Saturday, December 07, 2002

I just watched the most severe beating of a men's college basketball game of my life. Luckily, my team was the ones who dealt the blows. My UCI 'Eaters team beat Pomona-Pitzer 91-23...
it took the mighty Sage Hens almost 10 minutes to score their first point and at halftime, their only field goal was a 3 pointer. Our fans actually cheered when they made it. Quite a massacre.

Now, back to work. Cya.

posted by prezentz at 12/07/2002 09:17:56 PM (2 comments)

 Friday, December 06, 2002

Cool Story of the Day
So I walk into my last Econ 101 discussion and my nice TA is not there. Instead the Norwegian TA Odgeir (sp?) is there instead. He hates me with a passion. I won't get into it, but believe me. He'd kill me if he could. Anyways, he makes some jokes, teaches the Solow model and then gives us a quiz. Multiple choice but still challenging - to me at least. At the same time he hands out a sheet with three questions and says if you can answer any one of them you get $40. Answer all three and you get $100.

So I take the quiz and then start answering questions. They are as follows:

1. Johnny Cashless was a good student when he entered UCSB, so good that UCSB granted him a lucrative scholarship. But after 2 years of continuous partying in Isla Vista, his grades had dropped and he lost his scholarship. His parents refused to help him out financially unless he could prove he wasn't just wasting their money. So Johnny sent this letter home to demonstrate his analytical abilities: "SEND + MORE = MONEY"

Each letter in his equation represents a unique numerical digit, and MONEY is the amount he needs. How much is he asking his parents to send?

2. You have 20 gumballs of which 10 are red and 10 are green. How should you divide the gumballs between 2 bags such that if you randomly choose a bag and randomly choose a piece of gum from that bag, your probability of getting a red gumball is the highest? What is that probability?

3. There are 3 covered baskets: one contains apples, one contains oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges. Someone has carelessly mixed-up the basket labels such that each one is now labeled incorrectly. If you could only draw fruit from one of the baskets, how could you use your finding to correct the basket labels?

I solved #3 in about 3 minutes including writing. He took out his wallet to pay me but realized he handn't anticipated anyone getting any right so he was out of cash. I guess he didn't prepare for the genius that is I. Smart and humble, what a great combination! Anyways, there was about a minute left in class and another guy solved #2. He had us follow him outside to the ATM and he came back with 2 new and crips $20 bills for each of us.

If anyone reading this can solve any or all of the three in 20 mins (that's how much time I had), I'll give you a prize as well :)

posted by sygyzy at 12/06/2002 10:10:22 AM (2 comments)

What up! We got some pretty crazy weather on Wed., the last day of the semester before finals, and it was crazy. We got hail, sleet, rain, snow, followed by hail, more sleet, and more rain. It was awesome!!! It was so cool cause since it was the last day of school and we didn't have to study till the next day, we went sledding! It was beautiful. However, for the next 24 hours, we didn't have any electricity. Bummer! When it comes to snowstorms, Tony the Tiger says it best, "They're GREAT!!!!"

Ironic Story of the Day

So my friend and her roommate had their cars parked in their parking lot. They weren't parked near each other. So the snow was followed up by the rain which eventually froze up all the trees and branches. The branches aren't strong enough to withstand so much weight, and apparently the trees aren't either. So the next morning, they went outside to get some breaksfast. To their surprise, out of all the cars in the parking lot, only their cars were decorated with a nice tree on top of their car. Of all the trees in the parking lot, the only 2 trees that fell were the ones that they had parked under. Both windshields were smashed and there is a nice dent on their hood. So funny, but so sad.

posted by Know Not at 12/06/2002 07:19:50 AM (2 comments)

 Thursday, December 05, 2002

I hear there is some pretty bad weather on the East Coast and in NC. Snowstorms and power outages.. you still alive Ed?

posted by Ted at 12/05/2002 01:43:50 PM (1 comment)

Random Thoughts of the Day
1. Some people are so happy that it's disturbing. Not because you are overwhelmed with their happiness, but rather than lack of authenticity.
2. Value good friends because they are the only ones that will last.
3. Brynn on Real World is hot.
4. Ted makes the coolest web projects.
5. Bond is a cool group. Check out their music.
6. My credit score is better than most adults. Can you imagine that?
7. 9 people in a Vegas hotel room will make for some very unique sleeping arrangements.
8. People that say "He must have too much time on his hands" are the same ones that never produce a single mildly entertaining product for others to enjoy. Go back to your mundane lives.
9. It sucks not having a digital camera. Hopefully Sony ships me one soon.
10. Sony Wegas are cool. 27" where are you?
11. People who type in gay fonts and colors on AIM are annoying.
12. People need to be more creative with their buddy icons.
13. The Bible says don't send chain letters to friends. Don't piss off God.
14. Sting rules. Check out his new song with Craig David.
15. My patience never ceases to amaze me. My lack of courage even more so.

Peace and good luck with finals.

posted by sygyzy at 12/05/2002 12:55:20 AM (0 comments)

 Monday, December 02, 2002

2 Weeks of Hell

I can tell the next two weeks are going to be hell. An early final on thursday and 2 projects due the following day... lovely. I hope you other guys have it easier than me.

Stan's Will to Work Meter (scale of 1-10): 0.5

posted by prezentz at 12/02/2002 12:48:08 PM (0 comments)