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happy april fool's

-sfc

04.07.02

-sfc

04.10.02

Upon graduation in August, Sonja and I are moving to Lawrence, Kansas, where she will attend grad school at KU in Jewelry & Metalsmithing, while I, on the other hand, will hand out free bibles on the corner.  

We spent a few days in Lawrence over spring break (last month), and only now am I getting around to posting a couple of the pictures here.  (Don't hold your breath waiting for pics from San Francisco in January.)  Click on each picture for the full version, jerk.

Here's a picture of the campus.  It is a big campus.  I like the campus.  There aren't as many trees there as there are here at ISU, but at least KU is spread over a great big hill called Mount Oread (OH-ree-ad).  Just try finding a hill in central Iowa that isn't made of shale.

Here's their campanile.  You'd be surprised how long it took me to figure out how to correctly spell "campanile."  It made me feel dumb.  Anyway, this one reminds me of some sort of bell-filled tower.  I like it too.

This is the back of the Art & Design building.  Why the back?  Because I knew you'd be expecting to see the front.  I like to keep you on your toes. 

This is looking down the main street on campus.  At least, that's what this homeless guy told me it was.  For a homeless guy, he sure had nice clothes, and kept insisting that I call him "professor."  Those crazy homeless people.

Here's another picture of Jayhawker Boulevard.  It also took me a long time to figure out how to spell boulevard.  It just looks funny.  It sounds funny too, try it.  "Boulevard."  Oh man, you should see your face when you say that.

They have a pretty impressive stadium at KU.  And by impressive, of course I mean "old-looking."  That homeless guy told me he used to play there when he was in college.  Sure, buddy, sure.

Sonja was really excited to be there, as you can clearly see in this picture.  That girl is nuts sometimes, I tell you.  

Personally, I enjoyed the libraries the most.  KU had like 30 or 40 libraries all over campus.  I think all you have to do to get a library named after you is ask.  You know me, I sure do love libraries.  This one holds a special place in my heart.

At first I thought this was a different lake than the one in that first picture, then I realized that I had only turned my head about 2 inches to the left.  

And now, the apartment.  It's a nice place.  I didn't see a single hole in any of the ceilings or nothing.  I know, fancy, eh.

If this building looks oddly similar to that last one, it's most likely because they were built by the same company, at the same time, within about 100 yards of each other.  Talk about a coincidence!  Seriously, talk about one.

This is the clubhouse.  It includes a pool, jacuzzi, rec room, and most importantly, a gym, which I'm sure I will constantly tell myself that I need to start going to.

Well, that's all for the pics right now.  I hope you've enjoyed this brief tour of Lawrence, Kansas.  Trust me, it looks better in real life than it does in pictures.  There are still more pictures, but they haven't been developed yet, so stay tuned for part 2...

-sfc

04.14.02

Lately, I've been listening to SomaFM a lot.  SomaFM is streaming internet radio.  All you need to play it is Winamp (or a similar player if you're on a platform other than Windows.)  They specialize mostly in electronica, but also have drum & bass and an indie stream.

More specifically, I've been listening to "Groove Salad," their streaming ambient channel.  I got a Turtle Beach SonicLink at CompUSA for $50, and now can enjoy music from the internet from my main stereo in the other room, all through the magic of science and invisibility.  

Anyway, the point in me telling you all this, is that the RIAA is trying to put an end to internet radio, and subject us to listening to the pop crap that pollutes the broadcast airwaves.  

Go have a listen to one of the streams on SomaFM, or one of the countless others at Shoutcast.com, and enjoy yourself.

-sfc

04.24.02

So, first off, I need to apologize for that last update being rather boring.  I have just the thing to make it up to you though.  But first, I need to get to something of a little more importance.

Mom, when I was younger, you would never buy Lucky Charms because I only ate the marshmallows.  I feel like I missed out on one of the finer parts of being a child.  Sure, I had all the cool toys, a bunch of bikes and whatnot.  But I rarely got to enjoy the marshmallowy bliss that comes in the form of pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, green clovers, blue diamonds, and purple horeshoes.

Well, I forgive you for that. Because now that I am older and wiser, I've come to realize that it was for my own nutritional benefit that you didn't buy Lucky Charms.  Marshmallows alone do not make a healthy breakfast.  While I may not have understood that as a child, I do now.  Thanks mom, for looking out for me.

Now that I have lived on my own for the past five years, I have realized that you were setting the foundation for a healthy lifestyle for me, and I appreciate that.  I would probably be in much worse shape if it hadn't been for your efforts.

Besides, now I buy all the Lucky Charms I want. 

Now, as promised, the good stuff.  I have no idea what this is, but it sure makes me think.  I think it will make you think too.  After seeing it, John said he thinks I have too much free time.  I don't think that is the case.  Anyway, watch this clip, and let me know what you think, thinky.  If anybody has any idea what the hell it is, please let me know.

(It's a 4mb Windows Media file, so it may only work on a PC.)

-sfc

04.29.02

My mom sent me this clipping last year, along with the comment at the bottom:

And now, my first ever Flash!  (removed -sc11/8/02)

Hey, at least I'm realistic.

-sfc

04.30.02

Ripped from the headlines:

Local Man Loses Head, Improper Tightening Blamed

AMES, IA Authorities blamed insufficient tightening as the cause when a local man's head suddenly and unexpectedly became detached from its body Tuesday evening. According to reports, emergency crews were dispatched to the residence of Dustin A. McDonough, left, senior in Journalism at Iowa State University, where they found McDonough's headless body fumbling around his apartment while the detached head attempted to guide it.   "It was the weirdest thing I've seen all week, and it's only Tuesday!" remarked Police Officer Don McNabb, "we didn't know what to do at first, and it was kinda funny, so we just watched for a little bit."   McDonough's head shouted instructions to his torso as it wandered from room to room in his apartment, occasionally bumping into walls and doorframes.  At one point, the body managed to pick up a red marker and began writing notes for the rescue crews, pleading for assistance in locating its cranium. "Yeah, funniest dang thing.  This body starts writin' all over the walls and stuff." said Officer James Cornelius, "at one point, I asked it why it wanted its head back so dang much, you know, just to see what it would say, and the dang thing wrote that it needed it for (McDonough's) finals next week, right on top of the dang toilet!  I about wet my dang pants!" The paramedics eventually reunited McDonough's head and body, and then transported him to Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames for observation.  Doctors report that McDonough is in good condition, although noting that the head appeared "sort of crooked" on McDonough's body.  McDonough appears healthy otherwise, said hospital officials. When asked for a comment on the event, McDonough, seen at left with head, said that while he appreciates the assistance that Ames Police provided, he only wishes that they had acted a little more quickly. "They just stood around and laughed for like, a half hour before they even tried to help." said McDonough.  "I think one of them even left to get a camera."   Doctors aren't yet certain what would cause a head to simply fall off, but McDonough's own mother has her own idea.   "I always told him that he would lose his head if it weren't screwed on," she said, "but it looks like he even forgot to do that."

-sfc