After returning an item I was ‘borrowing’ from wal-mart, they gave me a nice wad of cash which I couldn’t help but to burn through. My first purchase was a no-brainer. Borat. A defining movie of our times.
My second purchase, slightly more expensive, was Microsoft’s Wireless Desktop 7000 Keyboard/Mouse combo. It […]
Entries from March 2007
Wireless Desktop 7000
March 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Technology
My Calendar
March 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
Ever wonder what’s going on in my life? Now you can find out…
The link can also be found on the sidebar.
Tags: Everything
To Watch: Change your Mind Change your Brain
March 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
I saw this link to a recorded talk on Google Code. This is mostly a reminder for myself to watch it. The abstract sounds interesting:
If happiness is an inner state, influenced by external conditions but not dependent on … all them, how can we achieve it? Ricard will examine the inner and […]
Tags: Everything
Picture Time
March 19th, 2007 · No Comments
I finally got around to uploading pictures. Cutting to the chase…
22nd Birthday: Kris Wine & Grind
Duke Game: Risers
Spring Break: Brown & The Caribbean
Enjoy :)
Tags: Life · Travel · Carolina Basketball
Back to the Grind
March 19th, 2007 · No Comments
After an extended Spring Break filled with traveling I am back home and back in school. From Rhode Island to Jamaica I traveled well over 3432 miles by land, sea, and air. That’s about 1/7th the circumference of the world. A very neat week and a half.
Traveling down a mountain valley river […]
Tags: Life · Academics · Travel
The Law of Short Layovers
March 8th, 2007 · No Comments
Based on very little fact or reason I am going to propose and assert the law of very short layovers. It goes as follows: layovers which are an hour or under in length cause the probability of your first outgoing flight to be late and subsequently for annoying problems to arise. Problems […]
Tags: Life · Academics · Travel · Carolina Basketball
Free at Last, Free at Last
March 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Phew, that was a heck of a week! Finally, 2pm Thursday my Spring Break begins with a trip up to Brown University for their PhD recruitment weekend. I’m looking forward to seeing what Providence is like and getting to know more about their Computer Science Department. I’ve heard only good things. […]
Tags: Life · Academics · News · Travel
Internet Famedom
March 6th, 2007 · No Comments
My picture is on SportsIllustrated.com. I’m kind of a big deal. Check out this picture. It’s a capture from before the Duke game started. That is why I’m still wearing the glasses and look like I don’t know what’s going on. Real pictures soon. If I can make it […]
Tags: Carolina Basketball
Congratulations Rory & Katie!
March 6th, 2007 · No Comments
A new addition to the White family is being delivered this morning. Miss Ava White. I’m sure she’ll be a beautiful and lively little’n. Unbelievable to think my close friend is already a father. Thoughts and best wishes to the Whites today.
Tags: Life
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam vs Buddhism
March 5th, 2007 · No Comments
The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam resemble each other when compared with the teachings of Buddhism. The three monotheistic religions contain similar propositions and share many prophets but contrast each other in practices and the central prophetic figure. Buddhism, on the other hand, […]
Tags: Spirituality