College Collage

2005-04-12T23:14:00.001-05:00

This is where I am now.

myPod

2005-04-03T01:12:00.000-06:00

so... I got an iPod. I really like it. I've named it myPod. Others should refer to it as yourPod or stephen'sPod and so on. My laser ingraving is:abeunt studia in moreszealous deeds become habits This is the same phrase in latin and in english.I am so pleased with myPod. I've created my own dock for it. The pictures will come when I can steal a digital camera. The gist of the dock is that

The ethics of saving Toby

2005-03-31T12:19:00.000-06:00

I've noticed that several people have found my blog while searching for Save Toby or savetoby.com or something similar. Let me first say that I do not know if that guy is really going to kill Toby. I don't think that anyone knows if he's going to kill Toby.As mentioned earlier, my ethics class at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana discussed the issues raised by savetoby.com and how

Content is not dead

2005-03-24T12:03:00.000-06:00

Sometimes I get the feeling that there aren't any new, fun, and interesting websites out there. Well, I know that I'm wrong, but now I have the proof. http://www.brendandawes.com/headshop is so cool. Just go and have fun.

wha--?

2005-03-23T16:48:00.000-06:00

Do you tune?

2005-03-23T02:08:00.000-06:00

Well, I never thought that I would be one to purchase music from iTunes or any other similar service. Nevertheless, here I am $49.50 later with a full playlist and a look of dumbfoundness. I used to be content to listen to whatever I could enjoy on the radio and whatever I could find at FluxBlog. *sigh* It is just too easy to buy songs from iTunes. Ideally I'd like to now type out my 50 songs,

I demand satisfaction!

2005-03-18T23:37:00.000-06:00

Tonight I had an encounter that was very Simpsons-esque. I was driving North on Lincoln coming from Windsor road. It is a one-lane-in-each-direction street but with ample parking on the right side. I was going the speed limit: 30 MPH. A car approaches from the rear and I posit that it might try to pass on the right. Taking this into consideration I continue at 30MPH. In the

who what when where wifi

2005-03-17T16:15:00.000-06:00

I now have the internet at my apartment. This post is from the no-clothes-necessary environment that I call home. I'm so happy. The cost to me is only $20/mo. *sigh* Now I'm just waiting for virii and spyware to eat my computer alive. :)

Save Toby dot scam?

2005-03-17T12:23:00.000-06:00

Well, my philosophy class has been recently discussing the rights of non-human animals. Fittingly my teacher stumbled upon savetoby.com. It is very interesting and raises many moral and ethical questions. After class I decided to see what other people have been saying about it and it turns out that Snopes.com has an article in which they find savetoby.com to be a hoax. I took issue with that

Some people!

2005-03-16T14:58:00.000-06:00

arbitrary : based on or determined by individual preference or convenience rather than by necessity or the intrinsic nature of something [an arbitrary standard] [take any arbitrary positive number] [arbitrary division of historical studies into watertight compartments -- A. J. Toynbee]arbitrary : existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of

Beware the Ides of March!!!

2005-03-15T02:19:00.000-06:00

Update on Physics 213

2005-03-15T02:17:00.000-06:00

I got a D+.

...have this wish I wish tonight...

2005-03-15T01:24:00.000-06:00

What is the future of technology? Are flying cars and holograms the toys of our children's children?"Personal networks" and "no" are my answers.Personal Networks:I think that the PDA is the premier example of what the future holds for those that can afford it. My vision of the future is a set of descrete devices that share information with each other to allow the user to make the best possible

Exhausting (pun intended)

2005-03-08T02:13:00.000-06:00

Well, Physics 213: Thermodynamics is over. I took the final and I'm [sarcastic] eagerly [/sarcastic] awaiting my grade. I get the feeling that I've done well on the final, but not on the course. This was a half semester course and it blew by too fast. I was not able to handle the speed of the class. Oh well. I've sown my seeds and I must reap the bitter harvest. I'm expecting a low C or a D but

High steaks

2005-03-04T12:35:00.000-06:00

"A 50-year-old man reported that an unknown suspect broke into his home at the 400 block of Briar Lane Tuesday night to steal a steak.According to a police report, the suspect entered the man's residence and stole the steak from the refrigerator. No arrests had been made at the time of the report. "-- Daily Illini police blotter

"that's hot!" "It was sick!"

2005-03-04T11:36:00.000-06:00

I've learned a lot today, and I only had one class. Today is Unofficial St. Patrick's Day.I learned that today is not the best day to have a campus tour with your parents.I learned that when a fight breaks out and it is described as "hot" and "sick" it will only make you think of that guy you saw vomiting.I learned that today all teachers will take attendence and ask you to note whether or not

Phoenix

2005-03-03T02:13:00.000-06:00

From the ashes...my blog rises again.I suppose that I am never happy with my template. This may have something to do with some mental problem of mine. It may be indicitive of an unlying disorder that is just waiting for the right time to manifest and kill all of my loved ones. I'd like to think that I'm just easily amused and easily bored and that those two things aren't mutually exclusive.This

Winter Break

2005-01-02T01:42:00.000-06:00

I've been away from the computer labs, but much has happened. That is to say that it feels like much has happened. Really, nothing has happened. I don't know what my grades are. They have been published, but I would rather not know how poorly I've done. I need to find out, and I will before school starts up again, but I'd like to delay it as much as possible. I want to have something else

A New Year

2005-01-02T01:07:00.000-06:00

ImageShack.us" />New Year's was spent among friends and an 8-year old. His name is Matthew. I had fun playing with him. I tried to treat him like the little brother I never had. He had fun jumping on my back while I played ping-pong. He also made signs to put on my back. What can't a post-it note do? This one is a butt, replete with stink lines. :) This sign was the first done by

UG

2004-12-16T11:11:00.000-06:00

I just got out of the hardest test I've ever taken. It's the first test I've walked into thinking that I could fail. I feel much relief, now that everything has been said and written. I know that God answered a couple of questions for me. That's the only way to explain the answers that I wrote. I have a physics final at 1330 till 1630, but i'm not very concerned. I only have to pass physics

Finally

2004-12-12T03:10:00.000-06:00

I've had my last day of class for the semester. I'm happy but I'm also frightened. This upcoming week is finals week and I've some tough exams on the horizon. The up shot is that the semester is almost over and I can devote much more time to sleeping and, theoretically, cleaning my apartment. My apartment is absolutely filthy. It's gotten to the point where I am disgusted by it. In the

Oh, one more thing

2004-12-05T02:27:00.000-06:00

I'm so happy with the world of bloggers right now. I've looked over my sitemeter and I see that I'm starting to get steady referrals. There are links that people consistantly click to find me. Also, I see that FluxBlog visited, I know that Minusworld visits, and it makes me feel like my writing/rambling is worthwhile. Generally, when I read blogs such as FluxBlog and Minusworld or Correct My

Talks a lot...but not much to say...

2004-12-05T01:56:00.000-06:00

Well, Christmas is fast approaching and I have only 4/13 gifts to buy. I'm very pleased with myself because I wasn't sure that I would be so far along so soon into the season. My family set a $15 dollar/gift limit (upper not lower)...but I've gone over for almost everyone. At the time that we decided on this budgeted X-Mas, I had taken care of 8 of 14 people from my nice list. I couldn't get

Go Orange and Blue!

2004-11-29T13:35:00.000-06:00

So, i've come up with a new template that i like. I'm not quite done with it, but what's left is (mostly) minor tweaking. If you see anything go wrong, email me or comment. I'm not sure about the colors. I know that they are bright, but they're my school colors. I might try to add the ability to change the colors (and remember said change via a cookie) but i don't know what color combo's

Vision

2004-11-17T13:32:00.000-06:00

I've not posted in a while and i don't plan on posting anytime soon. I'm unhappy with my template. I'm unhappy with my lack of things to blog about. I'm just not happy with this blog. So it is going down. There will be sporatic posts such as "Test...hello?" but that's about it. I realize that i'll lose both of my faithful readers, but i don't really mind. I hate both of you anyway...so

Looking toward the future

2004-11-05T11:28:00.000-06:00

Wouldn't this be wild!? Oh well. I've somewhat given up on the United States for the next 4 years. I honestly don't see how the Bush administration can see nearly losing the election as a mandate from the people. 70,000 votes the other way in Ohio and you don't have a Bush administration. I think that this election, more than the last, demonstrates the need to get rid of the electoral

Shocked and in awe

2004-11-03T17:05:00.000-06:00

I had promised myself that i wouldn't watch the election coverage. I knew that if i started, i wouldn't stop. At work someone asked me if i wanted to know the results...and i said yes. I stopped watching the election coverage at 2am. I was informed that at 11am, Kerry conceded the election. I have a hundred emotions right now. I'm angry about the statistical lies that the bush campaign

...just...wow

2004-11-02T10:45:00.000-06:00

http://funfurde.blogspot.com/2004/09/gravity.html

1" buttons

2004-11-02T09:24:00.000-06:00

hmm, I've always wanted my own 1" buttons. Now it looks like i have a very cheap source: http://kempa.com/buttons.html. Kempa is a great guy (as far as his blog indicates) I just wish that i had something witty to put on a 1" button. I would be really cool to wear all 100 at once. :) hmm

Last post before election 04

2004-11-01T11:12:00.000-06:00

Well, in the upcoming days the nation will decide who the next president will be. I've already voted absentee. I wash my hands of this election. I've done my part and there is nothing I can do but wait. I truely fear for the future of our country. Be sure to vote. You can't complain unless you voted. oboe Originally uploaded by samurphy. Holloween was good. I went to Rachel's

I can smell it

2004-10-31T01:45:00.000-06:00

Where can i get Chinese food in Charleston, IL at 0145? I'm so hungry for the General's Chicken! Maybe i can go to Wal-mart and get some microwave crap. I'm sooo hungry! I'm also trying to go to South Africa. More when i know more.

Book sale

2004-10-25T16:03:00.000-05:00

On my way to campus this afternoon, i ran across a sidewalk book sale. There was a large mat on the lawn. On this mat were various stacks of books with coresponding prices. In the middle of the mat was a jar with a sign that directed on to the front door if you needed to make change. This was a sidewalk, self-serve, honor system, book sale. How wonderful! It made me smile and warmed my

20 and counting

2004-10-25T15:46:00.000-05:00

Well, my Birthday passed. It was good. Not spectacular, but very good. I don't really care for a lot of hoopla for my birthday. I got lots of cold weather clothes. That makes me happy. Rachel is planning something...but she doesn't have the funds for it. So, give Rachel a dollar to go towards my b-day present :) I feel old. Not wise, just old. I feel like I'm dying. I feel like life is

Band-aid

2004-10-21T16:26:00.000-05:00

This post has nothing to do with BAND-AID. This is an apology to the band geeks @ chs. I didn't mean to sound as mean as i sounded. I guess i was just dissapointed that CHS Band wasn't there. That doesn't have to be directed at the band. Or at EIU. Or at mount carmel... It seems shady for chs not to have gone to eiu homecoming. I understand that there are reasons...but i still think that

Memory

2004-10-20T16:41:00.000-05:00

It's interesting what i can remember. It's even more interesting to see the things that i forget. I can't, for the life of me, remember the year in which Rachel was born, or her address. And, for some reason, I stumble when i dial her phone number (rather than using Voice-Dial). This has nothing to do with the amount of love i have for her, and yet, it is disturbing. There are certain words

Time

2004-10-20T16:33:00.000-05:00

Well, my birthday is approaching and, fittingly, i found this on my computer: excerpted from LIES, DECIT, AND FAMILY VALUES : A Collection of Essays About Life in Small Town America Hi, I'm Stephen Murphy. I'm 17. I have no rights, except the right to live. Although even that can be taken from me in a year or so. The spectrum of child to adult is a slippery slope, and right now i'm on the

I'm BATMAN

2004-10-18T15:06:00.000-05:00

Well, I"M not Batman, but i saw batman today. As i was walking across the quad i saw him...it WAS Batman. He was fixing his cape. Bizzare.

EIU Homecoming Parade

2004-10-18T14:48:00.000-05:00

Well, I enjoyed the parade. I was all dressed up, so was rachel. I thought that the bands were good, as was the candy. On a similar note, CHS Band is a bunch of pussies. Why couldn't they march? oh, yeah, they're a bunch of complainers. Fucking MOUNT CARMEL showed up.......where is that? *sigh* I used to be a CHS Band groupie...but no longer. I've lost my faith in Band.

Template

2004-10-18T14:46:00.000-05:00

Well, Rachel has a new template. I bought it for 10¢. Of course, it needed to be tweaked and whatnot, but i think that it's really good. It seems to suit her. Everyone should go to her blog and tell her what they think of her new template.

shameless

2004-10-18T14:44:00.000-05:00

Just now, i saw a guy in the computer lab downloading porn. Is there no shame whatsoever in the world? I mean, i can understand the need for porn, but there are SOME things you don't do in public. Besides, it was really shitty porn.

VGPD

2004-10-16T01:41:00.000-05:00

The police of Villa Grove, IL (pop. 2600) seem to hate foreigners. By foreign i mean not-from-Villa-Grove. I got pulled over tonight, in my shitty van, for "crossing the line a couple of times." Which line? In town or out? *sigh* He gave me a warning, but really just wanted to make sure that i wasn't drunk. The interesting thing is that he was coming towards me, passed me, and then did a

Frappuccino

2004-10-16T01:36:00.000-05:00

Oh, a curse on you, evil Frappuccino! Your 9.5 FL OZ never come close to satiating my thirst for lowfat, creamy, mocha goodness. How dare you taunt me!? WHY!? Oh to have another 9.5 FL OZ. :( I weep for the absence of mocha.

Fall fell

2004-10-15T13:09:00.000-05:00

Fall fell without a sound. Fall fell and painted the sky. Fall fell and killed summer. Fall fell smothering the ground. Fall fell feel the trees sigh. Fall fell onto our souls. Fall fell feel its weight.

What can a dime do?

2004-10-15T11:25:00.000-05:00

Well, a dime can buy a story from me. You see, I wrote a story and I think that it's worth a dime. If you also think that it's worth a dime, paid up-front of course, then click here! Dorpersnoodles Ad Infinitum It's only a dime. O:)

A poem about the wind

2004-10-15T10:51:00.000-05:00

Today I went out out into the cold cold wind hit my cheeks cheeks nineteen years old old cold wind feels good.

My birthday

2004-10-14T13:04:00.000-05:00

Well, my 20th birthday is on the 23rd. Rather than dwell on the consequences of my 20th year of life, i'll just tell you what i want you to buy me. :) TI-89 Titanium - About it ~$150. HP 33s - About it ~$50. Coupling on DVD - About it ~$20-$30. Backpack - No brands come to mind...but think LOTS of pockets/zippers/velcro and tough straps. My backpack has a dead strap. :( ~$?? $$$$ - $$$$$ ~$$$$

Says a random Physics TA:

2004-10-14T11:59:00.000-05:00

"E & M is nobody's friend. If it were an ice cream flavor it would be pralines and dick."

who am i?

2004-09-21T16:17:00.000-05:00

Besides being a great Jackie Chan movie, "who am i?" is now a question that i can answer by referring to my wallet. That's right. I got my license back. I paid the County of Champaign $120 to enroll in a trafic safety program and erase my ticket from my record. Money sucks. I don't ever have enough of it and you can suddenly owe more money than you have. I need $$ for my car. I need $$ for

Clarification

2004-09-17T13:10:00.000-05:00

It seems that Rachel was upset by my last post. I hadn't intended for it to upset her nor to be so hypocritical. Allow me to explain myself. I like to read rachel's blog. It is a great way for her to share what has happened to her during the day and to expound on whatever may be streaming through her mind. That's fine. I don't like being the last person to know that, for example, "I forgot

Rachel's blog

2004-09-15T10:28:00.000-05:00

Hey, everyone should visit Rachel's blog. I visit her blog whenever i can. Often times she talks about me...which, in and of its self, is not disturbing. That being said, i find that i'm learning new things about her through her blog, often several days later than the teeming millions that view her blog. This is disconcerting. I talk to her every night on the phone. I try to talk to her

a new genre

2004-09-12T23:03:00.000-05:00

It really happened.. rachel (11:03:05 PM): do you like your car pics? rachel (11:03:09 PM): they're almost porongraphic me (11:03:12 PM): lol me (11:03:18 PM): poron? rachel (11:03:31 PM): yes rachel (11:03:41 PM): a new genre Right now Rachel is sending me the pictures from my car accident. Once i get them all and have time to crop, resize and so on, i will Hello them here. As far as progress

Yo! coo' = haiku

2004-09-09T11:53:00.000-05:00

Rachel did some Haikus for school, so i thought that i would do some. I just bought a house. What a fucked up day it's been. I just wrecked my car. Blogs are fun and cool. I don't blog often enough. Eat my blog or die. Tall, cold, and sturdy So delicious, quench my thirst Jimmy John's small drink Count syllables. I count seventeen of them. Haikus are math fun. Rest, small, red, fire, sack cow,

Failure to have a good day

2004-09-08T20:49:00.000-05:00

As i was going to work today, i ran into a stranger. Well, that's not true. I ran into a stranger's car. Just after it happened, it struck me..."I really wish that i hadn't done that." I head-checked to my left to see if i could change lanes and when i looked back i saw her car as being WAY too close. Slamming on the breaks did little good as i saw my hood buckle and the airbag deploy. I

I owe more than you own

2004-09-08T13:11:00.000-05:00

Well, I found out that i just bought a house. That's right. I own a house. I will soon be THOUSANDS of dollars in debt. Not to mention the thousands i already owe in student loans. I will be paying off my car. That will make me very happy. If you want to drive past my house, it's 1060 10th Street Charleston, IL 61920. To celebrate i ate Rice Garden. yum.I finally understand Picard's

Nail hit on head, Hammer in custody

2004-09-08T11:54:00.000-05:00

Global Existence has a great post about how bad Americans are as a people. [chanting] U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! [chanting trails off] Right. Well i agree with them completely. I'm the 4th comment, i think.

grr

2004-09-07T17:02:00.000-05:00

Well, i just had my first crash of firefox, ever. I lost a post due to it. *sigh* I've deleted some of my ireads. This is not meant to be an insult to anyone. I've decided to morph iread into my bookmarks. Blogrolling.com makes this very easy and portable. This will require some method of sorting. Also i would pull ivisit into iread. This leaves me with only 2 menus in the sidebar. Any

"LOVE HATE" Knuckle Tattoo

2004-09-07T16:34:00.000-05:00

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Alternatives to the "LOVE HATE" Knuckle Tattoo in Order of Increasing Rarity. HA HA HA HA. I'm seriously thinking about an "INTO MATH" tatoo. That would rock.

Mathew 5:30

2004-09-07T01:15:00.000-05:00

“And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.” — Mathew 5:30. I was playing with Rachel's Spyderco knife and it closed on my index finger. Ouch! I didn't think that my finger could produce so much blood. The cut is on the back of my finger just

Google AdSense

2004-09-04T05:09:00.000-05:00

umm...I'm not really sure what i'm allowed to say about Google AdSense but it's here. I thought that i might as well try it out. There's no telling how much $$ I could make. :)

Slow day

2004-09-02T15:42:00.000-05:00

There's not a lot going on today. I slept through my 8am physics lecture, as expected. It turns out that i've already missed a physics assignment. I think that it's worth .5% of my grade. :) oh well. I had 212 lab today and that went well. I also had 125 lab, which was pointless. I've got bundles of homework to do for my math classes, so I'll not post tomorrow in all likelyhood. I have an

TI-89 Titanium

2004-09-01T14:26:00.000-05:00

TI-89 Titanium...I'm starting to doubt the prudence of my obsession with HP. The ti-89 titanium can symbolically solve differential equations. it can also graph them....grrr. what should i do?

Skipping through my day

2004-09-01T10:19:00.000-05:00

I'm skipping my first class of the semester. It's math 461. That class will be such a waste of my time this year. *sigh* I saw some of my "friends" my past semesters. Veena from math 130, math 242, and ece 110; and Andrew from ece 199 SJP. It was nice. I told them about my major. They told me about their classes. I like finding random people. Lunch Menu: 2 JAM">PBJ's and hopefully

hot goodness of html

2004-08-31T14:23:00.000-05:00

I had a comment asking me about the ‹abbr› code. It's used like this: ‹abbr title="Hyper Text Markup Language"›html‹/abbr› yields html It seems that the title='' thing is universal in application for all html tags. This is assuming that your browser is compliant, of course. So, this means that i can do this: ‹u title="underlined"›This is underlined‹/u› yields This is underlined ANYTHING can

newness/oldness

2004-08-30T16:32:00.000-05:00

Newness: I fixed the problem with email posts. They don't look funky anymore. I also have started using abbr's. These are tags for abbreviations. You'll notice that they are underlined with a dotted line. If you hover over them, you should see a popup of what the abbr replaced. I've also added a new feature of Blogger's. It's the little envelope with an arrow on it. If you click it, you

That's why it's called DIFFYQ

2004-08-30T14:19:00.000-05:00

Well, I found out today that i don't understand ODE like i think that i do. *sigh* oh well. It's not that bad. Today has been a ho-hum day. I'll make a quick run to the computer lab after my 3 o'clock class. I won't get to be there long. PBJ's were good. I'm hungry again. :( Last semester, I was approached by a man who needed some gas money. He'd told me that he was from Peoria and was

FedExcellent games

2004-08-30T11:05:00.000-05:00

This weekend was nice. I went down to Charleston late, but i still got everything done that i wanted. Next weekend we WILL play Monopoly! btw, does anyone know the chs football score?I've been posting through my email and i've noticed that my senteces line break oddly. I'm sorry for this and i'll try to change my template to accomodate.The Olympics. They're great. I'm not fanatical about

The lab is packed

2004-08-27T14:39:00.000-05:00

The Illini Union computer lab is packed with freshmen who, no doubt, have no idea that there are computer labs that are closer to them. I cannot stomach the idea of waiting for 20 min. to use an effing windows box.Right now i'm at a walk-up-email-checking-station-thingy. It is so much faster to blog here than in a computer lab.I met a girl today. Her name is Jo (i guess that's how girl spell

Q: # of letters? 27

2004-08-25T12:19:00.000-05:00

Well, today is my first day of classes. I've had 2 so far. My first class was Dif Eq. Also called ODE (Ordinary Differential Equations). I am going to like that class sooooo much! My homework: Summerize Calculus in 1 (one) page, Prove Euler's Formula, Read 1.1 and 1.2 in text. Yay! (<--- non-sarcastic) My second class was like a hammer for my brain. The class is "The Theory of Probability". The

Hasi Raj

2004-08-19T13:54:00.000-05:00

[At a red light] Hasi Raj: [motions for me to roll down my window] Me: [rolls down my window] Hasi Raj: Do you know how I can get to Gregory Hall? Me: Uh... [trys to remember which one that is] ...Well... Me: The best thing would be to get to the Quad... Once you're there someone else can give you better directions. [feels proud yet knows that the directions are pathetic] Hasi Raj: Which

Content-Monkey

2004-08-18T14:16:00.000-05:00

Content-Monkey seems to be a random jumble of crap. Maybe it's just me....

lost in space

2004-08-17T13:07:00.000-05:00

well, i posted last night with audioblogger, i guess that Verizon ate it. I was followed, blown kisses, and waved to by 2 girls last night on my way home. I think that people feel more open to flirting with me because i have a new bumper sticker on my car. It says "I [heart] math." I didn't know that math was such a turn-on. I think math is sexy, but i was unaware that women in general find

Audioblogger #2

2004-08-15T14:37:00.000-05:00

This is my first Audioblogger post. Check out audioblogger!

Audioblogger #1

2004-08-15T14:22:00.000-05:00

Rachel says hello!

The new look!

2004-08-13T14:00:00.000-05:00

This is the new look. I hope that everyone likes it. I still have some tweaking to do, but most of it is invisible to the end-user (you). I hope that the colors are appealing and that the navigation is intuitive and easy to use. Let me know!! BTW: The navigation is really easy to do. It's just a couple of lines of Javascript and it's all quite user-friendly.

broken sidebar

2004-08-11T15:56:00.000-05:00

okok, i know that i have a bug in the sidebar. I'm sorry for that and i have the fix, but i dont' have time to implement it. The issue is that it doesn't work with msie and in firefox it breaks if you open more than one menu at a time. I'll fix it at home and put the new version up this weekend. I hope to have the full reworking of the blog done by then :-)

an example, just a little sample

2004-08-11T12:36:00.000-05:00

I've updated the sidebar to give everyone an idea of the new navigation system on which i'm working. All posts will expand in a similar manner as profile, iread and ivisit. I hope that everyone likes it. If there are any suggestions/comments/questions feel free to leave them in the comments @ the bottom of this post :-)

autohotkey

2004-08-08T02:38:00.000-05:00

I'm using this program that Rachel's dad gave me. It's called autohotkey. It's free and at autohotkey.com. Right now i'm testing it out. I use it to add <'s and >'s to my posts. It's now a breeze to tell you that my blog is © me. and that it's just 6° from me to kevin bacon. :smile: it just makes … ¢'s.

Fun things to come

2004-08-06T14:56:00.000-05:00

I have some big ideas for this blog. I'm working on a new color scheme, a new navigation scheme, and a new money stealing making scheme. I'm not so sure about the last scheme, but the others are coming! It will look super-fly. Firefox is good. You should all be using it. It is not as buggy as msie. It is faster than msie. It is safer than msie. Need i say more? OH ALRIGHT, it's free too. :-)

A Day Just Like Any Other Day

2004-08-05T09:42:00.000-05:00

Friday (7-30-04): Expectations: Thursday had been tough at work, maybe today would be better? It wouldn't, it would be worse because Thursday had been so bad. 6 people in the last week and a half quit at work, things will stablize. Someone else will quit, i just hope it will be me. Narrative: My days usually start late in the day, two o'clock-ish

char map

2004-08-01T01:32:00.000-05:00

I was inspired by the Character Map by M$.Hello from samurphy

I'm back

2004-08-01T00:05:00.000-05:00

I wasn't really gone, but now i'm back. i did manage to get up by 10am all week, but the computer lab is SO far away! Eh, no one reads this crap anyway. Once school starts i'll be walking past multiple computer labs daily. Expect more blogging then. F=un EF=ma. ƒudv=dv-ƒvdu. sigh I miss school. I miss integration. I miss partial sums and long division. i want 2 new calculators (here and here)

Franz is my Hero!

2004-07-23T11:38:00.000-05:00

Listen to F-Dawg live. I love Take Me Out. I also love broadband at UIUC. :-) I'm so spoiled. I'm sorry that i haven't blogged..at all. It's hard for me to get the motivation to blog now that i have to walk 30 min. just to get to an internet connection. I'm going to try to create a daily routine in preparation for the upcoming acedemic year. Namely, I will try to be up before 10am and at the

ants, some guy, clean house, casio

2004-06-17T13:04:00.000-05:00

Well, the ants have discovered my house. Initially it wasn't a big deal. There were some ants here and there. Soon they invaded the kitchen. But now there is nothing in the kitchen to eat. Roaming search parties have invaded the trash and are currently closing in on all known empty pop can locations. Updates pending approval from the QUEEN! Next to me in the lab was some guy that was

Driven'

2004-06-12T09:23:00.000-05:00

Home. Dark. Cloudy. Lights flash. Lightning. Car starts. Early. Sleepy. Purpose. Cheap fuel. Clean windows. Pay robots. Overcast. Warm night. Windy. Turn. Stop. Go. Turn. Flash. No Thunder. Light crackles. Bug collisions. Car wins. Drive on. Sky clears. Worlds emerge. Stars bright. Shift gears. First second. Lightning challenges. Bugs reply. Many replies. Third fourth.

House Shopping

2004-06-09T16:08:00.000-05:00

Well, i may be a home owner soon. I may not be, but i may! <: I've found a nice house that's going for about 36K (courthouse says it's worth 18K more than that). They'll probably sell for less. I hope it all pans out. It's 846 C Street, Charleston, IL 61920 It's a 4 bedroom, 1.5 story, 2.5 bath, house. It was built in 1898. I'll keep you updated. Keep your fingers crossed for me <;

Rose-Colored Glasses

2004-06-08T14:02:00.000-05:00

Why is it that i am expected to be a mind reader? Why am i responsible for the imagination of others? Why should someone else's perceived reality be my fault? It is because i say what i mean and i mean what i say. There is no hidden message so you can put away your decoder ring. If i tell you that it is sunny i am not complaining about my lack of sunglasses. If i express discomfort i am

mp3 blogs

2004-06-07T01:24:00.000-05:00

I've discovered MP3 blogs. These blogs are basicly music reviews. Kempa has occasional mp3's, but these guys only talk about mp3's. I've only been to Fluxblog. I like it. I like it a lot.

a comment

2004-06-06T23:55:00.000-05:00

Jenny says: "... Guys...if you think i've become someone different than I was in the past..oh, let's say..year..in a negative way, that is...please, don't even hesitate to post. I'd really like to know." Stephen replies: I don't really know Jenny anymore. I know the Jenny from several years ago (which may be the same Jenny). I've heard a lot of people (i dont remember any names) say that she's

Is it safe? Is it secret?

2004-06-01T07:38:00.000-05:00

Lord Chesterfield sez: "Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked."

Le Show

2004-06-01T00:19:00.000-05:00

I'm really impressed by Le Show. You can get it in streaming Real Audio, or go to Audible.com and get it in mp3 form. Speaking of Audible.com, they are offering a $100 rebate for certain PalmOne handhelds. This means that you can get a $50 Zire31. I'm seriously thinking about it. If nothing else, i think i'd get the audible account. $15/mo. gets you an audio book and a 1-month subscription.

Firefox

2004-05-28T15:47:00.000-05:00

Mozilla Firefox is the best browser ever! I have it installed onto a Zip Disk and set up so that it stores all of my prefs, extensions, themes, downloads, etc. on the zip disk rather than on the computer with which i'm working. I makes me very happy. I just wish that all computers had zip disks. After i've downloaded all of the extensions i want i might put the whole firefox application onto

pessimism

2004-05-27T15:28:00.000-05:00

A certain website was brought to my attention. The Daily Pessimist is operated in part by the son of one my mom's friends. I can not disclose the name as that would be contrary to the spirit of the site. It is very cleverly written. (Note: it is written by 7th & 8th graders) In another key, non omnia possumus omnes is an excellent phrase. I like it very much. Pismire is another odd word.

I'm blogging from my phone!

2004-05-27T02:23:00.000-05:00

I'm blogging from my phone! im watching the top 20 controversial music videos on mtv2. i wish i had the internet at home. im donek

NOOOOOOOOOOO

2004-05-26T15:45:00.000-05:00

I had a HUGE post here and now it's gone. *sigh* Now i don't feel like re-typing all of that crap. I'll summarize: BoohBah-- a show on PBS which is odd/frightening. Stone Keep-- an old PC game i miss. Sam and Max Hit the Road-- and even older PC game that i miss. School sucks-- Ha Ha @ everyone that's still in highschool :) Summer wasted-- I feel like i'm wasting my summer Sign Language--

Finally Finished Finals

2004-05-15T04:46:00.000-05:00

Finals have folded and fortunately i've not failed, Fates failing former phrase notwithstanding. (I dearly love alliteration) So, I'm no longer a freshman. I'm happy. Prom is this weekend today. I need to get the damned flower and clean my mom's car. (It's hella bigger than mine *wink wink*) Hopefully Rachel won't have a heart attack tomorrow today. I love her and you, my reader/s. Do you

The New Style

2004-05-12T16:07:00.000-05:00

How do you like the new style? I think it's just dandy. Less is moore. er..less is more. :) I've kept the same level of functionality but i've cut out a lot of overhead. I think that the streamlined version is beter. Gradually, i might add more

's but it will be part of a new structure. I think you'll find that this page loads faster and with fewer errors. I also updated *rachel*'s

w.bloggar

2004-05-10T03:40:00.000-05:00

i'm sad, but i've found w.bloggar. but i'm still sad. rachel, i miss you. don't go! I'll fix your comments. i love you

blogging by email

2004-05-10T00:31:00.000-05:00

This blog is via email. I love the new blogger. I changed some things to reflect the newness of blogger. The counter is on your bottom right. Note the random chars all over the place. Refresh and you'll see them. Finals blow. I love Rachel. Non-flowing sentence fragment. hee hee -------------------- I, Stephen Murphy, can neither confirm nor deny the validity of this email. If

Finally Finals!

2004-05-07T17:17:00.000-05:00

well, I've just taken my first final of this semester. I'm glad it's over. I took classes outside of my realm of interest and it didn't pay off in the grade book. :-( However, i've found that i've learned a lot. Mr. Shmitz would be proud of me. Having the summer off will be very good for me. I'm not sure that i can say the same for rachel. She seems to oscillate from looking forward to

"Cry me a river, liberal." --Dogbert

2004-04-13T16:59:00.000-05:00

sually i try to stay out of the soap opera's that swirl around me, but i couldn't resist! "why do you keep an online journal anyways... it's kinda stupid .... why would you put your personal OPINIONS on the internet.. hmm... ya never know who could be reading them." --samantha yes samantha..why WOULD you put your personal "OPINIONS" on the internet? Maybe this hasn't occured to you, but it's