So! It's been quuiiite a while since my last post, hasn't it? Fwah. Lotta stuff's been happening, so... let's see... try to keep this at least SOMEwhat organized.
School update!
Beginning Japanese II: A, easy. Going to be making this my minor, too :D Not much to report other than the class is awesome, everyone in the class is awesome, and sensei is even more awesome.
Computer Organization [Retake]: Ugh. So! I am doing only SLIGHTLY better at this point than I was before... and I have a huge project due in less than 21 hours. I am thoroughly and utterly screwed on this project - I have officially learned that I absolutely SUCK at puzzle-solving algorithms. However, as long as I get roughly a 50 on this project and around an 80 or above on the final, I'll be able to replace my crappy old D with a C! And if I don't, I'm losing out on about 4 credit hours' worth of tuition, but I DON'T CARE I'M IN DEBT ENOUGH ALREADY DX
Operating Systems I: Withdrew! I barely got through the first project by miracle of I guess lazy grading and a curve (I got a 77 on a project that truly, honestly deserved a 25 at BEST) and the second project was supposed to be even MORE difficult. So! Yeah...
Current standing is I have 4 quarters' worth of co-op and 14 classes left to take. Curse having transferred schools after my first year and changing majors after my second x_x Ah, well, it shouldn't be too bad...
Withdrawing to below 12 credit hours means I'm giving up on my NYS TAP financial aid for next quarter, but that only amounts to about a thousand, and I've still got other aid and loans to use.
Work update!
Our store manager's leaving, which is kinda sad, 'cause he was awesome. Well, awesome as a person, not so much better than around average as a manager. Talked a lot with him about books, video games, swords, and WoW really. New manager seems alright, though. The kinda guy who could, y'know, turn the store around in terms of sales and cleanliness and not looking like utter crap kinda things. Maybe. Odds are the place is gonna corrupt him before that happens, though.
Gaming update!
RESONANCE OF FATE. Amazing game. Made by Tri-ace and published by SEGA, two of my favorite companies, ever. It's like... an RPG set in a steampunk type world. The battle system is... unique. I tend to lean towards always preferring traditional JRPGs, with a turn based combat system, but this... this is just... amazing. It's like turn based, active time battle, real time combat, and strategy all rolled into one. Oh, and each turn is sprinkled with a little bit of pure cinematic EPIC if you want and know how to do it right. Oh, and it uses guns. And it actually works.
Global Agenda's a decent new game, too. MMORPGTPS kinda. Got it when it was on sale on Steam for $7.50, worth the price I paid at least. Not sure if I'd pay full retail for it, but it has its good points. The PvP is actually really good, and fairly balanced from what I've seen, even if there's really not much PvE content yet.
World of Warcraft! Guildmaster and main tank has been kinda missing for about a month, but the other offtank and one of our healers have kinda assumed temporary control and things are going very well. I was a bit worried about the way Blizz combined 10m and 25m lockouts, but now what we do is have 10m runs the offnights after 25ms for whoever wants to go, which is pretty cool 'cause we always down bosses quicker and more reliably in 10. 's been fun, and we just beat one'a the end bosses tonight :D
And the open beta for Rift starts in less than twelve hours :D Looks promising, been hearing good things about it, glad to finally get a chance to try it out.
Life update!
Ahahahah, so due to work and school stress, I've been pretty unstable lately, BUT! That's really nothing new. Gotten used to it I guess. Anyway, a couple weeks ago I spontaneously and for some reason unbeknownst to myself, I decided to rearrange my entire room. Finished moving furniture now, need to finish cleaning and sorting everything that's left though. Can't believe how much useless junk I had in here... Oh, somewhat relatedly, found my ol' trombone and decided for some reason to start relearning how to play again.
Been considering getting back into iaido, and possibly starting up kendo if I can find a dojo around here for it. :D
So, hm... I guess that pretty much covers everything! Time to get some sleep so I can utterly fail at writing some MIPS Assembly code tomorrow, fun! :D