10.30.06
Vampires == Impossible
http://www.livescience.com/othernews/061025_vampire_debunk.html
I will certainly rest easier this year knowing that mathematics have (relatively) proven that vampires couldn’t exist.
10.26.06
About Time
http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/26/markets/markets_0515/index.htm?cnn=yes
The tech-fueled Nasdaq composite (up 22.51 to 2,379.10) gained nearly 1 percent, taking out its 2006 closing record and ending at its highest point since February 2001.
The Dow Jones industrial average (up 28.98 to 12,163.66) added 0.2 percent, closing at a new record high, after touching a new trading high of 12,167.02 in the afternoon. The blue-chip barometer has now closed at a new record for 13 of the last 18 sessions.
The broader S&P 500 (up 6.86 to 1,389.08) index added around 0.5 percent, ending at the highest point since November 2000.
About time! Woot 
I’d post something more related to my life, but I don’t really feel like it at the moment.
10.23.06
Promising Outlook
O’kane sends things like this out occassionally, perhaps as a morale booster.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2034739,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL102306EP16B
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Salaries for software developers are expected to rise 5.1 percent to the range of $60,250 to $94,750 in 2007. Base compensation for both Web developers and data warehouse managers is expected to increase 4.2 percent in 2007, with annual ranges of $54,750 to $81,500 and $85,500 to $113,500, respectively.
Many inelligent seniors and some college freshmen ask me about financial outlook for computer science majors. I would say its played a vital role in some of the people I have persuaded. If you are looking for a good, safe, work environment and very good pay for a four year degree, you can’t go wrong with comp. sci.
10.18.06
That Time Of The Year… Again
Guess what, November is comming up quickly. This means two things.
1) The play. Jabberwok and Phillip Glass will be performed Nov. 3 and Nov. 4th at the high school.
2) Its almost National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) time. I realize last year there were many skeptics, and this really became apparent with one or two 1000 Blank Card cards. This year, however, I feel I am more prepared. I will work hard this week to get all of my school work back on track and plan out my novel a bit.
Flying by the seat of your pants writing is fun, but ultimately uneffective if you plan on seriously achieving 50k words in 30 days. I plan to outline my novel in the comming weeks using the snowflake method (thanks to whoever posted the link in the Iowa regional forum).
If anyone is interested in this, let me know. It is fun and you will learn a lot. And you may even end up with a novel to sell!
On a more personal note, I realized after logging in to my old account that my mother was listed as one of my writer buddies. She never wrote much for NaNo, but she was extremely charged about it. Back before I ever moved to CF I wanted to be a writer and she encouraged me to do so, and when NaNoWriMo popped up she seemed incredibly happy about it. This year I’ll reach my 50k words, for her if nothing else.