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Man, this semester has been hectic. A lot of group projects which are valuable but always find a way of draining more time.

Semester update!

Machine shop- DONE. I have my A in there already. I only did the bare minimum, but I think if I had more time I would have been more involved in the class.

Senior lab- Got 91% on last lab. Need an 88% to scrape by with an A for the class, which is hard to do, say most people.

Machine dynamics- I got a 93% on a test where the average was 58%. He said to give everyone an additional 10% of their score, so then I got a 102.3% in that case. Think I'll get an A in there if I don't screw up this test on Thursday or the final.

School asides... wait, there is nothing besides school right now! Wah. I have applications due on December 1st. I have 6 projects/presentations I can think of that I have to do before the semester lets up. At least I'll only have 2 finals, I think.

I bought two WiiWare games a couple weeks ago. SBCG4AP Episode 1 and Mega Man 9. They were both pretty fun, except MM9 has a lot more replay value. They put in a list of challenges for people to try and accomplish, and I'm shooting to finish 80% as a personal goal. I'm now at 78%. The remaining ones are:

-Never miss a shot with the Mega Buster
-Never get hit
-Never die
-Never fall down a hole
-Kill no robots except the ones you have to (bosses and mini-bosses)
-Use no weapon energy except when you have to (there are a few select places)
-Never pick up any health energy pellets
-Win the game five times in one day
-Win the game 10 times
-Win the game 30 times
-Defeat all 8 robot masters (either in their stages or *SPOILER* in Wily's castle) with only one bar of health left.

Wow, I remembered them all from memory. That's kinda sad. I know I'm close to winning 10 times. I have to be, so that will put me at the targeted 80%, but you know some of them seem possible. 30 wins. never die. no falling. maybe the first one?

I had a phone interview with Teach For America this morning. It was a phone interview, and the quietest place I could think of on campus was the benches between Chavez and CESL. So I talked for almost an hour with one guy. I did get excited when I talked about starting new programs at my potential school (MATHCOUNTS!???!?!?!?!) but we'll see how that goes. If I get to go to the last round of interviews, they'll take place sometime around finals. Eep.

So, yes, I am alive. And I want tamales for Thanksgiving.