07.24.06

Give Me More Power

Posted in Colen Stuff at 8:31 pm by Colen

Finally, we have power back.

Over the last few days, San Jose has been experiencing unusually high power usage because of the incredible heat. The transformer for the Oakridge Mall overheated and caught fire, forcing the mall to evacuate (this was a few hours after we were there).

Me and most of my friends have experienced various levels of power cuts over the last day or two. Yesterday, Rob came over for a few hours because his place was too hot to live in. Today, Cin was hanging out because she hasn’t had electricity for 24 hours. Kristi’s cat has been moved here because Kristi doesn’t have power right now, and her house is too hot to be in during the day without air conditioning. My power went out at about 2pm today, and just came back on (at 9 in the evening). I spent a while hanging out at Panda Express, then headed over to Rob’s sisters place to do some work, where… the power promptly went out. Yay!

But now it’s all fixed again. I hope.

07.23.06

Melting

Posted in Colen Stuff at 2:11 pm by Colen

So I lost 5 pounds this week. Whether this is due to diet or the incredible heat, I’m not sure, but something is working. Hooray! I have also not drunk soft drinks for a whole week, proving that I am not addicted.

Ah yes, the heat. It was 46 degrees in Fresno yesterday, making me glad that I don’t live near there any more. All over California records are being set for ‘highest temperature ever’. Kristi and I have been relegated to sleeping in my living room, since my bedroom doesn’t get enough cool air from the air conditioning. Her living room is a furnace, since she only has an AC unit in her bedroom. At work, every single computer overloaded because of the heat, and Management is evacuating to somewhere colder right now. The server is sitting beside the AC unit, frantically trying to stay a few degrees below the ‘overheat’ point.

What has the sun done :(

07.16.06

Enough is enough

Posted in Colen Stuff at 1:58 pm by Colen

I have decided that I am tired of being chubby. It’s time to finish what I started 5 years ago and get rid of the rest of my flab.

I currently weigh 12 stone 11 pounds (179 pounds for you americans) with a lot of body fat. I have about 3.5 weeks before I have to leave for Gen Con, at which point it will be annoying to eat properly so I’m not really going to try. Let’s see what happens before then! I’m also going to stop drinking soda to see what happens.

07.08.06

Dimensions

Posted in Colen Stuff at 9:37 pm by Colen

Why do we move at a constant rate through the 4th dimension? Are 2-dimensional things constantly moving through the 3rd dimension? If so, why can’t we see them?