Monday, August 30, 2004

Workin on Hydraulic Arm

I decided to start a new project that involves alot of hydraulics using 50-cc syringes and lots of wood in order to create a fully functional wooden arm with a control panel. I got the idea when I visited the British Columbia Institute of Technology and saw the 100 thousand dollar robotic arms they had hooked up to the computers that I got to tinker around with which made me think I could do it using solely hydraulic power from syringes I got from the pharmasave down the street and air lines to connect the syringes from a pet store (used for aquarium air lines). I have sketched out a couple plans for it and plan to start building it when school starts and I have access to a powerful drill.
Speaking of school, it starts for me in 8 more days and I find myself wanting to go back since I find learning in grade 11/12 is fun since most of my courses FINALLY MAKE SENSE unlike before when you had no idea why you were doing certain types of math or weird English exercises. Another reason that I want to get back in school is because I have grown alot and packed on muscle(I am 6 feet tall now and about 140 pounds). For this year I took physics 11(never took in grade 11), math 12, information technology 12, studio arts 12, law 12, and a couple others which I don't really care about.
I have also been working at the Pacific National Exhibition(PNE) Prize Home yet again and I find it quite fun not because I am forced to put on a rubber smile all day and entertain elderly women all day but because I work with 3 other guys and like 20 hot girls (all older then me tho :( ..lol). One thing that I do hate about that job tho is how it is so exhausting cause the weather is hot and humid, you gotta talk all day long, and your boss is very sneaky and is waiting for the perfect moment to pounce on you and give you a lecture on work ethics. The best thing about this job is it looks good on the resume because I have been with them for 4 years now and I am only 16 so that shows commitment to a job and I have a variety of past experience in jobs that work well in marketing myself as a worker in my resume.
*** Anyways I gotta work tommorow and I feel like playing some multiplayer games on the internet so peace out, see ya later, au revoir, Arrivederci, Adiòs amigos, im OUT! l8r!!****

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