First, a link. For those unfamiliar with this particular card came, I don't think it matters much. It pretty much speaks for itself.
cd burn steam key forumOh, and by the way, there's another hurricane headed for you-know-where... I think they picked the name Rita because it's shorter to put in all of the media graphics and disaster aid advertisements. Anyway, it'll get up to at least category 3 when it hits the gulf. Good luck to all those still alive down there.
This is just ridiculous.
It be National Talk Like a Pirate Day!
So um, yeah. This year I've really seen people take it too far... dressing like pirates, hoisting the Jolly Roger, and generally trying too hard. Sure, it's a tech school, you'd expect this kind of behavior, but I don't remember last year being quite like this.
What bugs me, is when people simply don't know how pirates talk, and proceed to spout their false piratehood in a much-to-loud voice in public. It's National Talk Like a Pirate Day, not Make a Fool of Yourself in Public Day. There are dignified ways of talking like a pirate, it's time people started to do so. A good start would be to watch some pirate movies. Please don't try to talk like a pirate until you at least have some basic vocabulary. Next, try your new language in a small group of like-minded individuals, and get some feedback. Finally, try not to make this into a popularity contest. A simple "arr, maties" from time to time is all you need to do. Somehow acquiring a pirate flag and walking around with it is a sign of unreality syndrome. Talking like a pirate in normal conversation among people you know will be far more fulfilling for everybody.
In other news, I wrote in big letters "Ninja > Pirate" on the whiteboard outside my room late last night. This morning when I woke up, there were already several responses. "Ninja Pirate > *" was probably my favorite. I was a bit surprised at how quickly and enthusiastically my message was received and responded to, but I'm quite proud to have contributed to such a noble conversation.
Yarr!
1) It's rain. Sweet, sweet, water from the sky.
2) No more complaints about the dorms lacking AC.
3) No more bright, horrible sun.
4) Getting to watch all the first years (and forgetful second years) run for their lives.
5) Puddles you can drown in, if you're not quite tall enough.
6) Seeing my roommate in his "waterproof" raincoat come back from class completely soaked.
7) Absolutely no more pollen in the air. Ever.
8) Campus ducks swimming in the grass.
9) Finally getting the Rochester I know and love.
10) The snow is not far away now. Sweet, sweet water crystals from the sky.
So yeah, first rain worth mentioning since I got here. All the first years in my dorm are freaking out. Even my more experienced roommates are a bit scared to go back out in it. Personally, I can't wait to go to class now, and a two-hour calculus lecture is hardly my idea of a good time.
Enjoy the rain!
Okay, so here's the order of events. I first heard about this thing on Wednesday, the 7th. A few days later I heard it had actually replaced the mini. On Tuesday I saw one in person at my Mac Users Group, realized how astonishingly amazing it is, and immediately desired to possess such a device. Wednesday I saw the Quicktime stream of the announcement. Yesterday I went to my campus bookstore and picked one up. Right now it is a physical part of my being.
Now, consider the fact that I already have an iPod. It still works perfectly fine, and holds 10 times as much data - songs or otherwise. You might think that I've wasted some money, that I've merely been swept up by hype, or that I'm just insane. I only have a few things to say to this. Yes, I am insane. Yes, I've been swept up by Steve Jobs's reality distortion field, and yes, I've probably wasted some money. But the thing that you don't understand is, the iPod nano is so freaking cool.
It is smaller than you think it is. When I opened up the package, it appeared even smaller than the one I saw in person. It feels smaller than what I held in my own hands at my MUG meeting. No amount of measurement data or comparison will truly tell you how tiny this thing is. It is incredible. It is impossible. It is way too alluring than it ought to be.