January 2011
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I have a bug. It’s one of those little Hex-bug thingers, the tiny ones? It’s robotic and it’s adorable.
Oh dear lord, am I a geek or am I a geek?
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Winter Ball was awesome
in many different ways, on varying levels of awkward.
Major Highlights:
My boyfriend is adorable, even if he has awkward-white-boy syndrome x10000
Some people are impossible to embarrass
Holy crud it was loud. very loud.
Super awkward couples deciding to slow dance the entire time… no names here but really, guys?
and more stuff that I won’t dish on tumblr. Even if its not THAT...
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Why I Hate Group Projects
Before you read this, let me make it perfectly clear that I don’t hate working with other people. I’m not one of those annoying people who thinks that being forced to collaborate will somehow ruin their perfect work.
But really. I utterly despise group projects.
I suppose that in college or in a closed environment or something they would be awesome. But in high school, we all go...
sculder asked: I just wanted to point out that I followed you because I searched 'robotics' on Tumblr, as well. (In response to that question that was just posted. LOL)
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Instant Miso Soup
I have discovered the perfect after school snack. It’s lovely.
ijustwannalive asked: So I swear I am not a creep (yah great way to start this, right?) but I was thinking about how robotics controls my life and decided to do a search for blogs that mentioned robotics and obviously yours came up. I guess this isn't really much of a question, but more of a hi? and that it's nice to know other people out there have once again lost their social lives to the hectic and...
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“You’re in Robotics, and you’re Leadership. If you have a life, you...”
– Jai “El Cheapo” who would kill me if he knew I was posting his quotes. also happens to be our team president.
Birthday!
I’m 17! and that’s terrifying. Everyone has said loads of nice things (thanks guys!) and put stuff on my fb wall….including posts shortened to “HB!”. Really, people?
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Stress
I’m really, really stressed out. To the point where I feel a little ill. And don’t try to tell my that that’s bad, because trust me, I know. However, it doesn’t make it go away.
Oh, and I’m turning 17 on Monday. Fun, isn’t it?
“There should be a course in first grade on love.”
– Andy Warhol (via kari-shma)
sorry, guys, no interesting thoughts for today. I’m terrified and worried and scared. Since that is all I can really think about, it’s all I can write about. And it sucks.
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I have very nearly 10 followers!
and by “very nearly 10” I mean nine. Hello, everyone, I love you all! No, really, I do. Because if you weren’t here I would be unloading my odd thoughts to a blank internet page, and goodness knows I do enough of that in my journal already. It feels nice to know that some one is reading what I write. It’s a sense of purpose, you know? And a motivation to capitalize and...
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You know it's build season when:
You can’t leave the house without a calculator and safety glasses
You have grease on all of your clothes
You worry about wasting time on your homework
You’re at school more than the teachers
You’ve memorized large portions of the game manual
Your hands smell like orange goo…all the time
Your mother makes you empty your bag and you find more than 5 screws, of varying...
dubinskyisourking asked: hello there, i noticed you were a fellow robotics kid, i HAD to follow you :D
There is no school today
so why, oh why, am I awake at 7:30?
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Tomorrow
I could do my homework, or I could go to robotics, or I could do all the chores I have, or I could see my friends, or I could have free time. Help! I need a day-extender.
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My robotics team is driving me crazy
I mean, I love them and all, but when I’m seeing everybody for at least 2 hours a day, every day, and way more on weekends….it gets a little old. You can only stand the same group of about 20 people for so long. When we start to have screaming arguments over lab cleanup, something has gone terribly wrong. I think life will improve once CAD is done and we can put the annoying little...
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Drama-drama
I’m going to audition for the spring play. Because my drama teacher is fantastic and awesome. But I’m dying of nerves! Nearly literally. I was so out of it today that I couldn’t string together complete sentences.
May I repeat: Ohmygod I’m so nervous. And I have a monologue to memorize, really quickly. AHHHHHH! My dear Lorax, you’d better help me with this. ASAP....
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Fridayness
Finally. So I get to stop going to annoying classes and spend basically my entire weekend at robotics, where people understand why I’m mad at the Game Design Committee for changing the rules and making awesome things illegal. Sadness!
Oh, and I have a USHAP test today. So very, very screwed. I think I’m just going to engage super study mode at brunch and hope to heck that it’s...
I'm tired
and I feel lousy. ‘Night, all.
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I think I can track my procrastination with...
It goes from me saying something like “I’m going to work now” and then 5 minutes later I’m back again with something random like “I think I can track my procrastination with tumblr!”. Lovely cycle. It’s not like I have homework, right? And anyways, none of this stuff is really due for like 12 hours! Tons of time! I can just skip that “sleep”...
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The Green Hornet/Tuesday/Build Season
Hello, dear friends and readers. You’ve multiplied since the last time I wrote something! Well, not multiplied, I hope. Ew. Increased? Whatever.
Anyways, I just watched “The Green Hornet”. The super old and terrible television series one. It was fantastic in a oh-my-god-why-are-the-bad-guys-in-shiny-silver-jumpsuits-what-is-this type of way. So you all should wander over to the...
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BUILD SEASON!!!
FINALLY! I’ve been at robotics for 12 hours today…..yay! And its only day One. But we get to build minibots, so life is good. If a little confusing because this game is so very complicated.
but.
its.
build.
season.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have to be at school at 7 tomorrow
wahhhhh. build season, why do you do this to me? Or, even, time change, why do you do this to me? Because 10am eastern time sounds lovely…in the east. in California, its too darn early!
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In Retrospect...
…putting a huge countdown-to-kickoff clock on my computer was a bad idea. Never has a 3-day week dragged so much! One more day!
Oh, and please, please let the name of the game NOT be “Locomotion”. My team is already singing/playing the song wayyy too much, just from the hint. Typical.
Speech Tonight!
So, basically, I get to hope to heck that nothing major has happened in the news that I missed. Ah, extemp, such fun. No, seriously, it is!
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School Tomorrow
Why, oh why, must there be school tomorrow? And a Wednesday block day, at that. No Acting, no USHAP….not a great way to start the semester. It’s not even like I get to sleep in! Ah, well.
Goodnight, tumblr. Sleep tight, avoid small bed dwelling animals, ect.
C.A.S.
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Game Hint #2
Seriously, FIRST? This is what you give us for hints? Some lady leaning on a column, and the logo? Not cool.
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=18713
(that’s where the hints are)
3 days!
onthebrightside329 asked: Ohhh my goodness, FRC love is spreading :DDDD
I just figured out when tumblr lets you enable answers. Wow. My idiocy grows every day. Or perhaps my blond-ness?
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Yesterday
Let’s see, what did I do?
Oh, that’s right, I watched 4 hours of Doctor Who with my Whoovian buddies. And it was awesome. Especially because of the Adipose. What is an Adipose, you ask (or at least I imagine you ask)? As any good Whoovian would know, it’s a little creature made of fat. And its adorable. My particular Adipose is a stress toy, made of plastic. But still adorable....
raeofsunshineee asked: CHARLAAAYYYY
get a picture please
<3
get a picture please
<3
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Build Season!
Ohmygod. Build season starts on Saturday. This Saturday. Like at the end of this week. Ohmygod! Byebye freetime, it was nice knowing you!
And why is it that excitement over Robotics is making talk more SoCal than usual? Not a good sign.
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Yes, I learned to shoot a gun.
No, this does not disqualify me from being a hippie.
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I'm Back!
Back from “The Blizzard of 2010” according to all the news channels. “2 feet of snow” sounds like less than “up to your knees”, doesn’t it? At least in my Californian brain.
So, let’s see, exciting things that happened.
I shoveled a LOT of snow. Infinite amounts of snow. Tons. Seriously.
I made a snow angle angel. Well, tried to. In 2 feet of...