Gaming Fail |
Thumbs down to two X-box 360 RPGs: Lost Odyssey and Infinite Undiscovery.I spent a few hours playing Lost Odyssey, and was thoroughly bored. It's a bad mix of aspiring-movie cut scenes and completel... Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 06:08:00 GMT |
J.J. Abram's Star Trek |
Monday's evening storms knocked out the power in my apartment complex. Repairs were predicted to take hours. I didn't want to sit in the dark, so I went to see the new Star Trek film.I'm glad that I... Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 22:27:00 GMT |
JACON Done |
Back home from the last ever JACON. More than 4000 attendees. As per usual, I didn't get to see many events, but I did see most of the Dealers' Room crowd. As per usual, I got sick, but I managed t... Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 11:47:00 GMT |
JACON |
This weekend is the 10th and final JACON, a local anime convention with which I've been involved. I originally didn't think it would work and didn't want to do it...but my fellow fans proved me wrong... Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 08:36:00 GMT |
Work Update |
Things at work are very unsettled.At the start of the year, the Math chair unexpectedly retired, and my old boss was promoted to that position. He's been very busy trying to revise and reorganize the... Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:40:00 GMT |
Better Math |
I'm being promoted. Kinda. Maybe.I've been reassigned for January to work with the more advanced math classes -- Calculus, Physics, and Linear Algebra. The official word is that this... Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:08:00 GMT |
Side Effects |
I dreamed of math problems this morning.Not students. Not school. Not explaining math problems. Just math problems.Kinda scary. Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:01:00 GMT |
Unexpected Threat |
Using dry-erase markers on whiteboards produces a fine powder that stains under the slightest pressure. I never knew. Perhaps I should reconsider my workday wardrobe. Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:34:00 GMT |
Thanksgiving |
It's been a disappointing holiday weekend. I barely left the apartment. Did a bit of extra sleeping. Got sick. Hid from Sunday's tornado watch/warning. Did some laundry.M... Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:33:00 GMT |
Changes at Work |
The class I've taught for more than five years is done. Tonight saw the final sessions. Our team is being scattered throughout the school.I officially start with the math classes on Monday... Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:43:00 GMT |