Tag: School

The Weekend…

Well, it was nice to have a weekend to just sit back and relax and catch up on things. I sacrificed not going out and doing anything on Friday or Saturday night so that I could catch up on things. Now, I did get quite a bit done this weekend, but it was not as much as I would have liked. Mostly it is my reading that I am behind on, but that I can work on here and there. So, I’m not too worried about that.

But, other than the studying that I caught up on I got some other things done as well. I reformatted my computer to see if that would fix my problems that I was having with it. This was my late night Saturday night Sunday Morning treat to me. Surprisingly it only took 3.5hrs to get it back up to its previous state. Then Sunday was packed with stuff to do. Lunch with Jamie (the bday girl), her roommate Jules, and the always comical Anthony. Lunch was a good time and I think I ate enough to last me the entire day, but nevertheless we ended up eating later that night at Shari ‘s. But, I don’t want to get ahead of myself here.

After the lunch, which was more than filling, we headed back to the TE lab to kill time before Sauna Sunday. This time was more productive than I thought it would be. I ended up finishing my CSE project during this time and was pretty excited about that. Then after we were all set, we headed out for Sauna Sunday. The iSchool crew + Julia was along this week for the adventure and it was a good time to just relax and to not think about anything really. This was something nice because it just slowed everything down and I could just enjoy doing nothing. Then, of course, around 11pm we all got hungry again so we headed out to eat. I seem to not have a problem eating and I figured that since I was going out to eat I should get something that I usually don’t have. So, this ended up being breakfast, which was amazing.

Now we come to Monday and the new week is upon all of us. There are things due this week and many things to catch up on. I just need to spend less time playing, and more time studying. As sad as that sounds, it’s true.

Tonight should be cool, I’ll look hot, like always, maybe I’ll have a picture or two to share…

Current Feeling: Hotness, because I look damn fine today

College != High School

Alright, I understand that some of you suck at managing your time, I am no different. But, seriously, this is College not High School and there are a different set of responsibilities that come with it. You can’t be asking professors for extensions on every little thing, or asking for points back on everything. So, if you can’t handle it, get out. I’m sick of being held back because you can’t keep up. I mean, you can’t move things around every time you are inconvenienced just to make your life more convenient. Just take it like the majority of college students do, and work for it. You will be glad that you worked for it. Don’t say I didn’t tell you so.

On a final note: I’m glad that people understand me and agree with me on this. If you are curious on what spawned this read a reply I made below to a class list serv.

Current Feeling: Bleeeeeeeaaaaah!!

My response to a proposal to extend the due date for the 1st part of our final lab project:

Ok, as much as I like this initiative, I disagree and feel that the due date of next week on Tuesday should stand. I feel that Professor Blommers has been more than willing to hear us out on extra points for quizzes, points and an extension past labs, and the midterm exam. This project is the last big thing that we have in this class and I feel that it should be treated as such. As you notice we do not have a final scheduled and I am treating this lab as my final chance to improve my grade. I wouldn’t expect a professor to move a final because I have another one the same day and this should be no different.   

While I sympathize with those of you who have not started this lab or are in a bind for time working on this and other coursework, but this date was known for some time and maybe if we did not have the Lab 4 pushed back to be due until tomorrow we would not be asking for an extension like this in the first place.

Many of us have this CSE project that is due next Wednesday but, many of us are not asking for an extension because this is what is expected of us as students. We can’t keep asking for extensions on things in classes because we can; it will more than likely interfere inadvertently with other classes and their works load (like it did now with the extension of Lab 4). Instead, we should be working with the schedule and due dates that we were given and run with it like the students we are. Many of you are looking for some real world experience from this major, well, here is some experience for you. Working on a tight deadline with little time to accomplish what seems an undoable task.

I do not mean to offend anyone who differs on these views, but enough is enough and you will find my group and me working on this lab tomorrow in the TE lab.

Yay! *sigh*

Sometimes you think you have it all figured out, then something happens and you begin to wonder about things that motivate you to do things. For me, this is school. The last week and a half was full of tests, homework, and projects due. Now, I realize that this is like every week for some people, but not for me. So, I get to this weekend and have a kick-ass time all weekend long, until today/late last night.

Friday was great to hang out w/ Jula & D, Saturday was boring as hell at work, but coffee w/ Jamie and her roommate Jules was a nice lift up for the crap day I was having. Then, well, there was Sunday, if you really want to know, read Jamie’s page. It was a great time, to say the least. The iSchool people rock, and they know it. Then we come to today. I mean, it was literally pissing outside today and there is no bus service on 25th on Sundays or Holidays (in today’s case). So, I had to make the 30 minute walk in the rain to the Micro Lab. Needless to say I was not in the best of moods.

I did a little work for my brother, not as much as promised (sorry). Then again after work, I go to catch the bus to head home. This bus drops me off by U-Village, so it’s as close as I can get on days like today. I ended up standing at the bustop after work, cold, wet, and tired for around 25 minutes. So, I was not too thrilled about that to say the least. Yeah, maybe my bad luck started last night when I thought I might have totalled my PC. I was a complete mess and I ended up staying up until 3am to get the stupid thing fixed. Ahhh!! Well, it is all better now… I think. It acts really lame sometimes, but I won’t go into details because for the 5 of you that read this, 2 of you will understand. Anyways, I’m off… And if I didn’t get to talk to you this weekend (you should know who you are), I’ll try again next weekend.

Current Feeling: Mentally Exausted

So far, so good

This week has been much better than expected. I can attribute this to a couple of reasons:

1. Got my netowrking test back and got a 97, which was suprising to me
2. Took the 311 exam and am feeling “confident” about it
3. My CSE project is done before the due date
4. The networking lab is pushed back a week, thank goodness
5. The CSE exam is open book and open note

So, as much as I thought this week would suck, it has not. Things have been going really well this week. I even had time to finish up some work for my brother’s website, midwestskier.com. The weekend should be a nice break from class and tests, a time to relax with friends, but the work will still be coming along in a steady flow. But, overall things are really positive right now, what more could I ask for?

Current Feeling: Elated.

Nothing To See Here

Well, I don’t really know what to say. The networking midterm was interesting. I think I did alright, probably better than most, but still below my standards. *sigh* Oh, well. Also, in another topic of great news this week, I was not accepted the Peer Advising program this summer. So, yeah, summer school here I come. That’s ok, but I was disappointed when I got the nice but rejecting email from FYP. I thought that I was of the material/caliber to do that job, but I guess not. That’s fine, they’re missing out. Their loss.

Anyways, this past week I have found myself listening to a bunch of my old favorite CDs that I have on my iPod. I remember listening to bands like Live, Our Lady Peace, and Sister Hazel on a daily basis. Now, it just seems to be newer stuff that I listen to. But, listening to older music just brings back memories of times that were simpler and easier. Maybe that is why I am listening to them right now? I mean, life is an organized hell right now, this week will be grueling.

So much to do, and only so much time to get it done. I have been setting little goals for myself, but I always seem to come up short recently. Maybe it is because when I become overwhelmed I just shutdown and go into studying hibernation. But, the goal for tonight was to finish off my CSE Project. Well, that didn’t happen, but I went and saw Miracle with Jai. That was well worth the saved anguish. Quality flick if you are into the following: Hockey, Herb Brooks , the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey Team, and well… Hockey. I thought it was sweet because I was friends with a kid back in 5th and 6th grade and his dad was on that team and I got to try on his Gold Medal. So, it was sweet to see this movie and to have some sort of connection with it.

Besides the stellar details above, things are not that bad. I get to hang out with cool people on a daily basis and I have it way easier/better than most. I should be thankful. I’ll just roll with it as things don’t go my way. I’ve done it before, now should be no different.

Thought of the moment: Just Bounce.

Suck it up

Well, the next week will be interesting. There is so much to do and so little time to do it. I’m not so concerned that I won’t get it done, because I will, it is just that I will be spending more time than usual on school. Yes, this should be expected since I am at an instutition of higher education, but I rarely ever work this hard. Yup, I manage to do well despite the lack of work I put into things. Last quarter I had the “no studying after 5pm” policy, and it seemed to work out well. I had my best quarter ever @ UW. But, this quarter it has all changed to “just get your studying done before you fall asleep” policy. So much to do, so little time. I just figured that I’d kill some time before my 341 test by posting… here we go…