Back to School

Blogspot officially sucks. I had a whole post typed up and was about to spellcheck when it erased everything. Serves me right for typing directly in the online editor.

Classes are started again, and I'm actually looking forward to it. This is my last semester and I'm only taking two classes, which will really nice actually getting to relax a little. I'll still be working 3 days a week, but that's also a big step down from 5. I might even have time to play computer games again. :)

The classes I'm taking are Computer Imaging, and Advanced Computer Game Design. Since I only need 2 elective credits, I thought I'd take classes that would actually be fun (and less work.) I had my first Imaging class already, and the professor seems pretty cool. He's probably only 4 or 5 years older than I am, and just finished working at a 3d studio that did the animation for The Ant Bully and Jimmy Neutron. We'll be doing a bunch of Photoshop stuff, and depending on how much time I actually spend doing the homework I may or may not post some of it on here.

I recently ran across some of the best flash animations I've seen. Check out especially the littleFoot movie. Makes me wish I had some artistic ability.

Literary List

Here's an excuse to update for once. Laurie tagged me, so here you go:

1. One book that changed your life:
I've never really had a huge eye-opening experience reading a book, but The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer is good, though very difficult to read on several levels.

2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
Lord of the Rings, twice before they started making the movies and a couple times since.

3. One book you'd want on a desert island:
Well, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven doesn't have a section on islands, so War and Peace by Tolstoy. I've never read it, but it's a classic and would keep me busy for a while.

4. One book that made you laugh:
Laurie already listed Hitchhiker's Guide, so Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

5. One book that made you cry:
For a while when I was 11, I was really into the Animorphs series. One of the characters, Tobias was trapped in a hawk's body, which made him an outsider to his friends, and prevented him from being with the girl he liked. Yes, it was corny, but hey, I was 11. Other than that, there's really only when my eyes got bloodshot and watery from staying up way too late reading some of Azimov's stories.

6. One book that you wish had been written:
Since this is open to anything: How to Get Paid Tons Of Money for Playing Your Favorite Computer Games... Free Winning Lottery Ticket Included With Purchase

7. One book that you wish had never been written:
More that I hadn't read it: Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I'm sure it's a good story, but I was 10 when I read it and it freaked me out. I couldn't go near big dogs or walk alone in the dark for months.

8. One book you’re currently reading:
Hmm, I haven't read more than a couple pages at a time in a physical book since around this time last year, including textbooks. Does Slashdot.org count?

9. One book you've been meaning to read:
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller... there's even a copy around here somewhere.