Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.

Tag: humor

  • Things that make me feel dumb: Unlabelled Doors

    In general this problem is pretty simple, right? All I have to do is look for the visual cues—be it a sign with clear directions to “push” or “pull,” or more physical attributes like the presence of a handle (pull) or crash bar (push). What gets me are the handled doors like the one shown…

  • Whiteout

    My day has included some rather interesting and unexpected turns of events and it’s barely afternoon. I’ve been struggling with my torrent client for weeks trying to figure out why I suddenly went unconnectable. After almost haphazardly trying a few things this morning I finally stumbled upon success, which happily coincided with my acceptance into…

  • Omar’s Room

    Kyle and I ventured into Omar’s room while he was off taking his Physics 111 final in a bold attempt to discover the source of the odor. I’m guessing it results from 2, 3, or 4, but it’s anybody’s guess. All I have to say is, take out the trash and wash your filthy sheets…

  • Pet Peeves: Listproc n00bs

    Here at UMBC we have a whole lot of listprocs. Every organization, committee, and campus department seems to have one of these email mailing lists to mass-message students who opt-in. Conveniently (or not so, depending on your perspective), there is a system through our campus portal, myUMBC, that allows users to manage what listprocs they…

  • Things that make me feel dumb: CAPTCHAs

    With the prominence of bots registering account and posting “comments” with the sole purpose of hawking their master’s shady online market, many websites have implemented a step to impede this unwanted behavior: the CAPTCHA, or Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. The purpose of this little image is in effect,…

  • Omar Woes

    Here in the apartment, we all love Omar. We really do. But sometimes he does things we just can’t understand, like turning up the air conditioning when it’s 48 degrees outside. I literally had to go put on a jacket as my fingers were getting too cold to continue typing. What’s great is that Omar…

  • Ode to My Blue Bowl

    Plates were in the washer clean An easy solution it would seem Yet the sink was overflowing with Every single type of dish. The night before I had consumed Popcorn from my bowl of blue. Delicious treat, a healthy snack But then I put the blue bowl back Atop the pile in the sink Oh…

  • Cough Medicine

    Rachel took some high-powered cough medicine the other night. This is how our conversation went: Rachel: “I took this medicine… I think it’s going to knock me out.” Conversation ensues for a few minutes. Rachel: “I’m starting to feel a little funny.”Me: “You are?”Rachel: “…”Me: “Are you there?”Rachel: “…” I think I’m going to need…