17 posts tagged “school”
This weekend has been incredibly good, considering how much work I had looming over me most of the time. I spent all weekend, from Friday afternoon until about 3 PM today with Lauren, and I think it has done me a great deal of good. Its not that we even did all the much other than lounge about in her room, make macaroni and cheese, and watch Dracula, but spending time with her is the most therapeutic thing for my mind I have ever encountered. There is just something soothing about knowing that you're with someone who is the extension of yourself, that always knows exactly what you mean, because where you leave off, they pick up. Sometimes we bicker and get grumpy, but thats fine, because we can be grumpy around each other and not end up hating each other for it.
Its a good thing I got to spend this weekend relaxing too, because my next week is going to be rather taxing with a Chemistry, Communications, and Computer Science final all within seven days, but the good news is I move out on the 8th, and I'll be home free for the next 3 and a half months. Even with all this crap facing me, I don't even feel daunted though. Thats just the kind of mood she puts me in. Its all worth it, because I'll get to see her again before too long. Lol, I sound incredibly mushy tonight, but its whatever, I'm tired and if you don't like it, thats too bad.
Well, now that the freaking drink machine has stlen my 65 cents and denied me my soda, I think I'm going to go to bed. Too much pizza has made me a bit nauseated, and it is definitely bed time.
Ugh....I feel completely unmotivated to do anything right now. And whats worse, the ONE THING I wanted to do, is rendered impossible. I planned on doing laundry, but nooooo there is 1 out of 6 washers operational at the moment. Not even worth bothering. Luckily I should have some time tomorrow between class and lab. Hopefully, I'll be able to get done with lab and get over to Lauren's house fairly early. I'm looking forward to our first date in awhile. I know, we do stuff all the time, but we don't really go on any "dates" anymore. Oh man...I have done a good deal of work this weekend, but I still feel like I'm going to be behind this coming week. Dunno how either, because I'm not going to Communications Tuesday, so i don't have that due. Chem is the only real bother for Tuesday, but I'm going to do my best not to be overly anxious about it. We just had a quiz Thursday, and our test isn't until the 10th. The probability of something major occurring Tuesday are slim. I just wish I was on freaking Spring Break this week instead of a month ago =( Now all of my friends can do stuff, but no, I have to deal with school and work etc. Its like last year all over again lol. Oh well, thats life. I don't really know why I'm even awake right now. I feel so out of place going to bed 'early' (before 2 AM) every night. Noone else on my hall has class until 11. Hell, my room mate doesn't even wake up until 1 PM. And its always a bit awkward when I have to be like "Yeah...I'm going to bed." Thats why I tend to stay up later than I normally would usually. Next year will be better since I'll have my very own room to myself. But yeah, I think I'm going to try to get some sleep now. (I usually stay up until I'm tired enough to say "Fuck your lazy ass, some people have jobs, I'm going to sleep.")
Wow...it has been a while I guess. I was on spring break, and not really too concerned with Vox, last week, and since Sunday I've been settling back in at Wake. See...whats been going on...not a whole lot worth mentioning here. Me and Lauren have been good. We got pizza last night. It was delicious...and cheap. Especially since Papa Johns is usually expensive. Other than that, nothing all that amazing has been going on. I've hit a lull in school work for tonight. I have my researchy-thing at the library tomorrow afternoon, so I can't really work on my paper yet, Chem is just starting up, and I don't even have the book yet, so there isn't anything there, AND Econ/Comp Sci are so easy I don't really need to do anything in them. This is good I guess, because it means I get to take a break for the night, but it also just means more work will pile up for later because I'm not doing any tonight....ah, tradeoffs...gotta love'em....
No, seriously, I had an awesome time in computer science today. Making an image that would have taken 5 minutes in MS Paint. Instead, we took 3 hours to make it using Java. Its only sad, because I think I was the only person on my side of the room who knew what they were doing. Actually, before lab even started, I had already created a working class (class = Java program) to draw triangles. Granted, i can't fill them in with color, but w/e, it is cool. So yeah, I was technically done with lab at 4. After that though, it needed some tweaking. I gave my houses (which I also created a constructor for) doors, I made some birds, and some weird looking elliptical clouds. Anyways, I for about 30 minutes I was teaching about 6 people how to create objects and stuff. It was Chem all over again lol. But yeah, enough bragging on myself and how nerdy I am. (Though not nerdy enough, because I don't know enough HTML to embed the image on here).
This past weekend was amazing. Friday I was at home, which is nice even though I bitch about it. I get homesick after being away for awhile. Saturday me and my amazing girlfriend, who is at her brand new job right now =) , went to Mellow Mushroom. It was pretty delicious. Afterwards, we went home and had a really good night of cuddling and snuggling. Sunday I had to trudge my butt back here though, where I found my big pile of neglected HW, waiting like a malignant tumor that was waiting for the perfect time to strike.
Anyways, back to studying for a double dose of exams tomorrow =(
Thats right. Owned your face. Now lets hope the actual lab goes that well =)
Anyways. Today is going to be pretty fun I think. After my lab (first one for the semester) I'm going to Lauren's so we can get some delicious Arby's and then go hang out with Billy, Asheley, Tasha, Aaron, and a couple other people who I don't know if they will be there or not. Regardless, it should be a pretty good time. But yeah, I'm going to go back to rocking out before I go to lunch. More updates on the night's events at a later date.
"...and more than three times is statistical accuracy."
The title is a quote (or roughly so) from a James Bond movie. The above addendum is from my Chemistry Professor, who I can't really decide whether I like or not to be honest. On one hand, he reminds me of a couple of my friends: nerdy, witty, a little goofy, and enjoys being all of those. He does however, seem to enjoy mocking Al Gore and the entire "Global Warming" bit. Now, I'm not the kind of person to hate someone for their ideologies, though I do think his stance is a bit naive...or dismissive I guess is a better way to put it. Though, he only mocks Gore because of "his sensationalism, and how he uses it to promote his agenda." I'm like, "Ok....and you suppose only people without connections and renown should be able to do whatever they can for a cause they believe in?" Now, I understand his scientific approach. In a way, I even agree with it. There really IS no concrete proof that human industry is causing the upward flux in global temperature. He believes "the jury is still out" since this sort of phenomenon will take centuries of data that we just don't have to truly understand. That is something I can agree with. I mean, data DOES show the sun has cycles where it releases more solar energy, which would cause a rise in global temperatures, and there are cycles of change and fluctuation in Earth's history. What all this means, is too many hypothesis and not enough data. For a scientific explanation, as much as I hate to say it, it is just far too early to say what MUST be done to stop it, or if there is anything to be done at all. Where we seem to disagree, is on the point of what should be done now. Where as he seems to be happy to let our great-great-great grand children get the proper data to figure out what is wrong. (assuming the human race hasn't melted) [actually, that's a joke, since I'm honestly more worried about an ice age than Earth become volcanic, but that rationale is a story for another time.] I however, would rather not just sit aroud and watch people destroy the planet and make up excuses about why we can't do anything about it. I mean, the scientific method works just as well here, just not in the way he uses it to dismiss any action he might feel obligated to take. Humans are literally POURING gases and chemicals into the global ecosystem. Scientifically, that is huge error, that no amount of previous data will correlate to. MAYBE we aren't causing global warming...maybe...but does he honestly think that a massive change in the chemical cycles of such a delicate and sensitive system will have no effect at all? Or maybe he just thinks it isn't his problem at all....and everyone else should just shut up about it so he won't feel bad for being too stupid to realize that humanity has a rather large problem on its hands.
"Emperor of the Moon, Inventor of the Environment"
Ok....Now that I have that out of my system. I really do think I am sliding back in to the college routine pretty effortlessly. I was worried that I would just be too lazy to do my work, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I did most of my chemistry homework last night/yesterday, and I finished up my Econ as well, though I'm too big of a pansy to submit it online until I've gone over it a bit. Well, its time to go get some lunch before I go to my COM 100 class and do.....whatever it is this class is s
upposed to be about O.O
Yeah...Exactly 1 month ago today, I took my last exam before the end of my first semester of college. And exactly one month ago tomorrow, my baby got a 30 lb cyst removed from her Ovary...along with said ovary. It really has been an eventful month, and I don' think I've done my Vox justice, but now that I'm back in school, I promise more regular updates. (At least I'll try!!)
So lets see, whats been going on?
Well, me and Lauren had a really good time last night! We went to Ruby Tuesday, where I got a Metroid Prime Burger (Yes, I will call it that) which was freakin delicious. Afterwards, we went back to her house and snuggled and slept until the ungodly hour of 6:30 AM when we had to get up and go to our school/work. It was a really fun night =)
Work wasn't so bad today, even if it did drag on for ever. They gave me 2 "Royal Tickets" to the Grand Theater, and a $20 gift certificate for Food at the Grand. This is all for "Outstanding work that went above and beyond the call of duty" (i.e. they felt bad because I worked my ass off the past 2 weeks) So yeah. Me and Lauren are going to see Cloverfield when it opens Friday. I have been dying to see this movie ever since I saw the previews, but I didn't think I was gonna get to go. So yay for random appreciation gifts! I'm not too sure lauren is all that thrilled about the movie itself, but a large, refillable tub of popcorn and soda (for free) at a nice theater (also for free) has enticed her to be excited about the trip anyways.
In other news:
I finally start classes back tomorrow! I can't decide whether to be freaked out or excited. I'm mostly excited about my Computer Science class. I've always wanted some sort of skill that would actually lead to a tangible (sorta) product. Now, I'm going to actually know how to make something. Dunno what, but I know I'm going to be learning Java, so whatever that entails. So yeah. Not too excited about Econ though. I just have this feeling the teacher is gonna be a jerk. He has a cool name. Boko. I mean, its short, easy to remember, and fun to say. (Come on, say Boko to yourself. Fun huh?) It should almost be an adverb. Ex: "I'm gonna go Boko if I don't get a muffin ASAP!"
You get the idea. Anyways, yeah, I think I'm gonna call it a night and be well rested for Boko's 9:00 AM (AUGH! WHY DID I SIGN UP FOR A 9 AM CLASS!!) class.
Well, not really, but perhaps they should lol. I think I've done something at least partially related to work every day the entire break, with a few minor exceptions. This however, does not mean I didn't spend my break playing a gratuitous amount of video games and hanging with people I haven't seen in awhile, and some I can never see too much! I hung out with Lauren a couple of times, and I get to see Tasha and Alex for the first time in a long time last Friday. It was a good time, even though I think Lauren hated me for making us stay so long. All in all, its been a good break. I don't move back in until next Saturday, so I guess i better enjoy it while it lasts. Of course, I'm going to be working most of this week and cleaning buildings every night (except Thursday) this week, so I probably won't do much relaxing until I move back in at Wake. It seems really weird talking about Wake as though I'm not already there, since I'm at work right now, which is on campus. I think this place has really grown on me. At first I was like "yeah, its nice." But once I left for break I realized I missed living on campus and being in control of whatever i did, instead of trying to live around my family and its crazy schedule. But, thats life I suppose.
But speaking of work, I have edged my way in to a clique. And by clique, I mean the 5 or so people here that play World of Warcraft as much (probably more actually) as I do. It was really kind of odd lol. First, I'm sitting in the Tech shop just before lunch with one of the techs, and she asks me if I play any online games. I told her I play WoW, and then we started talking about how much the Alliance sucks and how nerdy we are but we don't care. It was pretty awesome. Then I go to lunch and, being inspired by my conversation, decide to play a bit of WoW while I take my hour lunch. In the breakroom, I find a couple of people hunched over laptops playing Warcraft like they belonged there. So I joined them and chilled for a while. Watching everyone get really nervous looking when they walked in the breakroom to get coffee or whatnot and found a bunch of nerds playing an MMO with the volume up as loud as it could go. Never have I been more amused lol.
Anyways. Yeah, Its almost quitting time and I still need to reload this piece of crap T60 so I can go the freak home!!!
I have my Modern European history final in....an hour and a half! AHHHHHH!
*crams*
(Seriously, I'll be happy when this week is over.)
Well....It's 9:30 AM now. Why am I awake? NO EFFIN CLUE. My alarm wasn't even SET until 5 minutes from now. Yet, for some reason, I hopped out of bed (thinking it was later) and showered, dressed, got ready to go, THEN looked at the clock. Why am I so disoriented? I was up until 3 AM rewriting a history paper I'd already written. This took from 8 PM until 3 AM. 7 hours of Russian history. My brain was sizzling last night lol. The only things I can thank to me actually managing this are caffeine, and Dragonforce. The combination of those two make it a lot easier to just rock out and do a paper. Even if it takes 7 hours and you just have "Through the Fire and Flames" on loop. I probbably broke a record for "most times a person ever listened to the same song over and over again" in the category of "Songs lasting more than 5 minutes" Yeah...that was my night. BUT I am officially DONE with the semester. I just have to get through exams and I'm gone. No more school work. WOOT! I guess WSFC deserved a 2 hour delay this morning (that I REALLY wish we had gotten) considering I get out of school two weeks before they do. (Is rolling in pleasure over tis in order to keep himself awake)
I'm super excited about this afternoon though! I get to see my gilfriend! And she is cooking me dinner! She= best cook ev3r. I feel bad though, because I have no culinary skills whatsoever. (Except with Cobbler. I make a mean cobbler) I guess I can do dishes to help out. Hooray manual labor! lol Well, speaking of food, I've burnt enough time to make getting breakfast seem like a better idea.
Later Taters
