Holy crap, I really do love where I live and this wonderful time of year. I would contend that this is the hap-happiest season of all. Let me tell you a story; a tale filled mostly with the triumph of dumpster diving and the joy resulting in sharing of loot. It all began one sunday morning, the sunday after finals at scsu to be exact. I walked to the bathroom at the crack of 11:30 and glanced out of the window from my throne only to see the most delightful golden chair. Of course, I promptly grabbed it and brought it inside. This find spurred my imagination, "What treasures are currently residing on campus if this beuty was in my own back yard?" So I sallied forth on my bicycle to scour the campus dumpster fare. By this time, however, they were all fairly picked over. I did however find a pretty solid set of computer headphones which I gave to my roommate, Andre. The next day, the very next day, I was seated at my throne once again only to see a fantastic TV stand. This was fortunate, as the TV in the living room was always seated on the bed side table I brought from home. This all pales in comparison to the dumpster-fest I experienced today.
While cleaning the house up after research, I took an armload of trash out to the dumpster only to find two bad japanese horror dvds and an unopened can of beans. If that was not enough, my colleage called me, expressing a desire for me to take a 32" TV off his hands. HOT DAMN. So we go to pick up the TV, and they offer us a fine table as well! Now we have a bangin' table and a new big ole' TV. Plus, they also offered me a 25' coax cable to boot. What a day, and dumpster season isint even over yet!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Chicken Curry
There is really no doubt within me anymore about my cooking ability. I can, with great certainty, make an amazing chicken curry. In my most recent batch I used some hungarian paprika and even more curry powder than usual. In addition, I used milk instead of half and half, which made the sauce turn out much less viscous than usual, which is definately a good thing. They say nescecity is the mother of invention, which is excatcly how it happened here. I only used the milk because the half and half came out of the carton as cottage cheese, and thus, innovation. Besides this most recent culinary breakthrough things have improved drastically since last I posted. School goes well, research exists and I will be going to memphis on my REU this summer. June 17th, to be precise. I'll be down there for 10 weeks doing science. So thats certainly exciting. Also, I recently found this blog called Equestria Daily which does a great job of fueling my My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic addiction. Also, started reading lord of the rings. I have been having a massive craving for fantasy type stuff, and since pretty much everyone on the planet apparently read the series in elementary school I figured I should catch up.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Tis the season of marathons
I planned on watching much of the twilight zone marathon on sci fi channel this new years weekend, however this plan changed abruptly when I realized that at the exact same time TCM was having a Marx Brothers marathon. The night was pretty amazing over all because I got to play axis and allies mono e mono with my brother, Andy, which is always a blast. Secondly, I got to play some left for dead with andre and wii with austin erickson. Then, the night got even better with the Marx brothers marathon. Andre, my dad, austin and I all watched the 1st 3/4 of 'Duck Soup', my favorite of theirs, I might add, and, after austin passed out on the couch, the remaining group watched 'go west', 'a night at the opera' and 'a day at the races'...necessarily in that order. We ended up staying up past 6 am, missing the ball drop early into this foray during 'Duck Soup'.Upon completing this marathon andre and I ventured to play some Left for Dead 2 on our computers...We ended up failing at a mission several times (understatement) so we gave up at around 830 am and that was that, the zombies won.
Now, you may ask why I was staying up this late, as I know it is very uncharacteristic of myself. Well, this was due fact that for some reason, austin had to be in st. cloud by freaking 12 noon to catch a bus back to his place. UGH. So I felt like I would be more drowsy trying to drive if I had slept than not at all. Almost should have not invited him. Would have felt annoyed by it if mike, zach and leah all decided to bail on me because of the "weather", which was bad earlier in the day but by night had been reduced to a steady breeze of dry snow. Bah. Fuck em. I dont need them if they dont need me. I dont think ill really venture to communicate with them so much for the rest of this break period as it seems to me they just blew me off because they were lazy or wanted to smoke weed which they cannot do at my house. I get so tired of the terse phone conversations with mike nowadays. Its really beginning to bother me because I really would like to be his friend, but he just seems to drift away from me each time I go back to school for a semester and it takes weeks of effort to gain back his trust, it seems. But, maybe its like that for all friends. Who cares anyways? God, I need to focus more on my research and reading anyways because they never really begin to bother like some people do. So it leads to the question, why should I even have expected him to show up? This thought really goes against my selfish, pessimistic life philosophy I am venturing to develop. Bad thoughts, its a new year. I wish to pursue my life exactly how it comes to me this year and if I desire human contact, I will get it, either from family OR friends, and if i do not desire it, I will focus my efforts on my occupation. I know this will work because I have achieved everything I every desired to achieve in the past four years, and that will not change so long as my goals are always kept to heart. Also, fuck you, austin, fuck you and you holier than thou perception of you god-awful, piss for brains university, also, fuck you worthless, inane choice of occupation. I really wish I would just tell you this in person when you crack at SCSU, but for now, it will only be here. All I know is that I WILL be able to find a well-paying, satisfying job wherever I wish to work it, and you will be stuck suckling off the teat of us driven, practical folk for the rest of your miserable life.
Well, that was fun, I really think keeping this journal is fun, hopefully no employer will dig in here too deep and take this too seriously, as it is only harmless venting. And when you cant yell and fight, thinking it out loud and putting it into perspective is the next best thing.
Now, you may ask why I was staying up this late, as I know it is very uncharacteristic of myself. Well, this was due fact that for some reason, austin had to be in st. cloud by freaking 12 noon to catch a bus back to his place. UGH. So I felt like I would be more drowsy trying to drive if I had slept than not at all. Almost should have not invited him. Would have felt annoyed by it if mike, zach and leah all decided to bail on me because of the "weather", which was bad earlier in the day but by night had been reduced to a steady breeze of dry snow. Bah. Fuck em. I dont need them if they dont need me. I dont think ill really venture to communicate with them so much for the rest of this break period as it seems to me they just blew me off because they were lazy or wanted to smoke weed which they cannot do at my house. I get so tired of the terse phone conversations with mike nowadays. Its really beginning to bother me because I really would like to be his friend, but he just seems to drift away from me each time I go back to school for a semester and it takes weeks of effort to gain back his trust, it seems. But, maybe its like that for all friends. Who cares anyways? God, I need to focus more on my research and reading anyways because they never really begin to bother like some people do. So it leads to the question, why should I even have expected him to show up? This thought really goes against my selfish, pessimistic life philosophy I am venturing to develop. Bad thoughts, its a new year. I wish to pursue my life exactly how it comes to me this year and if I desire human contact, I will get it, either from family OR friends, and if i do not desire it, I will focus my efforts on my occupation. I know this will work because I have achieved everything I every desired to achieve in the past four years, and that will not change so long as my goals are always kept to heart. Also, fuck you, austin, fuck you and you holier than thou perception of you god-awful, piss for brains university, also, fuck you worthless, inane choice of occupation. I really wish I would just tell you this in person when you crack at SCSU, but for now, it will only be here. All I know is that I WILL be able to find a well-paying, satisfying job wherever I wish to work it, and you will be stuck suckling off the teat of us driven, practical folk for the rest of your miserable life.
Well, that was fun, I really think keeping this journal is fun, hopefully no employer will dig in here too deep and take this too seriously, as it is only harmless venting. And when you cant yell and fight, thinking it out loud and putting it into perspective is the next best thing.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Time and the desire to write
This may technically be on the same day as the last post, but I wanted to include a few more things in the record. As of now my neck injury sustained at eagle mountain is receding. This is good, as the neck stiffness was getting old fast. Thank science for adrenaline and the like to allow me to complete the day of tubing fun times.
Feeling better today, as I predicted, because of sleep, a steven king book i began reading and some decent breakfast. Not helped, of course, by the terribly buggy nature of fallout new vegas. Really wish I did not have to rely so exclusivley on auto saves. Maybe its for the best, I should continue reading my book. Oh, just remembered that my wrist also stopped hurting this morning, which is awesome because that was a major annoyance. I think thats all, not too much else to mention, good night and good luck.
Feeling better today, as I predicted, because of sleep, a steven king book i began reading and some decent breakfast. Not helped, of course, by the terribly buggy nature of fallout new vegas. Really wish I did not have to rely so exclusivley on auto saves. Maybe its for the best, I should continue reading my book. Oh, just remembered that my wrist also stopped hurting this morning, which is awesome because that was a major annoyance. I think thats all, not too much else to mention, good night and good luck.
elportalo updato
good day today, went to el portal with brianna marquardsen and andre under the pretext of getting new tires for my car, got some ink for my printer, finished atlas shrugged, also got a tea kettle and a sauce pan. Pretty sweet, am I right? Kinda tired now though, all christmased out because of the late night nature of our christmas-seafood dinner tonight and the resultant present opening. Also, andre, stop reading this over my shoulder because that is not even that funny. I am way more funny than you. No, in reality. The presents were great, I love being with the family and all that but I think I may just need some time to myself. I seemed to get that alot more in st. cloud than I do here, understandably, so I think the excessive human contact is wearing on me somewhat. Kind of bummed over all, hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow. Yeah, sleep and a new book will do that much for me. Nothing I cant handle.
Anyways, I am really looking forward to the yearly twilight zone marathon coming up on new year. I hope to go bowling as well, possibly as a family activity, but it may not happen...I dont know, it would be fun I think.
Oh, for future reference, by myself, I did really well this last semester, so I should do that again this next one. Straight A's in this critical semester before my summer REU applications go out is a great thing as far as my competetiveness in the selection process. I simply want to put this to writing that I must study just as hard as I did before, probably harder, in order to keep this up, because a 3.5 gpa by the end of my collage career would be a great acheivement for me. There, that is my goal I am embarking upon this very night: 3.5 gpa or better by may 2012.
Awesome, well, the writing wasint all that well...written, however I think I've decided that this is basically a record of MY life, so few people read this it may as well be a personal diary, I simply find this easier to do than writing in a physical one. In that sense I care less about my prose. It's theraputic in a sense, much like the meditation I do sometimes which I should really get back to doing. Right now, I think I'll just focus on my new book, my now aching wrist and sleep.
Anyways, I am really looking forward to the yearly twilight zone marathon coming up on new year. I hope to go bowling as well, possibly as a family activity, but it may not happen...I dont know, it would be fun I think.
Oh, for future reference, by myself, I did really well this last semester, so I should do that again this next one. Straight A's in this critical semester before my summer REU applications go out is a great thing as far as my competetiveness in the selection process. I simply want to put this to writing that I must study just as hard as I did before, probably harder, in order to keep this up, because a 3.5 gpa by the end of my collage career would be a great acheivement for me. There, that is my goal I am embarking upon this very night: 3.5 gpa or better by may 2012.
Awesome, well, the writing wasint all that well...written, however I think I've decided that this is basically a record of MY life, so few people read this it may as well be a personal diary, I simply find this easier to do than writing in a physical one. In that sense I care less about my prose. It's theraputic in a sense, much like the meditation I do sometimes which I should really get back to doing. Right now, I think I'll just focus on my new book, my now aching wrist and sleep.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Holiday Spirits
What ho, my friends, I come bearing gifts for all! Yes, you guessed it, the gift is my prose; the prose which you have come to look forward to each day, due to my daily update promise, to bring your day to new, uncharted heights. I will say right now that I NEVER go back on a promise. Which is why I have been updating several times in a month, if you're lucky. Well thats all on that subject, lets move on to something new that happened to me recently. Lets take today, for instance.
I'm beginning to lose faith in my brother and his issues he's dealing with. Initially, he was standing ready to receive a loan of some notable sum from me to help pay for his engagement ring, however at the last minute he decided not to rely on my help but instead opt for getting the money from my father. I guess it is nice having all my monies open for eating at el portal many times for this next week, however I still feel off...as if I missed an important bonding opportunity with my brother, who has always been somewhat distant from me since childhood. As if this is some kind of expression as to how uncomfortable he is relying on his brother rather than the parents. I hoped to kindle this trust, as we had been associating much more ever since he came back from an academic year in St. Petersburg.
Well, in any case, I am very satisfied with life at this time. Of course, there could always be more family, more friends, more solitude, but as those factors often conflict, I should simply be thankful for what I have at this time of the year. Goddamn though, its really freaking cold in this house. I'd like to change that, haha.
Almost done with Atlas Shrugged. I know, I can almost hear you say "its about time! you first told us about that in september!" Yeah...After blowing through the first portion the second portion bogged down with excessive philosophical jargon. Slogging through that took some time, in addition, I had found myself working much harder at University this year than I usually do. And, as a result, I received top marks in all my courses. This I suppose is favorable to completing a book quickly, but none the less I would like to move on to another. I believe I will read a simple, trashy novel, possibly a tom clancy, steven king or dean koontz. Getting Shrugged under my belt is great, but I just need some time to relax with what I read for awhile; something I dont fall asleep after reading literally 2 pages. Ah! reading is so amazing. So is Fallout: New Vegas though.
Kind of upset about some of my older friends I havent had the chance to hang with recently. Over the summer I was with mike, zach and leah quite alot, however now they seem to deliberatly ignore or bypass my company. For instance, Mike went to Tron in theaters without even asking me if I might come with. Other than that he just seems to seldom return my calls. I dont know, I may have been a shitty friend throughout the semester, but I've been working my tail off in my course work and really havent spent time with much of anyone. I simply embraced my solitude. Hard to come back to a friendship after four months of virtually no contact, I guess. Oh well...I've done it before, I suppose I'll have to go through the favor song and dance once again, just like after spring semester '10. Buh. Well its been fun talking to you, oh intangible person whom shall never read this, wish me luck in my relationship frustrations. Oh did I mention my romantic illusions? I didint? shucks, well, for another time, I will be off to sleep soon.
I'm beginning to lose faith in my brother and his issues he's dealing with. Initially, he was standing ready to receive a loan of some notable sum from me to help pay for his engagement ring, however at the last minute he decided not to rely on my help but instead opt for getting the money from my father. I guess it is nice having all my monies open for eating at el portal many times for this next week, however I still feel off...as if I missed an important bonding opportunity with my brother, who has always been somewhat distant from me since childhood. As if this is some kind of expression as to how uncomfortable he is relying on his brother rather than the parents. I hoped to kindle this trust, as we had been associating much more ever since he came back from an academic year in St. Petersburg.
Well, in any case, I am very satisfied with life at this time. Of course, there could always be more family, more friends, more solitude, but as those factors often conflict, I should simply be thankful for what I have at this time of the year. Goddamn though, its really freaking cold in this house. I'd like to change that, haha.
Almost done with Atlas Shrugged. I know, I can almost hear you say "its about time! you first told us about that in september!" Yeah...After blowing through the first portion the second portion bogged down with excessive philosophical jargon. Slogging through that took some time, in addition, I had found myself working much harder at University this year than I usually do. And, as a result, I received top marks in all my courses. This I suppose is favorable to completing a book quickly, but none the less I would like to move on to another. I believe I will read a simple, trashy novel, possibly a tom clancy, steven king or dean koontz. Getting Shrugged under my belt is great, but I just need some time to relax with what I read for awhile; something I dont fall asleep after reading literally 2 pages. Ah! reading is so amazing. So is Fallout: New Vegas though.
Kind of upset about some of my older friends I havent had the chance to hang with recently. Over the summer I was with mike, zach and leah quite alot, however now they seem to deliberatly ignore or bypass my company. For instance, Mike went to Tron in theaters without even asking me if I might come with. Other than that he just seems to seldom return my calls. I dont know, I may have been a shitty friend throughout the semester, but I've been working my tail off in my course work and really havent spent time with much of anyone. I simply embraced my solitude. Hard to come back to a friendship after four months of virtually no contact, I guess. Oh well...I've done it before, I suppose I'll have to go through the favor song and dance once again, just like after spring semester '10. Buh. Well its been fun talking to you, oh intangible person whom shall never read this, wish me luck in my relationship frustrations. Oh did I mention my romantic illusions? I didint? shucks, well, for another time, I will be off to sleep soon.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Circadian
I woke up at 230 am today. It is not as bad as it sounds, as I did go to bed at 8 pm last night. I feel like an elderly man, but really, waking up early is so much better than staying up late in every way, there is really no comparison at all. So, I did what any chemistry student would at 230 in the morning: put on a pot of coffee and worked the homework. I worked on my proposal, fleshing out my abstract, results and conclusion sections and, at around 430 am I walked downstairs for my 3rd cup of coffee to see my roommate chris still awake. Naturally, I realized this to be the perfect time to play axis and allies, as the intricate board game takes only 3-4 hours to play and I clearly had that time until 8 am, when I had to show up at wick science building to preform some science. However, he seemed to want to sleep! some people are actually tired at 430 in the morning! imagine that! So, alas, I as not able to play the board game crowding my obsession. I still have 3 hours till I must leave for campus...I am really at a loss, I suppose I will check out some of my AFST 250 materials. Thats my deal for today, hopefully I'll be able to stay awake until 5pm or so...but what happens of import after 5pm? Why not just change my schedule over completely to a ridiculously early morning one? It kind of fits for most of my classes, plus I can concentrate so much better at this time and it would totally screw with my roommates' nocturnal behavior. Food for thought, per se. Thanks for reading.
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