Phusebox Craziness + Girl

January 28, 2007So Phusebox is all crazy lately.  I mean, things, they be a-changing.  Kind of exciting, yet, at the same time, I'm wondering if the Phuse experience will be the same.  It'll probably be better, though this is already what I would consider the best blogging site of the whole Interwebosphere...net...thing...

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The whole girl situation is going great.  I'm actually a bit surprised at how good things are going.  Now, those of you that really know me know that I have issues with commitment - within a few weeks of dating a girl, I'm thinking about the possibility of a wedding.  Well, this one is no different, except for the fact that we're still together after 2.5 months.  This matches my college record of time spent dating a girl, so I'm both excited and nervous as this is when poopy things would tend to start happening.
At the same time, I'm a little bit more confident in our abilities to tolerate one another due to a recently discovered situation - time spent together is not a constant, but a variable.  What I mean, in effect, is that, mathematically, I've spent more time in conversation/presence/whatever...I've spent more time with her than any other girl I've dated.
Mathematically: I spent x hours per day with Kari for 6 months on average (this includes time spent on the phone, etc.).  I've spent approximately 4x hours per day with Brittany for 1.5 months (not including time on the phone or instant messenger, which makes up the month of Christmas break).  Already, I've spent more time with Brittany than with Kari.  If this rate continues to be maintained, one year with her would be comparable to four years with Kari, except happier since it's with Brittany instead of the angry ho.

Anyway, that's all I've got for now.

American Idol

January 24, 2007I'm going to try to try out for American Idol this fall, and I'm trying to figure out which song to practice to death for it.

Anyway, I've got it narrowed down to 4 choices, and I'd like the two or three of you that will read this to share your opinion on which song and why I should use it:

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
2. Yesterday (Beatles)
3. Only the Good Die Young (Billy Joel)
4. Your Song (Elton John)

Thanks!

American Government

January 22, 2007I'm taking American Government (POLS 1000) this semester, and I just happened to remember one of my systems of government I created in the 9th grade.  You see, my family took a vacation to the beach, which I detest, so I sat on a chair under an umbrella all day long and read and wrote.  I remember writing out three different representative-style government organizations that I thought at the time would be particularly interesting to witness in implimentation.  I only remember one of them, however:

It's more or less a single branch of government made up of judges.  Each town (i.e. Cookeville or Murfreesboro) or city section (i.e. Manhattan) would elect a judge.  Every town/city section judge in a county would get together and elect one among them to be the county judge.  All of the county judges would get together to elect one state judge.  The state judges in each region (NE, SE, NW, and SW US) would meet to elect a regional judge.  These four judges would elect one of themselves to a sort of chairman position; each judge has the same power, but this one dude just sort of takes care of administrative matters in relation to the nation.
Now, every judge is responsible for everything below him.  So, let's say that I was elected the judge of Cookeville, then elected the judge of Putnam County, then of Tennessee, then of the SW US, then head judge of the country.  If a problem arose in Cookeville, I would have authority over it.  If a problem arose in an area of Putnam County whose judge could not handle it, it would be reffered to me, and so on and so forth all the way up the chain.
The most major flaw (there are many; I was a freshman, give me a break) is that the workload would be enormous, so I made a change to allow each judge to appoint deputy judges beneath himself at every level in order to allow duties to be delegated.

I'd still like to see how this would work in the real world (probably not well, but since when has a government been worth half a fart?).

Back

January 14, 2007Okay, so I'm back in Cookeville.  I've got a single room in Murphy now (hallelujah!) that is well stocked with Ramen (36 cups, meaning over a month of sustenance) as well as other nifty edibles.  I'm on the fifth floor, so now I can get a little bit of exercise every day by using the stairs (it's rather sad, but I woke up with sore legs this morning).  Here's hoping my classes go well!

Anyway, the new season of 24 begins in just over 6 hours, but I've got a meeting in 2, and it may go long and I may miss the beginning or (*shudder*) the whole thing.  Either way, I'll watch a recording.  It's like sitting on nails waiting for it to begin.

24

January 10, 2007This post is about three things.

1. 24 hours until I'll be on the road.  I'll actually be on the road in less than that time, but I know that within that time, I will actually be driving "east" on I-40 back to Cookeville.  Hooray!

2. 24, Season 6, will be premiering on Sunday with a double-header.  Then, on Monday, there will be TWO MORE EPISODES!  Holy cow, I won't be sleeping.  For those of you not already into 24 (which is most of you reading this, I'd wager), you may not want to start with season 6.  Find the older seasons on DVD and catch up; it'll be better for you in the long run.

3. 24 hours until I'll be on the road!  And 24 returns this weekend!

TIHS IS TEH BES THTING EVEr!!11!??


So, now that I'm finished with my channeling of Connie, I say goodbye until tomorrow.