... in which the fool is disappointed

I was supposed to write something down last Tuesday. In fact, I did write something down. Unfortunately, I happened to have closed the window before Blogger managed to post my previous post. As a result, I have to post again...

It wasn't terribly long really. Just looking back at what I've been doing.

Today would be the sixth day that I've gone without playing Ragnarok Online at home. My brother unexpectedly came home last Saturday and hogged the computer all day long. I figured since the poor guy rarely ever played the PC at home, I might as well allow him to use it for a day. Besides, I figured I could use the PC once he goes to sleep...

It turned out that I went to sleep earlier than he did. How... unusual...

So instead of wasting my time waiting for him to finish playing Disciples II, I turned my attention to the Dune House Trilogy (the prequels to the main books) that my other brother left at home when he moved out. Today, I've just started on the second book, and found the first book pretty interesting (except for the part where they resolved the conflicts rather... conveniently). I could've played the PS2 over the weekend -- I still had my Super Robot Wars scenarios unfinished. But by then, I was unexpectedly hooked to the Dune books that I didn't even bother to turn the unit on.

I thought that I could play for a little while on Sunday. However, my brother woke up earlier than I did, and managed to hog the computer again. Of course, since it was a Sunday, I didn't get to play in the afternoon, when my brother shut off the PC for fear of a sudden electric surge, because I had to go out with my parents to watch Terminator III.

Terminator III was a pretty funny flick. I mean, funnier than the first two movies. It was also a disappointment -- there didn't seem to be any story at all, just a ton of action scenes and funny lines spoken by the T-101 model. Strangely enough, the movie itself felt like a very nice prequel to the Matrix Trilogy, as can be seen if you watched the second and third movies of the Animatrix entitled "The Second Renaissance".

Maybe one of these days, I'd make some sort of crossover story, if I'm still in the mood by then...

Monday had me rushing to finish a homework in microprocessor design... I wasn't able to do it over the weekend because as I said, my brother was hogging the computer. I thought that I could do it at school. Unfortunately, I arrived a tad too late, and all the computers were already being used. I had no choice but to submit my homework late.

I started doing the schematic diagram for the Simple-as-Possible Computer (SAP-1) at around 5 PM -- because my brother was still at it when I got home. I tried to submit between 7 - 9 PM. Unfortunately, I found out at around 7 PM that our phone line had been disconnected because we haven't settled our accounts yet... I haven't been able to play Ragnarok at home since then, and settled for playing at internet cafes.

Today would be the sixth day. I'm already suffering from withdrawal symptoms... and behaving rather erratically. One of these days, I'm afraid I'd just suddenly break down...