dance with the devil...
December 20, 2003 by Eric Richardson
About to make a trip into the heart of hostile territory. We're off to see Michigan St vs. UCLA in basketball at Pauley Pavilion. I'm wearing a MSU t-shirt and a USC hat. Pat's wearing MSU shorts and a USC sweatshirt. D4's wearing a USC BBall t-shirt. I think they'll notice us.
fun with numbers
December 19, 2003 by Eric Richardson
Last night we were having a debate about populations. I can't remember what brought it about, but I took a guess that LA county would have a greater population than the state of Michigan. This morning I looked up the numbers... I wasn't right, but I was really close. According to 2000 census numbers, LA county has 9,519,338 residents. The state of Michigan has 9,938,444. LA county's growing faster, though, so I don't see that edge lasting long.
work work play play
December 16, 2003 by Eric Richardson
Because I can't get myself to study for stretches at a time, I end up getting random stuff done in times when I shouldn't. This time I reworked the looks page. I added eWorld 2.0, from April of 1999, and added more realistic home page content for eWorld 5.0 (October, 1999) and eWorld 11.0 (August, 2000).
visual world
December 16, 2003 by Eric Richardson
I'm debating whether to get a camera phone. Cingular called me a month or two ago and said I was eligible for a free upgrade (obviously conditional on signing a new contract... my two years were up close to a year ago), so the thought's been kicking around my head for a while now.
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