A rocket leaves earth with an acceleration of 25 m/s² and after 6 minutes the fuel runs out and in which height above the earth is it at that minute and to which height will it go.

I used to like these kinds of problems in physics/calculus classes....

Allyson - the place sounds totally excellent!

Happy Easter! [link]

I used to like these kinds of problems in physics/calculus classes....

This part is actually relatively easy: y=y0+v0*t+0.5at² and the like.

[Edit: Sigh. I can't get the equation right. Maybe that's a hint I should go back to the actual equations in the, um, exam, right?]

I'm still working on my website for presentation on class tomorrow. At this rate, I won't get to watch the Futurama movie tonight....

"Don't fuck it up". Which is, well, pretty good advice I guess.

More of a directive than advice, really.

I hope it goes/has gone swimmingly Kevin. You have loads of interesting stories to tell, if your pixels here are any indication so, probably not a problem!

I've been thinking that with a bigger place, in a few months, I could adopt a friend for Ruby. I sometimes regret not adopting her sister, but this place is so tiny, and my income meant that it would have been irresponsible to have two cats. When Ruby got sick once, it wiped me out.

Problem: Ruby hates other cats. She hisses and chases them away. But I wonder if a kitten would be okay, because it wouldn't be so threatening. Ruby is shy about other people, but awfully affectionate toward me.

I'd wait about four to six months for Ruby to get used to a new place, with its new noises and smells, so it wouldn't be for awhile, anyway.

I think she'll dig it because there's a whole lot of windows and a balcony where she can hang out.

Some fosterers have a try before you commit policy with adoptable pets.

I was completely ready to get Bartleby a dog of his own when we met Hank the black lab/basset. The two of them were quite the picture. But one visit to Hank' s foster home and one visit here made that prospect moot.

If Ruby could roll around in kittens first, via play dates, she might like the idea of having one of her own more.

I too bumped into the closed Target. Freaked me right the fuck out. Then I tried Jo-Ann's (also closed!) and Lowe's, which thank GOD was open. I mean seriously? I can't handle when my box store chains close on a nice sunny sunday when I'm trying to get stuff done.

FWIW, I've noticed that adult cats have an instinctual aversion to hurting kittens. So if you add a kitten, most likely by the time it grows up to be an Actual Cat, the resident Adult Cat has gotten used to the idea.