Brr...it's cold

What a good way to remind myself of the one sport I like: skiing.  It's amusing walking out of the house, and finding the car covered with frost.  Showing that picture very well could convince someone that I "went" to Lake Tahoe.  As for picture number 2, the thermostat reads 59 degrees Fahrenheit.  Today is the first day of 2010 where the central heating has been used.  I've been getting by wearing extra clothing and having a small 1500-Watt electric heater in my room.

Just another thought about physics:  I think my room requires around 600 watts of power to maintain a "constant" temperature.  After letting the heater stay on for a while, room's temperature stabilized with 600 watts.  I will attempt to insulate the windows more.

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Pictures of the Sky and Candles

Well, this was a whimsical desire.  I doubt I have the devotion to do a photography blog.  It takes too much "effort."  Never the less photos are still cool.  One thing I have been contemplating is a screenshot of the day kind of thing for flight simulator.  That would be amusing to some degree.

So about these pictures...one of my friends said he saw a double rainbow outside.  I immediately grabbed my camera and tripod and went outside hoping to see something.  But no.  All I saw was "boring" sky.  Since it is cold outside, I decided to grab a few candles and light them all to warm my hands, and that explains the candle pictures.

(pictures are licensed by Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0, so credit me as "mzzyzx")

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Vote for SF Team on Films

This is a desperate attempt to get people to vote for the San Francisco team's video, produced by my fellow yearbook staff member (and the rest of the SF team).  And you can vote as many times as needed.  Please support the SF team: http://www.fresh-films.com/

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Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to Kent,

Genius:

1. an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of [Kent].
2. a person having such capacity.
3. a person having an extraordinarily high intelligence rating on a psychological test, as an iq above 140.
4. natural ability or capacity; strong inclination: a special genius for leadership.
5. distinctive character or spirit, as of a nation, period, or language.
6. the guardian spirit of a place, institution, etc.
7. either of two mutually opposed spirits, one good and the other evil, supposed to attend a person throughout life.
8. I decided to waste space in this list by listing out several definitions of "genius" from dictionary.com.  After all, that's what most people call you anyway, so you might as well remind your friends of what you really are.
9. I ashume we met sometime in elementary school.  Of course my memory of those days is rather fuzzy now. 
10. "Don't start being stupid." - Kent.  You wrote this in my 8th grade yearbook.  Okay I won't.
11. Remember our trip to Zeum for Headington?  That was fun when we went ice skating.  You were learning quite well from my tips (which of course I learned from Skido Kido).  Here's another tip.  No one says "ice skiing" as a sport.  That's just a corruption of "ice skating" and "skiing."  The only time you'd use "ice skiing" is if you are referring to skiing on ice.  In skiing terminology, ice is different from snow.  With a pair of skis, and not skates.
12. I heard there's an Ellango fan club.  That means we need a club for you.  I nominate Yueming to be the president of the "Kent Club."  And Ellango can be VP, just like he's VP in KIWIN'S.
13. I remember the time I beat you in arm wrestling at homework help.  But then again it probably wasn't exactly fair since you already dueled Ellango just before me.
14. There is no point 14, since that's what I did for Yueming.
15. "I heard he grew a bit in high school."  I think that's an understatement. Kinda like "Hitler was not always a sane man" (Ellango) or "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control. I trust you are not in too much distress." (Captain Moody)
16. I just realized this.  "Tanita" and "Mendoza" are half rhymes.  Of course, "Mendoza!" is a expression of anguish.  Apparently, "Tanita" means "a person with extremely sexy elbows."  Someone needs to make it such that shouting "Tanita!" could be a cry of genius or something.
17. At the end of the day, do I consider you to be genius?  I'll have to think about it.  But do I think of you as a hell of a student of high merit?  Definitely.

Yeah, a list of 17 dingsbums for your 17 years of age. 

Sincerely,

Montgomery Zzyzx

Whoever can avoid using the word "genius" in the comments section will be considered a genius themselves. What other word can you use to convey your sentiments about him?  Better still, something along the lines of a poem, photo (and photo essay), comic strip, video or music composition.  Try not to undermine your own intelligence while commenting, since different people have their own talents and accomplishments.