Saturday, April 30, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sore throat, Bad score, Space Jam
Somewhat self-explanatory.
My throat hurts. Supplemental to that is the fact that my nose is running, and I can't think very well.
We took the ACT a while back. And I didn't get to finish two of the sections because I paced myself incorrectly. So... I got a 32 out of 36--which, admittedly, is pretty good. But, I wanted a higher score. If I had finished, I probably would have gotten a 34 or something. Anyway, I guess that's why the tests are timed--and timed so that people have to answer on a dot. Snap snap snap.
Anyway, I also watched Space Jam the other day. It reminded me of when I was a little kid. I would go to my grandfather's house with my brother. We would watch Bulls games (basketball), old westerns, and 90s cartoons. It was a great time. Sometimes, we would go to McDonald's and eat food. Usually a Big Mac. Sometimes a whopper from Burger King. Either way, it was fun.
Something else about when I was a kid, I was religious. Yep, I thought that when we prayed, a visage of God would appear in the room to make sure all heads were bowed. I knew how I was supposed to act. I knew it, and I knew it well. I was a very "good" child. I always followed the rules, and if I didn't--punishment. In third grade, I cheated on a spelling test, did something else bad, and was "caught" play-fighting on the playground. The one I remember most is the cheating one. I got caught because some goody two-shoes told on me after I boasted about my devilry. Then the teacher called my mom and had a conference about it, and I was so ashamed. Anyway, this was the first time in my school career that I had gotten into any trouble, and I hated that teacher because of it. And then... she died. Of cancer. And, I still don't know how to feel about that. We only had her as our teacher for like 5 weeks; so none of us were terribly attached to her. But it was even less for me because I didn't like her. I mean, it's ironic now. You would think that she, being the righteous punisher would be rewarded. But no, I--the sinning third grader--was given a second chance for the year.
Anyway, that's all for today (This was one of the posts that got edited AC). I have to do some homework. So ciao.
My throat hurts. Supplemental to that is the fact that my nose is running, and I can't think very well.
We took the ACT a while back. And I didn't get to finish two of the sections because I paced myself incorrectly. So... I got a 32 out of 36--which, admittedly, is pretty good. But, I wanted a higher score. If I had finished, I probably would have gotten a 34 or something. Anyway, I guess that's why the tests are timed--and timed so that people have to answer on a dot. Snap snap snap.
Anyway, I also watched Space Jam the other day. It reminded me of when I was a little kid. I would go to my grandfather's house with my brother. We would watch Bulls games (basketball), old westerns, and 90s cartoons. It was a great time. Sometimes, we would go to McDonald's and eat food. Usually a Big Mac. Sometimes a whopper from Burger King. Either way, it was fun.
Something else about when I was a kid, I was religious. Yep, I thought that when we prayed, a visage of God would appear in the room to make sure all heads were bowed. I knew how I was supposed to act. I knew it, and I knew it well. I was a very "good" child. I always followed the rules, and if I didn't--punishment. In third grade, I cheated on a spelling test, did something else bad, and was "caught" play-fighting on the playground. The one I remember most is the cheating one. I got caught because some goody two-shoes told on me after I boasted about my devilry. Then the teacher called my mom and had a conference about it, and I was so ashamed. Anyway, this was the first time in my school career that I had gotten into any trouble, and I hated that teacher because of it. And then... she died. Of cancer. And, I still don't know how to feel about that. We only had her as our teacher for like 5 weeks; so none of us were terribly attached to her. But it was even less for me because I didn't like her. I mean, it's ironic now. You would think that she, being the righteous punisher would be rewarded. But no, I--the sinning third grader--was given a second chance for the year.
Anyway, that's all for today (This was one of the posts that got edited AC). I have to do some homework. So ciao.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
SO SAD. We should move forward.
I got a 96 on the Chem Test.
I am watching Slumdog Millionaire at the moment. It's sad. Definitely gives me pause. Difficult to discuss. Scary. I decry injustice here. I do not know their injustices. Yet I suppose I could try. Not now, though. Too sad.
forward Toward idealistic circumstances. Globally.
HA. I WISH.
I am watching Slumdog Millionaire at the moment. It's sad. Definitely gives me pause. Difficult to discuss. Scary. I decry injustice here. I do not know their injustices. Yet I suppose I could try. Not now, though. Too sad.
forward Toward idealistic circumstances. Globally.
HA. I WISH.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Acids, bases, salts, buffers, solubility
In chemsitry, we are doing Ka, Kb, and Ksp. This includes the awesomeness of RICE tables--often called ICE tables but our teacher likes to include the R reaction. So, basically, we are using:
Ka = [product 1][H3O+]/[reactant]
Kb = [product 1][OH-]/[reactant]
Kw = Ka times Kb =1.0 X 10^-14
Ka is the equilibrium constant for weak acids
Kb is the equilibrium constant for weak bases
Kw is the constant of water and it is the multiplication of Ka by Kb
pH = -log[H3O+]
pOH = -log[OH-]
pH + pOH = 14
pH of 7 is neutral, below 7 is acidic, above 7 is basic
(p stands for -log)
pH = pKa - log(acid/base)
and Ksp is difficult to explain. It is determined by solubility. Essentially, it tells what concentration of ion you have at equilibrium. It is used for weak electrolytes.
Billy, I thought you might enjoy this. I dont want to get into the reactant -x, product + x, common ions, titrations, or pH and common ion Ksp.
We are having a test tomorrow. I think the teacher said it would be like 12 questions (but a good number will have a,b, c, d, e, f extras to the problems. So its really like a 30/40 question test), and I think I am going to struggle with it.
Ka = [product 1][H3O+]/[reactant]
Kb = [product 1][OH-]/[reactant]
Kw = Ka times Kb =1.0 X 10^-14
Ka is the equilibrium constant for weak acids
Kb is the equilibrium constant for weak bases
Kw is the constant of water and it is the multiplication of Ka by Kb
pH = -log[H3O+]
pOH = -log[OH-]
pH + pOH = 14
pH of 7 is neutral, below 7 is acidic, above 7 is basic
(p stands for -log)
pH = pKa - log(acid/base)
and Ksp is difficult to explain. It is determined by solubility. Essentially, it tells what concentration of ion you have at equilibrium. It is used for weak electrolytes.
Billy, I thought you might enjoy this. I dont want to get into the reactant -x, product + x, common ions, titrations, or pH and common ion Ksp.
We are having a test tomorrow. I think the teacher said it would be like 12 questions (but a good number will have a,b, c, d, e, f extras to the problems. So its really like a 30/40 question test), and I think I am going to struggle with it.
Monday, April 4, 2011
This one
I love this one more than the Teamwork one. No Different. This is why I like Sasunaru and asuka-sama.
So... we are reading The Crucible in English. It's a decent book; it's about the Salem witch trials. And it is an allegory of McCarthyism. I liked the intro to the book. It pointed out how it is no longer pertinent as an allegory. But its remarks on human nature are what make it pertinent to society, now. VERY Basically, when someone is accused, that accused person denies it. When the accuser does not accept this, the accused admits to a little bit of it and then exposes others so that the blame is shifted from themselves. It is society against the individual on a societal level. It also spoke on the change in the colonial times from submission to the big ruler to the gaining of personal power. This is illustrated in the accusers who can now attack whoever they want with a simple accusation (libel/slander).
What was it I wanted to say? Oh yes, I don't hate you. I just want to save you. jk
Really though, I wanted to discuss Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. So yeah, i saw sth the other day that compared Brave New World to 1984. Where 1984 is about subjugation through power, BNW is about subjugation through pleasure. I haven't read 1984, but I have read part of BNW because my older brother is lazy and had me read it to him... We were in the car and he coerced me into reading it--blackmailing me about how he drives me to school everyday (a school to which he went as well and which i had to go to... but anyway, i read parts of it a year or two ago). So, the sex and drugs and whatnot in BNW are meant to tame society--keep it down. This can be seen to have come true at least in America where fast food, television, and even the internet (e.g., facebook and other tedious sites/programs) are tying down the people. These things supposedly keep the population from their potential. It's true for some--while not true for others. I just thought that was kind of interesting.
I'm listening to "Satellite" by Rise Against. Have a good day, folks. Enjoy the porn, the literature, and the music.
So... we are reading The Crucible in English. It's a decent book; it's about the Salem witch trials. And it is an allegory of McCarthyism. I liked the intro to the book. It pointed out how it is no longer pertinent as an allegory. But its remarks on human nature are what make it pertinent to society, now. VERY Basically, when someone is accused, that accused person denies it. When the accuser does not accept this, the accused admits to a little bit of it and then exposes others so that the blame is shifted from themselves. It is society against the individual on a societal level. It also spoke on the change in the colonial times from submission to the big ruler to the gaining of personal power. This is illustrated in the accusers who can now attack whoever they want with a simple accusation (libel/slander).
What was it I wanted to say? Oh yes, I don't hate you. I just want to save you. jk
Really though, I wanted to discuss Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. So yeah, i saw sth the other day that compared Brave New World to 1984. Where 1984 is about subjugation through power, BNW is about subjugation through pleasure. I haven't read 1984, but I have read part of BNW because my older brother is lazy and had me read it to him... We were in the car and he coerced me into reading it--blackmailing me about how he drives me to school everyday (a school to which he went as well and which i had to go to... but anyway, i read parts of it a year or two ago). So, the sex and drugs and whatnot in BNW are meant to tame society--keep it down. This can be seen to have come true at least in America where fast food, television, and even the internet (e.g., facebook and other tedious sites/programs) are tying down the people. These things supposedly keep the population from their potential. It's true for some--while not true for others. I just thought that was kind of interesting.
I'm listening to "Satellite" by Rise Against. Have a good day, folks. Enjoy the porn, the literature, and the music.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Rise Against
So, Rise Against, friends. Do not standby while everyone around you is falling apart.
The most recent of my obsessions is to go to omegle.com and see if i cant talk to somebody smart. The gay boy is a plus, as is the nice girl. But the funnest part of going there is to question somebody about their religion.
All we are is entertainment
Caught up in our own derangement
Tell us what to say and what to do
All we are are pretty faces
Picture perfect bottled rage
Packaged synthesized versions of you
We've all made petty fortunes but we can't afford a life
Confined to pull-out quotes and hotel rooms
They all scream California and its toppling empire
But can't you see the end is coming soon
Come on come on the new sensation
Guarantees then obligations
Spotlights follow every single move
Basking here on ten foot stages
Pouty lips and oh so jaded
All as if we have something to prove
Despite these petty fortunes we still can't afford a life
Confined to pull-out quotes and hotel rooms
They all scream California and its toppling empire
But can't you see the end is here
And if we cared at all
about this unknown plight
then we'd do something more
to finally make this right
Is this only entertainment
Pull the curtains, places please
We've learned to sing and dance and cry on cue
But this is more than entertainment
In a world so sick with pain
This is the only thing that's real or true
We've all made petty fortunes but we can't afford a life
Confined to pull-out quotes and hotel rooms
They all scream bloody murder over graves already dug
But can't you see the end
The most recent of my obsessions is to go to omegle.com and see if i cant talk to somebody smart. The gay boy is a plus, as is the nice girl. But the funnest part of going there is to question somebody about their religion.
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