Wednesday, March 31, 2004

   Poor John...
Hey, it's hump day! Everything just goes downhill from here. -_-;

Okay, so it actually means that the rest of the week should feel shorter as the week is winding down, but I like sounding pessimistic. People expect that, but then I whip out a one-liner that brings tears of laughter to their eyes. Deviousness....

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Today, in General

I got to school on time again today. ^__^ I don't what it is about this week, but I've been doing a good job getting ready to go in the morning.

My first period was Off. I went to the library and got my Theology II homework done, and then went to the cafeteria. I pretty much hung out there until the period ended. I would have gone to the Computer Lab, but I didn't want to accidently irritate Mr. Baginski, the teacher who kicked us out. Ack...woe is me. :p

Second Period was Chemistry, and believe it or not, I played Yu-Gi-Oh the whole time! ^____________^

The Juniors of our school went to a college fair today, and that wiped out almost my entire chemistry class. Three of the people left, however, were me, John, and my Magic playing friend: John-Paul.

Ben's Yu-Gi-Oh Report

I beat John twice before he challenged John-Paul to a duel. I lent my Deck to John-Paul. John-Paul is a skilled player at Magic: The Gathering, and he knew the basic rules of Yu-Gi-Oh. John figured he'd have an easy win.

John-Paul wound up toying with him. He could have beaten him on numerous occasions, but held back, letting John desperately squirm about. JP is....um....




.....good-naturedly sadistic, if that makes any sense. :p

What made me laugh was the look on John's face as JP played the card I just acquired this morning: Magic Cylinder. I bought it from Matt for a mere $5. The value of the card is several times more than that. I may be a little short on lunch money for the rest of the week, but it was worth it. :p

I dueled John once more after John-Paul beat him a second time. I remember the final play vividly. ^___^

The score was 3700 to 500, in my favor. (I had the 3700 ~_^) I had two monster cards face down on the field, he had one. I had a Barrel Behind the Door face down on the field, as well. He had at least one face down magic or trap card, too.

I flipped up one of my monsters, a Slate Warrior. It had a special ability that powers itself up; it was formidable now. I declared an attack on his monster. He activated a trap called Magical Hats, which allowed him to hide his monster among two decoys. I selected a card, and he activated his Magic Cylinder. I was ready, though. I activated Barrel Behind the Door, which shifted the damage I would have taken from Magic Cylinder, back to John. It was more than enough to finish him off. ^__^ I knew that he had Magic Cylinder in his deck, and that's one of the factors that led me to put in Barrel Behind the Door in the first place. W00T! :D

John stood up to leave, since the bell had rung. He left his cards on the desk, saying that he gave up on the game. I could keep his cards, he said. For a minute, I was shocked. There were so many rare cards in it that I had coveted for so long. O_O MINE! I put the cards in their case, and then put the case in my pocket atop my own.

He soon ran back into the room saying that he changed his mind. I handed him back his Deck and mentally frowned in disappointment. I had been so happy. :p

I'm still working out a trade between me, John, and my friend Tyler. John wants a card that Tyler has, and I'm the middleman. Tyler and John don't know each other and cannot meet. So, I may get an Injection Fairy Lily and more for my help. IFL is a very useful card. :D

Incidentally, I haven't been beaten since before March 20th. ^__^ By anyone. If I hadn't forgotten my cards on Monday, it's probable that I'd be in first.

EDIT: John played Matt later one, and Matt let him win. John is currently #1, but he's going to Canada tomorrow. >_< Matt and I will be dueling at least twice this week, I think, and yet it will all be for nothing, really. -_-;

Today, in General (continued)

After Chemistry I had Theology II. We got some quizzes back, turned in some assignments, and took some notes and got some vocab. Yay for productivity! ^_^

In Photography I developed my group's negatives. They came out very well, unlike some of our past shots. It must have been my special touch. 0:) I hope that at the end of the year I can get my shots to keep, and then somehow post them up. A few of the ones from these negatives came out very well. :D

I had missed Algebra II yesterday because of the Stations I went to, but I quickly caught up with the new concept introduced yesterday. I finished my homework in class, I grasped it so well. :p

In English we watched the first act of Shakespeare's The Tempest. It was...odd...I have to say. I didn't really like how they portrayed it. Much of the dialogue I couldn't understand. I have to read Act II Scene I tonight for homework.

In History we took a quiz, which I aced. :p Then we took some more notes on The war of 1812 and things that led up to it.

I took the bus to Sacred Heart, but left soon after. The only one of my friends staying today was Tyler, and he was leaving soon. So I got a ride home and checked up on my usual Internet things.

My connection is being odd, lately. And I don't mean just that it's disconnecting. It seems that at certain times in the evening, it's less susceptible to failure. :p AIM doesn't seem to help it much, which explains why I've been using it sparingly. I REALLY WANT IT TO WORK NORMALLY. >:(

My dad said that he was getting me an Internet card to go in my laptop, rather than the clunky adapter that I have now. Perhaps that will work better. -.-;

I'm going to Drop-In tonight, and my friend Kevin might be there. I haven't seen Kevin in a while, and he's one of my good friends from Middle School. He's also a Yu-Gi-Oh player. >:) Muahahahahahahahaha.....

Time to show him my new Deck. ~__^

I'll be at Drop-In from 7-10 tonight. I'll try to get an update in after that, okay? :)

Time to go and eat dinner and prepare for Drop-In. ^___^

There's an old Czech saying,
"Do not jump high..."

"...under a low ceiling."


-->My, the Czechs are so intelligent...
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