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Yesterday on this blog I mentioned that I had a job interview with UPS, which was supposed to be today at 11:30 AM. Thing is, the interview was to take place in a town about an hour and a half away from where I lived, which by itself isn't a problem, as I have been to that particular town before, so I simply left around 9:40 to give myself plenty of time to get there in case of unexpected delays or whatever. The problem came when I tried to figure out where the UPS center was. I tried Google maps to help me find it, but either Google maps was messed up or I am terrible at reading directions because I ended up lost in that town for about an hour or so. I did eventually find the UPS center at around lunch time, but it was closed until 4:30 PM. As I didn't want to wait four hours for the UPS center to open, I decided to just go home, as I had already missed the interview by at least an hour and so doubted I was going to be interviewed at all. As you can imagine, I'm not in a particularly happy mood right now. I didn't even get to do the interview, so I don't know for sure if I would have been accepted or rejected. I suppose I could call or email them and explain why I didn't show up, but considering the seasonal nature of the position I applied for, I wouldn't be surprised if someone else has already filled it by now. So, unless something unexpected comes up, it's back to job-hunting again for me, it appears. What joy. -TNTOS-
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Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans. I'm going to spend the day with my family, eating turkey, ham, and pumpkin pie, as usual. Won't be eating until later in the day, though, because my oldest brother doesn't get off work until later in the afternoon, but I can wait for turkey and ham (I think ). Also, for those of you who care, today I successfully hit the 50k mark on my NaNo novel/fanfic, Dawn of the New Century. So I won for the fifth year running, which doesn't surprise me because I know how much I can write in an hour. The fic isn't finished yet, however, and will probably reach 60k or 70k before the month is over. I expect to continue writing it until early December. I've recently started rereading through my first comedy, My Bionicle Road Trip. It's not very good at all, with at least a dozen storytelling and writing mistakes per chapter, but I'm feeling the nostalgia overwhelm me as I read it. It's amazing how much of it I still remember. I find myself going "I remember that!" in almost every chapter. It's just fun to read with all of its errors and problems, reminding me of just how far I have come since my early days. -TNTOS-
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Just filled out four different job application forms, three of which I just got today. I intend to hand them all in tomorrow and hopefully get a job. Thus far, I have applied for work at three different places, but none of them have gotten back to me yet, so I'm doubtful about them. No idea if these other places will accept me, but it doesn't hurt to try. -TNTOS-
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I GET A BREAK NOW FINALLY I CAN THINK ABOUT OTHER THINGS WHY AM I SHOUTING
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Ugh. I woke up with a sore throat this morning, so I slept in a little later than usual. That was nice, but sore throats still aren't fun. I'm not sure if I'll do any writing for NaNo today. By my calculations, I can miss at least ten days this month and still reach the 50,000 word goal. So if I miss today, it's no biggie. Edit: Guess I'm not as sick as I thought, 'cause I just did a full hour of writing. Updated my NaNo word count, so I guess I won't be behind after all. Yay and stuff. -TNTOS-
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As of fifteen minutes ago, I cast my first ever vote in the U.S elections. It felt empowering to know that I am contributing to our society in some way, even if the guy I voted for President doesn't win. So I can now say I have voted. I'll probably vote again come 2016, 'cause it really did feel empowering. Edit: For those interested, I voted Obama/Biden. -TNTOS-
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Hey, everyone, I'm back from my trip! I had a good time, but I missed BZP during my absence. Have I missed anything since Friday? -TNTOS-
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I am going to be gone from Friday evening (today) to late Sunday afternoon. I will probably not have any access to BZP during that time, so don't be surprised if I don't answer any PMs you send my way immediately or if I'm not active on Saturday or for most of Sunday. -TNTOS-
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I finally passed my driving test today. That means I can now drive without an adult who is 21 years or older in the passenger's seat. I was nervous, but the instructor said I did well and pointed out only a few, very minor, easily fixable problems that I did during the test. It really wasn't as bad as the first time. Maybe it's because I have glasses now, which definitely helped me see things better. Also, I got a new belt, which is something I've been meaning to get a while. So yay and stuff. -TNTOS-
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Not much to say, except never forget, I suppose. -TNTOS-
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I'm not sure how I'm still alive. I barely have any free time now. In other news, I'm hosting a Doctor Who party at my house to night for the new season. Super excited for the event and the episode itself. Then two more days to relax. And then back to school. *shudders*
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And my mom already confused me with luggage. wat
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I'll be heading off to the airport to go to Colombia for ten days. It will be pleasant to see the family again and relax and whatnot. If I have Internet there, expect an update and more crazy shenanigans. (I love that word. Shenanigans. Teehee.) If I don't, then I will see you all in ten days. ZATTHMAN, OVER AND OUT.
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As the tile suggests, these are many UPDATES!!!!!!eleven!! 1. For anyone at BrickFair, you might have noticed I had a certain lack of hunger (a.k.a a lunch that consisted of a bag of Skittles and cotton candy). Apparently the doctors found what it was, and they have just prescribed an antibiotic that should make the EXTREEEEEME lack of hunger go away! YAY! 2. I mentioned to others at BrickFair that I will probably try my hand at a Comedy and an Epic. Still ironing out the details on that. 3. Pics and that one video from BF 2011 are on their way! 4. I MISS BRICKFAIR. 5. I have also been MOCing a bit since it ended, so I might post some of my MOCs on here. 6. Travelling to Colombia for 10 days tomorrow, so Internet might be weird, not sure how that'll work. That is all for now.
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I just received my two copies of Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges: one book in English, el otro en español. The book consists of seventeen of his best short stories, and I believe that I even managed to find a decent translation (read: not Hurley's). yay
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Today is my birthday. That means I'm now 18, which means I'm technically an adult now. So yay and stuff. -TNTOS-
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Okay so I was in Japanese class today, and at one point my teacher smiled. Why is this creepy? BECAUSE HER FACE LOOKED JUST LIKE THE HAPPY MASK SALESMAN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA In other news I need to figure out how to get my parents to loan me $3000 for the class trip to Japan this summer. -Canama
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Yesterday was the funeral for my grandmother who just recently died (see last entry). It was a small graveside funeral. It was just me, my family, and some of our friends from church. It was a short service, but that's how we wanted it to be. And so life goes on. Being confronted with a death like this can seem unreal, particularly if you've never had someone close to you die before. Just makes you think. -TNTOS-
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My grandma just passed away earlier today . It's not like we weren't expecting it. She was very old - nearly 90 - and had already suffered multiple strokes, not to mention had been bedridden for several years already. Still, it's such a shock. One day she's alive; the next, she's not. We still have to get the funeral arranged and all that, but I just thought I'd let y'all know. -TNTOS-
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Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans! (And anyone else who celebrates it, but as it is an American holiday I am pretty sure only Americans celebrate it.) I'm thankful for a lot of things in my life, but in terms of primarily BZP-related things I am thankful for the readers of my epics and my Lifetime Premier Membership and blog. Now if you will excuse, I must go and prepare for the Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey and pumpkin pie = win. -TNTOS-
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Hey, guys. My laptop's battery connection is fairly weak and unreliable. So if I end up disappearing for a while without posting a new chapter of my epics, it's probably because my laptop's battery died and I have no connection to the Internet, not because I've lost interest or anything like that. Just thought I'd let y'all know. -TNTOS-
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Got a Steam account Got Portal & Portal 2 Joined other forums Finished ninth grade Went to Washington, D.C. for a week Took Japanese I over the summer Bought Altitude on Steam Bought Civ V on Steam Bought Humble Indie Bundle 3, paid enough to get Humble Indie Bundle 2 content Bought a month of LU, decided not to continue Started tenth grade Downloaded TF2, bought premium membership after one month (BTW, if anyone wants a Strange Syringe Gun, I'm selling) Bought Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle, paid enough for Humble Frozenbyte Bundle Saw BZP was back up Posted blog entry -Canama
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I'm going to be gone this weekend and probably have no Internet access. I will still post a chapter of Dimension Hoppers on Friday, but I will not be able to answer any PMs during the weekend. So if you send me a PM this weekend and I do not answer it, it is probably because I am not near a computer with Internet access. -TNTOS-
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good, but not gonna quite explain the trip until my next blog post Anyways, today is my burfday. Busy day. Came back in 5 AM, and slept until 1 PM. So now it's 12 PM and I have to sleep again. Good luck it's Easter and we don't have School. I got Portal 2. I'm amazed. Nuff' said. So who wants the burfday topic?
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This past week I decided to watch all of the Star Wars movies, starting with the original cuts of the Original Trilogy (OT) and then moving to the Prequel Trilogy (PT), as it should be. I'm not sure if I could handle the 'Special Edition' originals, but I may persevere through them this coming week. We'll see. As you may have already suspected, I'm firmly in the 'Original Trilogy was best and oh yeah Han shot first' camp. Watching them all in succession though, you notice the inconsistencies so much more. I will admit that parts of the OT are corny and there were some internal continuity mistakes. Also, the action sequences pretty much pale in comparison to the PT, although the action looks more real with models, puppets, etc as opposed to all the CGI. I don't see the OT as about the action though, it's about the story. That's where the PT is severely lacking. It seems a lot more disjointed with where it's going and then in the last half of Revenge of the Sith they cram in all this stuff to blatantly lead into the OT. I hated how Anakin is all confused and torn between the Jedi and Palpatine and then suddenly he's like, 'I'll serve you and kill the Jedi who are obviously all evil.' They also completely disregard all the Lucas-approved Expanded Universe (EU) that had come before. Boba Fett's origins? Nope, he's a clone. The Maw Installation and all the stories about the Death Star? Nah, they were planning that for decades. Then there's all the technology, vehicles, etc, that ends up looking like purposely dumbed down OT stuff (the shuttle missing the top wing in Revenge is the most obvious to me, but the Star Destroyers and such are also pretty bad). Shoehorning Chewbacca in there seemed unnecessary and also breaks the EU. (And why does he never chime in in the OT when Luke talks about Yoda?) That last parenthetical reference brings me to my next area of gripes - they did all this work to set up the OT with the PT, but there's still so many things that don't make sense. The one I always come to is how Obi Wan went from a pretty young man to nineteen years later looking all old and grizzled. Yoda too - he was hopping all over the place against Dooku and Palpatine. Why didn't Darth Vader recognize R2-D2 or C-3P0? Why does Obi Wan not recognize them either? Leia says she remembers her mother, but Padme died in childbirth. How is it, that in nineteen years, Jedi go from being the keepers of the peace to a myth? I'm sure if I went over things with a fine-toothed comb I could find more, but those are just the ones that jump out at me. So that's my ramble for now. I really enjoy the OT thoroughly in every regard. And ignoring the connection between the two, I mostly enjoy the PT. For all the time they spent on them I just wish they could have focused more on the writing and less on the action and special effects.
