Dear Mu Alpha Theta....

The recent national convention has been, in general, a failure. From the awful t-shirt color to the cheese-colored yolk, there are quite a few things that are wrong with it. Let me list out a few:

1. Tests - this area has probably the most complaints (along side with the dispute centers which is the same sector).The alpha matrices and vectors test is awful in terms of the editing that went into it. Mr. Wiggins writes awesome tests and is an awesome person in general, but this test is so mutilated that it might appear on lolzcats. I'm not even going to go into number theory...

Did I mention that there wasn't enough disputes sheets throughout all the rounds? And the impossibly hard alpha team test...? Enough said.

2. My food journel (if I kept one):

Day 1: Oo all you can eat stuff, this is going to be awesome! And unlimited drinks! Hmm, the desert is slightly bad though...
Day 2: Hmm, this food is starting to taste bland. The eggs are getting rubbery and the lunch is not as filling.
Day 3: GAHH, help me!!! The cheese looks like egg yolk and tastes like it too. I can't stand this! asdfja;lsdfjcn2
Day 4: Boycott of the food (dies next day).

3. From day one, there was door prizes given out. Lets just say the prizes weren't top notch. I wasn't expecting Ti-89s for everyone... but Air Force hats? Really? Also, the trophies weren't exactly "rewarding." Compared to last years spinny ones, the shiny ones, and the awesome ones, this years kind off sucked. The team medals for each members doesn't even have straps. Oh, and the hotel (particularly the Holiday Inn), I could write a whole letter to them... (people need towels in particular). The whole thing had a taste of cheapness to it. Somehow, everything seemed a bit cheap.

So next time when you organize a national convention (ie Washington DC), please at least edit your tests. It's not fun when you see on an answer choice another variable that wasn't even mentioned in the question.

Also, next time, please screen your hotels for their quality. I personally liked my bed to be made daily and having a jacket on the bed is not an excuse to not make it. Also, give us towels everyday! You try to get towels from a girl while you're naked...

I'm not saying the convention wasn't fun, it was great fun, but it just could be a lot better.

<3,

-runiteking1

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For Reals?

So, as many know, Keenan and I won the MAO MAYO award for "Most Likely to Become the Next William Hung." I looked this dude up, and I'm insulted. Check this out:



-edit runiteking1 - Embedded video instead of linking.

-AzN

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The Irony of "Green"

This year's major cliche is "Going Green." Everyone is going green, from Brittany Spears to the city of New York but not enough commitment is going into the effort, thus stupid mistakes are made to go green, that probably made the world a slightly less green place. The same thing happened at State Mu Alpha Theta this year, where the poster theme was "Math Goes Green."

1. "Tickets." By my estimate, at least 500 people went to the convention. Most of the people took three tests that needed "tickets" to attend. For crying out loud, they didn't even check for the 1500+ A4 sized paper. If they're going to print something out, at least use it.

2. Absolutely no recycle bins. The whole point of the convention to me was to do math (which may I say, is very strenuous after a while). I took a total of about 7 tests, some requiring large amounts of paper. When we were done, some of us threw it away while some didn't (usually the team tests were thrown away) but there were no recycle bins. Even if I wanted* to make the world a better place, the convention made it a bit harder by not providing trash can.

3. Creates More Hype. In the world of clarinet manufacturers, Buffet-Crampon is one of the most renowned (because I own one of their top-of-the-lines). To their credit, they make some of the best clarinets around, but they are trying to use the hype on "green" to gain sales. They have a product line (called Greenline) in where the Grenadilla wood is replaced to the extent of 5% by carbon fiber to prevent cracking. This does not save trees at all and taps into the "green" hype of America by connecting with the word green. Please, just change the name.

Bonus - Just take a look at this article about how stupid Apple is right now... not their products though.


*I'm quite proud to say that my family is quite green. All of our bulbs are fluorescent, we barely use the A/C or heater and we drive an Accord/CRV, some of the more efficient cars around.

-runiteking1

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Upcoming MAO

So, MAO's coming up... You know what that means?

It means that if you're me then you'll do absolutely horrible. Questions you should've gotten right are wrong, and you learn things you should've known like 2 is a complex number (2+0i). Well, sometimes, if I study my butt off, I can get... oh let's see... 11th place AGAIN. I've gotten 7 11th places and 3 21st places (at Invitationals.) This year alone I've had 2 11th places. Sometimes I actually wish I was smart... Like runiteking1, or mango, or clara, or epsieanniihsct, or like everyone else... -sigh- Whatevs, we'll see what goes down, I mean, MAO's fun and I guess you still learn stuff... -sigh- Runiteking1, can I have your brains?

-AzN

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