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Birthday: 11/24/1984
Gender: Male
Interests: Computers, Programing, IRC, Politics, News, reading in the summer, long romantic walks on the beach ;), Movies,
Expertise: Computers, IRC, anything Technology related, being a Leader, logistics, being lazy
Occupation: Student
Industry: Education/Research
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Member Since:
4/5/2005
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| I've had this Xanga long enough now. It's time to move on to something new and better.
Please see my LiveJournal for future journal entries. I will no longer be updating this blog. I will not delete it though because I still want to read and leave comments on other people's posts.
Enjoy.
Date: 18/10/2006
Time: 19:28
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| Note: Please use my LiveJournal from now on. I've posted this entry there as well. I'll stop posting here eventually. Anyone can leave a comment on LJ, unlike here where you need an account.
This weekend I was in Austin visiting friends. We had a great time.
The
drive to Austin wasn't the best ever. It took us about 5 hours and 20
minutes due to a 1 hour traffic delay. You can thank construction along
IH-35 for that. This made for a very late night since we didn't leave
until about 11pm.
Saturday was a lot better though. We slept in
and had a late breafkast. In the afternoon we decided to head down to
Town Lake and go canoeing. The six of us split up into three canoes.
Due to a lack of balance, or sense of balance Andreas and Cliff managed
to end up in the water before we even left the 'dock'. As any true
captain would, Andreas even sank with their canoe. Once they got back
in things went better until we got to Town Lake. At the corner Andreas
and Cliff were going too fast for their own good and managed to end up
in the water yet again. That was the last time though. Everything went
smooth from here on out. We all had a great time.
Sadly Chris had to
leave us because he was working that night. We next went to Sandy's
(1st and Riverside) to grab some awesome burgers and ice cream. It's
great food. The rest of us stayed and went over to Zilker Park to play
some frisbee. We got tired of that and sat around for another hour or
so just chatting away on one of the picnic benches.
Once again it
was time for food. We headed home and cleaned up from our canoe trip.
We went to dinner at Macaroni Grill. Everyone had a great time,
including the waiter there. He was glad to have a table. Apparently he
had gotten a slow section for the night and thus was forced to steal
tables from other waiters. The food was excellent and so was the
conversation.
Since Chris had left for work earlier in the day
we visited him at work after dinner. We headed over to Starbucks and
sat around inside, chatting and drinking until we got thrown out.
Before you start to conjecture about that I'll clue you in. It was
closing time. We didn't get thrown out because of what we were (or were
not) doing. ;)
Once Chris had closed up he joined us outside and we
chatted away into the night, literally. It was another very enjoyable
conversation. I just wish it didn't have to end, but it did. We all
went home and got a good nights sleep.
The next morning 4 of us
had a great pancake breakfast thanks to Steven's grandparents. Then a
couple of us went off to visit family and friends. In the afternoon we
all got back together and went to dinner at night. El Mercado is a
great Mexican restaurant. With our stomachs full we headed out on the
road, back to Dallas. Everyone made it home safely. I'm sure I speak
for all of us, this was a weekend to remember and one that we all wish
didn't have to end.
I had an awesome weekend. I love Austin.
Where else can you find Zilker Park, Town Lake, Sandy's, and all the
great people that (used to) live there? No where. I miss you, Austin.
Time: 21:29
Date: 02/10/2006
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| A friend has mentioned that he would like to be able to comment on my entries but he does not wish to create a Xanga account to do so. He has asked me to consider usine LiveJournal, where anonymous comments are allowed. Additionally he has an LJ account himself.
Anyhow, I've setup my LJ and you can find it here. I will be cross-posting the next few entries and eventually I'll stop posting here and only post on LJ.
I hope you'll continue to read my nonsense.
Date: 22/09/2006
Time: 01:13
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| Do you have a cell phone?
Yes, that's great, so do I.
No, well I'm sure you'll get one soon.
Almost any teenager these days has a cell phone, at least in the United States. A couple of days ago I was reading several articles about social networking and what technology has done to influence and change our society (The Impact of Social Networking on Society). One of the authors mentioned how a cell phone has removed a certain rite of passage for teenagers.
Today it is no longer anything special to be allowed to go out on the town on your own, without your parents. If you get lost you have your cell phone that you can use to get in touch with them and find your way again. There is never a time when you cannot reach, or be reached (Assuming you have good service with your cell phone plan).
Now imagine a time in the not to distant past when most teenagers didn't have cell phones. If you were allowed to go anywhere then, you'd be out of touch with your parents. You did not have a safety net to rely on. You really had to make it on your own. Today we don't even think about that anymore. It would have been difficult to get in touch with your parents. You'd have to find a pay phone and then contact them. This wasn't always possible.
This doesn't just apply to being let lose on the big city. It also applies in the country, and in rural areas. I remember riding around in Germany alone, or with my siblings and friends just going places on our bikes. We couldn't just stop anywhere and phone home. Neither could our parents call and as us to come home again. All they knew is that we'd be back by a certain time, usually sundown.
This created a certain level of trust and responsibility for us kids.
Today we're missing out on that with our always connected society. We always have a connection, a way out if we need it; ten years ago this was not the case. Are we better or worse off as a society because of this? That's only going to be realized in the coming years. What happens when the Generation Xers grow up and become parents. How will they interact with their kids? What kinds of problems will they face then? How much of this was caused by our increased reliance on technology? All of these are questions that have yet to be answered.
Just some food for thought.
Date: 21/09/2006
Time: 23:44
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| Earlier today I found this article (see link below) that provides us with a great understanding of "What Terrorists Want", and how they are going about getting it. I encourage you to read this article and pass it on to all your friends and family. The article describes how the terrorists are winning and why they are probably laughing at us. I've heard this point of view before.
Article Link: Click Here
Date: 15/09/2006
Time: 18:24
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