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April 2, 2003 - Been busy, but fun-busy

So I've been fairly busy of late. But not the bad kind of busy; oh no, this is actually quite positive. Played racquetball last night, tennis tonight, and I have more racquetball and rollerblading plans for later. Since it finally got warm outside, I figure I may as well enjoy it.
Spent several hours tonight on a big Daily project... it'll be up and running tomorrow night. Be sure to check back, I'll put up something about it. Also put the final touches on the Daily Challenge, thankfully. One less thing to do.
As far as the site goes... 32 entries for the Mystery Section™ now. I also updated the props in the lower corner to reflect how you should be viewing this. And I threw next semester's schedule onto my school section. Not fully finalized, but pretty much done.
And since it is now 4:00, I bid you all goodnight.

April 4, 2003 - Stupid Iowa

By far the biggest story around here is the weather. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we had highs in the 70s or 80s, and everyone was outside, playing frisbee or whatever, just loving the weather. On Thursday, it was maybe 65, but still sunny and an awesome day. So I wake up this morning, and, running late, don't look out the window or check the weather, and just run off to class instead, in a short-sleeve shirt and pants. Turns out it had been hailing since about 9:00 AM, with the temperature at about 35. Over lunch, it started hailing again (just small stuff, no damage or anything... maybe it could be better termed as 'sleet'). Then at about 1:45 we had a couple nice cracks of thunder, and it was hailing/sleeting pretty heavily when I walked into my 2:00 class. When I walked out at 3:00, there was (literally) an inch of snow on the ground.
It's April friggin' fourth. What's it doing sleeting and snowing on April fourth?
What a screwed-up state.
Otherwise, things are fine. Classes, organizations, social events, etc just keep going along... Got into an apartment for next year (woohoo!), so that pretty much made my week. Finalized next semester's schedule with the lab time I actually wanted. 52 entries in the Mystery Section™, with more happening all the time... should be ready for launch within the week.
Enjoy the weekend!

April 8, 2003 - Even stupider Iowa

I repeat, what a screwed-up state.
This time around, on Sunday night, we got about four inches of the heaviest, wettest, nastiest snow you've ever seen. Great for pegging people you don't like (or people you can beat up on, which are few and far between for a guy built such as I am) with a snowball or five, but such a pain otherwise. And it's still in the 30s.
Weather notwithstanding, the weekend was good. With Erin's help, I rediscovered the glory that is Dr. Mario, especially when you have someone to beat, er, compete against. Pretty relaxing, and productive too. It's frightening how much I've been doing recently.
And since I failed in putting up the latest Daily project, here it is! Again, I think it's pretty slick-looking. One of these days I'll put all these on my work page...
58 entries in the Mystery Section™, and I've decided not to release it until all 76 entries are complete, just to antagonize those of you eagerly awaiting its debut... you know who you are.
Finally, I'm absolutely disgusted by this so-called "war" and its civilian casualties. If I thought I had a remote chance to change anything, I'd be part of those weekly protests we have on campus.
On a happier and final note, Happy Birthday to my dad! :)

April 15, 2003 - Back To The Update™

After leaving my small homage to Justin up for several days, I figure it's probably time to resume the regular updates. Again, deepest sympathies to all those affected.
Strangely enough, I've been busy lately. This last weekend was VEISHEA, the largest student-run, alcohol-free (yeah, right) celebration in the country. This is a tradition, and people are hardcore about it. Since I was gone for this last year, I figured I should probably get out and do some stuff this time around.
And do stuff I did. Friday night, a couple of us went down to Welch Avenue in Campustown to check out the Taste of VEISHEA vendors, Battle of the Bands, and the whole atmosphere that surrounds the event. Not too involving, but a good time nonetheless. Oh, and then I played pizza deliveryman to Erin and Carli at 2:30 AM. That was quality (if a bit cold).
Saturday, I got up (*gasp!*) early and went to see the parade. Fortunately for youall, I took my camera, and ended up getting over sixty pictures of the parade! A gorgeous day, and I have to say, it was very neat to see. I'll definitely be going back next year. Be absolutely sure to check out those pictures.
Then on Sunday, I went to the VEISHEA-sponsored production of Brigadoon, courtesy of Erin's free ticket. It was thoroughly enjoyable, and very well put-together. I honestly didn't expect to like it that much (I mean, come on, it's a musical, right?), but I came away having enjoyed it very much. Plus, we all know I can always use a little more culture.
So with the busy weekend comes little time for schoolwork, which definitely got pushed to the side. With a formal lab report due Friday, and two ten-page Sociology papers due next Friday, I think I'll be hunkering down over my computer a lot more than I'd like to be this week... especially considering the (once again) extremely nice weather. I can always spare time for racquetball and tennis though, right?
Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys their week. I'll try to get back to updating this semi-regularly.
Oh, and now 63 entries in the Mystery Section™.

April 22, 2003 - So I lied

Turns out I lied about the regular updating. Another week-long stretch, but I haven't even noticed. Been way too busy. I have a to-do list that occupies a complete whiteboard... And very little (read: none) of it is fun. Of course, this doesn't stop me from dropping the busywork and doing fun stuff... Racquetball and video games, mostly.
On the plus side, I definitely had my most productive weekend ever. I sat and pounded out a ten-page Sociology paper comparing my hometown and the town next door, and it was actually enjoyable to write. Some interesting stuff. Unfortunately, I have another one yet to do (in leiu of a final)... Tack onto that completing the Independent Study, a weekend induction for my honor societies, community service activities scheduled this weekend, Daily work, Sociology reading, a Computer Engineering project, and all the small crap that I'm used to by now, and you see the plight.
Speaking of the devil, er, Daily, I have a new project up! Check it every day this week for an update, fall in love with it, and send me flowers. Or just go, I'll be happy either way.
No site work done. I'm going to bed instead. I know you're crushed.

April 24, 2003 - Proudly presenting...

So after some urging, a swift kick, and the promise of cookies, I went ahead and finished up the Mystery Section™ tonight.
I proudly present to you... my gaming section! I've also added a button on the left to get there. With a full compendium of 78 games, please take a look through, and tell me if you agree, disagree, or think I missed something!
So, with that out of the way, please continue to check out the latest Daily project and its associated photo galleries... Only one more day. Oh, and I added this project to the work page.
Seven more class days, and counting!

April 28, 2003 - Again with the slacking

Right, so I haven't been updating this every other day like a good little Webmaster. So, let's face it, I'm not a good little Webmaster.
Instead of updating, I spent most of this weekend insanely occupied, and as a result, it was probably the best weekend I've had in a long time. Counting Friday afternoon, I played racquetball, played frisbee golf twice (once 'the real way', and once not so much), tossed a regular frisbee around, played five solid innings of softball, went on a short rollerblading jaunt, attended an orchestra concert, did half a dozen class assignments, had a meeting or two, and played a solid eight hours of Dr. Mario. What a classic game, and what a full weekend. Is it any wonder I think I'm getting (or already have) shin splints?
Of course, this leaves me with one more ten-page paper to do before Thursday, with plans for a mini-road-trip and who-knows-what-else in the rest of this week. Oh yeah, and it's Dead Week, and we're supposed to be studying (or something) for finals. So much for that. Speaking of, I popped my finals schedule onto the school page.
So basically, this update is an excuse for not having updated recently. And a realization that suddenly I can't get outside enough, or do enough stuff. Crazy. The absolute antithesis of what I used to be...
Regardless, four more class days, and counting!

April 29, 2003 - Our chive? No, archive

So I had some spare time inbetween my classes today (which is not to say I didn't have loads of spare time actually in the classes, it's just that I didn't have access to a computer), so I made the best of it and implemented a brand-new-yet-simultaneously-really-old archives section! Got the brilliant idea to do this after noticing that the front page was approaching 100kB, which is way too much for a single page. So now it's easily broken down by month... not that anyone ever looks at the past entries.
So enjoy the new section, and the much-improved load time for the front page!
Three more class days, and counting!