Beavers vs UofA 29 to 27

Killer game today. OSU pulled a win against U of A to make us 2-0 in the Pac-10. Tonight the band is having an impromptu rally at the south endzone of Reser and in front of Valley to welcome back the team. Quoting one commentator, "Oregon State is the best 2-3 team in the nation."

Other than watching the game I pulled a couple of loads of laundry and have been working on homework. Perhaps I'll get around to talking about my senior project soon.

Tomorrow I have church, my cousin's wedding, and a bunch of homework to finish up. So glad I got to sleep in today. This next week is going to be a full one.

Lastly, I haven't seen Tyler in 48 hours. He must have a girlfriend or something. Still waiting for it to be FB official.

23 years +1 day and counting

Turned 23 yesterday. Woot. Twenty-three has always sounded like a good year to be alive. I'll be spending it finishing up school, getting a job, and whatever else that might loom on the horizon.

Right now I'm in a really boring oomputer lab. TGIF, it couldn't come sooner.

First Day

I was going to update my facebook status but a blog just seemed so much better. Though I couldn't update my facebook if I wanted to at the moment. I'm sitting in Arnold Dining and the wifi doesn't seem to be set up yet in here.

Today was the first day of the 10-11 school year. So far I'm very excited and feeling good about it. I was a little worried about taking 20 credits (quater system) but I'm feeling pretty good at the moment about it.

Today hasn't been too stressful with 3 hours work and 2 hours of lecture. Tomorrow will be the true test as I have a full day of classes from 8:30am to 6pm and KKPsi (my band fraternity) at 9pm.

All in all, here are some things I'm looking forward to this fall:

· Classes--Most all my classes seem super interesting and are about things I care about for my major.

· Senior Project--This week I bid for the project I want and there are some really cool ones that I want in on. (Wish me luck!!!)

· Band Bible Study--We found dinner on Monday works great. Now to see how things go.

· KKPsi--I'm the historian this year. I'm going to IE it I think.

· Civil War--Lets beat those ducks!

More to come on my senior project...

New Place in North Corvallis

Moved today. Still not done. Place isn't too bad but smaller than my last apartment. That should be fine though since we are now down to 3 instead of 4 amigos. Happy we have a dish washer. Still trying to find out the laundry options.

I'm happy this move is helping force me to get rid of things I don't need. Working on lowering my number of personal possessions. Getting better at giving away or throwing things out.

Tomorrow is Saturday. I'll finish getting the last of my stuff over from where I've been staying. My parents will also be up and I'll get to see them and trade back vehicles. It has been handy having my dad's truck today.

Time Machine Theology

I would love to have a time machine. And yes, I would go back and fix mistakes--or at least a couple. Don't give me that crap about the mistakes being valuable and therefore I should leave well enough alone.

Okay, I will strongly agree that mistakes are really important but that doesn't mean I can't learn from them and then change the past. My time machine would allow me to retain my memory from alternate time lines. The ability of one's memory to remain unaltered in an altered space-time isn't unheard of.

EXAMPLE CASE 1: Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray

Bill Murray plays a weatherman named Phil who is caught in a time loop. Every day is a repeat of the last. Phil is able to remember each prior day and those before it while also being able to change his decisions.

EXAMPLE CASE 2: Stargate SG-1: Window of Opportunity (406)

Jack O'Neill and Teal'c get stuck in a time loop caused by a time machine on P4X-639. Pretty much the same concept as Groundhog Day.

Netflix, Farscape, and Dr. Who

So I finally decided to get the free 1-month trial that Netflix is always advertising. And so far I've enjoyed the subscription. I'm thinking I'm going to keep it.

For my trial I've taken advantage of the live-streaming to watch two shows I have yet to ever get into: Farscape and Dr. Who. Partly sparked by their fame and also Netfix guessing I'd give them a 4.5 star rating, I've given them both a chance.

Dr. Who I've only gotten 3 episodes into the first season of the modern series. So far I'd only give it 3 stars. I'm hoping it gets better as it goes on. I haven't yet gotten the gumption to continue.

Farscape I've gotten a little further into. Right now I'm on episode 7 of season 1. Still I'd only give it 3 stars. Maybe 3.5 because I like puppets. I'm still watching episodes, so we'll see if it begins to grow on me as it goes on.

Generally, I love most anything in the Scifi (do I have to spell it Syfy now?) genre. These two shows have been good but not yet really great in my mind. Am I missing something?

OSU Budget Committee

Who you know can be a great thing sometimes. Today I was approached by the 2010-11 ASOSU President, Andrew Struthers. I had applied to be the financial officer of Struther's cabinet but wasn't chosen for the position but apparently still kept in mind.

Andrew told me that he was looking for a student to recommend for the University Budget Committee and was interested in passing my name along. If chosen, I would be the lone student representative to the committee--populated by a group of whose-who's at OSU.

I'm excited to see how things develop.