Stupid Things I'm Doing While in Uni

1. Screw up assignments. - I did my assignment ahead of schedule, did everything according to plan, check my answers. Yet, I did not see a problem with one of the integrals. Today, when the lecturer just put up the question, without me even being told anything, I knew exactly what my mistake was. That was the most amusing thing that happened today.

2. Use the late entrance to get into class early. - The late entry in the Wright Theatre in the Medical building of Melbourne Uni actually provides faster access to the lecture theatre than the stairs inside, lifts and any combination you can think of. In other words, you will be in your lecture hall earlier if you take the late entrances.

3. Sleeping in classes. - Don't blame me! I don't even blame the lecturers. There's absolutely nothing wrong with their teaching this semester. But it's a habit of mine to get drowsy when I'm bored, and I get bored when they keep repeating material or cover material I'm already familiar with. At least I took the trouble to go to class. :D (OK. so maybe I'm to blame.)

4. Procrastinating. - I'm trying my best not to let procrastination get the better of me, but I'm not exactly going to do everything the moment I get it like Shockrave does. I lack the same amount of zeal he does for doing work. It's just not like cfgt to finish work too quickly. Of course, there was the programming assignment last semester that I finished the day it came out. But that was because I was bored and I was waiting for assignments for ages! This semester they're shooting assignments at me like bullets! I need my rest. :D

I've gotten a hell of a lot lazier compared to last semester. I'm going to suppose it's due to the fact that I'm getting a little less sleep now compared to last semester. I think I'm going to go back to my old sleeping habits again so that I'll have more energy to do stuff like rant, whine and blog properly. I have every intention of increasing my WPM by the end of the year. :D

(Of course, not doing programming probably isn't going to help me any.... :P)

Dice for Decision Making

I bought some small dice here. Besides game design, these dice here also serve an important purpose in decision making. It's like my magic 8-ball. :D

I roll the dice, find what random number shows up, and then I attempt to interpret those numbers to make my decision. I know it sounds pretty dumb, but it's pretty funny. :D

And yes, that is a macroeconomics book the dice are on. Imagine if all the policy makers in the world used my method of decision making: throwing dice. :D

Definition of Life and Death?

Being alive: What do I think? I think you are alive as long as you are expending some resources that cannot become beneficial to someone else since you have to consume them. What do I mean by this? If you kill someone and don't report it, they are legally alive, and if they are receiving payments of some kind, and you take it, they aren't alive. They are no longer expending resources that cannot become benefit another person. For obvious reasons, death is the opposite of being alive. Why do I not mention sentience? Even if you are brain dead - you still cost someone money. And if you are being kept alive in a braindead of retarded state, someone obviously believes you are still alive.

Why do I choose such a cold state to define it? Because a lot of people don't know it, but that's their definition. What incentive is there otherwise?

(Yes, I know I haven't quite posted anything in a while. I haven't been taken any time to think about what to blog about, in favour of more important issues like studying and so on. In addition, I've had a bad long bout of writer's block, which is still on right now. Be patient, and things will smooth over.)

Chapter 2 - 06: Awake Again

Kanya wakes up in an unfamiliar room. "That's odd. I thought I was following Cassandra onto the Aegis. And then, my memory is a blank."

"Ah, you're awake." An unfamiliar voice.

"Where am I?"

"You're in the infirmary on the Aegis. Apparently, you just collapsed on the floor after entering the Aegis. One of the crew members found you lying on the floor. We don't know what happened, and your files don't show any relevant medical history."

"I don't even know how I got on the ship."

"Either way, you'll be causing quite a fuss in the administration of the ship. Someone in security is going to get it for having the system allow in unauthorised personnel. Anyway, you've been given temporary clearance for the time being."

"Why?"

"For one, you just collapsed for no apparent reason. Another thing is that we want to do some study on you. We want to keep you in observation for about a month. After that, you can be on your way and board the Kirkor when we rendezvous with it in about a month."

"Becoming a lab rat, huh."

"We are for the most part, a TRi research ship. We aren't like the Kirkor, which is a military ship. You won't need to perform any military duties while you are onboard, but it is highly suggested you join the ordinary pilots during practice sessions so that you won't be too rusty when you get on the Kirkor."

Meanwhile, Erse had heard of the intrusion. She was already going through several screens of code and monitoring data in the security room.

"No visible difference in any of the information. This is going just as planned." Erse said to herself.

Pandora is actually behind her. "We have more important things to do now than monitor his progress. He'll be on the ship until we meet the Kirkor anyway."

Chapter 2 - 05 : An Offer

"I'm quite certain you know the purpose of being called here," Erse stated the obvious. "You want me to transfer to your ship, correct?" Cassandra replied.

"Your guess is correct. I am unsure as to the reason you have been kept on the MV2904 but I have been pulling strings to find out. However, it might be unsafe if you remain outside my sphere of influence as I go deeper into matter. The main reason I have come is to recruit you."

"I am honoured, but what do you mean pulling strings? And why should you care about me?"

"You see, there have been a few rather peculiar occurences regarding certain people who stand out because of their outstanding skills. Often, they find themselves in circumstances not unlike the ones you have been in. Contrary to popular belief, my supposedly random recruitment is not random at all."

"What do you mean?"

"I have been picking up whoever I can without raising too much suspicion in the process. They know what I have been doing, and they know that I am on to them. While a matter like this might seem trivial to a person like me, the issue spreads far deeper than you know. I cannot go over the details and I cannot give you any information for reasons you already know."

"Understood."

"So, will you accept my offer and be the leader of one of the fighter squadrons of the Aegis? I have been waiting a long time for an opening to offer to you."

"I have been stuck on that junk ship for a long time. I'll take the job."

"Good."

A member of the Aegis staff suddenly walks in. He has news.