I just packed up a TON of X-mas cookies to take home for me and the boy. Happy!!! :D That's all I really wanted to say...make a silly joke and then bask in the cookieness...
OH YUM
Friday, December 29, 2006
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Snippets of the year
Meme.
Beginnings
The boy and I decided we'd rather spend New Year's together so we finagled me onto a plane New Year's Eve./I got an e-mail from the Army./it was REALLY REALLY GOOD/So my roommate is officially gone./There is a banana on my desk that I would really like to eat, but it's for later, so I'm gonna try to hold out for another couple hours till dinner where it looked like there was gonna be some meaty pizza./Off to WI for a Midwestern weekend./Hmm, it was so big and long I'm not even sure what to say./This morning was wasted here./Two more classes and then it's off to a San Franciscan weekend of boy and happy love with PARENTS!/That's what Jackie said when I told her that I had just watched Scott's cab drive away in the rain./Well, I guess it's fine that we didn't go to the Castro last night, what with 7 (err make that 9, now) people getting shot and all./I REALLY don't want to go to class.
Endings
Also, none of those kids looked like seventh graders.../And...I'm gonna be late...not really.../I'm going to hold off on the Education project until after the midterm./Just gotta figure out what I'd like to get done then...and make sure I do it :D/Personally, I prefer the Cocoro/Java Aroma direction of this street./Speaking of which...maybe I should study a bit :D/Yep./Except I still sucked./Need to recuperate a bit before launching into the homework.../UPDATE: *trying to think happy thoughts*/Never will I enjoy doing laundry and stuff so much as today :D/yay
You can tell that the two main themes are school and the boy. The big and long line, just for clarification, follows a title "The Big Long Weekend" or something like that ;p Taken out of context it's a little jarring, though, ne? ;p
Anyways, terrific. That killed a lot of time XD
Beginnings
The boy and I decided we'd rather spend New Year's together so we finagled me onto a plane New Year's Eve./I got an e-mail from the Army./it was REALLY REALLY GOOD/So my roommate is officially gone./There is a banana on my desk that I would really like to eat, but it's for later, so I'm gonna try to hold out for another couple hours till dinner where it looked like there was gonna be some meaty pizza./Off to WI for a Midwestern weekend./Hmm, it was so big and long I'm not even sure what to say./This morning was wasted here./Two more classes and then it's off to a San Franciscan weekend of boy and happy love with PARENTS!/That's what Jackie said when I told her that I had just watched Scott's cab drive away in the rain./Well, I guess it's fine that we didn't go to the Castro last night, what with 7 (err make that 9, now) people getting shot and all./I REALLY don't want to go to class.
Endings
Also, none of those kids looked like seventh graders.../And...I'm gonna be late...not really.../I'm going to hold off on the Education project until after the midterm./Just gotta figure out what I'd like to get done then...and make sure I do it :D/Personally, I prefer the Cocoro/Java Aroma direction of this street./Speaking of which...maybe I should study a bit :D/Yep./Except I still sucked./Need to recuperate a bit before launching into the homework.../UPDATE: *trying to think happy thoughts*/Never will I enjoy doing laundry and stuff so much as today :D/yay
You can tell that the two main themes are school and the boy. The big and long line, just for clarification, follows a title "The Big Long Weekend" or something like that ;p Taken out of context it's a little jarring, though, ne? ;p
Anyways, terrific. That killed a lot of time XD
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Existing still
Having a good break. Not really in the mood to blog, but...I figured I would make sure people know I'm around...or...something.
...
Got some cool presents (import gba games, books, clothes, etc) and hung out with cousins, nieces, half siblings, grandparents, yadda.
I'm full of split pea soup right now.
Been mostly just playing games (DDR, Elite Beat Agents, Windwaker, etc) and reading.
Had some appts earlier, one of which failed completely. I guess I have to see my cardiologist before my dentist will let me come back.
I think I like that sentence better unexplained...
Yeah, time to see if I can beat the "Sweatin'" version of Material Girl...
(doubtful)
...
Got some cool presents (import gba games, books, clothes, etc) and hung out with cousins, nieces, half siblings, grandparents, yadda.
I'm full of split pea soup right now.
Been mostly just playing games (DDR, Elite Beat Agents, Windwaker, etc) and reading.
Had some appts earlier, one of which failed completely. I guess I have to see my cardiologist before my dentist will let me come back.
I think I like that sentence better unexplained...
Yeah, time to see if I can beat the "Sweatin'" version of Material Girl...
(doubtful)
Thursday, December 21, 2006
The X-mas Time
So I spent all day at various airports, in various airplanes. I suppose there are a zillion people doing that, or continously doing that (if they're in Denver.) Made it finally. Weird to be home, as usual. Last time the boy came to visit, too, so that made it better... It's sad to be so far apart for the holiday, but we'll be back together for New Year's.
X-mas will be fun, but I think the majority of the time seems to be taken up by doctor's appts. All those check-ups you're supposed to have...
Well, California time it's only 10:30 but I woke up at 6 after only 5 hours of sleep. Took some uncomfortable naps on the planes, but I'm still kinda tired. More just...sick of airplanes and the air they make you breath.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a big shopping day starting 8 am sharp, so I should probably sack out...
...
>_<
X-mas will be fun, but I think the majority of the time seems to be taken up by doctor's appts. All those check-ups you're supposed to have...
Well, California time it's only 10:30 but I woke up at 6 after only 5 hours of sleep. Took some uncomfortable naps on the planes, but I'm still kinda tired. More just...sick of airplanes and the air they make you breath.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a big shopping day starting 8 am sharp, so I should probably sack out...
...
>_<
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
A- and happy
The A- was on my astro test. It was pretty much no sweat. Sold back all the books except for Japanese, so I have some money to play with (i.e. eat out with) over break.
Now I'm in Frisco and it's not a slip-up anymore if I say "our apt" (although the boy said it didn't matter anyhow.)
Also have an interview with 1Up after X-mas! So much to look forward to!! (Keep crossing your fingers, everybody ;D)
Gonna try to hook up with some people before I fly home on Thursday, and then try to hook up with some more people between Doctor appts and family functions while I'm in Wisconsin. Yay!
Now I'm in Frisco and it's not a slip-up anymore if I say "our apt" (although the boy said it didn't matter anyhow.)
Also have an interview with 1Up after X-mas! So much to look forward to!! (Keep crossing your fingers, everybody ;D)
Gonna try to hook up with some people before I fly home on Thursday, and then try to hook up with some more people between Doctor appts and family functions while I'm in Wisconsin. Yay!
Monday, December 18, 2006
Last exam
I'm so sick of studying for astronomy. I'm tempted to just go sell my book right now. I've been through the material three or four times: reading, lecture, review for individual exams, review for final exam. Even if I don't know it, it's really really boring.
Dunno what to do about that...maybe watch cartoons.
In other news I really hope that my friend can take the test fast because she said she would give me a ride to the train station at 5 if she's done.
If she's not, well, then I'm screwed. Not completely, since there is another train at 8, but the boy and I wouldn't get to eat together and we'd only get to hang out for a little while before sleeping so we can get up at the crack of morning to put him on an airplane.
My airplane isn't until Thursday.
*siiiiiiiigh*
Dunno what to do about that...maybe watch cartoons.
In other news I really hope that my friend can take the test fast because she said she would give me a ride to the train station at 5 if she's done.
If she's not, well, then I'm screwed. Not completely, since there is another train at 8, but the boy and I wouldn't get to eat together and we'd only get to hang out for a little while before sleeping so we can get up at the crack of morning to put him on an airplane.
My airplane isn't until Thursday.
*siiiiiiiigh*
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Call-back
I received what amounts to one yesterday regarding that 1Up intern spot. This obviously created lots of intense fear and excitement :D Stayed up late writing another sample (since that is what they requested) to send today.
The other good news is that I finished my politics paper yesterday. I was a bit worried because when I went to go send it, I found that he had sent out another round of revisions. Luckily he let me just submit what I had. For those of you keeping track, this means I now have but one exam keeping me from X-mas, New Year's, and my precious freedom.
Scotty's train missed him last night, so he should be arriving at some point today. Hopefully around 3, since the next train wouldn't be until 6:10 again...
It's pretty cold in the apt. I will have a shower and play games or read or something. Still so sleepy, but I couldn't lie around anymore @_@
The other good news is that I finished my politics paper yesterday. I was a bit worried because when I went to go send it, I found that he had sent out another round of revisions. Luckily he let me just submit what I had. For those of you keeping track, this means I now have but one exam keeping me from X-mas, New Year's, and my precious freedom.
Scotty's train missed him last night, so he should be arriving at some point today. Hopefully around 3, since the next train wouldn't be until 6:10 again...
It's pretty cold in the apt. I will have a shower and play games or read or something. Still so sleepy, but I couldn't lie around anymore @_@
Friday, December 15, 2006
Thursday Night
Had victory sushi etc with 3 and JD. I couldn't pay for the whole thing, but I covered the better part of it. They were happy to pitch in, since it meant more food.
The deadline for those intern apps is the 26th. So no chance of finding out before X-mas. I wonder if there is a chance for before New Year's. They said they would be THROUGH them by the 26th...so...
I should just forget about it. Getting too excited about anything just makes for a tough let down.
Disregarding the last sentence completely...
I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED FOR THE WEEKEND AND FOR SCHOOL TO END AND FOR X-MAS AND NEW YEAR'S!!!
The Favorite Boy will be arriving tomorrow evening. We'll have dinner with my roommates (to thank them for driving me/us around nearly, if not every week this semester) and then play video games or watch cartoons or something fun like that.
I'm psyched to see what will be on Outer Heaven. The cool thing is that if there's nothing we care about we can go see Pirates of the Caribbean 2, since it's playing right next door.
Wonder if I would fall asleep if I tried. I bet reviewing my computer notes again would do it... Plus there's supposed to be something to studying RIGHT before you go to bed or something, right? Something that isn't nightmares about your laptop biting your hands off or stealing your ramen...
The deadline for those intern apps is the 26th. So no chance of finding out before X-mas. I wonder if there is a chance for before New Year's. They said they would be THROUGH them by the 26th...so...
I should just forget about it. Getting too excited about anything just makes for a tough let down.
Disregarding the last sentence completely...
I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED FOR THE WEEKEND AND FOR SCHOOL TO END AND FOR X-MAS AND NEW YEAR'S!!!
The Favorite Boy will be arriving tomorrow evening. We'll have dinner with my roommates (to thank them for driving me/us around nearly, if not every week this semester) and then play video games or watch cartoons or something fun like that.
I'm psyched to see what will be on Outer Heaven. The cool thing is that if there's nothing we care about we can go see Pirates of the Caribbean 2, since it's playing right next door.
Wonder if I would fall asleep if I tried. I bet reviewing my computer notes again would do it... Plus there's supposed to be something to studying RIGHT before you go to bed or something, right? Something that isn't nightmares about your laptop biting your hands off or stealing your ramen...
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Something Exciting
Ok, maybe this is stupid, but I can't sleep. I just submitted (at least I think I did...hopefully the e-mail went through. If not, I have a copy...) what I think was a pretty sweet application to intern for 1Up and the prospect is sort of dazzling. Third time may very well be the charm and yadda all that.
Whoo!
I need sleep now.
EDIT: Ok, it went through now. Wonder how long it will take to find out? ajfs;lkj;lkajsdfkweijv *_*
Whoo!
I need sleep now.
EDIT: Ok, it went through now. Wonder how long it will take to find out? ajfs;lkj;lkajsdfkweijv *_*
Monday, December 11, 2006
One more week
That's really all I have to say. Had a low-lying weekend with the sick boy. We played video games and baked cookies.
Cookies are good.
Just got my check which I was hoping would be a might better. It's actually three dollars short of my conservative estimate, but oh well. Should still cover everything. Mrrf. Sort of. I hate thinking about money so much @_@
A week from today I will be eating lunch with Rachel, studying astro, taking the damnable final, and busting out of this joint forever. Rock.
Cookies are good.
Just got my check which I was hoping would be a might better. It's actually three dollars short of my conservative estimate, but oh well. Should still cover everything. Mrrf. Sort of. I hate thinking about money so much @_@
A week from today I will be eating lunch with Rachel, studying astro, taking the damnable final, and busting out of this joint forever. Rock.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
I don't want to go to class
I REALLY don't want to go to class. Everything is turning into a giant waste of my time. I also have work later that I don't want to do. In fact, there isn't much I want to do except be done with all this junk that will end up not mattering at all.
Everyone says it's great to finish college and have a degree, and maybe someday I will agree and think, "Wow, thank God I wasted four years of my life in more school." If that day comes, well, then so be it. Right now, though, I see a completely pointless Japanese degree with no skills attached and a lot of debt. A lot of hours that could've been spent making money have gone to making...horrible essays and not much else.
I haven't been updating here as much as usual. That's probably a good thing, since it means you don't have to slog through my daily routine (boring as hell), what my homework load looks like (not much), and my many moods (mostly cranky, of late.) I'd sort of like to start a new blog. I'm not sure what that would accomplish, and I really like the title I have, but it feels like I need a new angle.
Not like starting a new blog gives you a new angle.
Or maybe I just need AN angle, any angle.
Not this crappy "going to school" angle.
Until something changes, though, I'm kinda stuck.
2 fucking weeks.
Everyone says it's great to finish college and have a degree, and maybe someday I will agree and think, "Wow, thank God I wasted four years of my life in more school." If that day comes, well, then so be it. Right now, though, I see a completely pointless Japanese degree with no skills attached and a lot of debt. A lot of hours that could've been spent making money have gone to making...horrible essays and not much else.
I haven't been updating here as much as usual. That's probably a good thing, since it means you don't have to slog through my daily routine (boring as hell), what my homework load looks like (not much), and my many moods (mostly cranky, of late.) I'd sort of like to start a new blog. I'm not sure what that would accomplish, and I really like the title I have, but it feels like I need a new angle.
Not like starting a new blog gives you a new angle.
Or maybe I just need AN angle, any angle.
Not this crappy "going to school" angle.
Until something changes, though, I'm kinda stuck.
2 fucking weeks.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Skool
So yeah, three weeks.
This is the first of those. As I've noted on my facebook profile, I plan to take the whole thing in "one giant leap." Got all my reading done, so I feel good about that. I'm feeling a bit more optimistic about the Federalism project, as well.
Miss the boy. I was looking back at entries from spring to see how I felt when I got back from that week-long break. Pretty much the same. Colder and sorta lonely. I will see him sooner than it seems, I'm sure.
The plan is for me to trek out there the next two weekends and then he has said it would work out (*crossing fingers*) to come the third and final weekend to help me move Monday after my astro exam. Since I have faith in my ability to produce my politics final paper early and (generally) have permission to take the computer class final ahead of time I can leave the very first day of finals week. My last act as student at Pacific will be to hand in my astro exam. That sounds so great. Only three Mondays away.
Today campus smelled nice. As much as I'd rather be in the city, I do enjoy the smell of autumn leaves...
45 minutes left of work and then I'm off to work on that politics project. I thought I ate a dinner that would last, but I'm already hungry again X_X Must be the cold weather making me use up all my food quick...
yay
This is the first of those. As I've noted on my facebook profile, I plan to take the whole thing in "one giant leap." Got all my reading done, so I feel good about that. I'm feeling a bit more optimistic about the Federalism project, as well.
Miss the boy. I was looking back at entries from spring to see how I felt when I got back from that week-long break. Pretty much the same. Colder and sorta lonely. I will see him sooner than it seems, I'm sure.
The plan is for me to trek out there the next two weekends and then he has said it would work out (*crossing fingers*) to come the third and final weekend to help me move Monday after my astro exam. Since I have faith in my ability to produce my politics final paper early and (generally) have permission to take the computer class final ahead of time I can leave the very first day of finals week. My last act as student at Pacific will be to hand in my astro exam. That sounds so great. Only three Mondays away.
Today campus smelled nice. As much as I'd rather be in the city, I do enjoy the smell of autumn leaves...
45 minutes left of work and then I'm off to work on that politics project. I thought I ate a dinner that would last, but I'm already hungry again X_X Must be the cold weather making me use up all my food quick...
yay
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Happy Happy So Happy
Break gets even better.
Been playing lots of video games.
Wednesday night we caught Mates of State with two freakin' hours of openers. That was a bit much lol. Good concert, although by the end both Scott and I were pretty sleepy. Asobi Sekusu played their song that I like. Mates of State played all the songs I most wanted to hear. Good all around. And we got to sit down, too :D
Thanksgiving was probably most fun. I got up early to make pumpkin pie and yams and then we headed off. I FINALLY met Jeremy!!! We had a great time. Awesome food, and lots of video games! Of course we busted out the Wii, made a pile of horrific Miis, Monkey Ball'd around for a bit, and then settled into some Bomberman 3. There was also an episode with flying pie, Spanish Chuck Norris, and the thrilling conclusion of many leftovers. That's always the best way to conclude Thanksgiving. Also, the stuff I cooked actually turned out GOOD.
Yesterday was pretty much entirely an Okami fest. That game is so pretty. Then Scotty cooked Spaghetti from scratch and it was uber delicious. We need to cook more often. It usually turns out well, we are just busy and/or lazy.
Today we're going downtown to work where the boy will...work, and I will...do...something. Maybe watch one of those Japanese movies which should be fun but has been mutated into a chore by the sheer power of earning credit for it at school.
Damn school! I'm not thinking about you! I'm not thinking about you! LA-LA-LAAAAA!!
(Only three more weeks and then I'm through for good.)
BUT THERE'S STILL BREAK LEFT! WEEKEND! WEEKEND!
gah
Been playing lots of video games.
Wednesday night we caught Mates of State with two freakin' hours of openers. That was a bit much lol. Good concert, although by the end both Scott and I were pretty sleepy. Asobi Sekusu played their song that I like. Mates of State played all the songs I most wanted to hear. Good all around. And we got to sit down, too :D
Thanksgiving was probably most fun. I got up early to make pumpkin pie and yams and then we headed off. I FINALLY met Jeremy!!! We had a great time. Awesome food, and lots of video games! Of course we busted out the Wii, made a pile of horrific Miis, Monkey Ball'd around for a bit, and then settled into some Bomberman 3. There was also an episode with flying pie, Spanish Chuck Norris, and the thrilling conclusion of many leftovers. That's always the best way to conclude Thanksgiving. Also, the stuff I cooked actually turned out GOOD.
Yesterday was pretty much entirely an Okami fest. That game is so pretty. Then Scotty cooked Spaghetti from scratch and it was uber delicious. We need to cook more often. It usually turns out well, we are just busy and/or lazy.
Today we're going downtown to work where the boy will...work, and I will...do...something. Maybe watch one of those Japanese movies which should be fun but has been mutated into a chore by the sheer power of earning credit for it at school.
Damn school! I'm not thinking about you! I'm not thinking about you! LA-LA-LAAAAA!!
(Only three more weeks and then I'm through for good.)
BUT THERE'S STILL BREAK LEFT! WEEKEND! WEEKEND!
gah
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Going tough
I don't care that the belt I bought to fix my pants is digging a bruise into my hip!
I don't care that the video didn't work, or that we didn't have enough time!
I also don't care that the dining hall sucked.
I had an ice cream bar and now I'm gonna put together the blog entry for today, remember to meet Youa at 9 to go over politics stuff.
Then I'm gonna have a late late night! Whoo! And an early early morning!
It's so exciting, though, not a minute to spare. The only problem is that when you don't have a minute to spare you can't afford to say, biff the video, or something. Ah well. Wheeeeee! This is what I wanted :D I just wish I could do it all perfectly heh XD
I don't care that the video didn't work, or that we didn't have enough time!
I also don't care that the dining hall sucked.
I had an ice cream bar and now I'm gonna put together the blog entry for today, remember to meet Youa at 9 to go over politics stuff.
Then I'm gonna have a late late night! Whoo! And an early early morning!
It's so exciting, though, not a minute to spare. The only problem is that when you don't have a minute to spare you can't afford to say, biff the video, or something. Ah well. Wheeeeee! This is what I wanted :D I just wish I could do it all perfectly heh XD
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
PS3 Launchamabob!!! - TRANSCRIPT
EDIT: The actual video is here and the blog to comment on would be this one.
*Phoenix Wright music*
Emily: So JD we're gonna start now...no for real
JD: Ok...
3: Objection!
Emily: like with the camera on and stuff. So you go-
JD: Now?
Emily: Yeah now, so you're gonna have to close it. CLOSE THE NINTENDO PRODUCT!! Well I'm gonna close the door while I'm at it. Uhm...so I'm Emily.
3: And I'm 3.
JD: And I'm JD.
Emily: And we are--
JD: Wait, not WII. No, no not WII. The THREE of us.
Emily: Oh, oh, so...yes...the THREE of us are going to be reporting to you about the PS3 launch here in Stockton, California!
JD: Yay...
Emily: Stockton... STOCKTON...So!
3: We'll be gone [?]No more talk of this vile place.
Emily: Yeah...yeah, ok.
JD: Anyway...
Emily: Anyway...
JD: So where is the PS3 actually coming out? Like...
Emily: Here...
JD: Is it in all the stores or just, like, one of them? Or, I-
Emily: Well,
JD: It seems like there's-
Emily: I think one of our main missions will be to find out if the PLAYSTATION 3 actually exists, because I've seen pictures and I've seen-
3: It's an urban legend.
Emily: and I've seen the commercials with, like, the baby... Have you seen those?
JD: That was creepy.
Emily: I showed him. There's this baby that is like, "whoo"-
JD: And the tears roll back up into its eyes.
Emily: -and it's, like, a toy baby. And it's like, "Wawawa"
JD: And the eyes, and it's like oh my gosh, it's like straight from a horror movie or something.
Emily: And there's the one with the Rubix cube; you liked that one.
JD: The Rubix cube one is where the thing explodes and it goes all over the walls.
3: heyyyy [just a sound...]
Emily: It solves it and it like floats in the air and it's all "fshowoshs - peoukh"
JD: And then there's color all over, like paint.
Emily: Really cool.
3: You know I've always been a big fan of that PLAYSTATION nine commercial.
JD: And there's- the what?
Emily: PLAYSTATION nine, what?
3: Yeah, you remember that, when they did for PLAYSTATION 2, but they didn't do it...I dunno. Those commercials are pretty cool, but I like PLAYSTATION nine...
Emily: They're just really weird. So, I've seen those, but I think we need to get out there and see if anyone is managing to actually get ahold of some, because, I mean, everyone's heard about the shortages and I think especially in Stockton we're definitely feeling that. For instance, no one, I've called a lot of stores, and no one is doing a midnight bash, no one. Like, and if--
3: No reason to line up and get one.
Emily: Exactly! Like, I think if you go look, I mean, some places people are lining up already, but I think if you go look in Stockton you'll find that no one is even opening up early or anything. It's just sort of-
JD: It's just another day.
Emily: Yeah.
3: Yeah, there may be like, a useless line. Maybe we could like go and tell them, like, you know, like, "Hey, you guys are lining up for no...reason," but, yeah, hopefully-
Emily: Like, just so you know there are seriously like three units at this store and if you are not on this list that is like an inch long, then you're outta luck. That's seriously how it's gonna be according to who I called.
3: Hopefully we don't start any riots or anything like that, although that would be pretty good videotape...
Emily: Riots? Yeah, I hope there's some hardcore fistfights or something outside Best Buy in the morning, but I dunno.
3: Nooo!
Emily: But that's on Friday. On Thursday we're gonna try to get ahold of some store employees to see what their expectations are, and they can tell us about those three units.
3: Which they probably played them, yeah. Maybe find like, some used PLAYSTATION 3s,
JD: Already?
3: All right!
Emily: Awww.
3: That'd be cool.
Emily: Now, now.
JD: I doubt it.
Emily: And tomorrow we're gonna be probably without video, just pictures, surveying outside the dining hall. 3 will not be with us, but JD will come for a little while, and I will be there.
Emily: And I'm gonna-
3: I'll be there in spirit!
Emily: see-
JD: see what people think of the PS3?
Emily: Yeah, and see if they even know or care that it exists.
JD: And if they're planning on buying it or excited about the games?
3: When more of them come into existence.
Emily: Yeah, or if it's prohibitively expensive.
JD: I mean it is a university. We have a bunch of poor college students.
Emily: Yeah-
3: Yeah...
Emily: that's kinda how I'm feeling right now. Poor college student.
JD: Me, too.
Emily: And have you looked-
JD: It's too expensive.
Emily: Have you looked at the launch line up?
JD: It's not that great. It just...
Emily: It- I'm just disappointed in the fact that most of the games are on other consoles, too, and, I mean, it's a lot cheaper to get it on Xbox 360-
3: Mm hmm.
Emily: than on PS3.
3: Yeah, so..
Emily: But I do have to say that Resistance looks pretty damn cool.
3: I agree.
Emily: I like shooting-
JD: Can we say "damn" in this?
Emily: Huh?
JD: Can we say "damn" in this?
Emily: Yeah, we can say "damn."
3: DAMN...
Emily: I'll give you permission for that.
JD: Ok.
3: Yes!
Emily: And, what else? I dunno. But yeah, I saw some videos of Resistance and it looks very impressive.
JD: How much is the PS3 launch price?
Emily: If you want the 60 gigabytes, it's 600 bucks.
JD: The 60 GB hard drive, or?
Emily: Hard drive with...wireless...
JD: Oh, so it has a hard drive then.
Emily: Yes.
JD: And it doesn't use memory cards.
Emily: You can use a variety of memory, like if you wanna have like videos and music and stuff, you can hook up your whatever...drives and things and I think that they have adapters for like, PS2 memory cards and stuff like that.
JD: That'd be good.
Emily: Yeah, except the backwards compatability is now supposedly flawed and that makes me kinda sad. And I heard Guitar Hero fans are having trouble with their controllers. I still haven't played that game.
JD: Eh, it's worthwhile.
Emily: That's what I hear. But uh...
JD: GuitarFreaks is better, though.
Emily: Oh.
JD: But-
Emily: Well, ZELDA looks good, but that's a-
JD: Yeah.
Emily: Nintendo game.
3: Hey hey hey, none of that, none of that.
JD: But GuitarFreaks is still a PLAYSTATION game, it's just Japanese. You'd have to import for it.
Emily: Yeah. Well, importing's good. I'll import.
JD: Well, importing is good, it's just not everyone can do it.
3: Yeah.
Emily: And the PS3 already launched in Japan!
JD: Yeah.
Emily And in fact, I blogged about that the other day with my really horrible translation of that article.
3: It's ok, it's ok.
Emily: But there's-
JD: Did it get a lot of good, uhm, releases in Japan?
Emily: Uhm...
JD: I mean, were people happy about it?
Emily: I think they sold what like 84 thousand some units, like all of them that they had pretty much. [I don't remember where I read the original figure, but the 1Up story is more recent.]
3: Of course, since they made so many.
Emily: Yeah, and I guess the first, the first official sale was some Chinese fellow who didn't give his name.
3: [I think he said something in Japanese, but it is quiet, so I dunno.]
JD: Mysetery sales person.
Emily: But they had, so in my translation I was confused because they had the, uh...the verbs they were using when I looked it up it was like "cutting" or something but they had one of those balls that pop open and streamers come out.
JD: Oh, the party balls that are in Super Smash Brothers.
Emily: Yeah! Smash Brothers!
JD: Wait, wait, that's Nintendo. Yes, PLAYSTATION!
3: SHHHHH!!!
Emily: But, but Snake is gonna be Smash Brothers! AND, that is pretty much the one reason I want a PS3, Metal Gear Solid 4.
3: Suneeku! Suneeku! [katakana version]
JD: It's a snaaaake, a snaaaake, badger badger badger
Emily: Not that kind of Snake!
3: Ohhhh, it's a snake!
JD: ...on a plane.
Emily: Wow...
3: It's my bid! [? a reference to something, not sure what...]
Emily: We just reached an all-time low. How did that happen? God, I'm sorry about that. Planes and snakes...
3: It's ok.
Emily: I never thought that would happen HERE.
JD: Planes and snakes and Samuel Jackson, oh my!
Emily: Yeah, well I'm trying to think if there's anything else we should say about the PLAYSTATION 3...right now, while-
3: It's cool, but-
Emily: It's very shiny.
3: it costs money.
JD: Ooh, shiny. Shiny is good.
Emily: Very shiny.
3: Pretty, pretty, shiny, shiny.
Emily: And...but not shiny enough to be worth 600 dollars on launch day.
JD: Yeah.
Emily: Sorry, sorry.
JD: Maybe when it comes down a couple hundred dollars in price it would be worth it.
Emily: OH, I was gonna talk about why that I'm, well, the reason that I"m covering the PS3, because my name is EmaWII for a reason, and you told me just a little a while ago that you, yourself, are a Nintendo fanboy.
JD: Yup.
Emily: And-
JD: It's just, I like their stuff much better.
Emily: I know you like PLAYSTATION.
JD: The only-
Emily: And I love PLAYSTATION! I just don't have 600 dollars and the launch line up is not...
3: It's like YAYYY - AWWWW.
Emily: There's just a couple, you know, action games, and sports games aren't my thing. Like, the new Tony Hawk-
JD: Puzzle games are fun.
Emily: the animations look great, but-
3: Kick flip! Twist it!
Emily: you can play the same game on the 360 and have online stuff, too, so...it's just like...
JD: Yup.
Emily: Why? Why, Sony, why?
3: Xbox 360, it sounds like it's named after a trick on Tony Hawk, I dunno.
JD: I don't think you'd want to be doing a 360 on your Xbox, though, that might not be such a good idea.
3: But hey, that's what it's made for, doin' 360s on!
JD: Yeah, but maybe, I dunno if that's covered in the warranty.
Emily: Hmm.
3: Mm, yeah, it's probably like a super move or something. Like, you get the voltage JUST right, or yeah, it'll just explode, yeah. If you don't get that Tony Hawk face plate.
Emily: Oops, oops. So, anyhow, the reason that I'm er we're doing...me and my compatriots are doing the PS3 launch is simply there's one thing: to be ironic and contrary and because I'm out of town on Sunday. [Yeah, I know that's two or three things.]
3: Yaaaaay!
Emily: Did I tell you guys that? That's the only reason, otherwise I'd be covering the Wii launch, but the Wii launch is on a Sunday!!
JD: Who does that?
Emily: Seriously. That's-
3: Wow.
Emily: I think that about wraps it up, I think, unless anyone has anything else they'd like to say about the PS3...
3: It's cool, but it's expensive. I'm an impoverished college student!
JD: Join the club.
Emily: Club, the club is joined. So, the three of us will see you soon.
JD: Wait, three.
Emily: I said "the three!"
3: Yeah.
Emily: God! And-
JD: Three.
Emily: his name really is 3. That's what I...yeah.
3: Pokeball, go!
Emily: ...on your PLAYSTATION 3?
3: Yeah, yeah, that's how I'm gonna get one.
JD: [couldn't hear]
3: I'm poor, so I'll just capture one...in the wild.
Emily: In the wild?
3: Yeah.
Emily: "The elusive PLAYSTATION 3?"
3: Yeah!
JD: I don't know that there are any in the wild. I think the, they all are owned by trainers.
3: Dude, everybody knows there's like one mythical PLAYSTATION 3 hiding in the deep cave.
Emily: Like MewTwo?
3: Yeah, yeah.
JD: Maybe.
Emily: Only with a-
3: I'll just have to-
Emily: BETTER PROCESSOR!
3: Yeah!
JD: But I think it's more likely that you'll only come out and encounter the trainer ones and you can't use pokeballs on other trainers, so...
3: If I use a MewTwo ball I can, yeah!
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Yikes, that was time consuming. I added in links to some stuff. Yay.
*Phoenix Wright music*
Emily: So JD we're gonna start now...no for real
JD: Ok...
3: Objection!
Emily: like with the camera on and stuff. So you go-
JD: Now?
Emily: Yeah now, so you're gonna have to close it. CLOSE THE NINTENDO PRODUCT!! Well I'm gonna close the door while I'm at it. Uhm...so I'm Emily.
3: And I'm 3.
JD: And I'm JD.
Emily: And we are--
JD: Wait, not WII. No, no not WII. The THREE of us.
Emily: Oh, oh, so...yes...the THREE of us are going to be reporting to you about the PS3 launch here in Stockton, California!
JD: Yay...
Emily: Stockton... STOCKTON...So!
3: We'll be gone [?]No more talk of this vile place.
Emily: Yeah...yeah, ok.
JD: Anyway...
Emily: Anyway...
JD: So where is the PS3 actually coming out? Like...
Emily: Here...
JD: Is it in all the stores or just, like, one of them? Or, I-
Emily: Well,
JD: It seems like there's-
Emily: I think one of our main missions will be to find out if the PLAYSTATION 3 actually exists, because I've seen pictures and I've seen-
3: It's an urban legend.
Emily: and I've seen the commercials with, like, the baby... Have you seen those?
JD: That was creepy.
Emily: I showed him. There's this baby that is like, "whoo"-
JD: And the tears roll back up into its eyes.
Emily: -and it's, like, a toy baby. And it's like, "Wawawa"
JD: And the eyes, and it's like oh my gosh, it's like straight from a horror movie or something.
Emily: And there's the one with the Rubix cube; you liked that one.
JD: The Rubix cube one is where the thing explodes and it goes all over the walls.
3: heyyyy [just a sound...]
Emily: It solves it and it like floats in the air and it's all "fshowoshs - peoukh"
JD: And then there's color all over, like paint.
Emily: Really cool.
3: You know I've always been a big fan of that PLAYSTATION nine commercial.
JD: And there's- the what?
Emily: PLAYSTATION nine, what?
3: Yeah, you remember that, when they did for PLAYSTATION 2, but they didn't do it...I dunno. Those commercials are pretty cool, but I like PLAYSTATION nine...
Emily: They're just really weird. So, I've seen those, but I think we need to get out there and see if anyone is managing to actually get ahold of some, because, I mean, everyone's heard about the shortages and I think especially in Stockton we're definitely feeling that. For instance, no one, I've called a lot of stores, and no one is doing a midnight bash, no one. Like, and if--
3: No reason to line up and get one.
Emily: Exactly! Like, I think if you go look, I mean, some places people are lining up already, but I think if you go look in Stockton you'll find that no one is even opening up early or anything. It's just sort of-
JD: It's just another day.
Emily: Yeah.
3: Yeah, there may be like, a useless line. Maybe we could like go and tell them, like, you know, like, "Hey, you guys are lining up for no...reason," but, yeah, hopefully-
Emily: Like, just so you know there are seriously like three units at this store and if you are not on this list that is like an inch long, then you're outta luck. That's seriously how it's gonna be according to who I called.
3: Hopefully we don't start any riots or anything like that, although that would be pretty good videotape...
Emily: Riots? Yeah, I hope there's some hardcore fistfights or something outside Best Buy in the morning, but I dunno.
3: Nooo!
Emily: But that's on Friday. On Thursday we're gonna try to get ahold of some store employees to see what their expectations are, and they can tell us about those three units.
3: Which they probably played them, yeah. Maybe find like, some used PLAYSTATION 3s,
JD: Already?
3: All right!
Emily: Awww.
3: That'd be cool.
Emily: Now, now.
JD: I doubt it.
Emily: And tomorrow we're gonna be probably without video, just pictures, surveying outside the dining hall. 3 will not be with us, but JD will come for a little while, and I will be there.
Emily: And I'm gonna-
3: I'll be there in spirit!
Emily: see-
JD: see what people think of the PS3?
Emily: Yeah, and see if they even know or care that it exists.
JD: And if they're planning on buying it or excited about the games?
3: When more of them come into existence.
Emily: Yeah, or if it's prohibitively expensive.
JD: I mean it is a university. We have a bunch of poor college students.
Emily: Yeah-
3: Yeah...
Emily: that's kinda how I'm feeling right now. Poor college student.
JD: Me, too.
Emily: And have you looked-
JD: It's too expensive.
Emily: Have you looked at the launch line up?
JD: It's not that great. It just...
Emily: It- I'm just disappointed in the fact that most of the games are on other consoles, too, and, I mean, it's a lot cheaper to get it on Xbox 360-
3: Mm hmm.
Emily: than on PS3.
3: Yeah, so..
Emily: But I do have to say that Resistance looks pretty damn cool.
3: I agree.
Emily: I like shooting-
JD: Can we say "damn" in this?
Emily: Huh?
JD: Can we say "damn" in this?
Emily: Yeah, we can say "damn."
3: DAMN...
Emily: I'll give you permission for that.
JD: Ok.
3: Yes!
Emily: And, what else? I dunno. But yeah, I saw some videos of Resistance and it looks very impressive.
JD: How much is the PS3 launch price?
Emily: If you want the 60 gigabytes, it's 600 bucks.
JD: The 60 GB hard drive, or?
Emily: Hard drive with...wireless...
JD: Oh, so it has a hard drive then.
Emily: Yes.
JD: And it doesn't use memory cards.
Emily: You can use a variety of memory, like if you wanna have like videos and music and stuff, you can hook up your whatever...drives and things and I think that they have adapters for like, PS2 memory cards and stuff like that.
JD: That'd be good.
Emily: Yeah, except the backwards compatability is now supposedly flawed and that makes me kinda sad. And I heard Guitar Hero fans are having trouble with their controllers. I still haven't played that game.
JD: Eh, it's worthwhile.
Emily: That's what I hear. But uh...
JD: GuitarFreaks is better, though.
Emily: Oh.
JD: But-
Emily: Well, ZELDA looks good, but that's a-
JD: Yeah.
Emily: Nintendo game.
3: Hey hey hey, none of that, none of that.
JD: But GuitarFreaks is still a PLAYSTATION game, it's just Japanese. You'd have to import for it.
Emily: Yeah. Well, importing's good. I'll import.
JD: Well, importing is good, it's just not everyone can do it.
3: Yeah.
Emily: And the PS3 already launched in Japan!
JD: Yeah.
Emily And in fact, I blogged about that the other day with my really horrible translation of that article.
3: It's ok, it's ok.
Emily: But there's-
JD: Did it get a lot of good, uhm, releases in Japan?
Emily: Uhm...
JD: I mean, were people happy about it?
Emily: I think they sold what like 84 thousand some units, like all of them that they had pretty much. [I don't remember where I read the original figure, but the 1Up story is more recent.]
3: Of course, since they made so many.
Emily: Yeah, and I guess the first, the first official sale was some Chinese fellow who didn't give his name.
3: [I think he said something in Japanese, but it is quiet, so I dunno.]
JD: Mysetery sales person.
Emily: But they had, so in my translation I was confused because they had the, uh...the verbs they were using when I looked it up it was like "cutting" or something but they had one of those balls that pop open and streamers come out.
JD: Oh, the party balls that are in Super Smash Brothers.
Emily: Yeah! Smash Brothers!
JD: Wait, wait, that's Nintendo. Yes, PLAYSTATION!
3: SHHHHH!!!
Emily: But, but Snake is gonna be Smash Brothers! AND, that is pretty much the one reason I want a PS3, Metal Gear Solid 4.
3: Suneeku! Suneeku! [katakana version]
JD: It's a snaaaake, a snaaaake, badger badger badger
Emily: Not that kind of Snake!
3: Ohhhh, it's a snake!
JD: ...on a plane.
Emily: Wow...
3: It's my bid! [? a reference to something, not sure what...]
Emily: We just reached an all-time low. How did that happen? God, I'm sorry about that. Planes and snakes...
3: It's ok.
Emily: I never thought that would happen HERE.
JD: Planes and snakes and Samuel Jackson, oh my!
Emily: Yeah, well I'm trying to think if there's anything else we should say about the PLAYSTATION 3...right now, while-
3: It's cool, but-
Emily: It's very shiny.
3: it costs money.
JD: Ooh, shiny. Shiny is good.
Emily: Very shiny.
3: Pretty, pretty, shiny, shiny.
Emily: And...but not shiny enough to be worth 600 dollars on launch day.
JD: Yeah.
Emily: Sorry, sorry.
JD: Maybe when it comes down a couple hundred dollars in price it would be worth it.
Emily: OH, I was gonna talk about why that I'm, well, the reason that I"m covering the PS3, because my name is EmaWII for a reason, and you told me just a little a while ago that you, yourself, are a Nintendo fanboy.
JD: Yup.
Emily: And-
JD: It's just, I like their stuff much better.
Emily: I know you like PLAYSTATION.
JD: The only-
Emily: And I love PLAYSTATION! I just don't have 600 dollars and the launch line up is not...
3: It's like YAYYY - AWWWW.
Emily: There's just a couple, you know, action games, and sports games aren't my thing. Like, the new Tony Hawk-
JD: Puzzle games are fun.
Emily: the animations look great, but-
3: Kick flip! Twist it!
Emily: you can play the same game on the 360 and have online stuff, too, so...it's just like...
JD: Yup.
Emily: Why? Why, Sony, why?
3: Xbox 360, it sounds like it's named after a trick on Tony Hawk, I dunno.
JD: I don't think you'd want to be doing a 360 on your Xbox, though, that might not be such a good idea.
3: But hey, that's what it's made for, doin' 360s on!
JD: Yeah, but maybe, I dunno if that's covered in the warranty.
Emily: Hmm.
3: Mm, yeah, it's probably like a super move or something. Like, you get the voltage JUST right, or yeah, it'll just explode, yeah. If you don't get that Tony Hawk face plate.
Emily: Oops, oops. So, anyhow, the reason that I'm er we're doing...me and my compatriots are doing the PS3 launch is simply there's one thing: to be ironic and contrary and because I'm out of town on Sunday. [Yeah, I know that's two or three things.]
3: Yaaaaay!
Emily: Did I tell you guys that? That's the only reason, otherwise I'd be covering the Wii launch, but the Wii launch is on a Sunday!!
JD: Who does that?
Emily: Seriously. That's-
3: Wow.
Emily: I think that about wraps it up, I think, unless anyone has anything else they'd like to say about the PS3...
3: It's cool, but it's expensive. I'm an impoverished college student!
JD: Join the club.
Emily: Club, the club is joined. So, the three of us will see you soon.
JD: Wait, three.
Emily: I said "the three!"
3: Yeah.
Emily: God! And-
JD: Three.
Emily: his name really is 3. That's what I...yeah.
3: Pokeball, go!
Emily: ...on your PLAYSTATION 3?
3: Yeah, yeah, that's how I'm gonna get one.
JD: [couldn't hear]
3: I'm poor, so I'll just capture one...in the wild.
Emily: In the wild?
3: Yeah.
Emily: "The elusive PLAYSTATION 3?"
3: Yeah!
JD: I don't know that there are any in the wild. I think the, they all are owned by trainers.
3: Dude, everybody knows there's like one mythical PLAYSTATION 3 hiding in the deep cave.
Emily: Like MewTwo?
3: Yeah, yeah.
JD: Maybe.
Emily: Only with a-
3: I'll just have to-
Emily: BETTER PROCESSOR!
3: Yeah!
JD: But I think it's more likely that you'll only come out and encounter the trainer ones and you can't use pokeballs on other trainers, so...
3: If I use a MewTwo ball I can, yeah!
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Yikes, that was time consuming. I added in links to some stuff. Yay.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Hey, whaddaya know?
Monday's over :D
The days DO end, and the weeks DO go by. Sometimes you just have to remind yourself.
All I have left to do today is play video games, read/watch stuff on the PS3, and unwind. So far I've done class, some work, some PS3 stuff, some homework...yadda. Not too exciting.
Had a group meeting for politics. That class really stresses me out. I just don't feel like I have much to offer. I signed up for the subject precisely beCAUSE I don't know much about it, not because I feel like a genius who knows exactly what is wrong with the constitution and how to fix it...
Luckily everything else feels pretty under control. Oh wait, I take that back...I'm not done tonight. I have to do the math problems for astro and review some stuff for the test on Friday. Little chunks, but I just didn't do it earlier today...or yesterday. Damn. Anyways, at least that crappy computer class paper is out of the way. I don't feel like I did a very good job, but we'll see.
Unfortunately it's Margarita Monday (like most Mondays,) which means it's my roommate's excuse to invite a bunch of people over and make noise while drinking mostly sugar, watch movies so I can hear them even with my doors closed. I'm just complaining. I still just miss the pace of the boy and I, never having anyone over if I didn't want, etc.
Hmm, I was really looking forward to just relaxing. I can't put this stuff off anymore. Also, oatmeal, no matter how good it is with peanut butter, is not the same as a bowl of COLD cereal, which is what I really wanted. I'm out, though. Graaah.
I guess I'm just...sitting here, making myself feel worse. That's no good! I started out feeling like Monday was over!!! That's good! I guess it's just disheartening to remember all that astro I have to do. Also, the astro that I did do this afternoon kinda kicked my ass. I thought I really got it, but the questions really through me off, so now I feel crummy about it, but I don't feel like putting in any effort...
School...is...almost...over.
If I just remember that, then maybe it will be ok.
The days DO end, and the weeks DO go by. Sometimes you just have to remind yourself.
All I have left to do today is play video games, read/watch stuff on the PS3, and unwind. So far I've done class, some work, some PS3 stuff, some homework...yadda. Not too exciting.
Had a group meeting for politics. That class really stresses me out. I just don't feel like I have much to offer. I signed up for the subject precisely beCAUSE I don't know much about it, not because I feel like a genius who knows exactly what is wrong with the constitution and how to fix it...
Luckily everything else feels pretty under control. Oh wait, I take that back...I'm not done tonight. I have to do the math problems for astro and review some stuff for the test on Friday. Little chunks, but I just didn't do it earlier today...or yesterday. Damn. Anyways, at least that crappy computer class paper is out of the way. I don't feel like I did a very good job, but we'll see.
Unfortunately it's Margarita Monday (like most Mondays,) which means it's my roommate's excuse to invite a bunch of people over and make noise while drinking mostly sugar, watch movies so I can hear them even with my doors closed. I'm just complaining. I still just miss the pace of the boy and I, never having anyone over if I didn't want, etc.
Hmm, I was really looking forward to just relaxing. I can't put this stuff off anymore. Also, oatmeal, no matter how good it is with peanut butter, is not the same as a bowl of COLD cereal, which is what I really wanted. I'm out, though. Graaah.
I guess I'm just...sitting here, making myself feel worse. That's no good! I started out feeling like Monday was over!!! That's good! I guess it's just disheartening to remember all that astro I have to do. Also, the astro that I did do this afternoon kinda kicked my ass. I thought I really got it, but the questions really through me off, so now I feel crummy about it, but I don't feel like putting in any effort...
School...is...almost...over.
If I just remember that, then maybe it will be ok.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
As groovin' as I can
Ah, I had a great weekend. Despite some rough spots due to stress and insecurity, I had a lot of fun and I love love love the boy. I was so sad to leave ;_; Actually, I was REALLY sad. Not sure why so sad this time. Maybe since I had such a hell of a time getting there. My ride didn't show so I had to call a cab and wait for the 8:05 which didn't put me in until 10:30 *shrug* It's always so sad to go. I can't wait till I can just stay. Of course, there won't be that weekly elation upon seeing each other again, but we're always really happy to be near each other, so I think the contentment of not having to run off every Sunday will be worth it.
Wow, I just made a Japanese inspired grammar error! ROCK! I was typing that last sentence and said, "...near each other so, I think..." since that is the way the comma would be placed Nihongo-style. Ah, that's so nice.
Anyhow Friday night when I got there Scott was at work but not at his desk. I found him out on the sidewalk with Jenn and her friend Nick. We all went to a diner nearby for tasty late night fare. Spent a lot of time at the office this weekend, which is really fun for me. I think Scott might feel kinda bad about having to play games at work, but I think it's really fun. I wish I wouldn't have been in such a weird mood. I came off as really quiet and nervous, I think : / I was supposed to show everyone I could be social today at dim sum, but they never called us to say when to show up.
Other than that I am proud to say I got past the first disc of FFVII. THAT TOOK LONG ENOUGH lol
This week should go pretty quick between tests and the Launchamabob. I hope so, anyhow. And then only two days, and pretty pointless days at that. I wish I could just stay on Friday and save 5 or 6 hours of travel time, have two extra days with Scotty, etc, but it sounds like politics (on Tuesday) will be the one important thing to do academics-wise next week. Ah well. If I just focus on getting this one done, then the weekend will roll around again and those two nubby days will be like nothing compared to the sweet sweet Thanksgiving break :D
Wow, I just made a Japanese inspired grammar error! ROCK! I was typing that last sentence and said, "...near each other so, I think..." since that is the way the comma would be placed Nihongo-style. Ah, that's so nice.
Anyhow Friday night when I got there Scott was at work but not at his desk. I found him out on the sidewalk with Jenn and her friend Nick. We all went to a diner nearby for tasty late night fare. Spent a lot of time at the office this weekend, which is really fun for me. I think Scott might feel kinda bad about having to play games at work, but I think it's really fun. I wish I wouldn't have been in such a weird mood. I came off as really quiet and nervous, I think : / I was supposed to show everyone I could be social today at dim sum, but they never called us to say when to show up.
Other than that I am proud to say I got past the first disc of FFVII. THAT TOOK LONG ENOUGH lol
This week should go pretty quick between tests and the Launchamabob. I hope so, anyhow. And then only two days, and pretty pointless days at that. I wish I could just stay on Friday and save 5 or 6 hours of travel time, have two extra days with Scotty, etc, but it sounds like politics (on Tuesday) will be the one important thing to do academics-wise next week. Ah well. If I just focus on getting this one done, then the weekend will roll around again and those two nubby days will be like nothing compared to the sweet sweet Thanksgiving break :D
Friday, November 10, 2006
Friday Morning
Today I am eating a big, rest-of-the-stale-Cheerios bowl of cereal for breakfast. With grapefruit juice. Still trying to buck the last vestiges of my cold.
I woke up out of a very strange depressing dream. Lots of screaming and crying. I don't really remember what about. I think there may have been something to do with some sort of club, and video games, and cigarettes, but it was much more surreal than that. At the end I was yelling at people from the upstairs bathroom in Wisconsin to say that, no, I wasn't going to do what they wanted me to do, no matter what.
In a little over a half hour we're having take-two of Wednesday's computer class. Most teachers just barrel right through stuff, regardless of whether you've read it or not. He could've just given us the information anyways. It is sort of stupid that no one participates, but to give up and say, "Read it for Friday!" sort of shows a little bit of inexperience, if you ask me. I mean, maybe for an English class or something, where there is a narrative and you're REALLY discussing the text there's not much else you can do, but for a class where it's just information in the book. He was presenting that anyways. I was listening! I read it! Why are you quitting teaching because the slackers of the class can't get it together! You don't cater to the lowest denomenator...
Anyhow! *complain complain ramble*
Last night I figured out how to edit video for the Launchamabob. That's going to be a bit more time consuming than I had had in mind. I'm just going to use the Windows thing, which isn't ideal, but I'm no pro XD I'm hoping my partners are prepared to put as much effort into this thing as I am, because I really...am able to have huge chunks of free time with normal effort. (I just spread out my effort, rather than condense it into one night like most college students.) I suppose most of the editing and stuff I can just do, even if it takes until 2 am :D It's not like having three people will help clicking the mouse go any faster.
Astro this afternoon should be a breeze. I am really enjoying learning about star lifetimes and stuff, so the time should fly by. Luckily, even though both my roommates are leaving this weekend, I managed to secure a ride to the train station. I am SO excited to see the boy, and Frisco, and get out of here!
I woke up out of a very strange depressing dream. Lots of screaming and crying. I don't really remember what about. I think there may have been something to do with some sort of club, and video games, and cigarettes, but it was much more surreal than that. At the end I was yelling at people from the upstairs bathroom in Wisconsin to say that, no, I wasn't going to do what they wanted me to do, no matter what.
In a little over a half hour we're having take-two of Wednesday's computer class. Most teachers just barrel right through stuff, regardless of whether you've read it or not. He could've just given us the information anyways. It is sort of stupid that no one participates, but to give up and say, "Read it for Friday!" sort of shows a little bit of inexperience, if you ask me. I mean, maybe for an English class or something, where there is a narrative and you're REALLY discussing the text there's not much else you can do, but for a class where it's just information in the book. He was presenting that anyways. I was listening! I read it! Why are you quitting teaching because the slackers of the class can't get it together! You don't cater to the lowest denomenator...
Anyhow! *complain complain ramble*
Last night I figured out how to edit video for the Launchamabob. That's going to be a bit more time consuming than I had had in mind. I'm just going to use the Windows thing, which isn't ideal, but I'm no pro XD I'm hoping my partners are prepared to put as much effort into this thing as I am, because I really...am able to have huge chunks of free time with normal effort. (I just spread out my effort, rather than condense it into one night like most college students.) I suppose most of the editing and stuff I can just do, even if it takes until 2 am :D It's not like having three people will help clicking the mouse go any faster.
Astro this afternoon should be a breeze. I am really enjoying learning about star lifetimes and stuff, so the time should fly by. Luckily, even though both my roommates are leaving this weekend, I managed to secure a ride to the train station. I am SO excited to see the boy, and Frisco, and get out of here!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Next week *jumps up and down*
I think the most impressive thing about this project will be the fact that it takes place during a week where I have 2 tests and a paper due. Somehow, I think this will just increase the quality.
I have a very good feeling about everything right now. Tomorrow we're doing a camera test in the engineering lab, to see if we can figure out a way to edit video footage. I need to find out if anyone around here is having a midnight bash, but so far it looks like not. That just implies more much needed sleep.
This is really great. I am so motivated. The sooner I get my homework done everyday the sooner I can work on PS3 stuff. I really want to do a kickass job. I always tell the boy how jealous I am of his crazy job and now I can have crazy fun pretending to do his crazy job! Word!
I have a very good feeling about everything right now. Tomorrow we're doing a camera test in the engineering lab, to see if we can figure out a way to edit video footage. I need to find out if anyone around here is having a midnight bash, but so far it looks like not. That just implies more much needed sleep.
This is really great. I am so motivated. The sooner I get my homework done everyday the sooner I can work on PS3 stuff. I really want to do a kickass job. I always tell the boy how jealous I am of his crazy job and now I can have crazy fun pretending to do his crazy job! Word!
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