Hey Dennis!!!!!!

[barrk]

Did you survive Christmas?? I'm glad to see your around. I was wondering if anyone was going to join me today!

[Benjamin]

Hi Katie.. yeah I survived christmas.... but it completely sucked... my sister was there, and so was her boyfriend... and I think he's "cheating" on his methadone..(he was acting like a ****ing idiot.. and he only does that when he is "cheating")... and the worst part was my mom almost had a heart atack

[barrk]

I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom. Is she doing okay now?

[Benjamin]

yeah..... it was reallllly mild... fortunatly...

[barrk]

I'm glad to hear that! Did you get some good stuff? Eat some good food! Play some fun games?

[HarryW]

I see you survived too Katie How was it?

Dennis, sorry to hear about your Mum, I hope she feels better.

[barrk]

I had a pretty good time. I'll have a better time once everyone leaves my house. Rather enjoyed having to come to work today...gave me a break from all that family...nice bunch of people but I'll look forward to some peace and quiet! How was yours Harry?

[Benjamin]

I got some cologne, a flashlight, 2 books, and a software bundle(Macromedia Dreamweaver/Flash 5/Fireworks/Freehand)

and the food was really good.. the turkey was much better than the one we had for thanksgiving...

but we didn't have any pumpkin pie I love pumpkin pie

[barrk]

Pumpkin pie is great. I'm looking forward to getting back into a "normal" eating routine though. I have had enough sweets, pies, and general junk food to last me a life time. Went way over the top this year.

My husband gave me a mandolin for Christmas. It's beautiful. I can't wait to learn how to do it justice! My kids all gave me beautiful angel figurines to add to my collection...I already have three living angels (my kids).

If you ever come visit, Dennis, I'll make you a pumpkin pie of your very own. I won't even make you share!!!!!!

[Benjamin]

well, thanks for the offer, but I don't think I'll be visiting california anytime soon.... it's too close to seattle.... and you know the wierdos that come out of that place...

[barrk]

Oh well. I guess it's the thought that counts. You should learn how to cook one yourself. Girls really like a guy that can cook!

[Benjamin]

I can cook... just not baked things... I have cooked... chicken and rice, chilli, and stew...

oh.. and tacos...

[barrk]

Good for you, Dennis. My boys learned to cook when they were young and this year they gave all the girls they hang around with fudge for Christmas. The girls loved it. They were really glad I made them learn to cook!

[Benjamin]

I haven't made fudge yet... mainly because I don't know how..

I like cooking, but not in my kitchen... it's too small.. and there's no place to put anything... the table broke, so now we don't have one in there, and the counters always have drying dishes on them... but I like cooking at my grandmothers more... her kitchen is bigger.. and she has more spices and stuff...

[barrk]

It's great that your Grandma lives close enough for you to visit. It sound like you need a safer place to go sometimes. I worry about you.

[Benjamin]

It's great that your Grandma lives close enough for you to visit.

thats about 1/2 true.. she used to.. she lives about 2 maybe 3 blocks away.. but mothers day '98 she had a stroke, and now she lives with us.. my mom takes care of her, because she can't get out of the bed..

It sound like you need a safer place to go sometimes. I worry about you.

what do you mean safer? and why do you worry??

[barrk]

I worry about you because you're a nice kid and I like you! It sounds like you don't have much joy in your life...with the exception of your computer. Every kid should have the right to be happy...especially on Christmas. :-(

[Benjamin]

well, I have joy other than the computer.... I enjoy hunting, and camping and other outdoors stuff...

[barrk]

Glad to hear it! You just sounded so very unhappy. Maybe it's just the reading instead of hearing...hard to tell without inflection sometimes.

[parksie]

Well, we try and add a few rays of sunshine here every now and again.

[Benjamin]

you'd think I was even more unhappy if you heard me...

even if I am very happy.. I look and sound.. not happy...... well, actually I look the same about all the time... whether i am happy, sad, etc..

[barrk]

I just went to your website. Coming along nicely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Benjamin]

Thanks
I've been working on it during my whole break...

[barrk]

It shows.....keep up the good work!

[parksie]

Yeah, it's great! Love the colour scheme (I like blue)!
Interesting illustration for your trig explanations...

Oh, so have you done calculus then? I love it...it has to be one of the most useful maths techniques possible.

[Benjamin]

no, I am still in geometry in school... but I was interested in trigonometry so I asked kedaman to explain Cosine, Sine, and Tangent to me... and well thats all I know right now... but i hope i"ll be able to find a website that tells me more about trigonometry.. so far I haven't had much luck...

Sorry to here about your mom Dennis. Hope she gets well soonest.

Pumpkin Pie? Must be a seppo thing.

The site's looking nice and tidy etc. Keep it up big fella.

[barrk]

You haven't lived until you've had a pumpkin pie, Jethro. You have no idea what you're missing....nearly orgasmically good stuff!!!!!!!!!

[Sophtware]

Jethro you neevr had pumpkin pie.... sad.. sad.. sad..i will email you some

I could eat pumpkin pie all year long..and the best part about it is, pumpkin is a vegetable so it isnt like junk food or anything.

[Benjamin]

HAHA you haven't had pumpkin pie.. what a loser..... HAHA...

finally.... a chance for me to call you a loser..

[Bjwbell]

Try eating pumpkin pie that doesn't have any sugar added, it tastes like squash.

[paulw]

Never had pumpkin pie - but if they are anything like the pecan pie and key lime pie that I had in the States, you can keep it. Too sweet by half. Nice cup of tea is best (and you Americans really do not do tea well...)

Dennis, if you like geometry and trig, then calculus will blow your mind. It is an extremely powerful technique discovered in the seventeenth century by Gottfried Leibnitz although Isaac Newton published first and claimed all the credit. Great man, Newton, but not nice.

Cheers,

P.

[parksie]

Dennis, if you like geometry and trig, then calculus will blow your mind. It is an extremely powerful technique discovered in the seventeenth century by Gottfried Leibnitz although Isaac Newton published first and claimed all the credit. Great man, Newton, but not nice.

I thought they got it at the same sort of time...anyways, we were told that they both did it - I never associated it with either.

But Dennis - Calculus is fantastic, and REALLY makes life easy. (unless, of course, it's differential equations...they can keep them!)

[Benjamin]

cool... does anybody know of any websites that teach calculus?

and what is the level above calculus? and what part of maths are hypercomplex numbers in?

[parksie]

http://www.mathsyear2000.org/alevel/...rtutdiffir.htm

That's about how I'd explain it, anyway - it's a good tutorial. If you need more I'll scan in a couple of pages from my maths textbook.

[Benjamin]

thanks

When you get to Zeta sets definable, let me know. I'll e-
mail my wife's thesis to you.

[Benjamin]

if it's not too much trouble could you email that now.. or tomorow or something? If I wait too long, I am going to forget...

Thanks

[parksie]

I recognise that. Is it something to do with partial functions?

Damned if I know. She wrote it, not me. You can play it
on a Chinese flute. It's got 6 words in it. All German.