Wednesday, June 27, 2007, 12:00 - Monthly Quote
This month I've decided to shake things up a bit. Instead of posting a quote, it's going to be a poem instead. I couldn't pick a specific line out of it as my favorite, so we're gonna see the whole thing. This is a favorite of mine:
"The Jabberwocky"
Lewis Carroll [Charles Dodgson] (1832-1898)
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Hope summer has treated you well thus far.
Also, please join with me in celebration of thenr.net's 374th day running (the first post was June 18, 2007)!
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Friday, June 15, 2007, 17:10 - ASCII Art Gallery
It's the fifteenth, and hopefully that's the Ides of June! If not, it is now.This month's ASCII Animation will be featuring the newest addition to the thenr.net family: the ultimate, thenr.net, time-keeping machine!
"Tick, Tock"
Thanks to our friends at Rolex for providing us with such a fine mechanism. Good luck on exams, and hope June treats you well.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 20:29 - Top Five
It's the fifth, of the sixth month! This means two things: top five AND thenr.net is almost ONE YEAR OLD. And in website years that's like 7 years, right?This top five will probably be the most controversial yet.
Top Five Movies:
Saving Private Ryan
Monsters Inc.
Blood Diamond
The Thin Red Line
Pan's Labyrinth
Now, keep in mind, there have been a lot of movies I haven't seen, and this list doesn't include 'classics', because, frankly, they're boring. I've rated these movies using an extremely complex algorithm, factoring in both movie entertainment [represented by the symbol: Me] and movie literary value [represented by the symbol: mLe].
Got beef? Comment!
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 20:30 - Monthly Quote
May's almost done, but before we move into June it's time for the quote of the month! This one's from our favorite physicist:
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
-Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
In other news, Fedora 7 is coming out TOMORROW! I'm pretty sure you're not nearly as excited as I.
Hope May has treated you well.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007, 16:15 - General
May is winding down a bit, and although I missed the ides (because of extensive and stressfull testing) I won't miss the qoute this month, so watch out for that coming up.Anyway, felt like posting again on thenr because it's been so long. I've got some plans in store for the site this summer. Mainly, KS IV but also, I'm going to brush up on my php and when I release the second installation of Motubu's Mansion, it will surely enough be in php instead of html. "But how will that affect me?" you may say. PHP means that the game can be scripted to be much more interactive, for example, you can pick up objects in the game for use later, your actions in the game will be recorded and will affect the outcome - pretty neat, huh? Wish me luck with that.
Also, on a more personal note, I've been curious about trying out a linux distribution. Fedora 7 is coming out May 31st and I'm thinking of installing it. It's a completely free linux-based operating system. If you use linux and have any tips please feel free to email me or leave a comment, and if you're new to linux and want to learn more like me, then we have much to chat about.
Before I leave you I was just wondering what my viewer(s) thought of KS III! So, please, leave comments about that and also ideas you may have for KS IV. And so far, who's your favorite character? That's always one I wonder about.
That's about it for now, and stay posted for the quote of the month.
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Saturday, May 5, 2007, 15:25 - Top Five
It's been a while, I know, lots of work has been bogging me down. At least I had time to get KS III out and of course post another great picture of a kitty kat.It's the fifth of the May today, so that means two things: Happy Cinco de Mayo, and Top Five! This month's top five shall be showcasing the top five video games. Now, I know that's hard to do, so I will be excluding a lot of games, which you might believe deserve a spot on the top five, given that there are so many games. The following list is in no particular order.
Top Five Video Games
Super Smash Bros. (N64 Version)
FIFA (the year doesn't matter)
Mario Tennis (N64 Version)
Mario Kart (N64 Version)
Call of Duty (whatever version makes you happy)
It's hard to argue with that list, but if you think you want to give it a shot then leave a comment!
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Monday, April 16, 2007, 19:24 - General, Jokes/Humor
Forgive me! I have missed several deadlines in the month of April. But I'll bounce back with a quote of the month. For the past week and a little I was visiting the wonderful capital of the Czech Republic - Prague (or as they spell it in Czech "Praha"). It was a great experience and the city was beautiful, full of history and wonderful architecture right on the banks of the Vltova River - definitely somewhere I recommend. However, mastery of their language is quite difficult, as it poses an array of consonants, tricky accents and other such aberrations.Hopefully I can redeem my missed posts with another raunchy kitten photo (thanks to http://www.dropline.net/cats/ - got a favorite cat pic? email it and it could pop up in the next article):
;)
Enjoy April, currently I am "unearthing" some ancient Kenya Story which means perhaps another short story in the near future.
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