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“I hated high school. It was the worst time of my life. [Then] college … was just awful. When you’re in high school, everyone tells you, ‘There’s a lot of repetitive bullshit and standardized tests; it’ll all be better once you’re in college.’ And then you get to your first year of college and they’re…Continue Reading…

Facebook is an inspiration for me

I’m inspired by Mark Zuckerberg. Is that a bad thing? [Zuckerberg] began messing around with computers early on, teaching himself how to program. As a high school senior, at Phillips Exeter Academy, he and D’Angelo built a plug-in for the MP3 player Winamp that would learn your music listening habits, then create a playlist to…Continue Reading…

Church, SIT, Nick, Natasha’s Recital, Alex, CS, GWA

Talk about putting lots of things into one post. First I went to Evergreen with Michael Stalcup and Theo. It was a very interesting sermon. Personal examples really help to communicate the message. Then I went to SIT (Sophomores-In-Training, I think we’re calling it) at Larissa’s. It’s the very last Spring Training session. Next we’ll…Continue Reading…

Breakfast at Commons, Interview, and Explore USC

Yesterday, I tripped on the stairs in GFS. Brick floor, and my hands were in my jacket pockets, so I hit the corner of a brick stair with my chin. I have a bruise there, at the bottom of my jaw, but luckily, my mouth wasn’t too far open, and my tongue was not sticking…Continue Reading…

Weekend at Home

I spent my Saturday mostly playing Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Just about the best GameCube game I’ve ever played. It has been discontinued, so we had to pay almost $100 for it. But it was still well worth it, in my opinion. It’s an excellent game. It’s a true DDR experience for the GameCube,…Continue Reading…

I’ve been on the web for a long time

and a lot has happened in just the past 10 years or so. It has now been about 10 years since I first got started in web development. Why the sudden focus on time? I logged into my Amazon.com account and looked at my wishlist. This was listed in my profile: “Suzanne Middle School.” I’m…Continue Reading…