So now I am at home. I want to send a big hug down south to Annie for the uber-awesome Christmas card. I tore into it within 5 seconds of being home and helped to make me smile on what had been an otherwise really ucky day. I can't really object to the free food, nor can I object to the bed with pillows and a place to hook up my game consoles. In fact, I am especially enjoying the privileges one gets by being in a house under which they have relative dominion. On that basis, I find it important to say: There is nothing fucking cooler than running up and down the halls of your own house screaming wearing boxers and a night shirt. If I did that at my place in Monterey, I'd probably have three roommates eager to smack me for my stupidity. Oh, and I can get a glass of water at three am and since everyone here is such sound sleepers I don't have to creep across the second floor. It's the little things that make being home such a wonderful little experience. I'm sad to say I won't be staying for as long as I would liked to have though, as capstone, MacWorld, and Disneyland all call me back to the bay a full two weeks earlier than I had really planned. That's okay though, I've been procrastinating plenty on my projects for graduation. That's not to say projects have been neglected on the whole though.
The Dotsumi web site is up for the Bay Area Animation Society, although it is desperately lacking in the artistic department. I will probably start hounding people on the mailing list in order to get art, content, and most importantly, feedback. Additionally, the Kaizoku-Fansubs migration has begun, although I am keeping most of the scripts on the down-low. While the Dotsumi site is almost perfect for the Invision Power Board idea (currently used for K-F), the K-F site grew up. It's content needs went deep beyond just a community aspect into a more complete and integrated (and universal) solution.
I spent a good majority of the day indulging in video games with friends as well as some shopping and some sleeping. The last one, however, didn't get nearly as much attention as the other two. I find it funny how now that I am on break, it is even easier to get up in the mornings and be active by 9 am. I don't remember ever being able to do that during the Fall semester.
Oh, and the other thing I miss is a full-sized keyboard. Typing on a laptop is not very enjoyable, as I seem to be able to hit a houjillion keys all at the same time. Backspace has become my new best friend. This is going to make doing a few maintenance updates on my site a tad difficult.
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