Monthly Archives: November 2004

Over the Border

“I don’t know, let me see what my schedule looks like.” Okay, I have an enormous programming assignment due in 4 days that I havent started– for a class I’m almost failing. Um, what else? Oh, I have that 4000 … Continue reading

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Attrition

When I was 18 years old, I was so excited about computers and programming. I used to spend tons of money purchasing O’Reilly computer books on Amazon.com, and even the computer section at Barnes Noble would leave me misty-eyed, like … Continue reading

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Laughter, the Best Medicine

Today, after church, someone gave me a newspaper clipping of a joke they had particularly liked. Who doesn’t love a good joke now and then? I was on my way out, so I tucked the clipping in my front shirt … Continue reading

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Monday Minutiae

Okay, true it’s not Monday, it’s technically Wednesday. But really, Monday and Wednesday are pretty much the same day. I look at the days of the week like being alone on a derelict ship in the middle of the ocean … Continue reading

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The Buzz

It’s decided. I think I’m going to make the leap and get a buzz cut. Having medium short hair has been such a nusiance. You fall into the vicious haircut cycle. See, a guy with medium-short fairly-thick hair like myself … Continue reading

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Halo 2 Terms

After three arduous years of waiting, Halo 2 has finnally been released. I remember living in Green Hill (South of RI) about three years ago with three good friends: mark (who we call mardigan), and mark (who we call laboss), … Continue reading

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Moral Issues

Curiosity prompted me to type in marriage in the mirriam-webster online dictionary, and the result was pretty interesting: a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual … Continue reading

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Rock Paper Scissors

My friend Beth had sent me this little blurb, that she herself had taken from another friend. I’m not sure who wrote this yet so I can’t credit this to anyone. It’s just a bit of Insight into the game … Continue reading

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What time is it?

We had a small power outage last week and now my alarm-clock wont stop flashing the wrong time. No, it’s not broken, it’s just that I’m so god-damn lazy. It’s now past mid-semester, and I have almost completely checked-out. I … Continue reading

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Conversational Haitus

Hey guys, Derick here. I realize it has been a week or so since I’ve written anything new –actually, more than week since we had Chris guest bloging. Anyway, I have been sick since halloween, and then just when I … Continue reading

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