Updated

So, after all these revisions of my computer I thought it was finally time to revise something else. Some of you may have noticed that my blog has had a make over, complete with modern looking art. This should also make the blog more readable, which i80and has bugged me to do.

Google has made me happy. After sending them the same suggestion once a month for seventeen months they finally implemented group chats into GTalk. This is almost better than lucid dreaming (which unfortunately I'm still unable to do, after a week's practice.) The info.

I finished my last physics test, what a great feeling. The test itself was actually pretty enjoyable, but I suppose I shouldn't go into the details. I might have to retake one test, as I got a 58 (oww, I know). But I bounced back with 94 on the next.

The school year started rather uneventfully. Just a few minor hickups here and there, but largely it went smoothly. The classes aren't particularly hard either, at least, for now. Then again both Chem and Chinese are mostly review at this point. And I'm unable to begin Logic. I've only had some simple assignments I've finished early (that's shows how easy they are <_<). My English class is about to get better. At first there were only new kids, but a bunch of my old classmates are getting transfered.

I'm actually making a lot of progress in the game, I'm quite pleased. I've got a skeletal animation system mostly in place, and of course the entire physics engine. I need to deal with putting it all together, and getting things to interact properly. Object orientated programming is truly a blessing, although I don't think I'm aware of it's full potential. I hope AP Comp Sci will fill me in on the details. I got 3DSMax working again, which means I won't be completely strapped for art, although god help me if we have to use programmer art.

I'm pleased. I can finally type well with my dvorak keyboard, although I don't know what my wpm in yet. This should hopefully make the typing aspect of NaNoWriMo better. I think I'm done...

Some Stuff Coming Up

I've been pretty busy lately. Today I took a physics test and went to a debate practice. I'm a bit worried about debate. Some weird rules about what teams I can be on and what not might prevent me from debating again. I hate bureaucracies. (in a totally unrelated side note, I noticed that Firefox's spell checker was really terrible at certain words. I might be switching to Epiphany, as it's more light weight anyhow.) Our new resolution is the death penalty, which is interesting because I'm still largely undecided on the issue.

*IMPORTANT*
Come to the chapter meeting this Monday at the new Maplewood Library in Ramsey county and die. I mean, or die. Seriously, I haven't seen all of you in a long time. Then again, I'll see many of you tomorrow.

On a sadder note, I'm pretty sure I failed the physics test. The occurrence of this event I will blame on several factors. A false sense of security brought on by an easy practice test which lead to my not studying, a crying baby in the testing site, and a faulty equation sheet. Or I just should have studied more. The baby was cute, however, so I forgive it.

Argh, my school year is starting up again soon, and I've only made minimal progress on the game project. I've revised the goal, so that it will once again be more practical, but it's still huge. Great... I'll be posting some additional information later.

Haven't felt like posting in some time

I did it again...

I couldn't help but redecorate. I got new techology (Compiz Fusion) so it's only appropriate that we did something to match.

So I finished about a semesters worth of physics in around a week and a half, which was a lot of work. I still have about half a semesters worth to finish before I leave for Stanford. I haven't got test scores back from my computer final, but I felt pretty good about as I left the testing center. Computer programs shouldn't be written by hand, it sucks. And I took two physics tests, got a 95 on it. In a bit of awesomeness I got an A on my philosophy paper. I was pretty much the only person in the class that didn't full out blast communism, it seems, so I got creativity points or something. So my final grades are: terrible. Actually they were: English B, History B-, Philosophy B+. And I got AP scores back... AP Comp Gov: 3, AP Comp Gov US: 3, APUSH: 4, Calc BC: 4, Physics: 3. Hrum, I'm going to need to retake the Calc BC again for sure... And UMTYMP finally mailed my summer homework.

I also had a spew of soccer games happening and coming up. One game was canceled due to rain, and three tournament games were lost. The scores were 1-6, 1-5, 0-6. Whoopdido, I gotta say, those were good teams. And then a game in about two hours, and another on Wednesday, and another on Friday. My legs make me feel like the Tinman.

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That has some very good lighting going on there. The one thing I love about old cathedrals like that is the light.

AIME is happening soon. And I'm only somewhat prepared for it, although I have a feeling I'm more prepared for it than some of my UMTYMP classmates. But then there are people taking it outside of UMTYMP... And I have an UMTYMP test coming up soon. And I have Novice Nationals. And I need to take my physics test. When it rains it pours. Actually my life just happens to always become extremely stressful.

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Dwarves are cool as heck. Nearly as cool as ninjas, and turtles, but not ninjas and turtles combined .

So I'm back to blogger. Wanna know why? Vox has almost no cool customizability, I can't even change my lousy background there. And since I can't change the HTML it means I can't display my own AdSense ads, while I'm displaying their ads. Truly disgusting. I like control over my blog, and Vox can't offer that. So here I am again. And I just found out Blogger has a spell checker. Where was it all this time?

Today I went out with my mom to buy a new pair of shoes. Then hilarity ensued. First we got there before the mall opened, and then the store wasn't there anymore. Great stuff. But will I was at the Borders nearby I found a sweet book on hacking.

And I just did about a tenth of my physics course in an entire day. Now I'm behind in my history, of course. It's the story of my life.

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Ooh, that is one of the coolest concepts ever. Wow.

Well, not too much exciting going on, but there is stuff going on. I just took my third physics test, which was okay. And I'm about to turn in two UMTMYP assignments. And I'm about to finish a philosophy paper, again. And I'm about to write a new debate case for novice nationals.

Most exciting is I'm getting my braces off tomorrow. Woohoo! If I start wearing more normal t-shirts I might actually pass off as a normal person...

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Cool stuff, I like the castle in the background. The crows add a nice amount of atmosphere to the already moody looking palette.

Debate went okay. The tournament tried something really different, they group varsity and novice together, so I kept hitting people way better than me. Hitting varsity people means I didn't break, but apparently I'm somehow good at speaking now, so I won seventh best speaker, which is cool considering there were at least 150ish people there.

Argh, I've got to take a test for physics, and calculus soon. Life is so cruel sometimes, and by sometimes I mean all the time.

Haha, the second time you read Eragon (or as many times as it takes to get over Paolini being young and homeschooled) you notice that the book is steaming peice of crud. I'm very seriously thinking abou seeing Star Wars episode IV digitally remastered and placed in a medieval setting when it comes out on the 15th, just so that I piss off fan boys. And btw, the Eragon game I can guarantee will be a piece of crud.