Summing up my weekend
Where to start, where to start...
On Thursday, the usual gang played Settlers of Catan again...Mat won as usual. After that I whipped out some Katamari Damacy. Friday was a pretty good day for me; I got back my quiz in CO330 and wound up getting 20/20, Natalie lent me her movie, and I got to sit down with a fresh copy of Imprint. When I got home, half of my friend pool had left for home, but Mat and Andrew were still around. I forget what we did Friday afternoon, but Andrew and I had dinner together and then the three of us played Risk 2210. It's pretty fun, but very elaborate, and the game tends to favour the winner, helping them win even more.
Saturday concisted of a lot of cleaning. I moved everything out of the breakfast area and mopped it and the kitchen. I also vaccuumed the floors and stairs around the house. Don't get me wrong, my own room is still a pigsty, but the rest of the house is taken care of. While it was drying, I fell asleep for an hour or so, and when i woke up I gave myself a crop cut, meaning no more mohawk. Then I had a shower, and lugged my laundry to the CC. Andrew and I played some more pool while I was waiting. Once I finished that up, I went and got McDonald's food that was stale and cold, and ate it while watching Lost in the CC. After that, I flipped it to the hockey game, and watched a very action packed last period between Toronto and Montreal.
After the game, Mat, Andrew and I played a game of scrabble. The highlights of the game include:
-Mat playing an X on a triple letter score to form 'OX' TWICE on adjacent O's for 50 points.
-Andrew unloading 'QUIZ' on a triple word score with a blank tile for 63 points.
-my mastery of the english language turning 'PEE' in to 'EPEE' for some massive points with a second word.
I wound up winning with something like 240 points, the first time I've beat everyone else at something.
After Scrabble, I went home and decided, on a whim, to start up a game in Growlanser 3. It's a fun game, but I won't have the time to finish it. I spent a half hour on the story battles, then got my ass handed to me in a story battle without saving.
Sunday left me with a lot of sleep. I attempted to make pancakes again, but it went terribly wrong. I've heard that the pan has to be hot, so I let it heat up (without margarine on the pan). When the first pancake hit the pan, it actually hovered on the pan, cushioned by a layer of hot air. Immediately, a plume of black smoke rose into the air, and I turned on the fan, opened some windows, and fanned it with a dish towel, much as they do on TV. I actually etched a black mark into the pan that won't come off. I grabbed a second pan, and this one wasn't much better. All in all, I got a few pancakes out of the ordeal.
I forced myself to sit down and watch Garden State alone. It was ok, but perhaps a little too deep and somewhat cliche for me. After the movie, I napped a scooch, and then went over to Don John's for dinner. He had a few friends over, and Mat came as well. The food was absolutely fantastic. One of the best meals I've had in ages. The turkey was moist, the gravy was thick and meaty, the stuffing wasn't overwraught with onion, and Mat's mashed potatoes were to die for.
After dinner, our first expanded game of Settlers ensued. I was the king of DEV cards this time, and it helped a lot. At one point, I had nine points, and it was John's turn (he's on my immediate left). I noticed he got 9 points on his turn and had plenty of cards. I convinced everyone to stop trading with him since he was so close to winning. Luckily, it worked, and by the time it came around to my turn I had JUST enough to build a road and my last settlement for the win. I got very lucky by rolling a seven. I was going to block off Mat, but I convinced him to give me lumber not to, and when I put it on John, he gave me the last wheat I needed to build. After that was some pretty lousy poker. I suckered some people into some nice hands.
Today, Ruby is visiting Tunde, and Pranab is around too, so I'm going to go visit them once Ruby gets in to town. I really, really should be putting some time into my assignments, but it's not often that I'll get to see them all.
I'm putting some serious thought into dropping CO355. It's becoming a little more clear that if I don't fail it, I won't pass with much of a mark. I will have two terms where I can take four courses, so perhaps I should consider making this one of those terms. I have until October 28th to drop without it affecting my transcript. I feel like it's giving up, but I really can't think of much of a reason that I shouldn't be dropping it.
Listening to... Iron Maiden - 22 Acacia Avenue
Link of the moment... Nothin' good coming up at the Starlight
On Thursday, the usual gang played Settlers of Catan again...Mat won as usual. After that I whipped out some Katamari Damacy. Friday was a pretty good day for me; I got back my quiz in CO330 and wound up getting 20/20, Natalie lent me her movie, and I got to sit down with a fresh copy of Imprint. When I got home, half of my friend pool had left for home, but Mat and Andrew were still around. I forget what we did Friday afternoon, but Andrew and I had dinner together and then the three of us played Risk 2210. It's pretty fun, but very elaborate, and the game tends to favour the winner, helping them win even more.
Saturday concisted of a lot of cleaning. I moved everything out of the breakfast area and mopped it and the kitchen. I also vaccuumed the floors and stairs around the house. Don't get me wrong, my own room is still a pigsty, but the rest of the house is taken care of. While it was drying, I fell asleep for an hour or so, and when i woke up I gave myself a crop cut, meaning no more mohawk. Then I had a shower, and lugged my laundry to the CC. Andrew and I played some more pool while I was waiting. Once I finished that up, I went and got McDonald's food that was stale and cold, and ate it while watching Lost in the CC. After that, I flipped it to the hockey game, and watched a very action packed last period between Toronto and Montreal.
After the game, Mat, Andrew and I played a game of scrabble. The highlights of the game include:
-Mat playing an X on a triple letter score to form 'OX' TWICE on adjacent O's for 50 points.
-Andrew unloading 'QUIZ' on a triple word score with a blank tile for 63 points.
-my mastery of the english language turning 'PEE' in to 'EPEE' for some massive points with a second word.
I wound up winning with something like 240 points, the first time I've beat everyone else at something.
After Scrabble, I went home and decided, on a whim, to start up a game in Growlanser 3. It's a fun game, but I won't have the time to finish it. I spent a half hour on the story battles, then got my ass handed to me in a story battle without saving.
Sunday left me with a lot of sleep. I attempted to make pancakes again, but it went terribly wrong. I've heard that the pan has to be hot, so I let it heat up (without margarine on the pan). When the first pancake hit the pan, it actually hovered on the pan, cushioned by a layer of hot air. Immediately, a plume of black smoke rose into the air, and I turned on the fan, opened some windows, and fanned it with a dish towel, much as they do on TV. I actually etched a black mark into the pan that won't come off. I grabbed a second pan, and this one wasn't much better. All in all, I got a few pancakes out of the ordeal.
I forced myself to sit down and watch Garden State alone. It was ok, but perhaps a little too deep and somewhat cliche for me. After the movie, I napped a scooch, and then went over to Don John's for dinner. He had a few friends over, and Mat came as well. The food was absolutely fantastic. One of the best meals I've had in ages. The turkey was moist, the gravy was thick and meaty, the stuffing wasn't overwraught with onion, and Mat's mashed potatoes were to die for.
After dinner, our first expanded game of Settlers ensued. I was the king of DEV cards this time, and it helped a lot. At one point, I had nine points, and it was John's turn (he's on my immediate left). I noticed he got 9 points on his turn and had plenty of cards. I convinced everyone to stop trading with him since he was so close to winning. Luckily, it worked, and by the time it came around to my turn I had JUST enough to build a road and my last settlement for the win. I got very lucky by rolling a seven. I was going to block off Mat, but I convinced him to give me lumber not to, and when I put it on John, he gave me the last wheat I needed to build. After that was some pretty lousy poker. I suckered some people into some nice hands.
Today, Ruby is visiting Tunde, and Pranab is around too, so I'm going to go visit them once Ruby gets in to town. I really, really should be putting some time into my assignments, but it's not often that I'll get to see them all.
I'm putting some serious thought into dropping CO355. It's becoming a little more clear that if I don't fail it, I won't pass with much of a mark. I will have two terms where I can take four courses, so perhaps I should consider making this one of those terms. I have until October 28th to drop without it affecting my transcript. I feel like it's giving up, but I really can't think of much of a reason that I shouldn't be dropping it.
Listening to... Iron Maiden - 22 Acacia Avenue
Link of the moment... Nothin' good coming up at the Starlight
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