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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
9:29 pm	The results are in: Ben: 2 Mike: 3 Heather: 11 _____ Same rules apply. www.dictionary.com is reference for challenges. _____ Lists due Monday, 20 July at 11:59 p.m. Challenges by Tuesday, 21 July, at 7:00 p.m. Results and new board will be up by Wednesday evening, 22 July. Happy Hunting! This week's board (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
10:02 pm	For last week's word list, the only challenges were those to my own words. See the comments for further details. The results are as follows: Heather: 12 Páudraig: 31 Mike: 36 Ben: 107 I double-checked the score. I have it in excel if anyone wants to check it for themselves. _____ Due to the unavailability of the previously mentioned Online Scrabble Dictionary, I am ceasing its use effective this round. I will refer any/all challenges to www.dictionary.com. Words marked as Slang, Proper, Foreign, or Abbreviation will not be allowed. Example: "Perp" - listed as police slang Refer questions to me. ^_^ _____ This week's Boggle Puzzle. Please submit word lists no later than 11:59pm, Monday, July 13th. I should have the lists up shortly thereafter. (anyone with a LJ account, simply post a comment with your list). I will allow challenges until 7:00pm Tuesday, July 14th. Scores and the following week's board will be up Tuesday night. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
10:11 pm	Boggle There were no challenges to last week's word lists. The scores for last week's board are as follows: Heather: 5 Mike: 75 Ben: 82 _____ FOR THIS WEEK: Standard Scoring Applies (See Previous Week's Post) Word lists to me by 11:59pm on Monday, July 6th. Challenges by 7:00pm Tuesday, July 7th. - I've given it some thought, and I'm thinking I will refer all challenges to the Hasbro Online Scrabble Dictionary (http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/en_US/search.cfm). This should knock out proper nouns, abbreviations, foreign words, and other "disalloweds". Also, any player can look up the results from their own computer (rather than me using an obscure dictionary). As always, I'm open to suggestions. Good Luck, and Happy Boggle-ing! (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, June 21st, 2009
10:16 pm	BOGGLE Ok, so I win by default? :-\ I'm putting up the new word set tonight. Yeah, I know I said I'd do it Monday, but it's on my mind now, and I have the time. Same Rules Apply: -5x5 Boggle = minimum 4 letter word size -Scoring as follows: 4 letters = 1 point 5 letters = 2 points 6 letters = 3 points 7 letters = 5 points 8+ letters = 11 points Due to suggestion, I'm changing the timetables around a little bit. I'd like lists no later than 11:59pm Monday night. I will watch the board until 7:00pm Tuesday for any disputes that may arise. After that point, I will score the round. The new board will up no later than Wednesday evening; the scores from a round will be at the top of the next week's post. Hopefully that makes sense. I'm open to suggestions. In any case, here's the list: (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, June 15th, 2009
6:23 pm	BOGGLE REBORN So, I've been saying I'm going to do it for a while. But I finally got of my ass and did it. See below, for the first puzzle in this re-start of BOGGLE weekly. Rules are easy: Responses due at 12:00 am (midnight) Sunday morning. Post word list as reply to puzzle post. a 5x5 grid smallest word size is four letters. Scoring based on word size for the words only you found, and as below: 4 letter = 1 point 5 letter = 2 points 6 letter = 3 points 7 letter = 5 points 8+ letters = 11 points I'll put new posts up on Monday evenings (hopefully). They should go up by around 6-8pm. Current Mood: accomplished (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
9:54 pm	So Sad... Went with my Dad to put down our dog Chance today. I want to think it was for the better: he wasn't walking well; had a difficult time sitting--it was more like "plopping" in place; hearing was practically gone; sight was going; started having accidents. But it's still sad. A best friend of 10 years (the dog was a pound puppy: the pound (and Vet) both thought he was 5-6 when we got him). I think the worst part--the absolute worst part--was going with my Dad to have it done. I've only seen him cry three times: once when my Great-Grandfather passed, once when my Great-Grandmother passed, and today. What a way to start the day... :-( Current Mood: sad (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 21st, 2007
1:05 am	Wedding It is done. Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Nicholas :-) Pictures to follow soon-like. :-D (Comment on this)
Monday, February 26th, 2007
8:47 pm	Mark Your Calenders TODAY!! I found this in the paper today. I think the majority of you who read this may be interested. McGuire announces dates of air base expo McGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE-- The air base's 2007 Open House Air Expo will be held May 12 and 13. Along with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Army Golden Knights... 'Nuff said, really. Those of you who went in 2k5 had a blast. I invite everyone to try to make it, I know I'll be. :-) Let me know which day is good for you. Let's hope for sunny skies and warm temps... (Comment on this)
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
10:34 am	An update I've been thinking, this journal becomes less and less a priority as the days go by. Ever since I got out of school, I post less and less. I don't know... But, here's the most recent update... This week has been not fun for me at all: I've been as sick as ever, and missed most of the week's worth of work. The doc says it's the flu, but I can't remember the flu being this bad. *sigh* My weekend plans are shot, because even though I'm feeling better today, I'm not doing anything to make sure that I'm up and running again on Monday. I'm going to have a lot of catching up to do this week, assuming I make it back to work... That, was the bad news. Now, comes the good news... After talking it over with both of our parents, Heather and I are pushing up the wedding. :-) About a week and a half ago, we decided to get married this July, rather than wait until May next year. Here's the cool part: she already has a dress, cake, bridemaid dresses, location, and most of the big stuff that's supposed to be a hassle. We're making the favors and centerpieces ourselves in an attempt to keep some costs down. It's going to be an outdoor wedding at Mercer County Park. The upper floor of the Boathouse on the south-shore has a small party-room and deck that the reception is going to be in. The ceremony itself is going to be outside. There's a wide jetty that's probably 200 feet long, and at the end of it is a gazebo. So there will be water on three sides. It's a great feeling, it really is :-) Current Mood: happy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
9:38 am	An Update? No! Just a quiz! :-) And, been meaning to change that icon waaay up there for a while now :-P You Are a Peacemaker Soul You strive to please others and compromise anyway you can. War or conflict bothers you, and you would do anything to keep the peace. You are a good mediator and a true negotiator. Sometimes you do too much, trying so hard to make people happy. While you keep the peace, you tend to be secretly judgmental. You lose respect for people who don't like to both give and take. On the flip side, you've got a graet sense of humor and wit. You're always dimplomatic and able to give good advice. Souls you are most compatible with: Warrior Soul, Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul What Kind of Soul Are You? (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 27th, 2006
8:18 pm	Um, news... So, um, yeah. Heather's not my girlfriend anymore... I asked her to marry me tonight, and she said yes. :-D I was going to wait until her birthday next month, but that didn't work out quite how I expected. O:-) I'm engaged!!! Sorry ladies, YourBen is now really taken! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006
5:10 pm	Holy Sheet... Well folks, you're not going to believe this, but it's really been forever this time. I mean, seriously, with a post in September, and now, it's February? I'd bet some of you would think I've dropped off the face of the planet, or something like that. But you're WRONG! :-P Ben, is BACK!!! Woohoo!! Make a long story short: Wasn't online much once I started with the water company, and when I started going out with Heather I dropped off the face of the internet. Having someone so close was new to me, so we were spending a lot of time together. Come December, I ended up getting into a fight with my mother, and things escalated to me leaving. So in mid-December I moved out, to live at Heather's for a while. No internet access there. Er, scratch that: dial-up there, on the only phone line. So my internet time was really reduced to simply checking and responding to email at work. Yick. And the firewall prevented me from coming here to update and read. Finally, at the end of January I got out of her parents' house, and am now in my own apartment. And now online. So people will be seeing more of me, online at least. Ok, I've got updating to do to the comp. Later all!! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 20th, 2005
12:20 am	Sooooo.... It's been forever, and I mean that quite nearly-literally since the last time I posted. And too much has happened to go through it in detail. Working with Aqua. It's a real job, it's nice. I'm an engineer. That's about all there is to it. :-P Still going out with Heather. :-D Things keep getting better and better. And that about sums things up. Except, the highlight of this week is Mountain Dew: Pitch Black. It's ba-ack! And I just went on a shopping spree. 27 cases worth. 324 cans. I figure it'll last me a little while. I'll go do it again in a month or so. If you want a case, all you have to do is come visit :-P Well, maybe not. It's mine. My precious. Not quite. :-P It's getting late, I'm getting tired, I have work in the morn'. L8rz G8rz (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
12:24 pm	Sooo... Seems to be my favorite way of starting a post, no? :-P I start work on Monday. HR called me yesterday with the formal employment offer. I'll hold the position of "engineer" and will be located in Hamilton. woot! I was even told what my salary will be. I'll be honest, it was more than I expected. O:-) So, now all I do is finish this week with Kohl's, and then I'll be on hold working with them until I get settled into the job. :-D Speaking of Kohl's, this week of work is overnights. I volunteered to do a "special task" of changing the lights in the store. There's four of us, and 4,000 of them. :-P It was supposed to be a two-week deal, but since I'm starting with Aqua on Monday, I'm out. Luckily, when I volunteered for the job, I explained to the manager that I may be dropping off the schedule, so when I told him he completely understood. Things with Heather are going great. Went down to LBI on Saturday to some motel to watch a band that she likes play. They're pretty good. I almost feel like a traitor though, because they're a rival band of Lifespeed. :-P *shrug* Otherwise, we hang out when we can. She came over yesterday morning, because we had both worked overnight the night before. Spent most of the day together, until I had to get to bed and sleep. It'll rock once I start with Aqua. 8am to 430pm Monday thru Friday. Weekends off. Hardly any overtime. :-D And, since her house is on the way both to and </i>from</i> work, I think we'll get to see each other even more. Of course, she's up for a supervisor position at Kohl's, so we'll have schedule-matching to do. Heh, it's so nice having someone so close to home. O:-) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, July 25th, 2005
11:56 pm	Sooooo... It's been a busy couple of weeks. Mostly working: they've been adding extra trucks, which is good because it's been adding hours to my schedule. Which is bad because they've been adding hours to my schedule. I haven't had a day off since last Sunday, and even though it's a part time job, it's kind of exhausting. (and it's tearing up my hands: my fingers are dry and split, and I can't get it to change b/c I can't give them a break from work) Blah. I really don't remember much of what I did since I last updated. I feel like I've been getting jerked around by Aqua New Jersey, because for the last 3 weeks, every time I've been told "We'll contact you by the end of the week" I've been calling them back the following Monday saying "What's going on?" Last week I finally seemed to be getting somewhere: HR from a parent company office in PA (Aqua America) called, saying that they should make a decision, and would call me Thursday. No phone call Thursday. So I call back on Friday. The woman apologized for not calling, saying she had to call out sick on Thursday, but she would get back to me later. Friday afternoon while at work I get a voice mail. Turns out she couldn't tell me what was going on because the guy that she had to talk to was out of work due to a medical issue. Grr. But she'd call back on Monday. So today, I had to go in early. During my lunch break I decided to check my phone, and saw there was a voicemail. It's the lady from HR. (I liked this lady: she was the only person to say "I'll call you" that actually did). So she calls me and starts talking. Apologizes for the decision making process to have taken so long, realizes I'm anxious, etc.. She gets to the point. "We've decided to go ahead and procede with you as our candidate for the job." O_o o_O *listened to message again just to be sure she said what I thought she said* :-D :-D :-D :-D Woot! An engineer will I be! Woot! Been dating Heather, and most of you met her at Kris' place. It's been a little over a month now, and things have been going great. But we decided not to date anymore. I stress date. No, instead we're going to be going out now. O:-) Ben has a girlfriend O:-) It'll be really tough to make this summer get much better... Current Mood: Unbelievably Happy (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 9th, 2005
4:44 pm	So three days of rain have totally screwed up the phone lines around here: my house line is dead. Anyone needing to contact me should call the cell. If I don't answer, leave a message. Or email me or find me online. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 5th, 2005
10:28 pm	I am a Defender-ship. I am fiercely protective of my friends and loved ones, and unforgiving of any who would hurt them. Speed and foresight are my strengths, at the cost of a little clumsiness. I'm most comfortable with a few friends, but sometimes particularly enjoy spending time in larger groups. What Video Game Character Are You? Interesting I finally see something different about my application with the FBI. The site where I can check on my application says this. "Position Status: Vacancy Filled" I don't think I was really expecting to get it anyway... Called Aqua-New Jersey this morning. It's been two weeks since the interview, with no word from them. I was relayed a message from the gent' that interviewed me (I ended up speaking to some woman in the office). "He has not yet had a chance to down-select any candidates, but you should definately hear from us by the latter part of the week." Please please please be a positive answer. I want this job so badly. A) Now that it's July, I have to start paying loans back *yuck* B) It's close to home, which would allow me to live home and start saving mulah (I would hope) There's another reason why being able to stay around the area would be nice. O:-) I think she'd like it too. Ended up getting off work early Saturday night, so went to hang with her for a while. Went late-night swimming at one of her friend's house, and then we went to a diner for some early morning chow. Was a good night. Sunday, went over to her place before noon, and brought her back here. Played some NES and made sure that some of my favorite cartridges still work. *cough*FinalFantasy*cough*DragonWarrior*cough* O:-) Then blew through MegaManII. Beat the game, and in classic Ben-style turned to her, offered her the controller, and said, "See? It's not that hard. Now you do it." :-P O:-) Put away the NES, then played Dr.Mario on the 64 for a couple of hours. Got bored, and tried watching The Boondock Saints. Failed, and fell asleep. Woke up to the sound of the tape ejecting, went upstairs for food and drink, then came back down here to watch The Goonies. Made it through the movie, laughing and comparing movies from then to movies now. Was a good night. Monday, went to Steve's 4th of July party. And she came with. Actually, before I go any further, I'm sick of using pronouns. Heather, her name is Heather. :-D So she came with. And got to meet Steve, Mike, and Lomberk. Just sat around Steve's place most of the afternoon BSing and, after Heather decided she had a bit too much sun, went inside to watch TV and sit in the shade of the house. :-P Left kinda early, but had to get my father's car back to him for work last night. Didn't matter: things were dying down anyway. Scott left and Steve was chilling with his ShopRite crew. But it was a good day anyway. So keep the fingers crossed for me about the job-thing... (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 30th, 2005
11:12 pm	Soooo........ One date has turned into a couple of dates, and a couple of dates is going to turn into more dates. I think it's safe to say, I'm now dating her. O:-) And, she keeps getting cooler and cooler. Went over to her house today to spend some time with her before work. While we were standing around (she was getting some food for her brother for lunch), one of her loads of laundry finished. So she takes it out and starts folding it. Tassels on something were on everything, so I was going through the pile pulling out the strays. And saw some of the coolest shirts. The green 1-Up shirt. A Bullet-Bill shirt. A Nintendo logo shirt. Turns out she's got a bunch of the Nintendo shirts (the ones that Hot Topic always has). I'm sitting there thinking this is too cool. Then, she says, "While we're thinking of Nintendo, you said yours doesn't work because your missing a cable, right?" Um, yeah. "Was it this one?" *shows me an A/V cable* Um, yeah. "Here. I don't need it for anything." Rock on! And then we procede to sit down and play some Gamecube. I think I'm going to become a Donkey Konga addict. It's so simplistically fun. And, now she hates me, because I'm better at it than she is after only playing it for 10 minutes O:-) Damn me and my video-gaming skillz. I guess what really sums it up is this: She's a gamer!!!!!. Not as bad as me, or any of my friends for that matter, but she understands how easy it is to become addicted. :-D Lol She even stopped by to say hi during work today. :-D Good day. Good week. June turned out to be a good month, too. :-P (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, June 26th, 2005
8:11 pm	Heh, it's been a good week. No, scratch that, a great week. Yeah, the interview was all nice and good, but the best part of the week didn't happen until later... I went on my first real date on Thursday. Nothing fancy, just went to Applebee's after we got out of work 1.5 hours early. I work with her O:-) I surprised myself by asking though: she was "mad" at me for being [too much of] a wiseass earlier in the night. I did apologize, but she said something along the lines of "I don't know about that; I think you have to prove it." So I was there thinking I don't know you that well, how am I going to be able to prove it to you? And five minutes later, my response was "Could I prove it by taking you out after we get off tonight?" :-D O:-) Current Mood: happy (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005
8:37 pm	Soooooo...... The interview was today instead of yesterday. *shrug* Though I wouldn't have called it an interview, really. And not because it didn't go well, but quite the opposite. Instead of being asked a multitude of questions, the gentleman instead described to me what the company does, where they do it, and just tried to give a general description of the position I'd be going into. He did make it a point to make sure I know that the position isn't really a ChE position, but moreso a CivE position. Meaning that it's not really reactors and chemical plants, though on the occassion where a chemical process is involved, I may end up supervising that project. Oh, by mostly CivE work, he described that about 70-ish percent of the work involved is replacing water mains and the such. There's travel involved, but mostly in NJ, and mostly day trips. For example, he was up in Sussex county doing work yesterday at a new housing development checking water and sewage connections for future houses (which is why the interview was moved until today). So I was asked to call back and say whether I'm interested in the position or not by the end of the week. No, I wasn't offered the position. I guess I'll cross my fingers, call back tomorrow saying "yes" and hope they get back to me (very positively) soon. :-) Oh, and despite the fact the interview wasn't much of an interview, I was there for more than an hour-and-a-half, and was given a tour of the building, pump server, and pumping facility behind the building. Interesting stuff. (1 Comment |Comment on this)