Posted by Jewls
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:24:00 GMT
Well, since I don’t really have a lot of time to write more than one blog post per month, I figured I’d link you all to my Twitter page where I have the chance to post once or twice a day.
You can find me at twitter.com/jewlofthelotus. Add me if you’re a Twitter-er (?), too. :)
I don’t tweet too often and I don’t necessarily tweet about what I am doing. But if I have something meaningful to say in less than 140 characters, I’ll tweet about it.
And so I give in to this Twitter thing.
Jewls
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Posted by Jewls
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:58:00 GMT
Post-graduate plans are something that I’ve been thinking about rather frequently since the beginning of the new year. To really see where I’m coming from, I guess I should tell you how I got to where I am now…
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Posted by Jewls
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:44:00 GMT
Well, it’s been an entire month since my last post. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to write about – I’ve just been really, really busy. We’re three weeks into the spring semester now and classes are going pretty well. I’m taking:
- TC448 – Scripting Web 2.0
- ADV456 – Interactive Advertising
- REL491 – Is God Dead? Pantheism, Nihilism, and the Pursuit of Divine Knowledge
- PSY330 – Personality from a Psychoanalytic Perspective
- CAS380 – Job Search Strategies
Two of my classes are relatively related to my field, Scripting Web 2.0 goes over Ruby on Rails, MySQL, and Apache, and is taught by Kurt Demaagd, co-founder of Slashdot and board member on the Perl Foundation. So, needless to say – I’m pretty excited about that one.
The other class potentially beneficial to my future is Interactive Advertising. The class is centered around a group project in which we have to develop a predominantly online advertising plan for a local business. My group is working with John Kodeski of Relish Culinary Boutique. Now, if you visited that link – you’ll see that the site could use some work and this is where our group comes in with a plan (and also where I come in with my web skills – if he likes our plan, maybe I’d be the one to redesign the site, eh?).
The “Is God Dead?” class, is one of my more enjoyable courses. We’re currently discussing the viewpoints of the Dutch philosopher, Spinoza (Pantheism), and the German philosopher, Jacobi, who argued against Spinoza’s views. It’s pretty interesting stuff, if you’re into deep philosophical thoughts of God and the freedom of man, that is.
Next, there’s Personality from a Psychoanalytic Perspective with Bertram Karon. Pretty smart guy, pretty interesting stuff – however, I had him before in Abnormal Psychology and already I’m hearing the same stories . Still, interesting stuff.
And finally, Job Search Strategies. I’ve gotta do what I’ve gotta do.
Additionally, I’m taking introductory yoga classes at Center for Yoga in East Lansing. Those are pretty nice. Good stress relief.
Between all of these classes, I have been working on the site – which will probably be in some sort of alpha mode within in the next few weeks. Once finalized, I’ll of course post it here. I’ve also been working on a portfolio site for myself, once that is up – I’ll post it here, too. And on the weekends, I spend time with Adam. And that’s pretty much life.
Some other random thoughts over the last month:
- iPhone is AWESOME.
- I should have said this back in November but Incubus’ new album – Light Grenades is AWESOME.
- Going back to Europe in July will be AWESOME.
- And if you’ve read this far into my post, YOU ARE AWESOME.
I’ll stop now.
Take care now, bye-bye then.
Jewls
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Posted by Jewls
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:06:44 GMT
My apologies for the downtime. Over a long weekend of unsuccessfully attempting to launch my Rails app on Dreamhost, I managed to also break my JewloftheLotus site. Well now that my final (..my one and only final) is over, I had a chance to sit down and fix the problem. So, I’m back!
Coming VERY soon – My First Rails App :)
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Posted by Jewls
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:49:56 GMT
This is a satirical article posted on BBSpot that had WAY too many of us fooled…
To sum it up:
The MPAA defines a home theater as any home with a television larger than 29” with stereo sound and at least two comfortable chairs, couch, or futon. Anyone with a home theater would need to pay a $50 registration fee with the MPAA or face fines up to $500,000 per movie shown…
The bill would require that any hardware manufactured in the future contain technology that tells the MPAA directly of what is being shown and specific details on the audience. The data would be gathered using various motion sensors and biometric technology…
‘Just because you buy a DVD to watch at home doesn’t give you the right to invite friends over to watch it too. That’s a violation of copyright and denies us the revenue that would be generated from DVD sales to your friends,’ said Glickman.
mcatrage’s digg comment explains why we were so easily fooled:
Sad part is would you really put it past the MPAA to actually try and do this?
...man, I was REALLY pissed off for a second there.
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Posted by Jewls
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:37:55 GMT
Remember a few days ago, when we saw LAPD officers repeatedly punching an arrested man in the face before cuffing him? Well, that video prompted an FBI investigation.
Here’s a new video, taken by a student’s camera phone, displaying similar police brutality, again, in Los Angelas. The student was asked to leave the library when he could not produce an ID. As the student was headed towards the doors, an officer grabbed his arm (I would assume to “escort” him out) at which point the student began yelling “Get off me!” A second officer approached and it was at this point when the student was tased for the first time… Let’s hope that this video can generate enough attention to prompt another FBI investigation in LA.
In an article on Yahoo! about the first instance, it is said that:
Legal observers said the public has become somewhat desensitized to questionable police tactics caught on tape because such videos have become more prevalent since the King beating. In many cases, officers have been exonerated.
“The first reaction by people is one of outrage,” said Eugene O’Donnell, a professor of police studies at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. “But the more you see police officers using force on tape, the more you get used to it.”
I sincerely hope that people don’t just “get used” to seeing this sort of thing. It should make you sick to your stomach, and if it doesn’t – I would wonder if you’re really human.
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Posted by Jewls
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:13:53 GMT
Well the bad luck of Friday the 13th started a day early this year. On Thursday the 12th (of October!), it snowed. This is the earliest snowfall Michigan has seen in somewhere around the last 125 years. I like snow…but not until the end of November, and only until the middle of January. Any sooner or later then that and I’ll probably not be too thrilled. Luckily, I live in Michigan where the temperature goes from 30 degrees to 60 in a weekend. So you can be sure that come Monday, I’ll be wearing a t-shirt and enjoying the sun.
Aside from the Friday the 13th induced bad weather, I’ve discovered that both of my cats have fleas. And, Gibby has a hole poked into her abdomen. So they’re both on flea medications, and I get to vacuum all the carpets and furniture, and wash all of the sheets and blankets, and spray to kill all the eggs. And, I have to give Gibby antibiotics and keep her from licking her wound. If she keeps licking it – we have to buy her one of those white plastic shields that go around the head. She’d love that.
I can only assume that this bad luck will continue through tomorrow, I will keep you all updated.
Maybe since the Spartans are already having a horrible season, the bad luck of Friday the 13th will have a reverse effect and we’ll beat #1 Ohio State… I could also be dreaming.
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Posted by Jewls
Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:28:43 GMT
Well I just wanted to post an update so you all would know that the kids are getting along just fine. My roommate found them like this last night…
Maybe one of the cutest things ever.
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Posted by Jewls
Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:20:00 GMT
I love cats, I always have. So, I had to get a kitten of my own. KT, my last roommate, left her cat here when she moved out. Gibby (KT’s cat), had a brief friendship with our subleaser’s kitten, Maya. But when Maya left, Gibby was pretty sad. So I got her a new friend – Georgie. Like with Maya, it will take Gibby a few days to get used to Georgie and to accept him – but it looks like they are progressing nicely.
So without any further ado, I present: Georgie!!
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