Pittsburgh

Here PITT, compassed by hills and streams around,
Compactly built within its narrow bound,
Stands gloomily magnificent in mantling smoke,
The western workshop, where useful arts convoke;
Here chiming hammer and loud puffing steam,
The rattling dray and the thundering team;
A bustling crowd with hurried pace,
And oft brown industry's sooty face,
Are seen and heard throughout the busy place.

That was written in 1810, when Pittsburgh began to rise as a manufacturing center and its population began to rise dramatically. (I'm taking a class)

This make me happy

Sorry for all of the emotion on the bloggernet. This should make up for it.
NUMANUMA

ENTJ

My personality type is an ENTJ. I think this has a negative effect on how I view what a relationship should be. Joe called me on it tonight and now I'm rather upset by it. WASP is also having a large impact on me. I think I'm beginning to relate to it too much, which is depressing in a way. I know what the loop hole is, but sadly, knowing the solution is a lot harder than being able to find it. Do I look for it, or wait for it to find me?

I'm getting a present, but as an engineer, I think I already have it. Do I take it, or wait for the most precious gift of all? But what if that gift never arrives? This may not make sense to most of you, but it's not supposed to. That's part of the reason why I am the way I am. Forced to be something I can not escape from being. The only way out may never find it's way in. There is no resolution and no happy ending to this story, at least not yet.

But hey, I've got a lot of work to do tomorrow, maybe that will distract me from the inevitable and keep me from trying to find the solution. I will find solutions to other problems and in the end, this will make me happy.

AHHHH!!! part deux

I got some more sleep tonight, two hours think. There is snow everywhere.

I need Bob Sagget and I got Bob Sagget. I miss America's Funniest Homevideos.

AHHHH!!!

My head wants to explode!

I need a CLOVE.

Antenna...FUCK YEAH!

I just fixed my Verizon Samsung a670 phone. I broke the Antenna at a party at Yin's house. Since then I've been using a paper clip for an antenna. The Verizon store said they couldn't fix my phone because they didn't want to open my phone up and try and get the broken part of the antenna out. They suggested I go through with the Insurance and buy a new phone for $50. They also said there was water damage, yeah right. I went online and ordered an antenna from a website for $9, free shipping and handling. I took my phone apart, "opened it up", tore out the old piece and snapped in the new antenna. Now I have a new antenna that gets good service. Folks, I just won the cell phone game. I say, screw you Verizon, I knew it could be fixed easily. I guess you could say I called that one. Oh, Snap!

$41 saved.

Everyone loves Magical Trevor

Weebls Stuff - Toons

This one is right up there with the Lions in Kenya one. The song is catchy.

ROFLCOPTER, where is the cow?

y2k4 quiz

I took the end of the year quiz. I couldn't refuse. Read what you will. It's probably best you don't read it. Whatever, I'm glad 2k5 is here.

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
took a train out west
drank in a foreign country
smoked cloves and something else
became a temporary susie-homemaker

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
all lies

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
my cousin, I think. she gives birth a lot.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
my dog, seamus. god rest his sweet doggy soul.

5. What places did you visit?
Grand Canyon
Canada
the hospital

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
I would say a non-stressful Scotch-n-Soda production, but Importance of Being Earnest was in 2004. If people thought it was stressful, they were making it up. I wish I could be more layed back like that again when I was TD.
Other than that, better grades, better self control.

7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
the night I went to the hospital during Bat Boy, the Musical.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Importance of Being Earnest

9. What was your biggest failure?
sleeping

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
corneal eye abrasion on my left eye

11. What was the best thing you bought?
new laptop, Dell Inspiron 600m

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Becky Zajdel, being brave in Czechland all by herself

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
atarnow, I'm still waiting for those lighting cues

14. Where did most of your money go?
carnegie mellon university
dominos pizza
wing zone
beer
scotch-n-soda theater

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
the end of last semester
Beckums coming home

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Leave (Get Out) by JoJo
Yeah! - Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Tipsy - J-Kwon
The Way You Move - OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown
Hey Ya! - OutKast
Slow Jamz - Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
Get Low - Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins
Shake Ya Tailfeather - Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
Stand Up - Ludacris Featuring Shawnna

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
more confused and worried

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
homework
parties in wizzo403
planning and time management
exercise

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
scotch-n-soda theater
eating fast food

20. How did you spend Christmas?
at home with my parents, my grandma, and my cat

21. How did you be spend New Year's?
I went to Caroline's house with some of my friends from High School

22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
No, but I've been doing recon is one way to put it.

23. How many one-night stands?
this is an awkward question, pending on the definition of "one-night stand", I'll just say less than 10.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
South Park

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't want to say hate, but you could say I have a negative attitude towards some people

26. What was the best book you read?
Heat Transfer by J.P. Holman

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I can hold a pitch more often than not with Joe

28. What did you want and get?
a mp3 player
more friends

29. What did you want and not get?
a girlfriend
good grades
an internship

29b. What did you not want and get?
Master Carpenter for Rumors
Director Position (note: I'm happy to have this one though)
thefacebook.com

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Shrek 2

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 20 and I probably drank. I don't really remember. It was around time of the Importance of Being Earnest.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Having my own car.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
jeans or khakis, t-shirt, L.L. Bean cotton, plaid, long sleeve shirt

34. What kept you sane?
friends and lots of alcohol

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
George W. Bush

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Iraq

37. Who did you miss?
Becky (recently)

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Becky Zajdel

38b. Side question...who would you like to get to know better?
Courtney Kochuba and I have gotten to know each other better recently

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Why wait? If it can be done now, do it now.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
I give up, I give in, I know I'm never gonna win.
Everytime I try so hard I get nothin' (nothin')
They say try and you won't fail, I get nothin' (nothin')
I did all that I could i got nothin' (nothin')
I tried so hard, for nothin' (nothin')
I don't fuckin' care, I don't fuckin' care
I don't fuckin' care anymore
And I don't fuckin' care, and I don't fuckin' care
And I don't fuckin' care anymore
It's gonna be all right
'Cause I don't fuckin' care anymore
--Reel Big Fish, Nothin'--

Happy New Year's!

See everyone next year!

Go 2005!!!1