These posts were imported from my LiveJournal. I may or may not go through them and categorize them later.
I thought you folks would be interested in seeing the paintings I've been doing in the past two days. So, I coded a page in html to display them. Hope you enjoy it. (The last painting is my particular favorite.)
This is way too artistic to be during finals week.
I went to see the movie today at 6:45 PM, and I have to say that it was brilliant. I was pleasantly suprised that it followed the books much more than I was expecting. I can't say what it'll be like for those of you who haven't read the book, but for me it was amazingly fun. I would recommend it.
(How did I see it today? Well, the lovely Ann Foreyt procured a few preshowing tickets, and together we surprised Becky with the movie.)
WARNING: The comment thread here contains lots of spoilers. You have been warned.
Open iTunes/iPod, Windows Media Player, or Winamp to answer the following.
How many songs?: 4127
Sort by song title:
First Song: 18th Avenue (Cat Stevens)
Last Song: Zoo Station (U2)
Sort by time:
Shortest Track: 0:00:01 (Silence, self created track) [0:01]
Shortest Actual Song: Howard Makes It All Go Away (Eternal Sunshine Soundtrack) [0:14]
Longest Song: Symphony NO 6 in B minor (Tchaikovsky)
Sort by album:
First Song: Family (Soren Laulainen)
Last Song: Through My Sails (Neil Young)
Sort by Artist:
First Artist: Aerosmith
Last Artist: Young Dubliners
Top Five Most Played Songs:
1. Poor Places (Wilco) [47 plays]
2. Son of Sam (Elliot Smith) [36 plays]
3. Apocalypse Please (Muse) [29 plays]
4. Wind (Akeboshi) [29 plays]
5. Call Me Call Me (Yoko Kanno) [28 plays]
Put all your songs in a playlist and randomize it.
First song: Ulaid (E.S. Posthumus)
Second song: At the Zoo (Simon and Garfunkel)
Search for the following words; write the number of songs that came up, and name a few.
Sex: how many songs come up? Sexie Sadie (Beatles), Sexy Plexi (Jack Johnson), The Sex Pistols (1 album) [14 tracks]
Death: Judas' Death (Jesus Christ Superstar), O Death (O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack), Death Valley Queen (Flogging Molly), Speed Me Toward Death (Rob Dougan) [11 tracks]
Life: The Soldiering Life (The Decemberists), Old Man Take a Look at My Life (Neil Young), The Way, The Truth, The Life (Rescue), Circle of Life (Elton John) [37 tracks]
Love: Love Me Do (Beatles), Old Love (Eric Clapton), Do You Love Me (Fiddler on the Roof), Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin), Elephant Love Medley (Moulin Rouge Soundtrack), Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen), If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Sting), Sappire Bullets of Pure Love (They Might Be Giants) [155 tracks]
You: For You (Barenaked Ladies), You're My Home (Billy Joel), I Want You (Bob Dylan), Teach Your Children Well (Crosby, Stills, and Nash), Window to Your Soul (Delerium), I'd Rather Dance With You (Kings of Convenience), Just You Wait (My Fair Lady Soundtrack), When You're In Love (The Proclaimers), Unworthy of Your Love (Assassins Soundtrack), Put On Your Old Brown Shoes (Supertramp), The Egg and You (Yoko Kanno) [375 tracks]
Musical confession: Before I went to high school, I almost never listened to music.
I found this signature in an e-mail Gonzaga University sent out to all the undergraduates. It filled me with horror. I mean, it's so BAD!
Jewel Gurule
Program Assistant for Student Activities
ph. – 509-323-6123
Yesterday is history..Tomorrow a mystery..Today is a gift.. That's why it's called the present!"
Aaron said, "Talk about kicking people in the balls with words."
Here's a special treat for all of you. My prettiest pictures from two trips, set in a really interesting page design. The best way to experience this page is in Firefox, but Opera does most of it.
http://www.azureabstraction.com/web_design/camera/index.html
WARNING – Has not been tested in all browsers. IE users WILL NOT be able to use this page. Try using a decent browser.
Update
Works in the following browsers:
Firefox (Windows)
Firefox (Macintosh)
Opera (Windows)
–[The hover opacity changes don't work]
Safari (Macintosh)
–[With a black bit at the bottom]
Shiira (Macintosh)
SBC browser (Windows)
Camino (Macintosh OSX)
iCab (Macintosh OSX)
Netscape (Macintosh OSX)
Does not work in:
Internet Explorer (Windows)
–[Due to:
—Lack of png transparency support
—Failure to get rid of unused space after relative positioning
—Failure to center things with automatic padding
—Lack of support for fixed positioning
–]
Lynx (text-only)
Links (text-only)
Links2 (text-only)
This is unusual. I have never answered so long a survey. It's pretty crazy. Why did I do that? I won't do it again for a LONG time. So, enjoy it while you have it.
The Survey:
| Everything You Could Want To Know About Me! | |
| The Basics | |
| Name: | Chris |
| Age: | 19 |
| Birthday: | June 8, 1986 |
| Birthstone: | Pearl |
| Hight: | 5' 11" ish |
| Weight: | 123 right now (Hovering between 120 and 125.) |
| Middle name: | James |
| Eye Color: | Uhhh… blue, green, ish |
| Hair Color: | Dark brown |
| Shoe Size: | 10.5 |
| Ring Size: | No idea |
| Pants Size: | W28 L28 |
| Lable: | What? |
| Birthplace: | Beaverton, Oregon |
| Birthtime: | I remembered the day, isn't that enough? :-D |
| Location: | St. Vincent's Hospital (I think) |
| Favorites | |
| Animal: | Mountain lion |
| Color: | BLUE! |
| Fast Food Place: | Burgerville is good… |
| Ice Cream: | Chocolate Peanut Butter |
| Coffee: | A crazy mocha that I had once |
| Soft Drink: | Ginger ale |
| Drink: | Smoothies/milkshakes |
| Food: | Pot stickers! |
| Store: | |
| Ride at Amusment Park: | Roller coasters! |
| Day of the Week: | Saturday |
| Season: | Fall or Winter |
| Number: | 3.141592653589793238462643383279….. |
| Type Of Weather: | Crazy clouds, rain, sun, fog, lightning, all at the same time! |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Language: | English |
| State: | Oregon |
| Girls Name: | Hard one… Perhaps Rowena. |
| Boys Name: | Soren (Isn't it funny how I choose my friends? Good associations) |
| Breed Of Dog: | Husky |
| Breen Of Cat: | Uhhh.. black cats are cool |
| Car: | Something small, with good mileage |
| Music: | Various Rock |
| Band: | Carbon Leaf, Kings of Convenience, Supertramp, etc. |
| Female Person: | Difficult… Probably Becky |
| Male Person: | Soren, Nathan, Aaron… :-P So there. |
| Finger: | Index (I wonder if anyone has ever chosen their fourth) |
| Key on Keybord: | The flat just below C… |
| Musical Instument: | Guitar? Harmonica? |
| Sport: | Frisbee! |
| Outfit: | Shorts and a t-shirt. Guess what color |
| PJ's: | Sweats (when it's cold enough) |
| Internet Provider: | A fast one |
| Computer Company: | Mozilla |
| I-pod model: | The biggest? |
| Symbol: | Celtic knots |
| Word: | Azure (noun), and abstract (verb) |
| Planet: | Earth. Next up would be Jupiter. |
| Body Of Water: | Crater Lake |
| Continent: | Europe (the one I want to visit most) |
| Relative: | Sister |
| Mathematic operation ( +, -, x, ): | ! |
| Lots Of Random, Pointless Questions | |
| Whats the color of your socks?: | White |
| Whats the color of your shirt?: | Blue |
| What about your pants?: | Blue |
| And your room?: | Hurricane |
| Whats on your desktop?: | Soren, spread-eagled next to a mountain lake |
| Whats the most used icon on your desktop?: | Firefox |
| What was the last thing you ate?: | Thanksgiving dinner (Come to think of it, I'm hungry) |
| And said?: | Talking to my mom |
| Do you count calories?: | Nope! I'd rather count sheep. |
| Any pets?: | An imaginary cat. |
| What was the last website that you went on before Bzoink.com?: | LiveJournal… And gmail |
| Who was your last emal form?: | Livejournal comment – Ter. Real e-mail – Cami |
| Do you have a myspave?: | Nope |
| What about a Xanga?: | For reading |
| A neopets account?: | Of course not. |
| Marapets?: | No |
| AIM screen name?: | insanityisall |
| Quizilla account?: | Nope |
| What are you afraid of?: | Hurting people |
| What was your favorite stuffed animal?: | Bear |
| What was your favorite toy?: | (unless books count) |
| What color are your bed sheets?: | Blue |
| If you could learn any language, what whould it be?: | Chinese |
| What would you do with a Million Dollars?: | Pay for the rest of college, buy a house, and travel the world (if it went that far) |
| If you could kill one person, who would it be?: | The next person who maliciously endangers the life of someone I love |
| If you could save one person from doom, besides yourself, who would it be?: | I can't really choose. |
| Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: | Nope |
| What about a nightlight?: | Light makes it harder to sleep |
| Do you know how to blog?: | Of course not! ;) |
| Do you keep a Journal/Diary?: | Two guesses… |
| Are you wearing any bracelets?: | Nope |
| What about a neckless?: | I want to find a cool one |
| Am I a bad speller?: | You've spelled everything else right so far (I think). I am also a good speller. |
| Whats your most overused thing while chatting?: | Definitely. And smileys (text, because I have emoticons off) |
| Whats your favorite letter?: | Z. OR Q. The cool-sounding ones. |
| Whats your favorite element?: |
;)
|
| Would you ever have the heart to kill anyone?: | Not in cold blood. |
| If you could have any eye color, what would you have?: | Blue. Wonderful, beautiful blue. |
| What about hair color?: | I don't mind brown, but I'd probably go with a bit darker. Maybe even black. |
| If you could have any pet, what pet would you have?: | Cat |
| Where do you want to live?: | Europe. Maybe England. |
| What is your dream job?: | A writer (fiction) |
| What do you want for Christmas/Whatever?: | Anything? Lots of computer stuff, and money to visit friends. |
| Your stranded on an islad. What do you want with you?: | Soren, Nathan, Aaron, Elana, Becky. (Sorry guys) |
| More Personal (No, you dont have to answer) | |
| Sexual Preference?: | Female |
| Did you ever make out with anyone?: | I don't think |
| With who?: | I'm going to |
| Did you ever have sex with anyone?: | answer the |
| With who?: | sex questions. |
| Are you rich?: | I have friends :) |
| Whos the hottest guy/girl?: | Becky (and then Cami and Sarah and Sharon, probably.) These people DEFINE pretty for me. |
| Do you masturbate?: | So, there. |
| Did you ever concider murder?: | Nope |
| What about suicide?: | Only academically |
| This or That | |
| A or B: | B (ecky) |
| Cat or Dog: | Cat |
| Day or night: | Night |
| Rain or sonw: | Snow |
| Lion or tiger: | Tiger |
| Warewolf or vampire: | Vampire |
| Dog or wolf: | Wolf |
| Cat or tiger: | Cat |
| TV or computer: | Computer |
| Games or internet: | Internet |
| Socks or slipper: | Socks |
| School or work: | Depends on the work. Probably school. |
| Life or death: | Life |
| Black or white: | Black |
| Blue or red: | Blue |
| Cross or an x: | Cross |
| Barbies or Cars: | Cars |
| Mercedes Benz or Lexus: | Uhhh… I don't know… |
| Nasscar or F1: | The airplane? |
| ! or ?: | ! |
| Sticks or stones: | Sticks (on trees) |
| Leather or fabric: | Leather (Wish it didn't kill animals) |
| Laptop or desktop: | Laptop (if all other things were equal) |
| Far or away: | Far |
| Light or dark: | Dark |
| Cold or hot: | Cold |
| x or y: | X |
| yes or no: | Yes |
| chocolate or vanilla: | Chocolate |
| optimist or pessimist: | Optimist |
| stipes or spots: | Stripes |
| 1 or 2: | 1 |
| * or @: | * {color: blue} |
| Air or water: | Water |
| Glass or plastic: | Glass |
| Sharp or dull: | Sharp |
| Bubblegum or cottoncandy: | Cotton candy |
| Silver or gold: | Silver |
| Diamond or ruby: | Diamond |
| Pants or skirts: | Skirts (honestly, they're cooler. Too bad they're not accepted) |
| Long or shot: | Long (I've changed my mind about your spelling) |
| Geek or nerd: | Nerd |
| Dragon or unicon: | Dragon |
| French fries or feedom fries: | French fries (screw misplaced patriotism) |
| Canada or UK: | UK (Barely) |
| Albino or color: | Color |
| Bigining or end: | End |
| Airplane or boat: | Airplane |
| Apples or oranges: | Apples |
| Milk or alcohol: | Ummm… Quick, show me something alcoholic I can stand… |
| Potatoe chip or pretzels: | Potato chips |
| Mental or Physical: | Mental |
| Lightning or thunder: | Lightning |
| oo or ee: | oo |
| *_* or o_O: | There's something cool about o_O |
| Puppy or kitty: | Kitty |
| Appel juice or orange juice: | Orange (weird, huh?) |
| Spike or Angel (for Buffy fans): | No Buffy! HahahA! |
| Anarchy or goverment: | Government |
| Democrat or republican: | Screw them both |
| You die or 100 other people die: | Do I get to kill them? ;) |
| Alcohol or Tabacco: | Alcohol, no question |
| Coke or Pepsi: | No colas |
| Are You Afraid Of … | |
| Dogs?: | No |
| Heights?: | Besides if I'm falling off them? |
| Death?: | Of friends |
| Vampires?: | No |
| Ghosts?: | No |
| The Dark?: | Due to my overactive imagination |
| The Boogy Man?: | Nope |
| Thunder?: | Not at all |
| Fire?: | Nope |
| Knives?: | Hehehe, shiny… |
| Guns?: | Who has them? |
| People with tattoos?: | Not at all |
| Pain?: | Torture is frightening… |
| Spiders?: | Nope. Don't like them in my bed, though. |
| Crowded places?: | They are fun, but I don't want to have to interact with people in them. |
| Drunk people?: | Sometimes they make me want to hit them. |
| People form Iraq?: | Definitely not. |
| Goths?: | Nope |
| Punks?: | No |
| Preps?: | YES |
| Hot Topic Emploees?: | Why would someone want to work there? |
| Me because of my spelling?: | Now I am… |
| Gays/Bis/Lezzies?: | Absolutely not. But don't try for me — you have no chance. |
| Clocks?: | … No |
| Clowns?: | Nope |
| People with personality disorders?: | Not at all |
| Scary movies?: | More than anything else. But I won't back away from a DVD… |
| Blood?: | How much? |
| Bugs?: | Don't crawl on me, that's evil. No. |
| Have you ever … | |
| Skipped class?: | Oh yeah. |
| Would you (again)?: | No question |
| Skipped school?: | Do college classes count? |
| Would you (again)?: | Probably. |
| Killed anyone?: | Nope. |
| Would you (again)?: | No. |
| Done drugs?: | Absolutely not. |
| Would you (again)?: | No. |
| Got in a fist fight?: | No |
| Would you (again)?: | If it was necessary |
| Set anything on fire?: | Yes |
| Would you (again)?: | Yes! |
| Eaten a bug?: | Yeah (biking) |
| Would you (again)?: | If necessary |
| Won a food eating contest?: | Nope |
| Would you (again)?: | Doubt it |
| Won anything?: | Frisbee games? |
| Would you (again)?: | I hope so! |
| Gone for more then 24 hours without food?: | Yeah |
| Would you (again)?: | If I forgot to eat… |
| Gone for more then 24 hours without sleep?: | Yep |
| Would you (again)?: | Sure |
| Ran away from home?: | No |
| Would you (again)?: | Which home? |
| Been in love?: | Yes |
| Would you (again)?: | I'd rather STAY in love |
| Had a pet?: | Nope |
| Would you (again)?: | I want to… |
| Been on fear factor?: | No |
| Would you (again)?: | Stupid people… |
| Rode a horse?: | Yes |
| Would you (again)?: | Of course |
| Bunjy Jumped?: | No |
| Would you (again)?: | I want to |
| Skydived?: | Not yet |
| Would you (again)?: | I hope to |
| Hugged a stranger?: | Yes |
| Would you (again)?: | Sure thing |
| T-Pied something?: | Nope |
| Would you (again)?: | That's just mean |
| Made a prank call?: | Not exactly |
| Would you (again)?: | Depends on who |
| Gotten an F in school?: | Not in a class |
| Would you (again)?: | Probably not |
| Dance in the rain?: | Yep |
| Would you (again)?: | Certainly |
| Read a book longer then 300 pages?: | Heh. Many times |
| Would you (again)?: | Unless someone kills me soon |
| Done graffiti?: | Nope |
| Would you (again)?: | Doubt it |
| Been to the zoo?: | Yes |
| Would you (again)?: | When do we leave? |
| Seen a wolf?: | I wish… |
| Would you (again)?: | Yes please! |
| Slept outside?: | Yes |
| Would you (again)?: | Who's with me? |
| Flashed someone?: | What's the definition of flashed… |
| Would you (again)?: | Depends |
| Do you have a … | |
| Pet?: | Not yet |
| Tattoo?: | Doubt I'll ever get one |
| Your own house?: | Someday… |
| Car?: | I wish |
| Flat screen tv?: | No |
| More then 10 CDs?: | Of course |
| I-pod?: | No |
| Gun?: | Unless you count a bb gun that I haven't used in a long time |
| Weapon with you right now?: | Nope |
| Arm wormers?: | No |
| Pink shirt?: | Ugh… |
| Mini Skirt?: | That would be funny… |
| friend named Alyssa or Melissa?: | Yes |
| Girlfriend?: | Yes |
| Boyfriend?: | Never have, probably never will |
| The letter z y or x in your name?: | Nope |
| TV in your room?: | No |
| Computer in your room?: | Of course |
| Poster?: | Yes (My favorite is my crazy tornado picture) |
| Hoodie?: | Nope |
| Bag of chips?: | … How random can you get? No. |
| stuffed animal?: | Yes |
| Dress?: | Nope |
| When was the last time you … | |
| Ate a cookie?: | Three or four days |
| Drank soda?: | Two or three days |
| Smoked?: | Ummm… Past lives? |
| Been outside?: | Not yet today |
| Ate sushi?: | Day before yesterday |
| Took a shower?: | Two days |
| Went to the mall?: | A few weeks? (I try to avoid it) |
| Went to the airport?: | Two days |
| Been on a boat?: | October (I think) |
| Swam?: | Rock Lake (August) |
| Swung on a swing?: | A week or two |
| Been hugged?: | Yesterday |
| Been kissed?: | A couple days |
| Had a sleepover?: | I can't remember… |
| Had a phonecall?: | No idea |
| Found money on the ground?: | I do pick up pennies, but I can't remember the last time |
| More Random Questions | |
| What would be the one thing you would change about yourself?: | Less annoying |
| About your life?: | Not an Engineering Major |
| About the world?: | America and everywhere else being STUPID |
| About the future?: | Lots of things, perhaps. Make people less stupid. |
| Do you wear a hat?: | Nope. More to keep track of |
| Do you have freckles?: | No |
| Do you like pickles?: | Only in tuna sandwiches |
| Whats the perfect pizza?: | Davids. Their Greek Phatty (and most anything else). Mmmmmm…. |
| What makes you … | |
| Happy?: | Friends |
| Sad?: | People being sad or hurt |
| Cry?: | Ditto |
| Sick?: | Rancid milk |
| Angry?: | People hurting people. |
| Tired?: | Sleep deprivation, boring classes |
| Hyper?: | Friends and late nights |
| Word Association! | |
| Red: | Heart |
| Cow: | Tipping |
| Bed: | Warm and soft and comfy |
| Computer: | Yay! |
| Food: | Hungry |
| Pencil: | Writing |
| Carpet: | Walking |
| Shoes: | Hiking |
| Dog: | Slobber |
| New: | Day |
| Store: | Frightening! |
| Cloud: | Pretty |
| Bird: | Flying! (I want to fly…) |
| Car: | Blue (Uhhh.. yeah. I didn't put that for a few others…) |
| Name a friend who is most … | |
| Happy: | Sharon |
| Crazy: | Aaron |
| Fun: | Becky (So I'm prejudiced) |
| Trustworthy: | Nathan |
| Mean: | Hmmm… Elana for tickling :-P |
| Funny: | Aaron |
| Loving: | Nathan |
| Helping: | Cami |
| Annoyng: | Aaron, cause I live with him ;) (But not often, even at that) |
| Dark: | Aaron, sometimes |
| Preppy: | Hmmm… |
| Nerdy: | Nathan |
| Obsessed: | Soren (with school :-P ) |
| A few more questions | |
| The thing you regret the MOST: | Avoiding (and being avoided by) Sharon for a year… |
| The thing you dont regret at all: | Loving people. Lots of people! |
| WERE ALMOST DONE!!!–>Pick a word, any word: | Transmogrify (sorry, Danko, I had just read yours) |
Good news, SST alumni: We don't need visitor forms on Alumni Day.
A note: If you visit SST on a day BESIDES alumni day, make sure you get a visitation permission form signed by a teacher and turned in 24 hours ahead of time. It is required (though they may give some slack to first-time offenders). I won't give my opinion on the new policy, but you know how things go. Just do it, or they'll kick you out. (It /has/ happened.)
Please go ahead and pass this on. I sent out an Email, but I don't have everyone's e-mail addresses, and not everybody reads my LiveJournal.
See you there.
-Chris Sullins
Go take a look at the Grand Illusions Toy Shop. They sell all manner of fun illusions and tricks, that are well worth looking through. I particularly suggest the Torofluxus, the Pseudoscope, and the Chinese Singing Fountain Bowl. Can you say, "I want"?
Because everyone wants to know when I will/won't be available over the holidays (depending on whether you're going to be in Portland or not), I'm going to post my flight information here. If you want to stalk me, this is for you:
Wednesday, November 23 – Spokane(GEG) to Portland(PDX)
Flight 747
Depart Spokane(GEG) at 06:20 AM
Arrive in Portland(PDX) at 07:25 AM
Sunday, November 27 – Portland(PDX) to Spokane(GEG)
Flight 2386
Depart Portland(PDX) at 05:00 PM
Arrive in Spokane(GEG) at 06:00 PM
Friday, December 16 – SPOKANE WA(GEG) to PORTLAND OR(PDX)
Flight 747 V
Depart SPOKANE WA(GEG) at 06:20AM
Arrive in PORTLAND OR(PDX) at 07:25AM
Tuesday, January 17 – PORTLAND OR(PDX) to SPOKANE WA(GEG)
Flight 2386 V
Depart PORTLAND OR(PDX) at 05:00PM
Arrive in SPOKANE WA(GEG) at 06:00PM
Here it is. Here I am. Ground zero. This is where the blast went off. Look at it. It's not quite devastation, but it left its marks.
Explosions are like that–they affect everything around them, through the weaving of the world's strands of personal relationships and economical relationships and spiritual relationships that nobody can prove. Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii. Mount St. Helens devastated the surrounding landscape. But the repercussions don't stop there. The Philippines feel each Alaskan tremor. A tropical storm through the Gulf of Mexico sends shockwaves around the world. Like a butterfly's wings, only bigger.
I just witnessed this on a smaller level. Like an earthquake, massive stresses build up until the very ground beneath our feet cannot take it anymore. It buckles, it shudders, and it lets go. It releases every last shout and shudder of energy it has, and devatates a town.
This isn't so big, the whispers claim, This isn't so bad. They'll get over it. They'll work things out. The fabric will be stiched, patched. Wounds recover. That's what we want to think, because it gives us reason for optimism.
It's true, but not how you think it is. What is a disaster? A cataclysm upon the earth means only that people's lives, their relationships, have been broken. That is truly the disaster. Economic presssures — simply another way of avoiding thinking about people suffering. When disasters happen, we send in the red cross. We send doctors to heal their wounds. We send engineers to rebuild their cities. But we cannot rebuild their lives. We cannot bring back their wives and their children.
But that's not the point, remember?
This isn't such a disaster as it seems. What is life but a patchwork of taped and sewn bits of cloth that started out a brand new blanket? What we are is not a bright and spangled quilt on display in a fabric shop. We are the woolen coat that kept the children warm as they huddled together beside the road, hoping for a handout. We are the bum's blanket. Our character is defined by the wounds we recieved, we are what we are because of the scars we wear.
So, I will talk with those that are suffering. I will help where I can, and the least I can do is enough to make it worthwhile. Ground zero is a frightening place, but there are some things you can only do on the spot.
What do we do? We do what we can. We are the red cross for soul, and its a duty we cannot ignore.