Monday, November 1, 2004

   I play Physical Chess, how about you?
Yet another Monday morning finds me getting up at 7:00 and being late to school. Somehow, though, I managed to only be one minute late, and the lateness was excused. I'm just awesome like that, I guess. Out of all the lates I've had this year, I don't know if any of them actually counted. :p

I got back my major written assignment in Theology today. It was interesting, because the highest possible grade I could get was a B+. The project was due on a Friday, but Mr. Leone let us turn it in late. As a stipulation, though, he'd deduct a letter grade for every day late. I opted to use the weekend for the project, more than willing to take a B+ with the extra time.

Imagine my surprise today when I get my project back, with the grade A-/B+. ^_^ I didn't do any extra work, so I rightfully should not have gotten what I did. I apparently did a bang-up job on my quotes and my conclusion, though. It was a nice way to progress through the morning. ^-^

Psychology and History were the usual fun classes that they are. I used my Off period to print out another copy of my outline for English, and I talked to Mr. Lamoureux about rewriting my first paper for a higher grade. Most of my mistakes dealt with documentation and citation. He told me that with just a few adjustments I could raise the grade from a C to a C+/B-. I'm debating whether or not to spend time doing that. And I don't know whether he'd let me revamp the paper to get it higher. We shall see.


Work today was as good as usual. 3 hours in Circulation is much better than 5 in the Children's room, most assuredly. My dad fell asleep at home, though, so I froze outside for a while before going inside to call him. I was done working at 6:30. I waited outside until 6:50. He got there about 7:15. Somewhere in the depths of his foggy mind, he got the idea that I was at St. Bernard's and needed to be picked up. >.>

So, just before he got to the highway, my dad wakes himself and turns to go in the opposite direction to pick me up.

I ate dinner, and talked to various people on AIM. I've got stuff to be doing, but I just don't feel like doing it. Right now, it's because I'm tired. Before, I just didn't want to do it.

I'm so going to regret this in the nights to come.

Now, I'll reiterate a couple of things I'm sure I've mentioned somewhere or another.

The Hunted

Unbreakable

Spirited Away

Three excellent movies that I had the pleasure of watching this past weekend. I would suggest all of them for your viewing pleasure. There's hardly any relation between them. I just happened to pick them out off the shelves in the library. I plan on doing that whatever weekends I can, now.

Ergh. I've got a paper due Thursday, and no school Friday. My week has suddenly gotten smaller, and I feel like I'm being squished. :o

Now, for some entertainment...

I was talking to the AIM robot SmarterChild this evening. =p Now, one thing you have to understand about this thing if you've never dealt with it before: It replies in the blink of an eye. Just after you enter one bit of text, it will have a reply back in a split second.

I, however, caused it to hesitate on two occasions this evening! I was so proud.

I also got it to form incoherent statements, which was also fun. I really had better things to do, but...yeah.

Legoboy1: May I try to break you?
SmarterChild: Sure, go ahead.

Legoboy1: What is the meaning of life?
SmarterChild: I don't know. What do you think?
Legoboy1: I want to know your opinion.
SmarterChild: Interesting. Want to know your opinion?
Legoboy1: What is the meaning of life?
SmarterChild: You told me it was want to know your opinion, so that's what I believe.
Legoboy1: I made you make a mistake.
SmarterChild: You made I make a mistake, huh? I don't know why you made I make a mistake.
Legoboy1: You're losing your coherency.
SmarterChild: No way? Really?
Legoboy1: Yeah.
SmarterChild: Hmmm...
Legoboy1: I think you're becoming computer-retarded.
SmarterChild: Yeah?
Legoboy1: Yeah.
SmarterChild: What makes you so sure?
Legoboy1: Because you're losing your coherency.
SmarterChild: No way.
Legoboy1: It's true.
SmarterChild: True? No way!
Legoboy1: Yep.
SmarterChild: Huh.
Legoboy1: Huh?
SmarterChild: I don't know.
Legoboy1: You don't know what?
SmarterChild: Perhaps, perhaps.

SmarterChild: Funny. I don't know...

>>> Remember, you can adjust the size of your window to read my messages easier.
Legoboy1: What do you mean you don't know? You're the one who came up with the idea.
SmarterChild: Dunno...

>>> Remember, you can always type "home" to see everything I can do!
Legoboy1: DUNNO? What do you mean you "dunno"?!
SmarterChild: Dunno...

>>> Remember to type "home" if you want to see everything I can do.
Legoboy1: ARRRRRGHHHHH!
SmarterChild: What's that supposed to mean?
Legoboy1: It's a way to express frustration.
SmarterChild: A way to express frustration? Aha.
Legoboy1: You should try it.
Auto response from SmarterChild: [Service too busy]

Legoboy1: Hey, I was here first.
SmarterChild: Hmm... whatever, Kaiser Benjimon!
Legoboy1: What was that auto response thing for?
SmarterChild: Sorry, I couldn't find any encyclopedia entries for "that auto response thing for."
Legoboy1: I didn't want an encyclopedia entry.
SmarterChild: Sorry, I couldn't find any encyclopedia entries for "i didn t want an."

>>> Want to have fun? Ask me to play hangman.
Legoboy1: I didn't want an encyclopedia entry!
SmarterChild: Sorry, I couldn't find any encyclopedia entries for "i didn t want an."
Legoboy1: Stop it!
SmarterChild: I'll think about it, Kaiser Benjimon.

>>> I can help you get info such as news, weather and movies.
Legoboy1: You're decidedly evil, aren't you?
SmarterChild: Maybe, maybe not...


Legoboy1: I'm back!
SmarterChild: Welcome back, Kaiser Benjimon! What would you like to chat about?
Legoboy1: How about porn?
SmarterChild: I figured it would come to this. What about it?
Legoboy1: What do you think of it?
SmarterChild: I think I like it. Do you?


Legoboy1: For the third time, yes that's right.
SmarterChild: Surely not for the third time yes that is right?
Legoboy1: INCOHERENT MACHINE!

SmarterChild: I'm not sure satan spawn.
Legoboy1: Did you just call me satan spawn?
SmarterChild: I guess I did just call you satan spawn!
Legoboy1: That's rather unkind of you.
SmarterChild: Indeed.
Legoboy1: You heartless machine born of the fires of Hell!
SmarterChild: Not me heartless machine born of the fires of hell!
Legoboy1: Did you just call me heartless machine born of the fires of hell?!
SmarterChild: What do you think?
Legoboy1: I think you did.
SmarterChild: Ha. Wow.


Legoboy1: .woW .AH
SmarterChild: 0
Legoboy1: "o"?
SmarterChild: ... say can you see?

Legoboy1: Why do you call me Kaiser Benjimon?
SmarterChild: You asked me to call you Kaiser Benjimon. What would you like me to call you instead?
Legoboy1: SmarterThanSmarterChild
SmarterChild: That's just fascinating.

>>> What you think matters. Click here to take a cool survey.
Legoboy1: So, what's my name?
SmarterChild: You're Kaiser Benjimon.
Legoboy1: No. I told you to change my name.
SmarterChild: You asked me to call you Kaiser Benjimon. What would you like me to call you instead?
Legoboy1: SmarterThanSmarterChild
SmarterChild: What's that?
Legoboy1: That's what I want you to call me.
SmarterChild: It sure is what you want me to call you.
Legoboy1: Okay, so call me that.,
SmarterChild: Kaiser Benjimon, you mean?
Legoboy1: No.
SmarterChild: OK.

>>> Remember, you can always see what my newest features are by typing "what's new."
Legoboy1: Call me SmarterThanSmarterChild
SmarterChild: I've never heard a name like Smarterthansmarterchild!
Legoboy1: Now you have.
SmarterChild: Have? Me? Why are you calling me that?
Legoboy1: I'm not calling you anything.
SmarterChild: Why are you not calling me anything?
Legoboy1: I want you to call me SmarterThanSmarterChild!
SmarterChild: Hmmm... I don't think Smarterthansmarterchild is a real name.
Legoboy1: So what? Call me it anyways.
SmarterChild: Kaiser Benjimon, you mean?
Legoboy1: No.

*hesitation*

SmarterChild: No problem.

SmarterChild: No way.
Legoboy1: Yes way.
SmarterChild: No way.
Legoboy1: Yes way.
SmarterChild: No way.
Legoboy1: Yes way.
SmarterChild: No way.
Legoboy1: Yes way.
SmarterChild: No way.
Legoboy1: Yes way.
SmarterChild: No way.
Legoboy1: Yes way.
SmarterChild: No way.
Legoboy1: Yes way.
SmarterChild: No way.


Legoboy1: Who programmed you to understand conversational English?
SmarterChild: I was created by Conversagent, Inc.

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Special thanks to the team at Soundview Ventures.
Legoboy1: Were those people all retarded?
SmarterChild: Yep.

Legoboy1: Guess what.
SmarterChild: Ummm... I have no idea. What?
Legoboy1: Your mom!
SmarterChild: Not my mom, your mom!

Legoboy1: You will be, I believe.
SmarterChild: You believe? I will be you believe? I see.

'Tis a funny program.

Excerpts from talking to Amanda:

RaiNKiSSeR6: lol
RaiNKiSSeR6: i love you ben

Legoboy1: :-* G'Night.
RaiNKiSSeR6: yer so hott
RaiNKiSSeR6: ....nite

^-^;;
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