The march to a new school year . . .

The coming year will be my toughest year [possibly of my undergraduate career], full load all engineering credits, not to mention project lead, and possibly lab work. There will basically be no time to do anything, especially since for the EWB project we don't have an NGO attached to it so we will basically be fund raising for all the money, by ourselves. With a full credit load, that consists of all engineering credits, my class load will be brutal and I will not be looking forward to trying to study for the midterms and final, homework alone will be a nightmare trying to keep up with. Finally on top of all that after working unpaid over the summer, I have been offered paid lab work for the year, but I am not sure how many hours I will have left to give after all is said and done.

On a lighter note, the remaining days of my summer have been spent being amused by video game news, Internet TV, youtube clips, webcomics, and I finally have free time unlike the school year to read for fun. Beginning with video games, one youtube clip has joined my favorite list, MGS4 thumbs, perhaps the best commercial remake for a video game trailer ever for the PSP, you'll get the thumbs part when you see to clip, this just proves that Japanese commercials are just as wacky as their game shows. As for my DS, I am looking forward to Chono Trigger which I missed out on for the NES and even the Playstation but after seeing such a large following I will be excited to play it on my DS, and the portability of it will be great, I look forward to being able to play this classic. On the front of Internet TV, I've been watching 非凡大探索, also known as Unique Discovery - Food; on at 600pm in Taiwan, the host travels Taiwan in search of good eats, and introduces the viewer to great food all across Taiwan. On a wackier note, youtube as many know is a place where you will find the most random of video clips, and one such clip kept me entertained as I couldn't stop laughing, Big head - little arms, a clip from the movie trailer for the animated movie, Meet the Robinsons, it is a looped clip of one of the characters giving his excuse for being incompetent. A webcomic that a friend told me to check out, Freak Angels, is something I look forward to reading when I get the chance. Finally after finishing a book a while ago, I've been meaning to talk about it, Enchantment by Orson Scott Card is a blend of real world and fairy tale with a Russian spin, as the protagonist finds adventure in a fairy tale world where his past and everything he has done has given him the tools he needs to be successful to becoming the hero in this unlikely world. The story is told so well you would swear that Card has intimate knowledge of this topic, but reading the author's note, reveals that he did a massive amount of research and that is perhaps one of the things that defines a true master, this novel is a must read. Oh and go check out mahoro-matic episode 20 or aka s2/ep8, even if you don't follow the show just this episode is hilarious, not part of the main plot, it is extremely entertaining.