Fortress of Cheese-itude

Watermelon Pop

2007-04-26T09:40:00.000-05:00

School is not going well at all.
I hate writing on this blog.
I suck.

In a thousand years, I'll get right on it.

2006-08-26T10:45:00.000-05:00

Gen Con:
I won't go into much detail here since everyone else has con reports, but I will talk about a couple mods I went through.
MoH House of Madness- The last mod in the Delirium stone saga, this was an excellent mod with a good mix of investigation and exciting combat. The table was a great balance with my shifter, a warforged juggernaut, cleric, master inqusitive, and wizard. The last combat really had an epic feel to it which really gave us a major sense of accomplishment.
Greyhawk Special-I ended up at a slightly underpowered APL 6, with our only cleric playing up from 4. The first three combats were really fun, even though we were barely making it through them. I think each of us spent some time inside the strength sucking undead blob. However, when we met the ogre barbarian with a spiked chain we were clearly outclassed. It didn't take long for us to start dropping, so I just cast invis on myself and a corpse and got out of there quick. We ended up with three out of five dead with me as one of the survivors.
Random comments-everyone now knows about my KODT live read experience but I'll just add that I slightly cringed everytime the guy playing the little boy mispronounced my character's name(Croix-he said cro-icks). I stopped by the anime area after the live read to check out something a friend recommended, which was decent but nothing spectacular. I was gonna stay to watch something else but the ceiling over the anime area starting shaking like crazy and they had to temporarily evacuate that hallway, and I didn't bother to stick around. Apparently they had made the mistake of playing "Jump Around" at the Gen Con Dance, so they were a bunch of gamers jumping in rhythm directly above our heads. I think if they do the dance next year, I think they'll put it on the first floor somewhere or they just won't play songs that encourage jumping.

Holes in my mouth:
The Tuesday after GenCon I got all four of my wisdom teeth out. When I woke up after the surgery, I was still feeling kinda giddy for a while. In addition for atleast 24 hours my mouth was completely numb, making it a great feat just to eat chicken broth properly. What was really annoying was a couple days later one of my stitches partially detached detached but the other end was still hanging on, so I just a string dangling in the back of my mouth for a while. I pretty much healed now and can even eat crunchy stuff like chips again(speaking of which, garden salsa Sun Chips are the greatest chips ever).

School:
School this semester seems like it won't be too bad, but most of it will probably be a little more boring than usual. I kind of like having most of Tuesday and Thursday free, and the other days won't be any worse than high school, and I have a couple breaks in the day which are nice.
Accounting-Managerial accounting this semester. All we've done so far is basic management styles and ethics, but hopefully things will pick up soon. The teacher runs the class like a small classroom, which doesn't work in the auditorium at the College of Business.
American Culture-The material for this class actually seems interesting, and the class shouldn't be too hard. The teacher for this actually seems as if he wants to teach, unlike other teachers I've had who just want to talk at us.
English-Business writing. Not very exciting. The teacher is a graduate student, and it's obvious that she doesn't know how to teach a class.
Japanese-Don't expect to hear much about this class unless something especially interesting happens. Just assume I'm enjoying it.

That's all for now. Expect another update in four months.

Wii

2006-04-28T16:51:00.000-05:00

Blah. I need a break. School has been extremely busy, but for the most part I'm getting through okay. I failed my second American Diversity test, so I have no chance to pass that class. I really haven't had time to look for a summer job, but now I'm thinking I'd rather just relax this summer. My finals will be finished a week after Monday, so it would probably be a good idea to start planning on the move out. I'll need at least one saturn wagon's worth of room for my stuff.

A little while ago, I also signed up for classes for next semester. Here they are:
Electronic Spreadsheets/Internet and Presentation Tools-These are two five week non-credit computer courses required for all business majors. I would have signed up for the proficiency exams, but there were none available so I thought I might as well take the courses.
Managerial Accounting-Another Accounting class
American Culture-the replacement for American Diversity
Language and Composition 2-Business writing class. Hopefully better than my last English class
Japanese-new teacher and more writing

I should probably get back to work now. I've got a Democracy test on Tuesday, and a speech on Wednesday.

Color Blind

2006-04-05T10:50:00.000-05:00

Ryan took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test!

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April Fool

2006-04-03T21:16:00.000-05:00

So, most of my classes are still going pretty well. Most of them. American Diversity, however, is not going well at all. I got the first test back the monday after Spring Break(4 weeks after the test), and found out that I had failed it. I wouldn't be as mad that it took him so long to grade it had it not also delayed us getting it back until after it was too late to drop the class. Today I took the second test in the class, and I don't think I did any better than the first test. If I did fail the test today, it'll be pretty much impossible to pass the class. Well that's pretty much all I have to say for now. Hopefully the next time I post there will be something better to talk about.

Sangatsu Tsuitachi

2006-03-01T08:34:00.000-06:00

To those that have been nudging me to update I must point out that I am actually updating sooner than I said I would.

School has been pretty busy lately, but right now I really don't have all that much to do.
Japanese: not much new to say here. Got an 92 on the recent test.
Speech: After I gave my first speech I was talking to the teacher as everyone was leaving, and he said that I had a good speech. It's always a good thing to have the teacher compliment you on
your speech.
Am. Diversity: This class is pretty damn boring. I don't really like the essay test format. However, I have been doing pretty well in there, and whether I like it or not essays are really the only way to test knowledge of the material.
Ideal of Democracy: Somewhat more interesting topics. The grade in this class so far is based on 2 easy 10 question quizzes. I'm really not sure If there is going to be anything more substantial affecting my grade.
Accounting: Still pretty easy to understand everything. I don't know what I got on the first test yet, but I knew the answer to pretty much everything.

Not much else has been going on since my last update. I've got a planning session with my advisor later today, so I'll know generally what I'll be taking next semester.

I need to get cake.

Inspector #3

2006-01-19T16:26:00.000-06:00

In the year 2006 I resolve to:

Invade a small country.

Get your resolution here

This is actually my resolution every year, but I've only succeeded a few times.

Back at school again, and my life is as uninteresting as ever. 3 days into the new semester and my new roommate hasn't shown up. This leads me to believe he isn't coming and I have the room to myself this semester. Here are my first impression of my classes this semester:
Japanese: Pretty much the same as last semester, except with a few new faces. Most of my friends from this class last semester are in my class again this semester so that's good. Plus, there is a pretty cute girl sitting next to me, and she seems nice. Stay tuned for developments...
Ideal of Democracy: or, why the U.S. government is messed up. The teacher isn't quite a hippy, but he's close. I'm not sure if I'll actually like this class, but I don't think I'll hate it.
American Diversity: Basically, a history class that looks at the stuff most history classes skim over. The tests will all be in class essays, for which we have to buy exam bluebooks. I can't get over the fact that we have to pay to take the tests. I'm not sure if I'll actually hate this class, but i don't think I'll like it.
Speech: A speech class. The teacher is a graduate student, so grading might not be that tough. I'm pretty sure I'll be bored most days of this class.
Accounting: A lecture class that's usually taught in small classes. So far everything that's been taught I already know about accounting, but everything I know has been taught. In two days. Should be interesting.

That should be all for now. I'll probably post again in about two months.

Octopus Taco

2005-12-07T18:18:00.000-06:00

So, Finals are coming up, and I have the worst exam schedule ever. This Saturday, I have my Japanese Final Exam at 8:00 in the morning. Next Friday, I have my Chemistry Final...at 8:00 in the morning. I also have some work I need to turn in next Wednesday for English and Enterprise, but that should be easy enough to finish this weekend.

I plan on doing my holiday shopping online this weekend, so if anyone has something they got somewhere besides Amazon, send me an e-mail. For those of you who have not yet bought gifts for me, I would like to add to my list the Xykon Quote #2 and Creature in the Darkness Quote #1 T-shirts from www.cafepress.com/orderofthestick.

My roommate wanted to room with a buddy of his next semester so, being the nice guy that I am, I agreed to find a different room. Luckily, the room just down the hall(Marshall 305) was open for next semester. My new room will be further from the bathroom, but also further away from the stupid pranks the guys around here pull on each other. I like cheese more than the average man, but not when it's smeared on my door.

Dear Santa

2005-11-21T14:01:00.000-06:00

From Rob and Amber's blog

Step 1: List 10 Bands
Step 2: Everybody else guesses what your favorite song for that artist is
Step 3: When someone gets one right, bold it and type in your favorite song

1. Beatles
2. They Might Be Giants
3. Aerosmith
4. Paul Anka-Smells Like Teen Spirit
5. Muppets
6. Spinal Tap
7. Queen-Bicycle Race
8. Jethro Tull-Aqualung
9. 3 Doors Down-Kryptonite
10. The Who
Super Extra Credit: Thurl Ravenscroft-You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch

Christmas Wishlist:
My Amazon wishlist is up to date, but here are a few things that aren't on Amazon.
From the Homestar Runner(store.yahoo.com/homestarrunner)
-The Cheat T-Shirt
-Kick The Cheat
-Strong Bad e-mails DVDs
From www.engrish-store.com - All are T-shirts
-Spilled Milk
-Run Around Naked
-Fuzzy Robots
-Beware of People
All T-Shirts should be Large-when given choice of color, darker colors are better.

Sweet 16

2005-11-02T16:21:00.000-06:00

So, I registered for classes for next semester. For those who care about my schedule, read on. For those who don't, I'll talk about City of Villains later in the post. For those who don't care about either, go away. For next semester, I decided to take 16 hours worth of classes. The 4 hour credit difference pretty much means I have an hour and a half added to my tuesday and thursday schedules, minus my current tuesday lab, and an hour on Friday. This is how it breaks down:

MWF 1:00-1:50>Japanese(year 1, part 2)-not on Friday
2:00-2:50>Communication
3:00-3:50>American Diversity

T-Th 11:00-12:15>Ideal of Democracy
1:00-1:50>Japanese
2:00-3:15>Financial Accounting

American Diversity and Ideal of Democracy are both Middle Core Gen Ed classes. American Diversity sounds pretty lame, but so did everything in its category. Oh well.

And now it's time for...EVIL. Although there has been some lag due to so many people playing, I can't resist City of Villains. I've made 2 characters so far, which I think will definitely be my primary and secondary characters for awhile. The first is a Dark Melee/Invulnerable Mutation Brute named Black Rhino. He's pretty much a clone of White Ryno, except that he's completely Black(duh) and has some evil decorations(Chains around gloves, shoulder spikes and skulls). My second is a Robot/Poison Mastermind named Lord Alkar, currently with only one mechanical buddy named Freddy. He wears a derby and normal clothes, and has a scar over his right eye. He also has a robotic right arm, and a belt with ampules to store his poison. Right now Black Rhino is level 6 and Alkar is level 2.

Time to kill all humans.

I got a rock

2005-10-30T18:29:00.000-06:00

Guess I'll have to buy my own candy.

So, after the Sox won the world series there was the predictable riot throughout the campus and surrounding area. I tagged along just to see the insanity. There were lots of street signs bent over, and some dumbasses tipped over a trailer and almost hit a moving car with it. I left when I heard the riot was headed towards I-55. Around six the next morning, I briefly woke up and noticed that there was no power in the dorm. I later learned this was somehow a result of the riot. Dumbasses.

Rocky Horror Picture Show was awesome. There were scantily clad women. The audience participation adds even more hilarity to the movie, although I don't think the props added much. The Combat Club Halloween party was also great. I went as Death's loser younger brother.I just wore my ISU shirt and a jacket, put on a death mask and topped it off with my Redbirds cap. It worked out pretty well. Not much worth writing about at the party. Just a cool party.

I finally started CoH again this morning. The one thing I noticed is that they finally fixed death animations which was a pet peeve of mine. Now, a villain will actually interact with terrain instead of just falling through it. I look forward to starting the villainy goodness.

That's all for now. I have to go out and wait for the Great Pumpkin.

Grrr...Arrgh

2005-10-12T15:28:00.000-05:00

So, it's been forever since I've posted anything, let alone anything not random. Some will be able to tell by my post title that I've watched way too much Firefly lately(if that's even possible). Now I just need to see the movie. In Spiderman news, the villains of the next movie have been revealed as Venom(Topher Grace) and Sandman(Thomas Haden Church). I also heard a rumor that Venom will use the "Ultimate" origin which would not require alot of backround. Or maybe they will make up something that both Venom and Sandman could use. Also, I find that article title hilarious.

I'm pretty sure the stupidity of the high-school visitors was contagious, because people around here have been slower and dumber than usual. I'm working on a new theory about how the elevators here work. If you have a full elevator, it will stop on every floor trying to pick up more people. If the elevator is relatively empty, it will go to its destination without a single stop. This seems to happen regardless if it's near the hour(people going to and from classes). I've also learned to get on elevators going down from the lobby when I want to go up, because it takes exactly 1 second to go from lobby to ground and I'll have the elevator to myself on the way up.

In school news, it's been a pretty good midterm for me. My English paper for Friday is done, and probably better than my other papers. I got an 18 out of 20 on my Chemistry exam, and a 98% on my Japanese test. I'm pretty sure I could have gotten the Chem exam perfect if I had done the online review, but it is still an A and I know what to do for future exams. For the Japanese test I just messed up the stroke order for mo. Still no test or major assignments in Enterprise. I'm pretty sure that I'll change my major to Business Information Systems. This may sound boring to others, but for some reason it appeals to me. Not that I care what you think anyway.

This post is rated ARRR!

2005-09-19T15:55:00.000-05:00

Ahoy, me hearties! It be Talk like a Pirate Day! Come be seeing me vast pirate booty!

My pirate name is:

Dread Pirate Kidd

Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.

You Are A Pirate!

What Type Of Swashbuckler Are You?
brought to you by Maddog Varuka & Dawg Brown

I also did another pirate name generator and I got "Tax-Evadin' Quinn Hawkins".

That be all fer t'day, ye bilge rats.

Jesus nuts on the loose!!

2005-09-13T16:10:00.000-05:00

this post is pretty much just for the title. I saw the weirdos out on the quad today with their "gays are evil", "drinking is a sin", and "God hates everyone but us" signs, and I thought of that title. But I thought that would make for a very small post, so I found this.

By participating in this quiz, you have unwittingly
proved your randomness and insanity. Good for
you. SQUIRRELS!

RANDOM! muhahahahhahahaha!!!!!!!
brought to you by Quizilla

Heeheehee. squirrels.

Chair University

2005-09-10T22:32:00.000-05:00

from doug's blog. I like the part where I assassinate people.

School Update:English-first paper done and gone. just writing here. Nothing Else. Really.
Enterprise-actually starting to do assignments in this class. They're still boring and so is the class.
Chemistry-Very easy. I've done everything so far with practically no effort. Likely to get atleast slightly more difficult
Japanese-still cool. All my post titles will likely originate in this class. isu means chair. Which means I go to school at chair.

I went out with my roommate and the guys next door on thursday. I had a good time, but I think that I have officially established that I cannot stand the taste of alchohol in anything. I even had a bit a Guiness, which was better than the Busch in the kegs, but it still had the taste of alchohol apparent in it.

I missed going to the first home football game(where we apparently kicked ass) because combat club weapon building took longer than expected. I now have my own complete sword and uncovered teardrop shield(cover coming soon).

That's pretty much all that's been going on. I need Dad to tell me how to put a "Read More" link in my blog so I can put up comic book reviews.

Don't touch my moustache!!!

2005-08-29T15:32:00.000-05:00

Captain's Log: 08/29/05

First English paper is progressing on schedule. Struggling to find a point in most of my Enterprise teacher's ramblings. So far we've learned how to get on the "u-drive"(where the syllabus will be posted) and the most basic aspects of economics. Barnes and Noble has yet to get my chemistry and Enterprise books to me...despite the fact that they had extra copies of the chemistry book on the shelves. My roommates parents visited yesterday, yet I didn't see them at all because I spent 4 hours getting the snot beat out of me(Combat Club). Saturday's corn festival was mainly just an outdoor flee market with overpriced food booth's, but I did get a giant Darth Vader pez dispenser half price. We shall see what the rest of the week shall bring.

Random Geek thing

2005-08-25T20:41:00.000-05:00

here's a pretty cool thing I found on a new friend's livejournal. Try it out. C'mon. What are ya Chicken? Why am I still writing. Just try it. Go on. It won't bite. Well not physically but maybe emotionally.

Great Nerds think alike

2005-08-25T16:26:00.000-05:00

Ohayoo.(morning)
Konnichi wa.(afternoon)
Konban wa.(night)
hello for whatever time you happen to be reading this

So.... everyone else has a blog so i guess i gotta make one as well.

The first week of ISU has been pretty good. Passages was pretty much pointless, but the hypnotist was amusing. The only class I've really done anything in is Japanese, which also happens to be my favorite class so far. The teacher is super nice and all the people in the class are really cool. So far we've learned basic greetings and 30 hiragana letters. We've done absolutely nothing in my other classes.

On another note(or more accurately the same one), I have found people to start a D&D group with and have been convinced to join Medieval Combat Club...through people in my Japanese class. The D&D group will probably have a couple rookies, but also good veterans so things should be fine. After class today, I followed my new friends to the the quad where all the clubs were set up including-Combat Club! If you don't know what this is , it's where you take foam weapons and try to kill your friends with them. I joined a couple fights and I didn't do too bad. I also learned Viking Football("catch" with a javelin) which started too teach me how to weild a javelin. I'm going back out there pretty soon so I gotta close up for today. See you next time, Same cheese time! Same cheese channel!

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