I got the Bird (and other short stories)

Today is warm and I love it. I woke up at my usual early hour (8am) and turned on my favorite Morning radio show (X96: Radio From Hell) and found out that it was going to be about 60 degrees today. Great, right?
After my two classes, I decided that it was JDawg weather and went to go get one. One great thing about JDawgs is the owner's wife remembers me and my order. We usually chat for a bit while she makes my JDawg with Special Sauce, relish, and Jalapeno/Banana Peppers (today I went with the Banana Peppers). Then, as I was sitting in my favorite spot (on the curb in the Y parking lot), I found a little bird looking for scraps in the parking lot. The Mary Poppins 'Feed the Birds' song ran through my head for a second (but got drowned out by the Coheed & Cambria coming from my mp3 player after that second), so I decided to feed him/her/it. So I took a small piece of my JDawg bread and threw it a few feet in front of me. The bird saw it and ran for it. It took the bit of bread and ran under a car to eat it. It was awesome. This process continued for 4/5ths of my JDawg. The last time I threw the bit-o-bread too close to myself, which the bird came as close as it dared, thought for a while and few away. It was cool to have some entertainment during my lunch. That was one of the best lunch dates that I've had in a while.
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These next couple of weeks are going to Suck Big Time! I've got a CS and a Networking test starting on friday. Both in the dreaded testing center. Both allow 1 page of notes. SUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!! Usually, allowing any pages of notes for a test is bad. It just means, it's going to be THAT much harder.
Then after that, the next week I'm going to get a take home test for my Human-Computer Interface (HCI) class. (DAMAGE !!!) Take home test are tough also!!
After that, the rest of the semester will be dedicated to 1) Building my own Operating System, 2) Coming up with some type of Networking project for the end of the semester, 3) Catching up in all the lab write ups and homework that I haven't turned in yet, and 4) Doing about a Ba-gillion normal labs for all my classes.
The only reassurance I've had is: it's already half way thorugh the semester and I haven't shot myself yet. I should be able to make it. Also, looking forward to playing soccer helps.
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In a very geeky moment during the semester, I decided to use the Switch that I bought a while ago and network the 3 computers that I have (1 desktop and 2 laptops) together in my room. It's been great but it took a while to get everything set up and all the necessary programs on all my 'puters. One of my laptops I turned into a Linux machine, the other two remain Windows. It's been great. I can leave my 'Transformer' laptop at school and I can still program at home and do my Linux labs from home as well. The only thing I really need to take home is my Flash Drive and maybe a book if I choose to read. It's been most excellent. Although, on the weekends, I do take my 'Transformer' laptop home, cause it's the one that kicks @$$ and is the one I can do almost everything on.
Home networking is the way to go.
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In a tribute to one of the greats, I would like to take this opportunity to dedicate this portion of my blog to mention a beloved actor that has started in so many TV shows, Disney movies, and an episode of Scooby Doo (that is one of my favorites) that I grew up watching. This one goes out to beloved actor Don Knotts !!!! You will be missed, Buddy. With Hot Lead and Cold Feet we let you go to join that Great Apple Dumpling Gang in the sky, aka Pleasantville.
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I've had my mp3 player for a couple months now and I love it. It's great for when I go running, go to the weight room, walking to class, and working on my labs. With a storage capacity of 20 gigs, it can store all the music that I have and then some. I like it alot. The only down side, I've dropped it enough to screw it up. Every now and then, when I turn it off, it gets caught in a loop and won't shut off. So I have to wait till the battery runs out before I can use it again. That part sucks, but it is not very often that happens. I think I damaged the RAM enough that it gets overloaded and then caught in a loop. I already opened it up and took a look at the innerds. (that part was awesome) I might end up getting a rio from eBay that is being sold for parts and swap out the damaged stuff. If I can do that, then that would be most excellent (Thank you IT 104).
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That's all I have for right now. I have to get some homework done... (see, I told you I would write when the weather got warmer)

If you told me this when I was 10 yrs. old... or 15 ... or a few months ago, I would have believed you.

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Can't talk. . .doing homework. . .got sick two times. . .playing soccer. . .reading for class. . .working on brother's website.

See you when the weather gets warmer. . .or when the homework lightens up.

Christmas Dinner

We did it. My brother and I made our own Christmas Dinner. It was great cause we had all the leftovers to ourselves. We didn't have to put up with manners or etiquette, or anything like that. And, we made what WE wanted to, how WE wanted. We made so much food. Here's how it was broken down:

Jay
Turkey (thanks to the Manwaring family for the suggestions. They were well used)
Potato Salad
Rice
Lots of the food shopping

My Brother Dylan
Turned my rice into fried rice
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
small Ham
Juice/Soda concoction

The rolls and pumpkin pie was purchased. We had a feast. So we decided to make Christmas dinner ourselves from this point on, now that we know that I can make a good turkey.

Christmas Shopping
Pretty much the only christmas shopping my brother and I did was for my sister. We pretty much get the stuff that we want ourselves, so we were going to shop for Vikki. In the process of walking through South Towne mall, I noticed some reject Care Bear ripoffs on a table in a hobby shop. After making fun of them for several minutes, I had an epiphany. (Lightning struck my brain)
My sister absolutely HATES care bears. My sister absolutely HATES the color pink. MY sister has the most twisted mind and demented humor of anyone I know. She would love the pink Care Bear baby from the hobby store, along with a few 'accessories'.
By 'Accessories' I mean stuff like:
Some rope, a tattoo magazine with accompaning colored sharpies, safety pins, some Hot Topic black cross earrings, piercing pins, sewing needles and thread, and the finishing touch...blow dart gun needles for that finishing touch. I'm sure she will find hours of fun with her Christmas present. We will just send her the supplies, the end product is up to her. It was fun on our part to go shopping for all the stuff and speculating as to what our sister could come up with. Our only real regret is that we weren't able to find a small enough katana that she could stick through her pink care bear.

She already has one Care Bear that she plastered with safety pins who she dubbed 'Gay Bear'. But this new one will be an extension of the first. . .maybe I should throw in one of Santa's reindeer just for shiggles. She has more than enough stuff. . .hmmm. . .

Anyway, that was pretty much my Christmas. Shopping for Vikki, making and eating tons of food, and watching lots of movies. This was one of the better Christmases that I've had in a while.

Due to the floods of email and requests in my mail box. Here it is for your viewing (and shopping) pleasure.

My Santa List:
1) Love Hina Box Set
2) Spawn #4 with coupon. Without the coupon, don't worry about it.
3) PSP
4) Resident Evil 4
5) Uhlsport goalkeeping gloves: Size 10
6) A full knowledge of Java put into my brain.
7) Belt: Size 38
8) Bloodrayne 1 or 2
9) Tickets for one of the upcoming Motion City Soundtrack concerts *Update* Nevermind, I got my ticket. But if anyONE wants to go, I would be happy to pay for your tix (First one to email me. . .readyyyyyyy GO!)
10) The coolest hoodie in the world: Size XL

There you go. My T-10 list to Santa, and by Santa I mean You.