Tests
Thu Jan 31, 2008 16:36 EST (UTC -5)

It's been a busy week. Last night I had a biology test. Tomorrow I have a differential equations test, and on Monday, a physics test. I wish all my tests weren't concentrated in such a short amount of time, but I guess it's better that I get them all over with within a week... only to be struck by another wave of tests a few weeks later.

Dayum. If you Google "lefty," Being Left-Handed is currently #7. How long will that last? I don't even know how it -- I mean, my lefty page -- is so popular. It's by no means extensive, and virtually no sites link to it. Come to think of it, I should probably add some information I read in Stanley Coren's "The Left-Hander Syndrome" for a high-school psychology paper in '04... which shows how recently I've updated the page. (I don't think I ever have, other than to remove some clip art and an animated GIF of my left hand in various annoying colors. If you remember that, I'm sorry.)

A few months ago, someone e-mailed me about an online quiz that they suggest I take. I checked it out, decided it was worthy of posting, and linked to it here. The other day, I got a surprisingly similar e-mail, addressed first to "Jordan" and later to "you guys," suggesting I take a similar quiz from the same site. The author says, "I thought would be perfect for your site. Especially in your geek section." The e-mail was from a live.ca address, and I think the first one was too (although it's not uncommon, being Canadian Hotmail and all). I don't have the text of the original e-mail handy, although I probably have it in one of my weekly system backups if you really, really care. (You don't care.) Well, I just thought that was weird. Does this quiz site employ manual spammers, or is it just a coincidence?

Enough asking questions. People have questions to Ask Jordon. Well, one person does, anyway.

Laura: what is your favorite restaraunt?

If we're talking about worldwide chains, Taco Bell can't be beat. I mean, beaten. I love Taco Bell and enjoy having one right on campus, a five-minute walk away.

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" is a poem in which each line is an anagram of the title. It rhymes and makes sense and everything. Pretty impressive.

Music these days is way too loud. Record producers want their songs to be the loudest, so they compress the sound, making the quiet parts as loud as the loud parts. Every valley is being exalted, and every hill made low. The result is music that's boring to listen to because there's no variety. Luckily, the Turn Me Up campaign is working to reverse this trend.

Check out the Secret Word of the Day web site every day to see what the secret word of the day is. When you hear the secret word, scream real loud!


6 comments

#1 by kristen | Thu Jan 31, 2008 18:20 EST (UTC -5)

what about outback steakhouse? what about macaroni grill? what about any other bourgeois restaurant? i'm surprised...

#2 by Jordon | Thu Jan 31, 2008 19:55 EST (UTC -5)

Don't be surprised by my extremely crappy memory.

#3 by Kirsten | Thu Jan 31, 2008 21:14 EST (UTC -5)

I love Taco Bell, but not any of that healthy Al Fresco stuff they have. Doesn't fit in with my diet, though I can use flex points if I have them. I'll have to save some points for a cheezy gordita crunch.

#4 by Jordon | Thu Jan 31, 2008 23:14 EST (UTC -5)

Yes you do. They're delicious.

#5 by brian stanwyck | Fri Feb 01, 2008 04:51 EST (UTC -5)

man, it's all about the chipotle grill if you want mexican. SO MUCH BURRITO.

#6 by Jordon | Fri Feb 01, 2008 09:59 EST (UTC -5)

I did go there for the first time last week. Good stuff.

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