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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Tue, 09 May 2006 02:29:49 GMT

May misfortune follow you the rest of your life,
but never catch up.

Newsflash!

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:41:55 GMT

Hmmmmmmmm.........

Secrets everywhere.....

Saturday, March 25, 2006

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:07:43 GMT

I'M BACK BITCHES!!!

haha, psyche.

I'm totally not back.

I don't update my new one nearly as much as I did this though. Maybe it's cuz NO ONE COMMENTS! (Except Kristy, thank you).

Oh well I'll try to do it more, it's not about comment .

See, I told you I'd be back here sporadically. Peace out.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 03:43:29 GMT

***EDIT***

Hey... got this from Kristi... gimmie some feedback folks, tell me about.... uh...

http://kevan.org/johari?name=Zack+Howard

***END EDIT***

This is an arbitrary post to let everyone know I'm not dead. I have however, changed service. Don't worry though, I'll still be hangin around xanga a little bit to drop a comment or two, maybe a random entry for the benifit of all parties involved. But expect to see a general decrease in activity. The end!

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:33:28 GMT

Anyone want to decipher my horoscope for Wednesday? Because I'm pretty sure it's just verbose madness:

When you're startled, one never knows what you might say or do in response -- that goes for any situation. But now that you're feeling a bit more emotional than usual, if there's anyone who's been toying with you unfairly of late, it might be wise to warn them that you're not always this nice. Not that you won't always be nice -- but they should keep in mind that there really are two of you in there.

I mean... I hate to differ from whatever the stars stay about me, but..... I'm pretty sure I'm no schizo.....

Anyways.... pretty good day other than that. Hopefully my EAS test will go well tomorrow and then there will be absolutely nothing to stop me from having a fantastic week!

AND I have an EAS test Thursday.....

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 06:52:19 GMT

Anyone who thinks college is nothing but parties and fun, take a look at what did this afternoon:

def animation(dir):
for frame in range(1,51):
    google=makePicture(getMediaPath("google.jpg"))
    addRect(google,216,205,57,20)
    addText(google,217,222,"Get Crunk")
    if frame <= 40:
      sourceX=1
      for targetX in range(frame*4,frame*4+38):
        sourceY = 1
        for targetY in range (198,198+36):
          r=getRed(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("mm_walk"+str(frame%9)+".jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
          g=getGreen(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("mm_walk"+str(frame%9)+".jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
          b=getBlue(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("mm_walk"+str(frame%9)+".jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
          if r + b < g:
            setColor(getPixel(google,targetX,targetY),getColor(getPixel(google,targetX,targetY)))
          else:
            color=getColor(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("mm_walk"+str(frame%9)+".jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
            setColor(getPixel(google,targetX,targetY), color)
          sourceY= sourceY + 1
        sourceX = sourceX + 1
      sourceXX = 1
      for targetXX in range(459-frame*4,499-frame*4):
        sourceYY = 1
        for targetYY in range (198, 198+50):
          color=getColor(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("sonic"+str(frame%7)+".jpg")),sourceXX,sourceYY))
          setColor(getPixel(google,targetXX,targetYY), color)
          sourceYY = sourceYY + 1
        sourceXX = sourceXX + 1
    elif frame >= 41 and frame <= 50:
      sourceX=1
      for targetX in range (160,198):
        sourceY=1
        for targetY in range (198,198+36):
          r=getRed(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("mm_stand.jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
          g=getGreen(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("mm_stand.jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
          b=getBlue(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("mm_stand.jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
          if r + b < g:
            setColor(getPixel(google,targetX,targetY),getColor(getPixel(google,targetX,targetY)))
          else:
            color=getColor(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("mm_stand.jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
            setColor(getPixel(google,targetX,targetY),color)
          sourceY = sourceY + 1
        sourceX = sourceX + 1
      if frame <=45:
        sourceX=1
        for targetX in range(295,295+40):
          sourceY = 1
          for targetY in range(198,198+50):
            color=getColor(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("sonic_stand.jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
            setColor(getPixel(google,targetX,targetY),color)
            sourceY = sourceY + 1
          sourceX = sourceX + 1
        if frame == 41:
          addLine(google,156,207,78,200)
          addText(google,16,198,"You")
        elif frame == 42:
          addLine(google,156,207,78,200)
          addText(google,16,198,"You want")
        elif frame == 43:
          addLine(google,156,207,78,200)
          addText(google,16,198,"You want to")
        elif frame == 44:
          addLine(google,156,207,78,200)
          addText(google,16,198, "You want to press it?")
        else:
          addLine(google,156,207,78,200)
          addText(google,16,198, "You want to press it?")
          sourceX = 1
      if frame > 45:
        sourceX = 1
        for targetX in range(295,295+40):
          sourceY = 1
          for targetY in range(198,198+50):
            color=getColor(getPixel(makePicture(getMediaPath("sonic_yell.jpg")),sourceX,sourceY))
            setColor(getPixel(google,targetX,targetY),color)
            sourceY = sourceY + 1
          sourceX = sourceX + 1
        if frame == 46:
          addLine(google,156,207,78,200)
          addText(google,16,198, "You want to press it?")
          addLine(google,349,215,411,207)
          addText(google,385,207,"I'd")
        elif frame == 47:
          addLine(google,156,207,78,200)
          addText(google,16,198, "You want to press it?")
          addLine(google,349,215,411,207)
          addText(google,385,207,"I'd be")
        else:
          addLine(google,156,207,78,200)
          addText(google,16,198, "You want to press it?")
          addLine(google,349,215,411,207)
          addText(google,385,207,"I'd be honored.")
    writeFrame(frame,dir,google)

def writeFrame(num,directory,framepict):
framenum=str(num)
if num < 10:
    writePictureTo(framepict,directory+"//frame0"+framenum+".jpg")
if num >= 10:
    writePictureTo(framepict,directory+"//frame"+framenum+".jpg")

That would be a function written in the Python programming language that gives you a crappily animated 50 frame movie. It was a bitch to write. But hey, I got it done. But anyways that took up most of my day today.

Duke is coming tomorrow! And I have an EAS test I should be studying for. So of course, I'm going to the game (as soon as I can get out of lab). Hopefully now that I've got the programming crap out of the way I'll have plenty o' time to study tomorrow. I did some tonight too. Those tests worry me. Yikes. If I could just get a B I'd be happy.

So... Duke game Wednesday, "Bloodsport" and my Connect With Tech interview on Thursday, who knows what on Friday (it'll probably involve Atlantic Station), and a weekend to look forward to. Yes sir, this week could go very well indeed (contingent on that stupid EAS test of course).

Here's to me, and here's to you,
And here's to love and laughter-
I'll be true as long as you,
And not one moment after.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:11:51 GMT

OK so, I really need to learn some normal sleeping patterns. So far I've missed 2 classes and a meeting for my internship because of my ridiculous sleeping patterns. Check this out:

Monday
4:00am-7:30am - Sleep
7:30am-11:00am -Went to work/class
11:00am-5:30pm - Slept... like... knocked OUT slept. Right through health and an IT Services meeting.

Tuesday
5:00am-1:30pm - Slept through EAS and ended up being late for a CS quiz

Man... I really need to get myself under control. This is NUTS!

Monday, February 20, 2006

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:17:55 GMT

Have I mentioned lately how much I absolutely loathe coming into work at 8am?

Well I do.

Friday, February 17, 2006

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:20:33 GMT

The following quote will be even funnier because I'm not going to give you any context for it:

(01:06:00) Sloan Isom: yeah..i figured if anyone would play solitaire on your computer and it not be MK...it must be a band of mostly dead people....

Like I said... brilliant.

And on a (un)related note, I was having a not-so-good day but then I went for a run and everything is lovely again. Hooray!

This weather is crazy.... wasn't I talking about SNOW on Monday morning?! And today I wore short sleeves all day. It's pretty bizarre.

Hey..... coming home again this weekend. And I fully intend on going to Firehouse subs at some point during the weekend, because I had one on Tuesday for the first time and it was probably one of the most wonderful foods I'd ever put in my mouth.

By the way.... Southern Hospitality? Crunk as heyl.

That concludes this test of the emergency update system. Had this been an actual entry, it would have looked exactly like this, and in fact, it does.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:21:01 GMT

Today my day was saved by the single most hillarious piece of poetry I have ever read.

Thank god for absurd people.