You know the coolest part about the new Harry Potter theme park (though I’m still unclear as to whether it will be its own separate entity of not), telling my niece Brittany and then telling her that when the theme park opens, she will be old enough to possibly work there. Can you think of any better after school job for a 15/16 year old Potter fan? Neither can I. Hell, I’d work there if the money was good!

Wait.. they said there would be a Hogsmeade… That means there would be a Honeydukes. Hope they have sugar free candy there too! What about Zonkos. Wow, there is so much potential for vendor shops. Think about it. You’d want a wand, right? What if Olivander’s was there? What about Madam Malkin’s in Diagon Alley? Hrmm. Knowing how much people will pay or a t-shirt at Disney, people are going to eat this up! They are going to be raking in the money on this one.

The wizarding world of Harry Potter is coming to Universal Studios! Now that will be interesting! Supposed to open in 2009.

Pac-Man’s skull. Best use of artistic abilities ever! (Link via LinkMachineGo)

So that program that I have been sort of working on is at O(n^4). Supposedly there is an O(n^3) algorithm that will work, but I am too tired to think about that. If I get my analysis correct and my code looks good, I could get a 100. If I figure out n^3, I could get extra credit.

I am stopping for the night and will work for a tad longer tomorrow on figuring n^3. If I can’t, I’ll move on and just comment it and then do the analysis. I have other stuff I need to work on too!

I am almost out of white copy paper. Why is this a blog worthy piece of news? Because I am almost out of white copy paper and that hasn’t happened in a long time.

Over the years we seemed to have accumulated a substantial amount of types of paper. We a few reams of fancy linen (even your resume isn’t good enough for this paper) sheets of paper. We have colored paper. We have heavy weight paper, we have paper with pre-punched holes. We had tons of white paper that would get mixed in with all of these different papers.

A few months back, I found a 4 shelf organizer at my local Goodwill. Most of the Goodwill stores in the area get left over stock from the local Targets and this was one of the left overs. It was brand new. The top had been ripped and so it apparently never sold. I checked it before I bought it and everything was there and in perfect condition, so I bought it (for less than $5). I put it together when I got home and then I started organizing the paper.

Not all of it fit in there initially. But, it allowed me to realize that I didn’t need to buy paper for a while. Now that I have reduced the amount of certain papers, I can use the shelves for other office related items. A stack of paper and a three hole puncher fit on one shelf perfectly.

OK, you are asking again, wtf? I’m getting there. I’ve also applied this to other things. Groceries for instance. Normally we spend around +/- $75 a week on groceries and household related items. This week I spent $46. What I did different was organize my cabinets, fridge and freezer. I realized we had food that we don’t eat, because they were hidden behind things. I had to throw a few things out, but I found more than enough things to make up for that loss.

So, the whole reason for this post is to say this. Take a moment to organize yourself and the space that surrounds you. You may find something you’re missing!

Today you shall all remember your towel. But this is also Memorial Day Weekend in the United States.

You may not support the current administration, or even the war, but you can support the troops who have been sent away from their friends and family. If you have the ability, you can send care packages via AnySoldier. Send support in the form of letters via A Million Thanks or America Supports You (U.S. Military Site).

In other links:
For you livejournal users, the first 10,000 users that request them, can get 10 free moo cards(scroll down) for being a livejournal member and friending LJ user moocards. If you are a paid LJ member, you can use images from your gallery. Free users can create text only moo cards (they do have color/pattern background options). I have made my 10 cards and will let you know how they come out. If they print nice, I might end up getting some using some of my flickr pics or I might upload some to make new cards. It all depends on quality!

Yesterday we made a patch cable in my networking lab. That will probably be the only thing we make, but it was still fun. Only one person managed to cut themselves with the cutters (and it wasn’t me). I think some people just aren’t made to use tools. That person obviously, was one of them.

I’m trying to get things done before the season finale of Lost tonight. Heroes and Lost are the only two shows I am interested in, so I’ve been scheduling things around the shows. It forces me to get things done.

I’m still working on that program. I haven’t programmed in Java for quite some time, so it is taking me a while. I thought my algorithm would work, but I expanded my test data and it fubared. Back to the blank screen.

OK, off to finish some networking homework. Personally I think it is busy work, but I get graded for it and it isn’t too hard. I shouldn’t complain, right?

OK folks, don’t forget what is coming up on Friday. I only have one 50 minute class, but I’ll be sporting mine again!

So, they actually cleared up some things on Heroes last night. Finally. I hope Lost does the same thing tomorrow night. They did introduce new characters this episode and some things were left as cliff hangers. I know some people who read this haven’t seen it yet, so I am being really vague, but I will say this, get your butt watching so I can talk about it!

OK, off to work on a problem (I have to do it with a certain level of efficiency).

Learn Korean! I don’t know why, but I thought Eric would like this. (Link via Kris.)