Instead of doing something productive at the chipper 1 am hour, I often times find it best to waste time online. That being said, I am glad to see you have also decided to waste some time too. Now that we are both mutually wasting time in some sort of time-wasting harmony, let's waste. I live in an interesting neighborhood, for those that missed the memo about my change in locale (and zip code). It's a neighborhood with people that are possessive of their sidewalk parking, where sirens blare in the night, raging disco parties, houses holding far too many people than they should, and did I mention the raging disco parties? Anyway, the man across the street from us is Frank, who is not only the local neighborhood watch but also hates beer, loves liquor, and will inform you that if you post "No Trespassing" signs, it becomes a felony to trespass. And this is all within the first 5 minutes or so of conversation. I was waylaid to my Logic and Computation class since I had caught him outside and said hello. Apparently one of our neighbor's kids is driving without a license and so we should be constantly checking our cars every time we park in front of the house. I really should have asked him about my car vandalism, but I was pressed for time and was already going to be late to Hongde's lecture. I see him around though, and he's pretty fun to talk to, so I am sure I will get a chance to find out about the "no parking" sign up the street from us. I also mentioned disco parties. Apparently a few nights ago there was a wild disco party complete with a mirror ball! Latino disco at that! (Though I did make out the sounds of Whitney Houston at one point.) This is the sort of crazy neighborhood I have decided to make my home in!
The day was quiet, although I didn't get as much done on Fum's bro's abacus as I had hoped. See, apparently in the UK, they have challenging computer science classes that make their students think outside of the box. None of this "turn this word problem into a program" crap, but honest, genuine, hard programs. The current task is to create an abacus application. However, the challenge to this problem is that it must carry out the math like an abacus does. Meaning that 3+9 = 3+10-1 (because you need to add one bead to the next column since 3+9 > 10). It's a good brain workout, and is really challenging to do, but it is also a lot of fun. Shame I only have to the 12th to make more headway and try and produce a bit more for Fum's bro. There's a limited edition Timon on the line for it, and it is a surprise I am looking forward to giving to Tessa.
My army of decor for my friends is near completion. Tomorrow I need to glue the ribbon on to complete the task, and then take photos of my Air Force of candy joy. After that, only one task remains, trying to get the little buggers out to everyone I made them for. While not delicate, they probably wouldn't survive a huge drop or a trip in the backpack.
And now, sleep before I hit up Waldenbooks in the morning in order to possibly find a gift or two.
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