I got back early from the poster session and finished up packing. I am taking a lot of shit: a lot of books and clothes. I might dump some off at Andi’s house if I think it’s too much. I withdrew a couple of hundred bucks to keep cash on me. And now my room looks sooo clean. I hope I didnt miss anything. I have all my essentials.. On the way back from ATM, I saw Matt and Amanda and they told me that they will be ready to beat me in RB when I get back. I gave some of my food away and threw away the other stuff that will go bad. I called Andi after getting back to tell her that I will be there earlier than what I told her. Well, I guess if I need anything else, I’ll just buy it later. I also shaved, so my face is smooth again after a week. Although, my hair has grown tooo long and I am going to get it cut in the next couple of days. I should look good after that. I feel good due to all the workouts and running and playing racquetball.. I feel fit which is awesome! Anyway, time to sign off from my computer. I will miss my baby (read computer)… Byeeee room and Coe, for 28 days!!
Archive as of July, 1 2004
I did get my second cheque for Japan today and it has been deposited. So I am rich for another month before school fees cause a gigantic leak in my balance. I got Andi’s message and missed call last night. She called me when I got into bed and I would have answered it if I wasn’t so sleepy and tired. I figured I would call her in the morning with the details about when I was getting there. And I was right, she was hanging out with friends last night, so its a good thing I didn’t call after I talked to Doll. I called early and talked to Andi’s mom for quite some time and then spoke for a few minutes with Andi. Well, if I was getting there at 10 she would have picked me up but with me getting there an hour earlier, I dunno. I know her mum can definitely come and get me. Andi has a long day ahead of her, first an orthodontist appointment for her braces and then cleaning up of a house. She will be going to a friend’s house in the evening, so thats the reason I don’t know if she can pick me up. I found out which courses I was taking next semester so that I could order the books early. I finished up my drinks. I still have to give away food like grapes and baby carrots to anyone who wants to take them. I got a couple of messages from my parents and I replied to them. I don’t know if they got them or maybe they went to bed before they got it. Anyway, I’ll email them or ask them to call me.
About the paper, I have added more stuff in the paper including the references I’ve used. Now, the rest is really upto Greg to finish which essentially means that he has to finish his section and add it to my paper. Hopefully, this goes well because today is my last day here. I will leave my cellphone number with him in case he needs to call me. I sent the paper to Doll for a review, and that helped because she picked up some typos which I might have missed. Thanks Doll:)! Well, I will be leaving at 5.30 today which means I have to leave after the presentations and finish my last minute packing. I also will leave my room a bit clean so that I have something nice to come back to..although I will be moving into my new room pretty soon after I get back. This is the last month of fun, so I am going to squeese it for all its worth till there is no drop left. I am so glad to leave to Japan away from all the craziness and stress. Although, it will probably will be a different type of stress which includes travelling in a non-english speaking country where most of the population can not speak english.. Still I can’t wait:)!!
Bush: Betrayed by handwriting
ROHIT KARIR, TIMES OF INDIA
[ THURSDAY, JULY 01, 2004 01:52:12 PM ]
Link to the article on timesofindia.com
Let’s face it, it’s not too difficult to analyse a person through his handwriting, who consistently says the opposite of what he intends (”the death tax is good for people from all walks of life!”) and coins strange words (subliminable, resignate, transformationed, Hispanos, arbolist).
President George W Bush is such a larger-than-life figure that even three words and an exclamation mark are enough to gauge his “axis” of character.
A Politicians Hand: The handwriting of the Texan-American, who once said, “For Nasa, space is still a high priority,” is typical of a politician � energetic, angular hand, tent-like ‘t’ and a slight right slant.
Talkative: The ‘g’, open at the top, means that the cowboy is talkative � nobody gets a word edgeways in White House meetings, when Bush holds court on “evil” Iraq and North Korea.
Courteous: He has a quality, which probably only Laura Bush is aware of. Her husband, Bin Laden listen up, is good-natured and courteous in manner. This is because his terminal strokes are upturned and have a right slant. Perhaps the FBI and the CIA can reform the world’s baddies by asking them to forge and fuse Bush’s slants and strokes.
Inappropriate Show Of Emotions: The capped crescent exclamation mark at the end of the three words, considering his choice of words, shows that Bush has a need to be emphatic in situations, when understated power will do just as well. It also indicates that he does not know how to marry emotion with occasion.
Mind Prone To Strain: The connecting strokes, in Bush’s handwriting, are always present, so that all letters in a word are connected. This includes capitals connected to succeeding small letters. Mr President, you might not know it, but you have a logical, well-ordered mind. Notice, also, the spacing of your letters, which is crowded; and that they are never extended. It means although you have a good brain it’s narrower than a bee’s bum. It’s also a mind, which is prone to mental confusion and strain, a fact thrown up by the crippled drawing of ‘e’s in all the three words.
Bush is given to dramatics: The ‘d’ in the word ‘freedom’ is in upper case (whereas it should have been in lower case) and has a small slash inside the loop. Handwriting that uses flourished upper casing in the middle of a word indicates that person likes to draw attention to himself.
Not Quick To Adapt: Bush’s ‘m’ and ‘n’s are angular do not appear as ‘w’ and ‘u’ � these are characteristics of a person, who finds difficulty in adjusting other people’s opinions. On the other hand it also reveals that Bush has simple tastes.
Hasty: The president’s writing is not completely legible � ill-formed ‘r’ and ‘o’; similar looking ‘e’ and ‘i’; and merged letters (’d', ‘o’ and ‘m’) in the word ‘freedom’. The capital ‘R’ in ‘Reign’ is not fully-formed. These handwriting features reveals that he tends to be hasty and in a constant race to catch up with his thoughts. It also shows that he is not a deep thinking person and has no patience with details. Instead Bush has good instincts and mostly stands by them. But he sees no point in looking at a decision from six different sides - he likes action. And mostly, he “gets them” � his hooked convex-curved ‘t’ � that’s why.
Don’t Misunderestimate Him: Superpower honcho Bush likes to write his ‘i’s without dotting them. He might not know it, but this is a clear indication that he forgets important details and is careless. But that’s alright. As he keeps reminding us � never “misunderestimate” him � ‘i’ dots be damned!
