http://www.theworldofstuff.com Semi-geeky musings, links, and observations by an all-geeky teenager. Thu, 15 May 2008 01:15:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "I'm gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler About workin' all summer just to try to earn $7.43 [adjusted for inflation]." —Eddie Cochran It's summertime in The World of Colleges. All of my friends are either taking summer classes, traveling Europe, pursuing research opportunities at national laboratories, getting married, or working. ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/05/14/summertime-blues/ I'm back from my weekend vacation in Fort Pierce. Not much has changed, I see. It's the same old world with the same old problems. Same non-problems, too. The trip was pretty nice. We'd never before brought our Italian greyhound, Speck, so it was interesting to see how he'd react to ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/05/12/sea-dog/ This weekend, I'm going with my family to our usual vacation spot on North Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce. I haven't been there since last March, so I'm looking forward to it. We go at least once every year. A typical trip to the condo entails going to the beach ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/05/09/vacation-all-i-ever-wanted/ I went to a French restaurant for today with my sister and our friends Yamilee and Austin. The place was called Rendez-Vous, and it was located in Fort Lauderdale. I'd never heard of it, but then, I don't go to a lot of French restaurants. It was actually part bakery, ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/05/07/bon-soir-maurice/ Oh hi. On Wednesday, I studied for my programming exam with this girl. We had a friend in common, and I had been helping her study and work on projects. "Thank you so much," she probably said. "Do you want to unwind and have dinner tomorrow night?" I asked. "Sure!" "Like ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/05/04/first-year-of-college-is-over/ For the past few days, I've been studying for exams (and taking them). Now I'm done. So are a lot of other people. Over the past week, trucks, vans, and SUVs have been buzzing about and parking outside the dorms. People are moving out. My differential equations exam was on Monday ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/05/01/by-the-way/ Final exams have begun. I had my first one today. Physics, it was. I did pretty well, too. I got an 85. According to my calculations, this means I'll have a B in the class, which is good. I didn't even have to study that much. Now I need to ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/04/26/studying/ Today was the last day of classes of the spring semester. Tomorrow and Friday are "reading days" to study for final exams. On Saturday, exams begin. I can't believe how fast this semester has gone by. But I'm more surprised by the grades I've been getting. I was a straight-A student ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/04/23/almost-over/ My roommate left for class yesterday morning around 10:30 or 11:00, as he usually does on Fridays. But he hasn't come back. I think he went home for the weekend. He might have told me about this, but it had to have been a long time ago, or I would ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/04/19/mad-day-in/ For the past year or two, my hair has been pretty long. Now it's really long... for a guy. It's at my shoulders now, which I think is a little excessive. I know I need to get it cut. But I'm not sure... how. I've had this hairstyle for almost six ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2008/04/16/hair-today/