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Stinking Phone
December 20, 2002

Has anyone else been waiting for the Kyocera 7135 to finally come to market?  Is anyone else extremely disappointed that the phone only works with Alltel service?  Where is Alltel based out of that it doesn't cover the Philadelphia area?  What a crock.

Here, I have been waiting for a convergence device to replace my Visor Prism and Nextel Phone.  I really like my Prism, but I find it unsatisfying to have to carry around two pieces of equipment all the time.  Besides that, I'm looking for a lower-priced solution to the Nextel phone that will let Berta and I share minutes and not pay through the nose.

Less than a week to go
December 19, 2002

Only one week left until Christmas, and I've got nothing done.  Well, next to nothing.  At least my presentation for work is over.

Last night I did a presentation for the Philly.net users group on kSkin and the Image Designer.  Expect for the one time that I totally forgot what I was supposed to say (and just stood there for 30 seconds saying nothing), I think everything went smoothly.  I also forgot to tell them to fill out the surveys.  And mention the $1000 contest.  But, hey.  The culmination of a week's work...  And what do I have to show for it?  More presentations in the future.  Oh, well.

Four Point Oh
December 18, 2002

Well, I'm proud to say that I must have gotten a good grade on both my final and my economics report because I received an A for the class.  That keeps my average at a solid 4.0.  Yay for me.

I guess that's all for today.  Busy busy.

True and False
December 13, 2002

Boy, I think I actually didn't do too well on my economics final.  As in, I couldn't think of the answers to half of the questions.  My mind was so full of economic jumble from doing my research paper (which also stunk, thank you very much) that I couldn't think straight.  Specifically about elasticity, with which I've always had a problem. Oh, well.

But what is it with people and their test preferences?  Here's the thing.  The teacher asks, "Would you prefer true/false, multiple choice, or matching on the test?"  Obviously, matching is out, because that's fairly difficult.  It's like multiple choice but with as many options as there are questions.

Today's Goal: Research Material
December 10, 2002

I'm falling hideously behind on my economics paper, which is due on Thursday.  I have 12 pages to write plus a bibliography.  It's not going to be pretty.

I have added a new news feature in that you can now browse the articles inside a frame, paging from one article to the next.  You should click on one of the news items in the right column of the home page to check it out.