Outpost of the World

[The first section was written yesterday...]

So I'm doing what I consider to be the ultimate lazy move at the moment: I've devised a set-up in my room so that I can lie down on my bed while still using my laptop while still keeping it plugged into the wall. I've been in the same position for hours now and I'm not by any means wearing down. There's a cool breeze coming through my window and some YouTube videos are loading; life is good. Why didn't I come up with this years ago? XD



Today was the first day of what is going to be a very long week of testing. I sat my AP Government and Politics exam today and for the most part, it went well. The Multiple Choice was easy enough, as expected, but I did have a brief moment of panic when I got to the essay section. They certainly threw us some curveballs this year; out of the four essay prompts I was asked to write, there was only one that I could answer right from the get-go. The others took a bit more thinking than I had anticipated, but I managed, as did everyone else. ((Yay!))

It's sort of funny how when you take these tests, for the four or five hours that follow, the person sitting beside you becomes something of a companion, a comrade you might say. I was pleasantly surprised by how well I got along with the guy beside me; we've been forced to sit next to each other for basically every alphabetical-order school affair since seventh grade but we've never really talked or anything. I was surprised because when he sat down next to me today, he not only greeted me, but knew my name! :D

I think the best part of the day was when the essay part of the test began. We all silently opened our little green booklets, eager to see the prompts, when I saw out of the corner of my eye that my partner had closed his book and was looking towards the ceiling. Then, completely uncalled for, I hear this resounding "Shit!" and I'm cracking up, trying not to laugh as he slams his head down on his desk. XD It was excellent, though by then I had warmed up to his antics and was hoping that he'd pull himself together and at least write something. He did, so that's good.

I have my Calculus exam on Wednesday, which I'm totally not looking forward to. I don't have a snowball's chance in Hell of passing it at the required proficiency but it wouldn't hurt to try, I suppose. I seriously considered throwing the whole exam, but remembered that that's just not my style. I'll tough it out, and if I'm lucky, I'll get a 2 or something. XD

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My sister and I have decided to have an N64 marathon and attempt to play every game in our library. We don't have too many games, twenty-five in total, which probably isn't a lot compared to some folks out there who read this [COUGH! XD] but it's been fun. We got in touch with old favorites like the original Mario Golf, Mario Kart, Diddy Kong Racing and GoldenEye, while there were some that we completely blew by, like Donkey Kong 64 and 007: The World is Not Enough. ((Bleh. XP )) It's strange that people think the N64 was a failed system; I was always quite fond of it. But I'm biased so don't listen to me. XD



I've been so bored this last week that I've embraced my inner nerd to the max and have taken to watching anime on YouTube. I just finished Trigun, as someone brought it up at FESS and piqued my interest, and I have to agree with their opinion on the series; it's a heck of a lot of fun to watch, but the plot is like.... WHOOSH! Hard to follow the first time around. XD It's a little boring at time as well. I watched the first four episodes and finally had to skip ahead to the ones with Wolfwood in order to keep interested. Funniest character ever, by the way. XD A favorite.

I've also attempted to watch Cowboy Bebop: The Movie over the last few days but my hopeless computer refuses to let me watch it all the way through. Windows Media Player freezes up about every ten minutes so I'm guessing it's an issue with the disk. ((Which my cousin burned for me many, many years ago. XD )) Still, this is the first time I've watched it and really appreciated the movie's quality. The most striking thing about it is how rich and lush and vibrant the animation is. The superb music and dubbing is also a plus, and the most surprising thing of all is how naturally the voice-overs match with the character's mouth. Yay. XD



So, all in all, not much is new with me. Life is a little slow right now but I'd prefer that to being stressed out. XD I hope everyone is well and may I update with more interesting news sometime in the near future. XD


Love,

Popo