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It seems that projects here run on the feast and famine methode.  We're supposed to be in a time crunch but I finished a project and am now for the first time in a month doing absolutely nothing.  Good news is some of my co-workers are sword fighters so on Tuesdays and Thursdays I can spar at lunch with shinai.  Maybe not my first choice in combat style or simulators but nothing beats being able to test my sence of timing, distance and angulation on real opponents.  Further, I don't seem to be too out of place.  They like that I have a no nonsense style with moves that utilize leverage rather than just being faster.  It's fun!

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I'm proud of myself today.  I managed to get up early and go for a bike ride to get myself some much needed excersize.  I'm not too much of a lump due to my continually fencing but it was good to spend some time working on my health.  Victory to me!

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This was too awsome not to share.  Go video game geekery!

Yuri the only one for me.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1808932 

enjoy!

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I have to say that for those of you living in Caid whom did not make it to practicum... YOU MISSED OUT!!!  It was great!  I had so much fun and learned even more.  These were KWAR level classes for only 10 dollars and it wasn't in Ohio (I think that's where KWAR is this year) so it was great.  My recomendation, if you aren't too busy next year, you should go to practicum.

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This was too funny I just had to share!

Written by Puck One Shoe

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A Most Merry Tale of the Duel

**Phone rings**

Technician: This is Capoferro Tech Support, can I help you?

Caller: Yes, I am currently in a duel and I would like some help.

Technician:  Can I get some information about your opponent?

Caller:  Sure.  He has a sword.

Technician:  Can you tell me anything else?

Caller: He's got black hair and brown eyes.

Technician:  [audible sigh]... Can you tell me if he is skilled, unskilled, or bestial?

Caller: How can you tell?

Technician:  A bestial fencer will throw many blows with great impetus and has no understanding of tempo or measure.

Caller: I don't think that's him; he's just standing there.

Technician:  Does he have his sword out?

Caller: Yes and it is pointed at me.

Technician:  Are you within his measure?

Caller: I don't know.

Technician:  Can he currently strike you with a lunge?

Caller: Yes, he's already hit me twice... I'm bleeding a bit from the shoulder.  That's why I called you.

Technician:  You should have told me that first.  I need you to immediately retreat out of distance.

Caller: Ok... I have retreated... He seems to have relaxed a bit.

Technician:  That's good.  I need to know if your opponent is clever.

Caller:  **Loudly aside** Hey, are you clever or what?  **Into the phone** He says he isn't clever.

Technician: I want you to assume the guard and cover the inside line with your blade.  Turn your point towards his forward shoulder aligning your edge so that you cover his blade with your strong against his weak.

Caller:  Ok... this seems to be working.  I think he might be impressed or something.  He might even be afraid.  I love fencing!

Technician:  Now, he should execute a cavazione and try to strike you on the outside high line. Be ready to counterattack by rolling your hand into secunda, closing the line and counterthrusting. Are you ready?

Caller: Ok.

Technician: I want you to gradually move forward with tiny steps directly towards him.

Caller: Ok... I'm taking tiny steps...  He hasn't done anything yet.  I think it may be working.  Oh oh... he attacked the outside just like you said!!  I'm counterattacking! !  Ahhhh Ahh ohhh ohhh!!   He feinted!! He feinted!!  He parried my counterattack! !  I'm bleeding again!!  Yes.. I'm definitely bleeding!!  I hate fencing!!  I hate it!!

Technician:  Calm down.  Calm down!  I need you to listen to me.  I need you to retreat out of distance again.

Caller:  Ok... Ok... I'm retreating.  He relaxed again.  What would happen if I rushed him?  Would that work?

Technician:  It would probably work for him.

Caller:  What does that mean?

Technician:  Don't worry about it.  Here's what you need to do.

Caller:  Ok, I'm ready.

Technician:  Are you out of distance?

Caller: Yes.

Technician: Can you see the adversary?

Caller: Yes.

Technician: When you are ready, I want you to repeat after me.  Are you ready?

Caller: Yes.

Technician: "I want to sincerely apologize for having offended you."

Caller: **Loudly aside** I want to sincerely apologize for having offended you.

Technician:  Now put your sword away and see if he lets you leave.
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For the record, covering the inside line and counterattacking the cavazione in 2nd is Plate 7.  I'll leave it to you guys to figure out what the clever fencer's response was.

Pachomius Oneshoe

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My roommate Geoff has had a bit of luck in that he has been invited to train on the game editer at his work.  So why would I report this news on MY Lj?  Because he can get me in on a guest pass and teach me how to use his work's editer!  That would be too cool to get some time on a real editer in a real business.  Big time, here I come!

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So, I got the call back from EA saying that I am hired and that I need to fill out a buch of paper work and I start next year.  Now this is working for EA mobile so what does this mean to me?

Prima: I have a job, period.  I function so much better being in a job I don't like working than being unemployed so this is at least a good thing.

Secunda: I'm working again after only being unemployed for a short time so there is not that desperate vibe or the question of "You've been unemployed for a long time and why is that?"  Um... why haven't you called me for a long time huh? HUH?  Good to be employed again and not have to fear the debt reaper.

Terza: Mobile games huh?  The lady who even gave me the offer warned me that this was moble and not console.  I've heard some bad things about working in moble games.  Seems like once you work there the experience never counts toward anything else.  Well, that's no matter since I have a resume and recommendation for Vivendi and Blizzard that go out on the first.  If they can make me a better offer then I can just take it.

If worst comes to worst the commute isn't far at all so It's easy to get there and I get another big name company on my list of references.

So, I'm back from my interview and I think it went well.  I'm hoping so since I need a job pretty bad now.  I've got to say that the place is huge!  I'm so used to video game companies being these little hole in the wall places where they are mearly renting the office space and sharing it with an architetual firm or something.  This place was all EA all the time with hundreds of EA employees.  There were also some apartment buildings that were on the same street facing the EA building and I wondered what it would be like to work in a place that was easier to get to than the corner market.  Weird.  Anyway I should hear in a few days but wish me luck as next week is going to be a joke for job hunting.

I decided not to take the job over at Jakkspacific.  The commute looked like it was going to be too long and I'd spend most of my time in traffic.  So, that means that I have to put my money where my mouth is and look for either a better job or something more local.  Not a lot done on that department since I'm needing to draft another cover letter but I got a lot done today and really only spent a short time playing video games.  I certainly do a lot better when I have a set schedual and I have to show up and meet people.  If I was truely rich I'd still have to have set daily appointments to keep myself sane.  On a good note, while I was out fencing I got a phone call which I couldn't answer.  When I called them back it was for a phone interview but I didn't get who they were.  Anyway they are going to call me back tomorrow so we'll see what that's all about.

They showed me the level editer at work for one of the games my company makes.  I've already gotten to play around with it and it looks like I can do so during my non work hours!  I'm so happy to be getting game editer experience!