"Death to all rapists"

So I read this on the N&O online about an editorial in the NCCU slamming the dismal of the Duke lacrosse case, calling for physical retaliation. Here's an excerpt:

"I am not surprised at the outcome of this case. As a son of Africa, I know that American law is not worth the paper it is written on," he wrote, adding later in the column: "White people still murder us with impunity. White people still beat us with impunity. White people still rape us and get away with it."

I was not suprised by the outcome either, especially after DNA tests all came out negative and the girl didn't know what she was talking about. And I mean, this guy couldn't possibly be biased:

In 2000 and 2001, he served a 13-month prison sentence after pleading no contest to charges of robbing two Duke students at gunpoint and then violating the terms of his probation.

I can't believe the editor of this paper ran this. If you don't want his opinion to reflect the views of your paper and university, let him find his own forum, especially when calling for violence against others. That's not so intellectual, is it? Maybe you, writer, should go somewhere else if you're not so big on how things are done here, somewhere you're free to mug people, and where everyone should just police each other on a whim? I can't imagine what that would be like.

The push

My weekend was quite good. Now it's time for the push, the home stretch.

Physics exam tonight that I don't really know what's going on for, but I think an 80 will be good.

Opti exam Friday that I'm pretty sure will be ownage machine because it's a joke.

Algo hw presentation tomorrow which hopefully I won't blow (but I'm not worried most about me).

213 lab next week due, and then we're HOME FREE to the most electrifying two weeks of the semester:

Tu May 8 1-4 36-226 final (stats)
Tu May 8 5:30-8:30 15-451 final (algo)
Th May 10 1-4 15-213 final
Fr May 11 1-4 21-257 final (opti)

Tu May 15 8:30-11:30 33-114 final (physics)

I am an OWNAGE MACHINE.

I still <3 Gilbert Arenas

I was reading about how the Wizards suck, and then I decided to check in on my boy Gilbert Arenas's blog. STILL MONEY! He gripes how he can't do shit with his kids, how all he does is play video games, and how he couldn't go see his Halo 2 team Final Boss win MLG Charlotte.

Here's a piece of gold from shortly after he got hurt:
I told them to cut the leg off a couple times. You know, cut it off and then bring it back to me when it was all healed. Because, you know, Heather Mills on Dancing with the Stars, she had that leg. I was saying I could borrow one of those and finish out the season. But they wasn’t going for that.

Btw, WHO THE HELL IS HEATHER MILLS?! Why are there so many shitheads on that show and Shandi Finnessey is NOT on that show? Even if she apparently has two left feet (I have not seen her dance, I catch only bits and pieces), but she's looks sooooo much better than that the Achey Breaky Heart dude.

Get well soon, Agent Zero. Win the East next year.

"But we were on a break!"

Today I'm supposed to give a trombone demo in my Physics of Musical Sound class. The only thing is that I haven't played trombone since November and haven't actually PRACTICED trombone since maaaybe about August (don't remember if I played much after tour, I was pretty burnt out).

So last night I decided to lug the axe over to a practice room and give it a go. Luckily the thing kind of still functions (the trigger is kind of borked...), but man was I bad. I thought I'd maybe still have a little bit of the edge I used to have when I played it, but response was killing me, and the range (which was already bad) was not there. And it started to hurt to play after about 30 minutes.

Dammit, I miss having the time to practice a lot so that actually playing trombone would be FUN. Junior year I practiced a lot and thus played really well and had a lot of fun.

Senior year I practiced about half of what I did junior year and didn't have as much fun because I'd really really be hurting after rehearsals.

Last November when I was preparing for drum corps auditions I practiced trombone a lot and thought I was nearly as good as I used to be, and luckily it was good enough for me to keep going with drum corps. The summer rolls along and while it still hurt to play, I think I just learned to forget about it (sort of like what you do with the physical pain of doing the show: forget about it and just enjoy yourself).

Then this fall I don't practice at all and I end up hurting a lot in Kiltie Band... and not really having a lot of fun playing. Of course I don't play in anything this semester because Kiltie Band is NOT something worth getting good for, because no one else will, but I'm sure I've already expressed my feelings about it to many, but basically if you're not trying to get better, why are you trying? Sometimes I wish I could be like some people who just have fun playing the horn without caring how it sounds, but then I realize they really really suck at playing their horn and would rather not play than be satisfied with shit.

Not so sure when I'll pick up the horn again... definitely will have to next Fall for Crown auditions (not sure where I'll stand, so I'm pretty much looking at myself as a rookie trying to grab a spot). Then I practice baritone a lot for camps, then the summer tour, and then I'm not sure.

I like how I have Physics homework due Wednesday, the last day of school before Carnival (assigned today, no less), and then an exam the next day after Carnival. That makes a whole lot of sense, especially when you generally want people to do well. And I'll probably also have to grade programs over this break. So much for a relaxing week at home.

Malloc = Owned

Three straight nights of neglected sleep (and even neglected homework, thank god they were in cake classes), and my malloc is on the board! Details when I actually get full credit, but damn do I feel good!

Proposed Fall 2007 schedule

It'll probably stick, since I'll be registering as a rising senior (I can't believe I'm actually saying this) (link)

12 - 15-410 - Operating System Design and Implementation (ownage machine)
9 - 70-122 - Introduction to Accounting
9 - 70-311 - Organizational Behavior
6 - 57-152 - Harmony I (music theory)
3 - 69-201 - Weight Training (lol)

Guess who's back, back again

Here's a look at death.doc for the rest of the semester:

Tu Apr 10 15-213 Exam 2 today
Tu Apr 10 15-451 HW 5 due today
Th Apr 12 15-451 Quiz Today
Fr Apr 13 21-257 hw 9 due
Fr Apr 13 33-114 hw due

Mo Apr 16 36-226 Exam 2 tonight
Tu Apr 17 15-213 Lab 6 due tonight
Tu Apr 17 15-451 Mini 5 due
We Apr 18 21-257 hw 10 due
RALEIGH

Mo Apr 23 15-213 quiz 7 today
Mo Apr 24 15-451 HW 6 presentation this week
Tu Apr 24 33-114 exam 3 tonight
Fr Apr 27 21-257 exam 3

Mo Apr 30 15-213 quiz 8 today
Th May 3 15-213 lab 7 due
Th May 3 21-257 hw 11 due

Final exams THE MOST ELECTRIFYING TWO WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER
Tu May 8 1-4 36-226 final (stats)
Tu May 8 5:30-8:30 15-451 final (algo)
Th May 10 1-4 15-213 final
Fr May 11 1-4 21-257 final (opti)

Tu May 15 8:30-11:30 33-114 final (physics)

All-nighter probably continuing now since I can't pull one tomorrow night.