Lords of Ultima...

Lord of Ultima is a web-based strategy/city management/world sim. It's also the exactly the same thing as Utopia, which is has been around for ages. Virtually every part of the game is the same, except that you can attack dungeons that randomly appear in the world. In fact it's so bad, I'm not even going to continue pointing out how bad it is...

So Class is officially over, really this time. Still have a final to complete, and a presentation to give on a project. I really enjoyed the class, it was kinda fun being back in school and the material was actually really interesting. I hope this momentum keeps up! Only 5 years to go!...

Listening to MC Frontalot's latest album. Thumbs up. Well done sir. Come to San Antonio so we can hang out... maybe play some settlers.

Well, maybe...

But apparently my prof is holding another class today.... balls.

SCHOOOLS, OUT, FOR, SUMMER!

Well, kind of anyway. I still have to complete a final, but I will say overall my first course has gone swimmingly well. I really enjoyed learning the material too. Feels kind of good to be back in school honestly. Let's just hope I continue to feel that way...

I still have another levelling course I need to complete. Though, I did as my advisor if it would be possible for me to take a graduate course before finishing my levelling courses. He seemed to imply that it was possible but not recommended, but if the graduate course did not use the material...

I'm trying to decide if I should get in a course this summer. I was intending to do the whole house shopping thing and there is the business idea that I wanted to pursue. I also thought it might be a good use of time to spend the summer getting some certifications I could use career wise. Then at least it wouldn't be a total wash in terms of self development ya know?

I still feel like I should be taking a class though... It's already going to take forever to finish this degree, dragging it out any more that it needs to be is just asking for trouble.

So tired....

My partner I worked on the test with is really good at trying my patience.

Father passed last night...

My father's health had been declining for the last month, last night was the end. My brother was on his way out to Las Vegas, and I got a text from him at the air port saying they were "a little too late". From what I've heard he hadn't been conscious for a couple of days. At least my brother or I were there when he was.

Though it sounds bad, I'm not upset. This was a person I really didn't know that well. That part in and of itself is kind of sad, but that was mostly his decision, not mine.

That test turned into a take home test, issued on Saturday. I have more than half of it done. Should have it polished off tonight.

Breakfast tacos.

Nawm.

I have a test on thursday, and loads of shiz to do this week. :-(

Long time no post.

I was out for this week before last up in las vegas. My father has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is something of a financial mess. Suffice to say, plan for you future people.

In the largest case of irony ever, I watched him try to explain to a doctor how he's "not like some people" that take advantage of "wellfare" systems. Mind you, this is coming from a uninsured dieing man in the county hospital that was claiming social security, unemployment, and had 400 dollars to his name.

He also watches Fox "news". *sigh*

I try to respect this person and I do want to take care of him, but I'm pretty upset about the whole thing. I think I'm doing it more for my brother than anything else, because I know that he will try to do it all himself. My relationship with this man has never been good. His irresponsibility and tendency to lie have jaded my view him over time. For a long time when I was young I would defend his lies to other people, even my mother. I desperately wanted him to be an archetypal father, but looking back, I have a hard time saying he was. Suffice to say, this is not the person I wish to emulate.

This is all brought to bare because he needs, or will need, someone to look after him soon and I don't feel he really ever did much of the same for me. The second part being his fiscal irresponsibility is possibly going to become a burden to my brother and I.