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Name: Josiah
Country: United States
State: California
Gender: Male
Interests: Making the world a better place one Mac at a time
Expertise: Procrastination, Eating In-n-Out Burgers, Editing in Final Cut Pro
Occupation: Student
Industry: Engineering
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Member Since:
8/19/2004
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| Well I'm about to graduate college. All the work is done, my grades are in, and all that remains is for me to walk across that stage, smile, and I'm done with my four years at Harvey Mudd College. It's been a fun ride and I've had the chance to work with, talk with, and play with some really great people. There's a lot that I'm going to miss, but I think I'm about ready for some sort of change. For the first time I have no clear idea what I'm going to be doing in a few months. Guess I'll just have to wait and see what the future holds.
(Comic from www.xkcd.com, a wonderfully geeky webcomic) | | |
| Hello folks, I know it's been a while since I posted.
Those of you who know me probably are aware that I am what some might consider a "nerd" and in this day and age this often involves spending massive amounts of time staring at screens. I am no exception to this particular stereotype. But this weekend I've gone back to a simpler time when I could be a nerd without all of the pixels. Yes I hearken back to the days of board games and the best toy ever invented, Legos.
A few weeks ago a friend of mine who'd graduated a while ago came to visit and brought along his extensive lego collection. Being a cool guy he then decided to leave them out in our suite. It took me a while before I felt called to venture near those shiny plastic blocks and the glossy instruction booklets, but I'm glad I did. For those of you who don't know, me and Legos go way back, and I mean way back. Some of my earliest fractured memories are of my legos. And as I grew my collection grew. I still have a large plastic box with all my legos back home along with all of the instruction booklets, boxes, and catalogues. But I haven't really played with them in years. That may change. Since I started playing with the legos in my suite I've built this
this
and most recently this
I may very well open up that old box of legos over winter break and just see what happens.
Also this weekend at a Halloween party with the Coxes I brought out my copy of Carcassonne, a cool tile-based game from Germany. The rules are pretty simple and we had a good game, though I played terribly. Later in the evening it came out that Steven had The Settlers of Catan in the trunk of his car so we got to play another awesome board game. And though Joe Reuter won this game as well I think a fun time was had by all. It was really nice to have a break from the digital world to play with plastic, paper, and most importantly people. So if you have some time this week try to play a board game or spend time with an old childhood toy. I think you might find the experience quite enjoyable. | | |
| IdiocracyHere I am talking about movies again. Well this time I can't help it. Today I went and saw Mike "Office Space" Judge's new film "Idiocracy". Have you heard about it? No. I thought so.
Turns out the movie is only being shown on a handful of screens in a couple of markets with no promotion. I found this to be one of the funniest movies I've seen this summer. It shows the funny and rather frightening effects of the dumbing down of American culture. If you happen to live in LA or the handful of other cities that are getting this movie try to see it in theaters, the matte paintings alone are worth the price of admission. I still laugh out loud thinking about aspects of this movie. Admittedly it might not be for everyone and some of the humor is crude, but I enjoyed much of the biting satire. And if you see it now when it comes out on DVD in 4 months and people are talking about this film you can show how cool you are by having seen it in theaters.
In other news, school is in session. Now if only I could stop watching Arrested Development and get some work done. | | |
| My sister accuses me of always blogging about movies. So what if I do, and trust me they are a bit more exciting(for most) than the world of Objective C, Cocoa, and PHP/MySQL that occupy motst of my time. Earlier this week I went to see Taladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, not a perfect film but it certainly made me laugh. Earlier this evening I saw a much better film called Brick. It came out in limited release back in the spring and just hit DVD this week. It's a slick neo-Noir set in a Southern California Highschool. It's fast paced and the lingo sometimes makes things confusing, but the humor and smarts of the film made it a great time. Not quite the Maltese Falcon, but not every movie can have the brilliantly creepy Peter Lorre in it. Anyway go rent this movie, you'll probably thank me.
Not only has summer(and a Hollywood Video account) given me a chance to see some great movies it has also been nice to start reading again. A few books to recommend:
The Lovely Bones: I picked this book up mostly as a curiosity after hearing a review on NPR a few years ago and learning that Peter Jackson wanted to make it into a film. It's definitely not LOTR, but was a rather touching read in the end. It basically tells the story of a murdered 13-year old girl watching the effects her death has had from heaven. Not what I would think of as a book for me, but I really did enjoy it.
Freakonomics: This is an interesting book that analyzes various phenomena in our world, from the names parents choose for their kids to cheating in sumo wrestling from a weird economical perspective. It's a pretty thin book and an interesting quick read if you like both economics and freaks. Which is just about everyone.
Crunchy Cons: My current read. This book discusses an emerging counter-cultural trend in the conservative movement focused around community and healthy living. Basically a book about hippies who listen to Rush Limbaugh. Interesting though, I find myself agreeing on a lot of the points it makes. I find myself becoming more and more frustrated and put off by what passes for leadership in this country. Perhaps some of the ideas in this book will give me some clarity on what it means to be a "conservative" without having to follow lockstep with the Republican Party and its leadership.
Anyway that's it for me. Sorry if I've bored you, but I made some barbeque ribs today and watched a really good movie. Hope everyone else's summers are going well.
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25th Hour
By Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Tony Siragusa, Levan Uchaneishvili, Misha Kuznetsov, Tony Devon, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Michael Genet, Patrice O'Neal, Al Palagonia, Aaron Stanford, Marc H. Simon, Armando Riesco, Brad Williams, Rodney 'Bear' Jackson, Keith Nobbs
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