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Monday, September 24, 2001
hiatus
I'm going to be taking a little break from pressing on. How long, I don't know. In the meantime, if you would please pray for my grandmother, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
Friday, September 21, 2001
New UA Football Facts
They're ready to go. Check out the game 3 edition.
Thursday, September 20, 2001
I have to confess...
One of the funniest things in the world to me is watching my brother-in-law do "The Robot". I'm pretty sure that my sister will back me up on this.
Career fair notes
Yesterday morning, my alarm went off at 7:30 a.m. That's about as early as it's gone off in three months. And true to my nature, I hit the snooze not once, but twice.
Driving to Tuscaloosa wearing a suit was a strange experience. I don't know why; it just was.
I took 40 résumés with me, and ended up dropping about 25 of them.
I talked with companies located as close to me as down the street, and as far away as Pella, Iowa.
I was so tired from everything that I fell asleep last night at 7.
All in all, I'd have to say that the Career Fair went pretty well. I think that I've got some good chances for employment. After the last couple of months, it's a solid step in the right direction.
Tuesday, September 18, 2001
Dude, where's my RAM?
I went to Circuit City today and found that 128MB RAM chips were on sale for $19.99! So I got one and just finished installing it in my computer. I've maxed out the RAM on my system now! And my computer's all, "Dude!" And I'm all, "Sweet!"
How out of shape am I?
This morning I had the weather channel on and I saw where it was only 75 degrees outside. Perfect bike-riding weather, I thought. So I got my helmet and headed out.
The street that my grandparents live on is probably about a mile and a half long. After making my way to the end of it, I had a choice to make. I could turn around and head back, or I could move onward. I chose the latter, and took a left.
Big mistake.
I went down this road, and eventually found myself in a Tour de France situation. Hills behind me, hills before me. Well, hill behind me, hill before me, actually. I had only ascended one hill, and already I was tired. No, more than tired. Light-headed.
And I had already felt the rush of the post-climb coast down the other side, which meant I had to climb it again.
Now, in my defense, this isn't a small hill. It's a pretty good climb. But compared to say, the hill that I used to ride up every morning when I went to class from Rose Towers at Alabama, it's not anything. If Lance Armstrong had been there, he'd probably just have shook his head.
I mustered up whatever stamina I had, and I didn't have a whole lot, and made my way up to the top of the hill. I got to feel the exhilaration of coasting down the other side of the hill, but I still had to make it back home.
That was a mile and a half that I rode back to my grandparents' house, but it felt like the entire Tour. By the time that I made it to their backyard, I was spent. I had to lie down for a while. And that's just not right. Man, I'm not even 24 yet! That's not supposed to happen! :)
So that's it. I'm tired of not having any energy. It's time to get in shape again. I won't be able to ride tomorrow because of the career fair. But if I get a chance, I'll ride again Thursday. I just won't take that hill on again. Not yet.
Monday, September 17, 2001
So I've bought a book
Today I went to Books-A-Million and bought The Javascript Bible, the complete source on everything Javascript. I've been looking for something to learn for a while now, and this was the way I decided to go. I know a little Javascript, but nothing like I'd like to; having a solid knowledge of it is one of my checkpoints.
I'm going to try to take a step toward another checkpoint a couple of days from now, when I go to the career fair at UA. Anyone interested in getting together for lunch or something while I'm over there?
Roll Tide for a completely different sport
A University of Alabama grad shot a 58 to win a Canadian Tour event.
Saturday, September 15, 2001
More site stuff
I'd been having some difficulty with several parts of the new style messing up in Netscape 4, including the entire program crashing many times by just loading a page. So I hacked away at the basic style sheets until I found something that looked somewhat good and didn't crash the browser.
The look of the site when you look at it through Netscape 4 is pretty bare-bones, I'll admit. But the layout is identical to what you'd see in IE 5+ and Netscape 6, save the background and borders. The coloring of the links and headers is there, and at least now you can see all the text instead of having the header image fall on top of part of the first paragraph. Plus the browser doesn't crash, which is always a good thing.
Also, small additions and modifications to several pages, and the addition of Psalm 23 to my favorite verses.
Thursday, September 13, 2001
Version 7.4 now online
Themes now work throughout pressing on, except for the tribute pages, whose styles I chose to keep, and those sections that had different themes and graphics than pressing on. I've also gone to a table-less format. The front page will look a little different.
Unfortunately, this still won't work with Netscape 4, so please consider updating your browser to get the full effect.
This was a relatively large undertaking, with practically all pages on my site affected. So I'd appreciate your help. If you spot something that doesn't work, or a graphic that has misspelled words, or anything, please e-mail me. I'd appreciate it.
Wednesday, September 12, 2001
From my corner of the world
"Yesterday was a different world, and I am mourning for it." -- August Wilson, September 11, 2001
This morning I peeked out the window. I wanted to make sure that the world was still there.
The scene looked just like it would any other late summer/early fall day. Going by vision alone, my little corner of the world had not changed. But everything had changed, and I knew it.
Until yesterday, there had never been an event to truly become this generation's defining moment. There had been moments when this nation had been moved, even called to action. But no one moment this side of Pearl Harbor had ever been the focal point of an event that would change the course of history forever until September 11, 2001.
Over the course of the past couple of days, a lot has been going through my mind. I think of the bravery of the individuals who are there right now, and of those who lost their lives in the initial search and rescue operations. I think about the people who were on those planes, who knew what was about to happen. I think about my friend who's on delta alert on a base in Louisiana right now. Yesterday was his second wedding anniversary.
I almost don't want to post anything about this, for fear that I may be trivializing the situation or all those involved. That is, those who are directly involved. Because we are all involved in this now. I don't claim to have all the answers. I won't even try to venture a guess as to all that will come from this. All I know is no one will ever be the same.
Pray for those who are searching. Those who are searching for more who are trapped. Those who are searching for those who committed these terrible acts. Those who are searching for courses of action. And those who are searching for reasons, and anything to hold on to in this time.
God Bless America.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001
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Pray today. Please pray today.
Monday, September 10, 2001
New theme!
In honor of my favorite time of the year, a new theme, Fall Foliage! Try it out. It still needs a little tweaking, in my opinion, but it's there.
Honor is at stake!
This fall, ESPN is holding a contest to see which college football rivalry is the greatest. Alabama-Auburn is up against Georgia/Georgia Tech this week. Go here and vote the Iron Bowl as the best rivalry!
Fun driving in Birmingham, Alabama
As I have mentioned before in this space, I love to drive. I like going places and sometimes not really going anywhere at all. I enjoy getting lost and then finding where I am again. And it's fun to find stuff that I had no idea was there along the way. So this is my first in what may become a series of fun places to just take a drive.
The other day, I was driving from a store, and I got to the intersection of I-459 and Grants Mill Road. I take a left at the Grants Mill Road exit all the time to get to my grandparents' house. But I had never gone right and seen what was that way.
My curiosity got the best of me. So I ventured forth.
If you like twisty, somewhat hilly roads with a lot of scenery, this road is for you. You can't go much faster than 40 miles an hour at any one point because there isn't any straight section of road to be found. But it's a lot of fun to drive. The scenery is mainly wooded; the road at times feels pretty tight because the trees are cut very close to the road. But in fall, I bet it looks pretty amazing. I also found out that it connects with Cahaba Valley Road, which is a pretty neat drive in itself because of The Church at Brook Hills, Just For Feet Headquarters, and Indian Springs, among other things.
So if you're in Birmingham and you just feel like taking a nice drive one day, I recommend the Grants Mill Road/119 combination.
Friday, September 7, 2001
It's that time of year...
...when you go outside for three minutes and come back in with seven mosquito bites.
Thursday, September 6, 2001
College football picks, week 2
They've been moved here.
Wednesday, September 5, 2001
Week 1 UA Football Facts
They're now available. I like researching these things so much more after a win...maybe this week.
Monday, September 3, 2001
I've made a decision
My least favorite car company is now Toyota. Why? Because of that blasted use of that one radio commercial...over and over again. No, Toyota, that is not the way I like it.