The insanely boring life…

Well, my new podcast for my website, Virtual Hogwarts, VHC, is now online. I have uploaded my demo episode a few days ago, and my first official episode one will be online. You can check it out by clicking here:

Anyway, unfortunatly the website doesn’t look right in Internet Explorer, which is a pity, but IE is no longer W3C Complaint, meaning that some wbsites will no longer work on it, no matter what we do. So, if you are using it, i suggest you Get Firefox.

Also, everything is going well with the Podcast. It will, obviously take some time to get it off its feet, but I at least now have a second presenter, I have got shoutouts and I have crowd participation.

School is almost over. At least, the “exams” are almost over. We didn;t really write end of the year exams, we only did these government assesment thinys, which were utterly boring, but still better than an exam. So, Tuesday will be my first day as a free person. Monday the entire English High Grade class is goign to watch Shakespeare in Love. Tomorrow we are doing this “math picnic” meaning we go outside and have a mathematical picnic. This is probably to count the probability of leaves in summer srouting more on some trees than others….but at least I doubt that we will use Pi and all thsoe other stupid things.

I never told you this, but my subjects for next year are final. I can finally take what I want, and here they are:

Mathematical some-or-other-word
Afrikaans Home Language
English Home Language
Life Orientation

Those are the subjects I am forced to take. Here are my other subjects:

IT (Advanced Computer Training, aka Programming with JAVA etc.)
CAT (Basic computer skills, aka working with Word, Exel, Windows etc.)
Drama (Kinda self explanitory)

So, other than Life Orientation (Really, I am sick of hearing the word “AIDS”) I have quite enjoyable subjects. Not only that, but I am going to be with the new teachers which we are getting next year with all my subjects.

Anyway, to stop this post from becoming too long, I’ll stop and say goodbye. Until later!

I am going to start my own pdcast1 I will give you guys more details later….

I have created a cheap domain name where I can host my wonderful test sites, so I don’t have to host them on my PC, which will make things more permanent.

Anyway, I thought that now I will maybe be able to move my blog there, which will make life MUCH easier for me….well, no, not really, but then I have a fancy subdomain for my blog.

Anyway, I could have used an other domain extension, but I thought that .za.net would be best because it sounds so techy! ihost.za.net! Not to mention, don’t have to pay yearly renewal fees for .za.net.

Also, I wish to just state that my website competiton is going really well. I think I migh have someone in mind to win, but we will see what happens. I am not going to say anything. it would be agaist the rules.

I have recently finished, sort of, the the school website, www.durbies.co.za, which me and my friend, Erik, made. Actually, he made the template, and I am in charge of programming the entire behemoth. We are going to have a meeting with the guy who owns the domain to talk to him about alternative hosting solutions and all that jazz.

And, now I am going to bed. So, bye!

I have been looking at a clip which shows Draco malfoy, the flying ferret. And then I decided that i will go see the first performance of Goblet of Fire in South Africa, even if it kills me. Which means, the release here is actually 2 December, but I will see it on the 1st at nine o clock in the morning, making me and my friends, oficially, the first people in SouthAfrica, to see it. Exept of course those who test the film reel, etc.

So, I can’t wait. What are your views on the film? What do you think it is going to be like?

I have been getting bored with my websites, Virtual Hogwarts‘, name. It is so….plain. So, I came up with a competition on my site so people can maybe get a new name. Here is the quote from the post:

I have been thinking that we should have a competition. This will be a Christmas present for all the students, professors and prefects of Virtual Hogwarts. And here is what I am planning:

Have you ever thought that we need a new name. A more exiting name than the one we currently have? Maybe something more adventrous, more sprty, more classy, however you see it? Well, your task in this competition is to come up with a new name for Virtual Hogwarts. Please be very original. Along with this name I will buy a new domain. (the www.something.co.za)

So, here is more details:
- Think of a new, original name for VH, be it in whatever language. (If it is, then please supply a translation).

- Give a suggested domain name (www.my-new-name.com), which can be a .com or a .co.za domain. (please make sure the domain doesn’t exist by testing it in your browser)

Rules

• Everyone may enter the competition. Whether it be a professor or a prefect or a student.
• Every candidate may enter as many times as he/she would like to and submit as many names as possible.
• Every entry will be read through and judged by me and the finalists will be judged by the professors.

To enter the competition, go to this page and fill out the form. You may fill it out as many times as you like:

http://www.virtualhogwarts.co.za/form.htm

Anyway, so, if you are reading this blog, amy you can enter, but the prize wont suit you. Speaking of which, the prize is 100 house points, 200 galleons and he/she gets to be headmaster for a week.

Also, I have been lookign further into the linux, but the only prob with my current distro is the fact that there is no sound, which is a problem because I will be using midi files more than anything else. Anyway, it picks up my sound card, but no sound…

Anyway, off to eplore the net some more. Bye!