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I’m a ball of stress. I wish I could elaborate on it sometimes, but some of my thoughts I want to keep private.
I just miss having access to IRC and instant messengers when I need them. I just miss being able to talk with my friends at will. 
I’ll get this sorted somehow.
Tags: Aaaangst
Lately, I’ve been playing a lot of Tower Defense, a little flash game based on something from Warcraft 3, as I understand.
The essence of it is, you simply build towers, and upgrade them to do more and more damage to your enemies as they come running through what I can describe easiest as a ‘gauntlet’ of sorts. While you’re haranguing your enemy with volley after volley of pain, they’re trying to capture your base.
There’s someone working on another variant of this genre, currently named Flash Circle TD. I’d like to give this one a try when I get a spare moment, since I’ve become enamored of the type of game. It’s short enough, plays fast, and I can easily start and finish with it in a single session.
Tags: Contributors, Gaming
When I went to donate blood plasma last Friday, they checked my weight. I’m actually gaining weight for some reason, and I’m not entirely sure just why I’m getting heavier.
I know that I’ve been eating more since I went to the Salvation Army, but they have a NASTY habit of feeding us mainly carbohydrates, and not enough protein to satisfy me. I like lots of meat and less bread when I’m eating meals, and I’m fine with carbs when I’m snacking. I would love more meat in my diet, but short of resorting to Burger King every time I go up somewhere, I don’t think I’m getting enough protein.
As a result, I’ve gone from 313 pounds to about 321 pounds, and this is leaving me slightly distressed. I don’t want to get any fatter than I am, and I’m getting far more exercise per day here than I was when I was at home.
I’m hoping that it’s my legs building up their mass again, rather than me growing a bigger, fatter American behind. :B
( p.s.: I miss cooking. :(! )
[tags]Unexplained Weight Gain, Dieting, Muscle Gain[/tags]
Tags: Normal
For those of you who grew up sharing a room with siblings, or in a dorm, I’m sure you’ll understand this sentiment.
How does one find privacy in such a public setting as a shared bedding area or a shared bathroom?
I’m used to being able to close the door, put on my headphones, and space out without the inconvenience of someone tapping me and saying Hi! or whatever. How does one discourage that activity without seeming like they’re an evil bastard operator from hell?
I mean, I like most of my roomies and all, but I don’t want to seem unapproachable to them, because I don’t want to be bothered when my headphones are on and all. I like — no, I value my privacy like others value their significant other. I don’t want to be disturbed when I’m in bed. So, any suggestions on how to deter these people from bothering me when I don’t feel like being pestered?
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It looks like while I’m running around here, looking for money and a place to stay, the guys at PayPerPost (surely, you remember the people who found ways to grow blog traffic and put a little money in my pocket, yes?) have hinted at some big news.
The last time they did something like this, they got $3,000,000 in venture capital.
They’ve tried to, or have done things like acquire part of Performancing… Get one of the MySpace staff members onto their team… got sweet cameras from Hewlett Packard (which they didn’t give me a single one :(!)…
They’ve also done some things that have upset some of the people who write entries for them, such as segmentation (though it’s partly understandable; it’s just that the mechanism responsible for making this work isn’t being completely enforced on the side of the advertisers, which penalizes the rest of us), and rolled out a few… bumpy releases, which is bound to happen, of course.
I think this time, the surprise is either going to be that they’re going to make advertisers not only rate us before they can run any other ad campaigns, but show us why we’ve fetched bans from certain advertisers, to help us improve on our work (it’d help, and it’d make sure we weren’t being banned because we’re furry, or whatever, haha)…
Or, it’s going to be that they’re going to send me a pony.
Everyone needs a pony (though I’d rather a full grown horse, so I can ride him to and from work each day in a nice white suit, with perfectly straight, unnaturally white teeth, and a white cowboy hat. Oh, and a white briefcase to finish the look. *hint-hint*) on any beta project. 
Watching!
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