Cooper Union ME Class of 97 and friends.

2002-11-12T17:37:00.000-05:00

Aha! I knew someone was reading this blog. Now I'm the recalcitrant one, as it turns out.

Well, here's the deal: it sounds like Cooper is in big trouble. I've been an occasional member of a flurry of email conversations detailing the mess that seems to be piling up around Cooper Square these days. From the sound of things, it might be that tuition - and a general engineering degree, ironically - may be in the offing for the future of our much-maligned alma mater. My personal attitude toward these changes - and Kate's provocative post, consequently - is a negative one. I don't think that throwing out engineering majors is a viable solution to the school's problems. Tuition, I'll admit, is another story - I would rather see Cooper survive than not. But one must take these Band-Aid solutions with a grain of salt: considering how mis-management and poor decisions have gotten Cooper into the shape it's in, how can we trust the school's guiding administration to shepherd it through such drastic changes as these? No, my fellow survivors, I don't think we can allow them to chip away at old Pete's Foundation in this way.

But, that's just my $0.02.

2002-10-21T00:11:00.000-04:00

never mind. So, maybe something simpler? How's the weather? Does Autumn still bring back fond memories of Freshmen Orientation? Leaves scattered on the quad outside the gymnasium building? Or, like me, are you suddenly plagued by "I'm late for a test" nightmares when the temperature dips and the sky threatens something resembling snow, or at least a very chilly rain...?

2002-09-18T14:54:00.000-04:00

oh, hi there. I guess Erik's last post seemed like a good place to stop. But since you asked... here's a topic to discuss, if anyone reads this. Do you think that Engineering education would better serve students with a change to a 5-year program? What if you'd had an extra year to really delve into a project, to work one-on-one with a professor, full-time? Or do you think 4 years was plenty? Lately I've been thinking that the best solution would be to remove specialization from the undergrad curriculum, since it seems like nobody sticks hard and fast to their major anyway. Let everyone get a general engineering degree, try it out, and then come back and specialize in a Masters or PhD program, if they think it's necessary. I think most engineers could have done with a bit more business and/or humanities education. What do you think?

2002-08-21T12:55:00.000-04:00

Okay. Anyone besides me think that this is getting pretty silly? Hello?

Oh, c'mon - you know you're watching right now.

2002-02-27T03:48:00.000-05:00

Friday will be my last night on the East Coast. Come out to Ace Bar (5th St. between Ave A and B) to celebrate! Saturday morning I start driving to Los Angeles!

See you there!

2002-02-21T09:47:00.000-05:00

Happy E-Week, everybody. Anyone introducing a girl to engineering today? breaking through to creative engineering?

Go get your hands dirty!!

2002-01-16T14:43:00.000-05:00

ah, kate, but you don't know the secret. thought of it myself, since i'm not a big fan of curdled milk. hot, salty water, followed by a dunk in cold water, and drying off seemed to take away much of the acid, and seal things up a bit. engineers, we. big dreams. like luau cheerios.

tomorrow, madison, wi.

2002-01-14T14:36:00.000-05:00

Seems to me that the milk on those Cheerios (surely you put milk on your Cheerios... I pity the fool who wouldn't) would curdle something fierce in the presence of all that pineapplacid. Or maybe not. Pineapple makes my gums itch, and it has an irrelevant name.

2002-01-12T10:53:00.000-05:00

i don't know, joe. i had a pretty colorful breakfast this morning. do you think i helped change the color of the universe? (read more)

2002-01-11T01:01:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to add one more thing. Okay, I'll probably add more later; never mind. Found here is an article describing what scientists are calling the color of the universe, found below for your convenience:

What does this say about us? I wonder.

Any comments?

Anyone out there?

Hello?

2002-01-04T19:38:00.000-05:00

Oh, my. I can only say, in my defense, that I have no memory of this particular night. I can only add this: for a number of reasons which I shan't go into at the moment, I was spending the entire year drunk for tax purposes. No further comment, your honor.

Although I do think it strange and wonderful that this latest bit of joesmut comes to us, I believe, by way of Gabe's ever-stealthy photo eye. All we need is a hubcap, and I'd be a Mirror Project submission. I must say, I'm touched. It was the big wet kiss that did it, right?

Well, while we're hurling the past around like thick clumps of peat moss, allow me to re-enter the fray with this historical gem:

Lunch, Harpers Ferry, Operation Gaylord, 1998.
Wait; what's Erik smiling at?

And who can place this one?

Gosh, this town is almost awash with riff-raff.

2002-01-04T16:20:00.000-05:00

one more thing. This site has gained a bit of notoriety, what with its association with a blog of note. We've been getting a fair number of hits thanks to the presence of the link in the left margin of my website.

We're also now listed with Google and miscellaneous other search engines, and as such, we've been getting some GREAT hits from miscellaneous searchers. Here are some recent highlights:

Cooper Union Pics... well, I left you a great one below!
fuck, cooper union... disgruntled much?
circle jerk pic... thanks to Erik for that one.
pete yorn... someone searched long and hard for that one -- we're on page 45!
song malibu scoot over And then she's right there next to me I need you... it's a Cake song, but you probably know that by now, huh?
cooper me 97 kate... umm, you found me!

2002-01-04T16:07:00.000-05:00

should old acquaintance be forgot...

happy new year, everybody.

2001-12-17T01:08:00.000-05:00

I'd like to add my hearty congratulations (and a big wet kiss) to the acclaim that has followed Erik's most recent anti-folk. Not to mention Kate's mention as a Blog of Note.

Huzzah!

And remember kids, don't try Mechanical Engineering at home. Moving right along, we have my latest addition to the Mirror Project. Thanks for the gentle prod, K. And thank you all for being my hubcap subjects: you know who you were.

2001-12-16T04:17:00.000-05:00

It was great! I played 12 songs in 16 minutes (witty banter included).
Then everyone else played a set and Adam even dedicated a song to Kate and Marc in honor of their engagement. It was very sweet. We ended the evening with the now-traditional circle-jerk, and I ran out of songs so I had to bust out a Dogg Hilly cover "White Bred and Corn Fed."

Plus I walked out of the bar $33 richer! So I guess if this Mechanical Engineering thing doesn't pay the rent I'll always have folk singing to fall back on...

2001-12-15T03:43:00.000-05:00

So...how anti-folk was it? Somehow, I have the suspicion that I should add a "heh, heh" in there.

I don't really know why.

2001-12-12T13:48:00.000-05:00

You've seen Segway... now meet Megway! Megway TH... bigger than Jesus!

2001-12-10T15:12:00.000-05:00

Peep this:

Erik Christiasen
Robert Blake
Donovan
Adam Brodsky

Friday, Dec. 14th - 9pm
Tritone
1508 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19146

If it were any more anti-folk nobody would show up!

2001-12-05T12:41:00.000-05:00

it's amazing what $100 will buy you these days. and i don't mean 101 hamburgers at burger king. i just bought 768MB of RAM for $100. and free shipping. i purchased it yesterday morning, at crucial.com, and it arrived today. so, i went from 128MB to 768MB. what a difference.

i now have open:
~5 browser windows
~codewright (programming editor)
~outlook
~paint shop pro (with 32 800x600 pics open)
~microsoft word
~microsoft excel
~goldwave (with 5 40MB sound files open)
~dreamweaver (three web pages open)

and i still have 480MB free!

yay!

now, if i could only concentrate on ONE thing, maybe i'd get it done.

BTW job offers are rolling in. i might be working in foxboro, mass around christmas. then again, i might be back at salomon smith barney, for the third time. i just can't escape that place!

back to secret projects... see ya!

2001-12-04T14:37:00.000-05:00

cheers, joe. i thought this might be an east coast thing, perhaps related to the fear of anthrax attacks. now i'm thinking a little differently. i added your pic to my site. if i don't get a job soon, there just may be a plooj project. but for now, we'll have to settle....

2001-12-04T14:24:00.000-05:00

The rallying exploits of Eddie and I are featured in the latest Cooper Pioneer! Pick one up next time you're in the East Village and have the urge to pee.

2001-12-04T12:11:00.000-05:00

Jerry, I thought I'd throw in my two cents on this issue.

Fridge interior, Chino Hills, CA; 9:10AM PST 12/04/01.

I ran right to my fridge after reading your post last night, and I can tell you this: we should all be aware of this problem. I like to call it "the silent [refrigerator] killer". Watch for it!

I think we should consider, perhaps, an on-line presence much like The Mirror Project, which I liked very much, by the way - thanks to Kate for the reference. I'm not sure that the world is ready for "The Plooj Project", but we must be bold.

Speaking of OJ, he's in the news again. Just the media distraction we need now.

2001-12-03T19:39:00.000-05:00

beware of plooj.

2001-11-30T11:19:00.000-05:00

erik~

great news on both counts! but i'm sorry to see lumpy go without seeing it in action. good luck with the thesis!

~jerry

2001-11-30T00:33:00.000-05:00

It's official, I accepted my job offer from Exponent. I will be moving to Los Angeles in March. I just have to write a thesis between now and then...

In other related news, Eddie and I sold our rally car today. Look for me building or buying a new rally car once I get settled in out in California. Look for Eddie at an autocross near you...

2001-11-27T07:50:00.000-05:00

Are we the baddest mofos you ever did see, or what?
Joe, you should submit that to one of my favorite web-art endeavors, The Mirror Project.

Pete Yorn, huh? Okey. And since all I did yesterday was bash concerts, I'll give you a tip, too: Dan Bern is touring with his band, The International Jewish Banking Conspiracy, and has been rocking it up and down the East Coast. He's somewhere in the middle right now, but he'll be hitting all those San______, CA cities in early December. I saw them at a sold-out Irving Plaza show last week and, well, wow.

2001-11-27T03:28:00.000-05:00

While we're on this note, I should say that the Pete Yorn concert here in LA a couple weeks ago was excellent. He sold out a bunch of NYC shows back in the summer, and he's doing an in-store at Tower on 66th and Broadway on Thursday. Check it out if you can. I think he was on Letterman tonight, as well.

And just to add to the fray, let me submit this for your consideration.

2001-11-26T23:20:00.000-05:00

my friend grace today sent word of a different war.

wow.

2001-11-26T10:49:00.000-05:00

And, of course, my response to the inevitable reply... A lot of good cars ARE Japanese!

2001-11-26T10:47:00.000-05:00

And, I should say...
When we're riding in my Malibu, it's easy to get right next to you. I say, "Baby, scoot over, please," and then she's right there, next to me.

2001-11-26T10:23:00.000-05:00

The Cake show at Roseland sucked. Seeing that band reminds me that I am one of oh-so-many -- a white, upper-middle suburban class hipster in Gap/H&M with a ear for the off-beat and an eye off-handedly on the egalitarian. The Satan Is My Motor chant still moves me, though this time we chanted the ooh-wa chorus of Short Skirt Long Jacket. The masses still love that Shut the Fuck Up song, and they still love to talk through all the songs they haven't memorized. Last time I thought I didn't enjoy Cake because seeing them came with an evening with the law students (Karen, of course, excluded from my disdain) and that weird tall guy Karen was dating at the time. But this time confirmed a sneaking suspicion -- I'm too old for this shit. Ugh.

2001-11-26T02:59:00.000-05:00

As an aside, I was driving - speeding, actually - down the freeway the other day to the bowel-shaking sound of "Satan is My Motor" by Cake. There can be, in my opinion, few automotive moments more sublime than this.

Except, of course, nearly every fleeting moment spent in my former 1977 Chevy Malibu with swiveling front seats. 3500 pounds of Detroit iron, we hardly knew ye.

2001-11-26T00:12:00.000-05:00

This weekend I drove past the corner of 125th St. and Malcolm X Blvd. Yes, there is a Starbucks there.

2001-11-25T01:17:00.000-05:00

who invited that reiter bloke? eh, well, take the bad with the good.

treasure hunts rock. this one did,
29 people, 6 teams
location: west villiage
task: find answers to 16 clues
time: 2'30"

clues like: at the north end of washington square park, there's a pig playing a ___________ 1PT.

all that fun, topped off with a fun group dinner, followed by a smaller group drinking, and smaller groups walking home. my feet are killing me. but it was a real treat, a real treat. took my camera, but didn't take a single photo. silly me. did play a bit of harmonica, though, and stuck 2 quarters and a $1 coin up my nose. sorry everyone here couldn't make it. i just had a blast.

cheers, all!

2001-11-22T02:09:00.000-05:00

Wha? Where the hell...okay, where am I ?

What is this? What are all you people doing here? Wait a minute, I'm being SOCIAL. Oh, crap. Hey, can I swear here? Wait - who am I kidding? What would I be without swearing?

Anyway, enough. Hi. First things being first, at least today, I should wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. They are still having that holiday, right? Okay, great. I hope I haven't offended anyone's sensibilites with those holiday wishes. Believe me, I'm no holiday fanatic. Well, except for the days when WGBH/Boston plays the 12-hour "This Old House" Marathon. Then no one had better come near me without a full beer and a bowl full of pistachio nuts. Preferably shelled.

Second - Eddie, you theiving bastard, I was wondering where the double of that photo went. You know, the one where your drool shorted out that Apple keyboard in Plant 26. I hear the entire incident prompted Apple to release a short-lived "drool-proof" version of their Powerbook keyboard to college students. Not enough lifelike tactile clicking, I heard.

By the way, Kate (congrats to you both, by the way): I wanted to thank you for the invite here, and comment on your post (or blog, or blot, or whatever the hell they call it) of 10/19/01. The quote you mention is actually scrawled across the tile (permanent marker) in a remarkably well-composed hand , against the right-hand wall of the far stall in that said bathroom. I've come upon it many a time, but found it pales in comparison to the small, calm graffito etched into the mortar grout a few feet lower. Although I don't particularly agree, I must include it here. It reads, clearly and succinctly,

"Death to Gelfman."

Thank you and good-night.

2001-11-21T12:00:00.000-05:00

... which, I should mention, is not to imply that IE or Netscape is without holes. Just that I know some (or at least one) people here use Opera as a browser, and thought you'd appreciate the knowledge. Maybe.

2001-11-21T10:16:00.000-05:00

The Register reports that "it's possible for a hacker to set up malicious script code on a Web page which, when executed by Opera, allows access to the cookie-based authentication credentials of another Web site..."

2001-11-20T10:22:00.000-05:00

exactly what i was looking for! why didn't i have this all along? oh well, problem solved.

2001-11-19T19:15:00.000-05:00

Cooper Union ME Class of 97 and Friends. (a link.)

2001-11-19T18:11:00.000-05:00

kate, as i said over the phone a few minutes ago, i'm so excited for you both! it's like my little sister's all grown up. err... the second little sister. last march, my sister got married, and now owns a house. in fact, she's hosting the family for christmas this year! i guess that's the way you'll go, too. i hope i'm invited over to see your kids!

oh, and if you don't get what i mean, check out my website (link in previous post). my 'road trip 2001' and 'an authentic rogue state' are blogs, just like your 'iscatter.blogspot.com' is one, too. i want to be able to see what people have written without having to load the edit dialogs, etc. right now im viewing from blogger.com, is there a blogspot page for this that i should be viewing instead?

2001-11-19T16:37:00.000-05:00

Jerry, I'm not really sure what you want to do. Why set up a read-only version of the blog? Isn't that what this is?

Erik, I can't believe I missed the meteor shower. I guess I'll have to wait until I'm 55 to catch the next one.

Everyone, if you didn't get individual notification, I'm sorry -- but I have exciting news! Marc asked me to marry him on Saturday. (I said yes, of course!) Needless to say I've been mad busy since, travelling everywhere to show off the ring!

2001-11-18T13:15:00.000-05:00

kate...give me a call when you get a minute. i want to post this blog on my site, if it's alright. but you're admin, so i need you to set it up, unless you set me up as an admin. let me know.

2001-11-18T05:45:00.000-05:00

I was just outside watching the meteor shower. Wow! It's really something to behold. They're coming down every ten seconds or so, sometimes a few at once. If you slept through it you'll have to wait another 30 years or so!

I officially created a file called "thesis.doc" today. I'm expecting a job offer in the next few weeks. Life is good...

Back to work...

2001-11-18T02:36:00.000-05:00

ahh.... the infamous plant 26. i was just talking about that with diane on wednesday. in fact, it made my recently completed resume. i've been working on a personal web page, in my off time (and it's all off time.) you have to have a recent browser to view it in it's stunning complexity, older browsers will see it in stunning simplicity. this is all due to my new friend, the cascading style sheet. i recommend opera for your next browser. it's fast, and it's free. otherwise, try ie6, or netscape 6.2. it's time to update your browser, you need the security, and you deserve the standards-compliance (empowering, ain't it!)

so, since i've been creating my personal web page, i've been thinking i could have a display-only page for this blog.... no edit, but a link to blogger for editing. i'll probably work up a design like my personal page for it, whether you like it or not!

2001-11-17T01:43:00.000-05:00

Hey Kate...thanks for the tip about on the fuel cell stuff...unfortunately, I've been so obsessed with trying to make them work myself that I haven't had much time to watch what other people are doing in the field...not a good thing, I know. Oh well. Anyway, on a much lighter note, I'd like you all to check out the following link...
http://www.madblast.com/oska/humor_bin.swf
...just make sure that the sound is up on your computer. Enjoy!

2001-11-16T10:41:00.000-05:00

thank you, us armed forces!

by the way, ed, interesting you should mention ulysses s fatboy here, as i just invited him to join yesterday.

[waves] hi joe.

2001-11-16T10:18:00.000-05:00

And now your moment of zen. The time is roughly 8:30am on a summer morning in 1996. The place is deep within the hidden Grumman building known only as Plant 26. The subject is me. The photographer is a stealth Joe Reiter.

2001-11-15T16:12:00.000-05:00

today at lunchtime i discovered the dollar store. so much crap, all so easily obtainable. my dad has always loved these stores, but i never really found the charm until today, when i found not one, but two different types of safety pins for sale there. when i was in japan i saw a one hundred yen store. how very global. anyone else? what's the last thing you bought for one dollar or less?

2001-11-15T16:10:00.000-05:00

er, writing. yeah. some. mostly just moving, and unpacking, and planning, and working.
tonight, though... cake at roseland!
saturday, dan bern.
sunday: thanksgivingish.
i'm keeping so busy i'm just thousands and thousands of words behind, but i'm still hoping to have a first draft soon (probably by christmas).

2001-11-13T23:29:00.000-05:00

bloody hell. 12-2. i'm not used to losing like that.

just came back from an indoor soccer match at chelsea piers. we lost big.

granted, we were playing without three regulars, but we went down hard, with loads of bad luck tonight. post shots, one-armed saves, bouncebacks, near misses... even my shot to the keeper's nuts didn't help us, he just kept saving goals.

it looks like we'll have to settle for third place for a week. next week, we'll recapture second.

2001-11-09T17:08:00.000-05:00

kate~
how's the novel coming? let's see: 50,000 * 8 / 30 is 13,000 words or so... yikes!
i've been programming all day, and i've written about 200 lines, which is a lot.
usually in three months, i'll design, write, and fully test 2,500 lines of code.
but 50,000 words scares me half to death. it's not the number, it's the fact that it's words.
i just don't have that many in me, i'm afraid.

best of luck!

2001-11-08T15:35:00.000-05:00

Metafilter has a little discussion going on regarding that fuel cell article.

2001-11-08T14:03:00.000-05:00

Fuel cell–generated electricity goes online on Long Island - 11/7/2001 - ENN.com. Tim, you watching?

2001-11-05T01:29:00.000-05:00

Well, November is finally here, which means it's NaCSPWriMo -National Combustion Symposium Paper Writing Month. I have to complete 5,500 words by December 4th. It's no novel, but it's a good prelude to December, which is NaThWriMo - National Thesis Writing Month. When is National Build a Rally Car Month???

2001-11-02T14:10:00.000-05:00

um, jerry, who gave you that number, dude?
and what does this mean for me?
i've got an unrealistic hope that there's still hope for this relationship.
i can't wait until we think back and laugh about this.

2001-11-02T13:41:00.000-05:00

okay, this is the shit.

the new york rejection line... 212.479.7990

just call.

wow!

2001-11-02T08:56:00.000-05:00

hot damn, i say it again, go yankees!

2001-11-01T15:22:00.000-05:00

jeters never prosper! but justice will prevail! go yankees!
i predict the yankees will win tomorrow in the same situation.

2001-11-01T11:04:00.000-05:00

go yankees!

2001-10-30T10:41:00.000-05:00

the search for a tv antenna. if i'm going to be watching the world series properly with friends, we should see the ball, the players, and the score, and not static. so off i go. it's amazing how things have changed after september eleventh (ASE.) people, even miles from nyc, have gone from eight channels to one, two, or three grainy, wiggly channels. so i want to watch the yankees win tonight in style, and i'm hoping the donation of a tv antenna to jen and aron's tv will provide me that.

that's my bit on the crazy state of affairs. why aren't they reporting quality of life issues like this? do so many people have cable that they haven't noticed? is it like the lack of pay phones in america's cities? what if the cable satellite farms were attacked? are they being more heavily guarded? 15 cases of anthrax in a month? so what! 10 million people without television! now that's an attack. dumb terrorists.

2001-10-25T12:02:00.000-04:00

I'm kinda getting numb to the whole anthrax thing.. although it did peak my interest a bit when they closed the mail processing center close to my office at BWI. I don't think a massive attack is going to be delivered via the mail.. I think this may have just been another attempt to panic people and disrupt an 'American' way of life, so to speak...
I am a little anxious about the Olympics in Salt Lake, though...

speaking of cartoon villians.. did you see that Bruce Willis movie about the train wreck?
I thought it was pretty good.. and it ties in to the whole cartoon villian, 'why does he have to be a bad guy?' thing
just a thought..

2001-10-25T11:49:00.000-04:00

I'm getting sick of the bioterror thing. Enough already.

As the threat spirals ever nearer to me I get these absurd thoughts. Like, today I read that the Post Office is stockpiling gloves and masks for "front line" postal workers. And I think that it's pretty safe to say that the post office has never considered itself an organization with a front line. Neither snow, nor sleet, nor gloom of bioterror... Right. See? Then I read that they are considering irradiating mail for our protection. And I start to think about a cartoon villain, a postal worker who believed he had been exposed to Anthrax and so irradiates himself believing the process to be a preventative measure... he suddenly grows to Incredible Hulk proportions and sets about brutal vengeance. I know, it's a weak concept. Like, what is his motivation? Why does he have to be a bad guy? Well, it's just a concept, friends.

Anyone else have any thoughts on the crazy state of current affairs?

2001-10-24T10:37:00.000-04:00

hello all.. just checking in.
there's not much goin' on here in Baltimore.. other than postal workers contracting anthrax, that is..
I busy working on another proposal.. this time for baggage (i.e. luggage) handling at airports - great timing, huh

2001-10-23T11:59:00.000-04:00

Hey, 42.

Glad to see you finally checked e-mail.

I just invited Eric F to join. Other people here, well, you can pretty much just read down this page to see, or you can go into blogger and click on "Team". Should be next to the "Posts" button on the top of your screen.

In other news, I'm still looking for a laptop. Ask your friends! Ask your coworkers! It's for a good cause. And for that matter, I could give it back at the end of the month.

2001-10-23T11:31:00.000-04:00

Hey! I'm here! Whoa, that took forever! Who else is here? How do I find out?

I went to Ray Vargas' wedding on Saturday. Had a cool time. It was a mini cooper renunion. I saw Mike Duffy, Giuseepe Tinervia, ERIC FUNG, Diane Toy, Matt something-or-over (CE), Shello (something-or-other), Tina Kiang, John Chen, AND JEN CHEN! I got Eric's email and he wants to hang out. In case you want to bother him: efung@greenwichtech.com (I have his phone number if you wish but I wont post it).

John Chen quit his job at First Boston and is starting his own business as a web-based baseball card seller. If you want to Beta test his site: queenscards.com.

I also fixed Scott Weezerocks Marshall SLP 1959 Reissue 100watt head yesterday.

Where's Aftab?

2001-10-22T15:45:00.000-04:00

I printed out a copy of the second picture below and hung it on my office door. At least 3 people have asked, "Oh, is that from your trip to Japan?" Hm.

2001-10-19T15:22:00.000-04:00

Thought I'd share this -- since I started this page I've been slowly working my way through a Google search for "Cooper Union" ME 97. Not much interesting, but today I came across this site, which includes the following quote...

I'd rather sit here (and shit shit) than go to class (and learn shit).
Unknown, 2001, written in a bathroom stall in the men's room on the third floor of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, NYC, NY
Then you'll never amount to anything but shit.
Reply written beneath it.

Of course, I've never been in the 3rd floor men's room, so I've never seen it. But I thought it was worth sharing.

2001-10-18T23:09:00.000-04:00

Since Kate is promoting herself I figured I should mention the website Eddie and I have for 2097 Racing, the rally team we started almost two years ago when we purchased our rally car. Stop by and check it out.

2001-10-18T13:01:00.000-04:00

one more thing... If you read my other weblog (here), or if you, like Eddie, just hear about it over pizza, you know that there's a pretty good chance that I'm about to pound out a 50,000 word novel. Maybe. Anyway, in preparation for this feat, I'm trying to wrangle a laptop computer for cheap. I don't need anything special -- just a functioning battery (that will still hold charge) and a harddrive. (As my friend Tony pointed out, a 26-letter keyboard would be nice too -- not to mention all those pesky punctuation keys...) So if you know anyone with a laptop rotting away in their basement, could you let me know? I've got about $150 I'd put toward this project, so if acquiring said laptop requires a little fiscal lubrication, as it were, then I can dip, just not too deeply. Thanks.

2001-10-18T12:54:00.000-04:00

Those pictures are hysterical. And thank you, Tim, for sparing us the JWH photos. I'm eating here.
Glad to see everyone is trickling in! I think we've accounted for pretty much everyone I could think of. Anyone else think of anybody with a valid e-mail address?

2001-10-18T01:37:00.000-04:00

Hi Kate! Sorry that it took a reminder to get me to log on to this thing. It's my first blog, so please be patient. I hope all is well with you and all your fellow leufrats. Hey Paul, I love the the picture! I was gonna post an old picture of JWH but I figured it would give you all nightmares. Anyway, as you'll probably note from the timestamp, it's pretty late soooo I'll sign off here and write more at a later time when I'm a little more coherent. Take it easy everyone.
P.S. Thanks, Kate, for setting this thing up...it's a great idea!!!

2001-10-17T22:12:00.000-04:00

Heh... thanks for the reminder Kate... been busy. (Lame excuse, I know). Well, I'm joined now. Don't have much to say right now, but enjoy these pictures I just dug up! (From "back in the day".)

Mmmm... rabbits!

2001-10-17T18:31:00.000-04:00

Hi Guys,
I finally got around to checking in here. Sorry to be such a slowpoke. How is everyone doing?
I assume that you are all cheering for the Yankees tonight? I was part of a very small minority in Oakland/Berkeley that was supporting NY. Not too much is going on here in CA, which I guess is sometimes a good thing. I moved several months ago and absolutely love my new place. It is further from campus, but in a really nice area. When are any of you planning to hit the Left Coast? Keep in mind that there is always a floor/couch available if anyone is in the neighborhood. Take care.

2001-10-17T11:47:00.000-04:00

Post transfers your entry into the lower part of the browser window, and you can take a sec to check how it looks there before hitting the orange Publish button. Under your entry, there should be the word "edit," which you can click on to reopen your entry in the top window if you want to make changes. Publish actually transfers your entry to the website. (Though, you can still edit, even after publishing. At least, I can. I'm not sure about non-Administrators. Is "edit" there for you, too?)
So, bottom line. After you write your entry, you can either hit Post, check your entry in the bottom half of the window, and then hit the orange Publish button to publish, or just use Post and Publish in the first place.
If entries are "posted" but not "published," they'll sit in the queue until someone publishes (anyone). I'm publishing for you guys now.
Also, yes, blogger has some quirks in various operating systems. I know on a Mac, the top bar is missing. But I'm still a fan, because on blogger, it seems, stuff like this is continually being worked out. They're fairly responsive.
glad to see you guys made it!

2001-10-17T10:44:00.000-04:00

Blogging for dummies Q1: What's the difference between "post" and "post and publish?" Is it that "post" puts text here and "post and publish" makes it so everyone can see?

ps: this only works half the time for me. I keep geeting the "Ooops we found a cookie" error message. Maybe it's because I use Netscape.

2001-10-17T10:43:00.000-04:00

Hey K8 and company, sorry I didn't check-in sooner but things are a bit hectic here in Baltimore..
work is crazy busy and I've been unpacking boxes in my new condo since 10/2... and I'm still not finished.
I've gotta run but I promise to 'pop' in on a regular basis - I miss you guys!

2001-10-17T10:40:00.000-04:00

Uhhh... Okay, I'm here. But I'm not a 97-er either.
Let's try again...

2001-10-16T11:52:00.000-04:00

I just noticed that I'm the only actual ME 97 that's thusfar joined the weblog. How sad. Is there really no interest? You can e-mail me privately if you don't want to join in order to respond to why you're not interested. (get that?) I could always just make the name Kate and friends but somehow that sounds a little pitiful to me. Eddie... I know you're out there, don't make me bop you on the head.

I do not have Aftab's new e-mail address, so if anyone has heard from him since he moved, please let me know.

2001-10-14T11:51:00.000-04:00

Yeah, sorry about the lame intro. Maybe this will be better...

Welcome to me97.blogspot.com. This will be a place for anyone remotely connected to the CU ME 97 class to touch base and connect in a simple and friendly way. I have been writing on a couple of other weblogs (a hard know to think and this much is true -- sorry about the self-plug!) for a couple of months now, and I've found it much more effective than trying to keep up with friends via individual e-mail messages.

As for me, I'm still in Central NJ, still working for the same medical device company. (Which brings up an interesting aside -- I've chosen not to actually associate myself with that company specifically on-line, for somewhat obvious reasons if you read my other weblog... I'll leave it up to you how much you'd like to reveal here; just remember that this is a public website and anyone could "happen" upon it.)

So, let us know what you're up to! This can (of course) just be a jumping-off point. Feel free to discuss anything you'd like (or nothing) and enjoy!

2001-10-12T18:12:00.000-04:00

okay, so i figured out who's on, and who's invited. hey all! now, for that cold pizza!

2001-10-12T18:10:00.000-04:00

ahoy, mates!

ahh, another relaxing day. diane and i were supposed to meet for lunch, but i woke up at 11a, and when i called, she didn't answer. oh well. so instead i fixed breakfast and went online to check mail. then i went to the park, and watched local jr and sr high school teams playing soccer. i wonder if i looked that bad in high school (gulp!) i kicked around a hacky sack, played my new harp, and bought some bananas, and some guinness. ooh, and i've got cold pizza in the fridge. this is shaping up to be a great day!

maybe going to erik&ed's rally tomorrow, but i need to find out the details of the birthday party i'm supposed to attend.

oh, anyway. thanks kate for setting this up (bit of a suprise, actually.) your intro was *LAME*. maybe i can find out who else is on this list, so i know who i'm ranting to. do i really care? no. it's not me who has to read this, it's all you!

2001-10-12T16:42:00.000-04:00

hi, welcome, blah, blah, blah.
see you here shortly.
hope everyone's doing well.