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January 25th, 2007
08:39 pm - "Heartland Transplant"
Being from Missouri, I found this segment on The Colbert Report to be rather amusing. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij6NUHNBecE
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September 3rd, 2006
06:49 pm - Labor Day Week
Yes, I know technically, it's really just a weekend. But seeing as I only have one day of actual work this week, I've extended it. Why only one day? Well, Monday is a holiday, of course. Tuesday is the one day where I will actually have to work. Wednesday and Thursday I have some off-site training, which means that not only will I not go in to work, but lunch is provided. Woohoo! Then Friday I am taking a vacation day to drive up to Greensburg, PA, for a friend's wedding. Should be a lot of fun. I don't know what is planned for that evening or anything, but there will be people coming from all over. I'll see some people I haven't seen in a couple years, as well as some I haven't seen in about a month. So it should be a lot of fun.
As for this weekend...yesterday, I went downtown and enjoyed some of the fine BBQ at RibAmerica. The ribs were pretty much ridiculously overpriced. Technically, I paid tickets for my ribs....you have to buy tickets, and then use tickets to get your food. I suppose the thought is that people won't think about how much they are spending if they are using tickets instead of money. Didn't really work for me...sometimes being good at math, you actually think about those things. Five tickets? Well, since you get 7 tickets for $10, that means that is a little more than $7. And yes, I did do those calculations in my head. I had plenty of time standing in line to do that. :) Still, they were very good. BBQ that good is hard to find in Indy. I was a little disappointed that they had only one KC BBQ place, and they were nothing special. Sure, they were good, but I know of probably a half dozen places in KC, if not more, that are just as good or better.
After spending a few hours at RibAmerica, I then wnet down the street to Victory Field to take in an Indians game. I had only been to one game so far this season, and thought it was about time I got to another. Especially since the season is almost over (minor league baseball ends about a month before the majors.
In other news....I've been in a movie phase lately. In the past couple weeks, I've seen three. One was a documentary about running an election called "By the People." It followed the Marion County (Indianapolis) Election Board through the 2004 election. really quite interesting. Did you know the acerage age of an election worker is 72? They are run pretty much entirely by volunteers, and pretty much everywhere, they are understaffed. It's amazing how much work goes into running an election. Anyway, I think it will be airing on PBS later this fall, so watch your schedules for it. It was very entertaining and enlightening.
The other movies I have seen are a bit less sophisticated. Still, I was entertained by them. One is, of course, Samuel L. Jackson's "Snakes on a Plane." Now, I won't kid anybody, if Sammy wasn't in this movie, I never would have even considered seeing it. But, that plus the fact that it was actually getting some decent reviews, I thought I'd check it out. And it is a lot of fun. By no means a great movie...don't look for it to be picking up any Golden Globes or Academy Awards...but it doesn't take itself too seriously or try to be something it's not. It just sets out to tell a silly story about snakes on a plane. And it tells it pretty well.
Finally, today I went to see the inspirational football story of Vince Papale, "Invincible," in which a South Philly bartender and substitute teacher goes to an open tryout and ends up making it on the Philadelphia Eagles. Yes, it's a Disney film, but they actually do pretty well with these types of stories (see "The Rookie" with Dennis Quaid, which is a similar story but involves baseball and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays). I would call this the "Hoosiers" of football films. Just an inspiring story. Sure, it's a bit predictable and hits most of the cliches that go along with the genre, but you still cheer for the guy, even if you aren't an Eagles fan. And it features the underrated acting talents of Mark Wahlberg and Greg Kinnear. It certainly got me ready for football season (which opens next weekend)!
Lastly, after a little prodding from my brother, I got myself an X-Box 360 about a week ago. The decision was made a bit easier by Sony's ridiculous asking price for the launch of their new system this fall, the fact that I have virtually no interest in Nintendo's system (and haven't had any interest in anything from them other than their portable systems since the original Nintendo around 1990). So rather than wait over a year for the PS3 price to drop before getting a new system, I just decided to go ahead and get the 360. Pretty happy with it so far.
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July 21st, 2006
01:31 am - The Veto
OK, I really should be going to bed, but I just have to say something about this.
Our fearless (and clueless) leader decided in his ultimate wisdom to use his veto power to slow scientific progress in research new cures from embryonic stem cells. Thanks, George. What's that? Sarcasm is dripping from my ears? Thanks for noticing.
I really don't understand his position or reasoning on this one. Basically, he is deciding national science policy based upon his own personal faith. Which is all he really has to go on, because he pretty clearly has no real understanding of science. This really outrages me quite a bit....more than I can say coherently at the moment.
"It crosses a moral boundary," he says. Really? This bill would only have allowed stem cell research on embryonic stem cells from facilities such as fertility clinics that would otherwise be discarded. Since it did not pass, those stem cells are still discarded. The only difference is now we've lost the opportunity to gain scientific knowledge and medical breakthroughs from those stem cells. If it is a "moral boundary," why not do something about the process that produces the embryos in the first place?
Of course, the conservative right's policies are often conflicting. Pro-life, but you can only have abstinence-only sex education. Do you have any idea what kind of impact could be made if instead of wasting money on trying to overturn Roe v. Wade, that money was instead spent on education and other prevention-type topics to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, thus reducing the number of abortions? What's more important, to actually make an impact and reduce the number of abortions, or to make it illegal to get an abortion? I know which one I would choose. Apparently, the right-wing has trouble with this logic.
All right, it's off to bed for me...I've grumbled long enough. Sorry for getting political once again.
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June 23rd, 2006
09:11 pm - World Cup Fever
For whatever reason, I never really got into soccer too much. Sure, I played as a kid, but didn't everyone? I'm sure I wasn't very good...don't really remember too much about it. The only shot I ever remember taking got blocked, so no goals for 'lil Pete. Though I always did love Pele's Soccer on the Atari 2600....
But watching the world's best really does something...it's been very exciting. Not too many sports where you can say a 1-0 or 1-1 game is exciting, but you can say that about soccer. Even with the United States rather poor performance and early elimination, I still find myself watching the games. It's kind of interesting, because the TV at work doesn't get ESPN. So the break room TV has been turned to Univision, because that's the only over-the-air channel that is showing the games. I don't understand the announcers, but they sure do get excited. Much more so than the US announcers on ESPN and ABC. But that's too be expected. Even though soccer is the most popular sport in the world, it's far down the list of sports in the US, even behind such thrilling sports as golf and tennis.
Anyway, I guess my point is that I've really enjoyed watching the World Cup this year, and I'll definitely be watching the finals, no matter who is playing. But who to root for with the US gone? I like the underdogs, so I'll probably continue to root for Ghana, even though they beat the US. And I'll pull for the Aussies, too.
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June 21st, 2006
07:31 pm - I guess I'm a "Godless Liberal"
My apologies as I delve briefly into politics. Obviously, the title is a reference to Ann Coulter's bestseller "Godless: The Church of Liberalism." I think it's awfully scary that this is a best-seller--perhaps even more scary than a book by Bill O'Rielly making the best-seller list. Are there really that many people out there that agree with her and think that she is intelligent, funny, and/or has good ideas? Her writing style is virulent....everything she says or writes is vile and venemous and full of this unbelievable contempt and hatred of anyone who dares to believe differently than her. She says as much, constantly referring to liberals as "idiots", "traitors," and worse. She has an amazing ability to generalize, mislead and lie, as well as some impressively flawed logic. Her rhetoric causes any point she is attempting to make to be lost because she doesn't seem to believe in civility. For example, a recent column of hers on the skyrocketing college tuition. She compares it to skyrocketing oil prices and suggests the solution is to lower the salary of professors. And there very well may be a valid point in there somewhere, but you have to dig it out from the pile of crap she throws at you.
As another example, take the title of her latest book. Now, does anyone really believe that all liberals are Godless? Sure, it applies to some (myself included). But I personally know many religious people that are liberals. There exist organizations of religious liberals. But even if you accept that premise, so? You see, believe it or nor, "godless" means nothing more than not believing in God. Yet, she seems surprised that there hasn't been a huge outcry about her supposedly-clever title (she said as much on The Tonight Show). That's because there's nothing to cry out about!
From her persepctive, I'm sure there are few things worse than being called "Godless." That's the ultraconservative right-wing Christian ideal, after all. If you don't believe in God--no, wait, in OUR God--then you are a bad person and your opinions mean nothing. From the liberal perspective, however, "godless" equates to being called "Santa-less." By not believing in Santa, does that make one any less moral than someone that does believe in Santa? Likewise, at least from the liberal's perspective, a lack of a belief in God does not imply any lack of morals or values. For Ann Coulter, it is obvious that she is equating godlessness with immorality. This seems a pretty big leap to me.
Anyway, I've rambled about this enough. It's far more attention than she deserves.
Current Location: home
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/sad.gif) bored
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April 22nd, 2006
09:45 pm - A long day...
Today was quite the long and busy day. Got up at 6 a.m. -- yes, on a weekend -- so I could go downtown and participate in a 5K walk for the Komen Race for the Cure. Fortunately, it was an absolutely perfect day for a walk, and downtown Indy really is quite nice. I saw parts of it that I haven't really noticed before. It was a work team, too, so I had people that I knew to walk with, which made it kind of fun.
I was only slightly irritated by the prayer before the race, and more so by the evangelicals with bullhorns scattered throughout the race route. Nothing against religious people, but I really don't need to be proselytized to while I'm doing a 5K walk for charity. I'm all for free speech, so it's fine if they want to do that; I'm not going to stop them or say they can't do that. But for me, it's counterproductive and promotes the stereotype of the evangelical right (and I know they aren't all like that). They are forcing their message on everyone. Imagine if they had been from some non-Christian religion, such as Islam. There would have been mass outrage; how dare they quote the Koran! But the Bible is fine. Nothing hypocritical about that. Anyway, I'll stop my rant now. It wasn't nearly enough to ruin my day; just a minor irritant to an otherwise fine day.
If that wasn't enough, a friend had asked me to help him move. So once I got back and took a short break, I went over and helped move furniture and things for about five hours. I'm feeling pretty tired; but it's a good tired, as I feel like I've accomplished something and helped people today. That's always a good feeling. I think I'll try to take it easy the rest of the night.
Current Mood: exhausted
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April 18th, 2006
09:05 pm - I apologize for any incontinence this may cause.
I kid you not, that was an actual line from an actual email I received at work today. I burst out laughing when I saw it. Of course, it was SUPPOSED to read "I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause," but that's not what it said.
Today actually ended up being a pretty good day. With the comic relief email, an unexpected email from an old high school friend I haven't heard from in several years, and actually getting some stuff done at work, it was kind of nice. Not even the waste-of-time hour meeting or test of the fire alarm system could ruin it. Plus, my class got out early tonight! Not sure what I'll do with the extra time. Probably spend some time on my much-ignored PS2.
Tomorrow will be different, as I have a dentist appointment. I don't know about you, but I really don't like going to the dentist. It just isn't very comfortable. I don't fear the dentist, and it's nothing I can't handle. I do go every six months like you are supposed to. I just don't particularly enjoy that time. Plus, it's a new dentist. My insurance changed from last year, and my dentist wasn't on the provider list, so I had to choose a new one. The office is closer, which is good. But I know nothing about the place. At least at the old place, I knew that the hygienist was cute. Made things a little easier when I at least had a pretty face to look at while she was cleaning my teeth.
Now for the weekend update...had a big hail storm. Golf ball size hail, maybe even larger. It tore up some of my window screens, but otherwise, no significant damage. Car was in the garage, thankfully. Followed that up with a trip to Victory Field for an Indians game. I love baseball and being at the ballpark, and this was no exception. It was kind of interesting, too, because the guy sitting behind me was the father of the Indians' starting pitcher, so he had a unique perspective on watching the game. Also, I got three bonus innings, because the previous night's game--which had gotten suspended by the same storm with the hail--was tied after six innings, so they finished that game first. Gookie Dawkins, who used to play for the Reds and is now apparently the starting 2B for the Indians, made an incredible SportsCenter-caliber doubleplay in which he dove for the ball and then made a no-look, over-the shoulder toss to the shortstop, who completed the play with a throw to first. It was a thing of beauty.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/smile.gif) good
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April 5th, 2006
12:14 am - Still here
I just realized I haven't posted anything here in a while. I've been very busy lately, between work and my part-time grad studies. What little free time I have I use to keep up with 24 (shaping up to be the best season yet...wow was it good this week), playing some hoops, hanging out downtown for the Final Four, dodging tornadoes, and getting some practice in on Guitar Heroes for PS2. Oh yeah, and with baseball season officially starting, that's gotten a fair amount of my attention too. Anyway, just wanted to post something so people know I'm still alive. I'll try to at least post something once a week from now on, but no promises.
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April 3rd, 2006
05:45 am - March Madness
Well, it's Final Four weekend in Indy. Even though I didn't have tickets to the games, I decided to go downtown to enjoy the festivites and soak in a bit of the atmosphere from the biggest even in college sports.
Saturday I started things off at the Convention Center to check out the Hoop City fan festival. It was basically a typical carnival or fair type of event, with a focus on basketball and sports. Seemed mostly geared towards kids though, so it wasn't terribly exciting for me. I did enjoy some free DiGiorno pizza (it's not delivery) and samples of Black Cherry Vanilla Coke, and took a stroll through the two video game areas. Oddly enough, Pontiac's Gamer's Garage was better than Circuit City's room, as it had nice plush couches and X-Box 360s with various sports games, like NCAA College Hoops and NCAA Football. I played as UMKC (go Roos!) and got thoroughly destroyed by Duke (though I did take an early 2-0 lead).
After hanging out at Hoop City a while, I headed over towards Monument Circle for the Big Dance, one of two free concerts this weekend. This one featured the BoDeans and Hoobastank. For what it's worth, I was thoroughly unimpressed by Hoobastank; they just weren't very good. The BoDeans, however, were great, and I thoroughly enjoyed their performance, even though I wasn't really familiar with most of their songs. I then met up with some friends who just recently moved back into the state, and we got some food at a very busy Steak 'N Shake and wandered around downtown for a bit until it was time for the games. They actually had tickets, so they headed off to the RCA Dome while I just found myself a nice sports bar to settle in at and watch the games. I decided I'd stick it out with the George Mason crowd at their adopted home bar, The Ram. Besides, I like the food there and they have a pretty good microbrew. And even though they lost, the GMU fans were great. Keep in mind, these are people who came from Fairfax, VA who didn't even have tickets to the games. It was really a lot of fun. And even though they lost (or perhaps because they lost), they kept drinking. About midway through the second half of the UCLA-LSU game, they started randomly doing George Mason chants and cheers. And when I say they, I mean the whole bar.
The games, for the most part, were really pretty bad and not very interesting. But I suppose you know that...no need to recap the games here. Anyway, after the games, I headed over to the NCAA Hall of Champions. It was open for 100 straight hours this weekend to celebrate 100 years of the NCAA, and I thought it would be fun to go through there around midnight. It was actually a bit smaller than I thought it would be, and there wasn't a crowd, so it was OK.
Didn't get downtown Sunday, as that was my work day to get stuff done for my class. I wasn't too excited about any of the acts for Sunday's concert anyway; sure, John Melloncamp might have been fun, but really had no desire to see Michelle Branch or Carrie Underwood. Collective Soul would have been good. Besides, we got storms and tornado warnings.
And that's about all. Final is tonight.....tough decision to make. Florida-UCLA or "24"? I think I made the right call--I chose "24."
Current Music: Closer to Free - BoDeans
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March 9th, 2006
06:06 pm - Miscellaneous Updates
The World Baseball Classic has been interesting. With no surprise (at least, not to me), Team USA managed to lose to the Canadian team. Hey, last I checked, baseball was the AMERICAN pastime, not the Canadian pastime. But hey, they always do this. Remember Team USA in the 2004 Olympics? Neither do I, because they didn't even manage to qualify.
College hoops is heating up with the big conferences starting up their tournaments and Selection Sunday coming up this weekend. For those that don't know, Selection Sunday is when they announce the pairings for the NCAA tournament. It's one of the many reasons why March is perhaps my favorite month. I might set up a free NCAA tourney pool thing through ESPN or something just for a little friendly competition, if anyone is interested.
What else is new? My work is sponsoring a team for the Indianapolis Race for the Cure, which is of course a fundraiser for breast cancer research. Naturally, I've volunteered and will be running/walking (probably a combination of the two) the 5 km course on April 22.
I think that's about it. Have a basketball game later tonight, so I should go eat something and get ready to play.
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March 7th, 2006
11:24 pm - RIP Kirby....
Baseball great and Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett died today after suffering a stroke earlier in the week. The Twins outfielder was one of the great players of his time who had his career cut tragically short by glaucoma. Now his life is also brought to a premature end (he was only 45). Baseball will miss thee, Kirby....
Current Mood: sad
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March 6th, 2006
06:17 pm - Da Weekend
OK, so I'll try to keep things a little lighter after a couple of serious posts. I'm not even going to talk about the abortion ban that was signed in South Dakota today and is bound to get to the Supreme Court eventually. Maybe in the future, but not going to go there today.
For the first time in a LONG time, I had a free weekend. No obligations, no plans, just some free time. I'd like to say I did something really productive, but I'm afraid I mostly just wasted it. I did get a good start on my taxes, and got some laundry done, so it wasn't a complete waste.
Friday, I received my latest game from GameFly: Psychonauts. Heard a lot of good things about it, so I put it towards the top of my Q. So I spent more than I should have perhaps playing that. And, of course, I watched the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica. It's shaping up to be pretty interesting, and I look forward to next week's conclusion of the 2-part season finale (with an extra 30-minutes!)
Saturday I met up with a new friend for some coffee-style beverages at Starbucks (which seems appropriate now that I think about it after BSG Friday night). I say coffee-style because I don't actually drink coffee that much. However, the marble mocha machiatta was pretty good. Sure, it had some coffee in it (actually espresso), but it also had white chocolate and dark chocolate (hence the "marble" and "mocha") and steamed milk (which is I believe where the machiatta comes in). Anyway, it was quite tasty. And the chairs were very comfy...so it was a good time. Afterwards, I swung by Best Buy and picked up the two-disc release of "Rent." Awesome musical, by the way, and brought to film wonderfully by the underrated Christopher Columbus. And after watching the documentary on the second disc, the story is just that much more powerful. No day but today.....
Sunday got slightly more productive as I got some laundry done and a little bit of work on my taxes. And I also returned to Shadow of the Colossus, which I am still working my way through. Somehow I'm going to have to split my time between Colossus and Psychonauts. And I watched some of the Academy Awards, caught the surprising finale in which "Crash" took home the Best Picture honors. I will say that I was less interested this year in the past simply because I didn't see as many movies last year (haven't been in a theater since Narnia), and thus have not seen as many of the nominated films. Actually, surprisingly enough, of the five main categories (Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress), I'd seen exactly 0 of the nominated films, which is a new record for me. Several of them are on my rental queue at GreenCine, they just haven't arrived yet.
We are now to less than a month from baseball's opening day. I'm also interested to see how this World Baseball Classic plays out. I'll probably be making my first trip back to Kansas City to see my Royals in April. This year, I think I might also try to get to some of the nearby stadiums, such as Cincy, Chicago, and St. Louis. The Cardinals even host the Royals in late July...might be a good time for a road trip.
And, that's about it, I guess. Got to get some food and get ready for tonight's two-hours of 24.
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Glory - RENT
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March 2nd, 2006
12:41 pm - Impeach Bush!
No, I'm not kidding. The story came out today that there is video and other evidence that Bush did, in fact, know about the impending crisis of Katrina in New Orleans. This despite telling everyone four or five days after Katrina hit that "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." Yeah, you mean no one except for the FEMA chief, Homeland Security, and the chief scientist of the National Hurricane Center, among others, that briefed you on Katrina the day before it hit.
But is this really enough justification to impeach him? Well, I believe it is. It's certainly as much, if not more, than they had when impeachment proceedings were brought up against Clinton. In both cases, they lied to the American people. Bush has actually done it on multiple occassions. The difference is Clinton lied about something that was personally embarrasing about himself; Bush has lied about things that have taken our country to war and impacted this country as a whole. I, personally, question everything this administration tells us. Not because they are Republican, but because they have done it enough times that it is necessary. I do not trust Bush. I do not trust Cheney. I do not trust Karl Rove. I do not trust anyone that is associated with this administration. Not even a little bit. And to me, that is a HUGE problem.
So, yeah...there, I said what I had to say. Feels better to get that off my chest.
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March 1st, 2006
06:05 pm - Indiana Bans
Today marks the beginning of two new bans in the state of Indiana. I don't quite get either of them, though, so perhaps someone can explain to me how these make sense
OK, the first one I understand why it was put in place; what I don't understand is why the government thinks they have the right to do so. Starting today, March 1, there is now a ban on smoking in public places, such as restaurants. There are some exceptions, such as bowling alleys (who can bowl without lighting up anyway?) and bars, though bars must decide to either be family-friendly non-smoking establishments or to allow smoking but only permit persons over 18 to enter. As a non smoker, I like the idea of non-smoking establishments. I don't like being around smoke, the way it makes everything smell or how it makes me feel. And studies have pretty conclusively shown that second-hand smoke is harmful. However, I don't believe the government has the right to force these businesses to do so; it should be up to the individual business owners. If the place is too smoky, just don't go there. That's what I do. That said, I will probably eat out more often and enjoy it more because I'm not concerned or bothered by smoke. And I will enjoy the cleaner air.
The second ban makes even less sense. Indiana wineries can no longer sell directly to restaurants, retailers, or consumers within the state; they instead have to go through an intermediary wholesaler and distributor, who then sells to the Indiana restaurants. For out-of-state shipments, this was always the case. Somebody got the idea that it gave Indiana wines an unfair advantage in restaurants and retailers in the state because they had lower shipping costs than out-of-state wines. Seems to me, the state government should wnat this to support the state winemaking industry and the state's economy. Instead, Indiana wineries will either see their profits cut or will have to raise prices, which, naturally, the retailers and restaurants will pass on to their customers. It all seems rather ridiculous to me.
Anyway, just had to vent a little.
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February 27th, 2006
07:03 pm - Catching up
It's been a few days since my last update, so here's a summary.
Friday night a friend of mine held one of his semi-monthly poker parties. We get together, play some Texas Hold'Em with a low buy-in in a friendly, just-for-fun game. I had my best game so far, finishing third. I even bluffed a hand and won (I'm generally considered to be perhaps one of the world's worst bluffers). It was a lot of fun.
Then Saturday a good friend of mine came down from Fort Wayne for a visit with his fiancee. Had a great time just hanging out, played some board games (Settlers of Catan, Ninja Burger, and Ticket to Ride, among others), watched some classic 80s television (Knight Rider and A-Team!), a little bit of the Olympics (short track speed skating relay = craziness + fun), and generally just had a good time. We played some more games Sunday, got some Chinese take-out for lunch, and they made their drive back north to the Fort.
Today it was back to work, and a rather uninteresting day at that. No class tonight. First Monday in a long time I've not had to go to class. They start up again next week, but this time my class will meet on Tuesday. So I'll be able to get back to watching 24 "live" instead of having to record it and watch it later.
And really, that's about it. At least, the super-quick abridged version. More details will be available in my soon-to-be-started fictional memoirs.
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February 22nd, 2006
09:55 pm - A Riddle, of sorts
I got this in an email and thought it was pretty interesting. Read this question, come up with an answer and then open the LJ cut for the answer. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads. No one I know has got it right, and I didn't get it right either.
A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing. She believed him to be her dream guy so much, that she fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister.
Question: What is her motive for killing her sister?
Give this some thought before you answer, then for the correct answer, click ( here ).
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February 21st, 2006
09:36 pm - ...and I'm done!
Just hit "send" in my email to turn in my take home final for my class. With 2+ hours to spare. :) So no more accounting or ABCs for me. By ABCs, I mean activity-based costing, of course, which was actually one of the more interesting and useful topics covered in the class. At least from a business perspective. The basic idea is that you look at something, such as a specific product, and identify all the activities that go into making and selling that product. Then you determine the resources and assign those to each of your activities. And....I can tell I'm boring you already. Besides, I need to relax at least one night. Anyway, it's actually pretty cool.
Now I have a week or two before my next class starts up. Looks like it will be Systems Engineering, if I can get the registration form to work. So what is systems engineering? Well, from the course description:
"Introduces system engineering and analysis techniques, including the systems life cycle, system design procedures, risk analysis, analysis methods including reliability and maintainability. Provides applications for mechanical, electrical and a wide variety of other systems. Uses Visio or CORE software to create IDEFO drawings and other documentation for system design."
I'm probably weird, but that sounds really interesting to me and I'm looking forward to it!
Current Mood: relieved
Current Music: Redemption Song - Bob Marley
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06:58 pm - Any gamers out there?
I don't know who out there might be interested, but I might be able to get a couple people a free four-day pass for GenCon Indy, assuming you are willing to put in a few volunteer hours. Interested? ( Click here for details. )
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01:00 pm - Happy National Engineers Week!
Just a quick lunch update to wish all the engineers out there a Happy Engineers Week. I didn't even know such a thing existed, but apparently, it does, and it's this week. My work celebrated by bringing in doughnuts and a coffee bar with special flavored coffees, lattes, and espressos. Not bad at all!
Well, back to work.
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February 20th, 2006
08:46 pm - Class
Well, as promised, he kept it pretty short tonight....about 1/3 of a regular class. Passed back the papers. I must have really underestimated myself on this one.....I figured at best I would get a B+. Well, turns out I got an A. Yes, the same paper that I said "It sucks." about just one week ago. The same paper that "in no way reflects my knowledge of the subject matter." I guess I was off on that one. OK, so I'm not always right. I just think I am. :)
Anyway, now I'm off to start on my take home final. It doesn't look too bad. I have until midnight tomorrow night to finish it, and it looks like it should only take 2-3 hours. Still, I'd like to get it done with as soon as possible so I can resume my mission to get the house cleaned up by this weekend. Plus, I REALLY want to watch 24 tonight. Ooh, and it's almost time. Maybe I'll do that and then spend an hour or so on the test....yeah, that sounds like a plan. So it looks like a short post this time.
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: I Did It All For the Wookie - Control Z
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