Archive for April, 2004
Lighten Up
Tuesday, April 6th, 2004There was an interesting article in today’s New York Times entitled New Lesson for College Students: Lighten Up. I’d recommend reading it, especially if you are one of the overworked college students it talked about (like myself sometimes). It comes at an interesting time as I get to register for Fall classes on Thursday. I’m [...]
U looks to scrap dorm voice mail
Tuesday, April 6th, 2004A few weeks ago all resident hall tenants were allowed to participate in a survey regarding features to be added/removed to the standard room rate. The ones on the survey this year were Newspapers, Cable TV, and Voicemail. Personally, I voted for the addition of free Newspapers and the retention of our voicemail program despite [...]
We’re not the only rioters
Tuesday, April 6th, 2004It’s good to know that U of M students aren’t the only people to riot. Like take for example UConn students after their national championship victory of GA Tech. [Image Dead] Next time they should be more careful to not pose for the camera, as in the case with students from Northeastern University. Via Fark
My Desk
Monday, April 5th, 2004I think you can tell a lot about a person based upon how they keep up their life. So in case you were wondering about me, here’s a picture of my current desk: Note that it’s not the cleanest, but at least there aren’t piles everywhere. Notable items include: Stooge paddle Plant—obtained for $5 from [...]
Congratulations Women’s Hoops
Monday, April 5th, 2004What a season it has been. UConn played an excellent game and definitely deserved to win. It’s sad for me to see the season come to an end. Sorry to the band members stuck in New Orleans… Gary, I guess you have something to be happy about. I liked the photo that Gophersports.com put up: [...]
Joe’s Birthday
Monday, April 5th, 2004Well, it’s Joe’s birthday (on the 7th I think), so a bunch of us on the 6th floor decided to pitch in and buy him a t-shirt so he can never forget how much he likes Chappelle’s Show.
The Rasterbator
Monday, April 5th, 2004I ran into a link to The Rasterbator a month or two ago and was curious as to how it’d turn out. Essentially it takes an image file you submit and creates a rasterized version of it, essentially a picture with only a white background and black circles of various diameter on a set grid. [...]
UThink
Saturday, April 3rd, 2004UThink: Blogs at the University Libraries is a new project by the University of Minnesota to offer unlimited free blogs to all staff/students/faculty. The system is easy to configure and get started—just login with your x500 and give them a title/tagline for your blog. For example, I got one setup in under 5 minutes or [...]
QotD: Questions of the Day?
Saturday, April 3rd, 2004Question: Is this question of the day format too geeky for me to continue using? My answer, I think it’s mostly just an easy excuse for me to have content without coming up with anything original. I don’t really understand the target audience of my blog (friends from/high school college). So what do you want [...]
Final Four
Friday, April 2nd, 2004As I’m sure you’ve heard a million times already, the Lady Gopher’s Basketball Team is headed to the Final Four. I won’t be going in the band (since I’m not in WAB). The game is in New Orleans, and they are staying at a $200/night hotel, so it should be a pretty sweet time. The [...]