I was having problems with file locks last night, but thankfully managed to blow up the perpetrating file this morning, rather than having to reinstall my OS. We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

The new Zelda game for the GameCube is pretty fun so far. The new cartoon-y style is a little jarring at first but feels natural as you start playing. Controls are very similar to the N64 titles and the story and dialogue are very polished. I haven't run into any obnoxious activities thrown in only to prolong the game yet, and the Japanese stereotypes of American slang are at a minimum so far.

Today's dictation examples were the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and Scarborough Fair. A surprising portion of my students knew all the words.