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Monday, April 27th, 2009
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7:35 pm - Of Summers and Thoughts
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A few more idle thoughts, forcing myself to write more is fun!
1. Star Trek Movie is coming up soon, I'm quite eager to see it, for a few big reasons. One, I'm a fair bit of a Trekkie, so I'm eager to see how good it is, and two, I really need to get out more. Loosing all my local contacts due to time and switching universities really sucks.
2. Been forcing myself to write too, with a medium of success. I find that it is really easy to slip out of the habit and leave projects untouched for months. But at the very least, I am not struggling due to a lack of ideas, it's more of the lack of motivation that is the killer.
3. Speaking of local things to do, I've been meaning also to get in a bit more of exploring aroun my area, perhaps visit people in my local area. I need an excuse to get out of my little shell, so let's hope that I find something to do that this summer.
current mood: creative
current music: R.E.M. - Stand
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| Thursday, February 19th, 2009
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1:14 pm - The West was Won not by guns, but by attrition.
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Sorry about the horrible slacking on updates, I suppose I haven't really been into a sharing sort of mood. However, I am still eager to make new LJ friends, so if anyone randomly cruising by this entry wants to say Hi, feel free!
But yeah, finally survived midterms. It's funny too, how I tend to do a lot better on skill based exams instead of the increasingly game-show like questions on other exams. I find it rather annoying too how these questions are starting to sway from real-world IT practices and ask questions on either outdated/outmodeled techniques, or ask questions about things on a level so technical that there would be no practical reason why anyone would want to know, for instance, how a certain switch is elected to be the root switch under contrived situations.
But enough about me complaining, on to good news! My car's been behaving lately too, which is always good. That and grades have been improving. Still a little hesitant to go out and explore, but that's hard to do with my school schedule. Oh well, not a big deal.
current mood:  contemplative
current music: Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
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| Friday, January 9th, 2009
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11:54 pm - Escaped Jury Duty, Hooray!
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Managed to get through my jury duty pool by sheer luck of there not being any jury cases in my district. Thank goodness too, as it would have made doing both that and school be rather nasty, with the latest weather not helping at all. Although, a part of me wishes I would have had to go, since it would have helped me get out and about, something which I have been struggling with as of late.
I've been making great strides with my recent effort at making myself write on at least a daily basis. I've been dabbling on a little Trek fiction on the side as a collaboration project with someone, as well as an original fiction that is still in the planning stages. The most important thing for me right now is to keep up my writing efforts so that it gets easier and easier to write about anything, fiction or non-fiction.
current mood:  happy
current music: Radiohead - You and Whose Army?
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| Sunday, November 30th, 2008
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2:38 am - A thought
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While at my grandmother's house this thanksgiving, I ran across some strange "Popular Science" books published in the 50s or 60s. They were bound in volumes, like an Encylopedia, and seemed to be very stereotypical of the era in their graphic design. I wonder if it would be worth it, or if there would be any demand if I took some home next time I visit and made some scans, and if so, is there any topics that I should take scans of?
current mood: thoughtful
current music: No Doubt - You Can Do It
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| Thursday, October 30th, 2008
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2:11 am - To NaNoMo or not to...
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To NaNoWriMo or not to NaNoWriMo, that is the question. I am tempted to forcem yself to write more, but I am more focused on quality, not quantity... 'tis a very hard decision indeed.
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| Thursday, August 28th, 2008
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2:28 am - Sorry about this
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Sorry about having to shout this out like this, but some people really have me annoyed....
SCI-FI WILL NOT DIE BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING INTO IT!
Get over yourselves, Sci-Fi fans! Maybe it is because we're starting to get some competant writing in the genre, maybe it's the DVDs coming out lately, giving folks a second chance at the likes of early Stargate orStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, maybe it's Heroes, but seriously, people, Sci Fi will NOT die because people who aren't like you are liking it! It isn't healthy at all for a genre to remain insular and not allowed to expand.
I'll spare you guys exactly what person's writing got me frustrated, but seriously, it was some elitist stuff. Basically, this person was pissed off because NON-NERDS were going to Comic Con. Seriously, I'm not making it up.
current mood:  aggravated
current music: 311 - I Told Myself
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| Saturday, July 19th, 2008
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3:29 pm - More random thoughts
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Semester's drawing to a close, and it isn't exactly fun.
I seem to be having a lot of problems with multiple choice questions as of late... to be exact, it's how they're given to me. In a few of my classes, they like to give quizzes using Blackboard, which forces users to take a quiz one question at a time, without being able to look at all the questions at once. It gets quite frustrating, since it really forces me to guess more often rather than get hints from other question. But I guess that shows me up for not studying as well as I should.
Anywho, things are starting to get better friends-wise. I still need to get out and perhaps hang out with college-friends soemtime, but it's hard when you go to a commuter university. Maybe I should get back in touch with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) talon_karrde, an old GVSU friend of mine, and see what he is up to.
Peace, all.
current mood: worried
current music: Kiss - King of the Night Time World
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| Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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6:34 pm - Inverse Birthday Presents
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My birthday is coming up in a week, but I've been feeling that I've been mooching off my friends, both online and off, for far too long. Therefore, I announce my Inverse-birthday gift project.
The concept is simple: In the next 14 days, I plan on trying my hardest to just do SOMETHING to make one of my friend's days. Wether if it is a small sketch, a short story written featuring one of their characters, buying them a snack, or simply sitting down and chatting about their interests, I want to do SOMETHING to restore the kindness my friends have given me.
Now to see how this project will flow... Either way, I hope that it will make even a small difference in the lives of one of my friends.
current music: NETW 201 Lecture
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| Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
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7:00 pm - Happy Birthday
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| Monday, June 2nd, 2008
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8:02 pm - Testing new Semagic client
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Yep, just tyoing up a quick entry during my PC Maintenance class, wanting to get this updated more.
On the job hunt at the moment. I'm thankful that due to my student loans and the way I set them up and living at my parent's place helps to make the hunt not urgent, it would be nice to not keep my spending only to gas and food. I'm also slowly getting better at getting my creative flow to positive uses, but still not in any way I can show others with, yet.
My brother graduated High School, and he'll be joining me at Davenport University; I'm quite proud of him. I just hope he will be able to come over a few social anxiety issues while there. If anyone has expereince with that sort of thing, can you let me know?
Also, if anyone out there in internet-land is really good with Cisco-related stuff, I also wouldn't mind hearing from you.
current mood:  melancholy
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| Thursday, May 29th, 2008
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6:22 pm - Quick Notice
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Hey alls... just letting you all know that I am debating turning anon posting off completely due to an "old ghost" haunting me. I have Anon comments screened, but his posts still get sent to me. Should I just block anon comments completely?
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| Thursday, May 8th, 2008
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8:41 pm - Overloaded with Routers/Switches
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First week of Summer Semester classes is going well, though 5 hour classes aren't fun.
Been also working on a steampunkish world with a friend of mine, it's not QUITE ready for public showing yet, but we got a grand fiction piece planned to show off, as well as a wiki to share characters, ideas, and backstory. It will have two time periods; both a traditional fantasyish setting, and a more modern setting; both with steampunk elements entwined with a bit of magic, alchemy, and love and hate, of race relations and finding one's place in the world, it's pretty epic.
But sadly, it's not quite ready for show yet, but I predict by June we will have enough of the story done to post the first few chapters.
Also, I feel bad for not contacting people on LJ as often as I should; if you want me to comment specifically on your journal, feel free to ask, and I'll make a point on commenting on your future journals.
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| Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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10:31 pm - Worried
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Gah, stuck in the project rush at the end of semester... this is my week of hell. I just pray work takes it easy on me for the next too days. On the plus side, I've gotten into Star Trek simming, I'm finding it a good way to relax, personally. I've been twittering too, you can find me over at http://twitter.com/TalonLardner . Not much of vital information there, though, just a way to vent more.
Serious post to come after the project zerg rush.
current mood:  anxious
current music: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Bad Businessman
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| Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
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7:08 pm - 144,000
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I don't want to drive my car right now, it's sitting at exactly 144,000 in the garage right now.
The spooky thing is, as I pulled in to home from my possibly last day of work at my current job, the following verse sang out from of Pink Floyd's "Time":
Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Just amused by the coincidences, is all, I don't believe in them being connected, but I do think the gods of random moments were shining in my favor that night.
current mood: amused
current music: Sonic 2 Music
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| Monday, March 10th, 2008
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9:42 am - Funny...
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Funny how I seem to get sick with a sore throat and bad stomach pains on the day I HAVE to show up to school for an important quiz and a appointment to schedule classes... I've been in quite good health every other day too.
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| Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
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6:44 pm
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Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008)
The man made basements a social place across the world. May he be rolling the dice with Angels now.
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| Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
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12:27 pm - Note to myself
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Note to myself before I forget again:
Make sure I read my history syllubus to make sure I get everything turned in on Monday so that everything that is supposed to be turned in is turned in.
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| Monday, February 11th, 2008
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12:18 pm - Class Canceled
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There is no worse feeling in the world than to have a professor cancel class on you, and you're apparently the ONLY person who knew class was canceled, leaving you paranoid, confused, and a bit scared that somehow, it is your fault.
current mood: stressed
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| Monday, February 4th, 2008
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11:03 am - Oh, Amazon, what wonders will you bring us next?
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| Monday, January 28th, 2008
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10:17 am - Rock Band Get!
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Rock Band Get!
School's going well so far, though I'm not too satasfied with my PC Operating Systems class... the lecturer is teaching this 101 class like a 200 class, and his teaching style REALLY doesn't mesh well with my learning style... I'll stick with it, though.
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