School System

Today I tried something new for school. What I mean is a new system of learning that Dad came up with. Every morning before school, I think of a project. It has to be something fun that will excite me. That way I won't get bored during the day. I'll spend the day doing that project, as well as other everyday things like math, reading, or writing. Then at the end of the day, I'll blog about my school day. Okay, here goes nothing.

Today, I learned how to use Microsoft Powerpoint. I'm doing a da Vinci presentation. I can do the basics, but there are still a lot of buttons and functions I haven't even touched yet. I'll get it finished by tomorrow (hopefully) and then I'll start trying to put it up here on the site. I also continued programming work with Dad. We're using the Dive Into Python tutorial now. We tried some stuff on it on Dad's Mac using TextMate, an awesome text editor that edit's and highlights text depending on the programming language you use. It also has a bunch of great shortcuts, and a lot of programming languages including Perl, Python, C, C++, HTML, and many many more. Take a look at it here.

And so concludes day one.

The NB205

This is my first ever post from my new laptop! It's a Toshiba NB205 Netbook. I got it just yesterday morning, thanks to Grandma Shannon. She picked it up for me at the NEX, and I paid her for the laptop and external optical drive. And she even got me a case as a gift. The laptop was $416, the optical drive was $99.

The laptop has a pretty roomy keyboard compared to the other netbooks I used (a Dell Inspiron Mini and an HP Mini among others). It has a nice bright screen, and an okay webcam, picture comes up dark when used in my room unless it's near 100% brightness. Speakers are okay, though the fact that they're at the bottom of the system does make them a bit quieter than they could be. It uses Windows 7, which I know how to use now. Intel Atom processor. And on top of it all, the battery life is great. Had it on until around 9:30 last night and I haven't plugged it in since I first got it. From what I can see, this is a pretty good computer.

The computer doesn't have too many cons. The microphone isn't great, so no recording my music. The hard-drive is 250GIG so it's pretty good for a netbook. I'm so glad I won't be using the 2004 Dell Desktop anymore. Even this little netbook is faster and better quality than that thing.

Live by the Creed: Assassin's Book Idea

Assassin's Creed II is amazing. So much that it inspired me to write, and I've only played a demo. The game's plot is great and the gameplay is smooth. the story is about Ezio Auditore Di Firenze, the son of an italian banker during the Italian Renaissance. The Auditore Di Firenze are descendants of a long line of assassin's. One day, Giovani Auditore, Ezio's father, is hanged for treason. Framed. the Auditores tried to defend Medici, not attempt his murder. So, Ezio dons his fathers assassin's robes and vows revenge.

I love the story, so I want to write one with the main character based on Ezio. An assassin novel. But at what time? The Renaissance? I was thinking sometime during Feudal Japan, or during WWII. I also need a title.