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Friday, July 21, 2006 - 18:59 SGT
Posted By: Gilbert

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Mornings, Civ IV Revisited

I've done it. Signed up for the StanChart marathon. Low early-bird price, free towel, and probably six hours of run-walking come December 3. Wish me luck. My exams should be (just) over by then, luckily.

Haven't woken up at 7 a.m. for some time. Miss the energy levels of an occasional dawn. The urge to get-go is far stronger than at say, 1 p.m. - the feeling of acting on that simplest of truths, which is to get something done, do it, now, is all around. It is that easy, and so very effective.

That fact works for all and sundry, such as answering comments in this blog. Haven't had any for some time, but I think I left two unreplied to. MAI TU LIAO!

Spent the last couple of days just hunkering down with Civilization IV. If it didn't get so bogged down in the late game, I think I would never have put it down. If there was ever a computer game that I aspire to write, it would be this. While most games get old very quickly, Civ has always had that addictive property of salty food, each bite (or turn) increasing the craving. Evil.

Not even a desperately cruel barbarian influx several hours into the game dimmed my enthusiasm, I simply restarted. Darn those cheating savages, where did they get the copper or iron to churn out Axemen? A couple thousand years of accumulated knowledge only taught my civilization that it couldn't craft some weapons without the right metal...

Random song time - have a soft spot for oldies with strong, rhythmic lyrics, such as the below:

Under the Scotsman's Kilt

A Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair
And one could tell by how he walked he'd drunk more than his share
He staggered on until he could no longer keep his feet
Then stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street.

Continued...

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2 comments


qwergo said...

i think whoever wrote the song was a genius


July 22, 2006 - 12:06 SGT     

gilbert said...

yah i think so too!


July 24, 2006 - 17:42 SGT     


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