premodial ooze meets liquid nitrogen

Twiz...

2009-04-07T20:23:09Z

Information seems to be circulating poorly, so a few interesting bits

*I am collecting stories (funny, foolish, poignant, etc) about him or with him. How you met him, pranks, late nights in clusters, memorable conversations, anything, everything. If you don't feel like writing it down feel free to call and dictate. Please pass the message around because I do not have access to many of his friends from hs, or even all of the ones from college.

Please.

*Nessa has set up an lj community to remember Twiz, it is http://community.livejournal.com/rememberingtlw/ to post memories, videos, etc

*There will be a memorial on campus the Friday of carnival. The fb event is http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=175006670470. If you are from TJ, please poke your friends from there, as they are welcome too.

'anaaktge is a rankmaniac' assignment, would like help

2008-10-15T14:54:28Z

Professor Von Ahn is definitely a bit of a troll, as has been made clear by the current "G bomb" assignment.

If ya'll would be so kind as to post links on your webpages to the following page (which is my personal homepage) with the following anchor text, it would help boost my rank (and my grade).

anaaktge is a rankmaniac

15-396

2008-10-14T19:32:53Z

while Luis is up there in front of the class doing his thing, i was feeling .... inspired.

What does the Internet like? A haiku

not an island of Cliques
not star graphs, a constellation
internet size very big

also, non 15-396 kids, the assignment that foes out tonight is a google bomb

Seattle

2008-06-05T05:41:44Z

I hear I might see sun before I leave in August.

The trip out wasnt pleasant. It was pretty awful. Luggage destroyed, stuff lost, planes delayed, etc

The internet is finally set up. Its only been 4 days since it was supposed to be set up. :-)

Im alive, and a C coder in a Java shop. At least my manager's a cool guy

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH photographs

2008-05-05T15:51:46Z

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH photographs, ie my photography final, will be on display at todays KGB meeting. or if you happen to find me today before i go home

Booth Pictures, Final Project

2008-05-01T19:52:54Z

I was wondering if some people, esp those who were involved in BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH, would grace me with their opinions on the photographs from booth building before they are printed for my final photography project

Free Cake (not a lie)

2008-03-26T21:20:58Z

Tasty cake will be in the cluster (or right outside, as cluster is typically too full) tomorrow at 3 pm (or whenever I get out of controls)

you know you want cake....

and the #1 stupidest thing to required ID....

2008-03-13T03:00:40Z

...pipecleaners.

I had to produce valid state ID to buy pipecleaners. The childhood craft necessity.

My old job is on slashdot?

2008-03-07T04:24:36Z

The Modsnake Lab has been slashdotted. Somewhere, in the distance, I can hear my sophomore year self squealing with delight. Im glad we finally published papers, and that the lab is finally getting some attention. However after reading the comments, Im not sure its quite what I had in mind... :-P

Looking for Dancers for Photo Project

2007-10-21T21:35:06Z

I am looking for people to dance in the dark to music with glowsticks for a
photography project. I will provide glowsticks, speakers (and music, but dancers
are welcome to bring their own), snacks, etc.

Please send me email or call me ASAP if
youre interested and what times youre free, esp mon/tues evening. I have to have it done by then, and I need to reserve equipement/space

webiste help!

2006-07-11T17:53:06Z

Im now the webmaster for the entire biorobotics lab.

I typically do html by hand, but that is not working out in a site this large.

Does anyone know of any tools/software to help out with this kind of thing?

crypticdragon @ 2006-05-02T17:56:00

2006-05-02T21:57:11Z

I got a 58 on my matrix exam.

2 handy boards broke, and I still dont get holonomic constraints, and inverse kinematics. I really dont want to take that final

summer housing is a pain

coursework

2006-04-11T02:33:33Z

What should I take next semester?

213 will be at 1 pm. :-D

Help! I need a dress

2006-04-02T18:51:24Z

For the record

"If, maybe, I decide to go, will you go with me to formal" != "would you be my date to formal"

I need a dress for saturday. Does anyone have something I could borrow for a night?

PARTY--Miriam's Goodbye Party

2006-02-25T15:52:34Z

My roommate, better half, and best friend is leaving and we're throwing her a party.

It will be in Resnik, third story kitchen/lounge at

21:00 (9:00 pm)

Last chance to see the amazing Miriam

Nota Bene:
Additional food and beverage is welcome, although not required.

facebook & a favor

2006-02-21T20:44:27Z

Hey everyone,

My data privacy class is studying facebook and data risk.

(this is not meant to be a meem, this is for homework)

As a favor then, tell me

What do you use facebook the most for? for example--finding friend's cell phone #. remembering birthdays, photos, stalking cute guys, etc

you can drop me an email or leave a comment, which ever with youre more comfortable.

Thanks a Bunch

crypticdragon @ 2006-01-29T07:51:00

2006-01-29T15:53:13Z

¨not only am I going to a very special hell, I´m going to a Markov Finite State Machine of special hells¨

Oh man, do I deserve everything Im gonna get

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news

2006-01-16T06:18:02Z

I am no longer in Mellon College of Science. I belong to the School of Computer Science.

I have taken my last chemistry course.

HereHere!

"Save yourself, data an engineer" <3 Laurel

2005-12-02T19:11:12Z

totally stole this, though i resent the "unlikely to meet another woman in his profession"

So.... BMW, what are you doing later? ;-)

Choose an engineer over...

=> DOCTORS
Supposedly, all women are after a Doctor, so don't expect your relationship to last more than 5 years. Eventually, he'll run off with some nurse from his office, or one of his young women patients that is pretending to be sick. He'll wait until you are stuck with a few kids to do this. This is not a problem with your Engineer husband. He had a hard enough time meeting you. It is unlikely he'll ever meet another woman in his profession.

=> LAWYER
Do You seriously expect an honest, trusting relationship with someone who gets paid for lying? Once again, this is not a problem with your Engineer spouse. He doesn't have enough social skills to lie convincingly. An additional drawback to marrying a lawyer is when the divorce happens you will get nothing.

=>SALESMAN
See honesty segment under Lawyer. Plus, he will be traveling to trade shows, etc. where he will be in the company of other equally trustworthy individuals. Don't be surprised when you get the invitation to show up on the Ricki Lake show. The company that your Engineer husband works at will keep him in a cage, often called a cubicle, until he is ready to go home to you.

=> HAZARDOUS PROFESSIONS, I.E. POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, CONSTRUCTION WORKER, ETC.
Your husband, if he is not dead by some accident, will likely be crippled with a back injury, etc. just about the time you are at your sexual peak. The only hazards that your Engineer husband will face is losing his eyesight by staring at the terminal for too long. This hazard actually has some benefits. For one, he will not notice that you are getting older, since you will be a blur. He will remember you as when he first met you, because the memory will still be sharp, and you ask "Honey, were you looking at her?", he'll honestly be able to say that he didn't even see her.

thoughtful

2005-10-31T05:49:31Z

thought that's been running around my head all day:

"loving someone is seeing them at their worst, and wanting to be with them anyway" --AE

"power is the ability to control other's actions, strength is the ability to shelter them from their own" --DN

Organic chem, the dreaded mechanisms tomorrow, and 251 as well. Not to mention all the crap that's been going on in my family of late. Not sure if its better or worse than whats been going on around campus. "This too shall pass" I just wish it'd pass faster! Or if i could at any rate lower the delta G of the transition state.

Happy Halloween everyone.

a couple announcements

2005-10-10T05:06:12Z

For various reasons, Chris and I are back to being friends.

I shall be insanely busy, and most of it is my own damn fault. I know. Try to bear with me.

I also *don't^ want a repeat of last year. So there shall be a few rules.

If you like me, dont tell me. I dont want to hear about it.

HI, I'm up here. No, really still up here.

If Im grouchy, dont take it personally.

Backrubs are welcome, and do make bad days bearable, but if i tell you not to because i need to concentrate, please understand.

and For the record..
Okay, so maybe the laptop can come to bed.

Help!

2005-08-13T21:17:17Z

Right, so as much as I really hate admitting Im so lost, the programs due on Monday, and the Final is on Wedsnesday.

So if anyone loves me enough to help me understand the gcc compile errors, parameter passing, or go over pointers, pointer casting & their arthimetic with me
I will
a) love you forever
b) feed you
c) nothing really here, but the list needs at least three items

VOTE FOR NAAKTGEBOREN

2005-06-27T18:39:52Z

Vote for Andy!

So i went to the Martin's family party, which turned out to be a Libertarian rally. Politics isnt really my baliwick, but I got to hang out wiht crystal, adam, jeff, and helena. I enjoyed myself.

This morning, Mr Martin calls me. Adam is running for superientient of high ways, and they need additional ppl on the ballot. Mr Martin thought of the origin of my last name and wanted to know if I would run with Adam for the office of Receiver of Taxes.

Unfortunately, im registered in Alllegeny county, and cant run. However, Andy can. I hunted my brother down to see if he would agree, and to my surprise, he was game. The petition collecting is going to be a pain, but i think itll be worth it

So now my brother is running for public office.

He'll be 18 in August

so much for the happy part

2005-06-15T04:15:09Z

So by the time i finish this entry, i'll be 19, and oh my, let's see what else can go wrong in hte next 24 hours, and i'll be lucky if I'm awake for 12 of them.

In the past 5 days, i've been lucky if i'm awake for 6 out of 24 hours.

I am stuck in the place i worked so very hard to get away from.

And now this.

The older I get, the more I prefer a computer to ppl. A program does exactly what it says it does. If its written wrong, well you get what you deserve. And then there are ppl; more specifically the ppl on this island. There's so much talk, of what to do, when to do, verbal exchanges of promises or favors, of and planning. More talk of how serious they are, how much their promise means,

and then, and then
nothing gets done

and theres MORE talk, excuses, rationalizations, excuses, blame, apologies, more excuses. Hours and hours of it, manuscript upon manuscript, and for all that talk

nothing gets done

19 years worth of talk, and i've failed all three of my major goals.

So much talking about how life after hs and its still all talk

its all as much empty as my graduation speech was

How fitting that the plans for the celebration, something we've *said* we'd go do since we were freshmen, have fizzled

and I'm still the one holding the bag, and having to scramble to find a fix, because i believed

for 19 years worth of talk, i still havent learned anything

[Birthday weekend] planning f00

2005-06-13T16:42:02Z

Okay, so i've been behind the power curve since i started on the new meds. So let's figure out what going on this weekend. Here's what i've got

Friday
08 00 Pick up Chris --Ashes, BMW, Ally, Liz, (& Chris)--Ashe's car(5)
Torture Chris w/music, Drop BMW off at class,Drop Chris' stuff at home, lunch

12 00 Pick Miriam up from LIRR --Ally, Chris & Mom or Ashes--

?? ?? See Star Wars/Dress-Chris-up-like-a-lifesize-Ken-doll -- Chris, Ally, Ashes & anyone else--Ashe's car(5)

18 - 19 00 Dinner/ice cream--The zoo, the Family, Annette & anyone else --mi casa
If you want to come to dinner let me know!

?? ?? Meet up somewhere,redistribute ppl if required, introduce everyone, go to Viper
See below for guestlist, Ashe's car (5), BMW's car (5)

Dance the night away

GuestList as of now

Allison N -Selden
Miriam K -Selden (mi casa)
Chris P -Selden (mi casa)
Annette T -Selden
Ashes R -Centereach
? Lenore F --Selden

BMW -Ronkomkoma
Liz V -Brentwood
Erin R -HauppAgue
Kira G - W Islip

am i missing anyone? What about Sandy/Skye?
Liz, do you know for certain that it'll be 18 + on friday? Does anyone know what the cover is, or where this place is located? How late do we want to be out?

Does anyone have any curfews they need to meet?

.....and most importantly, what the hell am i going to wear?!

xoxo & Ar