That Summer List...

1. Get my bot working on this mac... then maybe on the server... (etc)

Well my bot works on this mac now, and theoretically it will work on the server. I just haven't talked to my host about the best way to do that yet. The html parsing problem still exists but I've taken out that functionality for now. Sadly the bot hasn't been around lately because I'm not always home or haven't been in the mood or forget to bring her in. I've made myself a bot. Not a bot for me, I mean I am the bot. Basically I've coded a few things into my own client and just brought in chattytunes to do the iTunes stuff.

2. Clean up the wires behind the studio computer... (etc)

I tried doing that. It turned out that we actually do have a lot of wires back there that we actually use and my cleaning up didn't make much difference. I'm hoping somehow we can get new, smaller office chairs and tidy the office even more to make the computer sit farther back or even under the desk! I'm very weird about the office. I get upset when people come in and move things around and leave stuff just laying there and don't pick up after themselves. I also get upset that they leave nasty, old Rita's cups and McDonalds bags in the trash can clearly labeled to say throw your food and drink trash in the outside can. There's a reason for that. It attracts those gnats you're always complaining about.

3. Somehow be able to stream on livestream straight from my computer's DVD drive.

This didn't work out either. I did stream the Wizard of Oz, but from my old laptop while I chatted and watched on my new one. I will find a way! I will!

4. Learn Python?

Well, kinda. Not much more than I already knew. I can read it now, and the minor details I can always Google. I feel that either Ruby has better documentation or I'm just used to it because it's slightly easier for me to find what I need to know for Ruby than for Python, even though Python is more popular.

5. Transfer all my files to the mac and set up everything like I had before, like that popping noise my IRC client makes when I'm pinged.

I did transfer most of my files. At least the really important ones. I lost about half my music but got the things I downloaded so I can always replace the rest. I haven't turned on my old laptop in ages (probably should just to check on it) because I haven't needed it, which is a good thing. This new one is sooo much faster.

6. Update website.

Actually working on that now. I'd like it to be a bit more pleasing to the eye and less simple simple. But there really isn't enough that I do that I would like to publish to fill an entire website. When I start my career, sure, but I'm just a teen. A teen girl for that matter. Still, the main source of truly updated information should be my blog (If I actually post, which I should) and maybe even my twitter account. But I shall be making that private soon because if I go through with actually starting to use it, I don't want the whole world to know where I'm eating lunch.

7. Bike as much as possible.

Barely happened. I rode down to the beach a few times but it gets tiring, especially on the way back with that one enormous hill, and it's hard to get the hang of it. The last time I did it I tore up my heel from stupidly stopping myself with my foot and the pedal slammed into it. I bled my way up the big hill back home. Blech.

8. Choreograph a dance.

Eh. Let's not get into that. Didn't really even try this.

9. Go college shopping.

Well, I would have, but my mom didn't schedule any college visits all summer. She's the one that needs to pay for it and drive me there and visit with me so I was thinking she would do it if I reminded her enough but noo. She finally scheduled two for the beginning of November after a little fight we had where she decided to do some more mom things.

10. Get my license.

I'm currently enrolled in driver's ed on Tuesdays and Thursdays until the end of the month, but will be missing the 14th due to the marching band exhibition, so I have to take one class in the next session which begins in November. Then I have to get my hours with the instructor, so I probably won't be eligible to test for my provisional until sometime in December.

11. Go to Carowinds in NC/SC.

Yeah... didn't happen. Especially because of the license thing. But soon! I hope.