Failure

My application has failed.

This report will now terminate.

The Cambridge Report

My application has been pooled.

The Cambridge Report, Vol. 1

So... big things happening in my world these days. Forces are now in motion which cannot be stopped.

That's right, I'm going to Cambridge University for an interview. Yes, me, a humble midwestern student from the good ol' U. S. of A headed off to a faraway land on a whirlwind adventure tour of Europe... and all that just for the interview. One can only imagine what lies ahead should they take me.

I remain, as ever, cautiously optimistic. These next few days will be among the most important of my life thus far - if ever an opportunity arose to shape the state of things to come, this is it.

Wish me luck, but pray it is not needed.

Kind regards,

Medieval 2 Total War

It's an excellent feeling - the sense that the whole world is resting on your shoulders, that you alone are directing and shaping reality. Call it playing God if you will. I think of it as self-actualization. I'm reshaping my reality into the reality I want it to be.


According to highly-qualified web test this is consistent with my personality type (iNTj "Rational Mastermind") anyway. And Teh Internets never lie.


So... just thought I would do a little unsponsored advertisement. Medieval 2: Total War. It is only the sequel to the best game of all time, Rome: Total War. And from the looks of things, they kept all the great stuff from Rome and made it better - better graphics (now it looks mind-blowingly amazing, as compared to just spectacular graphics before - screenshots below), better sound, better gameplay, more animations, more units, a larger campaign, a longer campaign, smarter artificial intelligence, the whole deal. If it lives up to even half the hype surrounding it, it will be amazing.

Now for some screenshots.

(Some French Scots Guard opening fire)

(Byzantine Cataphracts - wouldn't want to mess with them)


(English Knights)

It's a lot of work to upload these pictures so I'm going to stop. You can find literally hundreds of them at IGN.com.

Go there. See pictures. Buy game.

Olsen Olsen

What am I doing with my life?

Perhaps more importantly, why?
And how?

And, if we're asking these sorts of questions, when is probably a good one too.

Or am I even?

Always have to consider the contrapositives...

Damn. I don't really like this right now. But I'm not quite sure what it is I don't like. I think I'll make a big list, a list of things to change. And then another list of things to keep the same. And then from that, a plan of action. Yes.

I think I know what I'll be doing this weekend, yes...

Sword and Flower.

I think the image would be more powerful with a rose, but those are expensive.
Maybe next time when I'm not on such a tight budget.

4srsly

This year's love had better last
Heaven knows it's high time
And I've been waiting on my own too long
But when you hold me like you do
It feels so right
I start to forget
How my heart gets torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Feeling like you can't go on

Turning circles when time again
It cuts like a knife oh yeah
If you love me got to know for sure
Cos it takes something more this time
Than sweet sweet lies
Before I open up my arms and fall
Losing all control
Every dream inside my soul
And when you kiss me
On that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singing ain't this life so sweet

This year's love had better last
This year's love had better last

So who's to worry
If our hearts get torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Don't you know this life goes on
And won't you kiss me
On that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singing ain't this life so sweet

This years love had better last