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Do any of y'all use:

1) Twitter?
2) Skype?
3) Anything else I haven't thought of, especially on a mobile?

If so, for what?  I'm just curious, since I read about these applications and find them interesting from a CompSci/Programming angle, but haven't come up with a practical use or know anyone else who uses them.

I wonder if anyone actually reads this any more.. :)

I'm still here, still in school, and we now live up in Denton since roughly this time last year.  For those of you used to asking me Exchange questions, feel free to continue, however I'm now in Platforms After Hours Support after our overnight shifts were eliminated in the Exchange support group.

This semester's schedule should be fun.  Let's see, there's:

MayMester: MU 3703 - Music, Women in (Core)

Summer 1: SPCH 1013 - Oral Communication (Core)

Summer 2: CSCI 3103 - Applied Computer Graphics (Comp. Sci.)

Summer 3: GOV 3153 - Legal Environment (Crim. Justice)

Fall: SCI 3153 - History of Modern Science (Core, last one!)
CSCI 3423 - Database Management (Comp. Sci.)
GOV 3253 - Criminal Evidence and Procedures (Crim. Justice)
GOV 3053 - American Presidency (Crim. Justice)

Right now I have 57 hours as of the end of this semester, assuming everything stays as-is and I pass all three courses.  At the end of May/Summer, I'll be up to 69 hours meaning only 55 to go until I'm done with my degree.  In order to finish by my goal of before I turn 30, I'll be doing all semesters, including May and Summer, until Spring 10 then I'll be done!  I'll be doing 12 hours in Fall 08, 12 in Spring 09, 3 in May 09, 9 in Summer 1/2/3 09, 10 in Fall 09 and 12 in Spring 10, assuming all goes as planned (of course, "Life" is what happens when your plans go awry).

OK, enough about school.  Pictures earlier posted should have revealed that I took Nathan to his first baseball game ever.  He seemed to have a good time, even though he'll be quick to tell you he didn't. :) The boy loves baseball food, that's for sure.  Of course, a 10-0 shutout of the Rangers by the Twins didn't hurt either, since that means he got to see several fireworks from HRs.

So, how about the rest of you?  Anything fun going on?

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Course	Description	Term	Location	Hours	For
SOCI 3093	Racial and Ethnic Groups in US	May	Campus	1p-415p M-Th	CJ
GOV 4083	Const. law, Individual rights	S1	Internet		CJ
SOCI 3113	Juvenile delinquency	S2	Internet		CJ
CSCI 3103	Applied Comp. Graphics	S2	Internet		CS
GOV 3153	Legal environment	S3	Internet		CJ
CHEM 1013	Intro to Chem	S1	Campus	8a-10a M-Th	Core
CHEM 1011	Intro to Chem lab	S1	Campus	1-2p T,Th	Core
			1st class	Last class	Finals
		May	5/12/2008	5/27/2008	5/28/2008
		S1	6/2/2008	7/2/2008	7/3/2008
		S2	7/7/2008	8/7/2008	8/8/2008
		S3	6/2/2008	8/7/2008	8/8/2008

Yep, I'm still here.

Oh, and I have XM in my new truck now:

Hello there! :)

This door opens into an alternate paradox.

Is it waterproof?

I watched tonight's MythBusters episode, and thoroughly enjoyed it, as usual. Airplane myths are awesome, especially when they show clips of Airplane!, which is the best Leslie Nielsen movie out there.

It turns out, however, there's something of a black helicopter conspiracy brewing. According to a large number of disgruntled posters on both Discovery's forums and Mythbusters Fan Club, there was supposed to be a segment about whether a plane can take off while on a treadmill spinning in the opposite direction (and, presumably, matching reverse ground speed). I'll admit, I didn't read the description for this show ahead of time, so I wasn't expecting Planes on a Treadmill, and wasn't disappointed when it didn't air. (For the record, my DirecTiVo's description reads as: "'Air Plane Hour,' Jamie and Adam test if a person with no flight training can safely land an airplane; Hollywood-inspired sky diving myths.")

Others are not so sanguine about it. There's page after page of "I got duped!" and "I'll never watch MythBusters again!" along with my personal favorite "Let's do a test to see if MB has jumped the shark; I'd say it's confirmed." I only found out about this from noticing the vandalism on MythBuster's Wikipedia pages.

What is wrong with people?!

According to show producers in the same threads, the segment got bumped to episode 97, and they are very sorry for the description mix-up. The threats and complaints still persist. Sheesh. Get over it and wait until January. I'm sure the segment will still rock.

The Miracle Mile shops next to PH has a laser light show in the center dome, just before the indoor thunderstorm show. It's a really neat addition. :)

Best wishes! LOL

I also suck at teh Risk...

This is my first post from the LJ windows mobile client. :)

Before I get to my birthday and truck post (thanks to everyone who said "happy birthday!"), I wanted to point this out: We've all been hearing about how horribly long the wait times are for U.S. passports, and how if you want one this century, you should have applied in 1997. Since getting back into the U.S. by air requires, at an absolute minimum, a birth certificate and proof of application for a passport, we applied to get Nathan one for the cruise this weekend. Four days (calendar, not business) later, on September 10th, this status message is on the website:

Thank you for submitting your passport application! It is currently being processed.
Your passport application locator number is [shhh].

When you applied, you requested Routine Service.

You should receive your passport within 10-12 weeks from the date you applied. If you are traveling within 2 weeks and have not received your passport and have further questions about the status of your application, you may contact the National Passport Information Center via e-mail at http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/npic/npic_896.html. Please include the above locator number. It will enable them to update you on the status of your application. For more information about the National Passport Information Center, please visit us at http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/npic/npic_898.html.

OK, great. Now we have proof of application, so if the worst happens and we need to fly Nathan back into the country, he can still reenter. Awesome. Oh, but wait, this e-mail trickled in this morning:

We have finished processing your passport, and it has been mailed to you.

Your passport application locator number is [shhh].

You requested delivery by regular mail. Passport Agencies use Priority Mail. This means you should receive your passport on or about 09/23/2007.
Check the USPS status at: http://trkcnfrm1.smi.usps.com/PTSInternetWeb/InterLabelInquiry.do?origTrackNum=[bignum]".

*** Please note that the delivery confirmation number is a tracking number. It is a number that will provide information as to whether or not an envelope has been delivered. You can click on the delivery confirmation number to check delivery status or call USPS at 1-800-222-1811.

If you have any additional questions, you may contact the National Passport Information Center via e-mail at http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/npic/npic_896.html. Please include the above locator number. It will enable them to update you on the status of your application. For more information about the National Passport Information Center, please visit us at http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/npic/npic_898.html.

Well, how do you like that? Nathan is apparently very important to Our Government, so they rushed his passport out the door in a week.

The line for special favors and considerations forms over there...

So, it seems, Cari and I got me one of these for my birthday..

( the suspense is killing you, isn't it? )