Ok, Reg. Here's yer update. :)
I played my cards right, and it didn't quite work anyway, but more on that later.
First, there was MWDA. And we played MWDA, and we lost horribly bad, but that's ok, because our army wasn't designed to win in the first place. Then we traded for almost all the non-unique Liao pieces we didn't have, and life was good.
Then came Serpent Isle. I cannot rave enough about how good this game is. Even if it is from 1992. By far the best Ultima, I'd say. But I just ranted about that, so I won't. Not finished with it yet, but I'm doing well. I'm also pleasantly surprised to know that despite what I remembered from Back In The Day, the plot isn't linear - you don't need to do Monitor->Fawn->Moonshade, which is why I'm doing Monitor->Moonshade->Fawn. Buahahahahaha.
Anyway. I went to test out my 1994-vintage Ultima 8 floppies, and they still worked perfectly. Like, whoa.
Also, I have hooked my mother on Tetris. Then, at her urging, I have taken up the top 4 or 5 high score slots with some of my best times ever just to urge her to beat them. Woot.
And then there was studying. "But Erik," you say, "studying's boring! Don't tell us about studying!" But wait, I say. But wait.
But first, we flash back to, oh, the second week of poli sci class or so. Maybe a bit later. Anyway, it's become apparent that there's going to be a little group of the same people sitting near each other. At any rate, the redhead slightly in front and to the side of me introduces herself and strikes up a conversation.
This is good. Not in the least because she's friendly and interesting to talk to.
Continue sporadic conversation until this week. Tuesday, in fact. Jean, the girl in question, says something about yeah, sure do need to study for that midterm Thursday. Well, not that I especially do, but it wouldn't hurt. But that's not the point. It's about Seizing the Day, and all that. So after class I meander up and note that, yes, studying would be good, and would she like to? Yes, she would. So Wednesday we go to the library and run down the review sheet, then go have lunch and talk for a while. Good times.
Alas, she has a boyfriend. Story of my life, seems. But it's not like more friends ever hurt a guy.
As for studying? Only 3 books to read this weekend. ;)
Posted by Dwip at October 24, 2003 1:45 PMWay to carpe the diem and all that. :)
Posted by: Regina at October 24, 2003 2:49 PMGood work on the girl, too bad she already was in a relationship, but that's the way things are. Get over it and do more carpe dieming ;)
Also, what's your tetris record? I've got something like 140 lines. Level 18 anyways, and almost 8k in score. Got it last night after I was done studying, but before the caffeine effect had worn off :D
Posted by: toasty at October 24, 2003 4:20 PMw00tness on befriending with a cute and interesting redhead. Too bad on the bf thing.
*sigh* it's as if all the cute interesting ones are always taken...
*ahem*
anyways...
Three books to read? "Only three books" he says. "Only" *rool eyes*
And what's carpe diem? and why does it sound so familiar?
Posted by: BN_Chili at October 24, 2003 7:05 PMI thought she wasn't so cute, but was interesting? Anyway, no ranting about vamp? Surely you had a decent time! It's really hard to do fucked up and interesting things to characters when there's internet lag.
Posted by: Whir at October 25, 2003 1:58 AMcarpe diem=catch the day
The society of dead poets.
Posted by: toasty at October 25, 2003 6:04 AMReasonably cute. *shrug*
Tetris - 80 lines or so, level 9, forgot the score offhand. Mind you, I'm rusty.
Yes, ONLY 3 books. I was at 8 a little while ago. Being a senior in college isn't nearly as much fun as it should be.
As to the Vamp, I did in fact quite enjoy it. I might save it for a larger gaming blog tomorrow night, as I'll be gaming all day. We'll see.
As for right now, it's time for MORE homework! Yay!
Posted by: Dwip at October 25, 2003 1:58 PM