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Saturday, Nov 08, 2008 - 20:27 SGT
Posted By: Gilbert

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Happiness is…

...a found hamster

(HamWire) Convicted Campbell's hamster Mr. Fish F. Chips, 1, was recovered from under the bottommost shelf at the back of a storeroom behind a heap of items after a 12 hour-long search that involved multiple family members. Chips was promptly given food resuscitation, and returned to jail.

Chips was last seen wrestling with longtime cellmate Mr. Ham G. Bacon on the second storey of their deluxe cell at approximately 4 a.m. on November 8. That was the last that was to be seen of him for over twelve hours, as the dastardly duo staged a prison break between then and 5 a.m., when the rotund Bacon was apprehended by Uncle M after scurrying aimlessly across the living room floor tiles.

Partner in crime Chips was nowhere to be found, though, and the worst was assumed after a comprehensive search of the house was completed. Beds were peered under, cupboards opened and flashlights shone, but to no avail. Grandfather even went on a fruitless search about the void deck, in case the intrepid hamster had taken a fifteen-storey plunge off the balcony. No body was located.

No signs of life were observed either, though advice from the Internet indicated that the species was known for its nocturnal habits, and could very well lay low for days on end. Several searchers concluded that Chips was lost forever after a few hours of their best efforts, and suggested a replacement cellmate for a blissfully ignorant Bacon, who spent much of the intervening time dozing off. Explanations along the lines of Chips having a more magnificent destiny as a wild hamster after floating to the grass unscathed were suggested. Uncle P was one of the few dissenters, and following standard practice, food caches (including peanut butter) were laid out more in hope than anything.


Chips' hideout

Things were looking bleak until Uncle M returned from work and set about the rescue operation methodologically, as befits an engineer. The television cabinet was first to be dismantled, but it was not until something furry was felt huddled in the shadows of the storeroom, was the matter resolved. Chips put up a valiant last stand, having taken a dust bunny hostage, but gave himself up after an offer of three honey stars and a dab of peanut butter.


Chips, back behind bars

The prisoner was returned to his rightful location amidst much rejoicing, whereupon having tasted liberty he embarked upon an energetic spate of wheel-running, in between bouts of attacking Bacon for already having taken possession of his secret stashes in his short absence. The two will continue serving their life sentences, with Chips' additional ten years for his latest transgression to be run concurrently.

Reaction to the breakout has been mixed - while it has caused many to be able to better appreciate life's little pleasures, various hamster freedom fighter groups have hailed Chips as an inspirational hero, and reaffirmed their pledges for "Liberty or Death, or at least four honey stars".


...a written report

Or reaching campus for a meeting with my advisor with not much new to report, and realising that he wasn't free anyway. Figured out some extra stuff about the Torque Game Engine, so I'll probably be able to survive the 10-15 page CA Report to be submitted by Wednesday. Come to think about it, I probably don't need to be concerned overmuch about the page limit, since it's more common to have to slash than to stuff in my experience. A literature review being part of the report helps alot.

More news - Caligari trueSpace 7.6 [127 MB], a 3D modelling/animation package which used to cost upwards of US$800, is now absolutely free of charge (thanks to Microsoft). It's gonna take time to learn humanoid character modelling, but when there's a will, there's a way. MakeHuman [28.6 MB] will probably help in producing the initial body frame, but there are of course multiple ways. I've already tried Blender for an MNO movie, and will probably need its DTS Exporter some time or other.

Of course, I suppose just modelling rigid structures first is much easier, and indeed doing the easy stuff first is the way to go - at least there will be a guaranteed end product.


...Man Utd to beat Arsenal

One can hope. Despite all of Arsenal's troubles, the Fink Tank still gives them a 41% chance of winning outright, as opposed to 35% for United, based on computer modelling. Singapore Pools has United as the favourites at 2.25 for the win, compared to 2.77 for the Gunners though, and they actually put their money where their mouths are.

My unlikely draw trifecta last week nearly materalized, if not for a Roman Pavlyuchenko winner in injury time (again, not that I minded). That still paid out a virtual $236.25 for the best week so far this season, and corrected my overall numbers to a more respectable $880.75/$1000. The selection this week is obvious:

$100 on Man Utd to beat Arsenal (at 2.25)



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