Pixel Imperfect

Oooh, it's been a while. I had to go check my last few posts to see where we are in the world. It was from our first night in our summer rooms. All my suite mates have finally graduated and I just now got myself a suite mate. I think her name is Sarah. I'm a little embarrassed to ask because I know I've been introduced to her and she obviously remembers my name. I'm going to ask my friend James. I've rearranged my room for the summer and I've started to think about how I want my stuff next semester. For the first time in my college career, I actually like how my room looks. My walls are no longer sad! :-) When Shana moved out, she left me her mirror, two wall hanging things (like the ones you can get at hippie shops) and her computer chair (much more comfy). I FINALLY put up my mirror with the giant, gaudy, gold frame. Someone left a perfectly good chair outside, snagged that too. I'm holding a TV for someone over the summer. Things have been terribly str...

So, the dining hall is closed, but I'm here all summer. We've got to get creative with cooking. Sir Tim ate ramen noodles and cereal all last summer. Yeah... no. I've got this little cook book, 101 ways to cook ramen or something like that.. It's got a lot of good recipes, so I'm keeping it in mind, but I've also realized that whatever you can make with spaghetti, you can make with ramen (it's just not as good). Last night, K-Swiss and I went to Wal-mart and bought a some to last us until we get more money... in which case, we can add real meat to the diet. We both brought $20 to the deal and got enough food to last us at least a week. Maybe. Unless we get really hungry which is a distinct possibility. That was enough to get us oatmeal, juice, wraps, ham, pepper jack, shredded parm, olives, tomatoes, olive oil, butter, mayo, mustard, ranch dressing, soy sauce, pears (yum!!!). What else... I don't remember. Anyway, it was pretty good for under $40. An...

At funerals of fallen soldiers, they hold signs "God Hates Your Tears," "Thank God For Dead Soldiers," "Fags Die, God Laughs." They sing songs of hate (like the one below). They're Jenna Bush's wedding. They even picketed Coretta Scott King's Funeral. WTF? Seriously. They go all these funerals and other events. Even their children are holding picket signs of hate. You'll notice whenever they have the American flag, it's upside down, or, you know, on the ground. They certainly never hesitate to walk all over it. What posses these people? They've recently put out a c.d. I heard their song, the one listed below. It's horrifying, really. "Because there are people who hate people --and some of those people like music, and they like their music to be thematic." -Friend at school. They picket Billy Graham revivals because he doesn't propagate the "God hates fags" doctrine. After the events at Va Tech and Norther...

Last night, I was tempted to stop studying for my Physical World final. After all, I'd studied all the old material very thoroughly; everything else had been on the last test, which I'd made a 94 on, or was really new material. I figured I could make a B. So, I kept studying. I've just taken the final. It took me about 35 minutes. I totally aced it. It's a good thing I kept studying. I wouldn't have been able to properly describe the death of a star about the size of the sun (sm/med). I didn't make a 100, but I definitely made an A. It should be enough to boost my final grade from a B to an A. Last night, a guy was asking me why I was studying. Sir Tim and  K-Swiss were playing video games (Runescape and GTA IV). "Because I want to make an A." "Why?" "So, I can make an A in the class." "Why?" "So, I can raise my GPA." "Why?" "So, I can graduate Cum Laude." (I think Manga Cum Laude may be ...

This morning, during my incredibly short sociology class (it's the last day of class), my professor asked if anyone was taking any sociology classes next semester. I'll be taking demography. I'm actually the only student in the class taking anymore sociology classes. I guess everyone else just took it because it's required (you have the option of intro to: psych/soc/econ). I took it because I'm a psychology major and I have to take some sociology courses. I'd like to take more actually. One student asked him if he was teaching any courses next semester other than Intro to Sociology. Dumb question, really, because Dr. Lodge is the chair of the Sociology Dept. So, umm, yeah, he's teaching a couple upper-levels. Demography is a 400-level and he wanted to be sure I was going to be a junior or a senior next semester (I'll be a senior). He's also teaching deviance, which will probably focus on the medicalization of deviance. I wish I could take that course...