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Today’s topic: What I have been up to and what I have learned. onetwothreeGO!

1) I started writing a Final Fantasy VII fanfic to get my creative writing muscles warmed up again. It will never see the light of day, but I feel like I can handle words again. The lesson: Writing is like riding a bike; if you wait too long, the thing is covered with rust and you have to get a new bike, but you’ll still be able to ride. Wait, what?

2) GoDaikoCon – anime convention. Basically went because Eyeshine was playing three shows. They are awesome. We own four of their albums now and they are my favorite band. The lesson: There is none. They are just a sweet band.

3) I started practicing guitar in earnest. My friend Don wants to start learning, and he showed me a website that has stuff for people of all skill levels. SOON I WILL BE OF ALL SKILL LEVELS. The lesson: Lessons are always good!

4) I ordered an acoustic guitar. I should be here next week. I am so pumped. The lesson: Get Amazon Prime and your guitar would be here already.

5) I signed up for voice lessons. I start on the 6th. I am looking forward to recording some completely different music in the coming months. The lesson: See 3! (pee oh)

6) I am doing okay at learning to program. I haven’t been fired yet, so that’s a good start, I guess. The lesson: Programming isn’t hard so much as the people whose code you are looking at never learned how to comment properly, so you’ll be confused a lot at first. Hopefully it wears off?

7) Tonight I am debuting a new character in our DnD session: Robison of the Hood. The lesson: Classic literature is ripe for DnDfilement.

Ground zero mosque – It’s not on ground zero, and it’s like 10% mosque. Shouldn’t be a controversy. First amendment. QQ.

D&D Essentials – Not for me, maybe for you, and no one is forcing either of us to buy it. Would buy a Monster Manual compendium.

The BP thing – If only people had been clamoring about renewable energy at an earlier point in history.

Starcraft II – Awesome, play.

Scott Pilgrim – Great movie, great books (still have to read #6, but I’m assuming it’s great), great soundtrack. I bet the game is great, too.

Michigan RenFest – DOOOOOD let’s go!

Final Fantasy XIV – Hope it’s less boring than Final Fantasy XI because I fully intend to try playing it.