April 2007
32 posts
No Sleep Day
I was over-reacting a bit in the last update about my writing. While not the best I’ve produced, I was just feeling stressed. It turned out fine (at least, fine enough according to Breno).
My day was certainly crazy hectic, which I’m glad for. Kept me on my sleep-deprived toes. I spent the morning running around with an add/drop slip so I could graduate course-based instead of...
I am such an incredibly shitty writer. I’m been trying to tidy up a writeup for Breno, but it’s just terrible. I was too busy this week with exams to work on it until last night and I’m too burnt out to do work that isn’t firmly in the pathetic category.
Ugh, I need to just get some citations in it, try to remove glaringly poor writing, and ship it off….some times...
Job Interview
I spoke with a HR woman at the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City this afternoon. I’ll be visting next Tuesday, May 1st, to see the facility as well as be interviewed for a job.
I’m going home this weekend to visit my family and celebrate Anna Claire’s 1st birthday and would have liked to stay longer, but looks like I’ll not be able to stay for much more than...
Poetry Professor Becomes Terror Suspect →
I love post-9/11 America.
“It’s hard to take risks with a pessimist”
– Menomena - Wet And Rusting
“I don’t believe in anything I see unless I can feel it too”
– Badly Drawn Boy - I Was Wrong
I worry sometimes that I’m doing the wrong thing with my life. I am just utterly bored with school and pretty much everything else. I feel like a lump on a log and I’m really tired of this feeling. Maybe I’m just too used to seeking entertainment and stimulus every hour of every day.
“As the police cleared the bodies from the Virginia Tech engineering building,...”
– Shootings: Comment: The New Yorker
Lifestyles of the rich and famous...for lofts
Zachary: "Upgraded oak flooring, distressed to resemble drift wood on main level" i totally want my floors to look like drift wood
Kim: lol
Kim: damn it i want that place
Zachary: hell, i want almost anything listed on that site
Kim: yeah, that's our favorite real estate site
Zachary: it's like a web version of lifestyles of the rich and famous
Zachary: for lofts....
Kim: lol
Rural High School Has First Integrated Prom →
Ashburn, GA is about a hundred miles from Tallahassee. And people make fun of me for being from Tennessee. Yikes.
Last College Saturday
Went to a picnic sponsored by ACM/WiCS (FSU CS clubs) and had a good time playing in the annual grad versus undergrad softball game.
It finally rained in Tally last week, so the pollen is finally gone, allowing me to wash my car without it getting dirty again just by parking at home for an hour.
Sarah’s birthday is tomorrow, but since everyone’s got exams to study for on Sunday...
Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New... →
I received a new book in the mail today. The excerpts at Slate were interesting.
Shiny
My replacement iPod came in the mail today. It looks brand new, no nicks or scratches. I’m thinking of ditching the case I used previously and get one of the screen covers. The old case did a good job of protecting it, but it was kind of bulky.
Ubuntu 7.04 Release Notes →
If Parallels support for Linux ever stopped sucking I might actually buy the RAM necessary to use Linux on my Macbook.
So...
…I’m apparently going to graduate this semester after all. I wish I could say I feel much of anything. I suppose relief because it’s one less thing to worry about.
I would have hoped graduting with a Master’s degree wouldn’t be so underwhelming. Maybe it’s because I wonder if I’ve learned much. I’m sure I have, but this semester has been the least...
Hello Kitty Hell →
A guy details the depths of his wife’s Hello Kitty obsession.
Programming Projects
One of the recurring problems with nearly every programming assignment I’ve had while at Florida State has been underspecification and ambiguity. I don’t remember this problem occuring at High Point. I’m sure it happened, but it wasn’t systematic like it seems here.
The latest example is the final project for my Compiler Construction class. Despite having an eleven (11!)...
I think I enjoy waiting until the last moment to file taxes…mainly because it never takes more than an hour.
Zachary: Zacharys-Macbook:~/Classes/2007 Spring/Compiler/proj4 zhartley$ java Code
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.VerifyError: (class: Code, method: inc signature: (I)F) Falling off the end of the code
Zachary: haha
Turo: hahahaha
Zachary: that's a great error message
Turo: what does that even mean?
Zachary: i have no farking idea
I’ve been writing code for Compilers all day…almost done…this project is freaking ridiculous…type checking my ass…at least this will be the first programming project I’ve actually completed ahead of time in forever…
Every time you masturbate, God kills a kitten.
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“Enjoy yourself while you can.”
– Fortune Cookie
Iperf 1.7.0 - The TCP/UDP Bandwidth Measurement... →
I need to try this out when I get home to see if my router is actually giving the right thoroughput. I hope it compiles on OS X.
Yeah…stayed out too late last night, but it was Park’s last night. The all-you-can-eat pancakes this morning helped.
“You’re the byproduct of statutory rape.”
– Fincher
New Home
After having shut down my previous weblog last year I’ve decided to give blogging another go. This time I’ve decided to go with a hosted one because it’ll require less work on my end, which means I’ll be more likely to actually use it.