Tanner’s Blog

Today I took the FAA Written test for private pilot. I’ve been studying a bunch during the last weeks of school, more so after finals were over and school got out for break.

So, around two or so, Dad and I went up to the Gainesville airport as the Lawrenceville testing center was broken and arranged a test. Took the test in about 45 minutes - few questions I haven’t seen before, but thats what you get on a system that updates a lot. Results get graded on the spot, so I got to know whether I passed or not right after I finished it. Found out I got a 83% on the test (had to get atleast a 70% to pass). Dad and mom were proud.

Only two more “tests” to go - the oral and the check ride. Almost there. 

I’m still here….just absolutely horrible at blogging (maybe its the thought of talking about myself….)

Some updates:

-I got my new MacBook. Its very nice and I absolutely love it so far.

-I’m am very close to soloing in my flight training, if only the weather would cooperate.

And I think that is it….. yay

Bleh…who knew a server upgrade could be so fun?

So after recovering the backup of labs/tssoftware from a almost crashed Windows 2000 server (RIP), and installing everything back - I think everything that was here is now back…except for that gallery of mine…which I did not feel like waiting for all that to backup.

Today at the local Cracker Fly-In at KGVL, Dad has a friend who would be there who bought a iPhone and I got to play with it.http://labs.tssoftware.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=1197Its too cool….I’m jealous…

Happy 4th of July!

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Tonight there was a concert at the local park by the Atlanta Symphony orchestra. It started at 7PM and went to 10PM. You’re probably like “eh - classical blah”, but oh no this wasn’t boring.

Jere Flint conducted the orchestra into the following songs:

• Slavonic Dances: No. 1 in C & No. 8 in G Minor by Dvorak
• Symphony No 5. in C Minor, Op. 67 by Beethoven
• Carmen Suite No. 1 by Bizet
• Girl Crazy Overture by Gershwin
• Dance Episode from On the Town: Times Square, 1944 by Bernstein
• Swanee by Gershwin
• 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky

It was very, very cool. Just - indescribable. 1812 Overture had chimes and was very loud that it sounded much like fireworks - just awesome.

One thing to do before you die - see a orchestral concert.

And here comes the iPhone… in a few hours…Must resist….must resist…. Ahhh!

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