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Monday, February 28, 2005

Johns Hopkins Security Update
Well, I was hoping this would make it to the Daily Incident Report, but it didn't. On Saturday, Bill needed to get into a building to do some work, but it was locked. A girl walked out of the building, and Bill took advantage of the opportunity to enter before the door closed. A bit of a role-reversal from his character in "Spare Change." But it's not only Zach's character's action that Bill took on. Bill now has the look. If any of you have seen him in the past year or so, you know what I mean. The girl who opened the door saw Bill enter, and called her boyfriend to tell him that a scary-looking guy had entered the building. The boyfriend then called JHU Security, who searched Clark Hall for a scary-looking white male wearing a t-shirt. They eventually found The Bill, and took him to the boyfriend, who was apparently apologetic to the point that Bill "almost felt bad for him."

Yet another funny Google ad
WCHL?
I tried to listen to Sarah's show tonight, but it seems that WHCL no longer has an online feed. Ugh.

Vocal Chords on WJHU
Mohak (real person, real name) called me to tonight to let me know that the JHU Vocal Chords were about to perform live on WJHU — Hopkins Student Radio. Even though she called just a couple minutes before the performance, I was able to connect to the stream, fire up Audio Hijack, and load the iTunes preset to record the performance for them. Also, based on my buddy list, I'd say that I'm blogging this before they even got back from the studio! Anyway, here's a recording of their performance, to prove that I'm awesome:



Please note that the distortion is NOT my fault; somebody wasn't watching the levels at WJHU. I'll go to the Spring Concert, (I'll pause for a moment here while the members recover from shock.) but I don't think I'll be listening to the technical inadequacy of WJHU anymore, especially since the DJ denied my request for the Vocal Chords to perform "Oh, KitchCo!" for me. I'd also like to note that due to my limited bandwidth, I had to pause my downloads of about 25 video clips I'm using for a film project in order to get a stable stream from the station. Yeah, I was able to resume them a few minutes later, but still, that's over five minutes of sacrifice from The Wysz as another gift to the Vocal Chords. His generosity over the years has been rewarded with two brownies, a glass of water, and a jingle for his movie.

Memories
Skier Wysz (5:02:30 PM): remember when we destroyed the fence, and the teachers finally found out on the last day of fifth grade?
eightman1984 (5:02:36 PM): hahahahaha yeah
eightman1984 (5:02:41 PM): I was thinking about that the other day
Skier Wysz (5:03:04 PM): and you and steve cooke and aaron got in trouble, but i just slipped away as they were coming, because i'm all covert-like
eightman1984 (5:03:11 PM): haha yeah
Skier Wysz (5:03:16 PM): ah those were the days
eightman1984 (5:03:18 PM): I had to bring out the water works to get out of trouble
Skier Wysz (5:03:23 PM): lol
Skier Wysz (5:03:32 PM): fifth grade was awesome. we did absolutely nothing
Skier Wysz (5:03:47 PM): "umm we're going to have uh, free reading time, kids"
Skier Wysz (5:04:16 PM): which meant "we don't care if you roll up those little carpet samples and hit each other while making sound effect from star wars"

After reprimanding Brendan for using paragraphs of centered text on the Vocal Chords page
parec02 (2:02:17 AM): good call on the history page. the old page was devoid of content and was comprised of that graphic and one line of text. i forgot to revise the layout once text actually went up
Skier Wysz (2:02:17 AM): reading or something
Skier Wysz (2:02:45 AM): yeah excuses excuses, i'm awesome
parec02 (2:03:03 AM): like you've never centered your text
Skier Wysz (2:03:11 AM): show me
Skier Wysz (2:03:23 AM): show me inappropriately centered text on HOTW
Skier Wysz (2:04:14 AM): did you hear your WJHU thing
parec02 (2:04:24 AM): no, mo said you recorded it?
Skier Wysz (2:04:42 AM): yeah, i recorded the stream but you guys were really distorted
Skier Wysz (2:04:55 AM): not my fault though, it was coming in like that
Skier Wysz (2:05:26 AM): someone wasn't watching the meters in the studio
Skier Wysz (2:05:33 AM): you peaked out like crazy
parec02 (2:05:54 AM): it was just the two djs in the room. don't know if they know what it means to peak
Skier Wysz (2:06:07 AM): well they ought to be slapped
parec02 (2:06:08 AM): crap, even your cake page doesn't have paragraphs of centered text

Cake page

After reprimanding Brendan for using paragraphs of centered text on the Vocal Chords page UPDATE
parec02 (2:27:00 AM): what's funny is that the one djs with the headphones in front of the sound board kept looking over and nodding like everything was great

Johns Hopkins Security Update: Students Respond.
Reneelet (4:50:46 PM): next time i see bill, i'll def. ask my bf to call security

Stowington (5:03:28 PM): I've seen that same scary white guy sneaking around my apartment building

Another funny name
parec02 (2:45:47 AM): talk to yahnatan, it's his fault
Skier Wysz (2:45:58 AM): oh like i'm gonna fall for that
Skier Wysz (2:46:04 AM): giving me a fake name

Ugh, Jonathan Stowingtons responds s'more after I've already made the "Students Respond" entry
Stowington (5:09:35 PM): he definitely would have stolen something if security hadn't come by
Skier Wysz (5:10:21 PM): yeah, you know bill and his insatiable need for posessions
Stowington (5:10:42 PM): he has more shoes than anyone else I know
Stowington (5:11:34 PM): actually that should probably say "he has more duct tape on his shoes than anyone else I know"

Friday, February 25, 2005

More photos courtesy of Jonathan Stowingtons. Art by The Bill.
The next day...



TROG + DOOR = AWESOME

Ughghghghghggghghhhghhgghghhghghghhggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The ONE time I wake up and say, "Nah, I don't need to turn on my computer," I get an important email. I walked all the way from my apartment to my Internet class (104 W. University to Shaffer Hall, if you're familiar with the area) this morning just to find a few other poor students who hadn't checked their email either. One had even rushed up from D.C. to make the class. We went to the lab to confirm our suspicions, and learned that an email had been sent out at 9:39, less than an hour before our 10:30 class.

And I was really looking forward to the weekly quiz!

"Ughghghghghggghghhhghhgghghhghghghhggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" could have been prevented!
Reneelet (11:03:58 AM): lol i sent him a message around 10:00
Reneelet (11:04:19 AM): that if he saw you trying to wake up, he shouldnt let you because class is canceled
Skier Wysz (11:04:28 AM): hmm maybe he wasn't here
Skier Wysz (11:04:31 AM): did he respond+
Reneelet (11:04:55 AM): no, but bill never responds+ to me. he usually doesnt respond. or sometimes he responds-

Giving credit where credit is... due?
Skier Wysz (6:28:32 PM): thank you for the iphotos
Stowington (6:29:19 PM): aren't they great?
Skier Wysz (6:29:51 PM): umm, they're on the blog, you know what that means
Stowington (6:32:10 PM): part of the art was mine
Stowington (6:32:26 PM): I did the burninated peasant and the trogdoor

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Today in "Internet," I:
1. Passed a note for the first time I can remember. We weren't caught.
2. Learned that one should always use non-breaking spaces in proper names. If your name has ever experienced a line break through the fault of my ignorance, I apologize. Option-space on a Mac will do it for you. Google it if you're on a PC.

Snow pictures
After noticing that several cars had things written on them, we decided to write stuff on my Jeep:




Bill wrote "AWESOME" on the back window, but we don't have a picture of that. We do, however, have a picture of my symbol:



Photo credit: John Stowe

Wysz appears on Vocal Chords's's's O's front page!

Another stupid entry
The Oh well entry was a Site Announcement, wasn't it?

Oh well
I guess I could have blogged the Vocal Chords entry in the "Music" category. Oh well.

WUSA 9 leaks iPod shuffle name...? Nah.
csvroomfondel (1:50:51 PM): ha, one of the news guys said "that shuffle thing is cool" and the other guy goes "oh yea, was it fun? That's a great thing."
csvroomfondel (1:51:05 PM): he quite clearly has no idea what the first guy was talking about
csvroomfondel (1:51:13 PM): probably thinks its some dance or something
Skier Wysz (1:53:43 PM): but
Skier Wysz (1:53:49 PM): that was from december
csvroomfondel (1:54:19 PM): oh, i didnt see the date on the newscast
csvroomfondel (1:55:00 PM): maybe it is a dance
Skier Wysz (1:56:03 PM): maybe he means the "shuffle" function?
Skier Wysz (1:56:23 PM): or was it a reference to something earlier in the newscast, that's not included in the clip?
csvroomfondel (1:56:28 PM): that's been around since the days of the CD, nothing to get excited over

Good long quote.
muzikgoddss (2:13:05 PM): do you think they're going to cancel class tonight?
Skier Wysz (2:13:15 PM): i hope so
Skier Wysz (2:13:19 PM): i mean
Skier Wysz (2:13:27 PM): i hope they cancel the class
Skier Wysz (2:13:38 PM): but i hope we can still see each other
muzikgoddss (2:13:48 PM): hahaha
muzikgoddss (2:13:52 PM): actually...
muzikgoddss (2:14:00 PM): you can!
muzikgoddss (2:14:09 PM): vocal chords are performing at xando's
Skier Wysz (2:14:25 PM): i KNEW it would be a scheme to get me to see the vocal chords
Skier Wysz (2:14:31 PM): isn't xando's far away
muzikgoddss (2:14:38 PM): it's by homewood
muzikgoddss (2:14:47 PM): HAHAHAHA
muzikgoddss (2:16:47 PM): fine
Skier Wysz (2:16:58 PM): ugh what time is the thing
muzikgoddss (2:17:05 PM): you don't have to go
muzikgoddss (2:17:07 PM): really
Skier Wysz (2:17:12 PM): WHAT TIME
muzikgoddss (2:17:14 PM): 10 or 1015
muzikgoddss (2:17:20 PM): but you really have to go
muzikgoddss (2:17:25 PM): dont' have to*
Skier Wysz (2:17:30 PM): haha
Skier Wysz (2:17:38 PM): well which one do you suggest, the 10 or the 10:15
muzikgoddss (2:17:46 PM): well we're starting around then
muzikgoddss (2:17:56 PM): so i guess be there at 10, if you want to come
muzikgoddss (2:18:01 PM): again, you're no obligation
Skier Wysz (2:18:09 PM): what if i come at 10:15?
muzikgoddss (2:18:11 PM): we can just see each other next thursday
Skier Wysz (2:18:14 PM): and what's with your typing
muzikgoddss (2:18:21 PM): i'm talking to my suitemate
Skier Wysz (2:18:27 PM): so are you going to the movie if it's not cancelled
muzikgoddss (2:18:31 PM): i can't talk and type two different convos at the same time
muzikgoddss (2:18:38 PM): why wouldn't i
Skier Wysz (2:18:53 PM): i don't know, don't you have to warm up or something
muzikgoddss (2:19:04 PM): well we're warming up at 920
muzikgoddss (2:19:11 PM): so class should be over around then
muzikgoddss (2:20:43 PM): oh i forgot "under"
muzikgoddss (2:20:50 PM): you're under no obligation
muzikgoddss (2:21:04 PM): from about 3min ago
muzikgoddss (2:21:46 PM): so yeah
muzikgoddss (2:21:50 PM): you dont have to come
Skier Wysz (2:22:24 PM): i hate this reverse psychology
muzikgoddss (2:22:36 PM): i'm not doing reverse psychology!
muzikgoddss (2:22:37 PM): really!
muzikgoddss (2:22:42 PM): we're only singing 3 songs
muzikgoddss (2:22:48 PM): and it's far away from uni west
Skier Wysz (2:22:53 PM): is one of them mahna mahna?
muzikgoddss (2:23:02 PM): what
muzikgoddss (2:23:04 PM): no
Skier Wysz (2:23:12 PM): is one of them "feet's too big"?
muzikgoddss (2:23:16 PM): no
Skier Wysz (2:23:28 PM): then what are you singing
muzikgoddss (2:23:57 PM): "call me", "she will be loved", "good vibrations"
muzikgoddss (2:25:12 PM): so you really don't have to come
Skier Wysz (2:25:44 PM): good vibrations is good
Skier Wysz (2:25:55 PM): i think it was up for a grammy or something
Skier Wysz (2:26:12 PM): i saw the beach boys in concert once
muzikgoddss (2:26:17 PM): really
Skier Wysz (2:26:23 PM): and so did meghan, but you don't know her
muzikgoddss (2:26:28 PM): no
muzikgoddss (2:29:29 PM): so are you coming?
Skier Wysz (2:29:51 PM): i'm not sure, i'll decide later tonight
muzikgoddss (2:29:57 PM): ok
muzikgoddss (2:30:04 PM): are you coming to class?
Skier Wysz (2:30:27 PM): i wouldn't miss it for the world
muzikgoddss (2:30:31 PM): hahahaha
Skier Wysz (2:32:41 PM): do you have the performance rights for those songs
muzikgoddss (2:32:58 PM): i dont know
Skier Wysz (2:33:09 PM): if you don't i'm telling
muzikgoddss (2:33:44 PM): if you tell on us you have to tell on every a cappella group
Skier Wysz (2:33:58 PM): if that's what it takes
muzikgoddss (2:34:11 PM): don't come

Only 2!
Skier Wysz (1:32:29 AM): you need to help me with the blog entry re: 13/only 2!/me standing inappropriately close/would you like to stay for the show?
would you mind just recalling the incident, so i can post it as one long quote?
Stowington (1:34:44 AM): what like an ohh man that was so cool kinda deal?
Skier Wysz (1:36:44 AM): whatever you think would work for the blog

Here we go:
Stowington (2:14:40 AM): well you left us to "say our goodbyes," I believe you said, and there were some drunk people out in the street
Stowington (2:15:35 AM): they were talking pretty loud, but I wasn't listening at first... we were watching you stand on the sidewalk with your hands behind your back, being very patient and attentive watching them
Skier Wysz (2:15:59 AM): (and my proximity to them...)
Stowington (2:16:21 AM): yes you were very close
Stowington (2:16:25 AM): within 15 feet I'd say
Stowington (2:16:35 AM): very obvious to anyone who was even close to sober
Stowington (2:16:52 AM): the first thing I remember actually listening to was when the guy said "does he know it's been going on for two weeks now?"
Skier Wysz (2:17:17 AM): ...
Stowington (2:17:44 AM): then the girl said "it's been three weeks!"
Stowington (2:17:54 AM): we thought that was pretty funny
Stowington (2:19:14 AM): I had my back turned so it wouldn't be so obvious we were listening, but you definitely were... so we were actually laughing at the combination of the drunk people soap opera and the wysz watching
Stowington (2:19:51 AM): then there was something about not talking about this stuff out on the street... we followed this by watching the wysz still standing on the sidewalk some more
Stowington (2:20:01 AM): and you asked a couple that was walking by:
Stowington (2:20:11 AM): (that's your cue)
Skier Wysz (2:20:20 AM): "would you like to stay for the show?"
Skier Wysz (2:21:10 AM): is that the end of the story?
Stowington (2:21:12 AM): I don't think they did though
Skier Wysz (2:21:17 AM): no they didnt
Stowington (2:21:19 AM): their voices started getting louder again so we had to start eavesdropping again
Skier Wysz (2:21:44 AM): oh oh oh you need to say the 13/only 2! part
Stowington (2:22:20 AM): and then the guy said really loud, "and he doesn't care that you've hooked up with, like, 13 guys since then?" and started to walk away
Stowington (2:22:32 AM): and she yelled after him
Stowington (2:22:36 AM): "only two!"
Stowington (2:23:06 AM): and I lost it, I started cracking up out loud
Stowington (2:24:06 AM): anyway mohak got me calmed down just in time for her to walk by us and into mccoy
Stowington (2:24:06 AM): show's over folks
Skier Wysz (2:24:58 AM): haha yes just to clarify, "her" refers to drunk "only 2!" girl, who i pointed to and said "shhh!" because we were talking about her
Stowington (2:25:04 AM): the best part was you so obviously watching them from the curb
Skier Wysz (2:25:28 AM): haha i dont know, my favorite is still "only 2!"
Skier Wysz (2:25:33 AM): and you were watching too
Skier Wysz (2:25:38 AM): just not as blatently
Stowington (2:25:51 AM): yes but the blatant part is key
Skier Wysz (2:26:22 AM): true
Stowington (2:30:52 AM): (that was a subtle correction of your spelling error)
Skier Wysz (2:31:18 AM): whoops

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Po Mo HOTW
The next version of the blog will be pretty much the same, but with quotes:
Wysz's "Thoughts" version "Awesome" or something like that. I'm still working on it.

On the air!
When I went to the Bethesda Row Apple Store opening, someone asked for a copy of my footage to give to WUSA Channel 9 in DC. Well, I just found out that it actually did make it on the air! Here's the article, and here's a direct link to the video of 'Like Them Apples.' It's encoded in Windows Media Player. If anyone can convert it to a QuickTime file for me, let me know and we'll set up a file transfer.

I don't actually appear in the video, but all of the squished footage (I was shooting in widescreen) was shot by me.

Easily amused, easily flattered
A girl referred to me as "your hot self." That happened early yesterday, but I'm going to be riding this high for a while longer.

Just what I needed to get me going again
The new SBEMAIL is finally up, at #125. I'm working on a "Lost and Found Film" project right now, and if you watch the email, you'll see why it came at a convenient time. Now if only I can incorporate it into my "Capturing Sound" paper...

For those of you who have been keeping track of my away messages, yes, I finally did got my photos done.
Reneelet (10:08:02 AM): did you finally got your photos done?
Skier Wysz (10:08:37 AM): that's a horrible attempt at an english sentence, but yes, and i smeared them like crazy, although i might be able to wash them

Monday, February 21, 2005

Note To Self
Email that guy about the thing, and then edit that other thing, and write the paper.

I really should be getting to bed, but
I was checking homestarrunner.com one last time for an update, and when I moused over the logo (museum) graphic, I heard the famous "Email!" sound in Homestar's voice. Even though it was perfectly in sync with my mouse-over action, the two events were not related. The sound was coming from Mail, to let me know that I had a new email. It was an iTunes receipt.

Parking on University Parkway
I came out of my building this morning to find this VW kissing my bumper. It wasn't a tight spot; in fact, there is no parking allowed behind the VW because it is a bus stop. I guess my Jeep is just irresistible, like me.



While it is quite obvious that there is no parking allowed directly behind the VW, it is not clear just how extensive this no parking zone really is (or why it is so extensive.) At first glance, it looks like a simple bus stop. The insets show detail of each sign. I'm not sure what's up with the one on the left; it looks like it was painted over, but the head of the arrow pointing towards the right remains unobscured.



Here's what the bus stop looks like as you pull up to it in a car, looking for a space:



However, you must look carefully, because behind you the sign has a two-way arrow! That's right, even though the bus stop sign indicates that you simply cannot park further down the street, this sign shows that you can't park above it either.



The mysterious sign is easily forgotten as you pass it, because once you see the bus stop sign, it looks like you have a legal place to park, since it only has the unidirectional arrow. To add to the confusion, the two-way sign disappeared for several weeks recently, making the area a legal parking spot that people got used to. In fact, people still park there every single day, either because they are used to it, or they got confused by the signs. And every single day on my way to or from class, I see cars with tickets. This has been going on for several weeks. So far I've only been able to catch one couple trying to park there and warn them about the tickets.



Here's a wide view of the problem area, right outside of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Why there is no parking allowed there, I do not know. They even have their own parking lot.



It looks like the Baltimore City Police Department has trouble parking too, and resorts to parking on top of moving vehicles. When you've received an unfair ticket from them (they put up temporary no parking signs and ticketed me with no advanced warning), sights like this make you feel good.

Snow day?
eightman1984 (2:30:31 PM): you did have off today right?
Skier Wysz (2:30:45 PM): no
Skier Wysz (2:30:56 PM): well i dont know
Skier Wysz (2:31:05 PM): i woke up 5 minutes ago
eightman1984 (2:31:08 PM): haha
Skier Wysz (2:31:09 PM): let me see
eightman1984 (2:31:18 PM): I figured you would probably have presidents day off
Skier Wysz (2:31:38 PM): no colleges dont have presidents day off
Skier Wysz (2:31:44 PM): its a big college visit weekend
Skier Wysz (2:31:48 PM): they dont want a dead campus
eightman1984 (2:31:54 PM): hmm valid point
eightman1984 (2:32:01 PM): well, we should have off
Skier Wysz (2:32:02 PM): nope no snow day

Sunday, February 20, 2005

Ted wins again
79-65 vs. Arkansas.

Random acting
I know it's weird, but sometimes I pretend to be using my cell phone. Once, for no good reason, I walked around outside having a fake conversation with someone about some business issues. Earlier this year, I wanted to keep some facts straight for a blog entry, so I called and left myself a voicemail. I was passing other people as I did this, so I pretended to be having a conversation with another person. Sometimes if I'm waiting around somewhere and want to avoid conversation, I'll pretend to be text messaging or checking emails on my phone, even though I don't really do either of those.

Tonight I actually pretended to be listening to my iPod on the way to the location where I would pretend to use my cell phone. This time, I pretended to check my voicemail.

Hey, man, you gonna eat that last congraturation?

Is it sad that this is preventing me from going to sleep?

This went unblogged long enough.
For the past couple of weeks, entries that have not yet been crawled by Google, which usually default to blogging ads, have been displaying links to kayak websites. I'm still not sure which entry prompted this. If you have any ideas, let me know.

Don't mind this entry
We're trying to figure out what is going on with the feed in a specific build of NNW, so I'm just gonna use this test entry to give Tony [link removed!], Blake, and Chris a link.

Sharing sucks.
All of the dryers are full. They weren't running when I started my laundry, and only one washer was going when I did, so they must have been finished before I even started. This is why I don't like people.

Chain reaction
Thanks to the delay in laundering, I got to the photo lab's building when it was locked, and now I have to wait until they open it in the morning and hope that nobody is using the lab.

I had to walk there in the freezing rain for nothing.

Have iTunes song credits to burn?
By now I'm sure you've all seen the famous "Numa Numa" dance video on the Internet. if you can't get the song out of your head, I suggest downloading it from iTunes. I've downloaded both the original and the remix. Now I'm off to download these remixes.

Ah, college kids
Pez Man40 (1:18:07 AM): sorry i had to go watch a syrup chugging competition

I'm just being honest
Skier Wysz (2:45:42 AM): maybe i will go down on my spring break
Pez Man40 (2:45:47 AM): when is that
Skier Wysz (2:46:05 AM): sometime in march
Skier Wysz (2:46:10 AM): i know you have some basketball thing
Skier Wysz (2:46:17 AM): but looks like you'll get out of it early
Skier Wysz (2:46:24 AM): so that should work in our favor
Skier Wysz (2:46:45 AM): depending on my schedule you may have to throw a game or two though

Dork
anthonut (1:34:59 AM): I've been mesmerized the past few minutes letting my screen stay in exposé mini windows.
anthonut (1:35:05 AM): and watching them update

One way to end the conversation
Skier Wysz (2:47:48 AM): wait
Skier Wysz (2:47:51 AM): one second
Skier Wysz (2:47:53 AM): hold on
Skier Wysz (2:47:55 AM): almost there
Skier Wysz (2:48:05 AM): i'm awesome. good night.

The link has been removed
Skier Wysz (1:36:57 AM): ok new entry with links coming up
anthonut (1:37:23 AM): nice, just don't link to my blog as it is blank right now. I need to write an entry of my own.
Skier Wysz (1:37:58 AM): haha whoops
anthonut (1:38:18 AM): somehow I feel clairvoyant

Saturday, February 19, 2005

I can whistle and hum at the same time.
My cousin taught me that one.

Friday, February 18, 2005

Be back tomorrow
I'm headed off to D.C., but I just had to blog the fact that I used a Newton today. I tested out its handwriting recognition, and it got everything I wrote correct. Of course I only wrote "Michael," but still, it was impressive. My brief experience indicated that it is still far better than any other PDA that's been on the market, even today. Gotta run.

Thursday, February 17, 2005

BuffyPrep5 in USA Today
Why was it snowing today?
According to weather.com, it's 42° in Baltimore right now, and it's been like that all day.

Yes, I do realize that it is funny I had to go on the Internet to learn how warm it was outside. I don't have a thermometer here. It would be stolen and somehow used for drugs.

Things I've been meaning to blog, but probably won't get around to for a while
1. A picture of a catering truck parked outside of Tyrone's Fried Chicken in Baltimore. On the truck, and this is an exact quote, "Parties, funerals, weddings, etc." Only in Baltimore.

2. A picture of a door on campus with a sign mounted on it that says "DOOR PERMANENTLY LOCKED."

John on Facebook
From his profile:
About Me:
I secretly wish I were a pole vaulter, so I could be like ted.

Turns out I type like Ted too
Skier Wysz (12:19:50 AM): i'm guessing you weren't the vandy ted in your profile

Turns out there's more than one "Ted"
Skier Wysz (12:18:18 AM): oh
Skier Wysz (12:18:19 AM): umm
Skier Wysz (12:18:21 AM): so ted
Skier Wysz (12:18:25 AM): which ted?
Stowington (12:18:39 AM): does vandy ted do pole vault?
Skier Wysz (12:18:43 AM): no
Skier Wysz (12:18:56 AM): that would be a funny sight though
Stowington (12:19:23 AM): although I suppose most people would need to pole vault to reach his stature
Skier Wysz (12:19:50 AM): i'm guessing you weren't the vandy ted in your profile
Stowington (12:19:57 AM): no
Stowington (12:20:01 AM): it was jhu ted
Stowington (12:20:07 AM): the pole vaulter

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Not a loss!
Vandy: 67
Auburn: 43
Wysz: Awesome

I'm finally a Hopkins student.
I was just in a lab at 3 AM, working with chemicals I'm not allowed to drink. Using my J-Card to enter was probably the best part; now I just need to figure out how to get building access. I had to ask a custodian to open the exterior door for me.

Blake isn't a complete idiot. Okay, he is, but I like the GAng.
ShkenBlke2 (1:37:10 AM): u like me
Skier Wysz (1:37:31 AM): umm i put up with you
Skier Wysz (1:37:39 AM): i dont know if i like you
Skier Wysz (1:38:11 AM): you are in the circle of friends, the GAng, so i figure it is just easier to deal with you as a "friend" than an enemy
Skier Wysz (1:38:46 AM): i keed.
ShkenBlke2 (1:39:11 AM): i c u like my "GAng" title
Skier Wysz (1:39:17 AM): yeah it is nice

Blogging about blogging
Skier Wysz (1:39:40 AM): i'll blog it then
ShkenBlke2 (1:39:45 AM): nice
ShkenBlke2 (1:39:52 AM): i'll sleep well 2nite
ShkenBlke2 (1:40:06 AM): i still hafta blog all that crap at the beginning u wrote
ShkenBlke2 (1:40:14 AM): u ever blogged about blogging?
Skier Wysz (1:40:33 AM): umm, have you read my blog?

The most inelegant and generic email I've ever received from Apple
Dear Customer

Your product has been delivered to the Apple Retail Store and is ready for pick up. Check for store hours at www.apple.com/retail/.

Check your repair status at http://www.apple.com/support/selfservice/status

Apple

"A self righteous mother"
ShkenBlke2 (2:09:00 AM): its pretty much mor awesome then u
ShkenBlke2 (2:09:11 AM): and thats mor w/o the E
Skier Wysz (2:09:35 AM): mor doesn't have an E
Skier Wysz (2:09:53 AM): idiot
ShkenBlke2 (2:09:57 AM): more?
ShkenBlke2 (2:10:00 AM): idiot
Skier Wysz (2:10:03 AM): you said mor
Skier Wysz (2:10:07 AM): i know what you meant
Skier Wysz (2:10:12 AM): but you said mor without the E
ShkenBlke2 (2:10:21 AM): stop being a self righteous mother

Speaking of inelegant
ShkenBlke2 (1:27:21 AM): yeah
ShkenBlke2 (1:27:21 AM): ok
ShkenBlke2 (1:27:53 AM): ok
ShkenBlke2 (1:28:09 AM): umm
ShkenBlke2 (1:28:10 AM): oh

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Since I linked to the Ted's Tyrants group...
Why not this one?

Or this one, which currently has a membership of three: two Katies and one Kadie, but one of the Katies is a Kate. And they all have last names beginning with W. And they're best friends. The "Kdubs," I'm told. Crazy.

I win.
Skier Wysz (5:06:23 PM): duder
ShkenBlke2 (5:06:31 PM): wysz
Skier Wysz (5:06:44 PM): you know how i linked to the facebook groups on my blog
ShkenBlke2 (5:06:49 PM): yes?
Skier Wysz (5:06:57 PM): did the links work for you
ShkenBlke2 (5:07:01 PM): yes
Skier Wysz (5:07:05 PM): thank you.
ShkenBlke2 (5:07:12 PM): as long as im signed in
Skier Wysz (5:07:19 PM): exactly.
Skier Wysz (5:07:46 PM): you're usually an idiot, but thanks for coming through when it matters the most

Prove her wrong!
muzikgoddss (4:47:31 PM): the facebook link thing in your blog doesn't work
Skier Wysz (4:48:10 PM): yes it does, you are probably just not clicking hard enough
muzikgoddss (4:48:18 PM): funny
muzikgoddss (4:48:25 PM): but i logged in and it didn't work
Skier Wysz (4:48:25 PM): are you signed in to facebook?
Skier Wysz (4:48:42 PM): did you try clicking on the link after you had logged in?
muzikgoddss (4:48:51 PM): it just takes me to my home page aagain
Skier Wysz (4:49:18 PM): you have to log in first
Skier Wysz (4:49:22 PM): then click the link
muzikgoddss (4:49:28 PM): i did!
Skier Wysz (4:49:53 PM): well it works for me
muzikgoddss (4:49:56 PM): well
muzikgoddss (4:50:03 PM): boo
Skier Wysz (4:50:31 PM): you are probably doing something wrong
Skier Wysz (4:50:36 PM): there is no way this is my fault
muzikgoddss (4:50:44 PM): you're lying
muzikgoddss (4:51:17 PM): i know i'm not that inept with computers
Skier Wysz (4:51:32 PM): did you try it more than once? facebook has been weird lately
muzikgoddss (4:51:39 PM): yes
muzikgoddss (4:51:45 PM): i give up
muzikgoddss (4:51:52 PM): i shall move on to more amusing things
Skier Wysz (4:51:55 PM): would you say that you have tried it more or less than 18 times
muzikgoddss (4:51:59 PM): less
Skier Wysz (4:52:05 PM): ok do me a favor
Skier Wysz (4:52:09 PM): sign in to facebook
Skier Wysz (4:52:13 PM): then try it 18 times
Skier Wysz (4:52:19 PM): then get back to me
muzikgoddss (4:52:27 PM): no
muzikgoddss (4:53:12 PM): maybe you should just get your link to work
Skier Wysz (4:53:22 PM): why don't you ask someone else if it works for them
Skier Wysz (4:53:28 PM): so that you will see it is not my fault
muzikgoddss (4:54:16 PM): because i don't care that much
Skier Wysz (4:55:29 PM): ok here
Skier Wysz (4:55:34 PM): try signing in to my account
Skier Wysz (4:55:40 PM): and let me know if the links work then
muzikgoddss (4:55:49 PM): non
muzikgoddss (4:55:50 PM): no
Skier Wysz (4:55:57 PM): why
Skier Wysz (4:56:04 PM): i'll give you my password
muzikgoddss (4:56:12 PM): because i don't want to look at the website anymore
muzikgoddss (4:56:17 PM): i've lost my interest
Skier Wysz (4:56:25 PM): you are making me cry
muzikgoddss (4:57:00 PM): sorry
muzikgoddss (4:57:16 PM): but maybe you should have done the link right in the first place
Skier Wysz (4:57:25 PM): ok fine i will ask my readers
Skier Wysz (4:57:30 PM): we will see who is right
muzikgoddss (4:57:44 PM): i don't care!
muzikgoddss (4:57:51 PM): this is not a competition!
muzikgoddss (4:58:00 PM): i have no interest in whether the link works or nont
muzikgoddss (4:58:01 PM): not
Skier Wysz (4:58:05 PM): because you know you're going to lose

So, what I need you kids to do is try out the links I posted earlier. If they work, please IM muzikgoddss and tell her that I, The Wysz, am awesome, and that the links do work. The links can be found here and here. You must be logged in to Thefacebook before clicking on them.

Sorry 'bout the spam, Silly Name
Stowington (10:18:36 PM): you should break the link on your blog to IM mohak
Stowington (10:18:40 PM): so she won't get spammed
Skier Wysz (10:18:46 PM): i just did
Skier Wysz (10:18:58 PM): why does she get spam and i dont
Skier Wysz (10:19:03 PM): that is not fair
Stowington (10:19:07 PM): hahaha
Skier Wysz (10:19:21 PM): i've had links to my name for years
Skier Wysz (10:20:48 PM): so, we have a few possiblities:
a. you don't get IM spam on a mac for some reason
b. she is doing something wrong.
c. i really do have that many readers, and those "spam" ims are actually messages sent by actual individuals in an attempt to prove my awesomeness
Stowington (10:20:49 PM): aww poor the
Stowington (10:21:32 PM): well my choice is a or c
Skier Wysz (10:22:35 PM): you HAVE to say that
Stowington (10:26:19 PM): actually that's my objective opinion
Stowington (10:26:25 PM): I HAVE to go with a

More proof that I'm awesome
BuffyPrep5 (10:02:01 PM): the links worked for me

Monday, February 14, 2005

First a Super Bowl entry, now a Valentine's Day entry? Ugh, what have I become?
Ted has a fan club known as "Ted's Tyrants." Many of you already know this. What you probably don't know is that they have become significantly more creepy recently, at least for Valentine's Day. Yesterday, he received this Valentine from them. The guys in the picture are actual members of Ted's Tyrants.


I just found out that in addition to this Valentine stunt, the group also published a Valentine's Day letter to Ted in the school paper. It told him how proud they are of his development as a basketball player, and ended it with, "We love you, like that."

Fame doesn't come without a cost.

If any of you kids have a Thefacebook account...
Make sure you're logged in, then click here.

Foolproof update
I've been working on getting Foolproof some publicity lately, because that's what you're supposed to do after you make a film and you can't think of an idea for your next one.

First, I mailed it to a couple of film festivals that my professor suggested. I haven't heard back from them, but they haven't cashed my checks yet, so I think I still have a chance.

Next, I created a separate page for the movie, with really hot insider info, such as which type of film I used.

This past weekend, I submitted it to J-Stream, the Hopkins Streaming Media Network. There's some other cool stuff on there (at least I thought this was funny) if you're bored and want to check it out. Broadband is totally required, so if you're that guy out in Idaho who still has dial-up, you're out of luck.

And finally, I mailed my tape to iFilm today. I don't even go to that site anymore, but I figure it's a free submission and they have a large audience, so why not. Those of you who are new to iFilm, just trust me when I tell you that it used to be good. Several years ago, back in the days of 405 and The Killer Bean 2, it was all free, you could download high res versions of the films, and there was no registration. Now, there are ads everywhere, you have to sit through a commercial to watch anything, it's all streaming, and the high quality streams are for subscribers only. Oh well. Maybe I should have waited until AFTER they premiere my film before posting this...

Re: Foolproof update
ShkenBlke2 (7:57:24 PM): that guy in Idaho w/ dial up is kip

Werid? Come on, not even wierd?
Reneelet (5:39:36 PM): did you know that up until last night, omar honestly and seriously thought that weird was spelled werid
Reneelet (5:39:46 PM): i thought he just made a typo, every single time
Skier Wysz (5:40:25 PM): lol
Skier Wysz (5:40:28 PM): i have to blog that
Skier Wysz (5:40:56 PM): but i'm working on another entry right now so it wont be up for a little bit
Reneelet (5:41:08 PM): when a college student doesn't know the difference between then and than or weird and werid, i think that's def. something you should exploit on HOTW

Sunday, February 13, 2005

Of course it's going to be blogged
Pez Man40 (6:54:58 PM): tgat us ubterestubg tge wat tgat tet dud tgat
Pez Man40 (6:55:03 PM): wow
Pez Man40 (6:55:11 PM): was not looking at the screen
Pez Man40 (6:55:14 PM): haha
Pez Man40 (6:55:23 PM): i have a feeling that is going to be blogged

Best Comeback Ever
Skier Wysz (3:13:12 PM): well next time i say something, you should just assume i'm lying
muzikgoddss (3:13:30 PM): like when you say you're awesome?
Skier Wysz (3:14:19 PM): wow
muzikgoddss (3:14:25 PM): hahahaha
Skier Wysz (3:14:33 PM): that was the best comeback ever
muzikgoddss (3:14:45 PM): hahahaha
Skier Wysz (3:15:02 PM): i dont know what to say
Skier Wysz (3:15:09 PM): i think i have to just get up and leave
muzikgoddss (3:15:15 PM): nooooooo]
muzikgoddss (3:15:20 PM): just blog it
Skier Wysz (3:15:30 PM): i'm planning on it

So Ted's Not The Only Gullible One
Skier Wysz (3:01:05 PM): so you didn't walk past my statue
muzikgoddss (3:01:10 PM): um
muzikgoddss (3:01:17 PM): no i don't think so
muzikgoddss (3:01:20 PM): you have a statue?
Skier Wysz (3:01:25 PM): yeah
muzikgoddss (3:01:25 PM): of yourself?
Skier Wysz (3:01:29 PM): yep
muzikgoddss (3:01:31 PM): no
Skier Wysz (3:01:36 PM): YES
muzikgoddss (3:01:42 PM): i don't believe it
Skier Wysz (3:01:54 PM): next time you're in town give me a call
Skier Wysz (3:01:57 PM): i will show you
muzikgoddss (3:02:20 PM): is it a statue with your face/
Skier Wysz (3:02:31 PM): yep
muzikgoddss (3:02:33 PM): no
muzikgoddss (3:02:54 PM): i don
muzikgoddss (3:02:56 PM): t believe you
Skier Wysz (3:03:16 PM): i am full of surprises
Skier Wysz (3:03:19 PM): remember last night
muzikgoddss (3:03:48 PM): when did you move out of doylestown
Skier Wysz (3:04:08 PM): 1999
muzikgoddss (3:04:30 PM): why did they make a statue of you
Skier Wysz (3:05:30 PM): because the townspeople are calmed by my presence. the statue makes them more comfortable even while i am not really there
muzikgoddss (3:05:51 PM): what?!
muzikgoddss (3:05:57 PM): ok you're so lying
Skier Wysz (3:06:16 PM): haha you are a little slow today
muzikgoddss (3:06:31 PM): i can't believe it
muzikgoddss (3:06:41 PM): you took full advantage of my gullibility
muzikgoddss (3:06:51 PM): for shame
Skier Wysz (3:07:27 PM): if i knew that you actually believed me at first, i would have kept my statements more realistic and banked on the fact that you're probably not going to be in doylestown again anytime soon
muzikgoddss (3:08:00 PM): well see
muzikgoddss (3:08:05 PM): i'm from a little town
muzikgoddss (3:08:15 PM): and i don't know, little towns do stuff like that

Beating me to the punch
ShkenBlke2 (7:30:04 PM): whats my home folder?
ShkenBlke2 (7:30:14 PM): yes, i know im stupid

Saturday, February 12, 2005

Gmail Invites
I just signed into the webmail version of Gmail for the first time in 2005 (I've been accessing it via POP in Mail) and I noticed that I have 50 invites to give out. So, if you don't have a Gmail account and would like to give it a shot, please send me an email or an IM and I'll invite you.

In your email or IM, please include your full name and mention something that shows you either know me or have visited at least some of my site. If you don't include your name and I don't know you, your request will be ignored. If you send an email that simply has "Gmail" as the subject and the sole content of the body, your email will be baleeted.

Friday, February 11, 2005

So, it expires after two years, just like they always have, right?
Dorks
Pez Man40 (9:11:35 PM): you talking to trumbo about this
Skier Wysz (9:11:45 PM): no we are talking trackpads
Pez Man40 (9:12:05 PM): haha
Pez Man40 (9:12:10 PM): wow
Pez Man40 (9:12:15 PM): we are dorks
Skier Wysz (9:12:54 PM): yeah

Home of the Wysz.
Eat some cheese or something.

Second time in less than 10 minutes
Pez Man40 (9:17:36 PM): first time i have been blogged in awhile
Pez Man40 (9:18:06 PM): my fans have probably missed me and my extraordinary misspellings
Skier Wysz (9:18:25 PM): you had to spell-check "misspellings" didn't you

Wednesday, February 09, 2005

To the person who put money in my meter today:
Thank you.

Wazooooooo!
Stowington (8:03:54 PM): so it's really broke
Skier Wysz (8:04:16 PM): yeah, errors coming out the wazoo on the hard drive
Stowington (8:04:29 PM): I wasn't aware hard drives had wazoos
Skier Wysz (8:04:40 PM): yeah, they do, you have to hold down the option key on startup
Skier Wysz (8:04:47 PM): he was like "check the wazoo"
Skier Wysz (8:04:54 PM): and i was like "the waz-what?"
Stowington (8:04:57 PM): and then you get to see the wazoo?
Skier Wysz (8:05:03 PM): and he's like "just hold down the option key"
Skier Wysz (8:05:15 PM): and i was like "ok yeah, i see it. errors are coming out"
Skier Wysz (8:05:21 PM): yeah i saw it
Stowington (8:05:32 PM): ewwww

3rd quote of the day — csvroomfondel (10:52:49 PM): i dont want a ton of blatant advertising
Skier Wysz (10:47:28 PM): while you're at it, why not sell WOC t-shirts
Skier Wysz (10:47:36 PM): or better yet, home of the wysz shirts
csvroomfondel (10:47:57 PM): i feel that you have a much larger following
Skier Wysz (10:47:59 PM): or, you could sell bumper stickers that say "i went to WOC and all i got was this lousy t-shirt"
Skier Wysz (10:48:04 PM): which would be funny
Skier Wysz (10:48:09 PM): cause it's a bumper sticker
csvroomfondel (10:48:13 PM): since my following appears to be mostly you
csvroomfondel (10:48:15 PM): and steve
Skier Wysz (10:48:30 PM): or you could get t-shirts that say "this car climbed mt. wysz"
Skier Wysz (10:48:38 PM): cause people would think it was something dirty
Skier Wysz (10:48:47 PM): when in reality it is just nonsense
Skier Wysz (10:49:00 PM): so there are a few ideas for you

Is it just me, or is he really an idiot?
ShkenBlke2 (6:11:16 PM): so my hardrive icon most of the time is always in the top right corner of my desktop
Skier Wysz (6:11:39 PM): yeah
ShkenBlke2 (6:11:57 PM): well recently, sometimes when i turn my computer on in the mornings i find that its in the same line, but lower down below these 2 folders i have on the desktop
Skier Wysz (6:12:16 PM): do you have a lot of stuff on your desktop or just those 2 folders
ShkenBlke2 (6:12:29 PM): just those 2 folder
ShkenBlke2 (6:12:33 PM): and iTunes
ShkenBlke2 (6:12:48 PM): and iChat
Skier Wysz (6:13:00 PM): you have the actual apps on your desktop? or aliases
ShkenBlke2 (6:13:04 PM): no
ShkenBlke2 (6:13:10 PM): nope
Skier Wysz (6:13:22 PM): which one?
ShkenBlke2 (6:13:45 PM): i said no
ShkenBlke2 (6:13:46 PM): lol
Skier Wysz (6:14:08 PM): but i asked if it was the apps or aliases
Skier Wysz (6:14:15 PM): that is not really a yes/no question
ShkenBlke2 (6:16:16 PM): the apps
ShkenBlke2 (6:16:17 PM): sorry
Skier Wysz (6:16:30 PM): ok yeah that is a bad idea
Skier Wysz (6:16:43 PM): you should keep them in your applications folder
Skier Wysz (6:16:53 PM): only put aliases of apps on your desktop
Skier Wysz (6:17:23 PM): like say you run software update and there is an update for ichat. well it will look in the applications folder for ichat, and if it's not there, ichat won't be updated
ShkenBlke2 (6:19:03 PM): i dont hav aliases of apps
ShkenBlke2 (6:19:09 PM): i never said i did
Skier Wysz (6:19:19 PM): neither did i
ShkenBlke2 (6:19:41 PM): i hav iChat and iTunes open thats it
Skier Wysz (6:20:05 PM): i didnt ask what you have open
Skier Wysz (6:20:11 PM): i asked what was on your desktop
Skier Wysz (6:20:29 PM): you said two folders, itunes, and ichat
Skier Wysz (6:20:48 PM): do you know what your desktop is?
ShkenBlke2 (6:20:54 PM): yes
ShkenBlke2 (6:20:55 PM): idiot
ShkenBlke2 (6:21:09 PM): i want 2 know y my hardrive icon keeps moving though
Skier Wysz (6:21:29 PM): yes well it is hard to tell you when you are giving weird answers to my questions
Skier Wysz (6:21:49 PM): once again, i ask, what is on your desktop
ShkenBlke2 (6:22:07 PM): nothing now
ShkenBlke2 (6:22:15 PM): i put all the folders into my documents
Skier Wysz (6:22:28 PM): so the only thing on your desktop is your hard drive
Skier Wysz (6:22:50 PM): ?
ShkenBlke2 (6:22:50 PM): yes
Skier Wysz (6:22:52 PM): ok
ShkenBlke2 (6:22:54 PM): now it is
Skier Wysz (6:23:00 PM): now in the finder
Skier Wysz (6:23:07 PM): in the view menu
Skier Wysz (6:23:11 PM): choose "clean up"
Skier Wysz (6:23:29 PM): and if the hard drive ends up where you want it, you should be good
Skier Wysz (6:23:54 PM): do you use any apps (usually games) that change the resolution of the screen?.
ShkenBlke2 (6:24:12 PM): no
ShkenBlke2 (6:24:12 PM): never
Skier Wysz (6:24:18 PM): ok then you should be fine
ShkenBlke2 (6:24:32 PM): just did it
Skier Wysz (6:24:47 PM): ok that should do it
Skier Wysz (6:25:00 PM): that'll be 50 bucks

Monday, February 07, 2005

Hooray.
Skier Wysz (11:52:16 PM): oh good ted won
Skier Wysz (11:52:22 PM): oh good wrong window
csvroomfondel (11:52:26 PM): hooray for ted

I really thought I could avoid having a Super Bowl entry
One of my friends, who is apparently determined to travel the world and then some before she turns 25, is doing the "Semester at Sea" program, where students live and take classes on a ship while traveling to different countries. Well, it didn't get off to a great start. They had rough seas from the beginning, heading out into the Pacific on their way to Asia. Like many of the students she got sick, and lots of students weren't even going to class. Then, to make things worse, they got hit by a huge wave.

Well, she's now "stranded" in Hawaii, and when I talked to her online tonight for the first time since all this craziness happened, she felt awful. Well, with all she went through, who could blame her? But it wasn't the sickness or the wave that she was the most upset about. She was crushed by the Eagles loss. I had to remind her that she had just been involved in a national news story before she would talk about it. Eagles fans are crazy.

Ouch
"When her roommate, Christine McAuliffe of Lansdale, stood up, she flew across the cabin and hit the door."

Link

Sunday, February 06, 2005

AppleCare Hours


8:00 Central is the same as 9:00 Eastern, right? And why would they list Central time for the U.S. anyway? There are four people in the Central Time Zone in the U.S., and only two of them have phones, can read, and know how to tell time. Of these two, only one has a computer, and he didn't buy AppleCare.

Blake Gets Cut On Tuesday
Skier Wysz (2:16:23 AM): ok yeah tues is your thing, good luck with that
ShkenBlke2 (2:16:30 AM): thnx
ShkenBlke2 (2:16:39 AM): i heart crutches
Skier Wysz (2:16:48 AM): haha
ShkenBlke2 (2:16:57 AM): specially on campus
Skier Wysz (2:16:57 AM): pimp them out
ShkenBlke2 (2:16:58 AM): lovely
Skier Wysz (2:17:02 AM): get hydraulics
ShkenBlke2 (2:17:06 AM): haha
ShkenBlke2 (2:17:10 AM): that'd b sweet
ShkenBlke2 (2:17:14 AM): and sum kinda rim system
Skier Wysz (2:17:28 AM): yeah, ask for suggestions on your blog tomorrow
ShkenBlke2 (2:17:32 AM): ok
ShkenBlke2 (2:17:51 AM): plus im sure u'll get sum ideas from ur readers cause im sure u'll post this
Skier Wysz (2:18:08 AM): ok i'll do that

Friday, February 04, 2005

More on the Gilman Elevator
Apparently it's not unusual to receive a call while waiting to arrive at one's destination. My professor said that many times someone will get on the phone and ask if he's okay. Once, an outside caller was connected to the elevator, and according to my professor, was "quite upset" that he wouldn't transfer her to the engineering department, even after he explained that he was in an elevator.

Now I have to find out what that extension is...

The Faithful Viewer Strikes Again
I'm mentioned on AtAT again! I appear in the second scene of today's episode.

Eh, Steve!
“quint55” is away from the computer as of 10:51:37 AM.
“quint55” has stopped using the computer at 11:09:40 AM, and is now considered idle.
“quint55” has started using the computer again at 12:45:19 PM.
“quint55” has stopped using the computer at 12:55:23 PM, and is now considered idle.
“quint55” has started using the computer again at 3:40:31 PM.
“quint55” has stopped using the computer at 3:52:57 PM, and is now considered idle.
“quint55” has started using the computer again at 5:33:37 PM.
“quint55” is back at the computer as of 5:33:42 PM.
“quint55” is away from the computer as of 5:56:15 PM.
“quint55” has stopped using the computer at 6:06:16 PM, and is now considered idle.
“quint55” has started using the computer again at 7:18:04 PM.
“quint55” has stopped using the computer at 7:28:11 PM, and is now considered idle.
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Since I quoted Blake's wall, why not Eh, Steve's?
You think you're so cool just because you have a friend on Facebook who goes to Harvard. You know what? Harvard isn't even a real country. Neither is Johns Hopkins. It's some guy's name. But Chad, now that's a real country, and I went to school with a guy named Chad. I don't think it's the name of a college, though, at least not in America, but I've forgotten what my point was anyway, if I even had one at all.

Oh, and P.S. when I click on Harvard, it finds no results. Turns out you were lying all along.

Okay, P.P.S.— The person who wrote on your wall before me, Stephanie Tung, is supposedly from Harvard. Well, I clicked on her name, and she doesn't even exist. You lead a sad life. Making people up like that...... pathetic.

Mac OS Awesome
anthonut (7:33:05 PM): So do you think AtAT will move to an Aqua based look anytime soon?
Skier Wysz (7:33:49 PM): i think they're waiting for steve to say "the transition to os x is finally over" just one more time
anthonut (7:33:59 PM): hehehe
Skier Wysz (7:34:06 PM): i think he said that for 3 keynotes in a row
anthonut (7:34:28 PM): did he say it this last time?
Skier Wysz (7:34:42 PM): umm i dont think so, the last time was probably wwdc
anthonut (7:35:03 PM): So I guess now it will be the transition to Tiger has begun
Skier Wysz (7:35:25 PM): haha
anthonut (7:35:58 PM): I also wonder what they will name the next OS. I'm thinking that they will take some time to develop OS XI or something like that.
Skier Wysz (7:36:41 PM): yeah they are going to go all the way to 10.9 just to avoid the naming issue
Skier Wysz (7:37:02 PM): of course i would be willing to license the concept of v.Awesome
anthonut (7:38:17 PM): haha
anthonut (7:38:29 PM): I mean the X thing has appeal, but it does have its limitations
Skier Wysz (7:39:21 PM): yeah, i bet there are marketing people who lose sleep over this kind of stuff
Skier Wysz (7:39:48 PM): they really shot themselves in the foot with the X
Skier Wysz (7:40:00 PM): seemed like a great idea at the time i'm sure
Skier Wysz (7:40:15 PM): but it would have been a lot easier from them to go from 10 to 11 with digits
anthonut (7:41:00 PM): exactly. I wonder if they will get away from numbers completely.
Skier Wysz (7:41:28 PM): like i said, i'm open to the idea of v.awesome
anthonut (7:42:01 PM): MacOS IG (insanely great) would probably be more likely.
Skier Wysz (7:42:13 PM): lol but that would be too final
Skier Wysz (7:42:24 PM): then they could never have a successor

Thursday, February 03, 2005

JHU Building Names
Some (un)original building names on Homewood Campus:

1. Clark (Every school has a building named Clark.)
2. Building A
3. Building B
4. New Engineering Building

600
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the 600th entry in Wysz's Thoughts v.Awesome.

Add Flash to your website, and people will take you seriously
Stowington (5:50:11 PM): I was impressed by this flash presentation and I now think of this company as being much more professional
Stowington (5:50:13 PM): http://computracepersonal.absolute.com/CTPresentation.htm
Stowington (5:50:19 PM): artistic skills.... astounding
Stowington (5:52:20 PM): in fact, they are far beyond mere "skills"
Stowington (5:52:38 PM): they are more properly referred to as "skillz"
Skier Wysz (5:52:46 PM): why do the phones in this animation look like wads of money
Stowington (5:53:39 PM): obviously we're not smart enough to understand the artistic significance of the money-wad phones
Skier Wysz (5:53:51 PM): ah

Productive already.
Skier Wysz (6:02:52 PM): so i was just in Terminal, and by way of habit i hit the up arrow to go to the beginning of the line to fix something, but that caused it to start going through the previous commands. the one right after my last "logout" command was "i'll syntax your error!"
Stowington (6:03:27 PM): oh my
Skier Wysz (6:04:14 PM): yeah, in any case, the safari debug menu is up and running, so i feel even geekier now
Stowington (6:05:30 PM): so now this semester has been productive

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Win!
Tennessee: 62
Vandy: 67

67 is more than 62. Ted got 4 points and played 24 minutes. He also had more points and shots than fouls, but missed his free throws, because he's a big fat loser.

And he wants to go to med school
When we were about 10 years old, plus or minus a year or so, I was eating dinner with Blake and his family when we discovered that he didn't know how to spell his first name. That was awesome. Plus, if I remember correctly, the restaurant had fish tanks, so that was cool.

This isn't one of those blogs that just links to other articles, but this one was too good to pass up
Wired News: Hide Your iPod, Here Comes Bill
by Leander Kahney

Oklahoma is OK!
Skier Wysz (2:23:24 PM): i think we should email him and make fun of new hampshire
Stowington (2:23:35 PM): haha
Skier Wysz (2:24:08 PM): all new hampshire has going for them is a license plate slogan
Skier Wysz (2:25:28 PM): New Hampshire: "Live Free or Die"
Idaho: "Home of the Potato"
Skier Wysz (2:26:26 PM): ok well i just looked it up on the internet, apparently they actually use "world famous potatoes"
Skier Wysz (2:26:40 PM): iowa: "the corn state"
Stowington (2:26:59 PM): eh, close enough
Skier Wysz (2:27:17 PM): of course i'm from a state that has a website on the plate, so i dont know if i have a right to make fun of others



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