Sunday, June 8, 2008

June 8th

By next Sat it will be all over. We handed in the Board Report last week. Nearly three years culminates in a simple hour consisting of 30 minutes of presenting 15 of min of questions and another 15 minutes of evaluation.

And then what?

Back in 1996 after graduating from U of T it took me a few months just to get used to the idea of not going back to school in the fall. Granted it was 9 years in between but going back 3 years in a row one can get used to looking forward to the the deadlines and commitments.

It seems that the small and simple things take on a greater meaning when squeezed into a time based deadline. The movie or dinner with a friend can seem that more significant when surrounded by an external goal - having an assignment or a report to complete.

Grand Theft Auto 4 has been a disappointment. It feels slow and laboured and just seems to lack that "I can get myself lost in this game doing nothing" feel the predecessors had. The driving feels laboured with traffic blocking ones path once you feel you have enough speed an inevitable crash brings to an end your long winded sprint. The incessant ringing of the phone is also a distraction esp when all you want to do is drive around on your own. San Andreas and Vice City still call.......

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