APUSH

A friend of mine pointed out to me that I live in the “panhandle” of Florida. If North Florida is the “panhandle” does that make Central and South Florida the “pan?”

So I noticed that aside from Louisiana, Florida and maybe a few others, none of the states have any special shape. Because of this, my Canadian friend and I redrew the map of the United States to depict what we think it should look like.

If you look closely you can see a guy looking at a screen with a rabbit, a rabbit-human and a chicken leg sitting around him.

 

Uzumaki

This is my new favorite manga. It’s short, only 19 chapters. I read it in about a day. I highly recommend it. It’s quite creepy, and made my night.

 

A Game

Hey, yo. Let’s play a game called “GUESS WHAT KAY HAS BEEN UP TO LATELY.” Basically, I’m going to be listing things that I may have done over the summer and YOU have to pick which ones I did.

I have done exactly 9 of these bullets.

1. Watch Clannad
2. Watch Spice and Wolf
3. Watch School Rumble
4. Watch Shakugan no Shana
5. Watch Megan Wants a Millionaire
6. Go to Virginia to visit my first cousin once removed
7. Go to Tennessee
8. Eat at Le Bernardin
9. Eat at Bubba Gump Shrimping Company
10. Eat at Joe’s
11. Get an A in both Coding Theory and Biostatistics
12. Get an A in Coding Theory and a B in Biostatistics
13. Get an A- in Coding Theory and an A in Biostatistics
14. Study for quizbowl
15. Study for MAO
16. Study for JCL
17. Destroy Britannia
18. Rule Britannia
19. Britannia Rule the Day
20. Work on my Poker Face
21. Work on science fair
22. Work it *snap snap*
23. Meet up with Young
24. Meet up with Jenny
25. Meet with my demise

For a good math clue: The sum of the numbers add up to 99.

Shall we make this a competition? Post your guesses in the comment box belowww…

 

A Bit of Rage

God, I was so angry today when I found out (500) Days of Summer wouldn’t be shown in any movie theaters in Pensacola. I almost popped a vein. This spawned a series of rages that included white people who think they know about your culture and white people who convert to fancy Eastern religions. Now, the current rage subject is Aviator glasses.

ATTENTION EVERYONE IN GODDAMN AMERICA: YOU ARE NOT INSTANTLY COOL FOR WEARING FUCKING HUGE GLASSES OR AVIATOR GLASSES! Seriously, why is the current fashion trend getting HUGE glasses. Ninety percent of the time it makes you look like a douchebag… bro. The other 10% of the time you’re automatically lumped into the other 90% because you even have them. What pisses me off more than the glasses themselves is how people who buy them act about them. Bitches who talk like: “Yeah, I like how these sort of wrap around my head so I can have 360 degree vision while I drive. They pretty much cost me $1000 and look amazing on me.” What’s also annoying is groups of people who buy these types of sunglasses who basically form a circle jerk and brag about their glasses to each other. Why do people feel it’s necessary to buy such ridiculous looking sunglasses? Why do people spend so much money to look ridiculous? God, I hate those kinds of people so much. With that, I’ll leave you a picture of a douchebag with designer sunglasses.

(By the way, in case you guys haven’t noticed, there’s an alt text for every picture I upload)

Ok, so I guess I don’t hate everyone with giant sunglasses. I mean Helie and Young own pairs. And that only annoys me a little bit. But if I don’t know you personally already, I will assume you are a douchebag. And even if I do know you somewhat personally, I will likely still think of you as a douchebag.

Good night.

 

Kites

I used to really like flying kites as a kid. I liked how they flew in the air defying gravity. They were so free unconfined by the ground. Able to escape and fly high above everyone.

As a kid, I used to be obsessed with the idea of flight for mainly the same reasons. This got me to thinking. What if I combined my two loves into one giant contraption? How would I do it you ask? Well, I would attach myself TO the kite. You see, if I had a simple geometric kite, I could attack two straps to each of the two diagonals. Then, I could attach a holster to the four straps (think of those swing seats for babies). This would allow the kite to carry me without having to worry about me blocking the wind from catching into the kite. I would need to make the kite really really big though. I’d also have to use very strong materials. A good polymer material would be sufficient for the kite’s sail material. I would also need a very good tether so I don’t die. I think a lightweight strong rope like nylon would be good enough. Also, I would have to calculate the area I would need to produce enough force from the wind to actually lift me. But, if I get into MIT, I guess I could always get my friends to do my calculations for me.

And with that, I’ll leave you with a picture of the great explorer Roald Amundsen on a kite.

 

Sovietpasta

You home drinking vodka, when on tv you witness escaped convict. You drop vodka when you see convict outside grinning. You grab phone and see that he is closer. Alas, it is his reflection! You dunce!

Your home is bulldozed to make room for glorious tractor factory.

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Parents require night out to serve country. They hire caretaker to watch children. Parents phone home to check on caretaker. She ask if she can cover unnerving clown statue. Parents say, “Idiot! We have no clown statute!”

Children and caretaker found dead. Parents rejoice. Weak children are not true soviets.

 

The Lonely Island

You know what pisses me off: people quote The Lonely Island way too fucking much. You know it’s one thing if you thought they were funny once or twice or whatever; but it’s another thing when every time a boat is mentioned, someone feels obligated to say “I’m on a boat.” They’re not even that funny. I don’t think I’ve ever genuinely laughed at any of their songs. Every time I chuckled is because I wanted to fit in. I know. I’m ashamed of it. I’ve even quoted a quip or two of theirs just ’cause. But seriously people, STOP QUOTING THE LONELY ISLAND; THEY’RE NOT THAT FUNNY. Personally, I think there’s a giant hive mentality towards their work. If everyone thinks they’re funny, I better think they’re funny too. This applies to a lot of stuff though. Example: People tend to force themselves to think that Monty Python is the greatest thing ever made when they themselves might not really like it. I think the following is relevant.

Moral of the story: Certain things are overrated and overquoted. Stop.

 

Sleep Schedule

If you’re like me, then summer is a time when your sleep schedule gets drastically effed up. The definition of a “good” sleep schedule is when you go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. Although it is preferred that you wake up when its light out and go to bed when it’s not, as long as you’re waking up at the same time every day, then you don’t have too much to be worried about. However, if you find that you’re going to bed later and later every night, and sleeping in longer and longer, it’s time to get a handle on things. Some people actually have an internal clock that is on something more like a 25 or 26 hour day, for either natural or unnatural reasons. If you want to function with society, it’s recommended that you adopt the 24 hour day schedule. If you find yourself with an awful sleep schedule, here are some tips of what to do:

-Attempt to get up at the same time every day. Set an alarm at this time. Even if you find yourself falling back asleep, keep setting the alarm.

-During the day, use natural sunlight instead of artificial lighting in the house. When the sun sets, keep the artificial lighting in your room to a minimum. This helps sync to sync you with the sun, encouraging that you go to bed when it sets and wake up when it rises.

-If you’re the type of person who uses the computer a lot, limit your use at night. Try to have a set time when you shut it off. Turning it off about 30 minutes before you would like to goto bed is a good choice. If you’re the type of person who always likes doing things, have something to do before you go to bed that does not involve the computer, such as read a book, do math problems, origami, etc.

-Don’t have any major meals after dinner. This encourages your body to stay up later. If you find that you are sleeping in so much that you miss breakfast, then just have lunch and dinner, and eat a bit more if you need to make up for missing breakfast.

-Don’t wait to go to bed until you are completely exhausted. Go to bed when you are feeling a bit tired. Staying up as long as you can will surely push your schedule forward.

If you are thinking about taking sleeping pills, then my recommendation is don’t. Chances are that you’ll take them one night and they’ll help, and the next night you’ll be back to the same schedule due to your bad habbits, causing you to take them more often and develop an addiction. Fix your bad sleep habbits first, and if that still doesn’t work, then maybe its time to try an over the counter sleep aid.

 

Number Theory Thursday 2

Sorry this is late, not that you care… I was at a LAN party so I didn’t get a chance to put this up.

N is a four-digit number which does not end in a zero, and R(N) is the four-digit integer obtained by reversing the digits of N. Determine all such integers N for which:

(BMO 1997)

 

My Parents Are Scientists

…which is why you can hear them say things like this:
Dad (chemist): “Ugh. I hate the acidic taste of American ketchup.”
Me: “You mean it’s too sour because there’s too much vinegar?”
Dad: “Yeah.”

Mom (biologist): “See? This flower has just stamen, but this one has a pistil too.”
Me: “…”

Me: “We had this joke about 200-proof alcohol …”
Dad: “But that’s impossible. Ethanol cannot be distilled past approximately 96%. So it may say 200-proof, but it’s really only 192-proof.”

Me: “Oh god I hate fake leather purses. I don’t like the way it rubs against your skin!”
Dad: “That’s probably just the cheap rayon kind of fake leather. See, there are three plastics used to make fake leather, and rayon is the cheapest. The better-quality kind is …”

My parents are such know-it-alls. I want to be like them some day.