This is my first entry on www.ev9.org/weblog…if you’re seeing this, then my experimenting worked, go me!

I have my first test of graduate school today: I500. I’ll have to recite all my knowledge about topics such as the history of computing, computer architecture, how computers do math, Boolean operations, the Perl programming language, UNIX, and a bunch of other stuff. I think I’m ready…I’ve studied by building a pretty good cheat…

Man, this evening has been somewhat of an emotional rollercoaster. I can’t really define what it has been more of…work life, personal life…Kinda like 2 bombs dropping at the exact same time. I kinda deserved a kick in the rear though, life seemed too easy for a while there. This will have been my second…

I must say, I’m absolutely impressed that people find time to update their blogs many times in a single day. It’s great for the readers, but how do these people find the time? It’s not that it’s really that hard to do, it’s just that once I update my blog, I generally forget about it…

This morning something very interesting happened. I felt bad. Though I wasn’t sure I should have. As I was hanging out in a computer lab at school, I overheard someone (who was yelling) say that he just bought a *brand new* Apple iMac G5 on Amazon.com for $110. As fast as I could, I surfed…

Of the six previous entries I have made on this Blogger system, 3 start with the word “I.” At first, I found this slightly odd, and perhaps problematic. It’s not that I am bothered by a little self-indulgence or some egotistical writing, but really, is the blog experience really supposed to be all about one’s…

I was born in a blizzard, so say my parents. It was a cold April night in Chicago when my parents ate a last minute dinner of Chinese food, just in time for my life to begin. Needless to say, to this day I am fond of both international cuisine and cold weather (well, at…

I am immediately inspired. (It took a considerably long time to think of the word ‘inspired’…I hope my brain is not too out of shape.) See, I have never been able to get into the world of blogging. I have been invited, of course many times, and often I am called back to give it…

Welcome back…this is number two, numero dos, la deuxieme, etcetera etcetera. Feel free to give feedback on whatever I say: jevnin@hotmail.com or Red4tr400 (screenname). Group dynamics are very interesting to me. For example, when I told people I was starting a blog there were two very distinct answers I received: “Dude, you’re like the last…

My first Blog…wow, what a step. Hopefully this will be entertaining for you, and if not, at least it will be entertaining for me. Ok, so I have to set up a little rhythm so this becomes easier each time I come back. (Simplicity is key.) Thoughts of the day: + Simplicity is key. +…