User blog comment:Ginrikuzuma//ragequit/@comment-5672532-20130107100410

I've got to admit, Gin - I don't see you as the ragequitting type. XD But, well, it was fun, shows over!... :P

All right, so more seriously - First things first. Are you running off a laptop with integrated (or 'switchable') graphics/GPU? I had loads of problems with running most any in-game video files until I forced an install of the latest drivers from Intel; though it wasn't supported and was a somewhat tedious task, the end result means my in-game video actually displays for once. Earlier I would just have a flash of a cell or two, then a black screen until the video ended... If I was lucky, and it didn't CTD. If that sounds like your problem, let me know and I might be able to help. If not? Well, my sympathy is with you. T_T

Another game... And something that tips the odds in your favor? I'm getting a vibe of something that you invoke for massive damage but that has a chance of backfiring and instakilling you, for some reason. My curiousity has a few other, more concrete guesses, but - tishe! I am quiet!

About real life - My best recommendation would be to block certain amounts of time per day/per week, and use that for your work. Even if it's only thirty minutes a day, if you have a part of the day where you know you're going to be doing programming or writing, it can serve as welcome distraction from work, study, and stress. Adjust the time for how much free time you have, and you should have plenty of time to relax, as well.

Wreck those upper-division courses for us, wahahahaha! And no rambling is pointless - on the contrary, I find them quite interesting.