Random
Hmmm, items of news.
I resigned from my job Monday morning, which leaves me free to do whatever I want for the 20 hours per weekday that I'm not in class. I wish I could give an exit interview to my boss there; I have tons of criticism (not quite equally matched with praise) for the divison in which I worked. I will keep it all to myself, though, and continue to maintain a low-profile, quiet exit. I'll miss the cash flow, though.
Star Wars Revelations is an independent film made for about $20,000. It bridges the gap between episodes 3 and 4 by explaining, for instance, what's happening to all the Jedi left after the Temple explodes. Because George Lucas is completely cool with people playing in his backyard so long as they don't make any money off their work, the only way to get the film is to download it. There are a number of ways to do this; I opted for the whole two DVD set, which was about 8 GB of data in total. Check it out: Panic Struck Productions.
If you're really into gaming, you'll find the Pure Pwnage videos amusing. I watched episode 4 this morning, and so far, it's my favorite. Each episode is in the neighborhood of 60MB-100MB in size. Check it out: Pure Pwnage.
Also, a guy on my Mensa mailing list, in response to a post about Dune, says we've managed to stumble upon one of his secrets: sometimes when he drinks espresso with cinnamon, he imagines it's actually melange. I tried it last night, and he's absolutely correct. Sip your cinnamon espresso, close your eyes, pretend you're on Dune. It really does work.
My family wants me to visit Massachusetts at the beginning of August for Taylor's end-of-term art show at SMFA Boston (did I mention it's part of Tufts University?). I don't know if I'll be able to do it; I have so much furniture and stuff to sell, and I really should be here on the weekends for that. On the other hand, I would love to go to see her show and the family, especially since I don't think I'll be leaving Pittsburgh often once I get there. Sigh.