News Update (and an important announcement or two)

Ho-kay here goes nothin'. Well to start with I am now certified to SCUBA dive to one-hundred feet max. 'Twas certainly an amazing experience going to 65 feet underwater in the crater. The worst part of the whole trip was getting out of the water and putting the gear away, because the air was FREEZING.

General news update now

Comcast Home-page news:
Cruise hit by illness ends early.
More at: http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20100318/US.Cruise.Sick.Passengers/

CNN Tech Headline:
Google Entering the 'smart tv' Market Reports Say.
More at: http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/18/google-entering-the-smart-tv-market-reports-say/

N4G (News 4 Gamers):
Notes on Project Natal, including how much space you'll need.
More at: http://www.n4g.com/tech/News-494546.aspx

World News:
US Ambassador calls China's Currency Stance 'A real concern.'
More at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/business/global/19yuan.html?hp&ex=&ei=&partner=

Important announcements

1. Went SCUBA diving for the first time \M/ >_< \M/ Rock on.
2. Finished Chapter Ten!
3. Published my Seventh Post! (AKA this one)

Homecoming of Family pt.2

Right then. Well my brother finally got back last night... at about ten thirty PM. He was tired, but he slept eleven hours on the plane unlike Jess (who only slept three). 'Twas a joyous reunion that went till... oh, say midnight or so, and they went to the house the had bought a while back (somehow they got five beds and a fridge with it to, no I do NOT know why or how). They also took their dog, Dug, back (sad face).

Right then, Book news. Pretty close to the end of chapter ten, will probably finish it today. I'll start on eleven tomorrow (hopefully).

D&D news. My character (miraculously) leveled up TWICE the last time. We pretty much invaded a port town of a neutral nation to use it as a staging point for a key supply lane of the Imperium army. Read Kevin's blog 'A Tale to Tell' for more info on the story. Now my character is level seven and packin' some heavy hits (so to speak).


News Update:
Comcast Home Page News: Guilty Plea in Letterman Plot.
More at: http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2010/tv-news/ap-source-guilty-plea-expect
ed-in-letterman-case/?cmpid=FCST_itn

CNN Tech Headline: At Conference i-Phone Game Development Break Out.
More at: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/09/cdc.iphone.game.development/index.html

N4G (News for Gamers): IGN; Final Fantasy XIII Review
More at: http://www.n4g.com/News-488303.aspx

World News: Israel Approves East Jerusalem Homes as Biden Visits.
More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8558347.stm

Homecoming of Family pt. 1

Well, I have some good news for those of you who know what I'm talking about. My sister in law, Jessica, came back from Afghanistan today. Apparently she only slept for THREE HOURS on the flight from Afghanistan... to Salt Lake. Now, I never fall asleep easy, but only three hours on a flight that long? That's just cruel.

Josh (my brother) will be back soon as well. Not really sure when. But they bought a house close to us (for once). They've been living in Virginia for the past ha;f decade or so and we've been bugging them to move down here for a long time. Not sure if they'll stay here permanently or what, but hey, at least they'll be here for more than a few weeks.

D&D update, well my character is metaphorical inches from leveling to level six. I would have leveled, but we didn't have the time. So we'll finish Act 1 on Monday. We had a schedule change cause some more people joined us. Ethan and Amanda will be playing with me, Jack, and Eli. Kevin, of course, is the DM still, but Eli doesn't really show up that much anymore, I'm not sure why.

Book update, I've finished chapter nine and I'm nearly finished with chapter ten. After which I hope to go back to chapter six and finish part two of the book (chapters 5-8). So once I finish chapter ten I'll be halfway done with part three (chapters 9-12), and once I finish chapters six to eight I'll be 3/8 of the way done or so.

News update.
Comcast Home Page Story:
A dog is best friends with a cheetah. Learn more at:
http://www.comcast.net/video/odd-couple-/1432391030/Comcast/949720224/

CNN Tech Headline:
Questioning whether 'net security is worth it. Learn more at:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/05/cyberattack.prosecute/index.html

N4G (News For Gamers):
Google to Build Fiber Optic Network across United States:
http://www.n4g.com/tech/News-487030.aspx

World News:
California not ready for big earthquake, UCLA study says:
http://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/06/California_not_ready_for_big_earthquake_UCLA_study_says/