I'm Running Out Of Facial Expressions
TOP 10 Led Zepplin Songs That Aren't "Stairway To Heaven" (aka "Stairway" Is An Overrated Song, But I Don't Want To Hear Your Whining When I Leave It Off The List Entirely)
10. When The Levee Breaks
09. What Is And What Should Never Be
08. Dazed and Confused
07. Black Dog
06. The Song Remains The Same
05. Ramble On
04. Over The Hills And Far Away
03. Communication Breakdown
02. Immigrant Song
01. Trampled Underfoot
Well, I was on a winning streak. But - looking back on the past thirty minutes - I've come to realize that I made a significant number of dumb mistakes on my computer science test. They weren't QBASIC-related mistakes - they were idiotic math errors. They weren't even difficult math questions, either. They were simple division. Over twelve years of schooling has brought me to this point in my life when I've crammed my head so full of crap I can't even do the most basic stuff anymore. That's truly sad, my friends. It's truly sad.
I'm also running out of ideas for updating the site. I feel like I need more interactive content, but I don't know much about...you know...interacting with the outside world. I'm not an interacterator. That reminds me, I have a funny quote for you that people have been passing around:
"There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again." --George W. Bush.
5:45AM. At 5:45AM, everyone living on campus climbed out of the comfort of their individual beds and went outside. Why did we all get up at fifteen to 6 so we could stand outside? Because this is - apparantly - the best time to conduct fire drills. Who knew? Not my REM cycle, that's for sure. There will be retribution just as soon as I'm not passing out.
The above picture has nothing to do with the tiny little update I just wrote, but I made it a few minutes ago and I'm very proud. I now have to go do homework before I fail and die bitter and alone.
First and foremost, I want to wish Stella the most fantastic happy birthday imaginable. Imagine the greatest birthday, then double it. That's the kind of birthday I'm talking about. Bonne Anniversaire, Stella! Stella, bonne anniversaire! Je t'aime!
Second, I'd like to point out the significant increase in lighting in the following cam picture. Today, in a bittersweet ceremony, I disposed of the Mountain of Dew™ which grew too large to fit on this desk and managed to block out my entire window. It will be missed, but not entirely mourned.
I have 4.5 hours until my first college Physics test. Normally, I wouldn't be too worked up about it, but this professor has something of a reputation for - as one upper classmen put it - "nightmarish exams." That's not to say I'm going to start studying until my eyes bleed, but it does put me a bit on edge about the whole deal. I'll do a bit of studying now, but at 4PM I'm going to stop all studying and go to the colloquia. I learned a lot of lessons in high school, not the least of which was that last-minute studying tends to screw me up.
So, if you'll excuse me, I need to go prepare for the test...by playing Shogo.
Before I forget, I wanted to make sure I pointed out the new link menu just above the title of this article. I tweaked the layout and - after careful debate - ditched my usual column of links in favor of a drop-down menu. I don't like it as much, but it tidies the place up a bit.
Aside from getting a haircut (a picture of which can be seen below), this weekend has been devoted primarily to two things: studying and gaming. I'm sure you people can guess which of the two had the higher priority. I think I'm going to start writing a review or two later, but I'm too lazy to do any right now. Suffice it to say Alan and I have been using the sudden boost in internet speed to download a few game demos.
The first demo, of course, was Unreal Tournament 2003. While I think it is an amazing game in terms of graphics, control, and the fact that it's the successor of my favorite FPS of all time, I can't help but think it's a little lacking. They've dropped Assault from the different game modes! THEY DROPPED ASSAULT! I don't think any of you play UT, but if you do...THEY DROPPED ASSAULT!
Well, I was feeling a little down about it, until Alan came across a game on Download.com entitled Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. I'd heard the name before, and I believe it's probably based on an anime I heard was good but forgot all about. Anyway, Alan downloads the game because we're on the look out for multiplayer games other than UT that we can play. He loads it up and the smoothest funky jazz starts coming out of his speakers. The control set-up took only a few seconds and suddenly he's in what is quite possibly the best game I've ever witnessed in my life.
If you're a gaming-type person, imagine a combination of Unreal Tournament, the original N64 007, and MechWarrior 4. What you have is Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. Some of the levels are in this giant fighting robot (But a giant flying robot that actually moves instead of running slowly into walls as MechWarrior is apt to make me do) and other levels are on foot. The weapons are well-balanced, but still amazing (The rockets pack a mighty punch, but they're sidewinders so they don't stay on course easily). This may be my favorite dark horse FPS of all time, but I don't want to say it's my overall favorite until I've found a copy of the full game.
For the second time since I moved here, my car is dead. After the first experience, I simply wrote it off and decided I'd merely been careless and left the lights on. Surely there wasn't something really wrong with the car. But after I made the long hike down to the parking lot (And it is, indeed, a long hike), nothing but motorvehicular death awaited. The lights had not been on. I've been overly-cautious of myself since the last time. Yet the same problem persists. I'll have to find of the campus police officers to stop by and save me again.
In addition, it seems that my computer mouse has decided it's reached the end of its lifespan. I can no longer move it up or right as proficiently as I'd like. I've never had a problem with cheap Wal-Mart computer products before, but I suppose I'll have to bite the bullet and go for something a little better. If someone would be willing to donate a new optical mouse, I would greatly appreciate it.
Well, fine. That's cool. I've decided to work on the following, instead.
TOP 10 Horror Movies That Aren't Scary
10. Jeepers Creepers
09. Pumpkinhead
08. Creepshow
07. Scanners
06. Friday The 13th [Original]
05. House
04. Army of Darkness
03. Evil Dead
02. Leprachaun In The Hood
01. Dead Alive