The magnitude of the sales transactions in which I partake often seem unreasonable and imaginary. I suppose I am not yet accustomed to adulthood.
Last Thursday, I bought a 2006 Honda Civic Sedan LX with a manual transmission. The 'LX' bit means that I have a CD/MP3 CD player but no audio input jack; I have [...]
As I got in my car today at lunch, I checked my pocket for a pen, wanting to have one handy despite the preponderance of that very item at the bank I was about to visit. The pen was there---of course---a Sanford Uniball Fine. And I noticed that I could not remember having placed that [...]
Note: I began writing this post on Wednesday, February 23 but did not finish or post it until the following day
Over the past few days, I have discovered that my productivity while listening to classical music is slightly greater than that when listening to anything else. So far, I have tried out the soundtrack from [...]
I had a reasonably busy day at work: Professor Bright needs seven laptops with MATLAB ready to travel to Japan on Friday. I configured the first machine for him to test tonight and report on tomorrow. Getting the laptops ready should not be a problem; I just need to be focused tomorrow and start right [...]
I have long been unchallenged and unmotivated here---in Claremont, in my position as the Engineering Systems Administrator, and on this website. I must change my behavior---dismiss this apathy---so that I might move forward with my life. In other words, I will not accomplish what I desire unless I take a proactive approach to every aspect [...]
The abortion protesters were gone today but the dumbass pedestrians were back. They come in all shapes and sizes, students and professors alike, but share the common desire to perish under my wheels.
I spent my lunch break pruning the rose bushes in front of my house. I will not know how well I did [...]
On a typical day, I am coming back at around 1:15 PM to work from lunch at my house and College Avenue is swamped with oblivious students with no regard for traffic or crosswalks: "Pedestrian right of way means I never have to stop walking! Look both ways? Pshaw!" I have even started across the [...]