The Futile Pursuit

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Straight Outta Compton by Nina Gordon
(just listen to it) by Max Rabbe

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Thanks guys. I had fun. Hope you did too.

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18 on the 13th, but I'm having the party Saturday night due to SATs Sat morn.

6pm is teh start.

Ol' Fashioned movie/poker/LAN Party, except with chicks this time. There will be plenty of food. It's a spend the night deal. There will be multiple rooms for movies/games/poker.

Schedule:
6pm Start (Food will be available the whole time)
7pm Main movie (undecided, gimmie ideas)
11pm Chicks leave (not a coed sleepover, sorry)
2am Sound goes down, a room dedicated for people to sleep in
9am Gettouttamyhouse

Bring:
Gaming systems (Xbox, PS2, 360)
Games
Controllers
Networking gear
Pillow or blanket or something
Small TVs ( < 20" )
Good movies

Do not bring:
Drugs, Alchohol, etc.

Also, mark your crap with a Sharpie so noone fights over the last black controller s.

If you want to invite someone talk to me or email me @ wvannus@gmail.com and I'll give the nod.

Email me if you're coming and tell me what you're bringing. Please.

I wanna go see this sometime:
http://www.grantsburgwatercross.com/

Who wants to trek upto WI with me?

Clcik:


So whatcha guys think?

The Del Sol went sour. The thing has some transmission issues that I do not feel like dealing with (total rebuild.) This Altima is an '01, in good shape, has a good Carfax, is safe as all get out, and has a fuel-sipping I4. I'd have to drop a couple Cs to replace the crap stereo. It is considerably more than the Del Sol, but it is much more of a car.

If you can't tell, I'm trying to talk myself into it. It makes a lot of sense, but it's utterly passionless. I guess it's a small price to pay for a decent, reliable ride.

Btw, I have a new favorite reasonable < $40k car: The Holden Commodore SS V.

Click:



Why the hell doesn't GM sell this car in the US? (Btw, this is the new model of what GM based the faux-GTO on.)

My new rig. I am working on getting some cable management sometime soon. Excuse the rat nest. Clicky the thumbs.

Best band website evar: http://www.theraconteurs.com/

Jack White > Flea

Oh, and Banksy is at it again: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharl/sets/72157594266743665/show/
http://cgi.ebay.com/BANKSY-CD-HOW-AM-I-FAMOUS-WHAT-AM-I-FOR-RARE_W0QQitemZ320025493159QQihZ011QQcategoryZ554QQcmdZViewItem

Makes DDR look awesome:

http://www.glumbert.com/media/ddrsuperstar

So my mobo is defective. It won't boot or post. It lights up for a second. Apparently that's what I get for buying cheap. If I can't get it to work I'm going to return it to Newegg and get a Gigabyte board.

I just bought:











And a couple fans and adapters and whatnot.

Comes in by Friday.

Written for Nguyen's poetry project:



OCEAN WIND

HERE I MULL IN A DINGY UPON THE SEA
HIDDEN FROM THE WORLD IN THIS ISLE’S LEE.
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SUNSET AND WATER,
I SEE THE BLUR THAT IS ONE OF EARTH’S DAUGHTERS.

SHE TOYS WITH THE WINDS UPON THIS SPHERE,
ROCKING MY BOAT UP AGAINST THE PIER.
CAN SHE SEE HER WAVES BREAKING ON THE BEACH?
DOES SHE SEE MY LITTLE DINGY, OR IN IT, ME?

LATER, WHEN I RETURN TO LIFE ON THE LAND,
AND I DEPART FROM THIS WORLD OF SALT AND SAND,
WILL I MISS HER BRUSHES ACROSS MY CHEEK,
OR HOW THROUGH THE TREES I HEARD HER SPEAK?

IF I WERE TO NEVER RETURN TO THE BAY,
WOULD SHE REMAIN OR WOULD SHE STRAY?
I BELIEVE MY EXISTANCE HAS MINIMAL SAY,
AND THAT THE SUN HAS NOW SET ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY.

I whipped up a little app thing that can organize everyone's lunch period. I just wanted to see if I still remembered how to code.

Send the link to other Collins Hill kids and we'll see how big it gets.

http://futilepursuit.com/lunch/

1. Psychology (Howard)
2. Orchestra (Harriman)
3. AP Physics C (Williams)
4. AP 2 (Nguyen)
5. Economics (Allred)

My schedule got flippity-floppered today. Anyone have my 4th period class and can tell me what lunch we have?

I totally leave after 5th period. W00t.

This year is gunna be good.

Beats the living hell out of punk'd:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weDCgimH9DI

Anyone know what to do for AP Econ?

I just got back from DC.

I remembered I have summer assignments. I might want to get cracking on that.

Buy Apple stock. Tommorrow should be interesting.

I just made the coolest thing I've ever. 22 minutes in a CAD program I've never used before. Had the source image on a secondary monitor.

Source:


Finished file:


After laser cutter:


After laser cutter:

Scientology: http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/top/scientologists-bullying-mans-mind-181442.php