What I've been up to this summer

We went on vacation to Florida, and it turns out I'm allergic to the sun, which I actually think is kind of cool. I mean, it beats being allergic to something lame right? I could be allergic to peanuts or milk or something, but I'm allergic to the most powerful force in the solar system, the fricken sun.


My brother got married, and as how I was the best man, I planned the bachelor party. So without a second thought, we rented out a movie theatre and played the Wii. This place taught me how.

And up next is a camping trip with Sam, my sister's wedding, my birthday/going-away party, and then going-away. I still need to sell my car, get used to city bike riding, plan the trip up, and organize my junk.

Also this summer, I've read through the Harry Potter series, not including the most recent one. It's a pretty fun read. I've done some programming with XNA Game Studio, which I highly recommend to the hobby game maker. I've wasted some time on Pokemon Pearl, although I still don't have a team to show for it.
Rumble Fighter is a good free online game. It's like if Rakion were made by the Maple Story people. If you play the ukulele but don't take private lessons, check out this guy. Toonami is showing an awesome show Samurai Jack online, and they also just started showing Star Wars Clone Wars by the same guy. There's a show called Kenny vs Spenny that's worth some laughs, mostly because one of the guys always cheats at the contests. And of course, Smash Bros Dojo has kept me updated on one of the most anticipated games of all time.

Albums I've listened to this summer - TMBG's The Else, Polyphonic Spree's Wait, a few of the Magnetic Fields, and the usual bunch.

Well, that pretty well sums it up.

Prologue

I am a young academic-type from Springfield, MO. For the past few years, I've been getting a bachelors in computer science 100 miles from home in a small town called Rolla. I'm not sure if you've ever gone to an engineering school in a small town before, but, needless to say, the lack of women and culture is heavily replaced with hobbies and drinking. Most people were drunk by noon and already taking their solar cars for joy rides.

However, earlier this year I got accepted into the masters program of a school I've had my eye on since I was a kid, Digipen, located in Redmond, WA. It is a fairly well-known and challenging school specializing in video games. When I look at my schedule, I feel like I'm looking at Hogwart's classes, the titles of which are parodies of a career only viewed as a fantasy. "3D Computer Animation Production I" could just as well be "Care of Magical Creatures". Surely, I'm in for a rad semester.

So I will be moving to the outskirts of Seattle in less than a month. My roommate is a cool young lady 7 or so years older than me. We get along very well, and plus she moved there from out of town a few years ago, so I imagine she will have useful advice. I will be 10 miles from the school, handled on bicycle, which my dad assures me is no big deal.

The plan is to drive up in a rental car around August 10th, if my dad can manage to go. I don't have a back-up plan yet. Until then, I am taking it easy. My brother just got married, and my sister's getting married on the 4th. On the 5th, I will have a going-away/birthday party.

The purpose of this blog is to keep my friends and family updated on my well-being, to let people know about the Seattle area from the point of view of a noob, and to geek talk on my hobbies and interests.

T minus 18 days to Rawk O'Clawk.