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Name: Nathan
Country: United States
State: Maryland
Metro: Annapolis
Birthday: 9/18/1990
Gender: Male
Interests: Computers, science, history, litterature, video games, classic cinema, finding new and different music, robots, tabletop gaming, wargame miniatures, the Internet, politics, the military, philosophy.
Expertise: Being a geek. It's good fun.
Occupation: Other
Industry: Media
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AIM:  BlackJohnFlint42
MSN: nathanshaffer@hotmail.com
Member Since:
4/22/2005
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| So our robot made it to the semi-finals at the Chesapeake regional tournament, coming in 3rd or 4th overall.
I have to say, I'm very proud of our team this year, no matter what drama occurred between members and schools. I hope that we continue to work hard together next year, all the way to the championships in Georgia!
And may the craziness that attracts robotics never end.
INSIDE JOKES AND YOU-HAD-TO-BE-THERE-THINGS:
- Ryan: "Dawg! What's up?!"
Me: Dawg!" *pounds fists*
- Waitress: "Would you like some shakey cheese?"
David B.: "No thanks."
Waitress: "TOO BAD!" *slams it on the table*
- Chris: "Hey! You got your freight train in my shakey cheese!"
- Me:"Ahh...this road is so bumpy...my abdomen."
Greg: "I'll bet it's like a poo jackhammer, going up and down..."
- Random Black Guy: "NORMAN!!!"
Me:"Hi....?"
*later*
Rest of team: "NORMAN!"
Me: "Hey guys?"
- Andy: I gave up the Wii for lent...
Me(just being an asshole): Well, there's no God, so go play Wii
- By various members of whatever van I was riding in "4CHAN PARTY VAAAAN!"
- Justin "LEITNER! YOU SHOT ME IN FACE!"
- Greg: "NATHAN! CALM DOWN!"
Me: "DON'T OVER STIMULATE ME!"
- Me, sitting in the stands being quiet, then all of the sudden: "OH GOD! MY ARMS ARE SO HEAVY!"
- Ryan "Chicken...I respect that."
- Fritz "Yeah, there's one robot that only blocks other robots and gets in their way. We call it the "bitch bot"."
- Andy "Hey, did you know that..."
Me: "Yes Andy, I've been playing this game since 2003. I know how it works."
-Andy "Have you guys ever played Halo?"
Greg and I "WTF? Have we ever played one of the most popular games of all time? No, we haven't."
- David C: "Hey Leitner, watch out for the tank!."
Leitner: "I don't see any tank...*turns his character around*..where is iHOLY SHIT!!" *gets ran over*
- Me: "This carbon fiber is pretty nice...*stands on it*...durable too."
Justin: "JUMP ON IT!"
Me: "Kay. *jumps, and it breaks* Oh shi-I didn't do it!"
Whittaker: "Niiice, your new name is the harbinger of destruction."
- Me: "JESUS CHRIST, AUSTIN!"
Angry Italian Chef: "WHHAAAAAAT!??!"
Me: "AH! SORRYSORRYSORRY!"
- Us: “Leitner! You’re
late!”
Leitner "Sorry, we got lost!"
Us: "You guys had a GPS! How did you get lost?"
- Mids "Hold on, were going to do a U-ie [U-turn]."
Me: "Um I don't think sooOOOOH SHIT!"
*Chris gets pummeled by suitcases* "Oh hello suitcases."
Of course, we made too many jokes about the quality of New Jersey too list here, along with "your mom" jokes. And then, there was doing laundry with my room mates. That was a trip.
It was a good year for robots.
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| Came back from Jersey last night.
Nothing much to say, really.
Trenton is a dirty city, full of abandoned factories and crazy people (I saw mobsters! No lies, it was like a scene out of Goodfellas!)
Our robot did okay.... 29th of 65th....
We had some major technical difficulties, but we should have them cleared up by the Chesapeake competition in two weeks.
Also, physics teachers fail at playing video games. (Lulz, Leitner.), and I developed an appreciation of Italian food.
- N
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| Leaving for New Jersey in about an hour.
Be back Saturday!
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| Alright ladies and germs, it's that time of year. The Oscar Nominees have been announced!
My predicted results:
Best Picture:
The Departed
Best Actor:
Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness
or
Forrest Whittaker in The Last King of Scotland
Best Supporting Actor:
Mark Wahlberg in The Departed
or
Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine
Best Actress:
Helen Mirren in The Queen
Best Supporting Actress:
Abigail Bresin in Little Miss Sunshine
Best Animated Feature:
Cars
Best Director:
Martin Scorsese (The Departed)
Best Editing:
The Departed (Hey, I really liked that movie!)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Borat!
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Junior year is a pain, am I right?
At least we have a four day weekend to look forward to. I might get some more driving practice in (finally). And hopefully I'll have my passport after next weekend.
Oh yeah, I'm going to Russia this summer. Best. Field Trip. Ever. I talked to my Uncler Dave about it today, and he gave me this advice: "When you're in Russia, keep your money on your person. Like, in a place where you'd notice if someone was taking it. Gypsies, man. They just hang out and bands, and they're real quick and sneaky. They'll just run up and take your stuff." Duly noted. So I'll be a stranger in a strange land with my buddy Chris and his awesome little bro Josh. I'm sure it'll be a good trip, as long as I don't get mugged by Gypsies (or a drunken Mikhail Gorbachev).
And it would suck if like, as soon as we get there, another fucking Communist revolution happens, but that doesn't seem to likely.
My uncle also insisted that whenever the Russian tour guides tell us not to take pictures of a certain something, we need to take pictures of it. "Smuggle it quietly out of your pocket, take the picture, and put it back in."
Man, I haven't really blogged in a long while. I miss writing about this and that, and having strangers come read my most inner thoughts, and I'm sure all you missed my randomness.
Also, I'm not writing anymore "shock entries". I'd like to forget that little part of my past.
Until next time,
Nathan
P.S.
Best Megadeth Album Ever!
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