Geeze, what a month. I've totally ruined Valentine's Day - almost losing my best friend in the process. I've gotten a pretty painful leg injury. I've managed to fall behind in my studies. I've lost the ability to focus (not very positive in med school). Oh, and did I mention "Roy" to "Valentine's Day" is like "stone" to "glass"? Posttraumatic Stress Disorder seems fun anyway.

~Roy

I just ordered most of the computer-related products that I need (want?), except for a PCMCIA sound card, new speakers and Microsoft Office 2007. It will take some time getting used to not having a desktop around, so it's my Acer laptop's lucky day! List?

2 x Icemat Siberia In-Ear Headset (one's for mom)
2 x Western Digital My Book Essential 320GB (one's for dad)
1 x Logitech Alto
1 x Power Adapter for Logitech Alto (no idea why it's sold separately)
1 x Akasa Integral P2 HDD Enclosure
1 x Logitech Cordless TrackMan Optical

That's about $700 USD. But it really isn't my fault - silly 25% VAT. Now let's hope everything's Windows Vista compatible.

Apart from shopping online, I haven't been very productive today. The UofO sent me an e-mail, telling me it's possible to study medicine and Japanese at the same time. Well, at least theoretically, because it's my own problem if my schedule doesn't work out. It's not their fault if I have more than one exam at the same time either. ...Okay? I might not be able to sign up for the course in the first place, since students who need the course as part of a degree are prioritized over, well, everyone else. And I can't take Japanese as part of my medical degree. Sadly. But I'll certainly try! Medicine and Japanese = Love. Just thought you should know.

~Roy

Edit: Can someone please revive my forums? ;_;

Yay! So I found out that I got into med school not too long ago! I just sent the university an e-mail, asking if it was possible to study Japanese as well - at the same time. They might give me a no, but it's worth a try. =D

So much has happened since the last time I blogged, which was back in April. I graduated from high school back in June, but the graduation ceremony was disappointing. They were still waiting for some of the exam results, and had to mail our high school diplomas to us a few days after. But I'm pretty happy with my diploma. I got a final score of more than 67.9 points, and I only needed 64.3 points for medicine at the University of Oslo - the hardest to get into in Norway. I guess you could compare it to one of those "Overkills" in Final Fantasy X. I'm sorry, NUCAS, I didn't mean to.

I'll be staying at Blindern Studenterhjem from August 15. Too bad classes start the day before. Which means I'll be staying at a hotel for two nights. Just thinking about it is giving me a headache, because there is so much I need to bring with me. It's almost like I'm moving. Wait... I am moving... I'm glad dad will be there to help! ^^ I will have access to the internet, so I'm definitely not leaving without a laptop. And I've been looking for external HDDs the past few days, and I think I'll settle for a 320GB Western Digital My Book Essential. And an HDD enclosure for my current desktop HDD. That'll be 120GB + 320GB + 120GB, which is, uh, well, a lot. And I need a docking station for my laptop. And a PCMCIA sound card. And speakers. And Microsoft Office 2007. My poor wallet! Besides, leaving Kristiansand will be so painful, it really is my hometown.

I watched Die Hard 4.0 not too long ago, and I personally think it's one of the better movies in the series. No spoilers (not big ones, anyway), but I really liked how they made hackers John McClane's main enemy. And the fact that his main companion is a hacker. Hey, even superheroes have limitations.

A friend made me somewhat obsessed with Ayumi Hamasaki's songs, which I've been for quite a few weeks now. I don't know if I hate, don't mind or love being obsessed. But if it's possible to love what one's obsessed with, and hate being obsessed at the same time, that's what I am. Ahh, who am I kidding, I love being obsessed. T_T

If it's not too late, I'll spare you my rants. For now, anyway.
Meeeed schoooool. <3

~Roy

Firstly, if you're wondering about the title, no I don't drink. For an explanation, be sure to check the pictures I took on March 24 over at Bilddagboken. Yeah, I've finally updated Bilddagboken with a few more or less random pictures from this winter and my physics excursion to Copenhagen, Denmark (February 24 and March 22-24). As always, the Bilddagboken link can be found to the right.

More importantly, Final Fantasy XII has been out for a while now, and all I have to say is that it really deserves the 40/40 score that Famitsu gave it. The only negative thing about the game is its loading times, but when you see what the PS2 is able to produce after all the loading, it doesn't really matter anymore. The graphics are actually better than Final Fantasy X, which I thought was impossible on the PS2. I have still not beaten the game, but the storyline looks excellent so far. The new battle system takes some time getting used to, and... and... this is not a game review, Roy. This is not a game review. If you have a PS2, and you're just moderately interested in RPGs, this game is a must.

As mentioned earlier, I've uploaded a few pictures of my physics excursion to Copenhagen. We visited the Tycho Brahe Planetarium, where we got to watch IMAX movies. They're shown on a 1000m² dome-shaped screen, which was big enough for me. We also went to the Experimentarium and another place filled with beer, beer, alcoho... errr... the Bilddagboken link is to the right if you want to know more! Moving on...

I'm, as you might already know, in my last year of so-called "pre-med", and I'm also at the end. This basically means that exams, exams and exams are dominating my life. I will have time to finish both Final Fantasy XII and Zelda: Twilight Princess soon, don't you worry! ^-^

~Roy

Being a pre-med student sure is tough. Or it would've been without Zelda: Twilight Princess and my brand-new Wii. Okay, it's about a month old, but it's still as cool and awesome as when I first got it in January. Speaking of video games, Final Fantasy XII should be out on February 23. Being the first Final Fantasy game to get a perfect 40 out of 40 in Famitsu, I... need it. Now. I've also been playing a lot of Dreamfall: The Longest Journey lately, but I have a feeling Final Fantasy XII will change that in a couple of weeks.

If you're wondering about the title, yeah, I've been studying Japanese again. Only this time, I'm not going to give up until I, er, have gotten better at it. Luckily, a Japanese exchange student's helping me with that these days. Kanjis are evil. =o

I know I haven't blogged in ages, but Zel-school is taking up a lot of my time. I'll try to update Asphyxiating Dream one of these days, though. But Japanese lessons? Not anytime soon.

~Roy