Figured I ought to catch up on internet things before heading off to uni. At the moment it's cooler, but it was a bit cooler in the morning yesterday and it ended up being really hot and humid again. There was even a mini storm. Not that it helped cool things down much. Oh well.

Things I did yesterday... well, I felt fairly rubbishy all day. I reckon I'm much improved today, though. Which is good. When I looked in the mirror Tuesday evening I had managed to get sunburnt, so it must have been the sun's fault for whatever it was. If you know what I mean. ;)

Anyway, yesterday I was saved from having to walk into uni to work by Harriet's computer. We were storing it for her, because she doesn't have a house at the moment, so we set it up in the dining room. And it had excel on it. Hooray! It took me about 4 hours to take all the third year project spreadsheets (Roman pottery analysis from the Roman Fort at Alchester) and mash them into one huge uber spreadsheet. I hope it's okay. I'm still going to have to get hold of excel to do the rest of the dissertation... hmm.

I had to get it done for the meeting this morning, you see. Short notice. Hmm.

After managing to get spreadsheet blindness, I had a bit of a rest, read a bit more Harry Potter. By the time 4pm arrived I couldn't resist Star Wars Galaxies any longer. So I booted up the other PC. :)

Star Wars Galaxies is oddly compelling. Instead of doing what a lot of other people seem to be doing (repetitive tasks to build up their experience), I've decided to just wander around living a pleasant wookie existence and gaining XP in whatever's useful. Whenever I need some cash, Fyrrra the dancing wookie heads off to the cantina and does some strangely seductive dancing. Hehe.

Apart from that I've been doing some surveying, to get resources, and then making random things. I quite like making clothes and giving them stupid names in the hopes that people are more likely to buy them. I made some stripy trousers and named them "Zebra Pants" (American... bleugh), I reckon they'll sell well. Hmm. I try and give stuff away to people who are nice to me, too. I met a wookie who'd tipped me the other day and gave him some arm wraps. I like being nice to people. Someone wanted some food the other day so I gave him a whole lot. I don't really need the money, I'm pretty self sufficient, and the dancing brings in the credits. You just have to play to the crowd. :D

This is more fun than it sounds, honest!

The other thing I've been doing is medic training. This came in quite useful when I was running back from Mos Eisley (where Rob had taken me) and was attacked by someone. I think it was one of Jabba's evil minions. I was incapacitated twice. I managed to avoid the third incapacitation (which results in death, I think) by making stimpaks and pumping myself full of drugs, but for a while I thought I was a goner. Anyway, by healing random strangers I've built up enough XP to learn more medical things, too.

Dancing's fun, but being an artisan and medic is useful.

Anyway... enough about that. ;)

I have been mostly.... WATCHING (tv): neighbours (bbc 1) / LISTENING: best of (u2) / READING: harry potter and the order of the phoenix (j k rowling); autumnal (angel graphic novel) / PLAYING: star wars galaxies

posted by Fiery Fred @ 9:29 AM