The American Overclocked Otaku

Seriously, sometimes it feels like when one problem is solved, when one thing is done, at least two more pop up to take its place. For example, we finally get high-speed internet; but now we need to worry about my little sister’s Wii and figuring out how to connect it to the internet, being able to go online in my room with a wireless connection, deal with potentially losing public AOL chatrooms and getting my computer to stop shutting down all of the sudden when I try to play Starcraft or Diablo II online (I say ‘we’, because these are issues that my entire family’s working on, not just me). My little sister’s playing Magic: the Gathering now, but that now also means that I need to help her with her deck, deal with her whining if she didn’t win, and try to keep her interested.

Y’know, I could’ve avoided all this bullcrap if I’d just agreed to stick with AOL and keep my little sister out of Magic: the Gathering.

To be fair, though, High-Speed and my sister and I’s shared hobby have opened up a lot of possibilities. I can download and upload things as if it were nobody’s business, now. If I fix how my computer handles the games I play, online Diablo II and Starcraft (And the overload of MMORPG’s out there) suddenly become viable options. Getting my little sister’s Wii online would open up the many possibilities of Wii channels and other such things online (And, to a -much- lesser extent, whenever I can manage to get a PS3. =( ).

And lastly, download/upload speeds mean that downloading stuff is fast as all hell. x.x For the record? Brace yourself when you watch AMV Hell 0…Crazy stuff..

Meh. To be honest, I’m posting right now, starting at 3:57 AM, because I told someone I would. ^-^ I’d be more enthusiastic if I could, Yun, but at the moment my brain’s overclocked.

Sometimes I wonder when my life is ever going to take a turning point. Y’know, a point in one’s life where it seems everything might change all at once, hopefully for the better? ‘Cuz honestly? These are supposed to be the best years of my life, and I’m not feeling it. I’m stuck at home living with my parents because I couldn’t afford life out on my own with college if my life depended on it. I haven’t left
Maryland in years, and even when I did it wasn’t longer then a week. My schedule revolves around work, school, schoolwork and the chores my parents lay down for me, leaving no worthwhile time to do what -I- want to do. = Any time I mention this to my mom or dad, they shrug and say “Welcome to adulthood, Tom.”

Y’know what? Adulthood is when I have my own house and can walk nekkid through it in a ‘christening’ ceremony. It’s when I actually have the freedom and the financial security to do what I want instead of what’s necessary. Because…Seriously, necessity isn’t fun. >.< Getting socks for Christmas isn’t fun, even if you need them. Getting that Playstation 3 that I’ve been wanting for so long but haven’t had the money for’s better, even when my feet are cold. <.<; Hint-hint. Nudge-nudge.

Anyways, sorry this post wasn’t as long as I wanted to make it; but I need my sleep. x.X Desperately. I’m reconfiguring the blog, so if you see “Don’t stick it in her Pooper!” then it’s probably in construction.

‘Cuz you know Tommeh will stick it in her pooper if he damn well pleases. =p

Meh…It sucks when I have to come into school three hours earlier then I’m supposed to, even though I enjoyed my time here thoroughly. I came in to get some extra credit from my COM-1010 teacher- that’s Josh- but the only time open was around 4-ish, today. The extra credit is to have an interview between myself and another person; this person could be a student in the class or our teacher, really. Either way, we went on about all sorts of stuff. From my life as it stands now, to what I plan on doing, to how my projecting myself as a lazy person is making me lazy, and so on. I even told him about my adventure in Baltimore, which he thought was very funny; I don’t know if I’ll ever let myself get accustomed to city movement, even though I know I’ll have to acclimate myself one of these days.

In order to pass the time a bit- aside from my blog, the webcomics, and the turn-based games I play- I’ve brought along my Memoirs of a Geisha book. And while it’s come to mind, I’d just like to say that I have an excessive amount of books. Every Wednesday I have a sort of routine; my mom doesn’t have work, so it sort of works out like this: Wake up a bit earlier then is comfortable, go to Smile (A Christian charity sort of thrift store. Considering my lack of faith, I feel like I’m about to get struck down by lightning every time I step into that place. But the books there are bought $.50 for softcover and $1 for a hardcover, so I’m happy. =D), get about a dozen or so books, and then go to Guido’s (Yes, my Guido’s) for that all-you-can-eat buffet they have every morning. The trouble with that is while I’ve been getting one hell of a deal, the number of books have been accumulating faster then I can either read them or find space for them. I already have two bookcases; one is in my room, while the other’s in the ‘family room’ that’ll be a library in a year or two. Mine’s full with books and anime, and the other’s packed with books- again, mostly mine. The point is that my room is currently a wreck right now because of the lack of space I have for these things. I guess that’s the price of knowledge, although something just dawned on me.

Maybe that’s why my mom says I “don’t wake up” in time for going to Smile. =( Weak.

In either case, Magic: the Gathering worked out well. Planar Chaos made its debut, and I’m happier for it; not because I did well at all despite my incredibly awesome deck, but because I managed to trade for two Damnations. =D And if you don’t know what Damnation is, look it up. It’s a card that’s worth about $21-ish at the moment, although I expect the price will drop a bit over time. I’m half-tempted to sell them for the money, but something tells me that I won’t. =( Damn my sympathietic nature.

As for anime…Well, bah. I haven’t had the time, energy or money to really put an effort into it; the big reason why I have been going to FNM is because it’s been free. =B I still have the first disc of Love Hina that I’ve yet to watch, despite how good I’ve heard it is; that, along with my series of Outlaw Star and a few other things means that I still have a whole hell of a lot of catching up to do. I haven’t even played through my Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess game, or really any other game for that matter. It’s very…Frustrating, when in the school year I feel as if my school, work, and school work seem to completely consume me to the extent that I have no life left afterwards. I thoroughly enjoy the classes that I’ve gone to thus far; Mr. Kane, although making me feel as if I’m in a Roast every time I step into his class, is by far one of the more engimatic and memorable instructors I’ve ever had. Ms. J (Jenkins) remembers when I was struggling by in her class, and has been the metaphorical boot in my ass whenever I remember how I went from credit to audit. And Josh is by far the most personable teacher I’ve ever had the opportunity to sit down and speak with. My only worry is my Java class, which is entirely web-based, and taking the time to read up the chapters I need to. I need to stop procrastinating and get my ass in gear; otherwise, I’ll never be able to see the world.

..And I wasn’t lying when I said some Parmesian Chicken’s calling me. While $2.25 for a little chicken sandwich is extortion, Ninshan’s hungreh. =B Rawr. Then Geisha-time until class starts.

Once more, I’ve been really, really quiet. Unlike before, however, I have legitimate reasons. <.<;

Classes have started, officially. Actually, this would be my second “School Week”, and I’m feeling optimistic. Well, optimistic in a paranoid, worried way; but being careful > being stupid, irresponsible and lazy. i.e. “Me about a month or so ago”.

My first class of the week is the one I’m in right now; it’s an English class, and better yet it’s with my English teacher from the last English class- Mr. Kane. He kind of picks on me, but then again I tend to stifle comments about his baldness and being scared of his wife- he hasn’t shown it yet, but he will. The second’s tomorrow, with another teacher I’ve had before; and I’m pumped for that class. It’s a basic programming class that shows how to create basic programs from each computer language- C++(C-Base), Java, Visual Basic, etc. For the record, I found out which language Playstation uses; it’s C++, plus another “simile” language. Thankfully, C++ is what I had intended to focus on, anyways (I’m in a Java class, and the only other options at this stage of my life is that or Visual Basic…Sorry, Microsoft! ^-^;; ). My third class has a new instructor- Basic communications class. What I like about it is the sheer informality of the instructor- instead of ‘Mr. Pachter’, we call him…Josh. Just Josh. Hrk. x.X Not a bad thing, just not used to it. And lastly, my Java class…Which worries me thoroughly. No, seriously- it’s a web class, and giving me that much leeway on any sort of assignment is a bad idea no matter how one goes about doing it.

It doesn’t help much that I’m running on maybe six hours of sleep. No, really, that kinda impairs me- caffene or not. Money’s tight for this week, but I’m thoroughly enjoying it. <.< Er…Break’s over. Back to class! e.e To be continued.