Bits & Pieces XX

• College started August 23^rd, which means I've been going to school already for a week now. At the beginning of the semester, I was sufficiently nervous. However, after the first week, my anxiety is allayed. I'm not...expecting something easy, I'm just expecting to not be freaking out like I was at the beginning of the summer semester. And speaking of the previous summer semester...
• I'm still weird-ed-out about the fact I passed a sufficiently challenging math course. I mean, even my academic adviser, Marilyn Ryan, was trying to prepare me for the possibility I might botch that attempt at passing that class. She wasn't suggesting I would fail because I'm stupid, but she was trying to warn me about the fact that class only has a pass rate (of higher than a "C") of 25%. I somehow got an 80 average, which means I got a "B." So that means I'm in that 25%. I think it is even stranger to know that I had the same instructor who also taught the Statistics class I botched. Maybe I was meant to redeem myself with that summer class, and with him. Who knows. The Universe works in mysterious ways.
• But anyway, before the fall semester began I wanted to do something special for Kevin, and our friends, so I thought I would throw a cook-out. For the most part, it was relatively successful...except the fact I excessively charred the turkey burgers. Urgh. The actual turkey meat was just acting weird. I don't know if it was because the meat was excessively lean or fatty, but I couldn't form patties at all. The meat was just so sticky. I somehow managed to form them into patty shapes, but they "melted" into each other since they were stacked on top of each other before I grilled them. It was especially challenging trying to put them on the grill since they lost their shape. I had to pick up the turkey burgers and reform them on the grill. That was a tricky endeavor. Alas, they tasted OK, they just didn't look too tasty. I asked Kevin if I could throw another cook-out in September, and he said I could. I think I'll use regular 85%-lean ground beef the next time. At least beef won't give me grief like turkey meat will.
• Also, after the summer college semester ended, I thought I would treat myself to a new (used) video game since I passed with a decent grade. So I trolled eBay for one of the best games in existence, Yoshi's Island for the Super Nintendo. I don't know why, but that game goes for a higher price than what I was expecting. It isn't like it is a rare game; Decent used copies were selling for over $30. I found a nice copy for $28 with free shipping, so I think I broke even with that price. Oh, wow, I forgot how difficult this game is -- for a "kids" game. The challenge level of this game seems to increase exponentially, but it does so without feeling "cheap." Plus the graphics are simply stunning. It is like playing a game in a coloring book. Just like Super Mario Bros. 3 before it for the 8-bit era, Yoshi's Island is a pinnacle (or one of them, anyway) of the 16-bit gaming era. I guess I can understand why the game goes for what it does on the internet.
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