Monday, March 2nd
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Saturday, March 7th I went and watched 'Watchmen' just now. Spent alot of money, $18, because I bought food (chili nachos & twizzlers & water), and in truth, it was worth it. For eighteen dollars, I could have maybe bought a pair of pants or a couple of shirts, but watching the movie was more important. Specifically, watching the movie with chili nachos & twizzlers was worth it.
But... I was disappointed. The previews promised something dark & very disturbing. It was better than most comic book movies I've seen, but nowhere near as dark or thoughtful as others. I do not think I will watch it again. The end felt like a let-down, like the writer got sick of the story halfway through and decided to make it all puppy dogs and flowers.
And the only character I cared about died.
And I saw the interview with the actor who played the big blue naked guy. He's better in real life.
But, if you previously were interested in seeing the movie, I think you should, even if you spend $18 or so for it. Even if it's only to realize that it was a disappointment.
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Wednesday, March 11th So, I fixed the internet. Not the whole internet, just the 'within the house' internet. Whatever was wrong with it you ask? Well, it was sketchy. Like when you wake up in the middle of a dream after 2 hrs of sleep. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Specifically, for whatever reason, the wireless on the AT&T gateway was simply not-good. I plugged in with ethernet, and could access internet, and then I went and got the ol' wireless hub that we'd previously used to network the house, and then I plugged the hub into the gateway, plugged my computer into the hub, and could access the internet, and then used the wireless on it. And it worked.
Previously, my pings to the gateway varied between 3 ms & 9000 ms (that is not an exagerrated number) to none at all. Now... 7 ms, 7 ms, 8 ms, 5 ms, 7 ms, and so on.
I can now watch television shows on the internet without constant fear of the internet crapping out. It is ... beautiful.
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Saturday, March 14th Happy Pi Day! I didn't know there was one until just an hour ago, but come to think of it, March 14th is the perfect day. At 1:59.27 in either am or pm. I choose pm. And that got me to thinking, how well do I know pi? I used to know 9 digits after decimal. So I tested myself, and I only knew to 5. Been awhile, I'm starting to forget things. So... how many digits do you know off the top of your head? I would be delighted to know.
Also, I've been in a weird mood lately. There's a time to think big-picture thoughts, but if you start thinking too much, it defeats the purpose. Big-picture lets you see how to win a chess game by sacrificing a queen. Too big-picture is wondering why we're all here if the whole universe is doomed anyway. It gets depressing. And you want to know what I do about it? I listen to violin music & make food & eat sugar. After all, if the whole thing disappears in the end, I might as well enjoy the time left.
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Wednesday, March 18th Later...
Quick Question: All these companies that are "Too Big To Fail", why don't we split them up? While that probably wouldn't solve the problems immediately, surely it would be beneficial for the future. And heck, it might even help with the problems now, I dunno. Why is it no one's even brought it up?
I wish people would stop acting like there's only the two options. If the reason we have to bail them out is that they're too big, it seems like making them not-so-big might help with that.
I have been telling myself for the last 2 weeks that I would go outside and take a picture or 3 of all the beautiful spring flowers & post them. But every day I either don't go outside, or when I'm outside it's just so nice that I forget that I went outside to take pictures and end up just doing nothing. So, no pictures for you.
I had the largest cinnamon roll today that I have ever seen in my life. Someone told me it was the size of my head & I thought they were exaggerating, but no, it was pretty much exactly that size. And it was an acceptable cinnamon roll. But it made me think... the dough for this cannot be hard to make... and I could add blueberries or raisins or chocolate chips... and so now I want to make non-cinnamon rolls. *sigh*. Some other day, I'm still full.
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Tuesday, March 24th Revelation 1: A modified pizza dough recipe can be used to make sweet rolls, say, with strawberries & chocolate chips in them. And said sweet rolls will be delicious.
Revelation 2: LED 'bright white' lights purchased from Wal-Mart are not in fact white. They are bluish. But... they do make for a nice emulation of moonlight, which is something that I had been wondering about.
Revelation 3: It doesn't really matter so much what you do, there will always be ants. Always. And cats don't eat food that has ants in it.
Elsewise, I think I'm stressed. I made it all the way through high school & several years afterwards without any skin issues... no acne, it was awesome. And here I am, 24, and I can't go a week without pimples. I'm stressed.
And other elsewise, jelly bellies should be used as a form of currency. Just sayin'.
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Wednesday, March 25th Amendment to Revelation 2: The LED light is not actually blue. It is bluish. It could be qualified as white. I would qualify it as bluish. The cover I use to spread the light about the room enhances the blue-ness. So... that's a yey. My room is still blue, because if I take the cover off, the light shines straight down. But, if I can figure a way to spread the light which doesn't involve turning it blue, that would be nice.
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Tuesday, March 31st It's been a week, and I would say it's been a long week, but my days get screwed up easy, and I can't usually remember what day it is. Not that I'm going to use that as an excuse or anything... okay, maybe.
I've been puzzling over a thing. I had this goal, this thing I wanted to buy, a symbol of my independence & ability to do & have things. A symbol of responsibility. So I saved up, had a set amount that I wanted before proceeding, and I'm close to that amount. I began the steps necessary to buy said thing.
So, you think, this close to your goal, what's the puzzle?
Well, that set amount I was saving up to? It's just enough that I can get a loan to buy the thing I want. It took me approximately a year & and a half to get maybe 1/6 of the low-end of what I want. And the things that I could buy aren't really what I want. What I really want is something I would need built, something that would cost more than I could get a loan for. Even after a lot of saving.
If I can't have what I want, I should get as close to it as possible, right?
Well, no. I'm not sure that having either the thing I want, or having the low-end version would make me happy. And it would be a long-term commitment, and sacrificing many things that might or might not make me happy, but those other things don't involve long commitments.
So that's the puzzle. Do I abandon a goal that I'm close to achieving merely because I doubt that it will give me something I need?
If I give it up for now, will I regret it? If I go through with it, will I regret it?
And so, a puzzle.
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Saturday, March 7th I went and watched 'Watchmen' just now. Spent alot of money, $18, because I bought food (chili nachos & twizzlers & water), and in truth, it was worth it. For eighteen dollars, I could have maybe bought a pair of pants or a couple of shirts, but watching the movie was more important. Specifically, watching the movie with chili nachos & twizzlers was worth it.
But... I was disappointed. The previews promised something dark & very disturbing. It was better than most comic book movies I've seen, but nowhere near as dark or thoughtful as others. I do not think I will watch it again. The end felt like a let-down, like the writer got sick of the story halfway through and decided to make it all puppy dogs and flowers.
And the only character I cared about died.
And I saw the interview with the actor who played the big blue naked guy. He's better in real life.
But, if you previously were interested in seeing the movie, I think you should, even if you spend $18 or so for it. Even if it's only to realize that it was a disappointment.
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Wednesday, March 11th So, I fixed the internet. Not the whole internet, just the 'within the house' internet. Whatever was wrong with it you ask? Well, it was sketchy. Like when you wake up in the middle of a dream after 2 hrs of sleep. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Specifically, for whatever reason, the wireless on the AT&T gateway was simply not-good. I plugged in with ethernet, and could access internet, and then I went and got the ol' wireless hub that we'd previously used to network the house, and then I plugged the hub into the gateway, plugged my computer into the hub, and could access the internet, and then used the wireless on it. And it worked.
Previously, my pings to the gateway varied between 3 ms & 9000 ms (that is not an exagerrated number) to none at all. Now... 7 ms, 7 ms, 8 ms, 5 ms, 7 ms, and so on.
I can now watch television shows on the internet without constant fear of the internet crapping out. It is ... beautiful.
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Saturday, March 14th Happy Pi Day! I didn't know there was one until just an hour ago, but come to think of it, March 14th is the perfect day. At 1:59.27 in either am or pm. I choose pm. And that got me to thinking, how well do I know pi? I used to know 9 digits after decimal. So I tested myself, and I only knew to 5. Been awhile, I'm starting to forget things. So... how many digits do you know off the top of your head? I would be delighted to know.
Also, I've been in a weird mood lately. There's a time to think big-picture thoughts, but if you start thinking too much, it defeats the purpose. Big-picture lets you see how to win a chess game by sacrificing a queen. Too big-picture is wondering why we're all here if the whole universe is doomed anyway. It gets depressing. And you want to know what I do about it? I listen to violin music & make food & eat sugar. After all, if the whole thing disappears in the end, I might as well enjoy the time left.
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Wednesday, March 18th Later...
Quick Question: All these companies that are "Too Big To Fail", why don't we split them up? While that probably wouldn't solve the problems immediately, surely it would be beneficial for the future. And heck, it might even help with the problems now, I dunno. Why is it no one's even brought it up?
I wish people would stop acting like there's only the two options. If the reason we have to bail them out is that they're too big, it seems like making them not-so-big might help with that.
I have been telling myself for the last 2 weeks that I would go outside and take a picture or 3 of all the beautiful spring flowers & post them. But every day I either don't go outside, or when I'm outside it's just so nice that I forget that I went outside to take pictures and end up just doing nothing. So, no pictures for you.
I had the largest cinnamon roll today that I have ever seen in my life. Someone told me it was the size of my head & I thought they were exaggerating, but no, it was pretty much exactly that size. And it was an acceptable cinnamon roll. But it made me think... the dough for this cannot be hard to make... and I could add blueberries or raisins or chocolate chips... and so now I want to make non-cinnamon rolls. *sigh*. Some other day, I'm still full.
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Tuesday, March 24th Revelation 1: A modified pizza dough recipe can be used to make sweet rolls, say, with strawberries & chocolate chips in them. And said sweet rolls will be delicious.
Revelation 2: LED 'bright white' lights purchased from Wal-Mart are not in fact white. They are bluish. But... they do make for a nice emulation of moonlight, which is something that I had been wondering about.
Revelation 3: It doesn't really matter so much what you do, there will always be ants. Always. And cats don't eat food that has ants in it.
Elsewise, I think I'm stressed. I made it all the way through high school & several years afterwards without any skin issues... no acne, it was awesome. And here I am, 24, and I can't go a week without pimples. I'm stressed.
And other elsewise, jelly bellies should be used as a form of currency. Just sayin'.
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Wednesday, March 25th Amendment to Revelation 2: The LED light is not actually blue. It is bluish. It could be qualified as white. I would qualify it as bluish. The cover I use to spread the light about the room enhances the blue-ness. So... that's a yey. My room is still blue, because if I take the cover off, the light shines straight down. But, if I can figure a way to spread the light which doesn't involve turning it blue, that would be nice.
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Tuesday, March 31st It's been a week, and I would say it's been a long week, but my days get screwed up easy, and I can't usually remember what day it is. Not that I'm going to use that as an excuse or anything... okay, maybe.
I've been puzzling over a thing. I had this goal, this thing I wanted to buy, a symbol of my independence & ability to do & have things. A symbol of responsibility. So I saved up, had a set amount that I wanted before proceeding, and I'm close to that amount. I began the steps necessary to buy said thing.
So, you think, this close to your goal, what's the puzzle?
Well, that set amount I was saving up to? It's just enough that I can get a loan to buy the thing I want. It took me approximately a year & and a half to get maybe 1/6 of the low-end of what I want. And the things that I could buy aren't really what I want. What I really want is something I would need built, something that would cost more than I could get a loan for. Even after a lot of saving.
If I can't have what I want, I should get as close to it as possible, right?
Well, no. I'm not sure that having either the thing I want, or having the low-end version would make me happy. And it would be a long-term commitment, and sacrificing many things that might or might not make me happy, but those other things don't involve long commitments.
So that's the puzzle. Do I abandon a goal that I'm close to achieving merely because I doubt that it will give me something I need?
If I give it up for now, will I regret it? If I go through with it, will I regret it?
And so, a puzzle.
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