josephtragon's Xanga

Just too Busy...

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:37:44 GMT

I'm really sorry, those of you who were actually interested in this blog, but I'm discontinuing it. I have proven myself unworthy of weblogging, because I never find the time to post.

Tiny update: I'm in Australia now. Yipee.

OK, last goodbyes to Xanga. Goodbye.

WAAAAAAH!!!! I'M GOING TO MISS YOU ALL! *sniff*

Goodbye.

Wow, goodbye looks amazingly funny now. As a word. Yeah. Well, goodbye.

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www.angelfire.com/psy/harrylee

Su Doku Craze!

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 07:11:01 GMT

Su Doku (also Sudoku) has quickly taken over the world, along with me in it. More addictive than crosswords, fill ins, fall outs, make up, celanthopods, sleep overs, unagi, or Adam Sandler (quite a lot is more addictive than him), the usual puzzle consists of a 9x9 square, where the objective is to fill it out, using the numbers given, so that each row and each column has numbers 1-9, and each subarea (3x3 squares, of which there are 9) has numbers 1-9. Sounds easy, until you realize that... it's not. But it's good fun, all the same. I'm getting faster... I think. Try it for yourself online! A good site to go is www.websudoku.com, and for tips to getting started, go to www.sudoku.com.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Really really sorry I missed it. I suck. Yeah.

Want some humor? Check my sister's blog out. Her posts have been very... let's just say humorous, lately. Click.

PS. Please please please don't forget to vote in the picture poll. It's the last post on this page. I beg of thee! For those of you who have already voted, I thank thee all very much.

In Singapore

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:47:59 GMT

Hmm, though I'm updating frequently, I seem to forget all the important information. Well, today I won't forget to tell you that I'm currently typing this in Singapore, in the SIA Lounge, eating dim sum. Mmm, dim sum.

Some other information I have forgotten to tell you:

- I got an MP3 player the day before yesterday! Whoot! I've always wanted one... It's a Sony, and a really nice one at that.
- I downloaded Napster and I am using a free trial. I am now on a music download craze. Somebody please stop me before I use up all of my disk space, filling my laptop with songs.
- I downloaded Google Earth. For those of you who have downloaded Google Earth, need I say more? For those who haven't... DOWNLOAD IT NOW! Check out the Grand Canyon with terrain on. Amazing.
- I taught a science class on my last day of school! I brought in some cool science stuff that I got from Steve Spangler (see reviews), namely, cartesian divers. Now my friend Orrel has gone crazy, experimenting and doing who knows what with them. His latest exploit, I believe, is putting them in Sprite and then vigorously shaking the bottle. See, this is what happens when I lead a science class.
- I held a going away party in which 2 (two!) friends of mine came for the whole thing. My friend Lydia and her family also came for a short while, to say goodbye. (I miss you guys already!). Now, Guess how many of Alexandra's friends came? 11 (eleven!!!)!!!!! ELEVEN!!!! 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1=11!!!! Well, actually, I'm not upset, because I made a lot of friends that evening. Anyhow, we all had fun, playing in the snow, having a very messy egg drop competition, and doing random science stuff.
- Bunch of other stuff happened that you don't need to know about. Like the last time I picked my nose till it bled and I turned the sink all red and I didn't go to school, and when my mom came she thought I had mixed Lysol (a base) with goldenrod paper to create fake blood to skip school (because she knows I can do that with all my scientific knowlege and what not), and to convince her I didn't create fake blood I actually made a bit of fake blood and compared it to the bloody sink, and of course they were different, because the blood in the sink was real blood and the blood I created was fake and smelt like Lysol, which has a really strong smell. So yeah, you don't need to know about that. So I won't post it, so you don't have to read it, because you don't need to know about it.

Well, that's about all. I watched Sky High (3 times) during the 17 hour flight from L.A. to Singapore. Wait, did I mention I'm in Singapore?

I think I'm going insane. Do even make I sense? I guess it's the lack of brain stimulation. Quick, hand me those crossword puzzles! Anything that will get me to cogitate! Anything! Nooo... I'm melting... MELTING!!! melting....

So yeah, I'm going insane. I'm also really excited. Perhaps the cause of all this is my hormones... No, not those hormones! I mean endogenous morphines (endorphins). Now that I'm thinking and my brain is aroused (don't even think about the other meaning... or is it too late?), I feel better. Ah, I actually make sense now.

So sorry for the really long post, half of which is just extraneous remarks. Come to think about it, this is an extraneous remark. Oops. Please remember to vote in the poll a few posts down.

Next destination: Malaysia!

Chaos = Fun

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:04:34 GMT

These past few days have been really... chaotic. Our house is now devoid of furniture (we sold everything and we're giving away the few things we didn't manage to sell), bags and clothes and goodness knows what litter the carpet, and tonight, we sleep on the floor. Howzat?

Today was... well, I can't describe it in a single word. The best part was probably in the afternoon, from 5 to 6:30. My best friend Orrel (and for your information, I've never had a best friend before, so this is new to me) took us out for dinner at Macaroni Grill. We had a lot of fun, talking and discussing various issues. We even complained about the poor service of the restaurant. Now that's fun.

'I'm issue two' (say it really fast), Orrel, and you too, Liran (Orrel's twin sister. FYI, if you haven't guessed already, Orrel is a boy). Oh, and will somebody please remind me in 10 years that I have to go to the Eiffel Tower on December 12 at 7:14 PM to meet Orrel? Thank you kindly.

Excuse me while I find a tissue or somesort of superabsorbant polymer. Ah, here's a diaper I can use to wipe my tears... Hey, what's this brown stuff?

I'm flying tomorrow morning. Whoopie. Now replace all these boring full stops with exciting exclamation marks. Because I'm really excited. But if I put in exciting exclamation marks instead of boring full stops, it would seem as if though I was too excited. Which I'm not. Oh wait. Stop replacing boring full stops with exciting exclamation marks. O.K. Thank you. I will shut up now.

Wait! Before I shut up, please be sure to vote in the poll a few posts below!

SSAT... Tomorrow!

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:04:32 GMT

Wow, time has flown, and here I am less than a day away from the SSAT... Well, wish me luck everybody! And please remember to vote in the poll below. As in, two posts below. G'nite in a few (hours). Again, please wish me luck and do get rid of any floccinaucinihilipilifications about the SSAT. Actually, I just wanted to use that word in a sentence.

*UPDATE* Finished the SSAT! I think I did OK... (notice the 'think' and the 'OK', not 'sure' and 'fantastic'...)

Edit: There was a post below this one, but I deleted it because it was basically... Well, nothing. Now I gots meself more space!

Picture Poll

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:59:34 GMT

I will be putting up a new picture up (instead of the optical illusion) soon. I will probably ask my sister to draw it for me, and I'll scan it and put it there. I'm still deciding what it should be, and so... a poll!

Should the new picture be:

a) something about science (ie. an atom)
b) a pic of me (either studying or being silly)
c) 'Who needs rhetorical questions?' or something of the like.
d) a cute animal like this one: http://x2b.xanga.com/cc61936b6375420155202/b7301773.jpg
...Or an animal in general...
e) something else (specify what, please!)

I'd really appreciate your input. You can vote for two of these choices, but not the same choices. I hope that doesn't confuse you too much .

*UPDATE* I have changed my picture, not because of this poll, but rather because the opt. illusion was really boring me. When this poll ends (as in when I get at least 5 votes) I'll change the picture accordingly. Hmm, I might be waiting a very long time...

Relocating

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:39:13 GMT

Well, yes, I'm relocating to Australia. But more specifically, I'm thinking about relocating my site to www.xanga.com/harrylee, if it's available. If you're wondering why I'm now josephtragon... Keep wondering. I have to sleep now, so I'll post something about it another day. *yawns* Well, I need my beauty sleep - I mean, intellectual slumber - so good night everyone.

Celebration! Celebration!

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:30:31 GMT

Time for celebration! A few reasons.

1) I just came back from Philip's Academy Andover, after taking a tour of the place and being interviewed. Fun!
2) I just realized I got comments. Wow! People actually look at my blog? There are entities out there that read my ramblings??? (Thanks to all who commented!)
3) Uhh, I've run out of reasons. Rats.

Still, it's a great time to celebrate!

Oh, and as a side note, for some reason I cannot create folders in my review and event section. This means that that section won't be updated (that's gramatically correct, by the way) until I muster up the strength to find out what's going wrong. I'm saving up my energy for the SSAT, though. In other words, I'm too lazy.

Reviews and Events

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:42:01 GMT

Wow, I just noticed the buttons up there that say 'Reviews' and 'Events'. I'll start updating those... sometime in the future. There I'll be posting reviews of products, websites, and more, and also descriptions of events that happen.

Interesting News

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:21:09 GMT

Wow! I have some interesting news (as the title of this post suggests)! In fact, I have two pieces of interesting news. The first is my grades, and the second is... a secret, until you read it. So without further ado... my school grades. I did my best to align them, but tab doesn't really do justice on Xanga.

English               A
Math                   A
Science               A
US History            A
Journalism            A+
Economics             A+
Band                    A
Phys. Ed         A
French               A+

Well, there you have it. Personally, I'm elated (they're not the best, but hey, they're OK). Besides, what matters is how you apply yourself to get the grades.

And now, the second piece of interesting news. I'm moving from MA! (Notice how I always use the state abbreviation? It's because I can't spell the full thing. ) We're moving back to Australia, where I was born.

Well, that's it for exciting and interesting news. Back to studying for the SSAT.