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July 15, 2003

Angels?

I saw this story on our local news (channel 4) last night. I couldn't find a link for it, but today while perusing a bulletin board I frequent, I discovered that someone had found a link to the story.

After watching the story, it really creeped me out. This not only happened on one camera... but three seperate ones. They only display a few images on this site, but last night on the news... they showed quite a few. It was rather freaky.

Here's another article I was able to dig out.

Posted by Kristen at 10:30 AM | Comments (0)

Janene's New Website

Janene recently completed a website for her Professional Writing class up at the U. The topic of her website is Stress Management. I've given her site it's own directory on JoeyDay.com. You can get to it from the link above or from Janene's page in the Friends section. I think she did a wonderful job.

I know everyone's going to think I made it for her, but I didn't. I taught her HTML and she did the bulk of the coding by herself. On the day it was due her class went to the computer lab (at the Sandy campus) so they could put the finishing touches on their sites and upload them. Since hers was already uploaded she used the time to help other people fix their HTML. I hope this experience has helped her to appreciate what I'd like to do for a living. :)

Posted by Joey at 08:56 AM | Comments (4)

July 14, 2003

Parking Nazi's

If you don't visit the University very often, you aren't aware of the crazy construction they have going on (with Trax and who knows what else). You never know what roads you can take or where you can park. It's quite annoying. Anyway. Today I parked at the stadium during my math class (like I always do) and when I got in my car after class I saw a ticket on the car in front of me. I thought to myself that's too bad and then I saw a ticket on my windshield!!!

The parking nazi's came and gave me a ticket! How dare they give me a ticket, I can't afford another one! (I received my first ticket a couple weeks ago...I think the parking nazi's are after me.) Anyway. I accidently parked in the A section of the stadium. I didn't see a sign that said it was A parking so I decided to appeal the ticket.

They don't have a sign, I shouldn't have to pay. Right?

I drove down to the commuter services building and said I need to talk to someone about this ticket (as I waved it in their face). They asked me to fill out a form and wait. A few minutes later I met with a Parking Nazi Officer and I told him my story. He looked at my record and said since you have a pretty clean record, I'll take care of it for you. I smiled and said thank you and he said make sure you pay close attention next time or ride your bike.

Ride my bike? Are you kidding me?

Posted by Janene at 10:18 AM | Comments (5)

July 12, 2003

Holy crap

This may not seem like such a big deal to anyone else out there... but it is a huge deal to me. This post is being made from a Mozilla browser under the 9th version of the redhat distribution of linux. Not only that, but it is on a computer that I built out of old pieces I found in my dad's basement. yee haw... read on to hear of my adventures with linux....

Now you are all probably thinking... gee, what's the big deal with that, but let me tell you I am very happy right now. The parts that I used for this computer were just pieces that I had purchased in the past, or my dad had used before. Nothing too fancy: PII-266 256Mb Ram 8Gb hard drive On-board video/sound/etc... old asus cd-rom, no floppy (as the power supply only has one connector for a floppy drive, and it appears to be dead).

When first put the thing together (on wednesday i believe) and booted up, I was getting all sorts of screwy problems. Things that really scared me (cuz i had no idea how to fix them)... ie what the crap is a Kernel Panic: aiee???? Anyway, what I discovered (with a little help from Mike, even though he probably didn't realize it) was with my Ram. I guess you are not supposed to be able to use different sizes of ram chips or sticks... (no mixing 256 sticks with 64 sticks). I guess windows is built to handle the different types, but linux isn't... at all. So once i pulled out the mismatched ram, thinks fired right up.... well sorta.

next problem, video. The monitor that i was using was a stinkin old compaq. It didn't really want to work in the resolution that linux wanted to use... so I stole one of my dad's monitors and just need to find either a replacement for him, or a new one (or kvm switch) for me.

Next issue... networking. This is probably the part that scared me the most. Any of you that have done any networking with windows (other then xp i suppose) know that trying to get computers to recognize each other can be slightly less then enjoyable. Needless to say, I was a little nervous about trying to get the internet on this computer. But i plugged in my network card (praying that it would already have drivers for it... remember i have no floppy), and sure nuf it picked it up. I didn't even have to configure the darn thing, it took care of it all by itself. I was nearly in tears of joy.


Anyway... I am soo stinkin happy right now. My next goal is to figure out web-serving. This was the whole reason for setting up the linux computer. I am sick of paying godaddy 10 bucks a month for something that I barely use anymore. But with web serving I also need to figure out ftp and mail servers.... SO I have my work cut out for me. If any of you know anything about apache ... :)

I suppose that is enough drivel to drive even the most durable of you up a wall... :) woo woo

Posted by Stuart at 06:08 AM | Comments (1)

July 11, 2003

Email in Prison

I would really like to know why some prisoners get better benefits than those on the outside. Why are some prisoners allowed to get GED's or watch television for endless hours? Why are some of them treated better than people that are homeless???

Please tell me why this women is allowed to receive email?!?! I remember when she killed her kids. People like her should be thrown into a dark, dank cell and left to rot.

Sorry... I'll come down off my soapbox now.

Posted by Kristen at 08:52 AM | Comments (10)

July 07, 2003

The Swift

Janene and I saw a great band last night. They are a contemporary Christian rock band from North Carolina (now based in Tennessee) called The Swift. Their style is sortof a cross between Billy Joel and Ben Folds—but with a definite Christian twist. They came out to our church to lead a worship service.

What sets them apart from other bands is that they don't focus on guitars and drums, but rather on the piano. Their style is definately rock, but the piano sets a fun jazz/ragtime tone to their music. What really impressed me is that they didn't come just to perform. They got everyone involved, told stories, shared scriptures, and really challenged everyone to re-evaluate their relationship with God. If you are interested in hearing a fresh sound from some guys who know where their priorities should be, check out The Swift.

[They don't have any music clips on their website. The only place where I did find some samples was on ChristianBook.com.]

Posted by Joey at 02:44 AM | Comments (0)

July 04, 2003

Independence Day, 2003

Happy 4th of July! I just want to say that I'm extremely grateful for this country and the freedoms we have. I also want to say thank you to the men and women serving in our country's military programs throughout the world, and recognize the many soldiers who have laid down their life in defense of this nation.

For the rest of the month of July, I'd like to concentrate on patriotism. I'm going to be posting the Constitution and the Declaration of Independance (and possibly other major U.S. documents of interest) in the Articles section, and I've already added a new emoticon to the site. Be sure to check back soon to see what I add next...

What do you think of the new emoticon? (usa)

Posted by Joey at 11:46 AM | Comments (1)

July 01, 2003

Attack of the Freshmen

The UPC is manning a booth at freshman orientations throughout the month. We are trying to collect names and email addresses for people who are interested in joining our committees. We're also starting a mailing list for event announcements. We have a display that we set up with pictures of the events and information about the Union and the UPC, and we've been handing out CDs, candy, and UPC pens.

Since it was so windy today, I spent half the time holding our display so it wouldn't fly away. I also got a free lunch out of the deal, and it tasted alright considering the sandwich was stale. I half expected the freshmen to be more annoying than they were, but they actually seemed like an alright bunch. I couldn't help but think back to my freshmen orientation and remember how lost I was. Every one of them looked quite overwhelmed with new information.

I'm going to be doing these orientation meetings every Tuesday and Thursday for the next month, so it should be interesting. :)

Posted by Joey at 02:59 AM | Comments (1)