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July 19, 2007 (12:43 PM CST)

This will be my last entry of this comic. I had fun with it, but I'm going to end it now. I noticed my last posting was in April with the VA Tech thing, and I've just been too busy since then. Doing what, you ask?

Well, for starters, I graduated. I'm no longer a "physics student", I'm a "Physicist". I still am working at the physics clinc at UTA, and am proctoring a few tests this summer semister. I'm now going to get a bachelor's degree in Ecconomics (should take about a year and a half), since I've decided that even scientists need to know SOMETHING of business in this sucky society of ours (yes, instead of devoting ourselves fully to the enrichment of mankind through knowledge, we need to learn how to patent things and ballance books so we don't end up being autided by the IRS. -sigh-), and ecconomics is the business degree that I'm most suited to (with the added benefit of me already having all but a year and a half's work done for it.) Also, it would be nice to have a few "easy" semesters to reover my GPA. Okay, 2.9xx isn't BAD, but it's not GOOD either. It's annoying too, because it's SOOO CLOSE to being good. Then maybe I can get scholarships and get into graduate school easier. The other sucky thing is I only have 45 hours before out of state tuition kicks in, and that I simply cannot afford...but the degree is going to take me 45 hours, no room to spare. The lady says it only takes 30 hours to get a second degree...ha! Stupid beurocrats that don't actually LOOK at how things REALLY work. Reminds me of a line from a game I'm playing, Disgaea 2. We're given a jury summons and then sent to another place with it (after being sent to the balif to pick it up in the first place), and the main character, Adell, comments "Why does it feel like we're just being sent all over the place?" The female lead responds, "That's Beurocracy for you." Too true. -_-;

Oh well, and my dreams of music and drawing will have to remain hobbies, as is my writing and webcomicing. Oh yeah, I'm joining History of the World V on Alturas (which might be slow enough I won't have too much trouble, but give me something to lay with. ^_^), and I'm considering FINALLY getting some use out of those old rules I wrote up for that mecha game, though with a thorough overhall. Not even sure I'll do it yet, but it should be an interesting and detailed rule set by the time I'm done with it.

Not sure what else there is to say. Ben got married last month (congrats, buddy!), Adam last Thanksgiving, Jeremiah the summer before, and Rachel & Ray the year before. John and Clif aren't married yet, though Clif probably will be eventually. So I'm single, not dating, and no prospects for marriage anytime soon...but I'm willing to go for it now if it comes up. See, I never wanted to get married until I had the ability to support myself and another person. After all, I'd like for my future mate to not have to work at all unless she wants to. Well, I've got a physics degree and will get certified to teach, I think. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to teach at all, but it's something that I can always fall back on. I mean, seriously, with the teacher shortage and all, and especially because I can easily teach physics, mathematics, basic biology, basic geology, and basic chemistry, if I ever decide to teach, I should be able to get a job anywhere in the US if all else fails. Given, I'd be unorthodox and probably get fired within a week, but still. The kids would love me. ^_^ First day of class I'd make ice cream using liquid nitrogen. Then, while they're chillin' and eating the stuff, I can explain how it works. I can make a cryo-cannon or potato gun and explain how those work. I can use pendulums, basketballs, anything and everything, and then explain how they work. After all, to me, that's the way to teach. Show people something cool and then tell them how it does what it does. Give the knowledge some MEANING. Yes there are equations, but they mean shomething, they aren't disembodied, ethereal entities that one can never understand and should just memorieze the formulas and not even try. That's not science. That's public education bastardized science, but that's not the science that I know and love, so that's not what I'd teach.

As I said, I'd be fired in under a week. ^_^;

Well, what else? Nothing significant yet, though I am getting braver and more couragous/overcoming my shyness all the time. I can test for my blue belt this month, but probably will wait until next month (I don't think I'm ready yet.) I've also been swiming 1.5 to 3 hours a day for most days these last two weeks (after the month-long rain finally ended.) I'm even getting a light tank. Been taking Wes with me, so...and between that and my martial arts, my body's starting to look pretty good. Chiefly, my chest and arms seem to be getting a little development when I attribute to the swiming (my legs, especially my calves, are already pretty well built from my Taekwando kicking.) Both are also good aerobic excercises, and with decent eating and drinking lots of water, are helping my midsection to tone up somewhat nicely (and swiming is good for that, too, anyway due to the motions involved.) All in all, I'm fairly happy with how my character and body are developing. If nothing else, it's about time...even if I am somewhat unsatisfied with my mental development as of late, but that's unimportant right now. I think right now, character, physique, and cultural development are good things for me to work on, specially in my downtime this summer while I'm not taking classes and have a job that allows me to swim in the sun and attend all my martial arts classes.

Well, other than all that, I can't think of anything in particular else to say right now, so...I guess I'll just stop here. ^_^ Have a good day, all.

-Matt

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Short Stories: A collection of some of my writings. WARNING: Crappy writing, typoes, and errors galore await! Enter at your own risk.

Mecha RPG: The beginings of a message board RPG that will probably never be.

Alliance 2005: A RESurrection of the legendary Alliance from Farpoint Station!

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