June 23, 2005: statistics

A)
I have been logging AIM conversations since 8th grade (6 years), and doing so in a logical (properly formatted) fashion since 2002. The result is probably the largest set of data I can claim as my own, aside from perhaps my arrays of mp3 cds or what is becoming a longer list of blogs. I finally gave into technological temptation and installed a rather full bodied analyzing-type postgresql program for Adium. Details are irrelevant, but to give you a few interesting figures from the screen-name on my buddy list endowed with the biggest/hottest data (reginafalangi88/Erica Hart):

Number of instances of the word "poop," as ordered by screenname

Some might categorize this as some sort of bizarre disfunctionality, but I am rather proud of this figure. I wonder if Erik is jealous that he is not number 1, since he used to talk about his movements frequently.

Number of messages, in conversations with Reginafalangi88, per month in the year of 2004

Numbers tallied on the right are numbers of messages, and the numbers on the bottom correspond to the months of the year.

Now I would ask you what is weird about that one? I was surprised to see the drop out in June's messages myself; even for someone who is generally AIM-infrequent, this is somewhat abnormal. But! Then I remembered this! and I think everyone should revere her monk-like adherence to self-made predictions. Certainly I could learn a lesson or two.

B)

Saturday the 18th, Joel, Ryan, Jeff and I took advantage of the fiscal boon that is the College world Series (2 points for those not involved who know the kissee here).

It was not a booth at all, but exactly 0 people asked us about this inconsistency. We had 5 hecklers, one (and a half) of which attempted to apply rogue economics and undercut our project. Unfortunately offering free kisses doesn't change the fact that you are dirty.

We had 21.24 in revenue; adjusting for inflation (we threw in approximately 8 dollars to show people how to give us their money; please correct me if you can account for the exact figures here) we made precisely $13.24 (I know this much for sure). Enough for ice cream for just about four. Jeff (M) was the only one who got an individual kiss.