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Apr. 18th, 2007 @ 05:00 am
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As you may or may not have noticed, I've stopped blogging here ever since I moved back to Winnipeg. There is much less need to do it now that I'm around almost everyone I know... Most of my stuff and thoughts are now on facebook, so if you want to see what kind of wacky adventures I go on(and yes, there are lots of them!) go there and look for Frano Sailer. I am in the Winnipeg network... or email me at dnomn8r@gmail.com
Peace out! Live long and prosper Bilbo Baggins. So it goes.Current Mood:  geeky |
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Well, I leave Edmonton in about 3 hours or so(or at least go geet the rental car and start packing). Cleaning has been a lot of fun, and of course, by fun I obviously mean not fun. Everything is fairly clean, although unfortunately I can't do a lot of my final cleaning until all my stuff is moved into the van.
Oh, and speaking of stuff, I have a lot of it! I am not sure how I managed to accumulate all of this stuff, but I guess that's what happens when you're out living on your own for 2 and a half years. I just hope it all fits into the van...otherwise I'll have to decide what to leave behind.
Anyways, it's been a fun time here... I learned a lot, had fun, and at least know what its like living on my own....therefore, its time to move back in with my parents!!! Muahahahahaha. At least for the short term.
I still have no idea what I will do if and when I will graduate, so I don't know how long I will be living in Winnipeg either. But.. here is a list of things I would like to do in Winnipeg.... More partying, D&D, floor hockey, ice hockey, ice soccer(though I doubt this will happen ever since the "Jamie" incident(just kidding), board games... and more!
Well, time to get ready and finish up cleaning, which includes the computer. Wish us luck...our journey is long and perilous(but thankfully not that complex) and see most of you soon!!!
Goodbye edmonton.. you've been good to me, but its time to say goodbye. :)Current Mood:  excited |
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Man, its freezing at my place right now. It must be like 10 degrees, and I am not exaggerating. The reason is simple.. my place has holes.. that's right... holes. Normally, not noticeable when its decent weather outside, but the fact that its -34 outside right now makes the holes quite painfully obvious. It also doesn't help that I am in a basement suite, with a large, not very insulating window :P I have taped up all the holes and the blinds to the window to try and increase insulation...but so far, not much success :( So, right now, I am constantly fully dressed, and always with a blanket around me.. it sucks. Oh well, I am moving out in less than a month, so I can probably survive this.
In other news, school progresses at the same pace as normal :P I's almost my birthday and I had to be reminded by Mike. I almost completely forgot about it... Talk about being isolated out here! My plan for my birthday? Not much, just sit around.. maybe order a pizza ;)
Anyways, been watching the NYR games on tvuplayer(internet tv). It's pretty decent quality, so I get my Ranger fix, since they show most games. Hmm, other random thoughts...Right... good shows on tv right now.... Boston Legal, BSG, and my other usuals. Overrated and bad shows on tv... Heroes, Prison Break and many other shows that are all so generic, they merge into one :P Nothing else really going on... playing some NHL07.. it's fun... everyone should get it so we can play online!!!
Peace out. Btw, Any thoughts on the Wii and PS3? In my opinion, the Wii will be a huge hit, and the PS3, a mild disappointment. I want a Wii and the Zelda game ;)Current Mood:  cold |
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so I just shaved off the beard. Why? Well, first of all, it was getting annoying. I was stroking it too much. Also, it was not coming in very evenly, so it was starting to look pretty dumb. Now that it's off, it feels weird though. My chin feels tiny!
Anyways, in other news, I finished my first academic paper. It was not an easy task. Me and my prof were up until 2:30 AM working hard on it. The deadline was at 4 am :P on top of that, I was pretty sick at the same time, so overall it was not the greatest of experiences. But.. the final product is pretty good I think. I just hope it gets accepted. The conference is in Hawaii afterall ;)
Anyways, couple other things. Elections in the states are coming up soon. Normally, I would not care much... but lately, US politics have started affecting my life(eg. stupid airport security ) shit) so I am hoping the dems win the majority. Watching the campaign ads is funny though. Sooo much mudslinging.. Completely catering to the "common" voted( eg. dumbass americans)
Another thing... Febreze commercials either make me want to scream in anger, or laugh out loud at their absurdity. What do other people think?
Anyways, I've decided to slowly start preparing to reenter the "dating" scene, and start flirting with girls again.. I'll prolly wait until I get to Winnipeg, but still.. might wanna practice up ;)
Anyways, I have more to say, but not sure who is listening anymore... so won't write anything more...
ok.. just thought of one more thing. Been playing civ4 again(as a break right after finsiing paper). The new patch broke the mod I was using, and I was impatient for the mod guy to fix it, so I learned how to make civ4 mods :P It's actually pretty awesome! They give you most of the source code, and you edit and compile it directly!!! Then you make a dll, that is loaded up as your mod. It's pretty cool, and If I ever work on a big game project, Io will push for making this kind of cool modifiability. (you can change pretty much the entire game, since you have access to all the relevant code).
cheersCurrent Mood:  accomplished |
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Ok, school is progressing fairly well. I've got almsot 4 pages of an 8 page paper written, and it's not due until the end of October. After that, all I have to do is one major code change, and a bunch more experiments, and then write like a madman during november.. and I MIGHT be able to graduate by Feb. If not, I'll prolly finish it from Winnipeg and fly in for my defence :P
In any case, for my leisure time, I've been playing lots of boardgames lately, and doing pretty well. My most satisfying win in a long time was when I won as the traitor in a game called Shadows Over Camelot. It's a coop game, but there is a possibility someone is the traitor and working against everyone else. It's hard to explain, but it was awesome :P Mike might buy the game, so you people in Winnipeg may get to play soon :)
Anyways, I'll be back in Winnipeg tommorow for some floor hockey and stay until wednesday morning :P SHould be fun.. Time to go, I am trying green tea instead of black tea, and my episode of Veronica Mars just finished downloadingand I gotta watch :PCurrent Mood: productive |
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Hmm, what to say... what to say?
Well, first of all, as Christophe and Mike suggested, I started, and finished watching Veronica Mars. Yes, that's right Christophe. I am all caught up... right up to the first episode of the 3rd season, so there ;P
Otherwise, thesis progresses. I thought I was near done coding everyting, but in our last meeting, we realized a few fairly major things that needed changing, so once again, there will be more coding to do :( Oh well, it will result in a better final result in the end, so it's worth it. So, actually, right now, I've completely switched over to paper writing mode, since I need to have a paper done by the end of October, and I will be spending a week in winnipeg starting from the 19th. So far, it's going fairly well. about 1/8th done :P
On another note, new season of Battlestar Galactica has started, and the fillers are over in Naruto!!! It shall be a good month!
Hmm, what else... not much has been happening here. I recently bought two 320 gig hard drives, and external compartments for them. Why? Well, I needed the space, and they are currently DIRT CHEAP. Those 4 things all together, including taxes and shipping cost me 350 bucks. yeah, it's ridiculously cheap nowadays.
Hmm, well, that's about it.. yeah, i know.. I am boring. In other news, my beard is getting pretty long, as is my hair :P My NHL fantasy team is getting spanked. I just spanked Elly, Mike , Iain and Alex in Settlers of Catan.. twice... and umm, that's about it :P
Cheerio!
Oct. 9th, 2006 @ 09:12 am
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Time to rant for a bit. What has spurned this on, well, basically some free time, and from watching a now cancelled HBO series called Deadwood.
Deadwood is an awesome show. It's not flashy like battlestar galactica, or brutal as Rome(though it can be quite brutal at times). What differentiates it from the other shows is the acting and the character development. I can't really describe it here, so all I can do is suggeest for anyone reading this to watch it.
Which brings me to my rant. It started when I learned that HBO cancelledthe show after it's 3rd season. It was left mostly unresolved, and it's quite annoying. The reason was because apparently the production costs were too high. Yes, apparently shows like "Deal or no deal", which require -10 brain cells to watch and comprehend and are cheap to produce are more of a priority. That's right, it is an unofortunate part of capitalism. The dumb, unwashed masses have the biggest say. So, shows like Survivor, America's next top model, American Idol, 24, Lost etc.. will stick around, while shows with any quality and a requirement for the viewer to actually think will end up cancelled. Such is life I guess. but nevertheless, it's fucking frustrating.
Similar things about commercials piss me off. Most commercials are blatantly assuming you have no intelligence of your own, and they throw it right at your face. This goes especially for commercials about makeup, and allt he various other perfumes like Axe, etc.. Similarly, if you watch any commercials aimed at children, it's pretty much pure exploitation, not masked in any way. Quite fucking annoying. that's why the rich stay rich, it's because the poor are too fucking dumb to know they are giving the rich their money. grrr
anyways, that's my rant. Go watch Deadwood, and you will hopefully understand.
Sep. 22nd, 2006 @ 12:58 am
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well, not much new to report. I watched the first, and so far only season of Rome(a tv show). It's pretty awesome. I like it mainly because it is not afraid to show Rome in a more realistic light. I am sure it's not very accurate as compared to how rome actually was, but I do know that it is MUCH more accurate than Gladiator ever was. That was my main gripe with that movie actually. You could smell the stench of hollywood emanating from that movie from a kilometer away.
Anyways, what else have I bee up to besides school. Hmm.. Well, I had my parents over here last weekend for a visit. It was pretty fun actually. We went shopping for food ;) :) :) :) I now officially do not have an empty fridge for once. However, my mom did take my shaver by accident, so now I have nothing to shave with. So, I've decided that instead of going out and buying a new shaver, I will let my beard grow once again :P we'll see how long it gets.
Anyways, lots more to say, but it's fairly boring stuff, so if you wanna hear it, MSN or ICQ me :P
ciao
Sep. 10th, 2006 @ 03:12 am
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Just a short update. New pictures are up on website. Check em out at http://198.166.62.224:1234/galleries/Camping_and_Grandpa_Pics/index.html And yes, the format is different, because I've converted to Google's Picasa. Why? Well, two reasons. First, my old program "Bins" craped out on me and went into an infinite loop, and this pissed me off. Second, Picasa is a much much much better program!
Anyways, not many pics from camping, but enjoy anyways. There is also a video. If it does not work automatically by viewing the thumbnail, you can download the video manually and find it at, http://198.166.62.224:1234/galleries/Camping_and_Grandpa_Pics/images/ at the end.
Anyways, cheers to all.
Aug. 25th, 2006 @ 10:10 pm
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nothing exciting happening here. I tried out my new strategy on beating the AI in Civ4, and it worked like a charm. Hardest difficulty has been conquered. I Think I'm done with the game for a while :P Otherwise....been playing a lot of sports lately... mostly DDR, soccer, and now started playing some squash again. yay!
Thesis is still progressing, you know the story... blah :P
Here is a very interesting site, at least to me.. http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/ww2incolor check it out if you have time.
Hmm, what else is new... not much.. Went for farmers market last week, and bought some natural honey. Man, it's sooo much better than generic store stuff. Also found a sweet ass bakery. It's run by four old chinese women, and they make traditional european stuff(yeah, go figure). but it's really good. Also bought a couple of used books. The first one was by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, called Slaughterhouse Five. It's ...well...a trip. A bit crazy, but pretty good nonetheless. I also bought a book written by Levar Burton(most geeks should know who he is). His book is..ok.... nothing great though... I never finished it.
Also saw Snakes on a Plane. It's an ok movie. I didn't know what to expect, but it was at least mildly entertaining. Certainly better than most of the recycled crap in theaters nowadays. I just hope some decent movies come out soon...
Anyways, I think it's high time I install a webserver here, and post all the picture albums again(the server at home in Winnipeg died.)
I also "plan" on writing my introduction in my thesis today... but you know how that is :P
EDIT: after about 3 hours of struggling with the webpage, I've finally got it runnning again. It turns out that the problem was not me, but fucking Telus. They are blocking port 80!!! Damn SOBs. Anyways, the site is up again at http://198.166.62.224:1234 Recent pics will be up this week sometime.
Aug. 23rd, 2006 @ 10:57 pm
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