Thoughts From The Grape Vine

The day to day life of an average gamer.

Sunday, April 25, 2004

Post of the Day

This week has been pretty average. I did get my GED, so I am just hanging out mostly. It has been a pretty good week. Monday I got the results of my GED, then hung out at Dragon's Table. Tuesday I went to Parkland and played some magic. Wednesday I did nothing, and just was at home. Thursday I went to Parkland again. Jeff took me home, and he bout my Tau figures for $60, so that was good. Friday I played D&D at Dragon's Table. It was somewhat dull, but fun as always. Saturday I went to the movies with Andy to see "The Punisher". It was a pretty decent movie. It had a good story, and good action. I give it a 7/10.

In other news, sign up for these forums now. http://www.illuminedgaming.com/forums They are great forums, and one of my friends (ShockWaveTrio) is a moderator on there.

Also, I have figured out how to make my own streaming radio station. You can check that out at http://grapes17.no-ip.info/listen.pls It works with Winamp. You get to listen to what I am listening to.

That is about it for now. So until later,

Grapes17

Monday, April 19, 2004

My GED

I passed my GED, W00T!!!!!!!111!!1!!!!1111one!! I just now got my results. I got a 3220 overall and a minimum of 620 on any one test. The minimum to pass the test is 2250, and 410 for each test. I am extraordinarily happy that I passed. Woo Hoo!! Well that is all for now.

So until later,

Grapes17

Sunday, April 18, 2004

Post of the Day

The tournament went pretty well yesterday. I think we had about 12 people show up. I didn’t win anything, but I did have a fun time. Andy was there, and he did ok. I was going to post something funny, but now I have forgot. Tomorrow I get to find out whether or not I passed my GED test. I get the actual score later. Tomorrow is going to be another fun night at the Dragon’s Table. It makes me mad when I forget what I wanted to post. Arg! Maybe I will post again later tonight.

I have been doing a lot of Photoshop art. I have mostly made signatures for message boards, but it is still quite fun. I am currently working on a cool one that I will post later.

If I remember what I was going to post, I will post again, but that will most likely not happen. So until later,

Grapes17

Friday, April 16, 2004

Post of the Day

Bah! Sorry about not updating here. I have been pretty busy over the last week or two. I am just going to do the highlights, since it has been a while. Monday and Tuesday I took my GED Test. The GED test, for those who don’t know, is basically the equivalent to a high school diploma. So I took the test this Monday and Tuesday in Rantoul. I think I did a pretty good job on it. I am pretty sure that I have passed. I get the results Monday, and I will be sure to post here. That has been the thing that has taken up the most of my time. Just preparing for it, and then just hanging out afterwards. So, I will start the celebration on Monday when I am 100% sure that I have passed.

Today, Thursday, I went to Parkland. I played some Magic with Brey-Funk, and Jeff. It was pretty fun. I also went to Dragon’s Table for emperor. It was really fun, and we had a good turnout.

Well I am pretty tired, so I will stop now. Right before I sign off, check some of this art I have been working on with Photoshop.

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I am pretty tired, so I am going to sleep now. So until later,

Grapes17

Saturday, April 03, 2004

Post of the Day

Thursday was fun. Played magic at parkland. Did almost no work in class. Here is how class went:

9:00 : Study Article II of the Constitution.
9:45 : Took a 15 minute break because of overwhelming smell of board markers.
10:00 : Got back from 15 minute break.
10:05 : Listened to an interesting story about how sometimes you may feel life has passed you by.
10:15 : Watched an awesome video about a soldier in WWII.
11:00 : Had out Spring Break Party.
11:30 : Party finishes, and I start my homework.
11:35 : Half the class has left, and the other half is testing.
11:45 : I get done with homework, and go play magic.

As you can see, class was very short, and involved little work. Thursday night I played emperor at the UIUC. It was fun, and I made a new deck as well. It is being moved to the Dragon’s Table next week. Friday was really fun. I played D&D with my friends, and it was a blast.

Today was also fun. It was the Mox tournament at Lucky Star. I didn’t make top four, but I had a fun time anyway. Congratulations to Chris Breymeyer for getting 1st place. It was way fun today.

Not much else has happened. This week promises to be a lot of fun. So until later,

Grapes17