The travels of Justin

Here are some random links for you, while I get back to my homework:

Apollo 11 image gallery contains some really stunning images. This image (252 KB) is one of my favourites.
Have you paid a licence for your combover? The US Patent Office has outdone itself and granted a patent for “Method of concealing partial baldness“
SomethingAwful.com [...]

I’m so relieved to be finished with midterm exams for this semester. I’m certain I will not achieve results to rival my microeconomics exam, but I’ve survived—and more importantly—learned a lot about university life. Today, in the heat of the moment, I just found it so difficult to release all my newfound knowledge of classic [...]

I’m proud to admit that the results of my Microeconomics midterm exam have arrived. Final score: 91% It’s nice to know that at least some of my work is paying off.
Tomorrow is a math test which has me nervous, because I’ve been struggling a bit. My recent math studying has been positive, and I [...]

At this time of year I expect to see leaves falling from Maple trees. This last week I’ve watched as the TRU groundskeepers have been raking up pine needles around the campus. But for new Kamloops experiences, today takes the cake.
It’s raining outside our house, but if you go uphill just a bit, you will [...]

After our less than good experience with our cats, the vet called us with the results of the blood test. The test was “equivocal”, and we’ve been told it may suggest either feline leukemia or feline AIDS. If it turns out to be AIDS, there is a good chance that our other kitty would not [...]

Tina was picking me up after class today, and I dropped by her mom’s office on my way to our meeting spot. Karin tells me that Tina had called a few minutes ago after our oldest cat, Lico, had suffered a seizure. I borrowed her car and drove to the vet clinic where Tina was [...]

My first hand-in assignment for English class was due today. It was a very straightforward one: write a 500-800 word review on something as if the review was going to be published. Accordingly, we had to specify what publicication the review was intended for. The whole idea of targetting a publication was an exercise in [...]

It felt good to rant a bit yesterday. I rarely enjoy my own writing, after its been written, but at least the topic is accurate. Today, after having my but kicked by a math test, I bumped into this article from Redmond Magazine which claims to be “the independent voice of the Microsoft IT community.” [...]

It still boggles my mind that anyone is still using Internet Explorer these days.
Even the mere suggestion of an alternative program from a company other than Microsoft will give you the label of anti-Microsoft zealiot. Well people, I have some news for you: get your heads out of the sand. From a practical perspective, Microsoft [...]