Another semester starts tomorrow
So I'm enjoying the last bit of peace I have before the insanity starts. And I just found out that through some miracle, the fourth semester of Japanese will be happening, despite only 7 people signing up for it.
In other news, I soft-modded my original XBox and upgraded it's hard drive in the process.
Christmas was pretty good this year. Father and I were glad to make it home in time. Just in time, too, after hearing about the hellish snowstorms that blew through. I was glad to be able to make it back to see friends that Saturday, and be with family on Christmas day.
The haul for this year:
9! volumes of Full Metal Panic! manga (Thanks Jen & David!)
Legend of Drizzt Omnibus (First 3 of the Drizzt graphic novels in one) (Thanks Marina!)
Acorna, Acorna's Quest, & Acorna's People by Anne McCaffrey & Margaret Ball (Thanks Smiles!)
From my brother:
Fallout 3 PC & strategy guide
From mother:
Fable 2 & strategy guide
Dragon Quest 4 & strategy guide
Persona 4
Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold
Mario Kart Wii
From father:
Some well appreciated cash.
$100 in Borders gift cards, combined with the judicious use of 40% off coupons acquired: D&D4 Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, Player's Guide, & Grand History of the Realms, Drizzt Hunter's Blades Trilogy, and finally my own copy of Lord of the Rings (50th anniversary edition, no less)
And I'm finally upgrading my computer, the specs:
Intel core i7 (Nehalem) 2.66 GHz Quad-Core
nVidia GTX 280
3 GB DDR3
1.5 TB Hard Drive
LG Blu-Ray Writer
And a new case. Pics will be forthcoming as soon as it shows up so I can assemble the beast.
I've also started playing the addiction known as WoW, though I can quite confidently say I'm not addicted to it. While I do still like FFXI, I find that many things are much easier in WoW. Leveling skills goes much faster, leveling in general goes pretty quickly, and most of the things you can do on your own, or maybe with one other person. That part I really like, as opposed to FFXI's "you need a full party for everything" approach. For those of you who do play, I have a Blood Elf Paladin named Vanfanel on Dunemaul.
In other news, I soft-modded my original XBox and upgraded it's hard drive in the process.
Christmas was pretty good this year. Father and I were glad to make it home in time. Just in time, too, after hearing about the hellish snowstorms that blew through. I was glad to be able to make it back to see friends that Saturday, and be with family on Christmas day.
The haul for this year:
9! volumes of Full Metal Panic! manga (Thanks Jen & David!)
Legend of Drizzt Omnibus (First 3 of the Drizzt graphic novels in one) (Thanks Marina!)
Acorna, Acorna's Quest, & Acorna's People by Anne McCaffrey & Margaret Ball (Thanks Smiles!)
From my brother:
Fallout 3 PC & strategy guide
From mother:
Fable 2 & strategy guide
Dragon Quest 4 & strategy guide
Persona 4
Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold
Mario Kart Wii
From father:
Some well appreciated cash.
$100 in Borders gift cards, combined with the judicious use of 40% off coupons acquired: D&D4 Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, Player's Guide, & Grand History of the Realms, Drizzt Hunter's Blades Trilogy, and finally my own copy of Lord of the Rings (50th anniversary edition, no less)
And I'm finally upgrading my computer, the specs:
Intel core i7 (Nehalem) 2.66 GHz Quad-Core
nVidia GTX 280
3 GB DDR3
1.5 TB Hard Drive
LG Blu-Ray Writer
And a new case. Pics will be forthcoming as soon as it shows up so I can assemble the beast.
I've also started playing the addiction known as WoW, though I can quite confidently say I'm not addicted to it. While I do still like FFXI, I find that many things are much easier in WoW. Leveling skills goes much faster, leveling in general goes pretty quickly, and most of the things you can do on your own, or maybe with one other person. That part I really like, as opposed to FFXI's "you need a full party for everything" approach. For those of you who do play, I have a Blood Elf Paladin named Vanfanel on Dunemaul.