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Wheel of Fortune. Tomorrow, Nov 1st. Watch it.

History Ends

I'm not the most die-hard basketball fan. There is plenty that I do not know about the history of the game. But I did know the legend of Red Auerbach.

I'm not an emotional person, nor do I have any reason to be. But certain things give me a spark inside.

When Emmitt Smith broke the rushing record, I felt the importance of what I was watching.

When Emmitt retired, I knew I was watching the end of a man's career.

When the Texas Longhorns won the national championship, I knew that I was not only a witness, I was a student at the time. I knew it was something big.

I heard the news late at night. I didn't believe it at first, but I knew that it was near his time. He had been ill for most of 2005. And they didn't think he would make it to 2006.

He dominated with the Boston Celtics. Whether he was coaching some of the game's best talent, or assembling one the game's best teams, he won.

The championships. The roles he filled. That's success.

UT Libraries vs. FBombAndy IV

I went ahead and filed for an appeal on the charges against me.

Until this reaches an appeals committee, the charges will be waived. I'm ok with this. As long as I can register and what-not, I don't feel stressed.

And it's been nearly two months since I've checked out a book. This is something that's going to stick with me for a long time.

Waiting For November

So, my parents are in town until tomorrown night. As a result, I am going to skip all of my classes.

I went shopping and picked up a new shirt and some new jeans. I also made a trip to Best Buy. To my surprise, they had a Guitar Hero 2 setup with 6 extra songs that I've never played before. I threw it on expert and went crazy on songs. I just started sight-reading and I was doing really well. I think that means I've played Guitar Hero too much. It's such a great game though.

I'm friggin' tired of this World Series crap. I was treated to reruns this evening. When I spend time on homework, my motivation is the fact that I'll get to watch new episodes of my favorite shows. Nope, not today. No reward.

I don't have to wake up until 9AM. I don't know whether to stay up and just go for 8 hours, or to just go to sleep now and get nearly 9 hours. Haha...Oh! The tough decisions I have to make!

Sorry. I know most people out there are happy to get 6 hours of sleep.

Oh, and Lucy Liu is still hot. She's on Conan right now. Greatness.

Merkin.

The Truth Hurts

"Ugly people don't get STDs because ugly people don't get laid."

-Kevin Pereira

Oh wow. He just called his mom. He's reaching.

Oh, and the number of chics that checked me out today was around 4 or 5. I forget. One chic checked me out hard, but she totally looked like one of my ex's. Really freaked me out.

Chics Checking Me Out

So far, since arriving on campus at 9AM:

1

It's a start. I have to dress up for a presentation. Slacks and a tie. Oh yea.

It's gonna grow. Exponentially.

Say It Again

Watching the news, and something funny happened.

There was a report on a ball for police officers. Erin Ochoa, a reporter for KVUE news here in Austin, was giving the lead-in when she said "balls" instead of "ball." She hesitated for just a half-second. She pushed through and gave the rest of the intro before looking down and smirking.

That's right. Balls.

I wish I could have been there when it happened. A girl who has balls on her mind. Easy.

OK, she's probably not that way. She probably made a joke before they cut to her, and she didn't get it out of her mind.

Fake Gambling

I just got home from a night of Texas Hold 'Em. The apartment complex was hosting a small tournament, so I thought I would test myself.

I finished in 2nd place. The other guy and I had been there since 6:30PM, and we really were getting tired of going back and forth. We started to go all in on each hand, and he got the best hand when it counted Still, 2nd place wasn't too bad. I had my highs and my lows, but I took out some people and I was the most consistent player. I feel good about it.

Only one of my teammates showed up to Software Engineering today. And we had a team quiz. Afterwards, we went to a lab and worked on the project. Something was due tonight by midnight, but I already said that I was going to be busy. I still have to study for another test. Oh, and do some homework that's due on Friday. Crap, and some more homework.

I hate Software Engineering.

The cold front finally got here. It feels really nice outside. I'm tempted to sit on the patio and write on this. With my wireless internet and all, I should really make good use out of it. Oh, and it's raining. I've been waiting for so long. Still, it'll warm up again before it stays cold for a few months.

Getting Good

Tomorrow will be an interesting day.

I do have to go to Software Engineering for a change. Then I'll skip my math class and meet up with my group. Probably go to lunch afterwards. And then my "25% of my final grade" midterm in Info Assurance and Security.

Later tomorrow night, a cold front is going to pass through. And that means that Thursday night is going to be awesome. I also have a test Thursday night. I'll get to go to campus, at night, and wear my favorite jacket. I'm always at my happiest when it's cold. And when it's dark.

Make Some Trouble

So, it's getting close to Halloween time. Maybe I can finally get that red devil costume...

There's some festival going on later this week. "The Power of the Cross Festival." Some christian music thing.

It's always been a desire of mine to wear a devil costume and jump on stage. Once there, I would speak gibberish and jump around. How freaked out would people get? Oh, and what if I had a pitchfork? Oh, and my horns could have flames coming out of the tips!

I'm christian and all. I just believe in having fun.

Just Dreaming

If I ruled the world...

Professors who read off of slides that are available online would not be allowed to teach. I don't like being read to, and I'm not going to pay someone to read to me. Get off of your ass and teach something useful.

ESPN would be run by Bill Simmons. He tells it like it is and he doesn't care what management thinks.

Speaking of ESPN, Chris Berman would be fired for making ridiculous sounds. Act like a man!

And as far as baseball goes, all series will be best of 1. That's right, one game, one winner. And the season will only be 35 games long.

Women's shirts that are sizes small or medium will be tighter. I don't want to imagine anything. I need visuals. And tight shirts are to be worn year-round. Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean you should deprive men of seeing your curves.

If you have ugly feet, you can't wear flip-flops. It's not hard to take care of your feet, and it isn't too much to ask for you to put on some shoes.

MTV and MTV2 would not be allowed to show any programs that do not have music videos. I don't care about some high schoolers that do pranks. The only exceptions to this rule are Jackass and Wildboyz.

And if it rains, class should be cancelled.

Well, I'll follow that last one even though I don't rule anything. Seriously, if it's raining tomorrow morning when I wake up, I'm not going. Besides, my first class is Software Engineering and the prof reads from slides. Oh, and accuses students of 'surfing' instead of paying attention. I guess it's kind of true. If you want the class to be more interactive, make it interesting!

Someday...

I'm bored again.

Not with school. Just with being online. I visit the same web pages, log into the same social web sites, and then I just sit there.

There's two different things I can do. One, I can entertain myself. I can write more interesting blog posts, even if I only have a handful of readers. I can write more about current issues. I could be a little more uncensored. That would lead to being more offensive. Everyone loves that

Two, I can just stop. And I mean everything. I've already stopped logging into AIM. Next would be Facebook. And then MySpace. And then here. Things are dead, and I don't think anything is going to get better for a while.

I dunno.

UT Libraries vs. FBombAndy III

So, Steve* sent me an email earlier this week telling me that he did not find the missing book, and that I would have to take this issue up with an appeals committee.

And that's what I'm going to do. I'm not paying for a book that I didn't lose. Don't train your staff at the beginning of the semester. Train them before the first day of class. If I'm responsible for the book from the time it is in the librarian's hands to the time it is checked back in, let me do it then. Let me sign a form, scan my ID, anything that records the book being handed in.

When you let morons run a library, bad things are going to happen. Well, that's true for almost everything.

I hate books so much now. It's not possible for me to describe my hatred right now. It would take too long.

*Name was changed.

Campus Stuff

Some stuff about other campus happenings...

I found out last Wednesday that I'm a sucker for nice lips. Plenty of chics today have thin lips, or the collagen lip thing, or just pouty lips. But perfect shape and perfect form is something to see. Didn't hurt that she had really nice eyes.

I really hate group projects. It's not about the people, it's just about the work. I mean, in the last few group projects that I've worked on, I got along fine with each member. But there's always that person that does the least amount of work. And no matter how much I do in the beginning, I become that person in the end.

I have a test a week from Wednesday and another test the following day.

I'm very tired.

UT Libraries vs. FBombAndy II

On Wednesday I went to the library to talk with one of the supervisors.

I ended up talking to Steve* and everything was very respectful. He didn't raise his voice and he listened to every word I said. About 5 minutes into the conversation, Claudia, who was rude the first time I tried to solve the issue, started to make things not so nice.

Steve was nice enough to say that he would personally search for the book in his library and other libraries on campus. Claudia decides to open her mouth and suggest that looking for the book is my responsibility. Luckily, Steve really didn't pay any attention to her.

I did tell him my version of what happened, and he said that if things aren't resolved, there will be a compromise in place. Honestly, if nothing turns up and we go to an appeals committee, I'm fine with whatever decision they make. If they say that I have to get a replacement, I'll just take care of it and never check out books from a library again. If the ruling goes in my favor, then I'll believe that the system actually works.

I'm supposed to talk to Steve tomorrow to see if anything was found. From there, I'll decide what the next step is.

*name changed.

UT Libraries vs. FBombAndy

If they think I won't fight, they better think again.

So, in early September, I checked out a book on reserve. These books can be checked out for 2 hours, and then must be rechecked out if necessary. I'm not the type to use up 2 hours, especially in a library. I like to make copies of the pages I need, turn it in, and get out, which is exactly what I did.

The girl working at the counter was new to the job, so when it was checked out to me, one of the experienced librarians helped her out. I took the book to the copier machines, which are 50 feet away from the counter. I made my copies, went back to the desk, and handed it to the same girl. I said, "Thank you" and walked out of the door.

2 days later, I see that I have a late fine. I go back to the library that day and ask why. They tell me that it was never turned in. I explain what happened, and what I hear is, "It's not that we don't believe you, it's just what we do whenever a book is missing." What they do is fill out a small piece of green paper and file it away.

Yesterday, I received some mail from the UT Library System. They're trying to charge me $166 for the missing book and late fees.

I didn't lose the book. I turned it in. It's not my fault that they hired someone incompetent and didn't train her until classes started. So, when I go back to campus, I'm going to take this to the library supervisor. And then an appeals committee. And higher if need be. I'm not paying for a book I didn't lose.

You can be sure I'll be writing each day's details on the situation. And you can bet that I'll never use a library again.