The even awesome-er package that I discussed in my previous post just came, and it is indeed even awesome-er. More information to come in a bit, but for now here’s a teaser:
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Package #1
Package #1 of 2 arrived today (Package #2 should be here within an hour), containing a 1-up Beanie and a Ninja Universal Remote. The hat is awesome, I love it very much. I intend to wear it to school tomorrow and forever and ever.
The remote is awesome too, but it can take a while to register with a TV the first time. After the first registration, it works almost as fast as a normal remote, up to about 10 feet away, from my testing. I can foresee it coming in handy during future visits to UNO’s or Chili’s…
I’ll post about package 2, which is even awesome-er, when it gets here.
(Yes, that is a chalkboard wall behind me. I’ve had mine for 7 years now, HA!)
Painting
I assisted in painting a wall with chalkboard paint yesterday, and I had the idea to film it and speed it up afterwards. You can check out the fruits of my efforts here:
Clicky!
I Hate Midyear Exams
One word is enough to make many kids at my school quake with fear. Just one word, that’s all that is needed.
Midyears.
The midyear exams are this week at my school, 3 days of tests in everything we’ve learned so far this year. At least the scheduling allows me to leave school at 10:00 on Thursday, and not have to get to school until 10:00 on Friday, but 4 hours of tests each day is pretty extreme I think.
iPhone Followup
Well, it’s been a while since I posted anything. Last time I talked about the iPhone, and how awesome it is. Well, now I’m going to do a (sadly) negative post about the same phone. It has to be done.
So, the downsides of the iPhone. First of all, the keyboard. All the people (very few, but still some people) who used the iPhone said that the on-screen keyboard was tricky to use, and a bit unresponsive. I think Apple would have been better off putting a slide-out keyboard on it, because despite the fact that you cannot change the functions of hardware-based buttons, you can pretty much assume things that need a keyboard will be ok using that keyboard.
Next, the screen. That thing’s going to get scratched.
The back. It’s part white, part black, all wierd-looking.
The camera: 2 megapixels. This isn’t horrible, but it’s not very good for a smartphone camera.
And of course, the price. $499 or $599 for the phone, but if you add on the voice and data plans you’ve spent over $1000 in the first year. While this is average for a smartphone, and this phone is (despite its faults above) much better than an average smartphone, it’s still extremely pricey.
Oh well, I wasn’t planning on getting one anyway.
Welcome!
Welcome, everyone, to the new home of A Series of Tubes. I’d like to explain in greater detail the reasons for my move here, if I may. And of course I may, you’re a captive audience. Hooray!
I feel that I’ve outgrown what the hosted WordPress service has to offer. The fact that you cannot use plugins (especially Captcha!) or themes (other than the 30 or so they provide) annoyed me when I first started using WP, and the fact that you cannot even modify the themes they provide to suit your needs was even more annoying.
So, I moved here. Yay.
How True
I came across this quote on Uru Obsession, and the original poster found it on eBay, I think. The first few lines are so true:
I used to think of myself as immune to addiction. I’ve never been ensnared by alcohol or drugs, never run up huge credit-card balances with compulsive shopping, never smoked — I don’t even gamble. Watching various friends battle their own habits, I’ve occasionally envied them the drama of it all, but mostly I’ve felt a little (well, maybe more than a little) superior.
That was before I found Myst…
I’ve recently realized just how obsessed I am with the Myst series. I really am obsessed. I spend most of my free time on Uru Obsession, I have a massive collection of Myst games and collectible items, I even have two original concept sketches from Myst.
In a discussion I was having with a friend of mine two days ago, I mentioned how much more obsessed with the series I was than him (however, we met on UO, so we both must be pretty obsessed) and he said “yeah, I’m not as obsessed as you are. I get bored the third time through the games”. This made me stop and realize the extent of my obsession.
Am I sorry? Do I wish I wasn’t obsessed/addicted?
Hell no.
Happy New Year!
Well, with one hour left in 2006, I’d like to take a moment to wish you all a happy new year, and to reflect on all the things that have happened these past 365 days. Windows Vista was released, along with the Zune. I got my first Mac, which I’m still using happily, and in just the past week I got a Wacom tablet as well! The return of Uru Live was both announced and carried out, and the Beta is still going strong, with new content coming soon. The Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii were released, completing the current generation lineup. The Dems reclaimed the Senate and Congress, and a Democratic governor finally won in Massachusetts. Our beloved Pluto was denied its Planethood. I chipped my tooth :D. So yeah, that’s 2006 🙂 Happy New Year!
Chappy Chanukah
Tonight at sundown (or whenever we finish eating dinner ;)), the first of eight nights of Chanukah starts! I put up my wishlist a few weeks ago, for anyone who still needs to buy me a gift. That page will be kept up to date on stuff I want throughout the year. I’ll also post an up to date list of stuff I get for Chanukah.
Happy Holidays!
Concerning Life (and stuff)
Sorry I haven’t been writing much lately, I’ve been pretty busy with school stuff and other things…I’ve become pretty obsessed with Facebook, and I’m on there a lot… I’m with my friends until around 5:45 every day, then get back just in time for dinner, then I have to do my homework and wind up with 2-3 hours of free time every day, so you can see why my post count has dropped a lot.
On a lighter note, I’ve registered Zibland with Nationstates, a cool virtual nation simulator. You register your nation, and it gives you a little questionnaire to determine your nation’s initial stats (Civil Rights, Economy, Political Freedom, etc.). Every day it gives you two new issues to decide on, whatever choice you make affects your nation’s stats. You can join regions, participate in the UN, and all that good stuff. There’s no war, though…So I like it better than Cybernations.