Alex's Blog

Updates and End of the Semester Stuff

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:04:00 GMT

Wow, I've been busy the past two weeks. I've had several tests even though it's nearly time for finals. I've been working on some big projects, both in and out of school. I've also been going to a lot of events on campus. Ballroom dancing is over now,...(read more)

Cardinal Preview Days

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:16:00 GMT

Early last week, I was asked to go to a question-and-answer session at Cardinal Preview Days to answer questions about my department (Computer Science) for prospective students. I decided to do it, despite the fact that I would have to go late because...(read more)

Still Busy!

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:07:00 GMT

Wow, the last couple weeks have been a whole lot busier than I thought they would be. I had a test and homework due today, chemistry lab yesterday, Honors thesis work on Sunday, programming project work Saturday, and sometime I need to make my schedule...(read more)

Busy Week Back

admin — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:59:00 GMT

My first week back from break was a whole lot busier than I expected. I missed one of my midterms the week before break, and had to make that up on Tuesday. My professor was very helpful and cooperative. I think most are, if you give notice that you'll...(read more)

Spring Break

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:56:00 GMT

Next week is spring break. I'm glad I'll be out of class for a week, but I won't exactly have a "break." I'll be working 40 hours at First DataBank in Indianapolis. I work there pretty much whenever I'm not in class (I think I've mentioned that on this...(read more)

An Awesome Weekend

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:56:00 GMT

This weekend was really long, but really fun. Friday night, I went to see "Bee Movie" at Pruis with a friend. I had heard that the movie was really good, and I wasn't disappointed. I've seen a lot of movies there that I probably wouldn't see otherwise....(read more)

Guns and Universities (Update)

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:12:00 GMT

I just read this article on Lew Rockwell's site. It was posted today and is very similar to mine, but is shorter and has more details of previous shootings. http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/larosa4.html...(read more)

Guns and Universities

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:45:00 GMT

Campus shootings have been in the news a lot recently. Virginia Tech happened almost a year ago, and a couple of weeks ago there was a shooting at NIU. These events are tragic, but fortunately they are very rare. What I find interesting, though, is that...(read more)

Weight Lifting

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:19:00 GMT

When I was in high school, I was in a varsity sport every season for four years. I was constantly working out and exercising. But, like many people, that ended when I graduated. In the last three years, I have been out running a grand total of maybe 30...(read more)

Lots of stuff....

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:38:00 GMT

I don't have a specific topic for this post. It's sort of an amalgam of many things that I've got going on. First of all, I finally uploaded the copper pouring videos from last fall to youtube. http://youtube.com/watch?v=X_DY7njZtQE http://youtube.com/watch?v=ewwA_9Bg2gQ...(read more)

Ballroom Dancing

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Ball State often offers dancing classes. I don't know if they are offered every semester, but it seems like it. I know I've been getting emails advertising it since freshman year. The classes aren't for credit. They are sort of extra-curricular and also...(read more)

Billy Joel and The Beatles

admin — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:47:00 GMT

There were two shows this week at Ball State. Thursday at Emens Auditorium was the musical "Movin' Out," based entirely on Billy Joel songs. Friday night, at Pruis, was a showing of "Across the Universe," a musical based entirely on music by The Beatles....(read more)

Past Projects: The Crossbow

admin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:48:00 GMT

My first year at Ball State, I took a special Honors symposium. It was a sort of combined humanities/history class, and spanned two semesters. It was a total of four classes, two each semester. The first semester was Honors 199/201 and the second was...(read more)

The Nerdkit

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:59:00 GMT

One day over break, I was browsing Slashdot and saw a link in a comment to nerdkits.com . I did a bit of reading on the site, and it turns out that a "Nerdkit" is a set of all the components needed to make simple integrated devices. It's aimed at people...(read more)

Test Animation - Dr. Frankenstein's Lab

admin — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:28:00 GMT

The test animation I posted about last week has a long and interesting history. Some classes in the Honors College require a final creative project rather than a test. A friend of mine, Josh, was in such a class in the Fall semester of 2006. For his creative...(read more)