Disconnected

The wires are gone

     The signal lost

And all that's left is static--

The silent crackling over the air

Empty and unfamiliar...

Modern culture forbade this,

The unplugging of society

The disappearence of an individual

When wires become disconnected

And the world goes silent--

      The voice of all others is lost.

An individual--left to fend for self
In the wake of static.

Setting the Mood

mood = function( successes, failures, interactions, day)
     if ( successes > failures )
            mood = rainbows & unicorns;
     else
            mood = dungeons & dragons;

     for each +interaction
            mood = mood + joy;

     for each -interaction
           mood = mood - joy;

     switch ( day )
           case Monday:
                 mood = mood - all_good_things;
                 break;

           case Tuesday:
                 mood = mood - meetings;
                 break;

           case Wednesday:
                 mood = no_change;
                 break;

           case Thursday:
                 mood = mood + light_at_the_end_of_the_tunnel;
                 break;

           case Friday:

                 mood = mood + dreams_come_true;
                 break;

           case Weekend:
                 mood = party_like_a_rock_star;

end

Cyborg Nation:

Spotlight on John Thompson

Sleek and slim
Robotic limbs and
   instant networks,
Disguised as ordinary...
Common.
We are inseparable
And I cannot function
Without my attachments.
Gadgets and widgets
    replace faces and places
An ordinary cyborg
Living in an ordinary world
With extraordinary components
Plug me in--
    let me charge
Then let me work

John Thompson is replacing Bill Gates as Microsoft's new chairman. This makes Thompson the first and only chairman of a technology company of such caliber [1]. He will be advising Microsoft's new CEO Satya Nadella (also a minority) who is a first time CEO. Previously the CEO of Symantec for 10 years and IBM employee for 28 years, Thompson brings 38 years of experience to the position. Symantec enjoyed prosperous years, increasing annual revenue from $600 million to $6 billion, under Thompson's lead. Thompson is an alumni of Florida A&M University, a historically black university [2]. Thompson is estimated to have a worth of $72 million dollars and also owns a 20% share of the Golden State Warriors NBA team [1].

References

1. "Who is John Thomspon". Microsoft; visited 2014
2. Verne Kopytoff. "Who is John Thompson?". Fortune. February 8, 2014

Today

int Productivity ( ) {
     percent_of_work_done = 0;
     for(hour time = 8am; time < midnight; start++) {
           if ( progress at time )
                increment percent_of_work_done;
     }
     return percent_of_work_done;
}


main ( ) {
    if ( Productivity() > 50 % )
        print("Success! Happy Friday");
   else
        print("Failure. Happy Friday Anyway!");
}

Video Game

If only it were as easy
As a puppet and string--
    Walk forward.
    Jump.
   Stop:
And I could control you
Completely--easily.
Yet you're stubborn;
Unwilling to submit
Unwilling to bend...
Beautiful and complex
Foreign and unruly---
It's a battle of wit,
A test of fortitude...
Exasperation
In exchange for satisfaction.

Still shot of the game I'm developing for class. (individual graphics curtesy of www.kenney.nl)

The Nerd in Me

function main( life ) {
     Person I of type me;
     while ( alive )
     {
          I = new dream;
          for ( every dream ) {
               increase I;
               multiply ( strength of I );
               define I with endurance;
               if ( failure ) {
                    begin again;
               }
          }
     }
};