Josh Morgan

March 24, 2006I have to admit that I was a little surprised to find only one "remark" on my debut post. I'm not crying myself to sleep, and I don't see it as a reflection of anything-I just expected more remarks. Looking from site to site, I don't see as many remarks anywhere as I thought there would be. Perhaps people reach the end of a post and are ready to move on to something new.

I've decided to add some headers. Not everyone is interested in everything. Maybe I can save you some time. So I guess I'll start with general stuff at the beginning of posts and then get into any special-interest type stuff after.

[Baby Stories] - Back by popular demand, here's some baby talk.

Babies are as useful as they are cute. Using mine, I've developed a new house cleaning technique. You all know what it feels like when you look at a messy room. Don't know where to begin? Put the baby on the floor. You can trust that the first thing he touches will not be one of his toys. When he makes contact, return the object to its rightful place. When you return, the baby will have moved on to the next foreign object. Repeat until you collapse.

[Work] - Bringing home that bac'n.

I got two calls yesterday from Oak Ridge. My wife's aunt works as the executive assistant to the director of the National Lab, so she kinda knows some people. She spread my resume around a little, and I've been getting a good response. One department wants me to apply to work there full time when I graduate and touch base with them next summer. Another department wants me to fill out an application to work with them next year, taking a break from school (called a co-op). Oak Ridge is neat. I can't wait to see how this plays out.

I've been working as a grader this semester for one the professors. I have to admit that there is a certain sense of satisfaction in judging a fellow student's work. I'm grading papers for Dynamics (ME 2330) and Dynamic Modelling and Controls (ME 3050). It's fun, and a good refresher of the material. I can sit in front of the TV and work on it, I have some flexibility as to when I finish it, and I get paid $10 an hour. I like it. With my schedule, it's the perfect job.

[Sports] - Yes... I actually watched some

A friend of mine came over last night and we watched college basketball. It was much more interesting than I expected. One game ended by one team scoring a 3 to tie with less than 8 sec left, and the other team answering with a 3 at the buzzer to win the game. The other game saw UCLA come from behind, making a key steal with only seconds left to play. See! Now wasn't that interesting?! I suppose you had to be there. I don't get to watch sports much anymore, so I enjoyed it.

[Gaming] - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

So I tried it. I love it. There something fascinating about a game with such a realistic world. I shot a bucket that was hanging over a well with an arrow. The arrow stuck, the bucket swung wildly, and the bucket and arrow finally came to rest on top of some bricks around the well. I retrieved my arrow, shot the bucket again to get it back over the well, retrieved the second arrow, and went on my way. Later, I threw a loose bone across the room, knocked some logs onto a little ogre-thing, and swung a piece of cloth through the air. It's so... real. ~~~Spooooky~~~. By the way, this game looks to be unplayable on my desktop. Amazing considering that it's an Athlon 64 1800+, 512mb DDR, and GeForce FX 5600.

I guess that about covers it. Baby's happy, wife also enjoys Oblivion, I'm feeling better. We're headed back to Liz's parents' house this weekend for a birthday get-together thing. I'm glad I have a laptop. Post remarks. Show me you care. ;)

4 remarks

March 24, 2006
The Capn said

i care!

March 24, 2006
Rebecca Jensen said

[baby stories] hahahahahahahahaa........ cute. Guess that'd work.... can I borrow the baby for my room? ;-)

March 25, 2006
Randy Lewis said

Remark 1: Baby helping clean the room: The trick is to get the baby trained to put the foreign objects where they belong when found. That goal is rarely achieved, as is the case with some teenagers I am related to, and also Rebecca apparently. Remark 2: Work: Bringin home the bac'n good, work bad. Unfortunately one is highly unlikely without the other. Remark 3: Sports I like. I'm not sure about the basketball variety. Never got into that much. Remark 4: Oblivion - I haven't a clue. I guess I'm oblivious!!!! Glad you're feeling better. Does this show I care?

March 25, 2006
Jeana Lewis said

Know why people don't post? I think we're all way more interested in ourselves than in anyone else. Kind of sad but we're all (meaning the whole human race and not us specifically) basically selfish that way. I LOVE reading your posts. It keeps me up with what's going on with ya'll. PLEASE don't think that just because I can't think of something witty to say (you know how I just have to be a comedian all the time) that I don't care. You three are absolutely some of my FAVORITE people! Baby stories - fabulous! He reminds me of someone..... Work - only when necessary - glad you're excited - wish I was Sports - not so much Oblivion - one of my favorite places to be. Ignorance is truly bliss in some cases. Love you!!!!!