Jesus has Left Niles

Please note: names were not changed to judge the guilty.

Here I was thinking the WELS had finally recanted their ways. Finally they had decided to allow people with developmental disabilities into their churches with open arms just like Jesus the Good Shepherd would.

Too bad not enough people showed.

Maybe they didn't collect enough money from that service (too bad the visiting pastor didn't take collections to begin with.)

It doesn't really matter they only advertised the service for three some days. Despite the fact CiCi's of Niles kindly did allow us to post a flier (Give them lots of business). It doesn't matter that they only had a single, trial service.

There is no need for there to be a service unless three people show up. A random number decided arbitrarily by Pastor Nathan Cordez. (I assume they mean those with developmental disabilities. I counted at least 14 people that showed up. Guess they can go to the important people's service.) I suppose my dear brother doesn't even count towards that requirement since he's not a member there and since he's been kicked out of the normal service by Pastor Schaumberg many years ago. I guess he's not a member at Jerusalem either since the (former?) president Jeff Hawk didn't know we were still technically members. How nice it was they spent twenty thousand dollars on a new sound system and didn't bother to put one single speaker in the bathroom, despite being promised so by one Drew Hutchinson.

If there's no service to invite them to, who's gonna come in off the street and inquire of such a service? Will they suddenly make reservations for a service that's not advertised and won't be able to show up for? It's a huge set up to fail to shut up my father from complaining. That won't happen.

May Jesus in his infinite grace, mercy, and wisdom somehow still lead the precious souls to your loving arms. The WELS can enjoy the financial woes with no tears shed by me.

Your Credit Report Free

AnnualCreditReport.com

Unlike the other sites this one is actually free and not some phony baloney attempt of you too lazy to realize you're signing up for a 80 dollar subscription.

Reflux

Today I was feeling a bit of Acid Reflux and took the cure-all.

Apple Cider Vinegar. I think half a shot glass was a bit too much but it still got the job done.

Those folks that sell the alkaline chalky tablets don't want you to know it's actually a lack of acidity that causes it!

Try it and you don't have to thank me.

How's this for weird?

Two babies born at the same time that aren't twins.

Don't believe it? Neither did I.

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/10/03/non-twin-twins-born-to-same-mom-same-day.aspx

Yahoo crossed the line

The heck... I have to come up with recovery questions when I sure as heck won't forget my password like most of the brain-dead internet users.

BTW go to my blog this is only mirrored to stalkbook.

Elphants

Strange I remember how they said the main way to tell the difference between Asian and African elephants was that an African elephant's ears look like Africa.

Upon closer examination they look more like South America.

Tonight's Crack-Pot Theory

The reason why Social Security is failing is simple...

It's nothing but a pyramid scheme. Those collecting now paid nowhere close to what they're taking out now. It works as long as there are several working Americans there to pay to support each retired American. Now that people are having less and less children, the pyramid is no longer a pyramid.

My future second language

http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com/

Cry babies

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10288022-37.html

Tonight's Crack-Pot Theory

If Computer Artificial Intelligence is to continue...

and become perfect there's two scenarios I see coming. First is a SkyNet-ish one where the AI turns on its creators and kills us all.

The other is much more terrible. And people will be giggling all the way to extinction. AI that not only takes over every job, responsibility, and worry the human can come up with. Perfect robotic companions will serve your every whim perfectly and many will fall in love with them so much that imperfect human mates are an aversion to them. Soon no children are made anymore.

Which is the grimmer future? A breathe a sigh of relief when ASIMO can't walk up a flight of stairs... for now.

It all makes sense now...

http://www.amyoops.com/2009/06/how-to-be-successful-with-women.html

I can't get enough flow charts.

http://twitpic.com/9culg

Inflation

I remember ramen being 10 cents a pack back in 1995. Accounting for inflation they should now cost about 14 cents. But this is not the case. The cheapest they ever are now is 17 cents.

My life is average.

le-a

http://ireadbannedbooks.net/2008/10/12/yet-another-reason-civilization-is-doomed/

I wonder if this is true. Amusing either way.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Tetris 25 years old.

3000

Hello Boxy

Goodbye Abe

Fuzzy Memories

Back in my frosh year at NIU, I remember how there was absolutely no WELS presence there for student outreach.

That still didn't stop them from begging for donations to help college students. Maybe they have college student outreach at the synod sponsored colleges.

Sure it came off as selfish, but I really don't feel like supporting charities that I could be getting some benefit off of, but don't. Just like when some Autism organization comes to collect monies I say, where was their help for my brother?

Conversely I will remember those that have supported me in times of need when I do have means to help them back. The WELS is not on that list.

Are You Good Enough?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrLzYw6ULYw

New Celebrity Jeopardy

It's not as good as the others, but I enjoyed it.

Video Recaps | Full Episodes | Webisodes

More Flags More Fun

According to the commercials, sitting in front of a TV is "one flag" worth of fun. Being on a roller coaster is "six flags."

Let's say you go to the amusement park for say, 10 hours. You can probably at most hit up 10 rides of varying popularity and line length. An hour long wait at "zero flags" for a 5 minute ride at "six flags". Doing some lazy calculations, You're spending one tenth of your time doing "six flags" worth of fun. Conversely, nine hours are at "zero flags".

(6 * .5 + 9 * 0)/10 = .3 "flags"

Mind you this makes no effort to deem how much negative flags worth of work it takes to earn the 100 bucks you're most likely to spend on tickets and food.

I dunno 'bout you, but sitting in front of the couch at "one flag" worth of fun wins.

Maybe this would've been funnier as a comic.

Dimensional Theory/Why Time Travel Behaves Differently

The only way to manipulate any given dimension is to influence it from it's next dimension. As a result if you change the fifth dimension in order to displace time you only move the intersecting point of where everything is at that given time. However because of this, you can't change time. You only relive it.

The fifth dimension is a tesseract, basically bending space much like a string to travel from one point to another quite rapidly, thus teleportation.

The sixth dimension however allows transferring among different possible timelines. Thus when you manipulate time at this level, you can change the future. Your own "home" future is no longer available to you, and as such time travel essentially doesn't change anything for where you belong. It just transfers you to another timeline, of infinite number, where things go your way.

But you still haven't changed anything. Only for you.

Wilde Thing

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”

–Oscar Wilde

Flavor of the Month

Waterboarding.

CCC

Karma Kula... is awesome.

Lucky blighters got my 300th post. Bout dang time.

Sounds like goooooood watchin'

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7908e745d3e66ebaf2b02068853576e6?imw=E

Correct me if I'm Wrong...

I just can't think of a reason against file swapping that doesn't also make libraries
guilty of these crimes.

Gut

http://www.ourstrangeworld.net/index.php/main/article/they_walk_among_us/

There's a thing about your gut. It's often indigestion.

Four-Score

http://www.spectralcolor.com/game/huetest_kiosk

I scored a 4, beat it chummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

Have you Returned?!

I just saw a commercial for Six Flags... big deal, right?

Looks like the character of Mr. Six is back! I'm not sure if he's the same actor who played him, and he has a weird sounding voice to boot.

Oh well, Mr Six. Glad to see you back in these parts.

You'd Pick A if it Were A Real Choice

Would you rather earn:
A. $100,000 when everyone around you makes $50,000?
B. $200,000 when everyone around you makes $400,000?

Most people would pick A. Explanation is up to the student.

Excel excells

Projections for tonight's exam:

If I score 92% or higher I get an A.
If I score 38% to 91% I get a B.
If I get a 0 (impossible) I'll get a C.

They're all passing grades. :)

Cinco de Mayo

I know I show off my anagram every year... but here it is again.

Cinco de Mayo = Do my cocaine

WIN

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/7290/buldozerlf6.jpg

My mind has been blown.

My Hobby

Whenever I stumble-upon a webcomic and it's not funny, I block it.

One down, One hundred thousand to go.

Marilyn or Einstein?

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-05/st_alphageek

Awesome.

QFV

Alright, I decided if I actually get QFV working and running, I'll make it open source.

Monument to My Greatness

"After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one."

-Cato the Elder


This quote is just so profound... I'm still speechless.

Quoth the Gandhi

"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

— Gandhi

I CAN HAS BLOG?!!

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CAN HAS STDIO?
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IM IN YR LOOP
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Shopped!

I don't know if I blogged about this but I don't care, since I'm the only one who reads this anyways.

I hate hate hate it when people respond to anything with the phrase "shopped I can tell by the pixels." It's especially not funny when:

A> It's not a picture at all.
B> It's a picture that's obviously been photoshopped.
C> It's a picture that couldn't have possibly been photoshopped.
D> ever.

7 days

In 7 days I will have achieved freedom for the summer.

So during that period of time I ponder what I'm going to accomplish. Most likely nothing. For some reason this year that kinda depresses me. Maybe I'll get my future livelihood up and running. Then work on one of my sadly abandoned projects. Maybe even finish it.

No promises, but I will probably watch a whole lot more anime. Not that I think it's doing me any good.

Me and Video Games =

http://www.basicinstructions.net/images/30cheat.gif

I have long forsaken you console games and I've never looked back. Same with Birthday parties when I turned 12.

Storge and Pragma

Storge and Pragma... that's the stuff for me. None of that Eros or Ludus crap. Well, definitely no Ludus.

Evil, Inc

If you needed more proof that Time-Warner is evil, look no further than here.

http://consumerist.com/5224578/time-warner-cable-cannot-possibly-compete-with-the-small-city-of-wilson-nc

NoobToob

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/youtube_contest_challenges_users

I freaking love the onion.

WELS

Well, I've pretty much lost all respect for them, and as a result they're experiencing major financial issues. They're coming to me for money so I'm losing more respect for them. It's an endless cycle.

Who seriously holds a reunion for a grade school?

Even in their lame attempt to make people think that it's my Alma Mater or something like that, in the same paper, it stated how they are gonna give tours of the resources they want money for. They really need a computer lab for a school of what... 20 kids? If their parents can afford private school they can buy a cheapo computer.

Dude you got a Dell. (Don't unless you're poor.)

Doom Sayers

The Mayan Calendar says the world will end in 2012.

Funny how they're credible enough to listen about the apocalypse, and yet as a civilization they died out a long time ago.

I'll be sure to follow their base 20 counting system too.

I enjoy...

Today's I enjoy is when people try to do that rolling stop at a photo enforced red light and get their plate photoed.

Farts of Old

I hate it when people cough without covering their mouths.

These people make up 45% of the people that go through my line at checkout.

Gasm

I have had it up to here with the suffix -gasm. It's not clever, it's a pathetic attempt of bringing a sexual connotation to anything.

Here's what broke the camel's back for me... http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/

Only don't go there. But you won't know what I'm talking about. Then again you don't really exist so it doesn't matter.

Worst of Both Worlds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Rainer

Bless you StumbleUpon.

Fourteenth

With new and improved 'Slow Down' you don't have to die!

Big Super Game Bowl

I did not watch the game. I did not watch the commercials. I did not watch the game just to see the commercials, despite the fact 90% of nonfootball fans say that very thing thinking they're clever.

I watched Mythbusters, Puppy Bowl V, and Wipeout.

I did see the last 5 minutes of The Boss and the E Street Band featuring the most famous drummer I've ever met.

Coldest

Well a little research and I found out how exactly cold it got on my birthday.

-27 degrees with wind chill of -83.

No wonder I like it cold.

Quest for Valor: Preface

The electromagnetic probe in its place placed above and behind the ear, it whirred into action upon its adhesion to the skull.

Small blue lights flickered binary messages about the process that was well underway. One corresponded to the connection of the unit to the host server. Another to monitor the user's life signs. Others showed the progress of the unit's invisible link to the central nervous system, as yet another made a diagnostic on the user's identity. It only took a matter of 20 seconds to execute terrabytes of data necessary for the operation our hero has experienced many times before.

The process complete, every nerve gave a slight tickle followed by a quick jolt as if one was awakening from a nightmare.

The messy bedroom that surrounded him faded into a room filled with shadows, illuminated only by a blue pool of water, the entrance to another world loomed, awaiting to consume the male figure.

He solemnly walked along a well-worn groove in the hard floor, and stepped up onto the cobblestone barrier around the motionless fountain. Taking a deep breath, and stepping forward, gravity pulling him into the liquid. It's smooth surface violently reacting to the new stimuli.

His weak body melted away as he plummeted toward the bottom, unable to breath under the viscous surface. Losing its form, it would look to anyone else barely human, if not even bipedal, in nature.

As his velocity increased, the male once again took shape. His normally short build was now increased by nearly a foot, his hair several inches grew in length, his build became more muscular, and his ears elongated into a point.

The pool slowly became no more, changing instead to an ill-formed tube of air. The faint light now grew in its intensity from the former twilight, to a bright sunny day. The world now came into view below as clothes and again a suit of armor formed around him. Eight rings appeared, one of each finger each a nameless gray metal substance with a different icon crafted onto each.

A small village revealed itself from a former uninteresting brown dot, and our hero landed in a crouching position within the marketplace with a large thump. The commotion scaring a few of the bargain hunters and attracting the attention of a few of the random adventurers. They flocked to him before he could even get his bearings on the new location.

A dozen voices barked all at once excitedly. Some meaningless praises over his shining tinted ever so slightly green embossed with gilded trim in the shape of a lower case t. A rather large broadsword was strapped to his back and it gave off a fiery aura.

Other voices were of disgust and ignorance, poorly covering their apparent jealousy. This commotion brought even more people from around the surrounding country as well as foragers stopped whatever they were doing to see the spectacle. Business as usual halted to see the long absent warrior.

"I can't believe he's back!" No voice in particular said.

Back to the Present

School's back in.

One day so far and it seems ok. Proff is enthusiastic about his subject so that may be a good sign.

Saw the Dragonball Evolution trailer just now... I'm really disappointed. Seems like they changed the story around just for the fun of it.

My dog has a reallly really cold nose.