Thursday, February 28, 2002
Friday, February 22, 2002
Thursday, February 14, 2002
Wednesday, February 13, 2002
Sharing the Celebration Just reading these accounts of the Olympic medalists, I get sudden, overwhelming emotional overload and tear up one second, then in another sudden burst, the feeling is gone.
Yes! It looks like I'll have a car this Friday. One problem: I don't have my driver license yet. I'm scheduling a time on Tuesday to take my written test, and hopefully, by the end of next week I'll be able to take my driving test and become licensed. Then I have car insurance to worry about, but because I'm getting a 1968 Ford Galaxy, my rate should be very low!
Other than that, I've been very busy with work and school. But I'm already starting to slack; I need to be more focused on my studies, because I'm getting frustrated and anxious going about my other responsibilities because my homework and classes are always nagging at me.
Other than that, I've been very busy with work and school. But I'm already starting to slack; I need to be more focused on my studies, because I'm getting frustrated and anxious going about my other responsibilities because my homework and classes are always nagging at me.
Tuesday, February 12, 2002
"Fifth Amendment" Defined & Explained
I don't understand - I thought in order to get answers on an inquiry, one had to ask questions about happenings, such as with the Enron hearings. Pleading the Fifth Amendment is to not incriminate oneself, but doesn't invoking the Fifth Amendment allude to one's involvement/guilt?
I don't understand - I thought in order to get answers on an inquiry, one had to ask questions about happenings, such as with the Enron hearings. Pleading the Fifth Amendment is to not incriminate oneself, but doesn't invoking the Fifth Amendment allude to one's involvement/guilt?
Friday, February 08, 2002
Thursday, February 07, 2002
The news channels keep reporting "new developments" in Danielle Van Dam's disappearance, but I don't hear any real developments; they keep rehashing what's already been reported. I can't imagine being a parent and having to deal with the disappearance of my child; I wouldn't eat, sleep, or function in any capacity, and this family has 2 other children that need their parent's attention. Heartbreaking. Danielle's mother gave a statement today; she looked exhausted and there was so much desperation in her voice.
On another note regarding the news, it seems that marines are dying from accidents everyday. At this rate, we'll be defeating ourselves in this "war." It's sad that marines, anyone for that matter, have died, but it seems like it was due to negligence or technical malfunctioning.
On another note regarding the news, it seems that marines are dying from accidents everyday. At this rate, we'll be defeating ourselves in this "war." It's sad that marines, anyone for that matter, have died, but it seems like it was due to negligence or technical malfunctioning.
Wednesday, February 06, 2002
Gosh darn, there is a lot to discuss as usual. I don't want to be a slave to my journal, so I'm trying not to feel guilty about my infrequent updating or the fact that I don't have time to write about everything I would like to. Since our network is down at work and I have nothing to do, I thought it would be a good time to spend some time on posting.
The trip to San Francisco was fun, though it could have been a lot better if I had money; since I've discovered E-Bay, I've spent $400 or so on rare Mariah Carey singles and remixes. A good investment in my opinion, but a bad time right now to invest since: (1) I just switched from a weekly pay schedule to a bi-monthly pay schedule; (2) I started school January 28th and have to date spent $400 on books and supplies with 2 more books waiting to be purchases; and (3) as always, Bills Bills Bills. But I had a nice time anyway; I met Peter, a 52 year-old British expatriate who's lived in San Francisco since 1983 or about that time. I didn't know he was 52, not that that would have mattered, but I had thought he was a lot younger. At about 5'6", he had an alternative look to him; rail-thin body, shaved head, raver-like clothes, a "goatee-less goatee" - meaning he had a bit of hair underneath his lower lip covering his mid-chin proximity, crudely refered to as a "pus*y/ball tickler". He was often approached for pharmaceutical needs though he wasn't a user. I met him at the Midnight Sun while a bit intoxicated and started making out with him - the silly things we do when imbibedwith the spirits. Anyway I spent the night with him cuddling, and onlycuddling, and the next day he acted as a tour guide and drove me around town. We went to an open house to view a property on the market (way too small and intrusive for the asking price - basically the view was what would be paid for) and went across the bay to see U.C. Berkeley's campus. What a beautiful institution! Pervasive were 19th Century edifices and the burgeoning bohemia characteristic of Berkeley. I'm pretty sure I will be transferring here in two years to continue my computer science degree, but one never knows, especially now that I'm employeed with a leading eCommerce company in San Diego.
On My Mind: I forgot how MLA specifies punctuation within/around quotation marks. I know that the British have all puncuation outside of the quotation, e.g. Robert stated, "There are five cows". But American MLA style is different; I used the following sentence earlier in this post which prompted this question: "...his mid-chin proximity, crudely refered to as a 'pus*y/ball tickler'." Here's a good example - there is a quote within my quote. Where would the period be placed? In the post, I placed the period outside the quotation marks; this would be logical since I wasn't originally quoting an entire sentence, but I think it should be within the quotation marks. I haven't bought the MLA book yet, but this is something I want to know for sure.
Ohhhhh, heteronyms!
The trip to San Francisco was fun, though it could have been a lot better if I had money; since I've discovered E-Bay, I've spent $400 or so on rare Mariah Carey singles and remixes. A good investment in my opinion, but a bad time right now to invest since: (1) I just switched from a weekly pay schedule to a bi-monthly pay schedule; (2) I started school January 28th and have to date spent $400 on books and supplies with 2 more books waiting to be purchases; and (3) as always, Bills Bills Bills. But I had a nice time anyway; I met Peter, a 52 year-old British expatriate who's lived in San Francisco since 1983 or about that time. I didn't know he was 52, not that that would have mattered, but I had thought he was a lot younger. At about 5'6", he had an alternative look to him; rail-thin body, shaved head, raver-like clothes, a "goatee-less goatee" - meaning he had a bit of hair underneath his lower lip covering his mid-chin proximity, crudely refered to as a "pus*y/ball tickler". He was often approached for pharmaceutical needs though he wasn't a user. I met him at the Midnight Sun while a bit intoxicated and started making out with him - the silly things we do when imbibedwith the spirits. Anyway I spent the night with him cuddling, and onlycuddling, and the next day he acted as a tour guide and drove me around town. We went to an open house to view a property on the market (way too small and intrusive for the asking price - basically the view was what would be paid for) and went across the bay to see U.C. Berkeley's campus. What a beautiful institution! Pervasive were 19th Century edifices and the burgeoning bohemia characteristic of Berkeley. I'm pretty sure I will be transferring here in two years to continue my computer science degree, but one never knows, especially now that I'm employeed with a leading eCommerce company in San Diego.
On My Mind: I forgot how MLA specifies punctuation within/around quotation marks. I know that the British have all puncuation outside of the quotation, e.g. Robert stated, "There are five cows". But American MLA style is different; I used the following sentence earlier in this post which prompted this question: "...his mid-chin proximity, crudely refered to as a 'pus*y/ball tickler'." Here's a good example - there is a quote within my quote. Where would the period be placed? In the post, I placed the period outside the quotation marks; this would be logical since I wasn't originally quoting an entire sentence, but I think it should be within the quotation marks. I haven't bought the MLA book yet, but this is something I want to know for sure.
Ohhhhh, heteronyms!
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