My gutter smells like syrup!

My blog is resurrected! How fares you all?

I wanted to make a note about how wonderful sticky notes are. You see, not only do the conveniently stick to many things, they are also deceptively urgent.

They have a certain degree of urgency in that they aren't sticky like tape. Sticky notes will fall off quickly if you don't attend to them quickly, so you are always reminded of the note as you worry about it falling off. Therefore, you are more motivated to get the task done, take of the sticky, and safely dispose of it without worrying about losing it and forgetting this vitally important task.



I love sticky notes.

Rooting for the Bad Guys

What, I ask of you, is wrong with rooting for the bad guys? Or rather, not necessarily the bad, but the cynical, the self-centered, and the ones who know what they want and how they are going to get it.
Frankly, I feel that those are the most interesting people of all. They rarely tend to have the same sappy ideals of the protagonist, of love, hope, and all things warm and fuzzy. Instead, these are the radicals, the philosophers, and the ones who make the first move.
I see nothing deplorable in that. Really, what is the difference between Buzz Lightyear and Hitler? Hitler was a brilliant leader. He managed not only to get others to believe what he wanted, but he even got them to act upon those beliefs. Buzz Lightyear was an equally charismatic leader, and ideologically, what really is the difference in the personalities of these two?
We glorify the nice people because their actions tend to benefit society more. Ok, fine, I'll give them that, but at least let me sympathize with the bad guy who is hated by all others and will not be getting the happy ending.
When was the last time you attempted to imagine the glorious history behind these characters in fiction? I will give you my answer: today. In Julius Caesar, I
These guys are the wittiest, the smartest, and most courageous of all, because they chose to cross that line between glory and infamy. That's why I love them.

...Wow

Incredible...the last post I made was in December! That means this is my first post this year--and it's February!! Well, as soon as I return home I will grace you all with a special about Buzz Lightyear. However, I have never seen Toy Story either.

Wow...

So, I haven't quite looked at the date of my last post, but I think I'd rather not anyway. I'd like to wish everyone a happy Christmas and whatnot... etc. Not much to report, really. Sorry. Erm....Oh! If you've ever tried to log in somewhere (such as Powerschool, as I've found out) and gotten the password wrong, sometimes it will say something like "this incident has been reported." Who has it been reported to, I wonder?

Rollover/Punchline: "He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he's copied on /var/spool/mail/root, so be good for goodness' sake"

HAH! Geek joke.

Trivia Question

Give the type of art done by Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton, and Larry Rivers.
Hint: It sounds like a popular breakfast food.

Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Hint: .....The last name sounds like a bird.

What is the average velocity of an unladen European swallow?
Hint: It's not African

I will probably forget to give the answers the next time I post, so here are the answers:

1. Pop Art
2. John Jay
3. 11 metres per second or 24 miles per hour.

Knees

It was mentioned by a friend of mine just how weird knees are. And I know it's been months since I last breathed on this page, and I am indeed ashamed. So, I thought I'd do a special on how weird knees are.
It was first brought to my attention during a debate tourney where we discovered a few girls who were trying way to hard to look good, wearing short skirts and too much makeup. Typical debate attire dictates that skirts must be longer than the knees. I think I have discovered why.
The reason is simple: because knees are weird and NOBODY wants to see them. They are rather like your elbows, both of which have to have excess skin because it would be just enough when the respective body part is bent. So, when it is straight, there is this odd little wrinkle or bulge.
However, this is far more prominent in knee. Since the skin is a lot thicker, it is weirder looking, so instead of being just slightly wrinkly as the elbow, it just looks unnatural and rather creepy looking. And it is for this reason that I hate looking at knees.
And with that, I sign off. Have a nice day!

School

A few points that I noticed from my first day of school:

1. I was under the apparently incorrect impression that it was against federal law to assign any homework beyond signing contracts (which I will address in 2). However, in both my math and chemistry class, I actually had homework. Albeit, I don't need to turn it in until 3 days later, but my point is, can I sue them?

2. a. I understand the point behind contracts. But what if we don't want to sign it? For example, I got about five from Newspaper. One of them was an agreement to sell a ridiculous number of ads. That, I don't want to sign at all. Do I have a choice? I wonder what will happen if I don't.

b. Some contracts that are given are rather pointless. I understand the necessity of such a thing for classes such as Graphic Design and Newspaper where one may be utilizing expensive equipment, and the contract provides a solid force for replacement money if it breaks. However, why do we need a contract for a class like Spanish? We don't use anything expensive besides the textbooks, which are school property and the school will make you replace them anyway if lost. The contract is mostly saying that we agree to behave, which, if we don't, the teachers have every right to punish us anyway. It will not cause a legal dispute if there wasn't a contract. Are teachers like that trying to make their class seem important?

3. People have been saying that freshmen are everywhere, but frankly, I haven't noticed that many. I don't make it a habit to memorise the face of every upperclassmen in the school, but I can't be that unobservant. Also, I could have sworn I was not that small last year.

4. This is not new to this school year. In fact, I noticed this a long time ago in my school. There are a lot of short blond kids here. It's not like they all look the same, their faces are actually very different, but that does not make up for the fact that they are all short, blonde, and male. It's actually rather creepy when I put it that way, but I assure you it's the truth.