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About Me

Just your average digi-scientific-politico-journalistic-engineering nerd

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Mr. T, Stephen Hawking, Mikhail Gorbachev

My Blog

An orgy of DOS-era delight

Clearing out the old workspace can be satisfying.  Finding old copies of WordPerfect and PC-DOS left aside by the University through the mists of the 80s is almost like an archaeological dig.Of all th...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:40:00 GMT

Hello, Minot -- from way over here

It seems like I'm never coming back, right?Well, don't get your hopes up.  I'm hoping just to survive the semester here in Grand Forks, and on the weekends, I need to get rent money.  Unless you know ...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:12:00 GMT

The best and worst of 2008

Top 55: President Obama.4: I made it through a full year of classes.3: I met my first girlfriend.2: I attended two national space-related events: USLI and LDRS.1: I took my first trip abroad to Irelan...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:47:00 GMT

concatenated_strings

Still as busy as ever. Busier, even. Things are still late. Later, even. Sleeping better, but where it really counts, I still can't get enough zzzs in. I'm eating better, but it still doesn't help the...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:49:00 GMT

Expended

It's a dead tired sort of week where everthing gets done late. At least there's still things getting done. I've been hearing more from my friends lately... welcome news. Time has separated me from th...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:54:00 GMT

Ill

Being sick has upshots and downshots. The downshot is that you're constantly tired, your head aches and your throat feels like it's burning. The upshot is that the occasional girlfriend will assist yo...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:19:00 GMT

Cork Travel Guide

If you're going off to Ireland, Cork is a pleasant enough place. [Bring cash.]Cork is conveniently located at the cultural centre of Ireland. It's the home of two of the three major stout plants in ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:46:00 GMT

My profile is poppin’

Yo dawgs.  I’ve not been round here much lately, but thems the breaks.  Enjoy my traxxx!
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:36:00 GMT

Check out this event: National Meltdown Tour - Grand Forks

Hosted By: Johnathan McClureWhen: Saturday Apr 12, 2008 at 5:00 PMWhere: Porpoura Coffee House8 South 3rd StGrand Forks, ND 58201United StatesDescription:Johnathan McClure Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:38:00 GMT

No matter where you go, there you are

Each time I take a large enough trip -- two things happen. 1) I become incredibly excited to be there, and hope to accomplish a lot. 2) I become quite lonely once the sensation sets in that I shall no...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:11:00 GMT