new order

a few of my faves

joy division

I’ve been a huge new order/ joy division fan since I discovered them around 1984. I had stumbled across KBSU’s radio program “the other side of the tracks” that featured modern alternative music back in the day.  Temptation and later Love will tear us apart were the first 2 tracks I remember hearing.  It wasn’t [...]

Why COMPSCI?

So my recent announcement of switching my Computer Science Minor to my Major and vise versa has naturally brought this question up.    I try to think of it like this- if you had the option of being in the band or managing the band…which would you choose?  The musician in me likes the appeal of [...]

Why gay marriage is bad

(Forwarded by a friend)
1. Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
2. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
3. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. [...]

Embracing my inner Geek

So my original plan for school was a B.B.A. in Information Technology Management, with a minor in Computer Science. Now I’m 98% sure that I’m going to switch to a B.S. in CompSci, and a Minor in ITM.
An ITM degree is geared towards Operations: systems i/o, database management, web [...]

Interesting!

Here’s an older post that confirms what I’ve read “in between the lines” regarding why Alan Wilder left DM. Unfortunate how 2 people who compliment each other’s art/craft as well can’t get past the almighty ego.
April 30, 2003
Dave Gahan recalls Alan Wilder
The future of Depeche Mode has been questioned by Dave Gahan during an [...]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

     I took my 5 yr old son to see the new Indiana Jones movie last night.  We loved it.  My son has a thing for aliens anyway.  You’ve probably read plenty of reviews that pan it…but this is a movie for your inner 8 yr old and not supposed to be based on whether [...]

xkcd

My favorite new comic strip: xkcd
The disclaimer on the front page says it all:
A webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language.
Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).

 

Crossroads

     Summer is here, the reprieve from school is nice!  Life will be even better when I get the Dayshift slot at work.  I’m actually working daylight this weekend.  I must say that I like it better!!!!!  Today we’re running a big monthly backup job.  The majority of what I do during weekends/holidays involves monitoring [...]