One of two things is going to happen.
One - I'm going to rip my smoke detector off of the ceiling and reduce it to its constituent atoms.
Two - I'm going to go on a beeping-induced murderous rampage and destroy the entire world, starting with everyone responsible for my smoke detector.
Seriously, the thing has been beeping about once every 45 seconds for the past two nights, and only during the nighttime when I'm trying to sleep. Last morning I woke up with my jaw clenched so tight it was nearly painful. I think I realize why, now. I might just go entirely insane tonight.
First thing I'm going to do tomorrow is find Shawn (my floor custodian) and beg for his help on bended knee.
Until then, I'm just going to think about how much I hate my smoke detector. Some duct tape and a pillow may come out later. This will not stand.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I May Have A Problem
I'm a huge nerd.
I've known that for a while, but in the past two days, I really kicked it up a few notches. You see, while I was playing some Starcraft with my friend, I noticed that Blizzard had a writing contest going on. Being a writer, I was naturally curious, so I tracked down the contest information and found out what it was about.
Apparently, Blizzard has a writing contest each year. They take submissions of short stories (2500-7500 words) and then pick their favorite one. I thought this would be really cool because it appeals to both the writer and the huge nerd within me. To my dismay, though, I found that submissions were due in about two days. I had just caught the extreme tail end of a month and a half long submission period. Darn.
But wait. Why not try? I can pound out 2500 words in an afternoon if I want to. I sat down and began brainstorming. From there, I didn't stop for two days. I spent most of Sunday brainstorming, planning, and researching (that's right) the Starcraft universe. I started writing Sunday night and continued for pretty much all of Monday. At roughly 11:00 this last evening, I submitted my draft to the contest. Being as long winded as I am (when it comes to writing anyway), my story clocked in at just under 7400 words.
So there you have it. I am officially one of the elite nerds. I have written a story in a game universe. I won't stoop to calling it fan fiction because it was for a contest, but... yeah. Anywho, it'd be fun if the people at Blizzard liked it, but I don't hold any realistic hopes that they will pick it out of the countless other submissions. I more so did it because it was a challenge and a lot of fun. What can I say?
I've known that for a while, but in the past two days, I really kicked it up a few notches. You see, while I was playing some Starcraft with my friend, I noticed that Blizzard had a writing contest going on. Being a writer, I was naturally curious, so I tracked down the contest information and found out what it was about.
Apparently, Blizzard has a writing contest each year. They take submissions of short stories (2500-7500 words) and then pick their favorite one. I thought this would be really cool because it appeals to both the writer and the huge nerd within me. To my dismay, though, I found that submissions were due in about two days. I had just caught the extreme tail end of a month and a half long submission period. Darn.
But wait. Why not try? I can pound out 2500 words in an afternoon if I want to. I sat down and began brainstorming. From there, I didn't stop for two days. I spent most of Sunday brainstorming, planning, and researching (that's right) the Starcraft universe. I started writing Sunday night and continued for pretty much all of Monday. At roughly 11:00 this last evening, I submitted my draft to the contest. Being as long winded as I am (when it comes to writing anyway), my story clocked in at just under 7400 words.
So there you have it. I am officially one of the elite nerds. I have written a story in a game universe. I won't stoop to calling it fan fiction because it was for a contest, but... yeah. Anywho, it'd be fun if the people at Blizzard liked it, but I don't hold any realistic hopes that they will pick it out of the countless other submissions. I more so did it because it was a challenge and a lot of fun. What can I say?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Stupid Boards
I hate bulletin boards.
As an RA, I have to make bulletin boards to put outside of my room. Somehow, though, they always end up being a time sink. Last year, I thought I could spare myself some future pain by making my bulletin boards in a single piece so that I could take the whole thing down and put it up again this next year.
I should have known better.
I found out that my bulletin board this year is a little bit differently sized than my one last year, so none of my old boards fit quite right. I can trim them down, but they look a little bit odd since I can never get it exactly right. Plus I have to change the names of which RAs are on duty since there are different RAs in the building.
Basically, what I thought would be a thirty second job (a few staples in the corner and done) turned into the familiar long process of trekking back and forth to the office to get a glue stick that I thought I was done with or print out another copy of something that didn't turn out right.
Stupid boards. At least I'm done for a month.
As an RA, I have to make bulletin boards to put outside of my room. Somehow, though, they always end up being a time sink. Last year, I thought I could spare myself some future pain by making my bulletin boards in a single piece so that I could take the whole thing down and put it up again this next year.
I should have known better.
I found out that my bulletin board this year is a little bit differently sized than my one last year, so none of my old boards fit quite right. I can trim them down, but they look a little bit odd since I can never get it exactly right. Plus I have to change the names of which RAs are on duty since there are different RAs in the building.
Basically, what I thought would be a thirty second job (a few staples in the corner and done) turned into the familiar long process of trekking back and forth to the office to get a glue stick that I thought I was done with or print out another copy of something that didn't turn out right.
Stupid boards. At least I'm done for a month.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
I Return To Serve!
Me oh my.
It has been a while.
I have been very this past month or so. My summer was an incredible time filled with hanging out with some of the best people. I'd often start in the afternoon and go to the beach, then remaining hanging out with some group of friends or another until late into the night. We watched movies, played games, barbecued, and generally had a good time.
Then Starcraft II came out. Forgive me, I am a huge nerd. For those of you not in the know, Starcraft II is a real time strategy game. Basically a game where you build up an army of little dudes and try to kill your opponent who is attempting to do the same to you. More to the point, the original Starcraft was THE real time strategy game, and its sequel was long awaited and much anticipated by people like myself. Regardless, I spent a fair amount of time playing the game when it came out.
Then my summer got even more fun. I think I was trying to squeeze as much fun as possible into the last bit of summer because my last week was filled with great times. I went on a camping trip with some old friends, helped out with the annual zombie shoot, went to the lake with some other friends, and spent most every night in the last week hanging out. Had a great talk with my dad, too, the day I left. I don't see him as much as I'd like because I tend to be out and about when he's home and vice versa, but I love my dad to death. He's the best father a guy could ask for and one of the best listening ears I've ever come across.
Anywho, the point of all this is that I haven't had much time to spend writing blog posts. Now I'm back at NDSU, though, and life is slowing down a little even though I'm in the middle of RA training. Strange, that. Probably means that I'll have more opportunities to hammer out blog posts. Also, I'll have more time to work on my writing, something that suffered a bit towards the end of the summer. I want to finish this revision of my book and start working on adding in some new material!
Until next time, though.
It has been a while.
I have been very this past month or so. My summer was an incredible time filled with hanging out with some of the best people. I'd often start in the afternoon and go to the beach, then remaining hanging out with some group of friends or another until late into the night. We watched movies, played games, barbecued, and generally had a good time.
Then Starcraft II came out. Forgive me, I am a huge nerd. For those of you not in the know, Starcraft II is a real time strategy game. Basically a game where you build up an army of little dudes and try to kill your opponent who is attempting to do the same to you. More to the point, the original Starcraft was THE real time strategy game, and its sequel was long awaited and much anticipated by people like myself. Regardless, I spent a fair amount of time playing the game when it came out.
Then my summer got even more fun. I think I was trying to squeeze as much fun as possible into the last bit of summer because my last week was filled with great times. I went on a camping trip with some old friends, helped out with the annual zombie shoot, went to the lake with some other friends, and spent most every night in the last week hanging out. Had a great talk with my dad, too, the day I left. I don't see him as much as I'd like because I tend to be out and about when he's home and vice versa, but I love my dad to death. He's the best father a guy could ask for and one of the best listening ears I've ever come across.
Anywho, the point of all this is that I haven't had much time to spend writing blog posts. Now I'm back at NDSU, though, and life is slowing down a little even though I'm in the middle of RA training. Strange, that. Probably means that I'll have more opportunities to hammer out blog posts. Also, I'll have more time to work on my writing, something that suffered a bit towards the end of the summer. I want to finish this revision of my book and start working on adding in some new material!
Until next time, though.
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