ictor's First Attempt at a Home Page
ABOUT ME
am the system administrator of the Department of Applied
Mathematics and Statistics at the State University of New
York at Stony Brook (ain't that a mouthful :-). My duties
encompass all facets of
the computing facilities (hardware and software) in the
department which means that if it beeps and has a problem,
it gets dumped onto my lap.
If there are any questions or problems with the
network, please feel free to contact me. My (voice) number is: (631) 632-8170
or you can send e-mail to vipoon @ ams.sunysb.edu.
This page is mostly text-based so that it's faster to download.
In other words, I haven't gotten around to making a graphics page yet. :-)
Let's see, what else... Oh yeah. Here's a recent picture of me that I have
in case you don't know what I look like and want to find me.
It's in Hawaii (May 1999) and I had blast there. Click Here
MY QUIRKS
On Fridays (sometimes), I have rubber bands on my wrist. If you see me with them on my wrist, ask me why.
My initials are V.I.P. which inflates my ego to no end (as you can tell from the large letters in this webpage).
Most of my friends also have odd quirks which is why I like them so much.
Sometimes you will hear me humming the song, "I Wish I Had A Brain." Wish I knew the words... :-)
MY INTERESTS AND VARIOUS LINKS
ersonal interests include:
Ballroom Dancing at Stony Brook ,
LITMA
Going to NYC Ballet ,
Broadway, Off-Broadway and
Long Island Plays
Science Fiction - Find out about
I-Con and
the Science Fiction Forum
Ice Skating, Skiing, and Snowboarding during the winter
Skydiving, Hiking, and Sailing during the summer
NASDAQ Stock Market (Ah yes, the tech wreck and lost a chuck of money...)
Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) If you don't know what this is, check out the people at the arcade that are dancing on a pad with arrows.
Actually, I have dozens of hobbies and interests and I'm willing to
try almost anything once... for example, here's me skydiving (Warning! Long AVI: 12.9MB)
At a ballroom dance competition at MIT in April 2000.
Here's me at the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge in July 2001. It's a 3.5 mile race, mostly for fun.
My favorite character is Pooh!
But Harry Potter is also gaining ground fast.
And if anyone is interested, here are my vacation pictures from various years:
- London, England (Summer 1996)
- Nova Scotia, Canada (Summer 1998)
- I haven't got my Hawaii (May 1999) pictures up yet (one day I'll have time to scan them in...)
- Busch Gardens, VA (July 1999), Paris, France (November 1999).
- Hershey Park, PA (July 2000), Universal Studios, FL (November 2000) .
- Las Vegas (August 2001), Whitewater Rafting in PA (August 2001),
- New Orleans, LA (September 2001), Walt Disney World, FL (December 2001)
- San Diego, CA (September 2002)
- Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL (March 2003), Tokyo, Japan (July 2003)
- San Diego, CA (May 2004)
- Las Vegas, NV (Nov 2006)
- Hershey Park, PA (May 2007), Baton Rouge, LA (June 2007)
Here are some webpages of my friends:
Cyndy Bresloff whom I've lost track of...
Gary Halada,
Faculty member of the Material Sciences Department
Dorothy Kugler,
one of my closest friends and an awesome Math professor at SCC.
Chili Lati, who's an terrific dancer and here, we're at the
Waldbaum's Balloon Festival.
Kim Stern having a cake fight with me.
Cindy Zoldi being camera shy.
Links:
Stony Brook University
Applied Math and Statistics
And I scanned in some old manuals that may be useful to someone.
Last updated December 24, 2003 by Me!
