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Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Serenity

The movie Serenity comes out on September 30th.  It’s based off the show Firefly which aired on Fox back in 2002/03, and was cancelled faster than you can say well…“Firefly”.  The 30th is a Friday and I want to go see it with everybody, like we did for Hitchhikers and stuff.  Firefly is an awesome show that unfortunately got extremely fucked in the ass by fox.  I have the feeling that to best understand and like the movie, you will need to see at least the first hour long pilot episode to the series, aptly named “Serenity”.  That’s the episode where they set up all the characters and I know it’ll be rushed in the movie.  I want everyone to really appreciate the movie because I think it’s such a good series and I want to share it with everybody.  So clear your schedules now, because on the 30th we are going to go see some good shit.  Heh

Monday, September 05, 2005

Introduction

Hello, my name is Mike.  I have a really long and weird last name because both my parents have Ph.d.‘s and neither wanted to change their last name, so when I was born I got both.  I have one brother and I’m currently a Senior at Kent State University majoring in Flight Technology.  I just got my instrument rating a month and a half ago so I can fly in bad weather.  I belong to several clubs on campus.  I am the vice president of the anime club, the training manager for the KSU Precision Flight Team, and a member of the Flying club.  I am taking 12 credit hours this semester and working over 20 hours a week at Resnet.  I have two flight periods a day, which means I fly for 3 hours every weekday.  With the flight team and class, I often fly for over 6 hours every weekend as well.  I got my technician amateur radio license this summer and want to be a part of the radio club at Akron U. to be with my friends in the U. or Akron, but my schedule does not often allow it.  I wake up at 7:00am every day to be in class by 7:45, and Resnet closes at 9pm.  Every day I’m not at Resnet I’m at the Flight team practices until 10:30pm Then it’s time for homework and club emails and stuff.  I don’t like to party and drink alcohol because alcohol split my family apart.  I don’t think I am above anyone, and I don’t care when other people drink, it’s just me personal choice.  It’s not any one person that makes my life hectic, it’s completely my fault.  There are so many interesting things in this world that I want to be a part of.  The college world may not be for everyone, but it is where I thrive. 

Sunday, September 04, 2005

Webcomic

Yash, you've never told anyone what exactly it was that made you hate bob, so in no way does that mean that I, or anyone else has to hate him. I've also been telling you to stop drinking since the 10th grade, but you never listen to me. All of a sudden some girl comes along and you decide to change just for her? It sounds like you don't need me as any type of factor in that decision. I'm tired of you blaming me for not hanging out with you when you don't call in like 6 months either and all of a sudden it's my fault? Recently after that I can't hang out a few times when you ask about 15 minutes in advance? I'm sorry, It's not like I hate you or not want to be with you but you can't ask 15 minutes in advance. My life is more busy than I know what to do with. I would love to see you and rick and jo and will and tim and tim and dan and bob and nate and everyone more, but I have a lot of crap to do. Just give me a little notice and I always try to do my best. And I'm never going to start taking you seriously until you stop signing offline everytime you respond to me. I guess these are just lost words....

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

General Update

So this summer I have not been on the computer much, and when I'm not around the computer much I post a lot less. As many people have noticed, I have become a lot busier recently. I fly for 3 hours per day, have two classes in the morning, work all day on Saturdays, and usually try to get out to Cedar Point on Sundays. School ends this week, so I should have some more free time just in time for Quakecon to take it away.

On July 15th, I got my instrument rating so I can fly into clouds and all kinds of bad weather in direct attempts to fail at crashing. Now I am working towards my commercial certificate, which will allow me to fly for hire. I want to have it finished by Aviation day at the KSU airport, which is in the middle of September.

In other news, which I am sure is no news to anyone, everyone is playing fucking World of Warcraft all the time, which I find immensely boring. Feel free to call me when you all stop that. I miss the UT2k4 clan thing we had going, and would love to start that up over skype or whatever you are using. I want to have one more minilan before Quakecon. Rick and I are, after all, competing in the Doom 3 and possibly the Quake II tournaments. I am so pissed that when I can finally go to Quakecon, they stop the Quake III Tournaments.

Wendy asked me to work at Resnet for the rest of summer, but I don't think I will be able to. I don't have enough free time since I need to relax a little. I got a lot accomplished this summer, but at the price of my free time. Every summer is pretty much the same for me, with me being at Geauga Lake all the time in the past.

I'd like to go to the Linux and Radio clubs at Akron, once again if I have the time. I'll have to see what my work schedule is, but since I took summer classes, my senior scheule is looking pretty light. I'm finished every day at 4:30pm if I don't have to work that night. I'd like it if Jo/Rick would keep me informed of that.

Speaking of Jo, Rick told me that he started playing Worlds of Warcraft for the sole reason of pissing me off. This makes me feel so good, as I'm sure you can imagine. I don't know if that's still his motivation, or if he actually enjoys the game now. I guess I'm just next on the chopping block. First he cut Yash out, then he cut Codex out, and now I'm next. I know I don't get to see him much, but I really don't wish for this to happen. I still consider Jo a very good friend. Everytime I talk to him recently, he seems to have a way to push my buttons. The most recent example was when I had to ask him a question about DNS over instant messanger. It's difficult to tell tone over the internet, but what I got was this "Oh my god I can't believe he's asking me this, what a noob" attitude when I was geniuinely asking him a question. Jo, I hope you read this, I'm sorry if I pissed you off in any way. And I'm glad you're getting into games again! :D Don't know why you ever went into gaming relapse, but you should come to a LAN!

Well, I gotta run off to the airport already.
Later

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

2004 in a nutshell

January:
Went to Ohayocon with Yash
Uncle Dave dies in motorcycle accident
Begin Spring 2004 Semester in Allyn hall with Rick
Start playing DDR
Promoted to ATL of Hydes Area at Six Flags
Stop showing up to Physics class

February:
Pass Private Pilot Practical Test and become a licensed pilot
Get Rehired to Six Flags

March:
Wind smashes window of dorm room
Goto Arcadia CA during spring break to visit my Grandma
Begin House hunting for summer

April:
Win awesome Unreal Tourney 2004 Tournament at Jeloh and get jack
Find house at 1442 Brimfield
Six Flags Worlds of Adventure sold to Cedar Fair becomes Geauga Lake again

May:
Begin work at GL
Finish Finals - Spring 04 Semester over
Transferred to ATL of Thunderhawk
Meet Alison on my birthday
Eat Atomic Chicken Wing at Quaker Steak and Lube
Promoted to TL of Hydes Area

June:
Asked Alison out
Worked at GL a LOT
Not much sleep
Saw Jo for the last time this year

July:
Worked at GL a LOT
Not much sleep
Lots of Six Flags friends fired or quit
Get mad at supervisors - unreasonable demands

August:
Quit Geauga Lake
Went to Oshkosh with my dad
Begin working at Resnet over summer
Went to New York with Rick and Will and not Jo
Don't go to Quakecon
Fall 04 semester begins at KSU
My Linux server is finished

September:
Start flying again for Commercial Flight 1 course
Flight team compitition
Very busy with school

October:
Very busy with school
Doom 3 comes out
Celebrate Halloween for like, the first time ever
Stop playing Doom 3 cause it's boring

November:
Got very pissed at election
Got pissed at manic for being a dick about the election
Half Life 2 comes out - still waiting for Duke Forever
Otherwise stayed very busy with school

December:
Finals - Fall 04 Semester finished
6 months with Alison - yay!
Alison's Birthday
Christmas
Write this stupid post

All in all, I'd have to say that this was not a great year but it had its moments. There's still a few days left so let's see how it will play out...