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Thursday, September 30, 2004

OUTTATIME
Stowington (12:45:19 PM): I'm so bent on continuing to procrastinate on my paper which is due in an hour that I've been reading through documentation for my Java program due on monday
Stowington (12:45:46 PM): oh and I have a class now
Stowington (12:45:53 PM): so I'm out of time already

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Up To The Minute?
MacMinute just reported a contest run by Microsoft that I entered weeks ago. While MacMinute claims the sweepstakes was launched today, the official rules state that it began on August 25.

.Mac Upgraded
.Mac was upgraded today, so I now have 125 MB of space for HOTW. Nice to know that there's room to grow. Hi ho, hi ho. Email aliases are cool to, but "awesome" was already taken. I'll have to think of an equally cool alternative.


Update: I just learned that I can change how much storage is set aside for email and iDisk storage, so I can actually bump up HOTW to a beefier 235 MB, since I don't store my mail on the server. Just in case you care...

Sequel Announcement
parec02 (5:41:40 AM): i'm retaking automata and computational theory this semester. think it'd be alright if i stop by one evening to wrtite a follow up to my hit from last year?
Skier Wysz (5:41:50 AM): sure
parec02 (5:42:08 AM): would i still use the same program, or did garage band overtake it?
Skier Wysz (5:42:35 AM): you can still use soundtrack, but if you want to do some midi stuff you will have to use garageband
parec02 (5:42:57 AM): ok
Skier Wysz (5:43:08 AM): when is your first exam
parec02 (5:43:23 AM): automata is on oct 13
parec02 (5:43:28 AM): lets plan for the 12th
Skier Wysz (5:43:32 AM): got it

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Happy Birthday
Emily turns 21 today.

Upcoming milestone birthdays:
September 28, 2008: Emily turns 25 and is able to rent a car with less hassle.
September 28, 2018: Emily turns 35 and is eligible to be a U.S. president.

Monday, September 27, 2004

Monday Morning
All I wanted was a taste of home. It was almost 5 AM, and I had a sudden urge to drink some Wawa coffee. I knew that if I went to bed I would risk missing my 11:00 class, so I figured there was no harm in going out. I went on Wawa's website and typed in my zipcode to find their nearest location. I put the address into Mapquest to see how far away it was, and Mapquest informed me that the address doesn't exist. I still wanted my coffee, so I got in the car anyway.

Once in the car, I tried to enter the address into my dad's Magellan RoadMate 700 that I've been "borrowing" for the past month. It told me that the city doesn't exist. This wasn't going to stop me. I went to the "Points of Interest" feature, typed in Wawa, and routed to the nearest match. It took me to a building which was obviously a Wawa at some point, with the stone walls as a giveaway, but now is some weird tropical theme restaurant. After deeming Baltimore a "dirt city," I punched in location number two. This one was some Pantry thing. I think I've seen them take over Wawas before.

Not willing to give up, I looked up the next address, which was 22 miles away from the Pantry. It was too late to turn back now, so I followed the directions. For the first few miles, I shouted at every suitable corner, "If this was Pennsylvania there would be a Wawa here!" After that, I got on the Beltway and continued my journey towards the alleged Wawa location in Rosedale. And you know what? IT EXISTS! Victory was mine. At this point, it was 7 AM and a very popular place. I got my coffee and chocolate covered donut, which costed less than two bucks, and headed back towards my apartment, which was only 9.8 miles away from the Wawa.

Of course, someone had taken my parking spot while I was gone. I circled the block a few times, looking for a legal space. I finally found one on a nearby street, but had to turn around since I was on the wrong side. I turned around near some of the dorms, and saw a car pulling out as I passed. I knew that in between the dorms is probably the safest place I can park, so I did a quick lap and took the spot. When I finally got back to my building, I saw that the space RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR had opened up. I wanted to go back and get my car, but the chances of the spot remaining open at this time of the day were too slim, and I went inside. Before heading upstairs, I checked my mailbox. Once again, a letter (well, postcard) from Sarah appeared just in time to bring me out of a bad mood and make me feel better. Weird how she can do that, and this time all the way from New Zealand!

That was my morning.

Wysz Rushes ∑X
As part of my weekly requirement to go out twice a week, Zach and I went to a rush event at Bill's fraternity, Sigma Chi, tonight. Zach was only there for the food (and to make sure I went) so we were disappointed to find only one slice of cold burned pizza remaining when we arrived. Despite the lack of food, we stuck around for about an hour. I even gave them my contact information and had my picture taken, so I guess I am legitimately rushing right now. Weird. I managed to act interested in whatever they said, and was about to start asking questions when we finally left. I hope they have better luck with the other rush events; I was only number six.

Tonight Show With Conan
Courtesy of Blake Mattern comes this news story.

Wawa
Skier Wysz (7:39:19 AM): i just got back from wawa
BuffyPrep5 (7:39:25 AM): wawa?
BuffyPrep5 (7:39:27 AM): the frat?
BuffyPrep5 (7:39:34 AM): or the store
Skier Wysz (7:39:39 AM): hi, i'm michael wyszomierski, have we met?
BuffyPrep5 (7:39:46 AM): haha
BuffyPrep5 (7:39:50 AM): well...you never know
BuffyPrep5 (7:39:55 AM): you could be a closet frat boy


BuffyPrep5 (8:01:18 AM): am i in your blog
BuffyPrep5 (8:01:23 AM): that's my goal in life
BuffyPrep5 (8:01:39 AM): well, that and to move to paris permanently and find a job where i can spend all day drinking coffee and eating pastries


BuffyPrep5 (8:02:00 AM): i'm a little concerned that john's away message is "i've got pants"
Skier Wysz (8:02:05 AM): eh
Skier Wysz (8:02:12 AM): it's better than the alternative


BuffyPrep5 (8:05:57 AM): all of the characters who make regular appearances on your blog, well, other than the ones i know already, i really would like to know, because they seem quite amusing
Skier Wysz (8:06:43 AM): such as?
BuffyPrep5 (8:06:50 AM): i don't know
BuffyPrep5 (8:07:02 AM): maybe it's just the way they're portrayed in your blog
Skier Wysz (8:07:09 AM): who
BuffyPrep5 (8:07:33 AM): the one who types with the numbers and symbols instead of words
Skier Wysz (8:07:43 AM): shkenblke?
BuffyPrep5 (8:07:48 AM): yeah
BuffyPrep5 (8:07:53 AM): ted, ted seems funny too
Skier Wysz (8:07:59 AM): yes he is my idiot friend who goes to school in ohio
Skier Wysz (8:08:12 AM): and yeah ted is my tall idiot friend who plays basketball for vanderbilt
BuffyPrep5 (8:08:13 AM): i know people who go to school in ohio
BuffyPrep5 (8:08:15 AM): they are all odd
BuffyPrep5 (8:10:50 AM): i think it's funny that blake types like a 13 year old girl
BuffyPrep5 (8:10:54 AM): i think i typed like that when i was 13
Skier Wysz (8:11:03 AM): haha
BuffyPrep5 (8:11:05 AM): and then i realized that it identified me as a 13 year old girl

Blake's Rebuttal
ShkenBlke2 (11:53:59 AM): i don't look like a 13 yr old girl. I type like this b/c it is faster
ShkenBlke2 (11:54:08 AM): and im lazy, less keys the better
ShkenBlke2 (11:54:22 AM): and she actually said boff
ShkenBlke2 (11:54:27 AM): who says that
ShkenBlke2 (11:54:33 AM): unless shes british
ShkenBlke2 (11:54:59 AM): or he
ShkenBlke2 (11:55:10 AM): is he/she british?
ShkenBlke2 (11:55:24 AM): and not everyone that goes to school in OH is odd
ShkenBlke2 (11:55:35 AM): besides, its not like I am from OH
ShkenBlke2 (11:55:43 AM): im from PA

Blog Update
Skier Wysz (8:29:44 AM): ETA of update is t-minus 5 minutes or so
BuffyPrep5 (8:29:44 AM): i thought you said you updated it
BuffyPrep5 (8:29:55 AM): boff
Skier Wysz (8:29:57 AM): it is updating
BuffyPrep5 (8:30:04 AM): shush
Skier Wysz (8:30:07 AM): give it time
Skier Wysz (8:30:50 AM): soon it will be at the point where nothing is on it
Skier Wysz (8:30:55 AM): that is always exciting
BuffyPrep5 (8:31:04 AM): haha
Skier Wysz (8:31:11 AM): here it comes...
Skier Wysz (8:31:17 AM): hit reload
BuffyPrep5 (8:31:27 AM): ooooooooh
Skier Wysz (8:31:34 AM): yeah pretty cool huh
BuffyPrep5 (8:31:34 AM): this is so pathetic wysz
BuffyPrep5 (8:31:37 AM): i'm sitting here in paris
BuffyPrep5 (8:31:42 AM): waiting for your website to reload
Skier Wysz (8:32:50 AM): ok t-minus a few more minutes now, and it's your fault
BuffyPrep5 (8:32:57 AM): hows it my fault?
Skier Wysz (8:33:06 AM): because i am adding the pathetic quote
BuffyPrep5 (8:33:10 AM): oh
BuffyPrep5 (8:33:11 AM): noooo
BuffyPrep5 (8:33:15 AM): it makes me look really pathetic
Skier Wysz (8:34:01 AM): too late. i already cancelled the update, and now my blog is in a sort of purgatory, with only some pages online.

Anonymous Email
From: Tony
Subject: wacky blogmen
Date: September 27, 2004 9:27:23 PM EDT
To: wysz@mac.com

Ok, how sad is it that I'm disappointed at not being mentioned as one of the wacky members of the blog. Then I realized that most things I've said, should they be quoted and I'm identified, would get me fired. And to further the issue, I'd probably be the only 30 year old working professional quoted on a college students blog. On second thought it's probably good I'm not one of the wacky ones.

Sunday, September 26, 2004

Course Blog
The course website for one of my psych courses is a blog. This makes a lot of sense. It's easy to set up and keep organized, plus it has an RSS feed so students don't have to worry about constantly checking it for updates.

P.S. While adding the feed to NetNewsWire, I realized that it automatically fills out the URL field of the New Subscription window if you have a URL in the clipboard. Nice touch. However this wouldn't be necessary if people simply used the feed: URL scheme.

This is going to drive me crazy
I vaguely remember seeing a sketch on TV once, probably on Comedy Central, and I want to see it again. If anyone knows what I am talking about, let me know what it is called, or who was in it, so I can try to find it on DVD somewhere.

There's a man in on a dark stage of a theater, I think a stagehand sweeping the stage or something. He then sits on a stool (maybe) and pretends to pick something up. He goes on to play an invisible drum kit. There are sound effects for all of his movements, but no actual props. He is doing it all in mime, but perfectly in sync with the sound. I think at one point he knocks something over and a cat runs across the drums or something like that, and you see him looking around as if following the cat. It's really funny. Please someone help!

DMC
For the past three days, I've been going to the Digital Media Center trying to scan slides of my second photo assignment. The first assignment, which was only two weeks earlier, scanned with no problem. Here's what I've been through:

Attempt #1:
"Someone else is using the scanner. They have it reserved for the rest of the night."

Attempt #2:
The scanner is being a pain, so it takes me about 20 minutes to get started. With about ten slides to go, the DMC closes, and I cancel the scan. I can't save what I scanned on CD, because the program imported the scans as TIFF instead of JPEG like I had set it to.

Attempt #3:
"Someone else is using that computer. Try the computer right next to it."

"You mean the one that's not hooked up to the scanner and doesn't have any scanning software?"

"Yes."

Attempt #4:
"The scanner's not working. Can you help me?"

"Well, you probably know more about this than me."

That's a surprise!


Looks like I'll be manually scanning each slide with my own scanner. At least this was the last assignment with slide film.

Campbell's Soup at Hand
I went grocery shopping the other day and picked up some of that Campbell's Soup at Hand stuff that I had lived off of last semester. I saw on the label that it said Creamy Tomato, but I was pretty sure I used to buy Classic Tomato. I figured either they had changed the name or I remembered incorrectly. Alright, I didn't think I remembered incorrectly; that never happens. Umm except for the previous post where I can't really remember much of anything about that sketch. Never mind.

I had some of the soup recently and it was orange instead of the usual red. It is a different flavor than the Classic Tomato, and it is better. I'll have to get more next time I'm out.

Saturday, September 25, 2004

Good Apple
Even though Apple hasn't taken care of the Studio Display problem and they refused a $99 rebate on a $4,700 order, I feel like I should tell you that they're not all that bad. I mean none of this stuff would take me to the dark side.

So, here's something that Apple did right:
As a .Mac subscriber, I get McAfee Virex for free. I know it's silly to run antivirus software on Mac OS X, but I do it as a courtesy to my PC-using friends so I don't inadvertently pass along an infected file that I got in an email. Mac users can still be carriers; we just don't show symptoms. Of course, with or without antivirus protection, it is unlikely for me to forward an infected attachment, since I am not in the habit of forwarding every single joke I receive, unlike some people.

Back in August, Apple made Virex 7.5 available for .Mac users to download. Being an update monkey who checks VersionTracker every day, I of course downloaded and installed the update immediately. Long story short, it deleted the entire inbox of one of my POP accounts. Fortunately, I had run Backup (also part of the .Mac service) the night before, so I only lost a few emails. I checked the discussion board, and there was already a topic started about the issue, but I was only the second person to report the problem. I sent a message to .Mac support explaining the problems. One of the advantages of a paid service like .Mac is that they actually email you back.

I actually received four replies to my inquiry:
Aug 23: We have escalated your report to .Mac engineering. Your message is flagged for follow-up and we will email you once we have a resolution...

Aug 24: Apple does not have information pertaining to any questions outside of installing, opening, and removing the McAfee application Virex...

Aug 25: We have had reports from a small number of customers that have experienced the same issue you are having. While we are unable to give you information as to why it happened because the software was made by McAfee, we are conducting our own investigations. We would like to gather as much information as possible about your computer and the applications you are using...

Aug 31: Thank you for all of your cooperation while we have investigated the issue you are having. We would like to request some additional information...

On August 29, (I think) Apple pulled the 7.5 download link and reverted to 7.2.1. They also linked to the uninstaller script that was part of the 7.5 download. The emails from Apple requested logs, preference files, and also asked me to provide any other information that I felt could be useful. I'm happy that Apple responded so quickly. They actually pulled the download and acknowledged the problem only days after posting the update. As of this posting, the current version available from Apple is still 7.2.1, so I assume they are still continuing their own investigation.

Time to Clean Up
I finally threw out the boxes that have been in the apartment since we moved in. We hadn't thrown them out before due to my "we could use them to build a fort sometime" logic.

Blue Hue Taboo
I just received word that my Blue Man video is now showing on Comcast On Demand. I'm in Baltimore right now, so I can't give you exact instructions, but from what I remember, you get to it by going to the On Demand menu, then selecting Teen or Kids or something, then VTV, then Teen Created and look for Philly Clips or Best of Philly or something like that episode #16. It's free.

By the way, I got some sort of award for that one. The prize package:
- VTV Pen
- VTV t-shirt
- VTV travel mug
- VTV mousepad

I would post a higher quality download of the video, but I don't have the rights to the song. So, either demand it on Comcast or watch a horribly compressed Windows Media version on VTV's site.

Lazy Conversation
Speier70 (9:18:44 PM): so now we can't build a fort?
Skier Wysz (9:18:49 PM): right
Skier Wysz (9:19:01 PM): you know i'm like 30 feet away, you can just talk to me
Speier70 (9:19:30 PM): I'm going back to sleep
Skier Wysz (9:20:36 PM): ok

Friday, September 24, 2004

Devaluation of Words
If I can get two "Platinum Select" credit cards as an unemployed student simply by filling out a form, what exactly does "Platinum Select" mean?

AAtATT
Idea for a new site that I conceived, developed, and shot down all before breakfast:
As As the Apple Turns Turns.

It would report weekly on the activities of As the Apple Turns.

Security
I was browsing through the archive of the daily security reports and wasn't pleased when I saw how many bikes are stolen in daylight on campus.

Oh and that video that's circulating the net doesn't help either.

Trying to meet my twice-a-week "going out" quota set by Meghan
Skier Wysz (11:27:34 PM): ok so there is someone else in my apartment, and we are watching an old ga game. does that count as going out
Mbg1116 (11:56:51 PM): hmmm
Mbg1116 (11:56:52 PM): well
Mbg1116 (11:57:01 PM): it counts as socializing
Skier Wysz (11:57:35 PM): ok but does it count towards my twice a week thing
Mbg1116 (11:57:46 PM): hmmmm
Mbg1116 (11:57:56 PM): i guess... since its the first week
Mbg1116 (11:58:05 PM): but i expect you to pick it up next week

Thursday, September 23, 2004

Elevate Or Bust
I had to carry my bike up three flights of stairs tonight because the elevator was stuck between the second and third floor with the doors partially open. I called maintenance and they said that someone will check it out tomorrow. It's a good thing I only use the elevator when I have my bike, because I'm guaranteed to have a helmet on.

Oh, and ask me about my elevator joke sometime. It's a lot of fun.

I Actually Can't Remember Saying That, But...
Stowington (6:04:52 PM): the crafty journalists over at As The Apple Turns have managed to use the phrase "thrilled beyond pants" without crediting The Wysz

Open Casting Call Continues
ShkenBlke2 (1:20:00 PM): who is this mother from the 50's
ShkenBlke2 (1:20:22 PM): i think if she is offering 2 play the kitchen as well u might want 2 find some one else

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Two (2) Announcements
1. It's the first day of Fall. Big deal.

2. I am making a short film for my class. I need three businesspersons (older than college age), a woman who can look like a mother from the 1950's, and a 50's era kitchen. Any help would be appreciated.

What Is Wrong With Me?
I've spent the past few days researching various lighting options for my apartment. I think it would be cool to have some blue accent lighting, perhaps bordering my ceiling or floor. I considered fiber optic, electroluminescent, LED, and old fashioned incandescent technologies for this project, and then finally realized a few minutes ago that I should probably forget about it, get some real work done, and continue the lighting project when I get my first house.

Keep Those Applications Coming!
I am your woman who can look the part of a mother from the 1950s! I have an extensive resume and headshot at home which I can make available upon request. If this part is full, I would also be interested in playing the role of the kitchen.

A Professor Earns S'More Of My Respect
My professor shared this interesting story today about a high school coach he didn't like:

"He once made me run a mile as a punishment, and while running it I became sick. So I ran to the coach and threw up all over him. I said, 'Coach, you don't run very fast.'"

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
I checked our answering machine today, and there was a message for Dan something telling him that the bus was running about 30 minutes late. So, Dan, if you're reading this, the bus was expected to be 30 minutes late this morning.

I Need To Open My Eyes
Bill: I think our plant's dead.
Me: We have a plant?

Classic Ted
Pez Man40 (7:52:36 PM): you have totally sold out man
Pez Man40 (7:52:42 PM): you went cooperate
Skier Wysz (7:52:43 PM): hhaaha
Skier Wysz (7:52:51 PM): corporate?
Pez Man40 (7:52:59 PM): yea same difference
Pez Man40 (7:53:06 PM): now you have to things in one to blog
Pez Man40 (7:53:34 PM): my misspelling something for the first time and me telling you sold out

Monday, September 20, 2004

Hooray For Capitalism!
If I did this correctly, you should now be seeing Google Ads on this page! I have started with the blog pages and the home page, and will be adding the code to the rest of the site shortly. I went with text-only ads for the blog, but am allowing images on the other pages in hopes of getting more cash.

I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do about the search thing. I thought I could have a site search (the pages within homepage.mac.com/wysz) but it can only restrict searches to a specific domain. I'll get me one of those someday. So, if you see a Google web search thing popping on and off, that's just because I keep changing my mind.

If anyone finds the color/placement/layout of the ads distracting, let me know and I'll see what I can do. And if the image ads are too annoying, let me know and I might reconsider. I'm just doing my part to make Google a ubiquitous aspect of the Internet.

Apple 17" LCD Studio Display
Most of you knew this entry was coming. I only held back because I was hoping to get into the iTunes Affiliate Program, and they frown upon anti-Apple content.

Shortly into my infamous hiatus, I began to have a problem with my monitor. It's the 17-inch LCD Apple Studio Display, which got with my Quicksilver G4 in March of 2002. I woke my computer from sleep late one night to find the power light blinking, and the top half of the display much dimmer than the bottom. Obviously, one of the backlights wasn't completely powered. Restarting, unplugging the display, and anything else I tried didn't help. I even carried my monitor to the support center at JHU and hooked it up to another computer to verify that the problem was with the monitor. It was.

I'm not going to write the whole story here, because I already have it documented on this page. Long story short: I believe Apple knows that this is a common problem with their displays, and they are refusing to acknowledge it and repair our monitors for a reasonable price. I encourage everyone who reads this (and agrees that this is wrong) to sign the petition, even if you aren't an owner of an Apple display. If you DO own an affected display, be sure to go here, and also make sure you let Apple know about the problem by calling Customer Relations at: +1 (800) 767-2775.

Apple's flat panel lineup was introduced in May 2001, and the 17-inch model retailed for $999. In January 2003, Apple lowered the price of the 17-inch to $699. Bill noticed that the price reduction came 20 months after the model's introduction, which coincides with the many reports of displays failing after about 18 months.

What I Have To Look Forward To
eightman1984 (4:19:38 PM): so I just went to this apple authorized dealer here... I'm like "yeah my computer is an ibook, with the serial number which has logic board problems...it has all the typical symptoms...etc." and the guy is like "Well, its probably not the logic board, you probably just dropped it, and messed it up..."
eightman1984 (4:20:45 PM): then I said "Can you just take a look at it, maybe hook it up to an external monitor to see if anything is wrong..." he goes "Nope, I'm too busy, I have 5 invoices before you..." the guy wouldn't even turn my laptop on...basically he was a version of you when you are 35

Sunday, September 19, 2004

OS X Sans Aqua
What would OS X look like with the Classic interface? If you aren't a network administrator and haven't already experienced this yourself, take a look at the screenshots of an early version of Mac OS X Server, still live on Apple's Mexican Site.

SPAM?
I just got an email with a body that only consisted of:
Gmail invite for me

There was no personal note, or reference to my website. Is there a new type of spam program that crawls the web for sites mentioning Gmail invites and then tries to collect them? Or, did this person just not have much to say? If you sent this message, send another from the same address explaining why you need or want Gmail, and I'll see if I get any more invites.

File Transfer Success
An hour and a half ago, I finally finished sending Nolan a 2 GB file via iChat from my DSL connection to his cable-connected Mac. The transfer took 12.5 hours. That's about what we guessed it would take, considering we had done the same transfer the day before, until a thunderstorm knocked out my modem with only 90 minutes remaining. If I wasn't so cheap, I would have bought a bigger APC so I could have the router and modem on battery backup as well to avoid such problems. Another day, another lesson learned.

News Items
1. It's Talk Like A Pirate Day.... matey! Apparently someone actually put up a pirate flag on our flagpole here at JHU, but I'm not going all the way to campus to confirm the story. I didn't think anyone else here even knew what today was.

2. Parts of Pennsylvania, including the intersection closest to my house, are underwater. Maybe this is to aid the pirates in their invasion. I'd upload pics but I'm in Baltimore. Yes, I would still rather be in PA.

Easton is Flooded Too
Meghan sent me these pictures taken by her friend Jen. Lafayette was without power (or Internet) for most of the weekend. I wonder if classes will be cancelled.


Welcome to Easton.




No wonder they're not allowed to drink the water.

Flood
These pictures were taken at about 2:00 today by my sister and father. The river is supposed to peak at 8 tonight. This is all within walking distance of my house. My family thought it was cool that they got to go beyond the police line because they are residents.


This is River Road, where it intersects Cuttalossa Road. To the left of that is what's supposed to be the canal, to the left of that is the Delaware River, and to the left of that is New Jersey. If you've been here before, notice the height of the water at the Cuttalossa Inn sign.




This is the Lumberville-Raven Rock Footbridge. Click here for a shot of the bridge with the river at normal height.




A flooded portion of River Road.




Here comes a tree!




This is the Cuttalossa Inn. I can't find a good "before" picture of it, so let me try to explain. The table and chairs are located on a balcony, overlooking a stream.. Click here for a "before" shot, located on the inn's website. To the right of the balcony (not in this picture) is what used to be a waterfall, making the inn a popular location for weddings. Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page for a "before" picture. No, seriously, click here and look how high it is! That's all underwater.

Oh, and that washed out sign you see in the flowers? "PLEASE WAIT TO BE SEATED."

Coming Soon to HOTW: Ads! (Hopefully)
Well, Apple never got back to me about the iTunes Affiliate Program rejection thing, so I'm moving on. That means that I now have no incentive to update the "Music" page that I set up and placed at the top of my links. It also means that I've applied for the Google AdSense program.

Some of you may be wondering why I'm trying to go commercial.
Have I been dreading this day? Nope.
Am I doing this because I couldn't afford the hosting service? Nah.
Am I doing this so I can better serve you? Not really, but you may benefit from the fact that I'll be more motivated to update. Also, HOTW will get a search feature.

I want to make some extra cash. Deal with it. Can't deal? You have two options:
1. Subscribe to the ad-free RSS feed.
2. Leave.

Get Used To It
Did anyone notice that I didn't make one single post yesterday? Ted told me that I should pace myself so I don't get burned out. I agree.

Another Laundry Complaint
You'd think that for $1.25 a washer would be able to dry my clothes completely. You'd think. No, I didn't overload. In goes another $1.25...

Laundry Update
P.S. Bill's clothes didn't dry either.

Unedited Blake
We all like Blake, but he can really be an idiot. I came back to my computer tonight to see him leaving a string of messages about flooding, probably in response to my earlier posts. This is what happened:

ShkenBlke2 (12:51:43 AM): Ada isnt flooded
ShkenBlke2 (12:52:12 AM): oh, and how did ur place get super flooded, but not mine
ShkenBlke2 (12:52:18 AM): they aren't th@ far away
ShkenBlke2 (12:52:43 AM): and there is no way the storm moved west just a lil bit, then north, then back east again so it could hit u
ShkenBlke2 (12:52:54 AM): i mean apparently we got rain, but nuthin bad
ShkenBlke2 (12:53:08 AM): i think u made these pictures on photoshop
ShkenBlke2 (12:53:37 AM): besides it hit OH and western pa and that place called west virginia a lot worse
Skier Wysz (1:01:40 AM): I LIVE NEXT TO A RIVER
ShkenBlke2 (1:01:51 AM): so, my point is its not th@ much rain
ShkenBlke2 (1:01:54 AM): geez
ShkenBlke2 (1:02:10 AM): and u live above it, so quit complaining
Skier Wysz (1:02:18 AM): umm
Skier Wysz (1:02:36 AM): you were asking why i got flooded and you didnt. i wasn't complaining.
ShkenBlke2 (1:02:36 AM): i mean, i have it worse, there is a river right outside my house
ShkenBlke2 (1:02:43 AM): oh u were
ShkenBlke2 (1:03:34 AM): and dont talk 2 me about flooding until ur basement has a foot of water in it and ur dad turns on the sump pump w/o connecting the hose first and it shoots nasty basement water up into your face
ShkenBlke2 (1:03:39 AM): true story
Skier Wysz (1:04:13 AM): yes blake everything i experience you have experienced to a more extreme level.
ShkenBlke2 (1:04:33 AM): right
Skier Wysz (1:04:49 AM): and your school is better
ShkenBlke2 (1:04:52 AM): or mayb "word" would work better
Skier Wysz (1:04:58 AM): and ohio is crazier
Skier Wysz (1:05:06 AM): and wrestling is awesome

John Gets The News
Skier Wysz (11:29:06 PM): did you see the pictures on my site
eightman1984 (11:29:15 PM): nope
eightman1984 (11:29:20 PM): wait, you have a website?
Skier Wysz (11:29:27 PM): yeah sorta
eightman1984 (11:29:38 PM): cool, um html right?

Re: Washer
anthonut (5:41:16 AM): reading your blog, I'm not sure why anyone would expect a WASHER to DRY clothes for $1.25. Sounds to me it is working just as it should, hehe.
Skier Wysz (5:41:37 AM): haha that's what i get for posting this late
anthonut (5:41:43 AM): hehehe
anthonut (5:42:02 AM): I guess the pace you have set is still to fast

See what I mean
Skier Wysz (1:23:25 AM): should i go out and do my photo assignment now
Skier Wysz (1:23:48 AM): i think i'll wait till later
Skier Wysz (1:24:34 AM): i'm going to drive out into the middle of nowhere and try to do cool night stuff
ShkenBlke2 (1:25:28 AM): ur in baltimore, there is no such thing as the middle of nowhere
ShkenBlke2 (1:25:32 AM): u should drive out here
ShkenBlke2 (1:25:37 AM): this is nowhere
Skier Wysz (1:26:00 AM): thank you lemme quote that to continue my point
ShkenBlke2 (1:26:10 AM): ?
Skier Wysz (1:26:34 AM): never mind. ted will explain it to you later
ShkenBlke2 (1:26:41 AM): oh no
ShkenBlke2 (1:26:47 AM): then ill never get it
Skier Wysz (1:27:13 AM): eh dont worry about it
Skier Wysz (1:27:18 AM): the readers will understand
ShkenBlke2 (1:27:35 AM): oh sweet, u meant im getting qouted
ShkenBlke2 (1:27:52 AM): ah crap, i just made myself sound like an idiot
ShkenBlke2 (1:27:55 AM): eh, wh@ else is new
Skier Wysz (1:28:12 AM): haha

Since I Like To Follow Trends
ShkenBlke2 (6:35:22 PM): so there is this cool new trend
Auto-Response from Skier Wysz (6:35:22 PM): busy
ShkenBlke2 (6:35:43 PM): and its called putting qoutes from blake on your blog
ShkenBlke2 (6:35:49 PM): every one is doing it man
ShkenBlke2 (6:36:03 PM): oh, and I'm sure you're really busy
ShkenBlke2 (6:36:28 PM): ur prbly sleeping, cause I'm guessing u havnt slept in awhile

I went to bed at 7 AM. No, I wasn't asleep. I was updating the blog.

Friday, September 17, 2004

Don't Forget!
Sunday is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Kinda snuck up on me this year, but I'll be ready.

Too Late
I thought I had a really good idea. I was going to create some QuickTime VR panoramas of campus, and then try to sell my services to the school, so they could add a virtual tour to the website or other admissions materials. After shooting two panoramas today, I went on JHU's website to find contact information. When I was there, I discovered that they already have some QTVR on the site. Oh well.

P.S. — If you represent a college and would like a virtual campus tour created, let me know. You don't even have to work for a college. I'll do a tour for anyone: real estate agents, architects, resorts, etc.

Thursday, September 16, 2004

Google News
Google News is still beta? Wow. I did some research, and learned that Google News was launched in beta on March 15, 2002. That was 2 1/2 years ago yesterday.

Oh, and by the way, Google now has a blog. Yes, Tony, there's an RSS feed (requires Atom support.)

Civic Duty
The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election is the first Presidential Election I am eligible to vote in. I registered to vote in Pennsylvania, because it was easier that way. All I had to do was push a button when I renewed my driver's license. It also seemed likely at the time that I would be in Pennsylvania on a Tuesday in November, being a college student and all. Well, I have been going to class for a couple of weeks now, and it turns out I actually do have classes on Tuesday. Two of them. Both psychology. I could register in Maryland, but that would require going through the process of registering (wherever that takes place) as well as going to the polling location on Election Day. I suppose I could drive home and vote, but that would take a lot of time, my parents would worry about me driving so much, and I would still have to go to the polling place. I can't stand waiting in line, and I don't want to be connected any more with Baltimore, so I will be voting by absentee ballot. I can do everything by mail! This means zero interaction with other humans, as long as no crazy notary stuff is required, in which case I'll just phone my vote in to the PA Electors, since their votes really count. Plus, I get to vote before other people, and then make them feel bad for waiting until the last day to do something so important. I'm lazy and antisocial, but I'm still a good citizen. I'm voting.

And who am I voting for?
The white Christian male.

Okay and a PS to that witty closing: Why didn't one of the parties simply choose a qualified non-white and/or non-Christian and/or female candidate? Plenty of people would vote for him or her just so they could feel non sexist/racist/religiousistismitical, and I'm sure that candidate would win.

That's enough politics for today.

Success!
Tonight I did a Baltimore - Los Angeles iChat A/V video chat with Nolan. 30 fps.

Jet Lag
Skier Wysz (4:06:32 AM): yesterday? it seems like you just left yesterday. see because of my sleeping schedule, i'm jet-lagged even when i don't travel

And there go my chances of trying an international video chat...
Skier Wysz (3:52:02 AM): you wouldn't happen to have one of them fancy isights would you
BuffyPrep5 (3:52:12 AM): what fancy insights
Skier Wysz (3:52:22 AM): never mind

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Letter to the Editor
While searching for something else on my hard disk, I found this letter that I emailed to Germantown Academy's "Academy Edition" newspaper on February 25, 2001. It was never published and I never received a reply.

Dear Academy Edition,

I have been reading The Edition’s every publication for three years. I look forward to those morning meetings when I walk out into the Arts Center Gallery and receive a paper in my hands. I immediately start skimming the headlines, looking for the article I should read first. However, the paper could be better. I come to school hungry every morning because I never have time to eat breakfast if I leave early enough to get a space in the parking lot. I know that my situation is not uniquEdition could do a great service to the community by printing on edible paper. I have heard some rumors that this “New Paper” is planning on edible issues, but lacks the resources necessary for such a venture. The Edition could easily maintain its status as “The Paper” if it stays ahead of its competitors with new advancements in scholastic publication. Thank you for considering my proposal and I look forward to digesting the next issue in more than one way.

Sincerely,
A Hungry Reader

Something You Don't See Every Day
First Panther kernel panic I can remember. Odd.

Something That Just Happened, and Something I Just Thought About
Something That Just Happened:
I was sitting at my computer (as usual) when I thought I saw Bill enter in the corner of my eye. I typed for a few more seconds, and then turned to see what he wanted. Instead of seeing Bill, I realized that I had actually just seen my blanket hanging from my door. For some reason, this was terrifying for a split second, and I screamed. I then started laughing because of how ridiculous it was.

Something I Just Thought About:
Last year in Bill and John's room, I autographed a lacrosse ball and a baseball. On the baseball, I wrote, "Thanks for watching!" and signed my name. On the lacrosse ball, I wrote, to the best of my memory, "Steve, keep hitting the ball. Score!" and then signed my name. When I went into John's apartment this year, the lacrosse ball was displayed in his room. Then, when I moved into my apartment, Bill brought out the baseball in a display case, and set it on the coffee table.

Thanks for reading.

Social Observations
One thing that's really hard for me is signing cards to women. I can pick them out (after an hour or so... my family has experienced my pickiness when it comes to cards), I can fill the card with a note, and I can even remember the birthday or special event. It's the last part—the signing—that challenges me. If you are a female friend of mine and have already heard this rant, please feel free to skip this post if you haven't already.

How does a guy sign a note to a girl without giving the wrong impression? Unless he's Ted Skuchas, who can get away with anything, a guy can't write Love without running the risk of creeping her out. So what are his alternatives? He could write From, but that's what you write on mandatory Valentines in second grade. Your friend? You're wrong, buster*. He may choose to go with nothing, and simply sign his name, but that's rather abrupt. Sincerely works in many cases, but not on a personal letter or card. Cheers might work, but it might also make him look like he's trying too hard to be creative or international. My grandmother signs cards with X0X0 (hugs and kisses), but I'm not a grandmother. For a while, I thought I had this signing issue solved with the dash (—Michael), but I later realized that this is too impersonal, although it may be used in correspondence with other males. So, what is a guy to do?

Women have it so easy. They have this thing that's like the dash, but better. They have that darned heart. It's sweet, it's sincere, but it doesn't have to mean "Love." But can a guy use this heart? Think of how you would react to that. Doesn't work, does it? For now, I have to end my messages with long explanations like this, or I sign with a silly phrase, such as Talk to you soon, See you later, Keep it real, or Remember to test those smoke-detectors weekly.

If anyone out there can help me out with other signing suggestions, send me an email.


On a related note:
A guy can say some surprising things to another guy as long as he remembers to add the word "man" at the end. For example, "I love you man." Or, "I miss you man." Use it when you need it, but remember it won't let you get away with everything.


Keep on reading,
Wysz

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*I felt like using the word "buster." Haven't heard it recently.

Pimp my ride
One of my professors was recently injured, and today was showing off his electric wheelchair. Now, I had toyed with the idea of pimping out a wheelchair before, but never had an actual guy-in-a-wheelchair to talk about it, therefore giving me the go-ahead to use the joke in public. Here's an initial list of things a pimped out wheelchair should have:
- Modified horn
- Spinners
- Hydraulics
- Stereo
- Under-chair lighting

I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but that's all that I can remember right now. I've had this conversation before, so I guess I'll search through the AIM logs...

Please read this update:
I apologize for the confusion, but I do not know of any resources for pimping out a wheelchair. I was simply speculating what one could do, and do not actually know anyone who has done this. Several people have emailed me asking about where to buy spinners or other items for wheelchairs. Other than the occasional custom eBay item, (please try searching there) I have not found any places that sell these items. If anybody has any useful information on this topic, please email wysz@mac.com and I will post it below. If there are any entrepreneurial types out there, please be advised that this is an untapped market with customers who are looking for you!

No, I mean read THIS update!
Thanks to Lance for pointing me to this segment on CNN.com that talks about a California wheelchair company called Colors in Motion that customizes wheelchairs, and yes, it looks like they do spinners. I think I linked to the right place, but it's hard to tell as their website seems out of date. If anyone has more info, please let me know.

No, no read this one:
Brandon emailed in with this video. If you want to learn more, contact him at wheelofadeal at cox dot net.


Please note that I do not have any information other than what is written above.

Where NOT to get your film developed
For my photography class, I had to purchase a 35mm camera that allowed manual adjustment of aperture and shutter speed. So, I headed to Rutherford's Camera Shop in Doylestown, PA and asked for some advice. They hooked me up with a used Pentax K1000, and even showed me how to load and operate it. I don't know much about photography, but from what I can tell, it's a good camera. It's all metal, all manual, and feels very durable.

Before I went to my first photo class, I wanted to make sure that I was capable of taking a roll of film on my own, as well as test the camera, so I shot off a roll of film. I went to the photo drop at the campus bookstore and put the film in an envelope. I checked off 35mm, B&W, and also chose the photo CD to save me some scanning time. This was on Monday, August 30th. I checked back every single day that week, and kept hearing, "It should be here tomorrow." One clerk suggested that the photo CD was the cause of the delay.

Finally, on Friday, the clerk realized that this was taking longer than it should, and called the company that processes the film. He said that since it was in black and white, the photo place had to send it out to another service, and that the film should be ready on September 15th. Well, at least I didn't have to wait in line at the bookstore every day now that I had a date. I went to the film drop-off kiosk again and read it. Of course, the estimated times for developing were blank. It didn't say anything about a photo CD or black and white being such a big deal. They were just checkboxes on the envelope. "Check here for Photo CD." "Type: Color Print, Slide, B&W, Panoramic, or Other." My heart goes out to those who check "Other."

Since I still wanted to shoot some film before my first assignment, I shot another roll while home for the weekend. I took it to Larmon Photo in Doylestown. I dropped off another roll for my sister, which she needed on CD. ONE HOUR LATER, (I killed time at The Computer Forum) I had prints from both rolls, as well as a photo CD. To my relief, the pictures looked great. The focus was sharp and the meter accurate.

My first assignment had to be on slide film, which I purchased at Larmon. I went out and used "Quickie the Broom" as my subject, so I wouldn't have to deal with finding an actual human being to shoot. I took the film to the on-campus Homewood Photographics (which I didn't know about when I dropped off the first roll at the bookstore) and had the slides ready the next day. Now why would the bookstore use a slower outside service when we have an on-campus facility that can do it the same day? (Well, I guess Homewood Photo has better things to do than develop disposable camera rolls of a frat party.)

Anyway, I just got that first roll back today, and I'm not impressed. The film has marks and streaks all over it (on the negatives too), and the exposures all seem off. Oh well. I'll end this with a picture of Quickie.


One of the Limited Number of Things in This World That Annoys Me
When someone says "itch" instead of "scratch."

THAT DOG
Apartment A2. I've had enough.


Well...
Not enough to actually have a confrontation with an actual human being, but maybe enough to have a chat with the canine.

And the #1 Reason to Get Verizon DSL...
James Earl Jones leaves a message on your answering machine letting you know that your DSL service is activated. When was the last time Darth Vader called you?

Well I COULD have
Speier70 (6:38:31 PM): Is it bad that I almost reloaded your blog even though I know that you aren't here and could not have updated?

Ted Update
Pez Man40 (1:46:41 AM): your blog is not correct
Skier Wysz (1:47:03 AM): what is wrong
Pez Man40 (1:47:27 AM): this did not happen a couple of months ago
Skier Wysz (1:47:32 AM): i said a few
Pez Man40 (1:47:37 AM): it happened two years ago
Pez Man40 (1:47:42 AM): when i got the speakers
Pez Man40 (1:47:47 AM): or a year ago
Pez Man40 (1:47:59 AM): i jsut found out that my dad did that a year ago
Skier Wysz (1:48:06 AM): ok
Skier Wysz (1:48:10 AM): i will post a correction
Pez Man40 (1:48:15 AM): don't change it
Skier Wysz (1:48:16 AM): HOTW is committed to accuracy
Pez Man40 (1:48:17 AM): it is fine
Skier Wysz (1:48:25 AM): NO IT IS NOT FINE!
Pez Man40 (1:48:28 AM): i have something else you can post
Pez Man40 (1:48:46 AM): so you remeber my fan club
Skier Wysz (1:48:52 AM): ted's tyrants
Pez Man40 (1:48:56 AM): yup
Pez Man40 (1:49:04 AM): do you guys have face book there
Skier Wysz (1:49:16 AM): yeah but i refused to register for that stupid thing
Pez Man40 (1:49:21 AM): so do i
Skier Wysz (1:49:37 AM): YES
Skier Wysz (1:49:40 AM): you are a good person
Pez Man40 (1:49:45 AM): well supposedly ted's tyrants has started a fan club group on it
Pez Man40 (1:49:54 AM): i have like 58 members or something
Skier Wysz (1:49:54 AM): haha that's awesome
Skier Wysz (1:49:56 AM): wow
Pez Man40 (1:50:00 AM): caroline showed me
Skier Wysz (1:50:10 AM): is she a member
Pez Man40 (1:50:15 AM): i have a social chair and stuff
Pez Man40 (1:50:16 AM): no
Skier Wysz (1:50:42 AM): what is a social chair? do they have a leader?
Pez Man40 (1:51:28 AM): i don't know but apparently a lot of people have seen this
Pez Man40 (1:51:34 AM): it is really werid mikey
Pez Man40 (1:52:15 AM): the discussion board joking talks about how they want to go to philly and visit all the places i was at
Pez Man40 (1:52:25 AM): and stuff like that
Pez Man40 (1:52:33 AM): it is just werid
Pez Man40 (1:52:38 AM): this is why i don't like face book
Pez Man40 (1:54:06 AM): i mean face book is the devil's work man
Pez Man40 (1:54:09 AM): i swear
Pez Man40 (1:54:18 AM): people get too wrapped up in that
Pez Man40 (1:54:38 AM): whatever happened to going to people's rooms and meeting them that way
Skier Wysz (1:54:57 AM): well i never did that....
Pez Man40 (1:54:58 AM): now they do it on face book
Skier Wysz (1:55:04 AM): that is weird
Pez Man40 (1:55:04 AM): you are not normal
Skier Wysz (1:55:09 AM): thanks
Pez Man40 (1:55:14 AM): i will say i like how you can poke someone
Pez Man40 (1:55:18 AM): no prob
Pez Man40 (1:55:28 AM): just the thought of a "poke" is cool
Pez Man40 (1:55:43 AM): but it is not worth it just to poke someone
Skier Wysz (1:56:12 AM): yeah you are into that
Pez Man40 (1:56:18 AM): haha
Skier Wysz (1:56:27 AM): if i tried the poke i would be arrested
Pez Man40 (1:56:28 AM): i am a flirtatious person
Pez Man40 (1:56:37 AM): to say the least
Skier Wysz (1:56:37 AM): but noooo ted can get away with it
Pez Man40 (1:56:50 AM): i am special man
Pez Man40 (1:56:55 AM): what can i say
Pez Man40 (1:59:22 AM): so is it big at your school
Pez Man40 (1:59:35 AM): the face book
Skier Wysz (2:00:19 AM): i dunno, people talk about it
Pez Man40 (2:01:23 AM): really
Pez Man40 (2:01:30 AM): i heard some girls talking about it one night
Pez Man40 (2:01:32 AM): it was like
Skier Wysz (2:01:50 AM): my guess is it's pretty big
Pez Man40 (2:02:03 AM): "Oh my god. Did you SEEE Josh's photo on Face Book?"
Pez Man40 (2:02:10 AM): and the other girl was like
Pez Man40 (2:02:29 AM): "YEA!!!! That is like SOOOOOOOOOOO funny!!!"
Skier Wysz (2:02:45 AM): ugh that's sad
Pez Man40 (2:03:09 AM): and then they went laughing giggling into the sunset
Pez Man40 (2:03:12 AM): THE END

(THREE MINUTES LATER.)

Pez Man40 (2:06:17 AM): that is like stuff i used to do in 6th grade when AOL chat rooms were huge
Skier Wysz (2:06:53 AM): yeah i remember chat rooms, they were big for like a week and a half
Pez Man40 (2:07:09 AM): for you but they were fun for a little bit for me
Skier Wysz (2:09:08 AM): Pez Man40 (2:07:09 AM): for you but they were fun for a little bit for me
Skier Wysz (2:09:21 AM): i love your nonsense
Pez Man40 (2:09:31 AM): i know
Pez Man40 (2:09:40 AM): i am here to shack things up
Skier Wysz (2:09:49 AM): shack?
Pez Man40 (2:09:57 AM): shake
Pez Man40 (2:09:59 AM): shack
Pez Man40 (2:10:01 AM): whatever
Skier Wysz (2:10:05 AM): I LOVE YOU
Pez Man40 (2:10:07 AM): you know what i mean
Skier Wysz (2:10:09 AM): (man)
Pez Man40 (2:10:26 AM): just blog it and get it over with
Skier Wysz (2:11:36 AM): ok yeah the entry is getting pretty lon
Skier Wysz (2:11:37 AM): g

Oh, Blake
ShkenBlke2 (12:05:31 AM): mike
Skier Wysz (12:06:12 AM): who is this?
ShkenBlke2 (12:06:17 AM): funny
ShkenBlke2 (12:06:25 AM): did i win?
Skier Wysz (12:06:32 AM): i dont know yet
ShkenBlke2 (12:06:43 AM): its after 12 thursday morning
Skier Wysz (12:06:44 AM): i havent made a film
Skier Wysz (12:07:01 AM): yes blake, that means the contest was over 24 hours ago
Skier Wysz (12:07:21 AM): i said 12 on wednesday
ShkenBlke2 (12:07:26 AM): oh, haha
ShkenBlke2 (12:07:27 AM): oops
ShkenBlke2 (12:07:35 AM): wh@s a panther kernel?

Quoting myself
Skier Wysz (12:17:04 AM): why are you taking chinese
Skier Wysz (12:17:26 AM): i mean they do have good food but the menus are in english too

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

If only I were tall and likable
Back in May of 2003, just after the third generation iPods were introduced, Ted went to the Apple Store King of Prussia for some music night thing. He ended up winning the door prize, which was a set of JBL speakers. Not some wimpy computer speakers— no, not for Ted. He won a pair of EON G2 speakers, complete with stands and a mixer. Paired with the 30 gig iPod he bought, he had an awesome system. He would let people use it around Vandy's campus for parties at no charge. This is something I will never understand. He could have made so much money. I suppose he is a better man than I.

Anyway, a few months ago, Ted was complaining that his free speakers would pop occasionally. I just found out today that after his father wrote to the company, JBL said that they wouldn't fix the speakers, but they would instead give Ted a free On Tour system and a set of Creature II's!

That's the last time anyone will make fun of Ted for buying a $500 portable music player. And now he has even more stuff I want.

That "Junior Row" made me a little crazy about parking
I just left my apartment at 3 AM so I could move my car to a better parking space. Call me crazy, but I got a better space. One of these days I'll get around to buying a spot in a garage, but for now, I'm saving $152 per month.

Your iTunes Affiliate Application Status
Dear Michael Wyszomierski:

We regret to inform you that iTunes has chosen not to accept your application for the iTunes Affiliate Program at this time. This may be because:

-- The content is unrelated to iTunes
Well, it would be if I thought I could make some cash off of it. And didn't they read all of my entries about the Pepsi giveaway?

-- Your site is temporarily down or under construction ¿-please make sure to apply again after 2 weeks.
Hmm, maybe they checked during an update. And what's with the question mark/dash thing?

-- A wrong or misspelled URL given in the application. Please correct the problem and apply again.
Nope, checked my LinkShare account and it was correct.

-- Your site is aesthetically unpleasing
Hey! Eh, I guess this is a good excuse to change the colors of the index page. And I guess I should change the title bar from "Home of the Wysz. Nobody's home. Please go away."

-- Your site promotes tobacco, alcoholic beverages or excessive drinking/drug use
I'm MICHAEL WYSZOMIERSKI.

-- Your site contains extreme religious content
Where?

-- Your site is international (with a majority of visitors based OUTSIDE the US. or written in a foreign language)
I have yet to hear from an international visitor, and I'm pretty sure that English is our official language. Perhaps I should try Ebonics.

If any of the above problematic criteria can be resolved, we look forward to your reapplication.
I'll see what I can do, and yes, I will reapply.

Welcome back, Not Hopkins John
eightman1984 (11:31:41 AM): so I see you have started your blog once more
eightman1984 (11:33:16 AM): well, it hasn't gotten my seal of approval let
eightman1984 (11:33:31 AM): *jet
eightman1984 (11:33:35 AM): yet
Skier Wysz (11:33:42 AM): meaning: "i haven't been quoted enough yet"
Skier Wysz (11:33:45 AM): lol
eightman1984 (11:34:03 AM): lousy fingers

Every 10 Minutes
Skier Wysz (11:39:21 AM): oh and i'm gonna tell you right now
Skier Wysz (11:39:35 AM): don't constantly reload my page during our conversations
Skier Wysz (11:39:39 AM): it wont do you any good
Skier Wysz (11:39:45 AM): cause it takes forever to update
eightman1984 (11:39:48 AM): ok
Skier Wysz (11:39:52 AM): something with my idisk
Skier Wysz (11:40:05 AM): yeah, so i'd say just reload every 10 minutes or so

Because she's leaving for France
BuffyPrep5 (11:24:55 AM): i'm still sad i'm not in your blog

Productive vs. Consumptive
Stowington (3:39:54 AM): yeah that's why I decided against actually creating a website on my spymac account
Stowington (3:40:02 AM): takes too long to use the webDAV
Stowington (3:40:49 AM): that and I'm lazy
Skier Wysz (3:41:04 AM): well i'm lazy and look how much i update
Stowington (3:42:19 AM): well you're productively lazy
Skier Wysz (3:42:37 AM): if such a thing exists, then yes
Stowington (3:43:18 AM): I'm consumptively lazy: my textbooks serve as coasters
Stowington (3:44:58 AM): as I continually bring food into my room to eat while I surf through the sites in my "procrastination" bookmark folder
Skier Wysz (3:45:40 AM): ah yes. is that where HOTW is located? i know blake keeps it in the "entertainment" section of his browser
Stowington (3:45:59 AM): actually
Stowington (3:46:07 AM): it's in the "blogs/forums" subcategory
Skier Wysz (3:46:52 AM): subcategory of which parent category?
Stowington (3:47:34 AM): procrastination
Stowington (3:48:17 AM): although now that the blog is being updated again
Stowington (3:48:33 AM): I may have to restore its status in the bookmark bar
Stowington (3:48:55 AM): with the added benefit of a keyboard shortcut
Stowington (3:50:18 AM): well it's been lovely chatting with you
Stowington (3:50:22 AM): but I must be going
Stowington (3:50:31 AM): I don't want to miss my class
Stowington (3:50:45 AM): Procrastination 623
Skier Wysz (3:50:52 AM): ah
Stowington (3:51:51 AM): Advanced Techniques in Early Morning Microsleep
Stowington (3:52:19 AM): it's a graduate-level course, but the professor said I showed exceptional potential
Stowington (3:53:58 AM): I'm looking forward to next semester, though - that one's about Web Browser Reloading

Thanks for noticing, Tall Guy
Pez Man40 (8:21:54 PM): i see you brought back the pictures
Pez Man40 (8:22:41 PM): with the main page
Pez Man40 (8:22:44 PM): and a blog
Pez Man40 (8:22:47 PM): that is awesome
Pez Man40 (8:22:49 PM): i love life
Skier Wysz (8:22:50 PM): yes yep
Skier Wysz (8:22:53 PM): haha
Pez Man40 (8:22:53 PM): AWESOME

Monday, September 13, 2004

New Router
I got a router, I got a router, I got a router, hey hey hey hey.

Linksys BEFSR41 v.3. So far so good. I haven't been kicked off AIM yet, and it passed the shut-down-the-computer-and-leave-the-apartment-and-come-back-in-and-turn-the-computer-back-on-without-having-to-reset-the-router-first-to-get-online test.

Looks like it wasn't Verizon after all
So it looks like the problem may not be with our DSL connection after all. Tonight I unplugged the router and connected directly to the modem. I was getting signed off of AIM every 10 minutes all day, but now I've been on for over three hours straight without a problem. I also just downloaded a 30 MB file with no problem.

After my first and only class tomorrow, I'll have to hit the 'Shack for a new router. It's a great place to shop if you know exactly what you're looking for and don't tell anyone how you will use it. If you walk right in and grab something off the shelf or say "Male BNC to male RCA adapter," you'll be out of there in five minutes, with most of the time spent giving them your name, address, phone number, and [insert ridiculous personal data here to make your own joke.] If you go in there and say, "I have a dual-tuner DirecTiVo and need this satellite multiswitch to split the signal," they will tell you that the switch only works with DISH Network satellites. Yes, sir, the multiswitch cares which satellite provider you have. Right.

Linksys
Hey, gimme a link, Sis.
What was that link, Sis?
What link's this?

Never mind.

Is this really necessary?
11 Active email address (checked multiple times daily)
5 Voice phone numbers
3 Postal addresses
2 Active screen names
1 FAX number

For someone who's accused of being antisocial, I'm very connected.

Last day for a Gmail invite
I'm still accepting submissions for the Gmail contest. Send me your idea for a short film that I can produce, and if I use your idea, you get a free Gmail invite. If you already have Gmail, we'll work something else out.

Contest ends 12:00:00 AM EST on Wednesday, September 15, 2004.

Laundry
$1.50 per wash cycle, and $1.25 per dry. Better stock up on quarters...

And wow, the basement is creepy. Especially at 3:30 AM.

Oh, and it's 3:33.

Sounds like a plan
ShkenBlke2 (1:50:21 AM): ok, well, im going to bed
ShkenBlke2 (1:50:52 AM): ie listen to the new songs i just downloaded on my iPod and play solitaire for @ least another hour b4 i actually turn over

On the Cusp of History
Stowington (1:55:40 AM): food, sleep, or work?
Skier Wysz (1:56:08 AM): i'm sleeping go away
Stowington (1:56:14 AM): this is the dilemma faced by modern man
Stowington (1:56:25 AM): as he sits on the cusp of history
Stowington (1:56:33 AM): blah blah blah etc.

Sunday, September 12, 2004

Now accepting suggestions
In order to pass my film class, I must produce a short film by the end of the semester. Please send me your suggestions for a film before Wednesday, September 15, 2004. Thank you.

Free Gmail invite!
If I use your idea for my short film, I will give you a free Gmail invite. So, email your ideas to wysz@mac.com. Enter as many times as you'd like. Remember, entries are due 12:00:00 AM EST on Wednesday, September 15, 2004. Good luck!

Not iBlog's fault?
Well, at least one thing might not be iBlog's fault. I tried publishing a test page with BlogWave Studio, and it didn't send anything to my iDisk. It didn't even give me an error message. This isn't documented as a demo limitation, so something's up. BlogWave does, however, know how much space I have left on my iDisk, so it can see some of it. I wish I knew how to use computers.

Time to upload the entire iblog folder again.

Here we go again.
Hey you asked for it. You get the blog, then you get the complaints.

1. The dog is still yapping. Not even barking. Yapping.

2. Ordering DSL is the worst idea I've had in a long time. At least I think DSL is the problem. Maybe it's the router. More on that later.

I keep losing my AIM connection about every five minutes, but the worst part is, it doesn't tell me that it has lost the connection. That means that I will send a message, and then have no idea if the recipient is ignoring me, has not received the message at all, or has received the message and replied, but I didn't get the reply so now he or she is the one worried about being ignored! And sometimes, I will get everyone's messages from the past few minutes all sent in one two-second burst. It's simply unacceptable. I don't even leave AIM open anymore.

Also, I can't download large files all at one time. I have tried downloading from many different sites, so the problem is definitely on my (ISP's) end. It's not so bad with Safari's resume download feature, but that only works if I'm saving something directly to disk. It also makes it very difficult to download things from my iDisk, because the Finder can't figure out what to do when it loses the connection in the middle of a WebDAV transfer.

The reason I said I think DSL is the problem is that I have also been having trouble with the Linksys router provided by Bill. Every time I turn off my computer or put it to sleep, I have to reset the router for it to recognize me again. Every single time. I'm going to try to pick up a new one at RadioShack or CompUSA down here and see if they'll let me test one and return it if it doesn't solve the problem. I don't think it's my computer, because I connect to a Linksys at home with no problems. If the new router doesn't help, I'm ordering Comcast. Of course it takes them forever to activate it in this fine city, so I won't cancel the DSL until I'm up and running on cable.

3. Already, I'm having trouble with iBlog. If you have iBlog and can help me out, please let me know. I'm sure the answer is out there on some forum, but I don't have time to search through all that. I'm busy complaining about it. I'm running 1.3.9, which iBlog insists is the latest version.

iBlog won't publish to my iDisk. Every time I try to publish, I am told: "Error connecting to iDisk, Please check your network connection or try again later as Dot Mac service might be down." First of all, there should be a period, and not a comma, after "iDisk." I don't use a local iDisk, and I have tried publishing with and without my iDisk being mounted in the Finder. I tried setting up a local iDisk, but as usual, it doesn't work very well with my thousands of files. Since I can't publish directly to my iDisk, I am forced to manually copy the iblog folder to my site every time I want to make a little update. Very annoying.

The RSS feed is messed up. When I view my feed in NetNewsWire Lite, the images don't display in my posts. Also, links to the posts or even the blog in general don't work. Only links to sites outside the blog work. The problem seems to be with iBlog's relative linking programming. Fix it. Please. Even when I simply try to open the blog in a browser from the feed, it tries to take me to this [$DocumentRoot$] thing. I am downloading the demo of BlogWave Studio as I type this, so I might be moving on to blog #3 before you know it. If anyone has used BlogWave before, let me know if it's good before I throw in my 20 bucks.

Oh, and that little problem where it puts a space after every link is STILL around.


Thanks for watching. Now time to copy the entire iblog folder again so you can read this...

Coincidence
Stowington (2:12:33 AM): tell shake 'n' bake he can borrow my iron
Stowington (2:12:38 AM): my lawyer says it's ok

10 seconds later, before I even told Blake that John said anything about him...

ShkenBlke2 (2:12:48 AM): and tell stowington no one cares if he cheats or not

Whatever makes him happy.
ShkenBlke2 (2:19:54 AM): it was completely in comic sans
ShkenBlke2 (2:19:57 AM): i loved it
Skier Wysz (2:20:00 AM): ugh
Skier Wysz (2:20:10 AM): http://www.bancomicsans.com/

What is HOTW?
Lizzard184 (4:55:15 PM): i always read your link as "Hot W"

No Means Yes
Stowington (1:03:35 AM): they need a more comprehensive answer key in the back of this lab manual
Stowington (1:03:41 AM): so I can check my answers
Skier Wysz (1:03:46 AM): or cheat
Stowington (1:03:53 AM): losers cheat
Stowington (1:04:00 AM): I'm going into the lab tomorrow
Skier Wysz (1:04:05 AM): and are you a loser?
Stowington (1:04:22 AM): I'll just want to make sure I'm doing it right once I'm in there, of course
Stowington (1:04:48 AM): there will be no mention of cheating on the newly revived blog
Skier Wysz (1:04:57 AM): ok
Stowington (1:05:10 AM): even though I really do have to go in to the lab tomorrow
Skier Wysz (1:05:17 AM): that would violate my privacy policy, since you explicitly forbade it

iChat fun
Playing Big Brother on John's 15" PowerBook:



My slanted view of iChat:





Skier Wysz (1:48:44 AM): you have your isight setup like the "bad" example on apple's website
Stowington (1:48:57 AM): link please
Skier Wysz (1:49:38 AM): http://www.apple.com/isight/
Skier Wysz (1:49:52 AM): http://images.apple.com/isight/images/comparison061803v2.jpg

In case you missed it the first time
Stowington (1:55:53 AM): don't cheat
Stowington (1:56:07 AM): just a message for all the kids in school

John to Internet: "Don't cheat."
Stowington (1:10:33 AM): I should mention
Stowington (1:12:17 AM): the only thing that I am excluding from being quoted is anything that could be construed as endorsing cheating... expressing excessive exasperation (that's right I started three words in a row with "ex") over the consequences of my procrastination is fair game
Skier Wysz (1:14:26 AM): you're furiously reloading my blog right now aren't you
Stowington (1:14:35 AM): also note that my alliterative words in the previous message are in reverse alphabetical order
Stowington (1:14:59 AM): I wouldn't say "furiously"
Skier Wysz (1:15:06 AM): frantically?
Stowington (1:15:34 AM): more like...
Stowington (1:15:37 AM): no that's not quite it
Skier Wysz (1:15:57 AM): well, what is it?
Skier Wysz (1:16:02 AM): i need to finish this entry
Skier Wysz (1:16:19 AM): and share it with the universe
Stowington (1:16:20 AM): exhaustively
Stowington (1:16:23 AM): whew
Stowington (1:16:25 AM): another ex word
Skier Wysz (1:16:32 AM): thank you.

Welcome back, Blake!
ShkenBlke2 (1:51:18 AM): i just made a lot of updates on my blog
ShkenBlke2 (1:51:35 AM): its so much easier then ironing isnt it?
ShkenBlke2 (1:51:35 AM): plus i dont hav an iron

ShkenBlke2 (1:57:49 AM): make a film about a man who wins his weight in cheese
Skier Wysz (1:57:58 AM): hmmm
Skier Wysz (1:58:05 AM): you know you might just win this contest after all
ShkenBlke2 (1:58:12 AM): and all the crazy things things th@ happen 2 him on his magical journey to dairy product heaven

Still taking ideas
Stowington (1:17:11 AM): since I have no need for a gmail invite I guess there's no incentive for me to suggest any ideas for your short film
Skier Wysz (1:17:38 AM): five bucks?
Stowington (1:18:19 AM): if I get an idea, then we'll talk

Saturday, September 11, 2004

Unlucky in love?
Check it out


Awwww a bunny and a kitty. See, Wysz does have a soft side.

I'm so official
I'm hoping to become an approved member of the iTunes Affiliate Program, which requires me to clearly state an online privacy policy to my visitors. So, here it is. You guys cool with it? If not, please go away.

I'm Back

I'm tired of hearing you losers asking me to bring back the blog, so I'm back. Here it is. Satisfied? Hmm, iBlog just underlined "blog" because OS X's built in spellcheck thinks it's not a real word. iBlog doesn't exist, either. Ugh, I'm rambling already.

Anyway, this is the new blog. First there was the "Thoughts" page, which was replaced by the blog when iBlog was free for .Mac subscribers. After a few months, I broke the blog, forcing me to return to the classic "Thoughts" format, which I edited solely in TextEdit. Tony complained that there was no RSS feed for this pseudo-blog, so I stopped updating altogether. Yes, Tony, it's all your fault. Don't bite the hand that gives you something to read.

Actually, Home of the Wysz was shut down as a joke between Ted and me. I intended to it back shortly after April Fool's Day, but I kept putting it off. Yes, I know, it's hard to imagine me procrastinating, but believe me, it happens.

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I shut the site down just before traveling to Nashville to visit Ted. If you've flown Southwest before, you probably know that their crew is encouraged to use humor. Here are a few quotes from my experience:

Airport announcement:
Mr. Smith, please come to gate [#] immediately, if not sooner. You don't want to be stuck in Nashville, trust me.

On the plane:
For those of you still standing in the aisle, please hold on tightly.

Mr. Kane, please wave your arms frantically towards the front. [one minute later] Mr. Kane, this is your last chance if you want clean pajamas.

My own creation:
Attention First Class passengers: you're on the wrong plane.

And then in August when my family traveled to New Hampshire, we had a rough landing in Manchester. This was the flight attendant's explanation:
Sorry about that rough landing, folks. I know it wasn't our fault, so I asked the pilot. He said it wasn't their fault. So, it must have been the asphalt.

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During the hiatus, I kept track of some things I wanted to post when I brought the site back. Some of you took the lack of updates surprisingly hard. Get help. Here is what happened while I was out:

eightman1984 (12:16:35 AM): ugh update your website

Speier70 (2:07:05 PM): home of the wysz will be updated within a week

ShkenBlke2 (11:32:32 PM): study my chemistry 4 me
Skier Wysz (11:32:37 PM): no
ShkenBlke2 (11:32:49 PM): its ur punishment 4 stopping ur site
ShkenBlke2 (11:34:02 PM): wh@ u did is like when Pepsi stopped manufacturing Crystal Pepsi
ShkenBlke2 (11:34:04 PM): or
ShkenBlke2 (11:34:23 PM): it would be like if they stopped The Simpsons

anthonut (9:29:36 PM): So Ted is upset with the retiring of the site. I told him that much like Michael Jordan, you will be mediocre at the other pursuits you try and have to go back to it.
Skier Wysz (9:29:55 PM): lol
Skier Wysz (9:30:42 PM): well i'm hoping that if google goes through with this 1 GB email thing, apple will follow and upgrade .mac to a similar capacity. at that point, i will have to fill it with something

Lizzard184 (9:55:05 PM): OH MY GOD
Lizzard184 (9:55:19 PM): You are SERIOUSLY not ending the website
Lizzard184 (9:55:22 PM): are you????????
Skier Wysz (9:55:29 PM): yes
Skier Wysz (9:55:36 PM): it was something i had to do
Lizzard184 (9:55:36 PM): WHAT????
Lizzard184 (9:55:39 PM): but
Lizzard184 (9:55:41 PM): WHY????
Lizzard184 (9:55:48 PM): =-O
Lizzard184 (9:55:50 PM): noooooooo
Skier Wysz (9:56:03 PM): you'll get over it
Lizzard184 (9:56:15 PM): you have yet to tell me why
Skier Wysz (9:56:31 PM): it's over
Skier Wysz (9:56:33 PM): all done
Skier Wysz (9:56:37 PM): my work is complete

eightman1984 (6:29:31 PM): well, I'm going to go buy jelly beans from a magic candy store on a cloud, I will ttyl

Reneelet (6:39:19 PM): HA
Skier Wysz (6:39:27 PM): what
Reneelet (6:39:29 PM): obvioulsy im not the only one who cant maintain a website
Skier Wysz (6:39:57 PM): i can, simply chose not to
Reneelet (6:40:17 PM): why would you do a thing like that?
Skier Wysz (6:40:38 PM): so i can concentrate on my studies
Reneelet (6:42:08 PM): thats why i discontinued mine

csvroomfondel (3:24:26 PM): explain to me how no longer updating your site will preserve your integrity
Skier Wysz (3:24:53 PM): i dunno, i just do what ted says. i defer all questions to ted.
csvroomfondel (3:25:31 PM): so, this "ted" runs your life, then?
Skier Wysz (3:25:39 PM): apparently
csvroomfondel (3:25:49 PM): interesting

eightman1984 (3:31:24 PM): what is the deal with your website?
Skier Wysz (3:31:31 PM): it's over
eightman1984 (3:32:17 PM): I wasn't actually serious with my suggestion, but I appreciate how much my words affect you
Skier Wysz (3:32:17 PM): everyone hold on for 1 minute, i need to put my monitor to sleep
Skier Wysz (3:34:05 PM): ugh
Skier Wysz (3:34:24 PM): what suggestion
eightman1984 (3:34:41 PM): when I suggested that you take up a new hobby like drugs or stamp collecting
Skier Wysz (3:35:00 PM): ah
Skier Wysz (3:35:16 PM): actually, with all the free time from not updating the site, i've taken up both
eightman1984 (3:35:24 PM): cool
eightman1984 (3:36:24 PM): I think over the summer I might update my website prolifically for a week or so

eightman1984 (3:41:43 PM): ugh I have nothing to do all day, now that your website isn't updated
Skier Wysz (3:42:01 PM): lol
eightman1984 (3:42:22 PM): can't you make an "insider premium page" or something?
Skier Wysz (3:43:11 PM): sorry
eightman1984 (3:43:27 PM): well, I shall make an inside page, and you will be excluded from it
Skier Wysz (3:43:48 PM): fine!
eightman1984 (3:43:54 PM): ok
eightman1984 (3:44:24 PM): you might be eligable for the regular site, not the ultra mega platinum special edition premium inside page

Blake posted these thoughts on his blog:
Mikey apparently has ended Home Of The Wysz.  He claims he wants to go out on top.  I claim he could have gone so much further.  To me, going out on top is when a famous person has veiwed your site, and has contacted you about it, or your site appears on a TV show.  Mikey, Mikey, Mikey.

So now that Mikey's site has gone the way of the dinosaur, it's apparent that I must now fill that void, as Bill so put it.  Now guys, those are some big shoes to fill.  I'm a busy person, I have a lot of work, and I need to get my GPA up, and I have wrestling as well.  I'll do my best, but also, you must remember that you need to provide some material every once in awhile too, and I don't just mean posting comments on here.  Well, I would put more stuff on right now, but I must study some Protists, Cnidarians, Ctenophorans, Poriferans, and Platyhelmintheians.

Skier Wysz (3:48:06 PM): team effort
Pez Man40 (3:48:19 PM): there ya go
Skier Wysz (3:48:32 PM): but ted if you're gonna be on my team, i need to know something
Pez Man40 (3:48:43 PM): dude what if we made it an april fools joke throught he month of april
Pez Man40 (3:48:48 PM): shoot
Skier Wysz (3:48:49 PM): oh wow
Skier Wysz (3:48:56 PM): do you have good hustle?
Pez Man40 (3:49:02 PM): that would shut bill up
Pez Man40 (3:49:07 PM): hustle?
Skier Wysz (3:49:22 PM): yeah
Skier Wysz (3:49:26 PM): do you have good hustle
Skier Wysz (3:49:28 PM): son
Skier Wysz (3:49:36 PM): you wanna be on my team dont you
Pez Man40 (3:49:38 PM): what do you mean
Pez Man40 (3:49:45 PM): i have good hustle
Skier Wysz (3:49:50 PM): good
Pez Man40 (3:49:53 PM): haha
Skier Wysz (3:49:54 PM): you're on the team
Pez Man40 (3:49:57 PM): yea
Skier Wysz (3:50:04 PM): i am making fun of the athletics ted
Pez Man40 (3:50:57 PM): i know

AurA SharK (10:23:58 PM): Pez Man40 has nothing on me
Skier Wysz (10:24:39 PM): in what way
AurA SharK (10:24:49 PM): note ur blog
AurA SharK (10:24:56 PM): and u will see what i mean
Skier Wysz (10:26:04 PM): ah, the incoherence

Skier Wysz (10:59:15 PM): well after your party i read through it a bit, and became nostalgic
anthonut (10:59:26 PM): hehe
anthonut (11:00:10 PM): I usually cause deep nostalgia in people. They reminisce about a time when they didn't know me

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These IMs were left while I had "studying or sleeping" set as my away message:

Reneelet (2:14:41 AM): ted is of the opinion that i need to take you to a party
Reneelet (2:14:55 AM): so dont make anymore plans with zach

philyfan83 (1:20:03 AM): bs, you don't sleep or study
philyfan83 (1:20:09 AM): don't think you can fool me
philyfan83 (1:20:35 AM): clearly you are out getting ridiculously drunk and just don't want people to know about it
philyfan83 (1:36:57 AM): wow, that video of ted and dawid is hilarious

ShkenBlke2 (9:38:03 PM): y mike y?
ShkenBlke2 (9:38:28 PM): well, we both know th@ its neither of them

hwy2he11 (12:59:12 AM): ted is stupid. there is so much crap on hotw how else can i entertain myself when i dont want to do work anymore
hwy2he11 (1:02:34 AM): p.s. you are so not doing either of those things
hwy2he11 (1:12:10 AM): p.p.s. "crap" not meant in a negatory manner

PRchica422 (10:17:23 PM): michael you know you dont do either of those things!!:-P

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I also got this email during the break:
Dear Mr. Wise,

I did a search tonight trying to find the woman's voice in the Atlanta airport you refered to.  I can't speak about the voice you referred to, but the woman's voice reminded me of the recordings I used to hear on the Tokyo subways.  "Terminal Dddddddddd, Terminal Dddddddddddd . . . . "

2.  The German Department's bulletin board strikes me as very German.

Brad

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Also while the site was stagnant, I got mentioned in AtAT and on Dave Barry's Blog. I also got my name on MacFixIt, but you'll need a subscription to see it. I even did a small little bit of blogging over at WOC.

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So, I'm back to the blogging thing. Just to bring you up to speed, I'm now living in an apartment with Bill, plus I have a car and pimped out bike down here in Baltimore. What does this mean for you? Well, there will be significantly fewer complaints about dorm life and Amtrak, but there will be more thoughts apart living in an apartment, weaving through crowds on a bike, and my gross inability to parallel park. Hey, speaking of apartment stuff, my phone rang two days ago. Isn't that fascinating? No? Oh, wait, there's more to the story. The person on the phone wanted to speak with "Mr. Wysz." Yes, "Mister Wysz." That's me. I'll take a picture of my phone book listing when they reprint it. My two newest toys are an APC UPS and a Gmail account. I hope you enjoyed my first entry in a few months. Stay tuned!

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That dog
I'm sure this is only the first of many posts complaining about the neighbor's little yappy dog. The thing just barks all day. I don't blame it, being stuck in an apartment like that, but still it's annoying.

They want me to go
Mbg1116 (9:01:36 PM): anyway
Mbg1116 (9:01:36 PM): how have you been
Skier Wysz (9:02:11 PM): i'm good. bill wants me to go to his party tonight
Mbg1116 (9:02:19 PM): go
Mbg1116 (9:02:20 PM): go
Mbg1116 (9:02:20 PM): go
Mbg1116 (9:02:21 PM): gog
Mbg1116 (9:02:22 PM): go
Skier Wysz (9:02:27 PM): haha
Mbg1116 (9:02:33 PM): you must
Skier Wysz (9:02:38 PM): but i really don't have fun
Skier Wysz (9:02:41 PM): it's pretty boring
Mbg1116 (9:02:45 PM): mike
Skier Wysz (9:02:49 PM): meghan
Mbg1116 (9:02:49 PM): you must go out

Lizzard184 (5:23:43 PM): i thought you didnt like frat parties
Skier Wysz (5:23:47 PM): i dont
Skier Wysz (5:23:55 PM): my roommate wants me to go
Lizzard184 (5:24:07 PM): who is this roommate?
Skier Wysz (5:24:28 PM): bill, who is in the fraternity
Lizzard184 (5:24:44 PM): ok
Lizzard184 (5:24:47 PM): so you've got an "in"
Skier Wysz (5:24:55 PM): well not really
Skier Wysz (5:24:59 PM): he said i would still have to pay

Reneelet (11:06:18 PM): wyszomiersky
Auto-Response from Skier Wysz (11:06:19 PM): not at a party
Reneelet (11:06:28 PM): are you at a party?
Skier Wysz (11:09:39 PM): can't you read?
Reneelet (11:09:52 PM): lets go to a party
Skier Wysz (11:09:53 PM): you have very poor reading/comprehension skills
Reneelet (11:10:19 PM): oh you know whats so weird!
Reneelet (11:10:25 PM): i just watched the movie white chicks
Reneelet (11:10:33 PM): and when i first heard about the movie, it was with eric
Reneelet (11:10:40 PM): on the evening we took you to your first party!
Reneelet (11:10:49 PM): its a sign that you're supposed to go to a party tonight!!!
Reneelet (11:10:55 PM): this is so weird!
Skier Wysz (11:10:58 PM): that's wonderful.
Skier Wysz (11:11:06 PM): but not a sign
Reneelet (11:11:34 PM): when it comes to signs, you have to be very open minded
Skier Wysz (11:12:28 PM): i don't want to go to a party
Skier Wysz (11:12:35 PM): besides you are far away
Reneelet (11:12:58 PM): take a shuttle
Reneelet (11:14:12 PM): is bill home?
Skier Wysz (11:14:24 PM): no he is at his party
Reneelet (11:14:59 PM): we should go to his party!
Reneelet (11:15:02 PM): and surprise him!
Reneelet (11:15:20 PM): ill bring munchies
Skier Wysz (11:15:20 PM): he already think's i'm going, so we could surprise him and have me not go
Reneelet (11:15:32 PM): aw wysz :-(
Reneelet (11:15:38 PM): imagine how he feels right now
Reneelet (11:15:40 PM): so alone
Reneelet (11:15:43 PM): and disappointed
Reneelet (11:15:54 PM): he probably told all his friends about the cool guy who was coming
Skier Wysz (11:16:01 PM): i'm sure
Reneelet (11:16:01 PM): and now you've stood him up

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