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[Nov. 5th, 2008|12:36 am] |
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Godspeed You! Black President |
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[Sep. 18th, 2008|03:28 pm] |
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today I was humming Danny Boy and suddenly it turned into the metal gear solid theme. i don't know how it happened but it was really awesome. |
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[Oct. 17th, 2007|01:45 am] |
I end up playing Solitaire sometimes, just to pass the time away. What an all-american pastime it is. But I get frustrated because even though I'm you know, not a bad player (How can you be bad at playing Solitaire?), I only actually finish about 30% of the games I start. It's not through any fault of mine, but 70% of the games are simply unwinnable.
It's all about the cards your dealt, and if you get a shit deal, well, that's it. You go through the motions and get all the way to the end, and that's it, it's over. Nothing you can do. What I'm trying to say is, I think Solitaire is a metaphor for life. |
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[Nov. 27th, 2006|06:58 pm] |
I remember back in 4th grade, when I was learning about stuff like how to figure out the area of triangles and such. And I got it, it clicked. I made areas my bitch. You want to find out how many square yards of sod you need for your whole yard? Just ask little 10 year old Trip.
Then in middle school, we started learning all the rules. Mrs. Smith had a problem on the board, something like 5+2x2. Everyone in the class said 14. But I thought I'd mix stuff up a little. What if I did it backwards? I said 9. And Mrs. Smith said I was right. Everyone thought I was smart. Smart? No, just an ass. IN 7th and 8th grade we started learning about equations, and FOIL and stuff like that.
I loved pre-algebra and Algebra 1. Solving equations was like clockwork, and not only did I know how to make the clock tick, I knew why it ticked just the way it did. And you know what? I loved it. I loved making shit work. The way they all worked so perfectly together, these Xs and integers. So then when did the end of this love affair begin?
Around this time, in middle school and the start of high school, we had a few SAT tests, and some other standardized tests. And always, my math score was high, and higher than my english score. Geometry with Mr. Smith was easy stuff. I knew this stuff in 5th grade, now he's just teaching me how to do it better. That was a good year. Algebra 2, Sentner. That was good too. I slept through class then aced his tests. I stll knew just enough to know how things worked.
And that's the last time I loved math. In Pre-Calc, I didn't have that anymore. I still kinda knew how things worked. But it was slipping away. I couldn't take what I knew and figure out the rest during the test. And I hated it. Why did they take away my clock? This was no longer something free and fun to play with, it was a horrible juggernaut and if you didn't know just what to do well fuck you you're not allowed to play with math anymore. And there was the flop point. Suddenly my english scores were past my math scores on all the tests. Maybe all the reading I did in Sentner's class was helpful after all.
Calculus was the worst. I almost flunked my senior year of high school because I didn't know the chain rule, and you know what? I still don't know what the hell the chain rule is. Calculus is math without a cause. Even the book had a hard time coming up with examples for the stuff we were learning. It should have been written in the front cover. "Hey, you don't really need to learn any of this, but some people went through the trouble to find it out, so maybe you should too."
And now I'm in statistics. The bastard child of mathematics. It's not real math, it's just lists of numbers and formulas with no meaning until you plug numbers into them. I don't want to know the standard deviation, but that's all I'm taught. I want to know why I need the standard deviation, and what it signifies. Numbers without meaning are just data. I don't like data. I like clocks.
So that's why I skipped Stats today. Maybe not for the purpose of writing this, but this is what has come of it. And Math, if you're reading this, it's not you. It's me. |
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[Nov. 15th, 2006|08:51 pm] |
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I'm wearing actual, non flip flop shoes now. I feel like a man again. |
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[Sep. 20th, 2006|12:04 pm] |
SUICIDE NAZI
SUICIDE NAZI
WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF
WANTS TO KILL THE JEWS
SUICIDE NAZI
SUICIDE NAZI
I
LOVE
YOOOOOOOOOOOOU |
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[Jun. 29th, 2006|10:58 am] |
I forgot my passoword for AIM. So I had to make a new one. Votetrip, my faithful screen name of many years is being retired. In its place a new monolith of screen nameyness has arisen.
And it is Cronodoculous.
Send me a message soon or I'll forget you exist. |
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[May. 15th, 2006|01:23 pm] |
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I wish someone at Ridgewood would give me a ticket to their graduation, just so I can yell "GO HOME SENIORS" really loud. |
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[May. 8th, 2006|11:20 am] |
I'm going to make this short.
I need a high speed internets connection on Saturday and Sunday, because I don't get DSL until next Monday.
HELPS ME PLZ |
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[Apr. 26th, 2006|12:54 am] |
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This Coca-Cola Blac shit is crazy, but I don't think I could ever get used to it. |
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[Mar. 25th, 2006|08:34 am] |
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I watched this movie called breaking the waves. It was good. Then I watched American History X for the first time. Then I watched Elephant. Seeing 3 movies with sad endings in a row has had a profound effect on me and I need to watch something with a happy ending. |
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[Feb. 11th, 2006|11:25 am] |
I think I'm going to throw a party. But it's just for me. And none of you are invited. And the only thing that happens is I drink tons of soda and Red Bull and I scream shit at the walls. But I'll do it in silly voices! Well, not all silly. But I'm pretty sure whatever I do with my life, it's going to involve screaming. And maybe some sort of shin-kicking... hmm....
HEY! So last night I watched Dr. Strangelove, and Lolita. And now I need to watch A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket. Someone go get those movies and BRING ZEM TO MEIN HOUSE RIGHT NOW!
And I went to Ridgewood yesterday, and saw a bunch of little jerk kids, and then Mr. Groppe told me mean things.
uuuurrrrrggghhhhhhh
Hmm.... I'm not feeling so good right now. And my mom's in... Las Vegas? What the hell? How the hell did that happen? Whatever. I'm home alone. Come listen to me scream obscenities and Dr. Strangelove quotes at the cat. |
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[Jan. 19th, 2006|05:54 am] |
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If you were confronted by two Trips, one the real Trip and the other an identical clone, what question would you ask me to determine which to shoot with your one remaining crossbow bolt? |
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[Jan. 7th, 2006|11:06 am] |
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I bought a Game Boy Micro. It's so awesome. And I got Final Fantasy 4! It was my first, and I never beat it. I got some other games too. I love my Game Boys. |
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| Home Again |
[Dec. 17th, 2005|03:54 pm] |
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So I watched Cliffhanger last night. I always assumed this movie was about Sylvester Stallone being a badass and climbing on some rocks, maybe rescuing some people or something. But it's not! It's about like, bad guys, and money, and John Lithgow. Who knew? I DIDN'T.
In other news, I think we can all agree that Chrono Cross is the best video game ever made. I started playing it again. I'm working with Serge, Glenn, Pierre right now. I know, coolest party ever. That Pierre is a pussy, but damn if he isn't one badass frenchman. And well, Glenn is just the coolest guy ever. And who doesn't love a nice double tech? X-Strike is badass. |
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