wafblog v3.0

to a new host!
Yeap, I’ve found a better deal at a different server so tylandrian.net is moving! Not that I don’t like our current host, but only having one database is a little limiting.
Anyways, the site may be down for a few days whilst the nameserver info propagates and they transfer everything to the new server. ^^

In keeping with my ‘I don’t have time to blog but here’s some stuff for you anyways’ of late, here’s two links:

Top 75 Heroines of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror: Part IV
As I wasn’t really interested in showing ALL 75, I’ve given the list from number 14, because that’s what number Hermione Granger is. What I don’t understand is how the Powerpuff Girls beat her? Also, very cool that Buffy was number 2. That’s wicked.

Ancient observatory found
Well, that about dang says it all really. Actually, this sort of thing fascinates me, because the usual unanswered question is: just how did they build these things? Even with all the technology that we have now, building a pyramid would be friggin hard job no? So all I can do is look in awe.

In lieu of actual blogging, I present these. The personality one is quite accurate, but then.. considering the way the quiz works.. I suppose that’s not surprising.

take the WHAT BAD BOOK ARE YOU test.
and go to mewing.net. not as good as reading a good book, but way better than a bad one.

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion:You have medium extroversion. You’re not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party. Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences. But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your “down time.” Conscientiousness: You have high conscientiousness. Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life. Most things in your life are organized and planned well. But you borderline on being a total perfectionist. Agreeableness: You have medium agreeableness. You’re generally a friendly and trusting person. But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism. You get along well with others, as long as they play fair. Neuroticism: You have medium neuroticism. You’re generally cool and collected, but sometimes you do panic. Little worries or problems can consume you, draining your energy. Your life is pretty smooth, but there’s a few emotional bumps you’d like to get rid of. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is medium. You are generally broad minded when it come to new things. But if something crosses a moral line, there’s no way you’ll approve of it. You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.

So I’m sitting around, waiting to meet with my supervisor about my thesis. And I think I’ve worked out what I’m going to miss most about uni – the free printing and Internet. Well, it’s not exactly… free. The Engineering Department gives you like 100 pages per semester, 250 if you’re doing thesis. I think because I print most of my lecture notes at home (hello the wonders of FinePrint!), I’ve hardly used mine. So, I had like 550 pages in my quota. I figured I might as well make use of it, the printer is FAST and does duplex as default. So I’ve printed all the manuals for my thesis software and I’ve brought it down to 445. LOL. I’m gonna have to go and find things to print now…

And yeah, free Internet over the wi-fi at uni has been a godsend for a) boring lectures, b) downloading necessary software, c) not being able to find a computer to do assignments on. I don’t think I’ll ever have that sort of freedom again. I wonder if my accounts will still work next semester? Not that I’ll be around to enjoy them. Oh wells.

I’m buggered as all hell today, cos I stayed up till like 4:00am this morning. I attended a ‘webinar’ for JasperSoft. Thanks to the time difference, their 1pm is our 3am… and knowing my inability to wake up after having slept two hours, I thought it would be better just to stay up late. Needless to say, I didn’t get much sleep. But I woke up so tired this morning I decided to skip my ELEC4605 lab. My lab partner was heaps nice to get my attendance marked off though ^^ I’ve got an assignment due for that subject in about 3 weeks, and I have a fear I’ll be doing most of it in the last week. Unfortunately I can’t do any of the work at home, because I don’t have a NanoBoard or Altium Designer 6 and the last time I bought that type of electronics, well… let’s just say it’s not being used very much. Shame really. I can imagine how fun it would be to have one of these at home and be able to program it to do different things and light up and says things on the LCD display. But hrm… can’t really imagine myself doing that on weekends.

So, I can now tell everyone my good news :P
After all the angsting I did over the last two months in regards to grad positions, I can finally say that it’s paid off. That’s right! I got an offer from Ernst & Young in their Graduate Challenge Program. It’s a 5 year program, which I’m sure will be gruelling as hell. But honestly, it sounds interesting and fun. I’m sure it’s not going to be anything like I’ve imagined, but that’s cool too. I’m very very excited and Manda has said that I’m gonna become a wanker but I daresay I am one already so there’s nothing to fear :P I also know a few others who have gotten offers from EY and that, so hopefully I’ll know a few people when I start next year.

Actually, that brings me to another thing. I had a hard time deciding whether or not to start in July. I was given the option to start mid-year, as I’ll have finished university by then. But I was also rather hesitant to do so. I’ve spent most of my life biting off more than I can chew and after 11 years of school and 5 and a half years of uni, I’m ready to take a break. I’ve got my heart set on going to Europe sometime in September. I don’t have time to plan it right now, but dad’s picked up a few brochures for me so that should be good. I think I’ll just hold off my ‘career’ for six months and take this time to myself. It’ll give me a chance to maybe figure out what other stuff I want to do with my life once uni is over. Of course, I can’t really think about that until uni is actually over. And that requires me to pass my last two subjects.

So anyways, I plan on going away in September, probably on a Contiki tour or something similar. I’ve talked to a few people and some are interested in going but that’s dependent on circumstances. So I’m gonna put it out there (to my limited readership) and say – if you’re free in September, have a few grand to spare and would like to see Europe then I WANT YOU. Well, I want you to come with me :P Even better if you’ve got the time now to compare all the packages LOL. But if not, then I’m happy to do that part once I’ve finished thesis. And no, I’m not fussed if you’re a guy or a girl… as long as you’re not gonna try dodgy things in the hotel room. If you’re interested then contact me sometime within the next month so I can look into which places to visit, I think the tours go to different cities. Oh, and I refuse to go on those camping tours even if they are cheaper.

I’m such a fucking moron. But I don’t know what to do. I get caught in the middle, between two good friends. And yeah, they’ve broken up, and I want to help them both. And I’m not taking sides, cos there are none. I just want them both to be happy and I want the best for both of them. So that’s what I try to do.

I place loyalty as one of the most important things about friendship. So how can you be loyal to two opposing sides at the same time? This is a situation I’ve found myself in more than once. And it’s not fun, but I try my best. Sometimes, it blows up in your face, and whilst you have the best intentions at heart… they don’t get it. Or they can’t see it, and they think that you’re not on their side. Or you’ve betrayed them. And that wasn’t it. If I’d told them straight off, they would have been more pissed at me than they are now. Fuck. I don’t want to lose friendships over things like this. I want to lose friendships because I was a fucking arsehole, not because I was looking out for you. Not because I wish I could take away the pain and make you well again. I want to be the jackass that other people are and not give a damn about it all.

What scares me is having friends who think like me. Who react like me. Because then, I can see why they’re angry with me. I’d be angry with me and that just makes me feel that much worse.

I’m not sure if I should post this publicly. It’s likely that it’ll come back to bite me in the arse one day. If you think you’re the one I’m referring to – this is not aimed at you, it’s not meant to make you feel bad. It’s aimed at me because I’m angry at myself for being this stupid.