I’ll get the easy one out the way: academically, I did okay. Though I obviously could’ve worked harder, I think I’ve put more effort into my studies than ever before this year. It hurts to have that only come out as ‘average’.
It’s a 3.21 GPA, which should count as a scraping 2:1, but I can’t wait to see the presence of a sophomore class get scrutinised by the Board of Examiners.
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I was a little surprised to find myself still Flying in some of the games, but my brain has definitely deteriorated in the last five years (my Time Pass skills are so bad!). Dr Kawashima was so sad to see that it had been a while. I remember competing for sub 15s scores and laughing hard at some gallery drawings. In fact, just holding the stylus in my hand brings back memories, especially the summer that we spent playing The World Ends With You. To be a kid again…
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Bad session — I didn’t even clear out my bonus pool! Then again, it ended with a win against a Top 8 Platinum, so I’m a little confused.
PvP: In one game, I hesitated to attack and turned around without even checking up the ramp — I think it’s this kind of bad decision making that cost me games tonight. That was my first AM game where I’ve actually had to expand. I’m rusty, but still practically undefeated.
PvT: Cutting Probes and doing the Gateway at 8 works for now. My next step is to try Gateways at the natural to ween a few more seconds. I don’t know if that would generally provoke aggression or a Bunker but it’s something to try.
PvZ: I lost maybe 5-6 games in a row, so I’m feeling pretty terrible. It’s a combination of hotkey fuckups (and Colossus getting stuck on Ohana), 10 Pool panic, passivity and general “not sure what to do”-ness (and just being shit at the game).
It’s clear I just need more practice against Zerg — usually I only get one or two matches per session and I’ll be playing with Roach-Hydra on my mind against someone using Mutalisks, forgoing Stalkers to do obnoxious Warp Prism harass, etc.
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This represents my last step against piracy. I’ve been slowly weening myself away from it ever since my first paycheck, but I think my computer is completely free of it now. It feels right — I feel pretty strongly that piracy is only selfish.
I don’t think Photoshop should have been the last thing — I definitely owe more than £170 if I really have spent 400+ hours using it.
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I unashamedly cared until the very last page, but the last five Parts were pretty hard to read, full of some Battle Royal 2 levels of stupidity. I know there needed to be resolution after the first book, but making Katniss the centre of everything ruined the setup of the Panem conflict for me.
I didn’t like the movie. Maybe it’s because I read the book so recently, but the sleep syrup and District 11 bread were two places where I really question the screenwriters’ decisions. I think the sequels will be difficult to film, but I’ll probably watch them anyway.
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This is something important: I found a watch I like.
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PvZ: I’m playing a 3 Gateways/base Stalker-only macro style. It works out okay, but Zergs are far too few and far between on this ladder to really see if it’s effective. I know it would be weak against committed Roach and Zergling attacks, but it feels strong against my opponents so far.
PvT: Drop awareness is usually one of my strengths, but it was pretty shitty today. For some reason, I also stopped using multiple army groups and there are at least a couple of games where I’ve warped Archons using the wrong Templars, blocked ramps with Stalkers and stacked Force Fields or Guardian Shields in a panic.
Overall, I’m still lost with how to approach PvT — I know fast expands work, but they’re just not in my style. I feel the only way to improve the aggression is to proxy a Gateway, or delay it to the point where it might as well be a 4Gate. The new maps definitely need adjusting to — I can’t find a way to punish the gassless expand.
PvP: Zealot-Archon. Hahahaha.
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There’s a huge (positive) correlation between people that regularly drink soft drinks and people I don’t like. I wouldn’t say it’s as strong as my ‘i’ thing, or the alliterative name thing, but man…. I just want to leave the room when she’s in it. Why isn’t it okay to punch girls in the face?
I’ve been reading some of my old blog posts today. I forgot how much teenage Alex ruled. I’ve since met a couple of great people with ‘i’s in their name, but the other two theories have held strong.
I’m glad to only have another week with my current roommate. This past semester, he’s been making two $20 orders to Papa John’s every day. At least one of them is BBQ flavoured and he ruins my evenings with the sounds of open-mouthed chewing. He gets a two litre Pepsi with each meal and doesn’t recycle or even crush the bottles.
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