After nearly two months of delays, the long-awaited sequel to Beowulf: The Movie is almost ready for prime time. Most of the footage was shot at my house one day in December, but we used two cameras: mine and Justin's. Since I couldn't transfer the videos on Justin's camera to my computer, he was going to have to burn them onto a CD for me. Early this week, he gave me the CD, and so we finished up a few shots we had intended to shoot. The shooting is almost complete. The only thing left in the way of that is a scene or two that I'm doing by myself (I'll be reprising my terrible role as the cheesy narrator guy.)

I forgot how tough editing video can be, but when I look at the finished product, I know it's immensely satisfying. I should probably use this space to show my gratitude toward a certain Kevin MacLeod, whose extensive portfolio of quality royalty-free music helped make Beowulf: The Movie more than just an English class project. I'll be using his music as a source once again. Maybe, since I'll be giving him a proper attribution this time, I'll actually tell him about this one. And, as promised, there will be an original song in Beowulf 2. I know you're excited, but you'll just have to wait a little longer.

Speaking of Justin, he emceed the school's variety show on Thursday night. It was the same show I auditioned for back in September. I could have followed through and gone to the many subsequent rehearsals, but I think the criticism was enough to put me in my place. Anyway, the show was better without me, and it was quite a bit of fun. Unfortunately, Justin seemed to get upstaged by his co-emcee, but it was still enjoyable to watch him onstage.

Although its name is fun to write, I've gotten bored of doing Jordon Asks YOU!!. (I'm surprised it took me this long, actually.) I might resurrect it sometime, but there will always be Ask Jordon.

Kelsey: Where should I go to college? Where I dream of(WFU) or where it is free(UF)?

I'm supposed to say that you should go where you dream of going, but that's not always possible. Financial considerations are a big factor for many people, myself included. In spite of that, everybody's situation is different, and advice that works for me might not work well for you. So I'd have to say that you'll need to decide for yourself. I know it's hard, but you have time. Use it wisely.

mambala: what does my name mean?

Isn't that like some game that was popular in the '90s? No, wait, that was mancala. Well, it was a long time ago. It must have been when I was six or seven or eight when that game was popular. I never understood it. Maybe that's because I never played it. I think only girls would play it because it involved pretty-looking fake stones. But I'm not really sure. The point is, I never played it with anybody, although I did somehow manage to get a faint idea of the object of the game. It doesn't seem too terribly complicated, after all. In fact, it kind of superficially reminds me of backgammon, which is a game that I actually used to play, but which I've now forgotten. I wouldn't mind getting back into the swing of that one, though. Anyway, to answer your question: no, I've never played mancala.

Congress has just voted to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been $5.15 per hour since 1997. However, it's not a universal figure -- it's only a minimum, after all. The states are free to legislate a higher minimum wage, and Florida's is currently $6.67. Check out the State of the Minimum Wage (Flash) to see how the states' minimum wages have compared in recent years.

Here's a Super Mario Brothers race (Google Video), apparently from a school talent show (which, if true, would make it the most awesome talent show act ever). It's mind-boggling to think that you can beat the game in just over six minutes.