Another non-class related blog

Ok...I am using this blog for more than class, because it appears that it is acceptable to Dr. Lacina that we can.

I got my new DVD player finally. It took forever for it to get shipped. This weekend I get to have fun and hack it. This was the first DVD player I could find for under $100 that I know has a known hack. It shouldn't be too hard. I wanted a region free player for so long. Ok...slight lie. I only fully understood what the different regions meant. So, I wanted one after I realized there were movies in the world I was not able to view. I really started searching after I realized that Great Britain has a version of Revolver that the U.S. doesn't. They "dumbed down" the American version. That intrigues me, because the dumbed down version had me thinking for quite a while afterwards. Maybe I am not as intelligent as I wish I was.

I am hoping I do well in my class. Not grade-wise. I still am not really interested in a grade. I really just want to learn. I have this book idea for years now. I know the basic trigger-point, believe I have an ending, and have some basic characters built in my mind. I have started a few times, and quit. I would love to actually write this book...even if no on ever reads it. I hope this class will teach me ways of progressing when I get stuck. If I get a confidence boost along with it, so much the better.

I probably should have a dead journal....or maybe one that could not be viewed by anyone. I think maybe it just helps me to get these thoughts out of my mind.

On another rambling point, I had a Mexican Pepsi today. The cashier seemed a little amused when I asked if it was a true Mexican Pepsi. I think I was a little over excited. There is nothing like a Pepsi made with sugar cane. I know they have the throwback Pepsi now...but it isn't quite the same. I heard they had to alter the formula a few ways, because of the switch to plastic bottles. Mexican Pepsi is still in the glass bottles. Now I know two places in Saginaw to get real Mexican sodas.

Sometimes I feel that my life is boring if the highlight of my day involves a beverage.