Well, it's been a horribly long time since I last posted a blog, but this semester has been brutal. Definitely the most challenging yet, and it couldn't have ended any sooner.

I wrote my last exam today (Finance) and hopefully did well on it. If I can keep my GPA above 3.8 I'll be happy, but this semester might be my GPA's demise. I've been on the Dean's list two years running I REFUSE TO STOP NOW!!!

Anyway, it's good to be done, and I'm looking forward to relaxing for a couple of weeks and spending time with family and friends. I'm pretty much done my Christmas shopping which is a small miracle, but I still have a lot of wrapping to do.

Enough about schooling and crap, let's talk games!

When I wasn't on campus studying/doing projects for the last month straight for some 12-14 hours a day, I was playing me some Modern Warfare 2. I went straight online for the first bit before beating the campaign on veteran. The online play is great when it's not being hacked to sweet hell, and there are still some balancing issues, but nevertheless it's a blasty blast that can quickly take over your whole evening. The solo campaign was pretty stellar, albeit a bit tiring due to non-stop crazy moments that had you on an adreniline rollercoaster. I'll probably do a review but might save it and do a video review with the sweet webcam I MAY get from Santa in a few days.

Other than that, I haven't really played much games at all. I will eventually conquer the remaining five or six spec-op missions on veteran with a buddy, and then I'll have more time for Forza 3 and Dragon Age (which Santa BETTER bring me!).

In other news, I've been having fun putting my economics skills to the test on investopedia.com's simulator. Aside from one of my stocks tanking hard today (which is ok, because it'll climb again by the end of the week) I've been making all sorts of virtual money. Gold has been fun to play with: short selling it last week, and buying it up for the increase after that announcement of a 1.5 bigillion dollar deficit for the US gov't next year. It's lots of fun, and great practice for the real deal. The website has a plethora of information to teach you the ropes if you have no idea what's going on, but even for those with lots of knowledge crammed into their head it can be a fun little passtime that doubles as a learning experience. P.S. I totally bought a bunch of Take-Two stock after it tanked -- I'll make a fortune in the long run hahaha.

In any case how are all of you doing? I've been reading blogs here and there but I'd love to know how you've all been. I hope to be more active while on break so look for a bunch of content that could be dropped on this page for the next few weeks.

Have a good one,
CP1