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(12:49 AM CST)
End of Semester 1. Turn tape to Semester 2.
Yes, classes officially ended on Friday, which means that from now until the 15th, finals are going to be my life. Well, theoretically, at least. Those of you who frequence ICQ will be able to tell exactly how much studying I'm getting down by my DND signs (which, I fear, will not be on as much as they should be). But anyway, there are a few cool things that you guys should check out. First, and foremost, go get some Christmas music! No, you don't have to go buy some (perish the thought!)...just wander on over to the FTP server and delight in the new Christmas Songs directory. I've also got a complete version of Handel's Messiah - definitely worth checking out. Umm....what else...oh! Zorro soundtrack is up, as well as the new Chef Aid soundtrack for South Park (which is damn funny, as long as you're not looking for too much meaning in it...).
I got my DVD drive in on Thursday (Creative Labs PC-DVD Encore DXR2, if you're wondering), and it's simply incredible! I love the picture quality, and I'll get a chance to really check out the audio once I get my computer back in its place among the ProLogic setup at my house...I'm really wishing they had English subtitled Evagelion DVD's right now...
If you're wondering if DVD is a thing to do, my personal opinion is that it is. The price of the drive that I bought was $150 after a $30 rebate that lasts until the end of December, excluding shipping. The nicest thing about this drive is that there are plenty of programs that can modify the MPEG2 decoder card (the DXR2 board) and disable Macrovision (so you can copy a DVD to a VHS tape), and also change the region code without limit (so you can watch DVDs meant for any part of the world...IE buying pirate DVDs from Hong Kong is a possiblity).
Let's see...what else is new...Oh, saw Psycho with Andrew and Oliver, and Jason, a friend of Andrew's from art class. As a movie by itself, it's not very good. This Psycho is probably best appreciated if you've seen the original pretty recently, and can enjoy the slight differences and moderizations of the new version.
In case any of you didn't already know, I do have a CD burner, and do make CDs, so if you want one, let me know sometime. Other news: The 17 gig hard drive that I bought is ALMOST FULL. So, I stuck in a 4 gig that I wasn't using and the server currently has a storage capacity of around 21.3GB. Quantum just released a new Bigfoot drive, 19 gig, that's cheap - around $320. I'm considering starting a fund to buy that drive - this would mean that you guys could put whatever you want on it, if you happen to feel like contributing to the fund (probably around $15-$20). The only restrictions would be porn and linking anything from the FTP server to a website. Otherwise, anything goes. And I can't buy this out of my pocket like I did with the 17 gig, simply because I have very little money left... :(
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