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I’m Broke: Day 1

4 May 2010. . . . .2 min. . . . .67 view

3:47 PM Tuesday afternoon 79 degrees and humid Philadelphia, PA “The Ocean” (Led Zeppelin) is playing on WMGK I am one final and one walk of the plank away from being a college graduate. I don’t have any work lined up aside potential part time… and I have a total of $25.50 in my bank account and $4 in . . .

The Best Screen Saver

2 May 2010. . . . .< 1 min. . . . .133 view

We had this screen saver on our old HP computer in the late 90’s and I rediscovered it sometime last year. Nothing can beat Johnny Castaway, it’s by far the best screen saver ever produced. Download it from that site and be prepared to waste hours watching Johnny do various tasks from eating coconuts to . . .

Steve Jobs Can Sell Like None Other

26 Apr 2010. . . . .< 1 min. . . . .17 view

Incredible the way Steve Jobs is able to woo the audience… 25 years later you can still feel the rush from this presentation. . . .

Implications of Self-Enhancement

22 Apr 2010. . . . .11 min. . . . .466 view

Wrote this for my Psychology of the Self class… not sure if it’s my best work because I had to crank it out in about 24 hours, but thought I might as well throw it up on here: Edit: Ended up getting a 96% on this… go figure. The Mental, Physical, and Social Implications of Self Enhancement Adam . . .

This is What I Do in My Free Time…

16 Apr 2010. . . . .13 min. . . . .1,152 view

Synthesis, Determination, and Catalytic Measurement of Ruthenium Indenylidene Complexes used in Olefin Metathesis Author: Adam Capriola CHM 2521 Section 151, Department of Chemistry, Saint Joseph’s University Date Submitted: April 19, 2010 Abstract The reaction of RuCl2(PPh3)2, THF, and . . .

The Perfect Paper

10 Apr 2010. . . . .7 min. . . . .40 view

This is a paper I wrote for my philosophy class. The topic was “Where certainty is concerned, X is beyond human comprehension.” I chose perfection… please don’t try to start any philosophical debates with me because I know I’ll lose. :( I. Introduction The word perfection is thrown around quite often, but . . .

Autistic Teen Picks First Two NCAA Rounds Perfectly

24 Mar 2010. . . . .< 1 min. . . . .5 view

Autistic Teen Picks First Two NCAA Rounds Perfectly An autistic teenager from the Chicago area has done something almost impossible. Nearly 48 games into an upset-filled NCAA tournament, 17-year-old Alex Herrmann is perfect “It’s amazing,” he says. Truly. The teenager predicted that Northern Iowa would . . .

Don’t Mess Up!

20 Mar 2010. . . . .< 1 min. . . . .10 view

Would not want to mess up and have this guy be my coach. . . .

Nice Pair of Sammies

18 Mar 2010. . . . .< 1 min. . . . .58 view

Beautiful pair of Samurai 5000vx’s I found on superfuture… contemplating getting that model once I have some dough, but I don’t know how the fit is. It’s either them, Samurai 0500xx, Eternal 811, or Evisu 2000 No. 1’s… . . .

Do you know what I mean?

7 Mar 2010. . . . .< 1 min. . . . .13 view

The volume on my stereo gets turned up to 11 every time this song comes up on my fogey tunes playlist or on the radio. Lee Michaels has got a real soulful voice that’s fun to sing along to and his organ playing is a treat to hear, especially since it’s not a commonly used . . .