Long Time No Post
It’s been way too long since I’ve posted here. I need to do like a weekly posting or something….
So anyway, I’ve started High School. It’s not as different as I thought it would be, but it’s different in aspects I wouldn’t have expected. One thing that’s cool is that we get let out of PE pretty early, which is neat. Usually, we’re assigned a route of some sort (biking, running, etc), and once we complete it, we’re dismissed from class. My PE class is in the afternoon, so I can usually go back to the lunch room, buy some water, cool down, then head off to Biology. So that’s pretty neat. One difference that I did expect is the size of the place, and the amount of people there. I’ve found that it’s easier to adjust to a smaller amount of people than to adjust to a larger amount of people. In fact, I don’t think I’m completely adjusted yet, but I’ll get there. What’s good is that I like all of my teachers. None of them are mean, or too serious, in fact they’re all really good. I’m just glad I didn’t get that “one really mean teacher”.
Homework is definitely a big thing now. I’ve got lots, putting it simply. Usually I can just expect homework for every subject. So far it hasn’t been overwhelming, but sometimes my mind tricks me into thinking it is. It’s weird, I’ll just get really stressed out about how much homework I have, but then get it all done and feel fine. I guess it’s good that the feeling is fake, but I really can’t let that feeling become real. I need to get a system down. I’m just not good at putting aside time for homework. I’d like to get a nicer desk in my room, a good set of speakers, and just have a kind of “study time” where I can get everything done. My parents really encourage me to go to the library to get everything done, but the truth is that I like to get homework done privately, which is why study halls aren’t as effective as they could be. It’s not that they’re bad, it’s just that I like getting things done solo.
I’m holding A minuses in pretty much every subject now, so hopefully I can keep that up. I think that’s a good grade range, a good mix between fun and school. I really don’t want to spend all day doing school work, like I’ve heard stories about. That would suck. Free time is precious to me, which is why I avoid activities as much as possible. I need room to plan out my days as I live them. Perhaps it’s not a good system, but it’s how I work.
So last Saturday my dad and I purchased a PC that will be working as a LAN/WAN server. I’m so excited for this, I’ve been wanting a dedicated network machine for awhile now, and this one is perfect for the job. Once the thing gets here, I’ll probably throw Linux on it, get VNC running, configure Samba, NFS, FTP, and HTTP servers, and let it go. I’m planning to set up a system where my family can access their files from the internet, it just needs to be secure. Our gigabit network also ensures good speeds back and forth from the box. It will mostly serve as a place for videos, music, photos, disk images, and pretty much anything that we want to put on the central HD.
What’s also neat is that this PC has a decent amount of processing power and RAM. This means that not only will I be able to run file servers on it, but I could run game servers as well. I’m probably going to throw up a dedicated Tribes 2 server, because it seems like the Tribes 2 community could use a reliable one, plus Tribes 2 servers generally don’t use up too much CPU.
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