SO... progress report on things in general:

School: The software project is moving along very nicely. I've had a couple of rough spots (like querying the wrong table of my DB... that cost me a day and some new grey hairs... life with Java, I guess), but since it's about 70% done (roughly), and I have a week and a half to finish it, I'm not in any distress.

My programming instructor (a very unusual guy: a programmer who skydives, drives a motorcycle, and hikes... I thought they all sat at a desk and coded all day! I guess I'm not the only walking contradiction I know...) has asked me to submit my project in the annual technical competition; he thinks it'll not only win, but actually be marketable when it's finished. All I could say to that was, "Sure. Why not?"

(As a gamer, the idea of competing against anyone thrills me; since I know all the other programming majors, I know it'll be an interesting contest...)

And, to make the week even more memorable: after 3 courses in calculus (one in high school, one in the Navy, and this term's course) I finally got an "A" on a quiz! It seems a bit strange, but I think I understand integrals better than derivatives... extremely counter-intuitive to anyone who knows what I'm talking about; those that don't... you are the lucky ones :) .

Gaming: I've been playing Dungeon Siege 2, and (mostly) enjoying it. It runs a lot like Diablo 2, but with better graphics and bigger battles. The part of it that disappoints me is the importation of D2's "if you die, you're back in town; come back from a save back in town" mechanic. I wish they'd stuck with the "save anywhere, start where you saved" mentality. *sigh*

Also, in my semi-regular scouting trips to the SC2 forums, I saw a thread stating that SC2 would fail. *evil grin* Naturally (if you know me well enough by now) I just had to contribute my "SC2 now because of C&C" theory... and, of course, what followed was a lot of Blizbot lashing-out. Needless to say, I feel a lot better about not wanting SC2 at the moment... :)

...which leads me to one of those ironies I love about life: I was checking the unions I'm part of, and noticed a pair of union invitations. One was from a union with members I know nothing about, so I just left it for later (maybe one of my mystery trackers sent the invite? I have no idea). The other one... if I can stop laughing long enough to... wow... words kind of fail me...

*deep breath*

The other was from the StarCraft Union.

I'll leave that one alone. It's for their own good.

Anyway...

So I'm still wondering about pill and pigfish: somehow, neither has commented nor sent word as to how they wandered into my little corner of the Twilight Zone. Don't be shy. Speak up.

(Maybe a blog about "Six Degrees of GameSpot" is in order here. :lol: )

So, until next time... the Emperor protects for the Greater WAAAGH!