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The SAT would be fine if it wasn't 3 hours and 45 minutes long. Its agonizing. Mark "thank god the MCAT is being shortened" Luskus

The show makes me wonder why I even bother to watch television anymore.

Actually, I checked online and the approximate gas mileage (highway) of your car is 34 MPG. If gas is three dollars a gallon, that comes out to about $90. But, 34 MPG probably isn't exactly accurate, gas isn't always $3 a gallon, and you will have some city driving, so how about $130 or so for gas, just to be safe. $100 seems like a lot of money for food if you're just gone for a weekend. I'd say about $75 or so. Personally, those figures seem a bit more accurate. Have a fun trip.

^ Try taking the ACT. Its another college entrance exam that most colleges accept in place of the SAT. Some kids do better on the ACT. Mark "I did better on the ACT" Luskus

^^^ Dubai is expanding so much for a reason. They are quickly running out of oil and to keep their economy from collapsing they are turning (or, have turned depending on how you look at it) the city into a tourism/business capital of the world. Mark "It's very smart!" Luskus

I have to say that I am a huge advocate of macs. I have an iBook, an iPod, and all of my future computer purchases will be macs. However, I have had many iPod problems as have my friends. They just seem to be too fragile to endure the bumps from every day "portable" use. Good luck with yours. The instructions the first poster posted seem like they'll work. I suffered a similar problem at one point with my 3G iPod (now deceased).

I really need to put in a good word for Dollywood. The food there is fantastic! Huge skillets of food, lots of nice snacks, and a great bakery with this amazing cinnamon bread. Mark "Now I'm hungry" Luskus

Those kids are cool. I hope I can hang out with them sometime. Mark "I am moving to Ohio after all" Luskus

^ I've been to the University of Washington. AWESOME school. What a beautiful campus! Have a great time.

I leave for college August 18. Orientation doesn't start until the 24th but I'm doing pre-orientation. 20 kids and I are doing community service and lots of fun summer camp like activities. I think we get to go canoeing one day. Mark "I'm absurdly excited" Luskus

-Where do/did you go to college? I'm headed off to Kenyon College in Ohio shortly. -What are/did you studying/study? I'm going to be studying molecular biology and Japanese. What I want to do with molbio when I graduate, I'm still not sure of. But theres lots of graduate programs and careers I can persue. -What made you go there? Small class sizes, beautiful campus, amazing reputation, great facilities. It pretty much had everything I was looking for in a college. Mark "18 days until I go!" Luskus

I've seen Storm Runner rollback before.

Heres Philadelphia. Its pretty nice, I think...

Theres footage of me urinating?? Oh man, I need to see this video now.

I love the pictures of the gorge and the waterfall! I was able to be in that exact same spot last summer. The pacific northwest is beautiful (especially Portland!). Mark "Oh and the coaster pics were cool" Luskus

All I have to say is thank god Arrow realized how stupid the loading process on X is and converted to a dropping floor. Mark "The floor drops A LOT though!" Luskus

Hmm too bad I missed out on Nasu! Mark "though exploring Tokyo that day was very enjoyable" Luskus

That first raven turn looks disgusting. Mark "But the Full Full is FREAKY!" Luskus

People tell me that I remind them of the character Seth Cohen in the OC. I dont know if its due to looks, clothing, or personality, but its come up a few times.

^ My thoughts EXACTLY. Mark "Will also stick with his mac!" Luskus

Nice pictures! I work right down the street from the penitentiary in the ghetto that is North Philadelphia. Mark "Creeps man" Luskus

Heres a picture from my 18th birthday.

^^ If Shapiro wasn't worrying about money he wouldn't be doing his job. After all, he is the CEO of a publicly traded company. His job is to maximize profit for the shareholders. Mark "I still like Shapiro" Luskus

I'm speechless. Mark "I'll have to get back to this post once I figure out exactly what I want to say" Luskus

^ I don't mean to seem condescending with what I'm about to say, but a book is not difficult solely because of bad writing. If you aren't mature or well read enough to tackle a particular novel, you won't be able to appreciate or understand it. It doesn't mean its hard or boring, but just that you shouldn't be reading it at that time. Try rereading some books you may not have liked in middle school (Animal Farm is always great for this) and read it now. See how your opinions have changed.