Oh how the times have changed

It is unbelievable that 16 years ago, nobody knew what the internet was. Now, it is hard to find an individual who doesn't know what the internet even is.

Only if getting a job was this easy.

My friend told me about stumbleupon.com and I found this image. If you click the image, it will open in a new window making it a whole lot easier to read.

To respond to these questions, you will need to view the image. Anyways, if you could get a job as easy as this guy, what job would it be? While you're at it, answer at least one of the questions being asked with your own creative and/or realistic response. Looking forward to some crazy responses, but lets keep it PG-13.

I would be applying to work at a candy factory because who doesn't want to work there. I would answer the question: What is your greatest strength? So my response to that would be: Taking a long time to answer such difficult questions.

LambdaMOO

So today we visited LambdaMOO, a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) and it was actually a lot of fun. This world was basically a place were people can go without having their identity shown by a picture, or where more than necessary information could be viewed (ie. email address, name, etc.). It was a world solely of text, and I thought that this was the coolest thing. We had the chance to move to different destinations in this world and come in contact with frequent LambdaMOO visitors, guest, and communicate with other classmates.

What was your favorite part of LambdaMOO? What is your least favorite?

If you think this is the place for you, here is how to log into LambdaMOO from your computer (it is a lot easier then what we did today) . I was so fascinated by this that I actually visited it when I got back to my room, just to learn a little more about it. Don't worry MT Blog visitors, this wont be a habit, and I certainly will not become a crossdresser :)

Poetry...Yikes

I am just following this thing that Interactive Me.dia started where you write a poem and could win a house. I am not really interested in winning a house quite yet, but maybe some salt that I could lay down on the sidewalks around campus. I am very foreign to the whole poem thing, but I always speak with wisdom. Here it goes...


Friend
Let us be friends,
In my world that continues to bend.
Twist and turn down this road,
That still hasn't found a place to go.
Enjoying laughter,
Made from lame inside jokes.
Exploring the adventures,
To fun for our elders.
Memories that are needed to grow,
Need to be started by a common goal.
A goal of interests,
To have hobbies and commonality.
Let us start this friendship,
With a "hi" "hey" or (name).
Let us be friends

More Than the Cereal

A North Central student was walking down the alley when he was approached by a male African American. The student took a blow to the face and was stripped of his box of cereal. Who would do such a  crime over a box of cereal? Was this man trying to be the kids from the Lucky Charms commercials, or wanted to be a true silly Trix rabbit, or even thought that they could possibly be his Pops ("Gotta have my Pops")?

To go to the extent of violence and stealing a box of cereal is completely unnecessary. There are a number of better options to get food. Some examples could be taking a cup of cookies or ice cream from Kaufman, or take food from your roommate and friends. These are much more expectable ways of getting food than punching a stranger in the face.

I show sympathy for the student that was assaulted and lost his food. I would be angry as well if this situation happened to me. If you know this student as well, I really feel bad for him because the people that I have heard talk about this situation cares more about a person stole his property than the actually assault. So if you know this person, show your respected because he is probably dealing with a lot right now.

Feel sorry?

Cathy Cruz is like any other American who txt messages while going through their everyday routine. We send txt messages while we are walking, eating, driving, siting, hanging with friends, and so on and it does effect us if we don't pay attention to our surrounds. That is why txting and driving is illegal because it is the cause of many car accidents in America. Cathy Cruz however did not pay attention to her surroundings and faced the consequences for it. 


I am not talking about paying any fines for what she did, but she is actually wanting money in return for her incident. Cathy Cruz was txt messaging a friend from her church while walking in the mall and took a tumble into the fountain. Her fall was nothing out of the ordinary, but a shock to being exposed to some room temperature water. She jumped out of the water in an instant, and complains that nobody came to her aid. Lady, it was a split second instance. It is not like you were going to drown from being in a three inches deep puddle. Okay, so maybe she is pressing charges against the mall because they posted the video of her falling in.


First off, the video did not go with any identity of the person. The video that was put on youtube was impossible to see a face and not even the security would be able to tell who it was from the monitors. Cathy brought this attention to herself, and now wants an apology for telling the world who the idiot who can't walk and txt is. Secondly,  this is just like some of those people who give America a bad reputation. These people will sue anyone for any reason that they can come up with. I hope that she knows that all this attention wont get her in any upcoming movie.


For as much as I feel bad for this mall that will be getting sued, I show no sympathy for Cathy. She deserved everything she received, and instead of crying about it, maybe next time learn a lesson. If I drink hot chocolate and burn my tongue, I will not sue McDonalds, instead I will know to wait till it cools down a bit. If you have kids, do what you teach them, that every lesson they learn will prevent it from happening in the future. 

And The Rivalry Continues…

This weekend solider field will host two teams that have been going at it many years, but now it will be more than just a regular season game. The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers will be going at it on the gridiron battling for the rights to say that they are the best in their conference (NFC). Even though the Bears have been holding the lead in the wins-to-losses at Solider Field for the past 6 years, this game will be a dogfight from the start of the game until the last play.

With the Bears holding the first win against the Packers this season, the Packers have a little bit more momentum going in to the game. Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, has been showing that he could withhold the weight that the later quarterback had left on Green Bay having a good quarterback. Erin has been able to pick out the open receiver over his usual go to receiver, and is wise enough to run when he knows he can pick up yards. With this strong quarterback on the field, it is hard for the man that will stand behind him most of the game.

Lining up behind Erin is James Starks, who has been putting up good yards against the Bears and the past few opponents. NFL.com analyst think otherwise on this because of Chicago’s incredible run defense that showed up to play last weekend against the Seattle Seahawks. The other side of Chicago, the offense, might have some trouble in one particular area.

The Packers have been all over Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in the last few meetings combining to a total of 9 sacks. Since the two teams last meeting, Cutler has been completing more of his passes, being quicker with the ball in his hands, and has been very careful not to turn the ball over as much as he did during the season. To add to these improvements, he has been coming in clutch by picking up the final several yards on third down conversions to keep the Bear’s drive alive. The Packers just do not have to worry about one person, but two other Chicago players.

Chicago’s running back, Matt Forte, has been on fire not just during the season, but also last weekends game when he averaged 6.0 yards per carry and 60 yards in receiving. If those numbers continue for Sunday’s game, it will be one heck of a game. Lining up on the outside Greg Olsen has been a real big factor in Chicago’s drives. His last game spread out the offense and gave Forte some breathing room, we will just have to wait and see if it continues this weekend.

This third game faceoff between the Bears and the Packers will truly decide a victor in who won the 2010-2011 season. It will truly be a game to remember in the windy city, where fans will all be dressed in either blue and orange, or green and yellow with no in between. This is where the true fans will be, and have the time of their lives.