This is one of Claudia’s blog titles if and only if it contains a bad joke about biconditionals
Three points of interest today!
1. That Symbolic Logic test? Yeah, I rocked it.
142/150. I didn’t miss a single point on the three proofs. I lost all my points because I did a truth table with three variables, P, Q, and R, when there were only two variables in the sentence I was trying to table. Sad. But hey, I got an A, and I rocked those proofs. I’m happy.
2. Finally, I’ve found someone with whom I can make Godot jokes!
It’s another conversation with Sean, of course.
Action Leibniz! says:
Wow, there are 8 people on the wait list for Buddhism
Action Leibniz! says:
Huh
Giant Enemy Crab says:
“Waiting for Buddhism”
Giant Enemy Crab says:
haha, only two are on the waitlist for Godot
Action Leibniz! says:
Hahahaha
Action Leibniz! says:
BECKETT 101: Godot
Action Leibniz! says:
Class size limit: 0
Giant Enemy Crab says:
hahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says:
exactly
Action Leibniz! says:
Location: a country road. A tree.
Giant Enemy Crab says:
but it’ll be 1 when Godot comes
Giant Enemy Crab says:
tomorrow
Action Leibniz! says:
Hahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says:
maybe
Action Leibniz! says:
We need to offer that class
Giant Enemy Crab says:
haha, I’d teach it
Giant Enemy Crab says:
of course, I’d teach anything where I think they’d appreciate a monologue
Action Leibniz! says:
Haha, you could always tell students class is cancelled ’cause Godot couldn’t make it that day, but he’ll be here tomorrow
Action Leibniz! says:
Post it on Blackboard
Giant Enemy Crab says:
hahahahahah
Giant Enemy Crab says:
that’d be AMAZING
Giant Enemy Crab says:
they’d show up and we’d sit around for ten minutes, then let them go
Giant Enemy Crab says:
haha, I’d tell them I was grading attendence so they’d have to come
Giant Enemy Crab says:
and then just give everyone an A for playing
Action Leibniz! says:
Orchestrate it so that the other minor characters would show up and actually start acting the play out
Action Leibniz! says:
Confuse everybody
Giant Enemy Crab says:
yeah
Giant Enemy Crab says:
“We have a guest speaker today”
Action Leibniz! says:
Hahaha
Action Leibniz! says:
“Seeing as how Godot’s been delayed…”
Giant Enemy Crab says:
yeah!
3. http://www.geocities.com/krinklyman2/powers.html
Remember that Leibniz action figure I linked to a few days ago? Apparently, this guy did all the major philosophers up to Quine (though I must admit, the last one on that list I’ve ever heard of was Wittgenstein).
OH MY GOD these are funny if you know anything about the philosophers.
Favorites: St. Anselm, Descartes (with laser vision and clear and distinct punching action!), Leibniz (of course), and Berkeley.
Seriously, April must be “find really awesome crap on the internet” month.
This may very well get linked to on Facebook, I’m not sure yet. But I’m pretty sure I’m going to print them out and stick them all over my door.
Yeah, it’s these little things that make life worth living.
“A barrel-chested action figure with an enormous wig is objectively funny.”
If Genghis Khan, You Can, Too! (Too bad Immanuel Kant)
I like to think it’s rare for me to make a request of my friends (aside from the constant “read my blogs!” and “listen to me rant and rave at the table about the incompetence of the U of I!”), but I feel this request is an important one, especially considering a lot of the events that have been going on recently. Actually, I don’t really know if this is a “request” per say—more of a “keep this in mind if you ever need it” kind of thing…ah, screw it. I don’t know what it is. Just read, you shall see.
I know, for the vast majority of you (heck, maybe all of you), that when you’re in a situation and you need someone to talk to/rant or vent to/bounce ideas off of/get advice from, you probably don’t automatically think of me. This I would like to change.
I know I haven’t done my best in building up my reputation as a friend who is always there physically, who always is there when you need a hug or you need face-to-face communication. That’s my fault. But there is something I want you all to know: I am always there for you—if not physically, then over messenger or over the phone (when it’s charged, haha) if you need anything. And if you need it, I’m willing at any time, day or night, to drop what I’m doing and be with you. This goes for every last one of you, no exceptions.
I guess I’m asking you to trust me, and that probably sounds really dumb, because I probably haven’t given you enough reason to trust me. Well, here’s my little explanation for why you should and why I want you to. I guess I chalk it up to the fact that I know that when you’re feeling down, confused, upset, or conflicted, it really helps to have an ear to talk to, to just have someone to talk at that will respond with empathy and genuine concern, and who will simply listen and not pass judgment or break your trust. I’d like to think of myself as that kind of person. Sure, I may not seem that way in casual conversation, but when a friend expresses distress, it does concern me, and I really like to be that person who can be a support during rough times. I may not be perfect at this, but I try, and I like to think I do help.
I also know that it can be hard sometimes to talk about certain problems with even your best friends. And since I’m probably not the primary confidant of any one of you, I think I could be helpful in those situations in which you may find it difficult to talk to those to whom you are closest.
I don’t know. I guess I’d like you all to know that I would like to be that friend that you can go to in any crisis, the one who can listen objectively but with empathy. Because I do care, really. I want you all to know that if you’re having a bad time of things and need someone for whatever reason, don’t hesitate to call on me. I won’t judge you, I won’t betray your trust, and I won’t give advice unless you want it. I’ll just listen.
Yeah, this blog kind of came out of nowhere, but I figured it was time for me to put this into writing for all of you, so that you all know.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Super ANOVA!
Check this out:
That is pretty sweet, if I do say so myself.
Also, here are some random facts regarding the classes offered here at the U of I that I’m sure you don’t care about in the least:
Not counting classes offered by the College of Law (Law classes) and classes offered by the College of Graduate Studies (a few small things like genetics and such), the university offers a grand total of 4,526 classes (give or take a few due to Claudia’s inability to accurately count successively).
The smallest college in terms of classes offered is the College of Business and Economics, which is funny, ’cause Business is one of the more popular majors. There are 188 different classes offered under this college
The largest college in terms of classes offered is the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS) with 1,419 classes offered. Cool, eh?
Oh, and did you know that the Environmental Science major falls under CLASS rather than the Agricultural and Life Sciences College? I thought that was interesting.
Anyway.
Welcome to Stress Town. Population: Claudia
Holy crap, today was the most stressful day of the entire semester. Let me tell you why.
So remember that stats test I took last Wednesday? We got that back today. What was the number on the top?
65.
Yeah.
You can imagine the flip out that ensued. It was all over. Goodbye GPA, goodbye Summa cum Laude, goodbye grad school.
In the midst of this panic, I realize two things. One, he’s going over the test, and then two, my answers on the first page that were marked wrong (all of them were) matched the correct answers he was giving us. I took this up with him after class and long story short, I didn’t get a 65, I got an 80. Yes, that does make me very, very happy, but DEAR GOD I ALMOST LOST IT in class when I saw that 65. If you ever wanted to see the visual display that would accompany someone’s dreams getting crushed, you probably should’ve seen my face when I got that test back. Plus, an 80 still sucks; I’ve given myself a small 15-point window of error for the remaining 150 points in the class. Can I pull it off?
That’s a good question. I’m certainly going to do my best. There’s no way in hell I’m letting a stats class ruin my 4.0.
Second stressor of the day: I get back to my dorm at about 4:30 after research and I chill out for a few minutes, waiting for registration at 7, and am just about to fall asleep in my chair when it dawns on me that I still haven’t turned in my petition to take 22 credits—my limit is set at 20. The registrar’s office closes at 5. I look at the clock. 4:55. I don’t think I’ve ever moved faster in my life. I got there in time (barely) and got that taken care of, so that was good.
Third stressor of the day: with my credit limit taken care of (at least for now, I still have to get that other petition in), nothing was left to do but wait for registration at 7. By 6:58 I had all my little CRN numbers typed in so that I could just hit “submit” at 7 and it would all go through. No problem, right?
Ha.
All my classes go through…all except one: my stats class. My graduate-level stats class. The one I was assured by my advisor that I would get into (“there are no undergraduate restrictions to get into graduate classes!”). Yeah, apparently there are. So that’s just one more thing I’m going to have to straighten out sometime soon. I’m not posting my schedule tonight ’cause it’s not complete; I’ll do it once stats works out (that is, if it does at all).
So how did I relieve all this stress? I talked to Sean and I made an album cover. Observe:
Pitchfork and little horns were added by yours truly. I can’t decide if I like this one or not.
Bonferroni is not a type of pasta
Not too much to say today, really. Hung out with Rob (outside, cause it was nice for once!), and that was fun. Freaking out about my stats test. I feel kinda sick. Here are two album covers for you to admire.
Yes, that first one’s a stats thing.
Everything’s funny at 4 AM. Especially this.
Sean and I should not be allowed to talk on Messenger to each other so late at night/early in the morning. This particular conversation started about an hour ago, at 3 AM. We’d been talking since about midnight, and at this point Sean was pretty tired. But then I said one damn thing and we talked for another hour.
I have to say, this is probably one of the funniest MSN conversations I’ve ever had. Sean is amazing, I am amazing, and we’re both even more amazing this early in the morning.
I was going to fix the formatting to my standard, but then was all, “screw it, it’s 4 in the morning.” So you get what you get. And as if it needs mentioning, I’m “Action Leibniz!” and he’s “Giant Enemy Crab.”
Action Leibniz! says: Maybe you should go to bed before you purchase a small island or something
Giant Enemy Crab says: I need to be straight-jacketed promptly at midnight
Giant Enemy Crab says: oh man, my own island would rock!
Giant Enemy Crab says: I’m doing that RIGHT NOW
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Action Leibniz! says: Haha, I just realized most of my Flash productions are made after midnight
Giant Enemy Crab says: holy gods
Action Leibniz! says: If your theory holds true, that explains a lot
Giant Enemy Crab says: this shit be expensive
Action Leibniz! says: Are you seriouly looking up islands?
Giant Enemy Crab says: well, it’s not like I’m just gonna stumble on to one, is it?\
Action Leibniz! says: Haha, Sean, go to bed!
Giant Enemy Crab says: hold on
Giant Enemy Crab says: I can totally afford this if I kill my whole family for their bank accounts
Action Leibniz! says: Hahahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says: [link]
Action Leibniz! says: Looks nice
Giant Enemy Crab says: someone is actually selling AN ENTIRE ISLAND on eBay
Action Leibniz! says: That’s awesome
Action Leibniz! says: At least their feedback score is 100%
Giant Enemy Crab says: hahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says: well good, that means they didn’t like void the warranty on it first or something
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha, imagine the feedback
Giant Enemy Crab says: “product as described: it was actually an island, yes”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says: “good value for price: yeah, I guess so, I don’t know how much fuckin’ islands usually go for”
Action Leibniz! says: “Very good climate, friendly natives, would buy from again! A+”
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha, yeah
Giant Enemy Crab says: “would totally buy from this seller again, but seriously – how many godsdamn islands do I need?”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says: I mean, it’s kinda one of those things where you really only need one for the full effect
Action Leibniz! says: Apparently they usually sell beds
Action Leibniz! says: “Got the bed, slept in it, totally pleased!”
Action Leibniz! says: Awesome feedback
Giant Enemy Crab says: man, this guy likes selling things that cost a lot and you don’t really find yourself shopping for that often
Giant Enemy Crab says: I mean, how many times in the last year have you bought a bed
Giant Enemy Crab says: let alone an island
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: oh, wait
Giant Enemy Crab says: it’s not the whole thing
Giant Enemy Crab says: WELL FUCK HIM, THEN
Giant Enemy Crab says: I’m not paying a million dollars for like part of an island
Giant Enemy Crab says: for that much, I get the whole damn thing!
Action Leibniz! says: I was going to say, that sounds awful cheap for a whole island
Action Leibniz! says: Hmm, personal hurricane bunkers
Action Leibniz! says: And missle silos
Action Leibniz! says: This guy has everything!
Giant Enemy Crab says: wow, I was AFK
Giant Enemy Crab says: missle silos?
Giant Enemy Crab says: for real?
Action Leibniz! says: $2.1
Giant Enemy Crab says: SOLD
Action Leibniz! says: Yeah
Giant Enemy Crab says: bwahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says: “shipping costs to: 83843 – not listed”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says: fucking FedEx won’t bring my island to me
Giant Enemy Crab says: what, I gotta go over there??
Action Leibniz! says: He never said I had to do that!
Giant Enemy Crab says: this was not in the item description!
Giant Enemy Crab says: I will leave a negative feedback now!
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: feedback: one negative:
Action Leibniz! says: “WHY CAN’T YOU SHIP THIS PIECE OF EARTH TO MOSCOW?”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “I had to go to my island! I paid a MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS, WTF MAN??”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha
Action Leibniz! says: Oh man
Giant Enemy Crab says: I love taht
Giant Enemy Crab says: that*
Giant Enemy Crab says: “shipping: see description”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “it’s an island”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “we regret that we can’t send it anywhere”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “it’s pretty much staying right where it is”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “go read a geology textbook”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “or, you know, just go outside now and again”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha
Action Leibniz! says: Wow, that’s really funny
Action Leibniz! says: “Island Lake Superior”
Action Leibniz! says: It’s like, this is THE island
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: the one you heard so much about
Giant Enemy Crab says: here’s another one
Giant Enemy Crab says: “shipping: pickup only”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha, really?
Giant Enemy Crab says: why won’t they just let you post “COME ON, THERE IS NO FREAKING WAY THIS IS MOVING FROM WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS LOCATED”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “UNLESS LIKE A HUGE TYPHOON HITS IT BUT WE REALLY DON’T THINK YOU’D LIKE THAT ANY MORE THAN THE POOR BASTARDS WHO LIVE THERE”
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Action Leibniz! says: Haha, on the Lake Superior one
Action Leibniz! says: “The beach: words fail to describe it”
Action Leibniz! says: Then there’s a whole paragraph describing it
Giant Enemy Crab says: HAHAHAHA
Giant Enemy Crab says: seriously, I could describe it
Action Leibniz! says: I’ve been to all the beaches, man, and this one is the BEST
Giant Enemy Crab says: “mostly it’s sand, but you’ll notice as you go out there’s more and more water”
Action Leibniz! says: You might notice a point where you can’t breathe anymore. That’s the real deep part of the water
Giant Enemy Crab says: “after a certain point enough water is present that we can safely say the beach has terminated”
Action Leibniz! says: “But that’s not in the auction, you don’t get that, sorry”
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha, yeah
Action Leibniz! says: He probably has another auction: Lake Superior–everything BUT the island
Giant Enemy Crab says: “you only paid for the island, not the ocean too”
Giant Enemy Crab says: hahaha
Giant Enemy Crab says: imagine that description
Giant Enemy Crab says: “bargain: we sold some other tard just the island”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha
Action Leibniz! says: “You get the good stuff”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “you get fish and water”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “both of which are marketable resources”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “but not to the degree you’re gonna make money”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “let’s not kid ourselves, here”
Action Leibniz! says: “Plus, your property can wash onto theirs in storms and destroy stuff, now how satisfying is THAT? Bid NOW!”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “you’ll show them”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “some hurricane comes? they’re FUCKED. you, your stuff just gets moved around some”
Action Leibniz! says: Haha, that would be the best eBay product ever
Giant Enemy Crab says: I’d totally buy Lake Superior off an online auction
Action Leibniz! says: I wonder how much that would go for
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha, they’d cancel my FAFSA loans
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: under assets I’d put “Lake Superior” and they’d be like “one thing this guy does not need is more money”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “what’s he gonna try to buy next, betelguese?”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahahaha
Action Leibniz! says: We need galaxies on eBay next
Giant Enemy Crab says: I would buy that without thinking
Action Leibniz! says: That would be so great
Giant Enemy Crab says: “why can’t you pay your rent again?”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “there’s a small planetoid orbiting alpha centauri? preliminary flybys indicate it may be rich in iron deposits?”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “oh man, you mock me now, but wait until the interplanetary mining trade takes off”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “I’ll be rich as shit”
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Action Leibniz! says: Best excuse not to pay rent
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: “don’t worry, I’ll pay up later, with interest!”
Giant Enemy Crab says: just as soon as we develop faster than light travel
Action Leibniz! says: Haha, exactly
Giant Enemy Crab says: now that’s planning ahead
Action Leibniz! says: Though technology to do so is probably on eBay somewhere
Action Leibniz! says: “Go faster than the speed of light using our amazing springy shoes!”
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha, I’m gonna sell a perpetual motion machine
Action Leibniz! says: You’d get a complaint, “It stopped moving”
Action Leibniz! says: “You broke it, no refunds”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “product matched description: not even! it quit after a few hours! poor seller! F—–“
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: semi-perpetual motion machine
Giant Enemy Crab says: it goes on for a bit then stops
Giant Enemy Crab says: it’d be like a little wheel hanging from a rim
Action Leibniz! says: Those should be marketed, people would fall for it so hard
Action Leibniz! says: “They’re getting closer!”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “it really works, too!”
Giant Enemy Crab says: science is sure amazing
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: much better feedback
Giant Enemy Crab says: “product matches description: it really did stop after a bit! A+++++++++++++++++”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha
Action Leibniz! says: “We didn’t think it would, but after watching it for about fifteen minutes it really did!”
Giant Enemy Crab says: fifteen minutes?
Giant Enemy Crab says: they spun the wheel REALLY HARD
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha, “fzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz”
Action Leibniz! says: “Best part: the dog brushed against it and it repeated the WHOLE PROCESS! Man, we didn’t think it would stop the second time, but it did!”
Giant Enemy Crab says: (for best results imagine the expression of someone making the above onomotopeia)
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: (slowly decreasing in pitch to simulate deceleration)
Action Leibniz! says: “New: comes with sound effects!”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “it kinda whirrs a bit”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “review: whirring noise was wrong pitch, but otherwise fine. overall positive experience if you’re willing to make concessions”
Action Leibniz! says: Hahaha
Action Leibniz! says: “That was NOT a B flat whir”
Giant Enemy Crab says: “tried to tune my violin to it: DIDN’T WORK AT ALL”
Action Leibniz! says: “Warning to other users: do not tune from this”
Giant Enemy Crab says: that’s the guy that bought the island but didn’t get Lake Superior
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: he’s still bitter because of erosion
Giant Enemy Crab says: sore loser, that one
Action Leibniz! says: Haha, oh yes
Giant Enemy Crab says: oh shit, it’s 4 now
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha, I bet the really poor decisions will begin any time
Giant Enemy Crab says: I’d better go to bed
Action Leibniz! says: You should
Action Leibniz! says: Haha, I should, too
Giant Enemy Crab says: I was wondering if you ever sleep
Action Leibniz! says: When I get around to it
Giant Enemy Crab says: haha, well, talk to you tomorrow
Action Leibniz! says: Haha, okay\
Giant Enemy Crab says: blah, after work
Giant Enemy Crab says: 7 hours is always too long no matter what
Action Leibniz! says: Agreed
Giant Enemy Crab says: then again, I just bid on an island, so I should start saving
Action Leibniz! says: Haha
Giant Enemy Crab says: anyway
Giant Enemy Crab says: おやすみなさい
Action Leibniz! says: Goodnight
HAHAHAHAHAHA
People, I just witnessed the best video on YouTube, and all I did was type “Leibniz” into the search bar.
In a sentence: high-schoolers + video camera + Newton-Leibniz controversy over calculus = AMAZING HILARITY. There’s even a Sparta reference!! And that feather boa (I think that’s what it is) is by no means an exaggeration of Leibniz’ wig.
You probably didn’t laugh nearly as hard as I did, but this is my blog, and thus I deem it appropriate for me to post things that cater to my specific humor. Such things as this.
Since my initial viewing of it, it has been watched 15 times and has been favorited. And posted on Facebook.
I should probably stop searching for Leibniz on the internet. Don’t get me wrong, I find some really funny stuff (for instance, last night I typed in “action Leibniz” in Google and found this, hence the MSN name change), but I probably annoy you all with my constant “Leibniz this” and “Leibniz that”…oh well.
If Godot falls in the forest and no one is around…
I took my Symbolic Logic test today. The first three pages were fine, just translations, truth tables, DeMorgan’s Laws, and a proof step proof (no subproofs). I finished in 15 minutes.
Then there were the proof method proofs (aka proofs with subproofs embedded).
There were four on the test; we had to choose two and prove them. I proved one relatively quickly (because it was essentially the definition of a biconditional), but then I literally sat there for 45 minutes just staring the other three down, racking my brain to try to figure out whether or not I could figure out how to prove one.
Finally, the lightbulb came on with one and I crapped out a proof in under 10 minutes (not easy, trust me).
So I got home and tried plugging my solution into Fitch, and if I did it the way I think I did on the test, I got that one right.
Observe:
Yay? Maybe? I hope I did okay.
I’m going to do my doctorate thesis on antitheses!
Yes, I did go through and correct the double i’s that whoever wrote this survey deemed necessary to put into every word containing an i.
LONGEST FEMALE SURVEY EVER
*don’t be shy, fill it all out*
Do you sleep in your bra?
Nope.
Do you enjoy drama?
Plays? Yes. The “OMG ur such a bitch i’m goign 2 rip ur hair out!!!111”? No.
Are you a girly girl?
Nah, I wouldn’t say so. Being female is fun, but ONLY ON OCCASION.
Last person you hugged?
Rob, I think.
Small or BIG purses?
NO purses! Purses SUCK!
Do you think you’re conceited?
I don’ think so.
Do you dress up on Halloween?
Not usually, but I did go as Claude last Halloween.
Are you double jointed?
Haha, nope.
Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
That’s a good question. I don’t know.
Has anyone touched/smacked your butt?
It’s called Marching Band. Actually, it’s called Beau the Pervert, but it usually goes on during marching band, so I’m calling it that.
Last person who u hung out with?
The random assortment of people at the table.
Do you call anybody by their last name?
Nope.
How many guys will read this just because it says Lady Survey?
No idea.
Do you wear makeup?
Foundation and eye shadow. Oh, and blue mascara, lately.
Ever cried at a movie theater?
I don’t think so.
Can you put mascara on without opening your mouth?
Easily.
Do you think Ryan Sheckler is cute?
Who?
Have you ever been called a bad influence?
Oh, probably.
THIS OR THAT:
Eyeliner or Mascara?
Mascara.
Louis Vuitton or Dooney?
Again, who?
American Eagle or Hollister?
Never worn either.
Heels or flats?
I can live with flats.
Skirts or jeans?
Jeans suck, so skirts.
Socks or leggings?
SOCKS!
Hoodies or jackets?
Neither! Nudity!
Heels or sneakers?
Sneakers.
Straight or curly hair?
I wish mine was straight.
Hoops or dangling earrings?
Hoops AND dangly in the SAME EARRINGS! OMG.
Do you prefer light or dark haired guys?
Doesn’t matter.
Are you currently frustrated with a guy?
Nah.
Do you have a best friiend?
I guess you could call them that, we chat for like four hours a night.
Have you ever had your heart broken?
Once.
Have you ever thought of having plastic surgery?
Yes, but I don’t think I’d ever do it.
Do you like your life?
Depends on how my GPA is standing. Yes, GPA does matter to me that much right now. Deal with it.
Has your ex boyfriend ever gone out with one of your friends?
Yeah, but I probably would have never met her if he hadn’t, so I don’t know what answer that qualifies as.
Have you ever jumped in the pool with your clothes on?
Nope.
Have you ever slapped a boy in the face?
Nope.
Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?
Haha, like every night last semester.
Have you ever not been able to get someone off of your mind?
Oh yes. They’re on it right now, in fact.
Have you ever had a good feeling about something?
Yes, but it turned out bad in the end. Don’t trust your intuition, it’s evil.
Do you ever wish you were famous?
Yes, that would be nice. But famous as in “Nobel Prize-winning” famous, not “Britney Spears is insane” famous.
Are you currently missing someone?
Nah.
IN A BOY:
Cowboy or Gangster?
Haha, neither.
Preppy or Punk/Goth?
Punk/Goth is fun
Well-educated or Dropout?
Well-educated.
Anything Cute or Abercrombie?
Haha, like I pay attention to what anyone else wears.
Contacts or Glasses?
Whatever they prefer. As long as they can see.
Funny or Serious?
Either one is good, but so long as they know how to act the opposite on occasion.
Romantic or Daredevil?
Romantic. I’m a sucker for romance, believe it or not.
Cute or Hot?
Smart. HA!
Good Dancer or Good Singer?
Don’t care.
Smoker or Non-smoker?
I’d say non-.
Has a Motorcycle or Has a Sports Car?
A car. They’re more versatile (not THAT way, perverts!).
Parallel Lines Meet if You Bend Them
I COMMAND YOU!!!
These are great. The math one has a freaking LEIBNIZ CLOCK!! I want it! OMG! Also, the “parallel lines meet if you bend them” thing is just absolutely hilarious to me.
Sorry, that’s all I got today. Busy.
Sigma: Not Your Average Standard Deviate (OMG STATS JOKES MAKE ME LOOK SMART LOL)
Today I present you…
Things Claudia Adores: An Entirely Subjective List
- Success
- Color
- Voltaire
- Leibniz
- Wit
- Metaphysics
- Flash
- Unique socks
- 4.0s
- Really bad and obscure puns that only a small fraction of the population understands
- Geeky tattoos
- Good techno songs
- Good marches
- Blogging
- Existentialism
- Psychometrics
- Silly videos on YouTube
- Making silly videos and putting them on YouTube
- Getting a proof correct
- Good, long, funny MSN conversations
- Sigma
- Inside jokes (SPARTAAAAAAAAA!)
- Apple Jolly Ranchers
- Getting way too enthusiastic over the smallest things
- Polylinguists
- Facial piercings on guys
And a bunch of other stuff she forgot to put on this list ’cause it’s late and she has nothing else to blog about.
Poof! A Survey!
Wow.
I haven’t done a survey since March 9th.
This must be remedied!
10 things you love
1. Psychometrics
2. Philosophy
3. Analyzing stuff to death
4. Blogging
5. Voltaire
6. Leibniz
7. Writing
8. Color
9. Any really good techno song
10. Puns!
9 talents
1. Blogging
2. Writing kickass essays
3. Being loquacious
4. Going on and on about things very few people know/care about
5. Being nonjudgmental
6. Getting way too enthusiastic over the smallest things
7. Rambling
8. The whole “PVC pipe baton with my feet” thing
9. Planning
8 favorite people
1. Voltaire (sorry, living friends, but he’s priority)
2. Rob
3. Sean
4. Matt
5. Nick
6. Maggie
7. Leibniz (hooray dead white guys!)
8. Aneel
7 goals
1. Be directly involved in a revamp of the SAT and/or GRE
2. Revise the concept of “IQ”; construct a successful test of the concept
3. Publish my metaphysical stance
4. Publish something fictional, and perhaps get some sort of award for it
5. Graduate in the fall
6. Graduate again in the spring with degree 2
7. Figure out Leibniz (this is driving me nuts)
6 things you think about a lot
1. The existence of god
2. How I can statistically analyze whatever I come across
3. Mathematics
4. Intelligence and what it really is
5. Logic/whether or not it’s based solely on language
6. Leibniz (haha, wow, he’s on this list quite a lot)
5 favorite songs
1. First Date Mullet by Pony Pony Run Run
2. Breathe by Erasure
3. Nothing Else Matters by Metallica (but only with the symphony in the background!)
4. We’ve Got Everything by Modest Mouse
5. Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches
4 worries
1. Stats 422. I need a freaking A in that
2. Symbolic Logic. Dear god, the biconditionals are invading my dreams!
3. The GRE, of course. I NEED to get into grad school
4. School in general. My general persisting level of anxiety has been abnormally above average since college started back in ’06
3 things you believe in
1. My control over my own mind (but not free will. That is a blog to come in the future, though)
2. Logic
3. Introspection and how good it is for a person
2 best experiences of your life
1. Getting off the meds and realizing myself (finally)
2. Receiving my first kiss. Despite how everything turned out with that whole thing in the end, that’s seriously such a unique story that it’s just going to stick with me forever
1 thing you want right now
1. The semester to end and the reassurance that I will keep my 4.0.
Leibniz: a Short and Mildly Subjective Explanation of Why I Love the Man
So it’s now common knowledge that Leibniz was the coolest philosopher ever to me, right?
Good.
I figure now is a good a time as any to actually attempt to explain (briefly, cause I could go on for reams) why I like him so.
Frivolous reason first: have you seen that wig? Dear LORD, that’s amazing. Go to Wikipedia and check it out. It will change your life.
Now serious reasons.
Though Leibniz gets crap for his “best of all possible worlds, pre-established harmony” ideas, the way he justifies them makes perfect sense to me. Why is this? Well, it’s because, I realized a few days ago, that if you remove the God factor from Leibniz’ ideas, you essentially have what I’ve always thought of the universe.
Demonstration:
Leibniz says: we live in the best of all possible worlds because God, being omnipotent and in possession of moral and metaphysical perfection, could not possibly choose and create anything but the best. It is impossible for God to have chosen anything but what has been chosen, because that would imply he chose things that are less than the best. God can’t do that—he’s got moral and metaphysical perfection! Also, Leibniz explains the pre-established harmony in a way that basically states that God has “pre-aligned” all of the different substance’s actions so that they work in harmony together, making it seem like we interact with each other when we really don’t.
I say: we live in the best of all possible worlds because the mere existence of what is essentially nullifies and “cancels out” the existence of any other possible things. We live in the best world because it’s the only one we’ve got—the way things are are the way things are, and because they are, they cannot be anything else. Anything else that could be considered “better” simply cannot exist, because that would mean that it would take up the same space as what already exists, and that’s not really possible. As for the pre-established harmony thing, the fact that things exist and the fact that things will play out in exactly the way they’re going to play out (I know that’s vague and confusing, I’ll clear it up in a later blog) eliminates the possibility of all other occurrences. If we were to have a priori knowledge of all the courses of action every single atom in the universe were to take, we would essentially have knowledge of pre-established harmony. It’s pre-established in the sense that what is going to happen is going to be the thing that happens. If we have two choices, A and B, and we choose A, then we essentially eliminate the possibility of B ever occurring, and thus eliminate all branching off probabilities from that one probability.
Yeah.
Like I said, I’ll clear this up later.
I just wanted to give you the main reason why Leibniz is so appealing to me. So there you go!
ZOMG!
Guys, I think hell just froze over…the U of I is actually doing something conducive to the implementation of my plans!
Yes, that’s right! I went up to the philosophy department today to speak to an advisor (who will also be my teacher for Metaphysics next semester) about my plan for fall/spring.
Have I told you this plan? Probably, but I’ll explain it again: my plan is to graduate in the fall with my psych degree (and philosophy minor and statistics emphasis), right? Well, since grad school programs (assuming I get into one) don’t start until the fall, so I’ve essentially a semester where I won’t be doing anything. So I figured, why not do something productive and get a philosophy degree then, since with the minor I’ll only need 4 classes anyway. Well, the thing is, a philosophy major also requires 20 additional credits from another “approved field.” My question was this: could I use 20 of the credits I earned getting my psychology degree to fulfill this requirement (keep in mind I’d have already graduated with these)?
So today I get in there and explain my situation, and he said something to the effect of, “as long as the Registrar doesn’t have any restrictions, it will work fine.”
I checked with the Registrar. They don’t have any restrictions.
Translation: yes, I CAN graduate in the fall, and I CAN come back and get my second B.S. in the spring.
How incredibly awesome is that?
It nearly almost trumps my incredible worrying over the results of my two tests today.
Waiter! Why the hell do you always bring me crappy puns?
Did I tell you we’re on the fetish chapter in Human Sexuality?
We’re on the fetish chapter in Human Sexuality.
Haha, and we actually talked about yours, Matt. And yours too, Maggie. We didn’t talk about mine, which I found strange…surely that’s a fairly common fetish as far as fetishes go.
So I decided to check it out on good old Wikipedia, to see exactly what their article said. I was surprised at the range of the article, actually. Haha, it’s kind of interesting to see your fetish put into “this is an informative article” style. The “Criticism” section could use some editing, though; I don’t think they captured all the reasons people justify the fetish or why they think it’s okay and not harmful to the other person involved.
Yeah. Anyway, if you haven’t yet and you get a chance, check out the Wikipedia article on your fetish. Quite fun.
New rule: “hyperbole” must always be written “HYPERBOLE!!!!!!!!!111!!1one!1”
Haha, hooray for jumping through way too many hoops to try and graduate next semester! I went to advising and all over campus today to get a myriad of different forms for next semester/graduation. I got forms to:
1. Add a philosophy minor
2. Get rid of the English: Creative Writing major that, for some reason, is still on there, despite my apparently taking it off last spring
3. File for an “area of emphasis” in statistics, seeing as how the one other stats class offered that’s not a business stats class isn’t offered next fall, and I’ll have the 18 credits needed for an emphasis
4. Apply to take 22 credits
5. Apply to take more than 22 credits
6. Apply for actual graduation (!!!)
And I have to do all this before the 14th. According to Dr. Craig, I’m all set for graduation in regards to credits/requirements. Sweet!
Now to wait for registration!
If you don’t understand the material conditional, then the humor of this sentence is lost
Ugh. I’m conflicted. Well, that’s nothing new—what’s different this time is the fact that I’m conflicted about my career choice. Shocking, I know!
I’m really, really, really into philosophy right now, and I’m really, really, really stressing out about the statistics part of my Psychometrician plan (which is essentially the entirety of the plan). Why are these two things occurring simultaneously? Two reasons:
1. Leibniz
2. Teetering on the border between an A and a B in Sample Survey Methods
So I’m basically chalking this confliction up to the fact that I’m really enthused about a specific philosopher we’re studying while being way too stressed out over one of my stats classes. I’m not going to give in to this confliction. I don’t think I could build a philosophy teaching career around a single man I’m obsessed with (though if a university would let me teach a class solely on Leibniz, that would be AMAZING), and I don’t think a single stats class should intimidate me to the point where I’m willing to give up the career that sounds like it was made for me.
So yeah. Just thought I needed to talk (or write) that out so I could put it in stone.
As much as Leibniz rocks my socks, I love psychometrics. It’s what I was born to do.
But if I could do both at some point in my life, that would be freaking awesome.
Blog 700: Dear Lord, it’s Blog 700
Holy crap, I’ve blogged 700 times. That means only one thing (and when I say “one thing” I mean “list of things that it means”)…
There’s only 300 blogs left until I hit 1,000.
I have way too much to say.
I think I have way too much to say but really don’t, so a good ¾ of my blogs are total crap.
There are too many surveys out there.
I should never, ever set such goals as “I’m going to blog every day.”
I have no life.
Neither do any of you, cause not a single one of you has ever deterred me from blogging.
In fact, you people seem to like this crap.
Therefore, I shall continue on, at least to 1,000!
Ad astra!
This site…
I am bored. Blogs will improve at some point. It’s hit or miss right now, I’m pretty busy.
Sock Dreams should be illegal for me.
It’s another “Claudia wants these socks” blog. ‘Cause I really have nothing else to blog about today.
Go!
http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/product_detail_ProductID_860.php (the Sunset variety)
http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/product_detail_ProductID_731.php (’cause good lord, they’re sexy)
http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/product_detail_ProductID_263.php (either one, I just think these are sweet)
http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/product_detail_ProductID_1110.php (perhaps I’ll buy these for one of my music friends…anyone want them?)
Yeah. Bored.
Subject
“Write a wise saying, and your name will endure forever.” ~ Anonymous
Does anyone else find that hilarious?
Just a thought.
Sorry for the craptastic blogs, I’m really busy.
Optimism restored!
Woohoo!
So remember how I was complaining about the fact that Belief and Reality, a class I’d have to take to get a philosophy degree, appears to be offered every four years or so, thus significantly reducing my odds of getting my degree next spring due to the fact that it’s being offered now?
Well, I went in to talk to my logic teacher today (damn you, biconditionals!) and we got to talking about my plans. Turns out, he’s actually teaching that class in the spring, which means that I can totally get the philosophy degree!
YAY! Optimism regarding school has reemerged!
Plus, I think I’m finally getting a handle on these proofs.
Is the logic lightbulb on?
No.
Is it flickering?
Yes.
Now to read some Leibniz!
Cue Christian Uproar over iTunes’ Latest Freebie…Now!
Guys…wow. This is one of iTunes’ free songs this week. The lyrics are amazing. I’m just waiting for the Christian uproar.
And the week after Easter, too! How appropriate!
“She Left Me for Jesus” by Hayes Carll (imagine a nice southern twang to this guy’s voice…it is a country song, after all).
We’ve been dating since high school
We never once left this town
We used to go out on the weekends
And we’d drink ’till we drowned
But now she’s acting funny
And I don’t understand
I think that she’s found her
Some other man
(Chorus)
She left me for Jesus
And that just ain’t fair
She says that he’s perfect
How could I compare
She says I should find him
And I’ll know peace at last
If I ever find Jesus
I’m kicking his ass
She showed me a picture
All I could do was stare
At that freak in his sandals
And his long purdy hair
He must think that I’m stupid
Or I don’t have a clue
I bet he’s a commie
Or even worse yet, a Jew
(Chorus)
She’s given up whiskey
And taken up wine
While she prays for his troubles
And has forgot about mine
I’m gonna get even
I can’t handle the shame
Last time we made love
She even called out his name
(Chorus)
It could have been Carlos
Or even Billy Thornton
But if I ever find Jesus
He’s gonna wish he were dead
Amen!
I think he should make this into a theme for his next album.
“God Ain’t No God if He Can’t Turn Water into Coors Light”
“I Named My Son Judas and That Little Bugger Ratted Me Out to the Feds”
“My Wife Says Our Son is the Son of God, I Say She’s a Cheatin’ Whore”
Etc.
This substantially improved my day.
Oh yeah? Well screw you, too, U of I!
Alright, University of Idaho, you want to play rough, I’ll play rough.
Newly revised schedule for next fall:
As you can see, I revised quite a bit to fit Metaphysics in. I really, really want to take that class, obviously, because I eliminated what would have essentially been a “history of psychology” class, which is right up my alley. I figured I’ll just take either Psychology of Learning or Abnormal Psychology online during the fall (and the other one online during this coming summer, but I haven’t decided which to take when, obviously).
Take THAT, U of I, you piece of crap!
More U of I-related gripes:
~The one lower division class philosophy majors need, Belief and Reality 240, is apparently offered every four years. This is a problem, because it’s being offered right now, here in spring of ’08. That essentially means that there’s a .0001% chance that I’ll be able to get a degree in Philosophy next spring (yeah, I’ll have every class BUT that one, how much does THAT suck?!). And if this is the case, then I’m dumping Buddhism for Phil of Science (Buddhism fills the “Eastern” requirement for the major).
~Apparently, the U of I does have a class called Psychometrics (which I never saw because it’s listed under Counseling and School Psychology, or CASP, not PSYC). Unfortunately, it was last offered in 2005 and is not offered next fall (in fact, none of the CASP classes are offered next fall, which makes me worry that they dropped the whole thing).
I hate this place, I really do.
At least I’m almost freeeeeee!
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