On Life and Love
Whatever is making or breaking my day.
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DDR virginity: gone!
So tonight I finally played DDR. I suck absolutely horribly (big, nasty, hairy monkey–nevermind), but oh dear, that is a wonderful, fun activity. I want to own a pad (and PS2, evidently) so that I can play often. Very often. Hmm… Actually, I do have a PS1… Wasn’t there a version for that? It’s a little weird that in one evening, I’ve joined clubs for DDR and roleplaying games. I’m even in an anime club, although my role is one of “passive anime viewer”. Now, while I don’t think I was horribly vain or anti-über-nerd when I arrived at Rose (okay, yes I was, despite my Trekkie-ness), I didn’t like…
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The current bane of my existence
The D-major chord. It’s the first chord shown on this page. Doesn’t look to bad, does it? Let me tell you, that’s not much space to fit three fingers in cleanly without the third finger (the one on the third fret) touching any other strings. Grr. A clean strike of that chord has eluded me in the nine days since I’ve started playing. I have a handful of other basic chords down and can even switch between many of them fairly cleanly and quickly (relatively), but that damn D chord… KHAAAAAN! Ahem, sorry. In other news, I’m getting better used to the sound of strumming. I’m not doing much with…
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Midnight linkage
Die Anstalt » An amazing head-shrink Flash game. There’s an English version on the site, don’t worry. Scandal of force-fed prisoners » DeLay steps down permanently as House majority leader »
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Midnight linkage
Study Blames Many Iraq Deaths on Body Armor – Forbes.com » "The study found that of 39 fatal torso wounds in which the bullet or shrapnel entered the Marine’s body outside of the ceramic armor plate that protects the chest and back, 31 were close to the plate’s edge."
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Memories: question
If I remember things that others do not, does that make them forgetful or me insane?