I like this song. I have it stuck in my head. Playing over and over and over and ....

Three Wooden Crosses

A farmer and a teacher
A hooker and a preacher
Riding on the midnight bus
Bound for mexico
One was headed for vacation
One for higher education
Two of them were searching for lost souls
That driver never ever saw the stop sign
And 18 wheelers can't stop stop on a dime

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
Why's there's not four of them
Heaven only knows
I guess its not what you take
When you leave this world behind you
Its what you leave behind you when you go

That farmer left a harvest
A home and 80 acres
A faith and love for growing things in his young sons heart
And that teacher left her wisdom in the minds of lots of children
And did her best to give them all a better start
That preacher wispered can you see the promised land
As he laid that blood stained bible in that hooker's hand

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
Why's there's not four of them
Heaven only knows
I guess its not what you take
When you leave this world behind you
Its what you leave behind you when you go

That'a a story that our preacher told last sunday
As he held that blood stained bible up for all of us to see
He said bless the farmer, that teacher, and that preacher
Who gave this bible to my mamma
Who read it to me

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
Why's there's not four of them
Now I guess you know
I guess its not what you take
When you leave this world behind you
Its what you leave behind you when you go.

Later.

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Whistling along to a song. I've really liked Internet radio, you can listen to all kinds of different stations for free. I mean I can listen to Q94, and coolest of all Y101. So that's nice.
I registered to vote the other day. There was this table setup so you just had to fill out the form, so I did. Now I can vote absentee in the election from PG.

I ate three meals today, breakfast lunch and dinner. First time that's happened in a long while. I took the time to hit up breakfast and it was good. Made me a lot less hungry as the day went on, though with my meal plan I can't afford to do that but once a week, else I get food somewhere besides the dining hall. Which I could do. Maybe I will. *drinks some orange juice*

I set up my PDA so I can use AIM with it. Using my wireless card I can talk on AIM wherever there is a wireless signal. So that is cool. Now I don't have an excuse to not stay out places. Just about everywhere is wireless. Maybe I should sit out on the Lawn or under a tree somewhere like a "college student" does. Though with a slight technical twist. *waters bamboo*

I'm not bored now. But I don't know what to do. I could do a lot, but nothing really takes precedent. So I'm doing something I don't have to do. It seems more relevant right now. So here I go. Just typing and not knowing excatly what I'm going to say next.

Did I mention my roommate Matt is a little.. odd. He was telling us about his job at Food Lion the other day and a few things he said made me go "errrr..." He also has this way of looking at you like he's staring at you intently like really hard. Its weird. I can't look him in the eyes when he does that, its like I'm in a starting contest or something. And I really like looking people in the eyes when I talk to them. Eyes are so expressive.

Da dee da. I have one of those fake books. You know, those books that aren't books. When you open them they have the middle cut out and a little compartment for putting stuff. I have one of those. I don't know why I'm telling you because now you know I have such a book, and will search my bookcase for it. But oh well. I got it as a present and thought it was soo cool because I could hide stuff in it. But so far I've only put one thing in it to be kept safe. But I've already given that something to someone. Starts with "T" ends with a "ywla" So now my fake book is expty save a $2 bill that I put in it. I really should find a new use for it. I could hide stuff in there. My old fantasies about being a spy coming back. Having this secret place to stash stuff if your cover was broken. I don't know. James Bond coming back.

I was thinking about Bond the other day. How he always knows exactly what to say. He says the exact right thing at the right time everytime. The best comebacks the slyest remarks. I can't remember all I remembered but a few I remember thinking about was from Goldeneye when Moneypenny (after many advances) says "You know James, this kind of behavior could qualify as sexual harassment." And Bond replies, "Really... what's the penalty for that?" And in Tomorrow Never Dies, I believe, Bond comes into Moneypenny's office and says "I brought something for you." He then places down on her desk a distinctly looking phallic silver cigar case. He looks up at her and smiles. She smiles back and says, "I know just where to put that." And then proceeds to toss it in the trash. Well... in that last case it ws Moneypenny that did the quick thinking. As she also did in The World Is Not Enough. Bond is in the car with Moneypenny and M. M says to Bond. "We need this information. I want you to find Electra King and then pump her for information." Bond smirks. And then Moneypenny leeans over and says "You'll just have to decide how much pumping is needed." That one made me laugh out loud in theaters.

Also in Goldeneye after Bond and Natalya jump out of the train just before it explodes. They fall on the tracks next to the smoldering train and Natalya says "Do you destroy every vehicle you get into?" Bond replies "Standard operating procedure" Natalya then starts to lean in close and in a very sultry voice says "Are there any other standard operation procedures I should be aware of?" And Bond also getting very close to her whispers, "Thousands.. but I only pay them lip service." Then they kiss. I mean you couldn't come up with a better line than that. I wish I could come up with witty remarks like that. I always think of things like that after the time passes and I'm walking to class the next day and I'm like "Awwww man, I should have said "blah blah blah" that would have been awesome." Everyonce in a while I'll come up with one, but its usually too late to be funny. Well except to myself. I tend to laugh at them even if no one else finds them funny.

Ahh, my fingers are starting to hurt from typing but oh well. I'm having too good of a time just typing. Have you ever done that before? Just sat down at the keyboard and just typed. Not knowing what you were going to say until your fingers typed it out on the screen. I mean its like you shut your brain down and just let your fingers type and your mind start coming out onto the screen. And you can't think about it because if you do then you start typing slower and you can't come up with everything you want because you are thinking to hard. It takes a relaxing mind. Then when you're done you look over what you typed and you're like "Wooww Look at all that. I had all that in my head?" Yeah I'm weird I know.

I have a new desktop wallpaper. I put that picture of us in Weber's class holding up the masks. That is just a cool background. I laugh at it everytime I see it. Reminds me of the moment. Pictures can do that with me. I can look at a picture and completely and totally emmerse myself in it. I can relive that moment as if I was there. I can look around and see the sights. I can hear the person talking. The background noise. The smell of the air, the tension in the room, the atmosphere. It all comes rushing back to me. Pictures to a large extent make up my memories as well. I can remember things as snapshots. One single frame of a memory. Then I remember that snapshot and all the rest of it plays out like a movie. Like I'm reliving the same moment all over again. Obviously I look at some pictures more often then others because of the good feelings I get from them. Remembering how happy I was, or just feeling like the person in the picture is there. The same with smell. FOr some reason I associate smell with memory as well as location. If something really really good happened in one particular location, then whenever I go to that spot the memories come back. Its like I'm there again. Same goes for bad spots in my mind. If I sat in one seat and did bad in a test. I will never sit in that seat again. Because every time I sit there I'll remember that moment and relate it to my location. So I'll move. But opposite for good memories. I'll try to go back to same spot because I know and remember what happened. I think it was that old lady in Titanic that says "So much of what makes up our lives is memories." And that is true. And when you get the chance to share and live memories with someone else that is the coolest, most awesome, good feeling ever.

I say that as I look at the picture on my next and bamboo plant that provides my room with color and certain amount of class I must say. There's something about the green of plants that just brightens up a room. I don't know what it is.

*makes coffee*

Its weird. I drink coffee not because of its taste. I think it tastes pretty good, but you know, not "OMG this coffee is da bomb!" Coffee gives me a good feeling when I drink it. It calms me down if that makes any sense. I knwo it has caffeine and is supposed to make you hyper, but coffee for me calms and soothes me. Probably because I equate it subconsciously with hot chocolate because of the color, temperature, drink it in a mug, etc. But coffee is good. *sips some* Plus now that I know how I like it, it is even better. My parents were trying to get me drinking coffee for a while. I hated it. I just didn't want any. Then I found the way of making it that I like. One cup of coffee with two packs of sugar and milk or whipped cream. Stir it all up and mmmmmm. It is so good. Also susbtituting ice cream for the milk is good too. Though I don't have ice cream now, so whipped cream works. *sips some more* I think it's effects are taking effect already. Ahhh. I just feel more relaxed. More in control. It slows life down around me. Makes me get a good grip on things, put things in perspective. Just like getting up out of bed in the morning does.

Do you ever get up out of bed in the morning and for that split second. hat moment that you first open your eyes, its like the whole world is new to you. You haven't yet remembered that you have a test today, that you have homework due next Tuesday, you are completely oblivious. The world seems so.. cool. You're just looking around in amazement and awe. You feel so safe and comfortable. Just laying down looking at what's around you. Nothing else matters. Then you snap into it, and realize that you do have to get up and shower, and blah blah blah. But for that split second, you know, everything just seems to stand still. I like that moment. Also after that moment slips away and things start rushing into your head, you can tell your priorities by the order in which things start coming back to you. And one thing for me keeps coming back first each and every morning. And that thought makes happy as I start each day out.

*fixes some more coffee*

If I could have a genie let me instantly know two things. I would want to know a foreign language and how to play the piano. I think those two things are just the coolest. I'm kicking myself right now for not paying more attention in Spanish class and not trying harder to learn it not for the class, but for myself. Now I wish I had. And I would love to be able to play the piano. To just sit down and play something. To not have to think about it, just sit and play. Like I see some people do. I was walking back from the library one day last year. I had gone to the library to check out a movie, a DVD, not the most academic of uses for the library. I don't even remember what movie it was. Anyway, I was walking back to my dorm, and passed this one building that I always pass. You You can either take the stairs around the building on the outside, or the steps inside the building. I always take the outside stairs, but that day I decided to take the inside route. I walked inside and I could hear the faint piano music playing in the background. I walked down the hall towards the stairs and it got louder. Just past the stairs was what I'd describe as a drawing room. Like in a big mansion. Plush red carpet, Red oak funriture with gold trim. Bookcases lining the walls with editions of all sizes, colors, and ages. Two large leather seats were set facing a fireplace set into the wall. A large almost miny palm tree was by the arched window that looked out onto the trees outside. And right to the left of the door frame was a red stained grand piano. And someone sitting and playing. I don't know what song it was or what composer or anything, it just sounded so.. nice. I found a chair sitting out in the hall outside the door to the room and sat and listened. For like 15-20 minutes, and then had to leave. I thought to myself as I was leaving how great it would be to be able to do that. To sit down at a piano and fill the room with that kind of music. Those would be my two wishes.

Later.

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OK, I got bored, lol. Here's a list of some of my favorite movie quotes. Only the title of the movie has been left out. Which ones can you figure out. No fair googling the answer and posting it. Only post the answers to ones you know. ``


1) You make me want to be a better person.

2) Get busy living or get busy dying.

3) I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.

4) Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life son.

5) It's only in the mysterious equations of love that any logical reasons can be found.

6) Husbands should be like kleenex: soft, strong, and disposable.

7) Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

8) All that is gold does not glitter, not all those whose wander are lost.

9) Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.

10) I like a woman in a bikini. No concealed weapons.

11) We accept the reality of the world in which we are presented.

12) Let's toast to your evaluation, a very.. thorough evaluation.

13) I'm just going to have to find myself a new giant, that's all.

and the bonus one

14) There's a car, there's a car, there's a car, there's a... oops, truck, hahaha!


If you can get that last one right I'll... I don't know. But I'll be eternally surprised shocked and convinced that am not the only odd cookie, lol.

Later.*kisses you as you shake your head* ``

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Starting another week after a great weekend. Twyla got to come up to c-ville to visit. And she gave me her bamboo plant to take care of. I'm going to be taking extra special care it. =) So I have that sitting on my desk right now. It looks nice. I really like it.

In other news I don't like DiffEQ. It's not that I thought I would, its just difficult since its basically all new stuff. New techniques, new types of equations, all that stuff. And our book likes to use letters a lot instead of numbers. Maybe that's just because its a higher level math course I don't know. But sometimes I'll look at a problem and it has no numbers and like 7 letters in it... and they're not even all english letters either... throw in a few delta's, phi's, alpha, beta, psi, epsilon, mu,... It's all Greek to me. For some problems it quite literally is. ``

Plus my TA took of points on my last quiz because I didn't show a step. I skipped writing down one step on the paper and he took points off. I still got the correct answer and everything. I just didn't physically write it down.

f(x) = 1 + sqrt( 3x + 1)
f(1) = 3

In between those two steps I lost points! I apparently didn't "show the fact I plugged "1" in for x. I mean come on. If it was some huge long formula, sure I would have written it out to keep everything straight. But if you're in DiffEQ and can't do that one in your head.... Just irks me. I mean come on, give me a break.

New banner and layout color scheme. Btw, that picture of top is one I took last year down some road here in c-ville. Up by the astronomy observatory. I just felt like a change around here. Start with new look.

Speaking of new looks... Well actually I have no segue from new looks... But that's ok. Anyway, the door on our suite is getting bad again. It wouldn't open this morning. We've put in work orders before, but it never gets fixed. See the problem is that the door handles don't exactly work. You know when you depress a handle it should make the door latch-thingy go in all the way? Thats what allows the door to open. However with our door pressing down the handle does not cause the door latch-thingy from going in. Thus making the door stuck. ie: you can't open it. ``

There is a solution when you come from the outside though. Turning the key as if to unlock the door works however... I found out this morning that that does you no good when you are inside the door. No key hole inside. Just a handle. A handle that doesn't work... Brian and I were trying for like 5 minutes to get the thing open this morning. We finally got it open, but Brian had to run so he could get to class. We were locked inside our own suite and the door was unlocked. Image that excuse to the professor.

"Why are you late today Brian?"
"Well sir, it was my door"
"Mmmmhmmmm"

We need to put in another work order. That would not be good if it gets stuck when I need to get somewhere. Must add to my todo list. Also on my todo list is to get the Sims 2. I think I will do that this afternoon when I go out to the store and places. I must build my digital family and raise their digital children. If you ask nicely I might put you in my neighborhood. Hehe. No telling who would live where or with who or what would go on, but that'll just be my little secret... mwahaha.

Someone broke one of those unbreakable water bottles. You know those clear plastic water bottes made of hard plastic. Well someone threw one of the ground at dinner last night and it exploded. Shot water out and cracked in a few pieces. So those things are undeed breakable. Who knew? The things you find out in college, I tell you.

Sqeeze cheese on Cheez-its is just too much, 7-11 slurpees rule, and grape soda with sun chips is the sh10zoXo11010!

I was hit by an acorn the other day. Walking to class under one of the big trees all of a sudden an acorn falls directly on my head. Like "........ POP" I'm like "oww." Everyone around me kind of looked at me weird after having said "oww" during a seemingly serene walk down the sidewalk. I bet it was the squirrels.... one of them always gives me an evil look.....

Later.*kiss* I love you darling

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I slept really good last night, I don't know why, but the best I've slept in a while. Woke up fairly refreshed. Got a 100 in my Digital Logic Design quiz. The average was a 60, though the standard deviation was a 32! I mean goodness. Teacher said like 50% of the class got like 20s and the rest got 100s. Interesting. Anyway nothing but good stuff in there. PMOS, NAND, CMOS, NMOS, NOR.... oooooo, take me now, lol.

I hope the rest of the day goes as well as it started.

Later.*kisses*

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Just took my first quiz of this school year and I have to say it went pretty well. It was in Digital Logic Design. 15 minute quiz. I studied a little last night, but it was one of those things you know or not know, not too much to study for. It was on Boolean Algebra and logic gates.

Write a the following gate network in sum-of-product form

Those are two XOR gates by the way: (a XOR b) XOR c

The other two were boolean algebra stuff.

Reduce: ac' + (a'b + ab')'
and
Reduce: ab'(b' + c')

I think I did good on it. We shall see. Also that class tends to go by real fast, and I mean REAL fast. Like I'll just get in there and its time to leave. Is that a sign I really like this stuff? Probably. Oh, and if anyone is interested in the answers to these questions just leave a comment.

Later.*kiss* I can't wait to see you this weekend

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