Life, Hacked

Today, I received what I have been waiting near three years for:

My Special Studies major, Titled “Digital Humanities”, has been approved by the relevant committee at Central Connecticut State University. It is an undergraduate studies major, with a minor being taken in journalism.

I have a list of people to thank. Mom and Dad paid, both with their money and with their support… and their time, and their 2001 dodge neon and technically also 7000 dollars of a Hyundai Santa Fe. My sister and the rest of my family did what they coud to keep me in check. My friends never left my side, despite irritability, whimsical monologues, and fits of oddity. Special thanks go out to Rachel, Jerry, Matt, Josh, Nikki, and Christine, who never knew it, but often gave me that critical break when I needed it. Whether it was an instant message, or a lengthy discussion of my plans late at night before falling asleep. I cannot say how much you all helped, whether or not you know it. I am truly happy to have you all here.

And, of course, Doc. You pushed me when I needed to be pushed, and have never once apologized for my Geekiness. We spar on many fronts, but I cannot as of yet perfectly construct a sentence that would both eloquently express my deep feelings of respect, camaraderie, and friendship towards you while surviving your fucking scrutiny. Thanks.

I am nothing without the people mentioned. It is because of these people that I was able to move forward, to get the fuck off of my ass and DO. I love them with all of my heart, and any success I am afforded is because of them. Thank you all, so, so much.

Well.

Lets fucking do this, then.

Fitness, Precipice, Academia. Also, Warcraft Sex.

As anyone following my twitter feed (all twelve of you, Also Barack) I have been playing Wii Fit as of last wednesday, and… well, I feel healther, but the damn scale keeps going up. In any case, I highly reccomend it – it certainley makes you think twice before picking up that bag of cheetoes. It is rough, considering temptation is right down the street. Also, I am considering switching to Coke Zero… We’ll see.

I’ve also been doting around the Penny-Arcade game, On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness. Literally available everywhere (mac, linux, PC, Xbox) I am playing it on the PC and it is easily one of the funnest games out there. It’s irreverant comedy and fun gameplay almost distract me from the fact it is groundbreaking- what other webcomics can boast they have contribute so much to the genre they parody so perfectly. Oh, that’s right – Penny-Arcade.

In School news; Best semester ever, just in time for my special studies push. I’ll be working with Doc on the advising thing, who I am surprised does not want to kill me, after what I have done to his son. To be honest, I am more than excited – the academic process has always intrigued me, and now that i have a leg to stand on academic-wise, it will be fun. After some thought this year, I have decided to indulge the once ignored thoughts and change my goal: I’d love to be a Professor, get a doctorate and some rougeish chap to call my Protege. I’ll give credit where it is due.

Meanwhile, I came upon this while reddit-ing earlier today (in a wii-fit induced pain crunch). Most interesting to me is the information near the bottom: Apparently the Alpha software had much more brute versions of the Troll and Tauren Females, ones that match the looks of the male species. In the Case of the Troll, the posture is actually what piques my interest. The Male troll is hunched over, with large knees and and arched spine suggesting that crouching or squatting is a common position for the species- any male troll players will know this to be true, and by the alpha shot of the female troll, it is reflected. However, in the final release of the game, we see a much more slender, or as the article suggests, ‘pretty’ version of the troll female. Ultimately, it looks like realism was sacrificed in the name of vanity- understandable, but somewhat reflective of overall culture. There are some relative realism between the sexes- I mean, the Orc women could pretty much tear me in half and Tauren females aren’t exactly anorexic- but looking at the differences between Draenei male and female, I have to wonder how these particular species mate…. I mean, you could probably fit three women in the chest space of a draenei male.

I may post on this in the future, as my girlfriend is a staunch player and supporter of troll females -I am curious to know which she prefers, the current version or the rougher alpha. Regardless, I still think she is Hawt.

Therefore….

I was doing some major spring cleaning, and I stumbled across my very first college notebook (I now exclusively use Moleskine, specifically Cahiers, because they are awesome per-class notebooks, they make me look intellectual, and I hate money). Among several things in this notebook ( an awesome GTD poster, the ‘why’ behind my D in Psychology) I found the very first notes I ever took in college, which can be attributed to Dr. Jason B. Jone’s freshman compisition Class. The following are the notes, unabridged.

College = Awesome.

Jet li = Awesome.

Therefore, College = Jet Li?

S+M = Awesome.

Dr. Jones = Awesome.

Therefore….

Looking back, it kind of sets the tone for everything that followed.