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So it looks like Dave and I have figured out what we’re going to be programming for our first app.  I’m kind of excited about it.  I think it could be a really fun, neat project.  There’s already at least one app out there like it, but ours is going to have some more features [...]

well, it’s been quite a while since i’ve posted so here’s a quick update.  my visa expires in two weeks, so i’m out of here by then.  it’ll be good to get out of this place, although i will really miss some of korea, friends i’ve made here, and some of the students.  i haven’t [...]

i know nobody cares, but i can’t believe ryan smyth was traded from the oilers.  that blows me away.  i’ve been trying to wrap my head around it for basically the whole day, and i can’t.  stats-wise it’s not as big an impact as the gretzky trade, but “heart and soul”-wise it’s equal.  the guy’s [...]

bah.  so apparently the russian hockey federation doesn’t want to sign an agreement with the iihf.  i found this out last week, or even a couple weeks ago.  ok, no big deal right?  well, the guy the penguins drafted a couple years back (evgeni malkin) has just signed a 1-year contract with his russian team.  [...]

saw this posted on an esl forum somewhere, and had to put it up.  mainly for you bj….

Little David was in his 5th grade class when the teacher asked the
children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical
answers came up — fireman,policeman, salesman,etc. David was being
uncharacteristically quiet and so the teacher asked him [...]

i hate cheering for a team that sucks.  the only that made tonight’s loss worthwhile was that edmonton gained two points on calgary.  sigh.

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World of Warcraft
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happy patriot day!!!  to celebrate, i killed some terrorists, just like dubya would want me to do.
had two raindays last week… friday and saturday.  sat on my ass a lot.  played world of warcraft a lot.  it’s awesome.  i’m hooked.  i said i [...]

THE PENS WON THE LOTTERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Picture of Health
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well.  the season is actually done now.  they met for 6.5 hours, and all for nothing.  apparently gretzky’s really pissed off that nothing worked out.  way to get mad buddy.  you’re friggin awesome. i love you.  not as much as lemieux, [...]

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Big Boi and Dre Present…Outkast
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well, it’s over.  i watched tsn almost all day watching coverage of it all.  it sucks that the season’s been cancelled, but i’ll get over it.  when it starts up in the fall.  b/c i’m hoping that’s when it [...]