Tuesday, June 29, 2004
if its not keeping you up nights, then whats the point?
*sigh* so yeah, today was not the best of days. what a waste of wearing my new shirt. you know how much this shirt cost me??? anyways, i've got a headache, too much homework, nothing to do (that i want to do), i'm alone right now, class sucked, seating arrangments don't seem to work, i'm starving, and as always i should have the staring role in the movie Heavyweights. but not all is bad i guess. i succeeded in not annoying too many people today. and i got a comment about my hair looking like i got a haircut, which i assume is good since i really need a haircut. prolly best news today is that the firm's gonna dance the afternoon away on thursday. sooo looking forward to that. luckily i get paid soon so i can blow all my bling on dvds and cds. woohoo!! i guess the lesson of the day is to keep one's mouth shut and don't let fervent emotions take hold. no word from kar. hope she's doing well wherever she is. tonights gonna be another long one...see ya on the flip.
Monday, June 28, 2004
For a relaxing time, make it Santori time
Next up: Chinatown (1974)
The Whole Nine Yards (2000): Don’t see it. Wasn’t funny or dramatic, so not sure what they were intending. Its got nothing on Analyze This. It dragged and the score sucked, but Willis and Perry were quite believable. However their wannabe falling in love after 2 minutes is not. The good news is that I have one less sequel to see.
so yeah, my principles in public administration class is gonna suck. DOWN WITH THE WANNABE 21 YEAR OLD PROFESSOR!! anyways, glad my fellow firm-mates are in it with me. and speaking of, lyndsie's lip is looking mighty fine again. bought Clinton's book. can't wait to tackle that beast. who knows when that will be though. time is running scarce these days. still have to start practicing for the LSATs and summer is already half-way over. so 3/4 of the firm is ready to dump this state and jet to florida for law school. just gotta work on miss fowkes now. thats about it for now. i hate my job, i mean, its freakin cake, but so boring. anyone have any advise on how i can get better sleep at night instead of tossing and turning? i'm all for a white russian before calling it a night, but i'm thinkin its not going to happen. bought a freaking tight bookcase for the living room for my photo albums and books. thats the highlight of the week, well, not really, but i won't mention my real highlights. not sure if i can even tell myself...
The Whole Nine Yards (2000): Don’t see it. Wasn’t funny or dramatic, so not sure what they were intending. Its got nothing on Analyze This. It dragged and the score sucked, but Willis and Perry were quite believable. However their wannabe falling in love after 2 minutes is not. The good news is that I have one less sequel to see.
so yeah, my principles in public administration class is gonna suck. DOWN WITH THE WANNABE 21 YEAR OLD PROFESSOR!! anyways, glad my fellow firm-mates are in it with me. and speaking of, lyndsie's lip is looking mighty fine again. bought Clinton's book. can't wait to tackle that beast. who knows when that will be though. time is running scarce these days. still have to start practicing for the LSATs and summer is already half-way over. so 3/4 of the firm is ready to dump this state and jet to florida for law school. just gotta work on miss fowkes now. thats about it for now. i hate my job, i mean, its freakin cake, but so boring. anyone have any advise on how i can get better sleep at night instead of tossing and turning? i'm all for a white russian before calling it a night, but i'm thinkin its not going to happen. bought a freaking tight bookcase for the living room for my photo albums and books. thats the highlight of the week, well, not really, but i won't mention my real highlights. not sure if i can even tell myself...
i dont sleep anymore
“If you had an infinite number of monkeys sitting at an infinite number of typewriters for an infinite number of years typing at random then it could be accepted that one would eventually type the entire works of Shakespeare”
So I was thinking about the above hypothetical scenario last night as I was trying to sleep and came up with how it is true. First, let’s imagine that all we are hoping from the monkeys is not the entire collected works of Shakespeare, but simply “Et tu Brute.” The comma has been removed to make this example a bit simpler, but there are 11 characters in that line from Caesar. Let’s assume the typewriters that the monkeys are using have 27 characters; 26 for the alphabet and 1 for the space bar. So the number of possibilities of 11 character phrases, using 27 keys, can be written as 27^11, (or 27 multiplied by itself 11 times). This equates to 1 in 5,559,060,566,555,523 of making the above line from Caesar. As large as this number is, especially for such a small phrase, it is not infinite. Eventually “Et tu Brute” will be written, either on the first try, 27^11th try, or most likely somewhere in between. Not going to try and figure out how long it would take a monkey to get through all 27^11 possibilities, but let’s just say it’s a really long time. Now let us turn “Et tu Brute” into what is being asked of the monkeys; all of Shakespeare. Now the possibilities rise to a number that I can’t even fathom. But again, this number if finite, and the monkeys have a long time to work on it. Finally, given the fact that there are an infinite number of simians working on it, this will greatly reduce the time to create it, and with a truly infinite number, I guess theoretically his works would be created simply in the time it would take to type it all out.
So I was thinking about the above hypothetical scenario last night as I was trying to sleep and came up with how it is true. First, let’s imagine that all we are hoping from the monkeys is not the entire collected works of Shakespeare, but simply “Et tu Brute.” The comma has been removed to make this example a bit simpler, but there are 11 characters in that line from Caesar. Let’s assume the typewriters that the monkeys are using have 27 characters; 26 for the alphabet and 1 for the space bar. So the number of possibilities of 11 character phrases, using 27 keys, can be written as 27^11, (or 27 multiplied by itself 11 times). This equates to 1 in 5,559,060,566,555,523 of making the above line from Caesar. As large as this number is, especially for such a small phrase, it is not infinite. Eventually “Et tu Brute” will be written, either on the first try, 27^11th try, or most likely somewhere in between. Not going to try and figure out how long it would take a monkey to get through all 27^11 possibilities, but let’s just say it’s a really long time. Now let us turn “Et tu Brute” into what is being asked of the monkeys; all of Shakespeare. Now the possibilities rise to a number that I can’t even fathom. But again, this number if finite, and the monkeys have a long time to work on it. Finally, given the fact that there are an infinite number of simians working on it, this will greatly reduce the time to create it, and with a truly infinite number, I guess theoretically his works would be created simply in the time it would take to type it all out.
reviews ala e propa
Currently: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Special Mention: Vanilla Sky and Lost in Translation. does it get any better?
Amadeus (1984): almost not worth making it all the way till the end, but then you realize what near perfection in movie-making it is. however, as good as it is, just not as entertaining as i like. see it on the dreariest of days.
Big Fish (2003): dragged at points, but very well done. not sure how an ending can be so perfect, and not a word is said. strangely, i have to say that this should be bought.
The Terminal (2004): Oscar Oscar Oscar!!! ended not the way i wanted, but still way worth seeing!
Special Mention: Vanilla Sky and Lost in Translation. does it get any better?
Amadeus (1984): almost not worth making it all the way till the end, but then you realize what near perfection in movie-making it is. however, as good as it is, just not as entertaining as i like. see it on the dreariest of days.
Big Fish (2003): dragged at points, but very well done. not sure how an ending can be so perfect, and not a word is said. strangely, i have to say that this should be bought.
The Terminal (2004): Oscar Oscar Oscar!!! ended not the way i wanted, but still way worth seeing!
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