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Blogging on the Metrolink

I’m taking the Metrolink on my own for the first time. Planning this trip was fairly hectic. But I think that’s good for me, because, as John Shook says, I need to “Emote!” There are many “Metrolink” stations in other cities and places far from LA, so finding the right site is a small task….Continue Reading…

Win to Fall

On my way walking back from the USC Robotics meeting, I noticed tons of stuff going on behind Doheny Library here on the USC campus. Turns out they’re filming a new TV (television) show, scheduled to air March 2006. The rest is classified.

Symantec Client Security with Symantec AntiVirus

USC, through software.usc.edu, provides firewall and antivirus software to students for free. There are other applications available, too, including an FTP/SFTP client. My Norton AntiVirus 2003 free subscription expired, so I uninstalled it and installed the USC-provided version instead (Corporate Edition). The updates required were: Avenge 1.5 MicroDefs2 Corp 9 Symantec Client Firewall IDS Signatures…Continue Reading…

Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Root Beer Floats, and Poker

Last Saturday, I think it was about 10pm when I went out to play football with Mike and Kipp. Since I have little-to-no football experience, Kipp gave me a ‘5 minute tutorial.’ It helped immensely. I was able to throw, run, catch. It was amazing! If you know me, you know I’m not a sports…Continue Reading…

Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge

Simply awesome. I put together a team including Adam, John, and Rupesh. We’re all freshman living in Marks Hall. Our team was named ‘DeansHalls.com’ (I wonder if anyone visited). It was held at universities across the nation; you can see the final rankings for just USC here. We ranked 5th, having solved five puzzles. Considering…Continue Reading…

Reflection on High School

Sometimes, I do wonder. What if I hadn’t left high school early? Was I really enjoying my time there? Was a learning? The changes I made to Walnut High continue to resonate. I never realized how much of an impact I would make. High school was a smaller environment, where you could directly relate with…Continue Reading…