It’s that time of year again and it will be back to school for some of us. Here are 5 items you should have in your learning arsenal:

1. A “thumb drive” at least 1 GB and you can find them for under $10!

2. A good, durable backpack. Many have great compartments for water bottles and mp3 players. My daughter got an awesome princess one!

3. An iPod Touch. I am typing this post on one!!! With the new app store this has become an even more powerful tool. It is a better value than an iPhone IMHO.

4. If you will be in a dorm: mini fridge. Keep some cold ones on hand and preserve a biology lab experiment for class or daring snack!

5. Some pens, pencils, and paper for when the power goes out!

So, there you have it. Add your 5 things in the comments section, now!

Sorry everyone, but it’s late! I do, however, have the Calculus Test (final) 4 note card done.

Click the card or click here to download.

Julie Approved!

Update! RSVP on Facebook!

Who: Anyone who wants to come.
What: An improv comedy event. Everyone freezes in place for a specified period of time, thaws, then leaves.
When: April fools day… Briefing starts at 6:30PM
Where: Thriftway in Afton
Why: For fun.

For anyone who cares, I stole this hilarious idea from the genii in charge at improveverywhere.com.

How

Execution of this shenanigan will be crucial. Everyone must be in the Thriftway parking lot on time at 6:30 for briefing. The briefing will let you know of any important changes to the plan.

Since documentation will be so crucial, we’ll have a few people filming the whole event. Melanie Robinson will be there with her purse/video camera. We need more hidden camera videographers. If you have a small digital camera or something, please bring it and hide it! Hide it on a shopping cart and drive around. Place it between some Macaroni and Cheese on a shelf and leave it. Just make sure its in a good spot.

1. 6:30pm: Briefing.  This won’t take too long, but it’s super important!  I’ll go over final details and changes.  Be there or don’t participate!
2. 6:45pm: Everyone will enter the store inconspicuously (in a way that isn’t obvious). You might enter with a group of friends, but we won’t herd in together. Everybody should be in the store ready at 6:50
3. Shop… browse… do whatever—just act natural.
4. When 7:00 hits, listen to the intercom system.
5. When you hear the first intercom after 7:00 (if it’s not happening, Mel will get a bag boy paged), FREEZE!
6. Wait for five more intercom announcements, and then unfreeze after the last announcement finishes.  (Emergency plan: if it’s been about 5 minutes without an announcement, Mel will have a bag boy paged to help her.  At that point, leave.)
7. Act like nothing happened. Leave. It’s as simple as cake.

If you’re still confused, watch this video (it opens in a new window): Frozen Grand Central.

In summary

We’re freezing in Thriftway on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 for the duration of 5 intercom announcements (subject to change).

Be at the briefing in the Thriftway parking lot for final details.
Briefing: 6:30 PM
Everybody in the store by 6:50 PM
Freeze: the first announcement after 7:00PM

If you can, bring a camera or something so we can document this feat.

It’s time for another calculus exam! So I’ve made another note card. Enjoy

Download the card!

Okay, so this kid comes up to me and admires my original Powerbook G4 on the first day of school. I mention that it is my own personal machine, and I can tell this guy is really into computers and technology and anything with a circuit board inside of it. He asks if I have ever installed Linux on a computer and if I had considered installing it on one of the Clamshell iBooks. I’m thinking, you know that would be worth a try. Time marches on and we install Mandrake Linux (Remember that distro?), and we can’t quite seem to get it to work, but at least we tried just to say we did. We used Claris Home Page like it was the best thing since html, and shoveled snow in our spare time. That was the world when TechTV ruled, Buddy Hackett and Bob Hope died, and Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl. These were the salad days if you will, and they are but a distant memory to BK and his followers, readers, compatriots, cronies, entourage, etc. At the heart of it all was this guy, who was just trying to make a living, and carving his place on the web for the kids. Does anyone else remember 7th grade that year? Time flies Class of 2008, time flies. I remember you all well. Peace! NH

I’ve done it again with my handy reference cards. I introduce the card that will help you pass calculus*. It comes loaded with all of the limit laws, differentiation methods, and proper usage of differentiation. There’s also a little jot space at the bottom and you can also draw on the back!

Download and print (or just look)

*I can’t guarantee that. You might not even be in calculus. Don’t sue me.

I added new videos to the videos section. Gummy Bear Trap does have some bleeped profanity. If you have sensitive ears, perhaps you shouldn’t watch it…

College planning days are coming up at the high school. Usually these are a good time to review regional colleges and remember JUST why you don’t want to go into the military (If you do, enjoy your signing bonuses).

Let’s make it fun this year. There will be 35 schools/agencies there this year. And that will make a lot of fun.

We all know that colleges give away free stuff. The point of the College Planning Game is to take the colleges/military for all they’ve got. Including pens, lanyards, CDs, Bags, Signs, Banners, Cars, etc.

How to play

1. Tell your friends to play
2. Get a score card
3. Goto the planning days at SVHS on Monday, September 24 at 6:00 PM.
4. Gather as much stuff as you possibly can. You may have to be exceptionally sucky-uppy.
5. Count your loot.
6. Hand your card in to Brad.

Grand Prize: Gift Certificate of your choice.

Get The College Planning Game Score Card

The Whitest Kids You Know are going to space. Barry decided to bring along some treats. So-freakin’-funny it’s not even healthy! As usual, I scraped this from YouTube so you can watch it at school!

It’s been 100 posts and almost 2 years since I started doing my website. It’s matured quite a bit, too. It started out as a little design. The design had no colors it was grey and dark grey. It’s moved from that to a multi-colored version, to the version that was before this. I moved from unprofessional hosting at brad.starvalleysod.com to the present bradkovach.com

I’ve underwent few marketing moves. The latest, however was really fun. Whitney Buckley gave me 150 pencils with WWW.BRADKOVACH.COM emblazoned on them. The traffic response was minimal, but handing out the pencils was fun!

THE timeline of Brad’s Website

1. April 2005 - I started blogging. You can still read the first post. It was an email forward that I recieved days before that. You can read the first entry entitled “Very Important Question” that started this phenomenon.
2. October 16, 2005 - I release my best post ever. It was titled “Inconsistencies.” It covered a couple of things that people say and do that just don’t make sense, such as low-carb dieting. Read the article called “Inconsistencies” »
3. November 2, 2005 - Just days later, the transition from brad.starvalleysod.com to bradkovach.com is accomplished. This was the dawn of a new era, and my new favorite catchphrase: “BRADKOVACH.COM!” Read the announcement »
4. November 18, 2005 - Briefly after attending the Sadie Hawkin’s Dance, I satirized it with the first bradkovach.com cartoon entitled “The Dance” Enjoy.
5. February 9, 2006 - I take a picture of the SV Independent who highlighted the risk of students using MySpace.com. I agreed with them. Little did I know, months later, I’d have a MySpace of my own. For posterity, view the trash-talk here
6. March 3rd, 2006 - I release a movie review on my website. My sarcastic nature lent to a non-objective review of the movie which was topped of with a list of thing that could’ve made the movie better. One of which was a refund. Read the review of When A Stranger Calls »
7. May 2006 - Brad Kovach 5.0 was completely in the works. It featured a light-on-dark complexion and bright colors to draw the eyes to the important areas of the site. You’re looking at it right now.
8. June 2006 - I discover the sound and start rebroadcasting it on my website. You can listen to it on the page.
9. July 17, 2006 - I write a little program for my computer dubbed “Print Flush.” I distribute it on bradkovach.com and it becomes quite popular. Testimonials are still pouring in. Download your copy now!
10. September 2, 2006 - The idea for the biggest thing to hit bradkovach.com since bradkovach.com is here: Meet Someone New! My podcast went live with the first guest, Jessica Tanguay.
11. Halloween 2006 - The emo costume is a huge hit! Everybody loved it and it made bradkovach.com. Check out the Emo Costume and reminisce.
12. November 1, 2006 - MSN 7 with guests Mari Miles and Michelle Bowers are posted. This is still the most popular show. To this day, it’s almost had 700 complete downloads! Listen now!
13. Sometime soon: Brad Kovach (dot com) version 6 is coming…
    
    

    Yes! That’s what it looks like.