Are you kidding me? CNN.com - HK store's Nazi theme sparks fury - Aug. 10, 2003

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DORK ALERT: Today I saw on campus a guy wearing bright red baggy shorts, a bright red t-shirt, and tall, spiky hair dyed bright red. He also had on soap shoes (the kind people slide around on). He looked like a walking troll doll.

I also saw a cute, white Grand Vitara, and I got all excited. Silly me.

I forgot to mention yesterday that this past weekend, Kelly and I went camping. On Sunday we went to Box Canyon in the Field Camp area, and it was cool. We decided to hike down the canyon as far as we could go. It was fun wading through deep water, and swimming through even deeper pools. It wasn't always easy, and the water level was high (since it had rained recently). We got as far as the bend in the canyon when we ran into a 30 ft cliff and waterfall. That was a really nice, romantic spot. In order to go farther, you'd have to climb up the side of the canyon, walk downstream a ways, then climb back down to the creek. It's doable, but we thought we should head back instead. I can't believe how much fun Kelly and I have together.

In other news, it rained this morning...hard. On my way to school, I skidded when I made a right turn. Now I always wondered how I would react in a serious skid. Would I panic, or would I remember to turn into the skid. Well, I guess it's pretty much instinctual with me. I felt myself sliding, and without even thinking I was rolling the steering wheel the other way. Then I started sliding to the other side, so I compensated for that, turning the wheel less. I slid back to the first side again before I got the car straightened out. It was a little scary, but also fun because I kicked ass so much. I felt like a stunt driver. Kelly's probably pissed at me about this, so I'll be very careful when making turns from now on.

I had to get gas this morning, and I've never had to wait before. There was a six car line at the station I went to. Luckily, it moved quickly. Apparently, it was much worse yesterday. Arizona gets all its gasoline from California and Texas, and a few weeks ago, the pipeline from Tucson to Phoenix burst. So since then they've been trucking gas in from Tucson. That means gas stations have been getting fewer shipments, and they haven't been able to keep up with demand. More demand than supply. Well, yesterday demand finally exceeded supply. Until they get that pipeline fixed (no thanks to the government and their inefficient regulatory process) there might be a slight gas shortage.

I think I've caught Kelly's cold.

I was going to do TEM this morning, but I couldn't logon to the microscope. Even though I've gotten a new code, it hasn't been put in the access computer yet, so I can't use any of the TEMs. On top of that, all the TEM staff are out of town this week for a conference. I don't know if the guy who's here can even access the access computer! I sent him an email, but I'm not getting my hopes up. I may just have to wait until next week to get anything done.

The only good that can come out of this is if this guy can enter my new code into the computer. Since all the staff is out of town, almost nobody has signed up for time on the microscopes. That means if I am able to, I can get on the TEM whenever I want. Plus, I can save money by only being charged for the time I use instead of a whole block of time (which happens when you sign up).