Chapter Meeting

As you can probably guess, there is a chapter meeting tomorrow at Eden Prairie library. If you couldn't guess, now you know. You would also do well to know that they are on a monthly cycle. Anyways, you guys should come, since our turn out for the last meeting was quite impressive to say the least.

Using a program called Synergy I was able to do away with the dual boot. Since I have two computers in my room anyways, I figured I might as well use them both. I now have them set up with two monitors side by side. It's actually two computers sharing one mouse and keyboard. When I move my mouse from the edge of one it goes into the other. Quite cool.

I got substantially farther in the secret level, but I'm still unable to complete it.

Shakespeare and a bit of computing

As part of my "be outrageously prepared for class" campaign I've decided to study up on my Shakespeare. Specifically Julius Caesar and Hamlet. So far I've read both and watched three performances of Julius and two of Hamlet.

Other than that I've pursued various computer related topics. I created a custom keyboard layout that has nearly all the advantages of Dvorak, but also preserves important hotkeys such as copy and paste. http://mkbunday.googlepages.com/layout.png Although I expect a productivity gain eventually I must admit relearning typing has been difficult, as five years of muscle memory doesn't go in away an instant. And of course I re-themed.

Getting close to departure

Not as major this time...

This was a more minor update.

Anyhow, the soccer game went pretty well. The final score was 7-2. I think I neglected to mention that I got a yellow card two games ago. I got two refs in a row which were ridiculous when it came to slide tackling. Soccer is a contact sport for a reason. <_<

Haven't felt like posting in some time

I did it again...

I couldn't help but redecorate. I got new techology (Compiz Fusion) so it's only appropriate that we did something to match.

So I finished about a semesters worth of physics in around a week and a half, which was a lot of work. I still have about half a semesters worth to finish before I leave for Stanford. I haven't got test scores back from my computer final, but I felt pretty good about as I left the testing center. Computer programs shouldn't be written by hand, it sucks. And I took two physics tests, got a 95 on it. In a bit of awesomeness I got an A on my philosophy paper. I was pretty much the only person in the class that didn't full out blast communism, it seems, so I got creativity points or something. So my final grades are: terrible. Actually they were: English B, History B-, Philosophy B+. And I got AP scores back... AP Comp Gov: 3, AP Comp Gov US: 3, APUSH: 4, Calc BC: 4, Physics: 3. Hrum, I'm going to need to retake the Calc BC again for sure... And UMTYMP finally mailed my summer homework.

I also had a spew of soccer games happening and coming up. One game was canceled due to rain, and three tournament games were lost. The scores were 1-6, 1-5, 0-6. Whoopdido, I gotta say, those were good teams. And then a game in about two hours, and another on Wednesday, and another on Friday. My legs make me feel like the Tinman.