Updates and End of the Semester Stuff
Wow, I've been busy the past two weeks. I've had several tests even though it's nearly time for finals. I've been working on some big projects, both in and out of school. I've also been going to a lot of events on campus.
Ballroom dancing is over now, so that frees up my Monday nights a bit. They were a lot of fun, and I heard that sometimes an intermediate level ballroom dancing class is offered, so I'm going to have to keep an eye out for that and sign up for it.
I had tests in my econ, chemistry, and database classes. They all went well. Tomorrow in chem lab we are taking the ACS exam. Those of us who score in the 90th percentile and higher can choose to not take the final, and get the grade we currently have in the class as our final class grade. I have no intention of taking that final exam. If I can do well on the ACS exam, I'll only have three finals to take, which would be really nice.
The project in my CS339 (Game Development) course is progressing well. Unfortunately, a lot still needs done and we are fast approaching the deadline. The current version of the game is available here: http://dxhut.xepher.net/games/er4/game.jnlp. It is, of course, an unfinished work in progress. Basic controls are space to select/jump, and the arrow keys to move. Escape key will exit the game.
There have been a ton of good shows and events on campus lately. Last week I went to a show called Koresh Dance at Emens. It wasn't really my kind of show, though. It was a group of people dancing to music from the 40s and 50s. The dancing was very good, but like I said...not my kind of thing. The friends I went with enjoyed it more than I did, though. On Friday, the (mostly) same group went to see Barrage. It was a whole lot better. In addition to dancing, the performers also played fiddles and violins. There was also a small backup band consisting of electric and acoustic guitars, electric bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. They did several popular songs, including The Beatles' Elanor Rigby. It was very similar to a show last year called Bowfire, but Bowfire included tapdancing. Barrage did not. After Barrage, we went to Late Nite Carnival. Late Nite is a weekly event that the University Program Board puts on for students throughout the year. It typically takes place at the student center and has music, food, crafts, and other activities. However, the final Late Nite of the year is a carnival in the north commuter lot. They have done the carnival for at least the three years that I've been at Ball State. It's a lot of fun, but the lines are really long for some rides. Late Nite, including the carnival, is free to students. While I'm on the subject of University Program Board, they also have weekly movie nights at Pruis Hall. They usually show movies that are out of theaters but not yet released on DVD. I went with some friends to see "Sweeney Todd" last week...weird movie. That, too, is always free to students.