Well, where to begin? A lot has happened recently, some of it good some of it bad, but most of it good. School started last tuesday, and I began my life as a freshman. No, there's no "freshman hunt" at my high school. There is, however, more homework than I am used to. I'm taking a class entitled "Food and Culture", and its been about an hour and a half of homework a night. The teachers are great though, and their really flexible about extensions on homework. Im also doing tech work for the fall production, which requires me to work on it a total of 20 hours on saturdays, if I want the community service credit, which I do. It's not a bad thing though, because the theatre work has been pretty awesome so far. My commute is a little tiring as well. I walk to the subway, the take the train, the get on a bus to school.

On a better note, I almost have enough money for an xbox. The refurbished unit will cost $190, and the 2000 point card will cost $20. I've saved up about $160 so far. My parents are also going out tonight, so I'll be babysitting my little brother for about $10 an hour. Hopefully they'll be gone long enough to get me to the extra $50 I need. I also cant wait to play Castle Crashers. I was also thinking of getting Gears of War, but then Gears of War 2 is coming out soon, so I'm wondering if I need to have played Gears 1 to understand Gears 2. Are there any other xbox games I should get? I'm automatically putting a veto on Halo.

Also, the new store is great! As soon as I get my xbox and accumulate some more cash, Im definitely buying a poster and mindchamber patch. Im gonna put the patch over the apple logo on my macbook. I also might buy a Tankmen Figurine. The one thing I am a little pissed off about though, is that I bought a shirt right before the launch of the new store. Oh well.

UPDATE: Just hit $210 and officially hit enough for the xbox. Im gonna wait until I have 20 more dollars, as thats the amount I like to have in my wallet at all times. I've also started a new flash called "The Vanishing Act", so be on the look out for that. Its gonna be my best yet.

UPDATE 2: So here's the deal, I decided to buy a new xbox instead of a used one. The reason is the 3 year protected warranty you get with a new one, versus the 60 day return policy you get with a refurbished one. Provided, it will take an extra month to save up the cash, but I think it's worth it. I also have found a great thing to do with gummy bears. I bite the heads off and swap them. Just thought I'd share that. I also recently started the graphic novel Watchmen. It' really intense, and I find myself unable to put it down. Something you should read before you see the movie. I've changed my aura to "Fab", because I felt like trying it out My new flash, "Vanishing Act", should be finished by the end of the month.

UPDATE 3: Level 5! Woot!

UPDATE 4: Created my first multipage thread! See it here. Also, leave a comment if you think I should stop being a lazy bum and make new post, instead of doing these updates.

UPDATE 5: So I'm about $70 away from my xbox. I think I can make the money by babysitting for my little brother. I'm also starting a flash animation club at school, I already have two other artists joined, along with an actionscript guy and a voice actress.

UPDATE 6: Booya! Bronze Whistle status!