Random Thoughts

Saw some interesting articles about classes taught at some colleges, such as Starcraft in UC Berkely, Smash Bros in Oberlin, and DotA in CMU.
Got me thinking about how experimental courses get rolling, and how you can pretty much do anything if you have the money to fund it.
Not that I'm criticizing or complaining. I would love to have the opportunity to take classes like these and meet other people who share the same interests especially, which I feel would be the most I gain out of such classes.

Man there's a lot of stuff I wish I could do and could have done in the past.
It's always about time and money :\
Though obviously my own poor decisions probably mattered most.

Week 1 and Beyond

The first week of classes has concluded. My classes are quite easy, but it is only the first week and that is always a bit slower and easier. So it turns out that I will only be getting financial aid for 5 years. That means I must do my best to graduate in 5 years. I think it can be done.
I must start planning my credits and courses now, 2 years late.

I recently began thinking about how to better organize my blog. Although I have always said that this blog will cover pretty much everything I do, I realized that sticking everything in just one blog makes things more unorganized. However, I do not want to make a new blog account for every different category I would like to cover, so I am in quite a predicament.

Also, for my readers (lol) who follow only specific categories, it would be strange for them to come across some random post about something completely different.
Also, there are some things that I don't really want out in the public at all, but still need to write down.
I figure making different accounts would be the best indeed, but I'll see if I can come up with anything.

Here's to a hopefully better future.

Salvaging the Wreck

OK so here's a more serious post, though I do indeed have too much shit to do.
After 14.5 years of school, I realized that school is not for me. I simply cannot meet the requirements that schools set and expect from me. First of all, I do not have the willpower to learn things I do not want to learn. I pretty much only give a damn about things I want to give a damn about, and all these damn classes are not things I give a damn about. This can be shown with my grades. I've been hitting consistent Bs in high school because, well high school was fun, and pretty damn easy. Now I'm in college, and while it is still pretty damn easy, it is NOT fun. I've been hitting consistent C-'s, with the exception of my one A in Japanese, the only class I ever went to and enjoyed being in and did all the work for.
College was made for people who want to learn. I don't want to learn. If I did, I would rather go to a trade or specialty school. I'd rather get a job after high school than go to college. However, in society it is widely accepted that in order to get a good job, you must have a degree in college, therefore leaving me in quite a bind. I, who have shirked my academic duties for 3 semesters, cannot do much at all to save myself in these remaining 5+ semesters. In fact, I've been pretty much fucked since 8th grade, and it's of course only my own fault. Now all I can do is sit down, shut up, and try to salvage what I can from 19 years of wasted life.

So now the spring semester has begun. I realized that computer science is NOT what I want to do. I do love computers and technology and the like, but I detest programming, and don't want to learn it. I'll take computer engineering over data analysis any day. However, as usual I have fucked myself by making it so that I CANNOT change my major, because all majors require a 2.0 to apply for, and of course I have not obtained said grade, and will not until this semester. Therefore, I'm essentially starting 2 years late, and will probably need at least another year to graduate. Good looking out Eric. My intended major change is of course Media Studies, which I have had a solid interest in for many years now. However, Media Studies is a gay department and requires portfolios by taking classes you can't register for unless you are a Media Studies major, thereby making it impossible for me to make a portfolio. Now I have to force register for classes, and one of the Media Studies classes I took last year and got a D on, is NO LONGER a course being offered, I assume because it was such a shitty class, so I cannot even retake the damn class to replace the damn grade. I don't have any choice in the matter, so whatever.
I would also like to minor in Asian Studies, because apparently being an otaku is useful for getting good grades in Japanese. Also there is the issue of money. I'm not entirely sure if I will continue receiving financial aid after being a dumbass and staying more than 4 years, so that'll burden my family even more.

Eventually I'll get out of school after being a miserable failure and disappointment to my family, not find a job because that's what Media Studies and East Asian Studies will get you, and rot my life away.

Note to future generations:
Don't be a fucking dumbass and fuck yourself over. Every year counts so make good of it.

Back to Buffalo

I'm back at Buffalo. I left some things at home D:
Screw proper posting, I got mad shit to do this semester, and not enough money and equipment to do it.
It always comes down to money :[
To Do:
Drop computer science major
Get a job

Summit 09 + Picnic Garden v2

Summit 09 was fairly successful. Many things were discussed, including The Game, PUA, and personal experiences. Lots of money was spent and lots of food was consumed. It is fun hanging out with friends.

Anime Review: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto

Hello everyone. I decided to start doing reviews, and for my first anime review I will be doing Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto, which is an anime I just marathon'd. I was recommended this anime by an acquaintance a few months ago, but decided to watch it just recently because of winter vacation. I definitely regret waiting so long to have watched it, because it is one of the finest animes I have ever watched, though if I had started it during the school year, I wouldn't have had to time to marathon it.

The anime is a wonderful blend of action, adventure, drama, fantasy, and history. It is 26 episodes long. The anime takes place in Japan during the end of the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate, and real events from the time also take place in the anime, though the main plot is not related these events.
The story follows a samurai named Akizuki Yojiro, whose task is to destroy an evil spirit called the Hasha no Kubi. Along his way, he meets with other people who are tied to his destiny, as he tries to discover what his destiny is.

I felt the first arc was done rather poorly. It would often move too quickly and not let the mood or plot develop. The story was fine, but everything else could have been done better. The producers seemed to realize this however, as everything after the first arc was very well done. This anime had it all: good action, good plot, great development, and great mood. In general, the mood was neutral, but would be serious at times, and light at other times. There were plenty of emotional scenes, some touching, some heartwarming.
The end was rather anticlimatic, and leaves us with some unresolved issues.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this anime, and will take a spot in one of my favorites.
8/10

Picnic Garden

Yesterday, a bunch of friends and I went to Picnic Garden in Flushing for lunch. It wasn't really a reunion, as I've seen most of them recently already, so we didn't do a lot of catching up, but we sure had a lot of fun. Every time I hang out with my friends, there always seems to be at least 3 moments where everyone is laughing really hard. I can't even remember half the stuff we were laughing about. I really love hanging out with my friends.
The food at Picnic Garden was great as usual, and we ended up only spending 15 bucks each.
I'm definitely going to organize something for us to all hang out again before break ends.