Update time!

I don't write in this nearly as often as I like. (Well, other than the random stuff I post every so often.) So, here is an update on what I'm doing lately.

I start Viz in August/September, but I have a prerequisite course I'm taking summer session 2. I'm not quite looking forward to that as its a difficult math course and I'm not one for math. It's one of those things (like history) that I find interesting but doesn't stick in my head. It just sort of leeks out slowly like a bad car tire. Mostly because I don't use it on a regular basis so my brain tends to leak and purge it to make room for stuff I do use. (Kinda like it does with the English language. The more Japanese I learn, the worse I get with English. Oi.)

Still looking for a graduate assistantship. I finally got off my ass and looked on Jobs for Aggies. I thought it'd take a while to set things up on it and find assistantship sand sort through ones I might be eligible for. Hah! Not a chance. There were THREE available. THREE. One was in ocean drilling (a research one)- yeah, so not qualified or interested in that one. One was for computer work and had the benefits I wanted and the pay enough to make me leave Fosters- but I wasn't qualified for it. And the last had no benefits and the pay was less than I'm getting now. So I'm out of luck for the time being. I can't say I'm sad, though. I LOVE my current job and am very reluctant to leave it- hence why it's taken me so long to get my act together and check JFA. The only reason I'm looking is because most assistantships not only pay fairly well, but they come with a tuition bonus. They pay your graduate tuition as long as you work for them. Thats the only thing that'd make me leave my current job for an assistantship. Oh well.

Jarvis (my new computer) is working excellently now. I replaced the stock CPU cooler and installed it correctly this time and now the heat problem it had before is next to non-existent. The second CD/DVD drive I added works now as well. So save for a few minor things hew working fine. ^^ *dance dance dance* Now to play around on Portal and Photoshop. I'm itching to put the Intuos tablet I got to good use!

Jarvis is aliiiiive!
(Jarvis being the name of New Computer)

Jarvis is freaking loud... oO* Seems I picked an applicable name for it. Sounds like a hurricane taking off (or Iron Man himself --*.) Maybe I should have called it Zephyr (gentle breeze)? Anyhow, will start installing all my prgs and stuff to it tomorrow. I'm quite pleased.