David’s Dictionary for the Internet Age: Nommable
January 28th, 2009Nommable (adj.)
Good to eat: having an appealing or enjoyable taste or smell (see: tasty, yummy, delicious)
Example: 
(Taken inside of Owens Food Court)
Obligatory update to my Tech schedule problem
January 20th, 2009Last night I posted an entry, venting my frustrations about a problem that arose when I lost access to my class schedule. To be fair, I should post an update.
That night my mom used the website to pay the remaining balance of the bill, and within an hour the hold was removed from my record, granting me access to my schedule. All things considered, today went fine. Also, it turns out that I did get a notification email the day the hold was put on my record, but it on Thursday, the day the bill was created, so that brings me to two points: First, a hold shouldn’t have been put on my record, period. Such aggressive action was unnecessary, considering that the bill was created the same day, as well as because the reason the class wasn’t added before the regular billing cycle was the fault of the college of Engineering. Second, even if the hold was justified, under no circumstances should they block my ability to view my schedule. I keep a copy of my schedule in OneNote, but the timing was just horrible for hold put on my record, because I hadn’t done that yet.
I’m just glad that everything worked out and hoping that these kinds of close calls won’t be common!
Virginia Tech, may I see my schedule for tomorrow, please?
January 19th, 2009Classes at Tech start tomorrow, so an hour ago I thought it would be wise to check my schedule to see where tomorrow’s classes are. Virginia Tech has a pretty good set of online tools that allow students to accomplish a variety of tasks related to their relationship with Tech. my.vt.edu, is the hub of most of the tools. From there a student can check his tech email, register for classes, view his schedule, and more.
The task at hand was to check my schedule. For example, I know I have a class at 9:30 tomorrow, but was that English or multivar? What building and room is it in? The answer to these questions haven’t been important until now. Wanting answers, I made my way to my.vt.edu and signed in. I clicked on the “Courses” tab to be greeted with this message: “There appear to be holds on your account.” The use of the passive voice didn’t help make the statement less accusatory. 
Tech Crocs for Christmas
December 25th, 2008One of the many wonderful presents (thanks Mom, Dad, brothers, sister) I got this Christmas was a pair of Virginia Tech branded “Mammoth” Crocs from my Dad. I have to say… I’ve been skeptical about Crocs, but not only are these things warm and comfy, but they show my Hokie pride as well. 
Pritchard resident makes boomy noises, Virginia Tech falls into panic
November 13th, 2008I just got an email from the VT Alert system with the following message:
Policeare investigating reported sounds of gunshots in Pritchard Hall. Building is secured. No access in or out. Police searching room by room.
Virginia Tech PD and BlacsburgPD are investigating reported sounds of gunshots in Pritchard Hall. Building is secured. No access in or out. Police searching room by room. Two people reported hearing sounds like gunfire at about 1 pm.
The message is clearly segmented into two parts. The first, scary part being the short version which I have discovered was displayed on the Tech website as well as on the leaderboard clocks that are in all of the classrooms. I assume that text block is what was sent via text message to students’ cell phones. (I have yet to receive it.)
