I know what you’re all thinking, “We hear nothing from her in like a month and then it’s three posts in a row! WTF?!” Gimme a break, I’ve been busy! Plus, what better way to procrastinate studying for the Fundamental Information exam tomorrow than to do some housecleaning?

In addition to the two posts I just wrote, I:

• Updated the HAL FAQ
• Created a Visa FAQ
• Answered a few e-mails (this is a major achievement for me, believe me)

Anyway, just a quick update: I just finished my first week of my second year. It’s already shaping up to be even more busy than last year, but I’m really excited about my classes. I get to study DS programming! And DirectX! I’m nervous about the computer graphics class, though, because it’s mostly going to be about learning and understanding the math behind graphics and animation. But, hey, if I can learn that then I’ll have overcome one of the hurdles that’s plagued me since high school: my inability to do math.

The results for the Systems Administrator (for those interested, it’s run by the IPA) test came out today.

Here were my results:
First Half: 580/800
Second Half: 570/800

A pass is 600/800 on both sections. If I had gotten like 2 or 3 more questions right on each section I would have passed. Let me just smack my head against the desk repeatedly. Well, it could have been worse. I just need to buckle down and study for the Fundamental Information Technology test.

In other news, we got our report cards in the mail a few weeks ago. I’m doing extremely well, which means a lot more to me than passing some lousy standardized test. Even if I need to pass the next lousy standardized test if I want to work in a Japanese gaming company.

First, for all of you wondering how the HAL-MODE FESTIVAL went, I did a writeup for Cerise: Seeing the Future of Game Design at the 2008 HMF.

The Systems Administrator exam is coming up on Sunday. I am so going to fail it. I’ve spent this week and last week doing nothing but preparing for the test, so I know a lot more about the subjects we need to know than I did before but passing is just not going to happen. And this is the last year for us to take this particular test because they’re retiring it. Oh well, at least I know how to better study for the Basic Information exam.