
2:01 Bed
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:49:00 AM
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 :::
and the winner is...
Sarah "I have a silly name" Crumpacker!
Congratulations Sarah, you win the contest and a brand new shiny paperclip. The rest of you shrewds need to step up the next time a contest comes around. Anyway, here's a list of the good entries I found, feel free to add more in the comments.
Going to war without France is like...
Boarding a submarine without a parachute;
taking a shower without the blow dryer;
going on your honeymoon without your mother-in-law
going into the ninth inning without your place-kicker
negotiating without Jimmy Carter
going to a restaurant without the condescending gender-disoriented maitre d'
not having to worry about the enemy doing an end-run around your eastern flank
a picnic without ants and flies
Texas barbecue without a croissant
flying without an anchor
going to hell and back without the flowery hand-basket;
Military History!
going to Tahiti without your snowshoes
driving cross-country without a 2-year-old with an overactive bladder
...and the winning entry:
Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without the accordian.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 11:24:00 AM
Monday, February 17, 2003 :::
ain't nobody dope as...
TOG's semi-official weekly honors
Phrase-of-the-Week: Infectious Greed
Explective-of-the-Week: Fark!
Politician-of-the-Week: Abdullah Gul
Triangle-Member-of-the-Week: Ross Holst
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 3:56:00 PM
For those that don't know already Google bought Pyra, the people who make Blogger. This promises to change the odds on This long bet
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 3:51:00 PM
Sunday, February 16, 2003 :::
Proud Day for you and your Family
It is indeed a proud day for:
My Roomate (for macking on the most annoying girl on the face of the planet)
Mini-Ross (for being drunk when he's supposed to be responsible for other people)
Tyler (for carefully managing the houses alcoholic risks, by consuming most of it by himself)
Me (for going into work on a Saturday without being paid)
My co-worker (who also showed up to work just as randomly as I did)
The Dillion Auto-Checkout Machines (for giving me 30 dollars in change with 6 five-dollar bills)
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 4:44:00 AM
Friday, February 14, 2003 :::
Butterflies and Puppy Dogs abound
Hurray, It's Valentine's Day, and in honor of the celebration of love, TOG will stay home...alone...again.
I find it amusing that V-Day is stuck right in the middle of the official TOG "Month of Seclusion" just another support for my theory that there is indeed a UPTMMLS.
sigh
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 2:49:00 AM
Thursday, February 13, 2003 :::
easy like Sunday morning
Calling All Super Specialrific Interactive Contestaholics
TOG is now hosting a contest amongst his faithful readers. He is seeking the finishing line to the following sentence:
"Going to war without the French is like..."
So conjure up all the irrelevant wit in your body and send me your answer. Along with all my witty responses I will blog any responses that don't suck, or responses from those who bribe me. Anyway it goes I'm happy.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 4:48:00 PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2003 :::
What you talking 'bout Willis?
in today's episode, TOG writes responses to statements made recently
Dumb Person in the Free for All:”Wow, the Bush administration pledged $1 billion for renewable energy fuel cell research over the next five years. But wait a minute, they pledged $380 billion for just 2004´s war on terrorism. Where are our priorities?”
TOG: Our priorities are on protecting your hippie butt so that you don't have to sleep with one eye open for fear that terrorist will decimate your town with a gallon of anthrax. All the wind-generated electricity in the world won't stop a bullet.
Official Boss of TOG:"I say in the Ad's an Omega 750 for 130 bucks, I also saw a CD-RW that can burn 60 minutes of files...*insert 5 minutes of silence here*...that was only a hundred-ten.
TOG (not to boss's face of course):Omega? Why do I give a crap about Watches? and Omega doesn't even use model numbers, they use names. Did you mean Iomega? because they sell a 750MB Zip dive. I'm not even going to dignify your last statement with any sort of response...then again, I just can't pass up an opportunity to point out your stupidity. I don't think you have freaking clue what you are talking about. You are old, and you don't understand the words coming out of your mouth. Just leave the tech talk and walk to me, and you'll save yourself from looking like a retard.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 4:02:00 PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2003 :::
...I got nothing
I have absolutely nothing to say right now. Nothing of importance, nothing of wit, and nothing of information.. But, you all still need some fine high-quailty reading material, so I scoured the globe, virtually of course, to bring you the cream of the crop in digital literary content.
The Mystical, Magic "Economy" -Wayne Dunn
Oscar Nominations
College Students To Get "More Poe"
Dude, You're Getting a Cell
The Razzies
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 11:43:00 AM
Monday, February 10, 2003 :::
Note to self
To Do (in no particular order):
1. Kick the crap out of 445, 301, and 310 tests
2. Clean Room/Throw out junk
3. Make sense of life
4. Hook up TV to cable jack
5. Rebuild Sub with The Mooch
6. Keep on keeping on
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 5:37:00 PM
fresh off an international whirlwind tour of North Dakota it's:
TOG's semi-official weekly honors
Phrase-of-the-Week: Weight has nothing to do with it.
Explective-of-the-Week: Doppelganger
Politician-of-the-Week: Colin Powell
Triangle-Member-of-the-Week: Matt Wishon
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 2:51:00 AM
Saturday, February 08, 2003 :::
Come on in, the waves are fine
As part of TOG's continuing therapy sessions, he has invested in a shiny high-quality home audio system, started assembling his new computer, begin to do his homework on Saturday nights, and generally try to keep himself busy 24/7. He has also declared Feburary to be "The Month of Seclusion."
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 11:21:00 PM
Thursday, February 06, 2003 :::
If I were a drinking man...
If I were a typical college student, right now I'd drink myself into a stooper, get a car and drive off of the bridge into the Kaw river.
It's a really good thing I'm not.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 8:32:00 PM
Wednesday, February 05, 2003 :::
Game, Set, Match
Iraq, you have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. All the franko-german social pacifists in the world won't save your hide from the evidence.
TOG is now officially in favor of attacking Iraq.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 4:04:00 PM
Tuesday, February 04, 2003 :::
Peaceful Reflections
Let independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what it cost;
Ever grateful for the prize,
Let its altar reach the skies.
-Hail Columbia, Joseph Hopkinson (1798)
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 8:37:00 PM
Ice Water Baby, Ice Water!
TOG's official adopted KU bench player, Michael Lee sank 3 critical free-throws at the end of today's game to ensure that Mizzou left Allen Fieldhouse with a collective beat-down. I've got the feeling that he'll be ineligible to be an adopted-bench player next season.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 12:05:00 AM
Monday, February 03, 2003 :::
would everyone please rise for the presentation of our national colors...
TOG's semi-official weekly honors
Phrase-of-the-Week: Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
Explective-of-the-Week: Mizzou
Politician-of-the-Week: Richard Clarke
Triangle-Member-of-the-Week: Steve Everly
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 11:57:00 AM
Sunday, February 02, 2003 :::
of Presidents and @ssholes
The Iraqis hate us because we like Israel and Israel hate the Palestinians and the Iraqis like the Palestinians. I find it odd when the "freedom fighters" offer condolences and the "protectors" of the "freedom fighters" rejoice in death.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 4:08:00 PM
Warning: Conceition Ahead
We are just the smartest people on the planet, why can't you all just deal with it?
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:09:00 AM
Today's Personal Observation:
I couldn't take my own advice to save my life. I'm not taking "Good Will Hunting" style advice either, where one analogy is not neccessarly the right thing for two totally different situations. I'm talking "could give my own clone leading my life spot-on advice, but wouldn't even entertain the thought of my own advice as a possible cause-of-action" style advice.
In the Rich Gannon game of Life. I dispense wisdom like Al Davis, but take it like Marty Schottenheimer.
-I intend to end this trend this afternoon, we will see how it goes
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 1:00:00 AM
Saturday, February 01, 2003 :::
At 8:00 a.m. this morning, the space shuttle Columbia broke up over Texas during it's re-entry. No official word yet on what happened. Chris, Mucci, and I have been looking over some of the previous flight data (telemetry and such) but haven't really found anything. Though the data Mucci got was at 5:00 a.m.
When I know more, so will you.
what do you think?
::: posted by Kyle at 12:20:00 PM
