The Start
Started my third semester here at UNT this past Thursday. My classes so far don’t seem too bad, apart from Physics, which I suck at already and the fast-talking professor and the open lab format (you go on your own time) won’t help either. Other than that, I should be fine. Our Spanish teacher is really nice, and Government should be a breeze.
The only class I have yet to go to is my last Radio, TV & Film pre-major course. I’m not too worried, but I do hope I get a good partner in the film production portion of the course. I’m really excited about the audio production portion of it, though, since I had so much fun helping a friend get his radio spot made.
I filled out a volunteer form at our campus radio station, KNTU 88.1, but they have yet to call me. Maybe I’ll ask them about it this next week. I would definitely love that.
Coming up this next weekend is my family reunion in Lueders, TX. Well, it’s more of a distant family reunion, since the majority of the family is that of my great-grandmother on my mother’s side. It’s usually pretty fun; watching hillbillies drink and shoot guns while our section of the family just drinks and laughs. It should make for quite a bit of fun. It’s also in the middle of nowhere, so don’t expect one of my sunday writings next week.
The Best Memorial Tattoo Ever
This tattoo seems to be making quite the voyage around the internet this Monday. This rendition of a Super Nintendo controller is in memory of the recipient’s grandmother. A very touching memorial, indeed. Click the pic for a more detailed description from Fuck Yeah, Tattoos! (WARNING: preceding link contains sporadic NSFW photos. Linked picture above SFW.)
The Lazy Week
It’s been a good vacation this week with golf, bike riding, shopping, dining, and generally vegging out for a week. I feel like I’m ready to take on work and the upcoming semester with renewed vigor.
Only one thing stood out this week as a harrowing experience. I went to bed Friday night at around midnight to the beeping of what I thought was a clock radio going off in another apartment. One hour later, I awoke to scuffling on the balcony and red lights coming through my window. I shot out of my bed, put on my flannel pants, and went outside. Turns out that the person living in the apartment directly above me had left something on the stove, causing it to smoke and smell awful. After talking with my neighbors about it, the firemen left and I went to bed.
The next evening, a friend and I were going to play video games at my apartment. We pulled into the parking lot, got out, and I immediately heard the smoke alarm that I thought was a clock radio the night before. We immediately went up to the third floor to investigate. The sound was originating from the same apartment as last night, and we could smell something burning. We tried to peek in through the windows, trying to see if anyone was inside. All I could see was smoke. We started knocking on the doors of the surrounding apartments to warn them of the impending doom that was about to commence on our humble little roach motel. The man I warned was quite friendly, and we started knocking on the smoking apartment’s door. My friend, on the other hand, was being chewed out by an Asian college student who was quite annoyed by being interrupted from her Calculus studies.
Finally, after knocking and banging on the door, a man fumbled with the lock and opened the door. Smoke poured out of the 425 square foot rathole, and the man reset his alarm and turned off his stove. He was obviously under the influence of weed and/or speed, and he said he had slept through the whole thing. After asking if he was alright and warning him not to do it again, we went back to my apartment and went on with our business.
Hopefully that doesn’t happen again, and the methhead just buys a microwave to cook his Dinty-Moore stew.
Hitting the Links
This weekend is a golf weekend. I played 9 holes at the executive-length Texas Sundown Ranch course in Sanger yesterday in preparation for a full round at Keeton Park in Dallas.
I did much better than usual yesterday, which is still definitely not good. I still need to work out the nasty slice I have when using my driver. At least my short game is getting better.
Going back to the Tuesday Bike Night mentioned last post, it was a blast. I’ve done it the past two weeks in a row and it’s a lot of fun. Lots of cool people and cool, old bikes. I will definitely be doing it again and again.
I’ve been using the Google Chrome Dev Builds for Linux on and off for the past couple of weeks, and I’ve noticed that it’s a lot faster than Firefox on my netbook. Here’s to hoping they release the real deal soon.
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