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[Er.. I only found out after posting this that fonts.. don't actually make that much difference on the actual

Ah, what kind of example am I se--WHAT IS UP WITH THIS FONT PLEASE?!? ARGH, do I have to change EVERYTHING around here?! Wait, is this thing still on? Aw dammit.

Anyway, that looks better. I, uh, think this is what it should have been. Okay, now we can begin.

Ah what kind of example---...Oh, oh, now this is just great, isn't it? I press enter and all the.. *sigh* Wow, this sucks. *grumbles* Testing testing testing...

Right, working now? ...Oh, for God's sake. I give up. I'll just post in this font, annoying though it is. For some reason fonts appear to be defaulting to this, and revert when I press enter. Strange.

OKAY, NOW WE BEGIN:

Ah, what kind of examp-- OH, OH, WHAT THE HELL? YOU WANT TO WORK NOW?!? YOU'RE GIVING ME THE RIGHT FONT AGAIN RANDOMLY?!? OH, WOW, THIS IS JUST GREAT. JUST WHEN I GET USED TO THE OTHER FONT, AS WELL?!?

*sigh* I can't work under these conditions. And it just changed back as well. *cries*

Alright, I give up now, for real. Whatever the hell font it wants, I'll use.

Ah, what kind of example am I setting by not following my New Year's Resolution? It states quite clearly there that I must continue blogging. Hrm, well dang. It's been a hectic few months, anyway, so I've not had much chance. For starters, I've been attempting to set up a proper

I am, though, a straight A student. In all 5 mock exams that took place a few weeks ago, I got all A's. This scares me, given the rather terrible results that I got last year on my AS exams. And the results of the January module exams (Bloody hell, that was ages ago, have I really not updated for that long?) have been returned to me:

Physics - 90/90 - 100% - A
Further Maths [Mechanics] - 95/100 - 95% - A

So naturally I'm pretty pleased with these results. I'm predicted an A in every subject. *squee*. That is... provided I get this coursework finished. It's all due in for next Monday, and I have two things to do - the write up of my Electronics project, and task 3F on Computing. Task 3F, though, shouldn't take very long. It's just making and carrying out a test plan for the program I wrote. Simple stuff.

I also have an XBox 360. This has been one of the best purchases I've ever made, and I say this from the heart. I love it. I'm really getting into console FPS's as well. This time last month, I abhorred them. But now, I'm working through 3 - Prey, Gears of War, and Farcry - and am loving them. The controls seem a lot more natural than I first thought.

But, I'm kinda going off track. This was only meant to be a really really short post. I've posted this because my

However, looking at this, it may be more effort than it's worth.

I leave with a quote, spoken by a truly great human..oid.

"I'm back. And I'm bad. Obviously within certain preset parameters." ~ Kryten

Yes, Perplex City is over.  The Cube was officially found at 4:30 AM, last Sunday morning.

Congrats to the winner.  *sigh*

This could so easily have been mine.  If I'd only gone down to Wakerley Wild Wood... If only I'd thought I'd had a chance.. If only I'd taken my metal detector down.. I now learn that, despite the 10-20 people that went down to Wakerley on Friday and Saturday, none had a metal detector.  Believing the Cube to be unfindable with a metal detector, but no, I posted on the Perplexorum about this on Saturday.  And the reply was negative ("Oh, we've been told it can't be found, etc. etc."), but then Adrian Hon (One of the organisers) replied and told us that no, I was right.

So in conclusion, if I'd gone to Wakerley, taking my metal detector, on Friday or Saturday..  I would have just won £100,000.

C'est la vie.

Pictures of the item that has been RIPPED FROM MY LIFE:

http://www.argn.com/images/Receda%20Cube%20-%20sm.jpg
http://www.argn.com/images/Receda%20Cube%20Close-Up%20-%20sm.jpg 

Ah well.  A new Perplex City website goes up on February 14th, Season 2 Wave 1 comes out on March 1st, and there's going to be a big "Found: The Cube" partay on February 24th, which I'm going to go to, in London! ^_^  My second ever Perplex City meet.  Hoorah.

Oh, also... Cube 2/3?  I sense foreshadowing...

I've started another blog. So I'll have two on the go from now. The other one, though, is a Perplex City blog, for In-Character views of the goings-on in the Perplex City ARG.

This one will, then, serve as my main 'life' blog.

I have discovered Ultrastar, as well. If anybody's seen SingStar for the PS2, it's the same kind of thing, but it's PC and you can make your own tracks. So woo, I'll have something to do (When the rest of the house has gone out. Pssht, like I'd sing with them in the house. Pah!)

I also discovered SingShot, which is an online Karaoke site. It's not got a great selection of songs on at the moment, but it looks promising. The only thing that's really bugging me about it is that.. as soon as it becomes popular, you'll be able to sing something, then.. within mere minutes, nobody will ever find your recording. Which may or may not be a good thing, I don't know. But I think sites like SingShot only work when they're a [relatively] small community.

Well, I'd best get off and do my Electronics homework for tomorrow.

Have fun.

Goals for 2007:

1) Complete this ****ing Learn Japanese book and tapes that have been on my desk for years.
2) ...Actually pass my exams. And I mean pass, not like last year's "passes".
3) Write. Participate in NaNo 07 and WIN.
4) Write more. Fanfics and stuff are fun, I need to do more of them. My aim is about 5-10 fanfics for the year.
5) Read 50 books this year. So far I've read... none. >.>;

So, 50 books. And 5 fanfics. S'gonna be fun. I've started on my first fanfic. Doctor Who [of course].

As for 50 books.. I don't even know 50 books. Gah, darn this challenge. Well, I guess I'll start on Terry Pratchett.

Book 1: Mort

Also, it just hit me today, as I was looking through my Computing coursework folder. I've actually FINISHED task 2. All I have to do is the last 2 parts of task 3, and.. that's it. Of course, I'll probably redo Task 1, because I think I've done crap on it. But yeah.

*yawn* I'm tired. No physics tomorrow. I can take it easy, finish task 3..

Yeah, I'm bored. In fact, I'm going to bed. Wake me up when September ends.

Right, here goes. My review of 2006!

Yes. This is the FOURTH time Mr Meacham has marked my homework/test wrong. -.-

So I say to you: I got 100%. No matter what he says.

ONE lesson to go before the end of school. And it's Computing. Huzzah.

The results of my last Mechanics test are in, as well. 64/72. My rival got 40/72. I wish this counted, but it wasn't in Computing, and we're not officially rivals in Maths. Dang. Second highest mark in the class, the top one got 66/72 -.-

But oh, I shall beat him.

Apart from that: Had a boring physics lesson, HATE Mr Meacham, etc.

I hope my Computing teacher doesn't come snooping around this blog. I sent him an email, so he has the 'mindez' bit. *hides*

Yes, anyway. This is a bit of a non-blog-entry. It's a bit rambly. I'm hoping to write a nice article on ARGs and their attraction, tomorrow. Possibly.

I highly doubt I will.

(Also, apparently my Computing teacher was looking for me today. I hope it's not anything bad e.E)

Safety in compliance, safety in DefenseCorp.

Ya. Boo for unprepared maths tests.

I'm sure we were never told about it. But I was the only one that didn't remember it, so I guess I'll let the teacher off. Imaginary numbers is a silly topic, anyway. It's as if someone stood up one day and shouted "I KNOW! Maths isn't a crappy enough subject yet. There just AREN'T ENOUGH NUMBERS. Let's invent some more!", and thus the topic of Imaginary Numbers was created.

But anyway, Yes. Big test on imaginary numbers. And I think, on the whole, I've done quite well. Except for the last part of the last question. I couldn't--Wait, why am I telling you this? You don't know the question. And I'm pretty sure you don't care about imaginary numbers.

*sighs* I'm talking to myself again.

I also got the results for my Computing test today, as well. 61/90. The best in the class, by about 20 marks. HAH. Take that, rival (Who got only 40/90)! I'm the only person in the whole class that doesn't have to come back and repeat the test. *victory!*

Mindez: 1
Rival: 1 (For being further ahead than him in the Pascal book, a while ago)

Ah well. I'm gaining ground, again.

But enough about tests! Tests suck. Lets talk about me!

You all must go and read this blog post: http://loupgarou.blog.com/1361091/ - It's a most excellent review of my blog. I love it. It's my favourite of all LoupGarou's blog posts! *gasp* Now I just have to hope it doesn't have some underlying encoded "MINDEZ SUCKS" message hidden in the text. That would certainly be my luck.

*sniffsniff*

Ooh, I smell that my Southern Fried Chicken is cooked.

*runs off!*

COMMENT! I NEED NOURISHMENT!

-Mindez

And so it begins. Things would never be the same after that night. Time itself was altered. Capsules of heavy water were discovered buried deep beneath our feet, and we wondered who had planted them.

Thanks to Loup for the opening.

Yes, this is my new blog. I appear to be incapable of hosting my own blog, so I instead have to resort to Blog.com. Ah well, I pray this place won't get as spammed as anything I've made in the past. c.C;

So, let me begin. All things must have a beginning, and this blog is no exception.

Hello. My (online) name is Mindez, and I am 17, live in England, blog, etc. Don't expect any.. well, many... of my posts on this blog to make sense. I seldom make sense online. It's all thanks to the sugar and caffeine, I suppose.

I'll try to keep this blog updated, and spam-free. Yes, just like I've tried to keep all my other blogs updated. Shh.

Also, I am a hungry person. I feed on your comments. They nourish me, and I need a constant supply of lots of them. Please? I'll beg!

Also, did I have any Further Maths, Computing, or Physics homework for tomorrow? I can't remember.

FOUR DAYS OF SCHOOL UNTIL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS!