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This is probably my final journal on Live Journal. I have stopped checking messages here since January, and I figure I have no reason to stay. I haven't talked to WispyHollow in about a year, and she was the original reason why I came to Live Journal. In seeing that I am leaving sites and condensing my existence as I prepare myself for greater and bigger things that'll require my undivided attention, I am merely reaching a point in my life in which I say so long to petty little things I don't need and stay constrained to a few things that have been deemed necessary, at least to me that is. So long Live Journal.

BTW, I will be logging in on occasion to make sure this doesn't get deleted, I have a good 36 hours worth of typing on this site, most of which I don't want to lose.

It means I'm back.

NOT LIKE ANYONE CARES, but my computer is currently in the repair shop. They are very backed up, but I got it into them on Thursday. I know all my data is safe since I put both my drives into enclosures and all my files are intact. I supplied them with a Cadillac of power supplies, so if that doesn't do the trick, then it's the motherboard. I'll be back on STEAM, and regularly checking pages when I get it back hopefully Monday.

Last night my computer mysteriously decided to restart on its own 3 times. After which point, I shut it down. I came back to it after 20 minutes, and now it won't start up. It would go on for 5 seconds, no text or anything on screen, then power down. Now the fans just run in hyperdrive and the screen still displays nothing. I'm trying to diagnose the issue, but I'm having a very very hard time trying to do so. What may end up happening if it turns out my motherboard is damaged is that I get a new computer that reuses my harddrrives and video card. This'll cost me easily at least $500, money that I do not have at the moment. So I'm just posting this to say I may not be on for awhile, I'm hoping this will be resolved by the weekend, but who knows, this could easily roll over into February. So in the mean time, I'm searching like crazy for answers online using my dad's laptop. I am just at a blank, I can't do anything, basically everything I do uses a computer, and now, I can't even play solitaire. I'll be back once I get my computer repaired.

I swear, I have bad luck at school, and good luck everywhere else. 'cause I GOT ACCEPTED TO WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. So yep, I got into my top choice; September 2009, I'll be driving 50 minutes west to start my freshman college year.

Somehow I got a C in Economics, so now my semester average is a B-, which means I have to take the mid-term. This is fucking bullshit.

Not sure if it's my top choice yet, but if I for some reason get rejected from my other 5 schools, I'll still be college-bound. I got my acceptance letter from University of Rhode Island. So yeah. Majoring in Computer Science if I go.

Stolen from tacster002 
I rarely use Mass Transit, but I have to say, that this was annoying, but memorable. I come onto the subway, and they start doing some announcements, and some kid comes on with a box of peanut M&Ms, and he starts yelling very loudly to drown out the announcements in a very monotone voice, "Excuse me everyone, but I was hoping you would help fund my middle school's track team by buying a bag of peanut M&Ms. It's a dollar per bag, please help our team, thank you. And he'd do this for every stop. I started at Alewife and got off at I think Harvard Square.

Another time we were on our way to Fenway, and we were trying to get on the Green Line, all the subways were full, so we just waited for I think 7 subways to pass until we found one that wasn't jammed full.

EDIT: Also, for those curious, here's all of what I bought off of STEAM: http://steamcommunity.com/id/likoticon/games

Fallout 3 is a big one I'm addicted to. happywulf suggested awhile to me to get Threadspace Hyperbol. It's an indie game, pretty good at that. I also finally got around to picking up the original Half-Life including Team Fortress Classic, Opposing Force, and Blue Shift. Last week, I picked up Bioshock and Left 4 Dead while they were on sale. As far as I can tell, they're all great games. Whatever Valve is doing, it's right. I still have this overbearing paranoia that I'll get VAC banned for something minor like joining a server that had a lot of addons or for having an anti-virus program running while I was playing online. I've heard reports of people getting randomly banned for having MSN running. Thankfully some of my paranoia is gone since I've passed the 3 month mark since my account got hijacked back in September.

2009...

Out goes one of the shittiest years ever. Without a doubt, more to come.

EDIT: Also, my Dell from 2001 died. Time to salvage anything from it, primarily the sound card and harddrives.

Yup, twas the time of year again. cripes, I got 3/5 of the things I wanted. I didn't get the firesteel knife or the iPod touch stylus, but I did get 2 GB of RAM, a keyboard and a 1 TB harddrive (but no SATA cables). I also got an electric razor since I've been needing one for awhile.

Anyway, for anyone with either an XBOX 360 or a high-end computer system, get Fallout 3, it's awesome. I got it for my birthday, and my brother got it to work on my computer yesterday. It's an amazing game. It's like an FPS, but you have to repair your weapons, manage how many weapons you carry at one time, manage how many items you carry at one time, be careful of how much radioactive waste goes into your body, choose which skills you upgrade. I'm currently trying to be an expert in big and small guns, and melee weapons, as well as lock picking. It's better than Half-Life 2; it's better than many games I've played. If you have the system for it, I highly recommend it.

Anywho, I am awaiting STEAM's post holiday sale to see what deal I can get on Left 4 Dead, though I'm considering buying it in stores because the Massachusetts government decided it would be a good idea to charge income tax on digital purchases such as STEAM games and music from iTunes. This is such bullshit. Though apparently there's a way to get around it, and that's by using giftcards since they can't technically trace which state you're in. Using a credit card tells them where it's registered.

So yeah, I haven't done one of these. I really honestly don't care if I have hardly anyone I know on Live Journal. Anyway, hm, updates in terms of random junk.

Holy fuck, lotsa snow yesterday, and it's continuing today. We actually got released early yesterday, but the snow didn't start until after 2:15 which is when I usually leave school. pwnt...

Today's my dad's birthday, and we ended up going out to the mall to shop for Christmas, but first I made my FIRST withdrawal from my savings account. Oh yes! Anyway, I got that over and done with.

I've been playing through the three Donkey Kong Country games on an emulator. I'm finding that the second one's the best. The first was kinda experimental, the second improved upon it, and the third was just a way to prolong the series.

Also, current project.

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Well recently, Nav, the owner of the FP group on STEAM removed a few people followed by Karadroth ragequitting like he did once before, but this time he's not coming back. :/
So we now remain a powerful 5: http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Steam_Furries

And to leave off:


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So, I was in Plymouth of all places this past weekend. I went to Plymouth North High School for a robotics competition. I went into the cafeteria, and there was a picture of Latios, lolwut? Also, cold pizza a meal it does not make.

Today's my birthday. And I've submitted all my college applications, go me!

EDIT: By the way, my cat was weird last night. I was in bed and I heard this screaming, so I run downstairs to find my cat screaming at the window because there was a raccoon there. WTF Zach, seriously.

Sulfur Hexaflouride

My favorite Audiosurf song. Ironmode, Ninja.

Pablo Picasso - David Bowie

WHAT TO DO!? I'll be 18...

A little something I'll be working on. I've worked at a shitload of forums ever since I was 13. As admin, moderator, or observer. Through successes and failure. Here's just a brief preview.

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...and utter unbridled joy I got my report card for first quarter today. And I was thinking I was pulling a C in my honors economics class, but no, I got a fuckin' B+. So I'm hoping this is a good sign.

Anyway, birthday in 2 weeks. Nothing on my list, not a thing. Yep, I'm too lazy to get a list together.