A few weeks ago I had the option of going to a party but when invited declined because I had homework. This would’ve been fine, except that when my friends’ responses were the typical “ah shucks, that sux” I reassured them that I was actually looking forward to working on it. This they didn’t understand….
Last night I had a nightmare that I had homework assignments due in a few hours and instead of working on them I was getting drunk at a bar. It was a nightmare in two senses. First, academically it’s bad decision making, and second, I don’t want to dream about school while I’m on break….
You know your classes are tougher when you’re allowed to use notes, textbook, graded homework, basically ANYTHING, during the exams.
Roughly a month ago, during a fun filled evening of playing nails, a friend related to me and others his dissatisfaction with the Russian language course he took on campus. The complaint had to do with the emphasis on grammar. I think it’s a problem that plagues most language courses in general, probably even independent…
The first day of school went fine, in the sense that I expect all the course work to be fun, but I was definitely pissed off when I learned that the professor who was to teach circuit theory is away for a whole year. A last minute change of plans apparently, since they had him…
I’m convinced that to some degree there’s a law of balance in life, such that you don’t make progress in one area without adversely affecting something else. For example, do you want a million USD? You won’t get it unless you identify ways in which possessing $1,000,000 would adversely affect you. Moreover, you have to…
The Psychology Dept. on campus offers year round once a week counseling at a cost of $5 for a 50 minute session. Last week I had a free screening and in one hour I’m going in for my first session. It’s what they call a training clinic, where the clinicians are grad students who consult…
Fuck summer school. I want to enjoy a well-deserved vacation.
I’ve finished the lower division requirements for a B.S. in EE. Next year will make or break me. There are three concentrations to choose from: communications, computer engineering, power & control. I’ve chosen the power & control option, not least because I like the sound of the unintended second meaning of power & control. Each…
The results are in: academic success. To reward myself I’m going to repeat a couple courses over the summer just so I can exceed the 3.50 mark. Does nothing else shout “loser without a life!” louder? The two are pol econ and trig. I’m also going to buy an HP 50g calculator. It kicks the…