March 2006
23 posts
Cheerios are always the right decision
I think I really should start going by the name Alexander, instead of Alex. I mean, I like them both, just sometimes good to switch it up. Nothing else much going on right now, thought wise. I mean, I had some interesting thoughts today, but I seem to have forgotten all of them. I even distictly rememeber saying “that would be funny to put in my blog.” But of course, I...
February 2006
16 posts
Astronauts Live Faster
It does not become tomorrow until you go to sleep and wake up. For example, it is currently still Sunday despite the fact that it’s 1:40am on Monday technically. It won’t really become Monday until I wake up on Monday. It is therefore possible to never actually experience a day by sleeping past it. So, if you don’t like Mondays…just don’t do them anymore
(I am from the) Left Coast
A few thoughts for sunday: -If you wake up with dirt in your pockets and grass in your hair, you have to ask yourself some questions. (that may or may not have happened to me this morning) -my clothes are shrinking at an alarming rate -whoever figured out the calendar, how the years are supposed to work, and all that time business, was a beast -i think it’s time someone invented a new...
You just like Crosstown Traffic
‘What are you doing tonight?’ Anyone ever ask you that? I have the sneaking suspicion the answer is yes. Usually people ask it to sort of compare their current plans (or lack) of to yours. But that’s OK, I just think it’s interesting. So the computer repair people said the following to me when I inquired about my iMac: “Yeah, your hard drive is actually...
In Pursuit of Trivial Answers
OK, just so you know, buying shoes that are size 14 is basically impossible. Unless of course I want to look like I’m constantly on my way to play basketball. I guess on the plus size I can always jump higher than the next guy… I remember like 3 years ago when cell phones were relatively new enough that you couldn’t really distinguish people’s voices (and there was no...
Alex Version 2
OK, so my computer broke today. Now while that may not sound so bad to some of you, realize that I had over 6500 songs, 4000 pictures from abroad, and every recording I’ve ever made on it. While most of that stuff I have backed up, it is still very irritating and possibly very awful if they can’t fix it. So, “Regular- Alex” is now “Subdued-Version 2 - Alex”,...
The Afternoon Nap
Help! I’m at work and I’m bored and hungry! So, I have decided to pass on to you all, my thinkings of the last hour and a half: -WHAT IF! There was no friction? All of a sudden! For only five minutes..then everything would go back to normal. -WHAT IF! Gravity arbitrarily decided whether it worked up or down depending on the weather! -Apple’s technical support sucks. Just...
Tutorial
Hey this is me teaching my mom how to blog. What fun!
Valentines, Jeans, and the Eight Doors
I guess it’s not really Valentine’s day anymore, but I had a thought. It seems to me that a lot of couples decide to celebrate Valentine’s day the next day, to avoid the restaurant crowds the day of. I think it would be funny if there were actually more people celebrating Valentine’s on a day different than the actual day. Is it weird to anyone else that 90% of people...
But I'm not a soldier
A few music recommendations for those of you feeling deprived by the radio and/or MTV…both of which often, well, suck. “Don’t Look Down” David Ryan Harris -great beat to this song, and DRH voice is scary good. and the backwards guitar a few minutes in makes me happy “I Guess I’m Floating” M83 -nice, chill, ambient type song. very nostalgic sounding. ...
Random, But Important
Does anyone know why you need your hands “free” to walk and talk on the phone at the same time? I guess it makes sense if you are driving, but the people that do it just walking around campus look a bit strange to me. I can think of no time where I would want to be on the phone AND playing frisbee (or something) where I would need to have both my hands “free” of any...
- The Game of Ultimate Intelligence -
So, living where I live (Edens), every once in a while you have to devise ways to burn time in between classes as opposed to making the long walk back home. My favorite, is picking some random person on the quad, and seeing where they go. OK OK, some people might call this “following” someone but really it’s more of a guessing game. So, pick some person, guess where they are...
For good or for awesome?
Apparently a cover letter is a fairly important thing. Something tells me I might need to read up on that before I just start writing. Anyway the karma police definitely nabbed me yesterday…I was just about in the middle ranting about how glad I was I didn’t have to write cover letters to work at some place like GoldmanSacks or Investment Land and then BOOM it becomes apparent that...
2am is when I do my best thinking
Man, things these days are really going on a day by day basis. What I mean is, one day things will be all set and coool and the next day those very same things will be in disarray! It’s funny because it almost works on an alternating schedule, like every other day. For example, my summer plans go from being set in stone, to completely up in the air. These days they are pretty locked in...
Green Tea Flavored Tofu
Watching most sports played badly is usually not that fun. However, watching tennis played badly is oddly satisfying. At least, that’s what struck me as I walked past the courts today on my to the blue zone. This realization interrupted my previous train of thought which was based solely on justifying to myself why I like Green Tea, cause it sure isn’t for the taste. I’m...
Mr. Cornell, Your Room Is On Fire
Does anybody else feel like we are already seniors? I had this strange sense of urgency pervading through my blueberry muffin this morning. I think it must be because I’ve already gone abroad (an experience that was kind of being built up to the rest of my college career) and now that that’s over, i sort of feel like I’ve beaten the game. Bowser is defeated as you might say. ...