life: November 2004 archives

Python, Parrot, and Chicks

[ rakaur on Tue Nov 30 at 03:26 PM // category: life, programming, relationships, technology ]

Not that any of the new features really interest me at all. The new “sets” seem to me to be what arrays are in Ruby (lists with lexical magic for operators; I thought you could do this with lists anyway?). Function decorators anger me. They seem a big cheesy hack to avoid adding some keywords. What’s so bad about static def?

In other news, Parrot looks promising. It’s a register-based (most are stack-based) VM that was originally designed to implement Perl6 but aims to be language-independent as to offer a suitable VM for other bytecode languages like Python (Ruby, as of now, uses ASTs for parsing, but I believe they plan to implement a Parrot compiler anyhow) to run faster in (Perl is decent, Ruby is slow, Python is slower than frozen piss running uphill in the snow). They say it already goes faster than Perl5 (a good accomplishment in itself). Also, it allows for the bytecode generator to be implemented in the language that it’s compiling (Python bytecode compiler written in Python, etc). I’m not sure how they do that yet (bootstrapping problem anyone?), but it looks to be very neat.

Parenthetically.

It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned el chicko. I tried to get a friend to talk to her for me, which is pretty bad. But you know, considering every time I see her my brain turns to jello and I’m lucky to not make a complete cock out of myself, I don’t think it’s such a bad idea. I really like her, and it’d be a shame if I never even at least let her know, even indirectly.

That was the worst run-on in the history of the English language.

I digress.

I have actual work to do. Work that pays. So, naturally, I’ll be going to do my homework now instead of my real work (because making a profit would perhaps give me a little something to be happy about and I insist on completely destroying my self-esteem especially by attaching myself to girls I don’t/won’t know etc this isn’t psychology).

On a side note, I keep seeing my checkbox for “photography” under my “category” thingy, and I keep realizing how much I miss my camera. Oh shit, that reminds me, I have a yearbook meeting in about four and a half hours ago.

Whoops.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.30 @ 03:26 PM

Dead Weight

[ rakaur on Mon Nov 29 at 09:23 PM // category: life, running ]

Oh man.

Got home from school and spent like an hour weight training with a friend. He left, and I did some more on my own for about an hour. Then another friend came over and we did some more. Then we started to go running but halfway down the street concluded that 40F and raining is the suck and turned back and went and got candy instead. Then we went home and did some more weights.

I’ve been eating like constantly since I got home. I’ve had two eggrolls, some roast and potatoes, a bunch of candy, and a ton of summer saussage and cheese. It’ll me a miracle if I don’t barf all over myself in my sleep.

Who knows, maybe as a bonus I’ll even choke to death on it.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.29 @ 09:23 PM

I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham

[ rakaur on Wed Nov 24 at 06:12 PM // category: life ]

Just as soon as anything remotely exciting happens in my life I’ll be sure to let you all know.

Until then, carry on.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.24 @ 06:12 PM

I Hate Titles

[ rakaur on Thu Nov 18 at 05:05 PM // category: life, programming, relationships, running, technology, web ]

About time for a blog update I suppose.

I did some weight training last night with a friend who actually knows what he’s doing. It sucked. I’m hurting bad today. We went running immediately after, and it seems as if I’m becomming worse rather than better.

Speaking of running, the girl I like mentioned to me that she runs. So today I asked her about running together after school (that’s like, the most outright “let’s do something together” thing I’ve done) but she runs at the YMCA whereas I just run around town. Oh well, I tried. She has a boyfriend anyway so I don’t know why I keep doing it to myself.

I’ve been working a bit on a Python Markdown. It’s insanely harsh. I don’t know Perl, so I don’t know what half of it is about. I can get maybe half of that half out of the PHP version, but I’m still in the dark over the rest. I think I can do it, bit it’s going to suck and it’s going to take a while. Should be a nice little pet project though.

As for right now: it’s raining and I’m so sore that I’m not going to bother running. I think I just need to run more often; however, I rarely have someone to run with and running alone sucks. When I run alone there’s no incentive to keep me going, so I just stop and walk a lot. That doesn’t really help so much.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.18 @ 05:05 PM

Physical My Ass

[ rakaur on Tue Nov 16 at 04:41 PM // category: life, politics, running ]

That was the briefest physical ever. They didn’t even do any of the usual… things.

I have absolutely no idea why I feel the need to tell this to you people.

Oh, yeah, I wore this (I’d take a real picture but my camera is apparently no longer functional, which sucks beyond comprehension) to school today. That was interesting. No one said anything bad, but I’m guessing the Bush lovers just didn’t say anything period. The ladies seemed to like it, though! Woo!

I hate my life.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.16 @ 04:41 PM

Still Screwed

[ rakaur on Sun Nov 14 at 08:33 PM // category: life, relationships ]

Yeah, so, haven’t worked much on the blog on the new site. I’m sure everyone cares.

I went to a party last night with a bunch of friends. I got lost. I got found. I lost. We had fun. We didn’t really sleep much.

The girl I want is dating the other kid.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.14 @ 08:33 PM

Compulsory Blog Update

[ rakaur on Fri Nov 12 at 10:11 PM // category: life, programming, relationships, running, technology, web ]

Not much happening in the land of Eric lately.

I’ve been running. It sucks. I have varying degrees of success. I tend to eat and then go running shortly after and do poorly; however, running without eating for a few hours tends to yield better stamina.

I still haven’t finished the new site. The only thing left (besides the Markdown situation) is comments. I haven’t delved into that yet because threaded comments aren’t fun to play with.

I still can’t talk to Kayla.

My legs hurt.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.12 @ 10:11 PM

Blog Update 2004

[ rakaur on Sat Nov 06 at 04:11 PM // category: life, politics, relationships, running ]

Yeah so, I just bought this. I only realized afterwards that it comes off as “republicans suck, democrats rule.” I’m not a democrat. I’m not a republican either. I saw this shirt as “people who voted for Bush are complete morons” not “republicans are complete morons.” So, now that that’s cleared up.

Thursday… I think… a friend asked me to help her with a docudrama. Sure, what the hell. As it turns out, it was on the Spanish Inqusition for the European Studies class. I was Heretic #2! Anyway, it was the girl I want’s sister’s project. She was Heretic #3. So, I got to spend some time around her, which was cool.

Harrison and Tim (Tim hates me because he’s republican, Harrison hates me on principle) were gaurds. They got to hit me a lot. First to beat the confession out of me, second to flog me as was my punishment. Heretic #1 had to wear a cross or some lame crap. Heretic #3 (the girl I want) wouldn’t confess and was burned at the stake. We had marshmallows. Right before they started shooting she turns to her side and goes “so… does anyone else think this is funny?” and pointed to the giant mirror labeled “FIRE EXTINGUISHER” next to her. I started laughing so hard I had to leave so the camera wouldn’t pick it up. No one else thought it was funny.

In other news, I started running in preparation for Track. We (Harrison and I) only ran like a mile and a half, but it was pretty harsh on me as I’ve never run more than required before. It wasn’t that I got tired, it was the throbbing in my side. That went away after a while, and I had to stop less often. We ended up going up a giant hill “not a through” street, and that owned my legs. From then on, they were burning like mad (which is awesome). This morning when I got up it hurt to move (which is equally awesome). My back’s stopped hurting now, and it’s just my thighs that are sore. I haven’t seen Harrison around today so no idea if we’re running again today. We’re going hiking tomorrow though.

Fun.

Check out SorryEverybody. It’s a plea to the rest of the world on behalf of 49% of Americans who aren’t stupid.

These are also good… I’m not sure what each is so I’ll just paste:

-- rakaur // 2004.11.06 @ 04:11 PM

Bush Needs to Fry

[ rakaur on Thu Nov 04 at 06:09 PM // category: life, politics ]

What the world wants

Democrats and complete morons

The Time zine

-- rakaur // 2004.11.04 @ 06:09 PM

Nader Blows

[ rakaur on Wed Nov 03 at 07:33 AM // category: life, politics ]

See, if only Nader could have pulled the tree out of his ass and realized that no one gives a shit about his worthless policies and stayed the hell out of the race Bush wouldn’t be a problem right now. Or, you know, if states would have realized that he’s a babbling idiot that used to be worth some good but had a stroke and can’t remember his first name or why the hell his nose is so huge and kept him off the ballot, we wouldn’t be having this 50%-49%-1% bullshit.

I’m not willing to sit around for another four years and wait for Bush’s five good neurons to crank out the next malformed sentence.

This is our fucking country. It’s terrible. If Nader really wanted to “open the American’s eyes [to ground-breaking policies that no one other than a billion other people have thought up before]” and “make America a better place” he would have kept his oh-dear-ugly face out of the god-forsaken race.

But no.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.03 @ 07:33 AM

Nope, Screwed After All

[ rakaur on Tue Nov 02 at 09:49 PM // category: life, politics ]

I’m moving to Canada.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.02 @ 09:49 PM

Holy Shit, Not Screwed?

[ rakaur on Tue Nov 02 at 05:03 PM // category: eawr, life, music, relationships, school ]

Aww yeah. School insurance is only like $40, one-time. Now I get to join Track etc! Yay!

In other news I’ve compiled a list of songs for girl-depression purposes:

matchbox twenty - last beautiful girl
the offspring - denial, revisited
matchbox twenty - stop
grinspoon - hate
the offspring - (can’t get my) head around you
sister hazel - killing me too [live]
audioslave - what you are
the offspring - spare me the details
nirvana - heart shaped box
a perfect circle - orestes
the offspring - self esteem
matchbox twenty - rest stop
audioslave - getaway car
matchbox twenty - hand me down
the offspring - gone away
a perfect circle - weak and powerless
muse - hysteria
a perfect circle - magdalena
muse - hate this and i’ll love you
matchbox twenty - you won’t be mine

A play time of 77 minutes. Subject to revision.

-- rakaur // 2004.11.02 @ 05:03 PM

Screwed Again

[ rakaur on Mon Nov 01 at 02:42 PM // category: eawr, life, relationships, school ]

So, I mentioned joining Track this March. This got me thinking… I’d need a physical for Track, and since I have no health insurance I got to wondering how much it’d cost. Then I got to remembering that you have to have proof of insurance for any activity at school. So I’m screwed. I can’t even join Scholar Bowl because you have to have proof of insurance for that too.

The good news for today? Ha! Well, I guess the girl I want like oh get out driving past my house as I walk inside sort of counts as good news… somehow.