KRUG

am i the only one that chews on one side of my mouth? i have noticed that i never use both sides when i eat. and i mean never. i was eating oreos tonight and i realized that i was using the left side. i decided (i actually had to stop what i was doing and think about it) to with my right teeth. and it felt really weird.

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i also make a mess when i brush my teeth. i have been around people who will walk around the house doing other things while they brush their eating bones but not me. i have to stay glued to the sink so that the foam and saliva stays somewhat contained.

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i was thinking the other day about what constitutes an island. i mean, the obvious definition is a land mass surrounded on all sides by water. and while i still believe that definition holds true in all cases, it’s not something we normally think about. for instance, the entire land mass of the americas is an island by definition. this includes south, central, and north america. it’s just not a concept that people generally accept because it is such a large land mass. but size of the land isn’t what determines what we label an island either. australia is 7,617,930 square kilometers (which is only about 2,000,000 less than the united states). it’s a big piece of rock down there but it is commonly referred to and thought of as an island. but it also has a name. and that was what i concluded. that the general public will consider a land mass an island when it can be singularily identified. the uk, madagascar, antarctica (which by the way is about 14,000,000 square kilometers), and japan all have identifiable names.

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escher’s staircase is considered an impossibility in both the physical realm and in that of mathematics. you cannot have the relationship a < b < c < a. it cannot occur that way. as i was thinking about this, i came up with a real world example that contradicts this basic law: rock, paper, scissors. it is a game many of us play to settle small disputes or pass time. it relys on this circular balance for it’s rule set.

this made me think more about it and i also realized that a lot of governmental systems work best when this mathematical impossiblity is employed. having one branch of the government more powerful than all the rest means certain destruction. a healthy system will have all singular branches less than at least one other one.

on a small side note, you might be interested to find out that there is an international rock paper scissors society that compete yearly for the title of Rock Paper Scissors Champion. you can check out their website at World RPS Society.

i put my laptop together on thursday. i think it looks amazing. it is a high gloss black so the paint is going to show all finger prints and oil smudges from my hands but that’s ok. i plan on carrying a soft, buffing cloth in my bag to wipe those off. the best part is that now i have a unique piece of machinery. no one else’s is like mine! i will be posting some high quality before and after pics later on flickr and i’ll let you know when i do.

in other news, i went to my second LAN party this saturday and, once again, had a great time. it’s amazing to me how much fun it is sitting in a room for 8 hours in front of my computer playing online games with a bunch of friends. so much fun that i missed half of the NASCAR race to stay and game some more. i am glad that i went home to watch the finish though because jeff gordon had a historical race today. it was his first win ever at phoenix, the first time anybody has ever won from the pole at that track, and his 76th career win which ties him with the late dale earnhardt. plus it gives him an extra 10 points in the chase and a solid lead in the standings. if only the braves had won today…

my dad sent me this funny video. i loved it and thought i’d share.

 

a quick side note on the laptop progress first. i have finished painting the white onto it and forgot to put the pearl coat on. so it’s just black and white now which i’ll just have to deal with. i am trying to get the clear coats to cooperate right now. i can’t seem to get an even and uniform shine on it. needless to say, i am way ahead of that schedule i made.

as far as baseball is concerned, the braves have started the season in exciting fashion. in two games, they have hit 4 homers to win two games in come from behind fashion. they caused ryan madson (a phillies reliever) to start his season at 0-2 in two games, francoeur already has an outfield assist, they have played a total of 21 innings, and wickman has a save and a win.

the only problem is that the mets are starting the season at 3-0 due to the cardinals falling apart.

i have created this year’s spreadsheet for the braves’ schedule. it calculates win/loss record, games above/below .500, series win/loss record, and various stats such as win/loss record at home versus away, versus every team they play, day games versus night games, how they fare on the different days of the week, and each month’s record as well. if you would like to download it for your own enjoyment, you can do so here. if you make improvements, send me a copy at krugbuggerton@aim.com so i can check it out.

just slightly.  i think yesterday i was going to start applying black coats.  well the schedule is way out the window because i started reading the labels on the paint i was buying, the parts came in sooner, and i got a little impatient.  so i have actually already applied the clear coats and i am waiting for it to harden completely.  the only thing i have left to do is smooth down the back so that there are no raised edges.  this is going to require sanding the clear coat and reapplying until the clear coat is smooth.  i tried sanding the actuall color coats and it distorts the images.  so this way, i’ll just have a thick layer of smooth clear coat on top.  then i’ll have to wait for it to dry completely.  the other three parts are done already.  unless the back of the lcd winds up looking much better because of the sanding and such. then i’ll have to do the same procedure to the rest of the pieces.  can’t have a non-uniform machine.