Astérix Sméagol

US vs. Ghana

2006-06-23T02:18:45Z

I just now got to watch the US vs. Ghana game (I was at work while it was on). I have to say, I'm very disappointed. The penalty kick resulting in the second Ghana goal was, I think, undeserved. Still, I guess it doesn't matter that much, since we still would only have tied without it, and still would not have advanced to the round of sixteen. Oh well, maybe we'll do better in 2010.

US vs. Italy

2006-06-17T21:23:35Z

We just tied Italy!
That was probably the worst officiated game I have ever seen. There wera a total of three red cards, one of which was justified, and more yellow cards than I could keep track of. Truly awful. So with Italy's one red card and the US's two, we were playing 9 on 10 for almost the entire second half, and we still didn't allow them any goals. Granted, we didn't actually score any goals, as the one point we had was an own-goal by an Italian defender, but I'm pretty sure that even if he had kicked it like he meant to, the American forward right in front of him would have gotten it in. Beasly got one kick into the Italian goal, but McBride was just slightly ahead of their last defender, so it was off sides. Still, McBride almost scored about five times. I think if we had been able to keep all of our players on the field, even if Italy did, too, it would have been a 2-1 upset. To get to the second round (brackets), the US will have to beat Ghana by any amount if Italy beats the Czach Republic, but we will have to beat them by at least 5 points Italy and the Czech Republic tie. So hopefully Italy and the US both win.

World Cup 2006

2006-06-10T07:35:17Z

I watched the Germany vs. Costa Rica game after I got home from work today. That was a great game. Germany made a beautiful, almost postage stamp goal only 5 minutes in, and Costa Rica scored 6 minutes after that. Both teams played really well. I had expected Germany to, but I was surprised at how well Costa Rica kept up. It was tied for a lot of the game, and then Costa Rica was only down by one point for quite a while. Germany pulled another great goal just before the 90 minute mark, making the final score 4-2. I recorded the Poland vs. Ecuador game too, but I didn't watch it yet. The US doesn't play until Monday (against the Czec Republic). Hopefull they will at least tie them.

Aero Lab

2006-05-11T00:17:50Z

Woo! I just finished my 24 page Aerodynamics lab!
And I don't have to take my Strength of Materials final!
And I got a 92% on my Chemistry test!
And I'm having Goodcents for dinner!
Today is awesome!

P.S. - Happy Root Canal Appreciation Day everyone!

Fall 2006

2006-04-12T22:00:05Z

I enrolled for next semester today. I'll be taking:

AE 290	Aerospace Colloquium
AE 507	Aerospace Stuctures I
AE 545	Aerodynamics
AE 550	Dynamics of Flight I
AE 571	Reciprocating Propulsion
RUSS 100	Russian Reading I

Today's Holidays

2006-02-22T20:04:03Z

Curling Is Cool Day
Visit this site!

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Girls, please solve this problem!
(And if you get the answer, please tell me the answer because I don't want to do it.)
Assume that the pitching moment characteristics of a propeller driven airplane are as shown in the figure below. If the elevator deflection will generate an incremental pitching moment coefficient given by: ∆Cm = Cm(δe), calculate and plot the elevator angle, δe, to trim versus the thrust coefficient for zero flaps and for flaps down. Assume that Cm(δe) = -0.02 1/deg and α = 6 deg.

National Chili Day
I'm having chili for dinner. I suggest you do the same.

Lego Church

2006-02-09T02:40:21Z

My uncle just sent me this:

Lego Church

How long to build it? It was about a year and a half of planning, building and photographing.
How many pieces of LEGO to build it? more than 75,000
How big is it? About 7 feet by 5 1/2 feet by 30 inches (2.2 m x 1.7 m x .76 m)
How many LEGO people does it seat? 1372
How many windows? 3976
It features a balcony, a Narthex, stairs to the balcony, restrooms, coat rooms, several mosaics, a nave, a baptistry, an altar, a crucifix, a pulpit and an elaborate pipe organ.

The CW

2006-01-25T14:38:07Z

Well, at least now no one will have to fight about which channel is the worst.

Thank you, doctor

2006-01-22T20:16:01Z

I went to the doctor yesterday and got medicine

Happy Birthday Jesus

2005-12-24T20:17:28Z

Thank you, Facebook.

asterixsmeagol @ 2005-12-13T16:00:00

2005-12-13T21:56:22Z

In Other News

2005-12-07T04:15:43Z

Duck Tales! (wooo)
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Unacceptable

2005-12-07T02:03:09Z

It is currently 12°F.
The windchill is currently -4°.
The low tonight is 4°.
Not the windchill.
The actual temperature.
This is unacceptable.

asterixsmeagol @ 2005-11-20T18:00:00

2005-11-21T00:04:53Z

eating a breakfast burrito for dinner
Arlo Guthrie on my playlist

Physics tests

Excerpts from Tech Support

2005-11-15T18:44:28Z

Felix D: I am fine Austin, thank you for asking!!

Felix D: Do not worry Austin, I'll assist you solve the issue.

Felix D: 4. Click on the (+) sign beside
Felix D: Please ignore the above sentence.
Felix D: Please discard the above sentence as it was a mistake.
Austin Harper: ok
Felix D: I apologize for the mistake.

Felix D: Thank you for waiting Austin.
Felix D: Thank you for your time and patience.

Felix D: Yes, you are correct!

Felix D: I am glad to assist a person like you.

Felix D: Thank you so much for your patience.
Felix D: Thank you for your time and patience.
Felix D: I am glad to assist you today!

Felix D: Thank you for your patience, you are very nice person. I ensure that I'll try my best and resolve the issue for you.

Felix D: Great!!
Felix D: Let me know if the problem is resolved.
Austin Harper: ok
Felix D: Thank you!!!!

Felix D: I am very happy that I have assisted such a wonderful person.

Felix D: I am glad sir!!

Felix D: It was a great pleasure chatting with you. Have a beautiful day!!!! Bye!!!!
Austin Harper: could i get a transcript of this session emailed to me?
Felix D: Sure, I'll mail you the transcript right now!!
Austin Harper: thank you.
Felix D: Have a beautiful evening!!!!

Tomorrow!

2005-11-13T20:30:58Z

Everyone, this is an important announcement:

Tomorrow is Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day.

That is all.

asterixsmeagol @ 2005-10-04T15:45:00

2005-10-04T20:45:54Z

Copied from Mel's journal while I take a break from homework

Step 1: Put your media player on random
Step 2: Pick your favorite lines from the first 25 songs that play.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song the lines come from.
Step 4: strike out the ones people have guessed already.

(I had to skip a few songs because they were instrumental. Sorry.)
~~1. Time to hesitate is through/No time to wallow in the mire.~~
~~2. There's nothing for me here so I will disappear./If she turns up while I'm gone please let me know.~~
3. Tonight's the night I'm gonna push it to the limit./I live all of my years in a single minute.
~~4. I'm so damn bored I'm going blind~~
~~5. Hey, hey, hey, give me more.~~
6. I got a crazy teacher, he wears dark glasses
~~7. Low. Ri. Der.~~
8. Ladder structure clatter with fear of height, down height.
9. Now I've watched you standing there,/Seen the passers-by all stare.
10. Would it help to ease the pain? Ease your brain?
11. Elle m'a dit j'ai pas l'habitude de m'occuper des cas comme ça.
~~12. Nothing you can know that isn't known./Nothing you can see that isn't shown.~~
13. And if I’m feelin’ good to you/And you’re feelin’ good to me
14. When it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand.
15. Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?/How could she do this to me?
~~16. With karate I'll kick your ass/From here to Tieneman square.~~
~~17. Peaches come from a can/They were put there by a man/In a factory downtown.~~
18. I don't like those, my God, what's that/Oh it's full of nasty habits when the bitch gets back.
~~19. June, she'll change her tune./In restless walks she'll prowl the night.~~
20. Time makes you bolder/children get older/I'm getting older, too.
~~21. He says, son, can you play me a memory?/I’m not really sure how it goes~~
~~22. Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit.~~
23. A blinding flash across the room/A sudden crash, a sonic boom
24. Well I know it wasn’t you who held me down./Heaven knows it wasn’t you who set me free.
25. So we've been told and some choose to believe it/I know they're wrong wait and see.

Oedipus Rex

2005-08-26T02:27:51Z

“Jocasta”
Lyrics by Austin Harper and JT Foster
Music by The Band

Jocasta, you had a son.
You don’t know where he done gone.
Jocasta,
Find your fucking son.

CHORUS
You know the seer don’t lie.
You can see it his eyes.
Better watch out, the time is nigh.
Before it’s over, someone’s gonna die.

Jocasta, the gauntlet’s thrown:
Royal rumble for the royal throne.
Jocasta,
You better find your son.

Jocasta, your husband’s dead.
The man who killed him’s Oedipus.
Jocasta,
Find your fucking son.

CHORUS

Jocasta, your son has come;
In fact, he fucked you numb.
Jocasta,
You found your son.

CHORUS

Jocasta, your son has come;
Oedipus Rex he has become.
Jocasta,
You found your fucking son.

A Late-Night Revelation

2005-05-06T14:19:16Z

Ann Coulter = uncultured