First off, I had a decent Christmas. And I met a friend from America who now teaches in Japan, and met another friend from America who still lives in America. There was much happiness.

I recently installed the latest drivers for my graphics card. First thing I was greeted with was "Your native resolution is 1440 by 900. Do you want to switch to this resolution?" I nearly cried. For months, I've been trying to get it to set my resolution to that. And now, it does it without any effort on my part. Oh well.

I've ordered two Darwinia posters, which I'll hang up somewhere. Time to take down the ratty Linkin Park poster, methinks. I also need to hang my Sephiroth wall-scroll somewhere new. Or secure it better. Methinks the latter, since it's just creepy to have Sephiroth looking down on you and your bed from the opposite wall.

College goes. I have begun slipping back after Christmas, so I am resolved to stop doing so, and become more proactive again.

I have started playing Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Not bad so far. I've also managed to find Advance Wars: Dual Strike after about four hours searching through town. It was hiding in Gamestop's second-hand section, and was the last of two. I've also become enmeshed in Pokémon Pearl. Which reminds me, I need to play more of both.

Finally, I recently bought Exiles Volume 2 (wonderful series), Nextwave Volumes 1 and 2 (READ IT), Dork Tower Volume 2 (Good stuff), the Old Kingdom Trilogy (also wonderful), Samurai Champloo Volume 1 (oh yeah!), Cowboy Bebop Volume 1, and four Dresden Files books (a magnificent series).

OK, enough about me. How are you guys?

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