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| Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 | | 3:14 pm |
 | You scored as Mace Windu. Mace Windu: The Leader.
Mace Windu | | 83% | Qui-Gon Jinn | | 83% | Luke Skywalker | | 75% | Master Yoda | | 75% | Count Dooku | | 75% | Obi-Wan Kenobi | | 63% | Darth Maul | | 46% | Darth Sidious | | 38% | Anakin Skywalker | | 33% | Random Jedi | | 21% | Darth Vader | | 8% | </td>
What Force User Are You?
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| | Tuesday, January 31st, 2006 | | 9:06 am |
"And he cried, it is done"
I am very excited and proud of Scott this week. He’s having what VH1 would call “The Best Week Ever”. We just got the paperwork from UNH saying he passed his comprehensive exam. So now my brother and my girlfriend have Master degrees. Now I’m starting to feel worthless. Party for Scott on Sat. | | Friday, December 16th, 2005 | | 5:53 pm |
The only letter I ever wrote to my Senator
Senator, as a citizen of Massachusetts and of the United States I urge you to vote against the upcoming renewal of the Patriot act. I believe our democracy hinges on due process, accountability, and the fundamental sovereignty of the individuals that make up our nation. Although I believe that the Patriot act was created in good faith, the possibility exists for it to be used to violate our rights and extend government oversight into our personal lives. I refuse to sanction laws that make me feel uncomfortable about what I read in the library, or enable government officials to search my property or person without due process. Please continue to uphold our personal freedoms in the senate. Vote against renewal of this legislation. Thank you. Current Mood:  worried | | Thursday, December 8th, 2005 | | 3:48 pm |
"si vis pacem, para bellum"
Work is boring, I am going stir crazy. As the weekend approaches and with it, Christmas, I was feeling nostalgic. I hope to see alot of people over the holiday. Two points for whoever can tell me what that latin phrase means. | | Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005 | | 12:50 pm |
Now this sucks!
Police hit man in genitals with Taser November 22, 2005 FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. --Police accidentally hit a naked man in the genitals with a Taser after he was caught breaking windows and asking women to touch him, authorities said. Jeremy J. Miljour, 26, tried to run away when sheriff's deputies approached so one of them shot their Taser, said Cpl. Matt Chitwood. But one of the gun's prongs accidentally hit Miljour's genitals and got stuck, Chitwood said. "The Taser is relatively accurate, but when someone is moving like that, it doesn't matter if you have a Taser, or a pistol. (Officers) can't aim," Chitwood said. Miljour was treated at a hospital before being taken to the Lee County jail. He was charged with indecent exposure, resisting an officer and criminal damage. | | Monday, November 21st, 2005 | | 8:53 am |
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"But, as they say on my world, Ces la vie."
I west to Washington DC this weekend, and had a pretty good time. Went to the Air and Space Museum, Natural History and American History. Saw a V2 rocket, SpaceShip One, a BAR, a Maxim machine gun, a Tyrannosaurus Rex and of course, this historical Justin Cormier (aux). I have come away from this trip with some new insights. Taxi’s are a fucking rip off. Take the train or public transportation whenever possible. Never order the buffalo burger, and I have a new respect for people who go backpacking. After schlepping my bag around DC for two days, you get nothing but respect from me. I’ll try to load some pictures, so you can follow my magical journey… I'll also put some of the pictures from the Great Providence Brew Festival from the week before. Current Mood: discontent | | Friday, November 18th, 2005 | | 8:26 am |
Goddamn it! I created the piano key necktie!
So today started off well. I told renee we had to leave early today, since we had to run an errand before going to work. So predictably I was all set and Renee was still getting ready, and we left early allright, about one minute early. She didn't seem to understand that commuter traffic/hassle is a logarithmic function. If you hit the Cambridge/Allston/Brighton exit five minutes late, trafic will be about 15 times as bad, the parking spot I get will be worse, and the line to gety my bagle twice as long. On top of this, she forgot her cell phone, which normally would be no big deal, but we are going to DC, and we wern't planning on going home tonight. I was blamed for this. Her words, and I quote were, "If you checked my bag instead of watching TV, you would have seen that I didn't pack it." So she's fucking pissed. When she's angry, all the stuff she doesn't like about me comes out, escalating my irritation level to near Bruce Banner-ian heights.I offered to go home after we see a movie tonight, get her phone, and come back to where we are crashing tonight. To which she replied, "Thats such an inconvience for everyone." Who the fuck is she talking about? The only person it's an inconvience for is me. The worst thing about it is that she won't apologize. She blamed me for her fogeting something, and she's convinced she's right, and she'll never apologize, and in situations like this, it makes me feel like a pathetic emasculated man for putting up with it. I also got a promotion at work. Some people are leaving the group to go to a new database admin group, and I am being promoted to fill one of the newly vacant spots. Yay me. I'm going to Washington DC this weekend so none of yall bitches can hang out with Seth, but I expect to see you guys over Thanksgiving. Current Mood:  irritated | | 8:25 am |
| | Wednesday, November 16th, 2005 | | 9:33 am |
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Humanism
Your ideals mostly resemble that of a Humanist. Although you do not have a lot of faith, you are devoted to making this world better, in the short time that you have to live. Humanists do not generally believe in an afterlife, and therefore, are committed to making the world a better place for themselves and future generations.
0% scientific.
80% reason-oriented.
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| | Tuesday, November 15th, 2005 | | 8:30 am |
All-Around Smart
You are all-around smart. Essentially, that means that you are a good combination of your own knowledge and experience, along with having learned through instruction - and you are equally as good with theoretical things as you are with real-world, applied things. You have a well-rounded brain.
20% theoretical intelligence
0% learned intelligence
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| | Monday, November 14th, 2005 | | 10:47 am |
Your Political Profile
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Overall: 35% Conservative, 65% Liberal
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Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
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Personal Responsibility: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
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Fiscal Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
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Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
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Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
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| | Monday, October 31st, 2005 | | 10:42 am |
Metamucil, friend or foe???
Lately, I been having upset stomachs fairly regularly. This has been forcing me to the bathroom with an uncomfortable regularity(no pun intended, and I have become more and more unsatisfied with that particular body function. As such, I have been taking between 4-8 metamucil pills a day. I really started to notice an effect this weekend will I didn't have any trips to the bathroom..considering how much I ate, that concerned me. This morning I felt the urge, and let loose the largest bomb of my life. I mean monsterous, so large in fact, that I am sure it occupies space in 5 dimensions. So, I wonder, is it a good pill, or a bad one? Current Mood:  satisfied | | Wednesday, October 26th, 2005 | | 11:26 am |
The serene water calls...for my wallet.
So, I have often postulated that any hobby/sports recreation activity that you are really into will cost about the same as anything else. I’m talking about activities that require stuff, not like jogging or swimming. For example, we will compare Golf and Paintball. A friend of mine plays golf, as is fairly hardcore into it, and I play paintball, and I am fairly hardcore into it. We figured out that a set of golf clubs was roughly comparable to a paintball gun, and the cost to play paintball was about the same as it was to play a round of golf (paint and admission vs. golf balls, tee fees, and the like). That’s all well and good, but I do have other hobbies and one in particular completely invalidates my theory, Scuba diving. I am a big fan of swimming and the Ocean, it holds and attraction for many people. In the spirit of this love for the sea, my brother and I became licensed Scuba Divers, sweet, right? However, you can’t really do the fun stuff with the certification we have (things like night diving, wreck diving, deep diving, and enriched oxygen mixes). So, you need more classes and certifications, ok. On top of that, you are going to want your own equipment. I just created a spreadsheet with all these costs in mind and my god, the cost is mind-boggling. I guess the flip side is that once you have all that stuff out of the way, there is no cost to do it, besides air fills and equipment upkeep. When I saw how much it was going to cost, I thought to myself, “That’s a hooker and a bottle of tequila a day, veto Darwin!” Current Mood: amused | | Tuesday, October 25th, 2005 | | 10:08 am |
Lord of War!!!
So I applied for my LTC class A yesterday. That was an interesting experience. I had to wait in an 9ft by 8ft lobby for ½ hour till the firearms control officer showed up. Then I had to listen to him scream behind the glass in a thick Boston accent, “Where the hell is NM?!?!?!”, referring to my application, where I had stated my place of birth as being Albuquerque, NM. Terrifying that this man was given a gun and told to use it. Other then that it was a relatively painless procedure, I had to give them my fingerprints the old fashion way, with and ink pad and card, and then electronically with a scanner. I should have my license in about 4 weeks, so the end of Nov. Yea guns. Current Mood:  thoughtful | | Saturday, October 1st, 2005 | | 11:18 am |
Saw this in another person's journal
To Kill an American You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American. So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is... so they would know when they found one. (Good on ya, mate!!!!) An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan. An American may also be a Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans. An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses. An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God. An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness. An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need. When the Soviet army overran Afghanistan 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country! As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best athletes. But they also welcome the least. The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America. Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. I've been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 other countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists. So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and every bloodthirsty tyrant in the history of the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American. Author unknown | | Thursday, September 15th, 2005 | | 3:02 pm |
Perhaps the most insensitive post I will make in a while.
Lately I am a bum magnet. I guess I have an air of approachability, kindness, and wealth that I'm easily parted with. None of these traits could be farther from the truth. I'm sure I look surly(as thats how I feel most the time), I only help close friends and faimly(I strangle kittens and spit on nuns), and lack any sort of wealth(unless you count friends, in that case, I am screwed too). There are two occurences that I wish to bring to your attention. The first being a common and reoccuring one. There is a guy who sits outside the kendall MIT inbound TSation entrance. This gentleman is the most bold panhandler I have ever seen. He will taylor is requests to you, for example he might say something like this to me: "Hey, white guy in the blue shirt and khaki's, give me some change!". The second occurence happened during lunch this week wih some of my coworkers. I was in a mexican resturant in Central Square when a guy came up o me and asked me in Spanish for money. I guess I look bilingual as well as kind and approachable. I said no before I thought about it, I should have pretended not to understand. I was sitting with 4 other people who all make more then me...why ask me? My problem with this is that I feel like an asshole when I say no. I probably could spare some money and I do have some on me, so these people are forcing me to lie in order to sproperly socially excuse myself from the situation.Goddamn it! Current Mood: recumbent | | Friday, September 2nd, 2005 | | 10:51 am |
The Posiden Adventure
You know, I'm curious how this whole New Orleans thing is going to work out. Alot of people are confused why some people didn't leave..odds are alot of them didn't have anywhere else to go. I even understand some of the looting, I mean, you need to eat, and it's not like Dominio's is delivering and your ATM card works. What I am really curious about is how much aid will arive and the future of the city. I donated $20.00, I wish I could donate more, but my brother needs to eat and my girlfriend likes nice things. I wonder if the amount of donated aid(from the US) will equal that of the Asian Tsunami. On the surface it's not nearly as bad..but we're talking about Americans here people. I hope that if nothing else, we'll try to take care of our fellow Americans. I don't know what to think about the dispostion of the city though. Why pour money into reconstruction without serious thought to upgrading the city's seawalls and levees? It will just happen again, it will be billions down the tube. Oh, and lets just say if I was there, I'd have my good friend with me, a .357 lever action. Current Mood:  listless |
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