My family came to visit for Christmas. They got here a few days beforehand, and left this morning. Of course, my apartment being both tiny and messy, we didn’t actually spend any time there; instead, we visited Tokyo, Kyoto, and the surrounding areas.
I have pictures, and I have stories to tell. Unfortunately, right now I’m [...]
I think that for Christmas, I will assemble a computer so that I can play games reliably again.
In the past, I’ve bought systems pre-assembled from various companies. Unfortunately, my budget was always, at best, limited, so my only option was to buy old technology and then run it as long as it held up.
My [...]
So, I asked for cool things for Christmas, and everything I got was useful. With one exception: I got one of the funniest books that I have ever read… It’s called Word Processing Secrets for Writers, was written in 1989, and is so anachronistic that it’s absurd. I just got to a section entitled “Avoiding [...]
If you happen to be someone in the habit of giving things to me for Christmas, I’m not going to bother making a wishlist. What I want is either too expensive or un-giveable. Just browse thinkgeek for a while and come up with something cool. It’a like Amazon for cool things.
I want only a few things from Santa this christmas. The reason I’m asking Santa is because it seems unlikely that anyone else can or will give them to me.
Full reinstatement into AFROTC, complete with a return of the scholarship. College is quite a bit more difficult to afford without the scholarship, and I genuinely [...]
I sent in my final statement for the ROTC Disenrollment Investigation today. After this, it’s entirely out of my hands what happens. I’m told that I may hear back sometime before the Christmas vacation, but not to consider that a hard and fast date. Until such time as I hear one way or another, I [...]
So apparantly someone went and came up with a list of 100 of the best books ever. I’ve reproduced the list here for your viewing pleasure. And, for a stub of interest, I’ve italicized the ones which I’ve read.
the alchemist, paulo coelho
alice’s adventures in wonderland, lewis carroll
animal farm, george orwell
anna karenina, leo tolstoy
anne of green [...]
So. Christmas has come and gone, and with it the gifts, experiences, and whatnot.
Drove a few hours today to Mass, to see my new cousin get circumcised. It’s a ceremony that, as important and holy as it may be, still gives me the jitters. Other than that…
Driving back home, it began to snow. After [...]
master of orion 3 is not finished with regression testing. however, the developers (quicksilver) are moving their offices, and won’t be doing any significant coding for the next two weeks. I was disappointed when they missed their 4 dec. release date, because it meant that I wouldn’t get the game for christmas. now i wonder [...]
Gah. Time to decorate the Christmas tree.
This year, I got home from school, and it was all set up, with only a string of white lights as decoration. I really like it that way; especially compared with the way we traditionally decorate it: 20 pounds of ornaments, tinsel, and electronics, so that you have to [...]