These are pictures of the aftermath. These lady bugs were living in the Informtion Commons for the last three months inside a light casing. Today, the building services man came in with his 10 foot or so ladder and took apart the casing. The lady bugs spilled onto the floor as seen in these pictures. Some of them were still trying to crawl to the top to live. Maybe now that they're gone, I won't have to fight them off of myself during my graveyard shift anymore… haha
A Happy Thanksgiving goes out to everyone. Since it is Thanksgiving Break and I am working, there's not much going on. There aren't many people here, so, naturally, I'm a little bored. The sad thing is that my shift just started. Oh well…
And for all of you who worry about how often I update… suck it. I have a lot going on and update when I can. I try not to make it too long, but sometimes, I'll go a week without updating, sometimes I'll update twice in one day. Whatever though. Check out tlmason.com. I used Adobe Illustrator in combination with Macromedia Dreamweaver for my first time ever. It's very simple, expect more complex things to come now that I have discovered this tool (and it's name isn't John, imagine that haha).
Here's what my mind has been chewing over the past few days:
IU Basketball
C'mon boys! What happened against Vanderbilt? The Commodores have only beaten the Hoosiers twice now in the history of the two ball clubs. That is unacceptable. Not to mention losing by 13 points! The Hoosiers didn't even pull within six points of the Commodores throughout the whole game. Unacceptable. You guys better shape it up before heading to Indianapolis to take on Xavier. If you all thought the Vanderbilt game was a tough game, wait till Xavier.
The Weather
OK… This has made me sick, literally. The weather here in Bloomington is driving me nuts. On Sunday, it was sunny with a high of 67 degrees. On Monday, it was cloudy with a high of 35 degrees. What is the deal here? Honestly, the stupid weather needs to chill down and find a season it wants to be in and stick with it. No more of this "Today, I'll be summer, tomorrow I'll be winter" crap! It has made me sick. I have some kind of nasal congestion that progresses to a sore throat and such by the end of the day. A little Thera-Flu and I'm good to go!
I got a harness!
I bought a Misty Mountain Sonic yesterday. I'm so excited! It's so much more comfortable than the crap Petzls that the gym rents out. Not that Petzl is a bad brand, just the harnesses that the gym uses. In other climbing news, my shoestring on one of my shoes broke yesterday. I'm not very happy about that, but what can ya do? Time to buy some Dacron to fix it.
Violent Toy List
So apparently most of the toys that I grew up with (and I'm sure a lot of you did too) are too violent for children now. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tops the list. These were my favorite toys when I was little. What is so wrong with the Turtles? I mean, c'mon. The report I heard on WTHR also listed Power Rangers, and some WWC (The wrestling people? I can't remember what they call themselves now) toy as being too violent for kids of any age. If these toys are too violent, how can they be sold on the shelves of stores in America? Now, I played with toys similar to these (however, not the Power Rangers, they were past my time) when I was growing up and I'm not a violent individual. I don't know where people get these ideas.
WTHR Online
If you say that there will be a link to a story on your page, it better be there. What kind of "reputable" news agency doesn't follow up on their own words? Honestly people… jeez.
Last night
Now for your reading pleasure, a recap of my night last night…
Graham and I went climbing after I got off work at 4. This was a good time, but I didn't get nearly the workout that I usually get. Mostly because we couldn't stay long because we wanted to go to the All Camps Band concert. It was a good show. I enjoyed the tunes and it was nice to have some relaxation after an already long semester of classes. After the concert, Graham, Natalie and Liz came over for some burgers and tater tots. Emma and her mother also showed up. It was good to see all of them one time before break. Having dinner with brothers can never get old. Thanks guys, you made my night!
I'm heading home (back to the S'ville) today when I get off work at 4. Hopefully the time flies and I can catch a bus back to the house, I really don't want to walk. I'm ready to get out of this town, it's been a long semester, and I just want to get away for a few days. While at home, I get to go on a spyware blasting spree. I'm excited 
. Yes, I know I'm a computer dork, but it's fun and easy to me. I'm also going to start looking for some study materials for the GRE. I will be taking it first semester next year and I want to start preparing now so that I can do well on it.
Anyway, I'm out for now. Work is starting to pick up. Yay for Video Editing.
Picture of the day
You should read the article that goes along with this picture. Click here. It's hilarious! That, ladies and gentlemen, is what is studied at Purdue… Along with Animal Husbandry! hahaha
Song of the day Another Postcard – Barenaked Ladies
Quote of the day
"I need a nap after that." -Graham after Emma left last night. She always runs a mile a minute, but I love her anyway!
I was so bored tonight that I took part in one of those annoying online quizzes. Hope you all enjoy reading.
[my name is] Tom
[in the morning i am] Very grumpy
[all I need is] sleepy
[love is]
[I'm afraid of] nothing. bring it on!
[I dream about] friends, family, work, whatever is running through my head when I lay down for the little sleep I get.
-.F A V O R I T E S.-
[color] of the moment, orange
[number] 42
[subject] Biology! and computers
[clothing brand] Anything that fits
[shoe brand] Merrill and La Sportiva… they tie
[sport to play] Climbing
[drink] Threesome on the Beach
[animal] Monkey
[holiday] Thanksgiving
[favorite line from a movie] I feel pretty…
[band] Currently, Barenaked Ladies. It changes
[movie] The Matrix Series!
-.H A V E.Y O U.E V E R.-
[pictured your crush naked?] yep
[actually seen your crush naked] yep
[been in love] yep
[cried when someone died] yep
[lied] yep
-.W H O.-
[makes you laugh the most?] The Short Bus!
[makes you smile] Just about anyone I'm looking forward to seeing
[gives you a funny feeling when you see them] I'm not tellin
[has a crush on you?] don't know
[easiest to talk to] Beth
-D O.Y O U.E V E R.-
[sit on the Internet all day waiting for someone special to I.M. you?] nope not anymore
[save aol/aim conversations] it's done automatically
[wish you were a member of the opposite sex] never
[cry because of someone saying something to you] once
-.H A V E.Y O U.E V E R.-
[fallen for your best friend] yep, Tiff in high school
[been rejected] who hasn't?
[rejected someone] yep yep
[been cheated on] nope
[done something you regret] heck yes
-.W H O.W A S.T H E.L A S T.P E R S O N.-
[you talked to on the phone] Carly
[hugged] 'lil Steph
[instant messaged you] Susan
[you laughed with] The Short Bus
-.D O.Y O U / A R E.Y O U.-
[smoke cigarettes] sometimes
[obsessive] over some things
[could you live without the computer?] Since I am an Informatics major… HELL NO!
[how many peeps are on your buddylist?] 181
[what's your favorite food?] Movie Theatre Pop Corn!
[whats your favorite fruit?] Definitely a mango
[drink alcohol?] yep yep
[like watching sunrises or sunset] sunsets because I'm never awake for the sunrise
[what hurts the most?] Breaking up with someone you love
[trust others way too easily?] yes
-.N U M B E R.-
[of times I have had my heart broken?] 4
[of hearts u have broken?] 3 (that I know of)
[of continents I have lived in?] 1
[of drugs taken illegally?] 1
[of tight friends?] 10
[of cd's that I own?] ~244
[of scars on my body ?] too many to count
[of things in my past that I regret?] 6
-.P I C K.O N E.-
[marry the perfect lover or the perfect friend] perfect lover is the perfect friend
[cats or dogs] dogs
[1 pillow or 2] I sleep on one but my bed definitely has two.
[w/ or w/out ice cubes] without, always
[top or bottom] top
[winter/spring/summer/fall] spring/fall
[night or day] day
[gloves or mittens] gloves
[dressed or undressed] undressed
[bunk or water bed] water bed
[mtv or vh1] vh1
[ocean or pool] ocean, natural water is the best!
[shower or bath] shower, who wants to waste the time in a bath
[love or lust] love, definitely
[silver or gold] silver. gold is ugly
[diamonds or pearls] diamonds
-.I F.Y O U.C O U L D.-
[Move anywhere] Somewhere in central Texas
[Meet one famous person] Eli Lilly
[Live with one person the rest of your life] right now, myself
[Name one thing you love] The outdoors
[Name one thing that embarrasses you] nothing. I'm not easily embarrassed
[Do you like school?] I really do like school.
[Do you like to talk on the telephone?] With certain people, yes.
[Do you like to dance?] depends on who with and what the song is
[Do you sing in the shower?] hell yes!
[Do you think cheerleading is a sport?] The only true sport is one where there is one clear winner and a bunch of losers. Judges do not count in the determinization of the winner.
[What's on your ceiling?] a bunch of lady bugs because I'm in the Information Commons
[What's the hardest thing about growing up?] Moving on to new chapters in the book of my life.
Picture of the day
I miss running the COPE course… I can't wait till this summer
Song of the day Roundabout – Yes
Quote of the day
You only live once – but if you work it right, once is enough.
–Joe E. Lewis
What an interesting day. I went to my classes this morning. They were pretty um… interesting. My L211 class (Molecular) started getting into more and more stuff that interests me a lot. We were studying gene expression in prokaryotes, namely the lac operon, gal operon and the trp operon. Those mechanisms facinate me. We're moving on Friday into gene expression in eukaryotes, something that I have never studied before, but am totally excited to learn about. Genetics, we learned about how the control mechanisms in normal cells go wrong in cancerous cells. I got my carta de cotizacion back in spanish today… got a 97 on it. Definitely the best grade I have in that class so far.
When I got home, I was feeling like crap because I didn't get much sleep last night. I layed down in my bed to take a nap and got extremely hot. Side note… What is wrong with the weather today? It was so freakin warm here (73 degrees at least). It's almost the middle of November! What the crap is with that?!? Anyway, I opened my windows and then took a nap. I woke up every five minutes or so, but it felt like it was every hour. This is a good thing because I was totally rested for band this afternoon. In the middle of band, it got freakin cold and now it's so cold that I should be wearing a winter coat!
At work, I about froze my butt off and went into shock when I left the Geology building. That building, I swear, is 90+ degrees in the computer lab! It's insane. When it's what feels like 30 degrees outside, it's quite a shock to the system. Anyway, I'm done bitching about the weather…
I think that's about it right now. I'm off work and now it's time for me to go home. I will post my picture of the day when I get home to a computer not on campus. The network on campus has been having issues all day today. Anyway, ta ta for now.
Picture of the day
Someone dug themselves into too deep of a hole haha!
Song of the day Superman – Bill Chase, as played by the Marching Hundred
Quote of the day – "Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings." -Elie Weisel
Peace out yo!
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Since I started working this graveyard shift, I have become increasingly aware of how strange people who stay up this late are. Working the night shift has definitely made me more aware of differences in people. Some people like to wear next to nothing (i.e. just a sport bra and shorts) when it's cold outside, others like to wear black trench coats all the time. Others have conversations with themselves that go like this… "ok… no… not like that at all… NO! STOP IT!" (by far my most interesting experience this year).
Anyway, that's about all I got, I'm starting to get tired and my shift is about over… just thought I'd share my randomness…
Picture of the day
We saw that randomly on a construction wall in downtown Boston. What an awesome trip!
Song of the day Another Postcard – Barenaked Ladies, Funny song.
Quote of the day – First and Henderson – It's not a place, it's a state of mind…
