Category: general news

i got my new toy in today – a nikon 80-200 f2.8 lens that i picked up for $379 on keh. the quality was surprisingly good for a “bargain” lens – i think i would definitely order from them again.

the lens is huge… it’s hard to actually put into words how big and heavy this thing is. it easily weighs 3 times what my d-70 weighs. i’m excited about getting out to take some shots with it, hopefully in the next few days…

as i possibly posted earlier, sonic changed their menu a couple of weeks ago. the new menu is a complete travesty, with my primary beef being that the chicken club toaster combo is strangely missing from the combo meals…

in my first trip back to sonic, i managed to snap a picture of the new combo’s on the menu. terrible, i say.

so i’ve come to the conclusion that zydeco is quite possibly some of the funnest music there is. tonight we went to (spent 5 hours at) a buckwheat zydeco concert, and it was awesome… definitely worth it if you can ever find a good zydeco group in your area!

so it seems the new thing is podcasting. i’m wondering if it’s worth actaully doing… i suppose i have an ipod (which incidentally DHL left on my porch this morning, despite there being a big “signature required” label on it) and a microphone for it, so why not actually put some sort of podcast something on there… short, sweet and to the point perhaps. of course, the real problem being that i’m not sure i actually have things that are all that interesting to say, other than reading random thoughts that you could read for yourselves with much more meaning anyway.

i guess part of the trouble with reading for you is that sometimes you get far more richness when you are forced to struggle with what it *could* have meant, rather than reading my (vocal) interpretation into it.

anyway, if someone wants to put some thoughts down on whether or not it would be worth it, then i’m certainly open to listening – and giving anything a try.

of course, well broadcasted podcasting could bring a lot more traffic to the site…

i blew things up today. what did you do?

downed conductor arcing fault tests. lines like this can lay on the ground (energized) indefinitely in a high impedance fault condition. our lab is famous for doing the pioneering work in characterization and detection of these type events.

quick update: we’ll be running experiments on tuesday. it should be cool. stay tuned.

supposed to teach the high school class on sunday. topic of discussion:

My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Your anger can never make things right in God’s sight.

So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.

And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don’t obey, you are only fooling yourself. For if you just listen and don’t obey, it is like looking at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you keep looking steadily into God’s perfect law–the law that sets you free–and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us.

powerful stuff… thoughts?