Hi and welcome to my world! This is the new home for my random posts about life and other stuff. My myOtaku site still exists but I won't be updating there anymore. So, thanks for stopping by and enjoy your stay!

Thanks Everyone!

I just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes! It means a lot to me ^_^

Back to school... already?

Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've posted here. In my last string of posts, I actually intended to get back on here for good but then, my computer died for a couple weeks and it took a couple more to get the necessary parts to fix it and in that month or so, I sort of drifted away for the summer. However, now that I'm back in school and on a normal schedule again, I'll be giving it another shot ^_^

I feel like there's about a million things I have to say but I can't for the life of me figure out what they are. So instead, I'll share my wonderful schedule with you. Here's what I'm taking this semester:

Fluid Mechanics
Materials Processing
Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Engineering Design V
Archery
Survey of Dramatic Literature

Yeah... sounds fun, doesn't it? I suppose it could be worse though. Archery should at least be fun.

So, for those of you in school, what are you taking this semester? Anything interesting? And for those of you who have graduated, what are you doing now? Feel free to ignore these questions - I'm just curious.

Since I still can't figure out what else I wanted to say, I'll keep it short tonight. Hopefully, I'll be seeing you all a lot more often though!

Red:
Oh World of Warcraft... are you still playing? Excited for the new expansion if you are? Hehe, either way, nice work (see your own comment if you don't know what I'm talking about)!

Sabrina:
Thanks, and while rather late, I hope you do as well ^_^

Elves:
Hehe, yes, it is nice to get paid to watch movies but even when I'm not, the job's not bad. It usually just involves driving around and occasionally talking to people.

As for the whales, I had actually forgotten about that whole event. It was definitely an interesting sight though.

Oh, and I hear you're doing another panel at NYAF this year. I'll see you there hopefully!

Shadow:
I miss you too! Hopefully, I'll be seeing a lot more of you now though!

Happy Easter!

Hey everyone! Happy Easter!

Today was pretty good. Work was even less busy than usual because of the rain so I ended up watching The Dark Knight at my friend's house while waiting for it to get dark. It's always fun getting paid to watch a movie ^_^

I'm kind of at a loss for words tonight (for no particular reason) so I guess I'll keep this short and get right to comments.

Mimmi:
I haven't actually seen Cable Guy but I did go and look up the scene that was from and I fully appreciate your comment ^_^

Shadow:
Thanks for the words of encouragement :) I wish you luck with the rest of your last yesr!

Health problems you say? I hope everything is alright though I'm going to assume it is based on what you said.

And yeah, it is a shame I didn't get to see the whale in person but that's probably for the best. The Hudson River isn't too clean so the less time it spent there, the better.

red:
I'm the exact opposite. I tend to like melee over ranged/spell. That's why I love my Paladin though - the hybrid class suits me really well.

And while I haven't seen that Seinfeld episode, I do know that nothing living should ever find its way into that river...

Sabrina:
I know the feeling. Math used to be one of my strong points but Differential Equations was not fun...

Elves:
There have been other whales? After you mentioned it, I do vaguely recall it happening before but I can't remember it specifically. I'm assuming it made it out okay though since there was no follow-up and I'm pretty sure the river didn't completely eat it (though I wouldn't put it past that river).

As for Medieval Times, we had a great time. It's always a fun night though no trip there will ever quite live up to one I went to back in 2006. I actually found my myOtaku post referencing that night which you can find here if you're interested.

At Least Class is Good For Something...

I have learned virtually nothing this semester and I'm not sure why. I think part of it is because all three of my main classes revolve around a PowerPoint presentation as the primary means of "teaching" - a method which hasn't helped me at all. But, as the title suggests, at least the uselessness of this class gives me some time to sit down and post.

So, I guess I'll move on to the most interesting point of the day. For those who don't know, I go to Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ (Shadow, I'll get into more detail to answer your questions in a bit). The school is directly on the Hudson River and as such, has a fantastic view of New York City. Now, I didn't see this in person but a friend of mine sent me a link to a news article this morning about a whale in the Hudson. Evidently, a humpback whale found its way into the river which must have been quite the sight. I'm assuming it's long gone because it was moving when it was spotted but it's still a pretty interesting event.

Other than that, I'm just glad that I don't have class tomorrow. Even though I only have one class on Fridays, it's at 9 AM and I'll enjoy being able to sleep a little more. Plus, three-day weekends are always nice ^_^ To kick off this short break, a few friends and I are going to Medieval Times tonight. We found some half price admission (with purchase of a full price ticket) tickets in Burger King so all four of us are getting in for half price. That's pretty much the entire reason we're going but it should be fun all the same.

So, I just looked up at the board and noticed a triple integral... I'm really hoping that's just there for demonstration purposes and we are in fact learning the shortcut. I highly doubt that though.

Anyway, I guess that's about it for my day. Time for comments.

Molly:
Hehe, well I'm glad my lack of activity serves a purpose for someone. And yeah, I'd definitely say you keep up to date just fine, though I feel like I've missed a bunch of stuff over time so I'll likely be reading through your posts as well :)

Crystia:
It was the opposite for me. Granted, I had become a bit less active even when myO was still up and running in full but I drifted off even more when Worlds was released. That's not to say that I have anything against this system - I actually do like it. I think it's mainly school that's been getting in the way for me. It's good to be somewhat back though.

red:
I went and read the entire TwoFacedLullaby story which was pretty interesting, though it did end a bit disappointingly. As for WoW, my Human Paladin is just about to 79 and the Human DK on the same server was 60 last time I played him. My only other two characters are a level 20 Blood Elf priest and another newly created Blood Elf DK on the same server so I could see the story from the Horde side. And of course I went to New York - after all, it was just a 5 minute Path ride away ^_^ There were a bunch of midnights in the city but this Best Buy was one of the official ones. I believe there were three others in the US and two in other countries.

Shadow:
It's great to see you again. It really has been a while. I hope you're doing well too =) And of course I'll answer your questions! I am indeed in college and I'm majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Unless something goes horribly wrong, I should be finishing my sophomore year this month (with finals stretching into May). It's hard, especially when you're not really learning what you need to, but it will be worth it in the end.

Another Attempt at a Return

Wow, I really need to start doing things here again. I don't know why I seem to regularly forget about the existence of this site and the Worlds feature in particular. I definitely don't want to lose touch with the friends I've made here but I guess that's going to be rather difficult if I disappear in the process...

So, let's see... what's happened since October of last year? Lots but I guess I'll cover the major points for now. We'll start with November. For any World of Warcraft fans, I'm sure you know that Wrath of the Lich King was released last year. A couple of friends and I went to the New York midnight release (the official one, run by Blizzard) and to make an exceedingly long story short, I was the first in line and took part in the official launch of the game (in addition to getting my signed copy of the collectors edition, among other things, for free ^_^). So yeah, that was a fun and rather large event. If anyone is actually interested in the full story, I can post it eventually or you can look it up on Google.

Following November, I can't say anything of that proportion happened. There was winter break, where I continued my security job. And then the start of my fourth semester at Stevens which is the opposite of exciting.

In news not directly related to me though, last month I went with my friend and his band (And Then There Were Machines) to the recording studio which was pretty interesting. I believe they're finishing their recordings this Friday and then all that's left is mastering. From what I've heard so far, it sounds good.

You'd think after 6 months, I'd have more to say but I'm drawing a blank at this point. That's mostly related to the fact that not much of interest happens here but oh well. I'll be attempting to get around to sites today and maybe get back into some regular pattern of visiting. Though if my only consistent pattern so far holds, I can't make any promises.

Maybe some questions would spark more frequent posts. Does anyone have anything on their mind?

All:
Since it's been six months, I don't think direct comment replies have much relevance anymore. Sorry. I'll reply if you really want though ^_^