Saturday, December 07, 2002 :::
Good smells from the kitchen
Well, I have been making sauce and meatballs from scratch all afternoon and my house is full of the wonderful smell of garlic and herbs...YUM!! (Ziti w/ meatballs for usaco friday - and yes josh I made a smaller pot without the meatballs :)
::: posted at 6:45 PM
Friday, December 06, 2002 :::
Backwards
Lladnar and I have switch property zones on the go board - I so want to finish that game!! I think I may actually keep some of the territory I have aquired. Must play random people online... aquire more skillz... to Kortec:All your property are belong to me!! (just for the comments this afternoon)
note to self: FINISH CURRICULUM THIS WEEKEND ITS DUE TUESDAY!!!
::: posted at 4:18 PM
ACSL
The questions were not that bad... Congrats to all who tried and even more so to those who scored 3 and above on the first part. Don't forget I need the programs on MONDAY by the times you were given. The program is worth another 5 points to your score so don't forget!!
::: posted at 1:03 PM
Thursday, December 05, 2002 :::
::: posted at 12:00 PM
Trying for snow
::: posted at 11:43 AM
Ultimate Snowball Fights
The best snowball fighters (or just those of us with no aim) know that in order to truley have a winning strategy you must use your environment in such a fashion as to put your opponents at a disadvantage. Here are just some helpful hints to those of you unfortunate enough to NOT KNOW THEM!!
1. Did you know that tree branches make excellent snowball slingshots?
2. Piling snow in higher places and then luring people under it requires less aim...
Just some helpful hints... (after school snowball fight anyone?)
PS - counter moved to bottom of page..
::: posted at 10:28 AM
Wednesday, December 04, 2002 :::
Patience is a virtue
must remember that
must remember that
must remember that
...
::: posted at 8:27 PM
I think the night class gods are against me..
Once again in night class and for some odd reason the IS department has decided that it would be a good idea NOT to turn on the heat in any of the CS labs... So you all have seen me teach without shoes, how about in a scarf and gloves?? (and still no shoes... - I love carpet!)
::: posted at 5:40 PM
New Selection Criteria For Valedictorian
Today 6th period it was decided that the new selection criteria will involve a sack race/scavenger hunt where you must traverse a course in a sack and place items into the sack along the way... (points also given for time of completion) Winner has most points at the end ....
Can you imagine the speech at graduation? "I would like to say that it has been one hell of a sack race! Die to all my competitors!! Thank you."
::: posted at 12:28 PM
Tuesday, December 03, 2002 :::
This is what I get for procrastinating
Was at school until 7:30 tonight, doing work...
BTW - Envelope glue is really nasty!! especially on school envelopes when you have a pile of them from recommendations...
::: posted at 9:48 PM
Why it sucks sometimes to be the designated adult
Sorry All - 8th period open lab stops now!! (unless your name begins with a J, you are independantly studying a class, and you are coming to do Java programs!!!)
Sorry APCS - I hate to do this to you, but you leave me no choice... We are two weeks behind and if I dont catch you all up you will not do well on the AP. So expect some things to change. *switches to ultimate teacher mode*
::: posted at 6:17 PM
Interesting quote of the day
A rack server on wheels is like a hot rod for the nerd elite :)
::: posted at 12:44 PM
What is it about my room?
What is it about my classroom that I attract random people during the course of the day?
Focus, must focus, write syllabus...
::: posted at 9:34 AM
Monday, December 02, 2002 :::
Random Rantings
Cold Cold Cold - but no snow...
Ever been working and completely distracted yourself with trivial matters? Not temporarily - I mean for a couple of hours... I came home intending to do some serious work (even had a to do list) and have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! ggrrr - Need to do stuff!!! Java Syllabus due in 8 days (yes I procrastinated), and I have to completely rewrite the format I had it in..
Well I typed the heading for the table - does that count?
Be prepared for a sleep deprived teacher (again) in about 7 1/2 days.... nah, I can do 2 chapters a day and finish it...
Pointers - (for all you c++ geeks) I would like to have been in the room when they decided to use the -> symbol to represent them..... "Dude - it POINTS to stuff... lets make it look like an arrow!!" 'nuff said....
::: posted at 9:51 PM
Sunday, December 01, 2002 :::
There is a compsci group?
While reading random blogs I noticed that Dave made reference to a compsi group... I wonder - is this a good or bad thing...
::: posted at 9:17 PM
Hell has frozen over... Along with the meadowlands apparently
Watching the Giants game... (they are actually making a game out of it, which is good) And all anyone keeps saying is that it is cold there - isn't that what football in december is all about? and if you were stupid enough to go to the game without hand and feet warmers, a couple of blinkets and some thermos' of extremely warm drinks - well thats your own fault!
Today is Sunday right? I say hell has frozen over because the significant other was actually back from the firehouse before noon. Apparently no one was hanging out today and there was no reason to stay...
::: posted at 3:09 PM
