I'm BACK!

So, if you read this regularly (highly unlikely), then you've noticed my absence over the past week or so. This is because my computer broke. Fortunately, it was still under warranty (go Apple) and I got it fixed for free. Unfortunately, it meant that I only erratically scanned the internet and never posted. But, with my computer fixed and the Christmas glut over, that means that...I probably won't post until the new year. Just making sure you (all, but given that readership is well nigh nonexistent) know that I am still alive and well. And my computer is all better too. HAPPINESS!!!

XKCD...Does it even need a post?

So, XKCD is one of the web's hottest nerdy webcomics. It has nerdy humor that is funny, even if you don't quite get it. Or, it's just extremely dry and hilarious.
Randall Munroe is a smart and funny guy and it shows in his numerous references that only those into the sciences will get. If you haven't already seen it, head over to:
http://xkcd.com/
Here's a little thing I made inspired by this comic: http://xkcd.com/152/

Girl Genius

Okay, part 2 of the webcomic extravaganza!
Girl Genius is a gaslamp fantasy set in an alternate Victorian era with Adventure, romance, and MAD SCIENCE! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!
Written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio, Girl Genius is an excellent webcomic with ridiculously engaging stories (I stayed up till 4 in the morning the first night I read it) and great characters.
The titular Girl Genius is Agatha Heterodyne, originally a struggling student turned into potential savior of their world when the Other comes back.
Plus, there's some wayward clanks, constructs, princes, barons, lost princesses, and many more to keep you engaged and entertained as you read.
Find it at: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php

There's No Place Like Home...Now Check out Dominic Deegan!

Yay, I'm finally home and can chill a little bit. Finals kicked my butt a little, but that's all behind me now.
Anyways, I realized after checking out my webcomics folder tab thing that I read a lot of them. nd I keep on finding more. So, I figure I'll do a semi-regular webcomic review series. Most are fairly well-known and don't need my not-read blog to do a plug for them. Others are fledgling and are still awesome and deserve every plug they get.
So, let's start with the very first webcomic I read. Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire. This webcomic by the esteemed Mookie updates 5 times a week (used to be more, but hey, take what you can. I think 5 times is amazing). The titular hero is a grumpy seer who is constantly saving the world from necromancers, infernomancers, Chaos, Order, demons, and other baddies. Smartly written with a penchant for bad puns, Dominic Deegan is an excellent introduction to the awesomeness of webcomics.
Find it at: http://www.dominic-deegan.com/

So close, I can taste it...

Tomorrow, I finish my final exam of the term and can officially put on my engineering jacket. For those who don't know, the leather jacket of Queen's engineers (aka the Golden Party Armor/GPA) is a symbol of our pride in our faculty and a bit of a scrapbook for our time at Queen's. Now commonly dyed gentian purple, its yellow leather has been a symbol of Queen's engineers for years. We slam it with pride.
But, my ultimate exam is Computers. And I'm taking it without the aid of a computer. WHY?!?!?!
Because apparently the problems come up with different answers, depending on who is at the keyboard.
So now I memorize useless algorithms for spreadsheets and this little piece of hell called Maple (which, depending on its mood, either grudgingly does your formula or gets stuck in an infinite loop, freezing your computer).
But tomorrow, I will be done and good riddance.

Hell in a box.

In the meantime, I found this wonderful clip of Bert and Ernie gangsta rapping.

The Eye of the Storm

So, it's the middle of finals season and I am posting to my blog instead of studying. But, I figure I've earned it after taking (and hopefully passing) geology and chemistry finals. I must say that I am glad to be done geology. It's fascinating and interesting and the prof was amazing, but I just can't dig rocks (ah ha. Get it? Right. Moving on.)
I feel like I'm in the eye of the storm of finals. The worst is past and more is yet to come. I am oddly peaceful and un-stressed, unlike my fellow floormates. I haven't gone to the library to study, opting instead for the semi-peace of my floor and ambient music. Should I be stressed? Maybe. A bit of stress is what gets me actually doing something productive. I guess this is why I have on my wall a list of things to do, a constant reminder of the things I should be doing.
And what do you know, the next thing on the list is study calculus.
Well, it was fun, but now is the time to meet my fate face to face. Onward, ho! (Not that kind of ho, you pervs)

Work work work...at least I have a calculator. So much for small blessings, eh?