So there's been a little turmoil lately about me being able to afford to stay in the Philadelphia area this summer. Then it occurred to me, "hey - why don't I try to find a paid internship in the area?" Or, hell, even an unpaid one ( Read more... )

FML. I totally just didn't go to my calculus class today on accident. It's a 3-day-a-week class, but two days meet 2:30-3:45, and the Tuesday one meets 2:00-2:50. I completely fucked up and didn't realize until 2:30 that hey, I was half an hour late for class and probably just should not go in at all (because really at that point it's just a ( Read more... )

So. Apparently World of Warcraft's P2P patch distribution uses the BitTorrent protocol, so I just got a big epic "DO NOT PIRATE SHIT!" warning and my internet cut off. Hopefully I can get it removed from my record because... hello, distributed directly by the copyright holders. And obviously I turned off the P2P distribution options in the WoW ( Read more... )

Officially moved into my sort-of-dorm-room. (It's a private bedroom in a 4-person townhouse owned by the university.) Tiny but cozy! This desk, however, was definitely not designed with gaming in mind.

I feel very collegiate!

Most bizarre hotel experience EVER ( Read more... )

I have decided that my goal, once I have gotten in (much, much) better shape, is to take some circus arts classes. It looks like SO much fun (even though I know it's probably ridiculously hard). Also, bellydancing ( Read more... )

I'm in a Vietnam kind of mood. This happens every once in a while. I break out the Vietnam protest songs, think about watching Good Morning, Vietnam again, and feel generally depressed about the (both historical and continuing) state of American politics and policy ( Read more... )

WHY did they decide to make an American version of Skins? The whole point of that show is that they're British, which is what makes it entertaining. (Then again, I also firmly believe the whole thing is satire, which the British excel so totally at.)

I hate it when I get all excited because I think someone just sent me a text message, but then it's just Verizon telling me $15 has been added to my account.

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Guess who just got a RIFT beta invite??? So excited! Not as cool as a GW2 invite, but hey, I'll take what I can get!

Also, merry Christmas Eve everybody!