Staticfree Blog

Back to school; have been and will be for a bit now. I'm taking some interesting classes. Japanese, surprise, is turning out to be quite a bit of work - mostly memorization. But that's ok, as I left extra time to actually study. I've now learned most of hiragana, which is the first first step in learning Japanese. Soon enough, I may even learn some words ;-) うれしい はい!

Presently, I'm hiding under my cozy fleece on my futon-topped air mattress. This crafty combination of hardish and softish is truly the most comfy thing I've slept on. I've heard some mention it feels almost like a water bed, albeit without the waves or water. Don't let those Sealey™ sales drones let you believe otherwise, you can have a good, cheap night's sleep. So far the only problem I've encountered is that there's a minor leak in the air mattress, so I need to keep the electric pump close at hand.

It is wonderful having a portable 'net connection. Especially when it's connected to a cute laptop wirelessly. I've discovered the incredible geekyness that is hanging out with a group of friends, while 'jacked' into the 'net. Nothing quite compares to multiplexing three instant-message conversations and two Real Life™ ones. At least some of the time, thankfully, I'm not the only one geeking out so loudly. It's becoming quite the habit - a group of us hanging out on comfy couches in the school's coffee shop hiding behind LCDs.

Thisday I decided to wastespend being productive in ways other than my homework. So, now, I'm running a jabber server and client, my page software has been revamped a bit. (comments in the blog don't suck nearly as much anymore). One of my goals is to make the code validate W3's testing system. So far, my main code now validates - the blog and schedules. The file indexer is next in line to be poked at with a microscopic needle. .

On a more personal note: I miss care. Wish we were physically closer, as always. Hm. Should pro'ly sleep before robotics, neh?