All Hallows Eve

I’m not a big fan of Halloween; I know that it doesn’t have to be bad however I find that often times Halloween is more about the bad than it is about the good. I think the world is bad enough and there shouldn’t be a celebration for it. My wife on the other hand loves the holidays and that includes Halloween. She dressed up and went out with her sister; I stayed home and worked on my homework. I have to say I would rather stay at home any day of the week and especially on Halloween. Don’t get…

Moving Target

No I am not talking about the store, although that would certainly be easier to hit. We now have a new professor for our Computer Science Lab. She is now trying to teach the way she thinks is best. I can’t blame her however it is certainly making life even more difficult than it was already. Her expectations are shall we say interesting. It has been like this all semester. It seems that no matter what we try the target keeps moving. I am grateful that the gospel isn’t like academia or the work force. The target never moves, it…

Decisions, decisions

I am still torn on what to do, there is a huge part of me that doesn’t want to quit, most of all because there isn’t anything else I want to do, at least not nearly as much. I really like computers and I like working on them. I like being able to create with them and most importantly I like knowing how they work.  Despite what I said yesterday, I am excited about taking physics and more math. I do really enjoy it.  I like knowing how things work and how I can make things work better.  I just need…

You don’t have to kick someone in the head to get their attention

I found myself saying the above phrase to my nephew tonight as he was trying to get his sister to move away from in front of his view of the movie. I found this an opportunity to teach him a valuable lesson. I proceeded to get my niece’s attention and told her that her brother had something to ask her. He then proceeded to ask her to move out of his view. She view quickly moved out of his way and went on watching the movie. It was a very simple thing and yet it was easier for him to…

Windows 7

Today I received my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, I like it. I have already had Windows 7 Professional and it is similar enough that I really didn’t need to upgrade. I didn’t have to upgrade but I did for two reasons. First of all Dell the maker of my computer decided to put Windows Vista 32-bit on a 64-bit processor. I don’t know why they did it but they did it none-the-less. Essentially I have been running on a two lane highway when I could have been running on a four lane highway. Second of all, I was able…

Technology, is it a hindrance or helpful?

As I walk around the college I attend I am constantly watching people. It is interesting and fun for me to observe students. It isn’t in some sort of stalker sort of way, just people watching is all. I notice that most of the people are unconnected with their surroundings. You could walk along side them for quite a while and they would barely notice you, most if not all of the students walk around with iPod ear buds in their ears completely oblivious to life. I can’t help but wonder what they would do if they didn’t have an…