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[Sep. 15th, 2008|08:58 pm] |
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Hilarious mail of the day:
The Navy wants me to "Accelerate two things: your medical career and your life."
Inside the pamphlet, the first sentences: "You made it through medical school with a vision for a bright future."
Did I, now? News to me. Where do they come up with this stuff?
First day back to work. MIL flew today! It looked awesome, watching the flight from the CosmoCam all day today! So neat.
I get to start working with NX6 tomorrow - learning CAD! I'm excited I get free training, just 'cause. I think this internship will be neat. I'm excited for it, even if I do have to commute such a long way. I'm thinking about asking my mentor if I can switch to a schedule where I work only 9 days every two weeks, or perhaps even just 4 days a week. This would save me a bunch in gas AND would give me some three- or four-day weekends. That would be...oh, just about divine! I just need to remember to ask tomorrow. Sure my days would be longer, but I think it'd be worth it for me.
Just trudged through all these darn receipts that I need to send in to get reimbursed. Now that I've got them scanned and such, I can actually send this to the appropriate VT-peeps who will take care of it for me. Oh, I hope there isn't a snag. Otherwise I'm out over $2300.
Bugger. Too much stress!
Ooo crud just realized I left laundry back at the house. Better head home soon.
I'm officially 22! I didn't see practically anybody on my birthday, yesterday. That was very sad, actually. At least today I got to have dinner here at Mom's with Zach & Erica. Not the most happenin' place, but it was nice anyway. And man, that cake was tasty. I wish I had more leftover.
I wish I could celebrate my birthday. Any takers?
I also need a planner. Badly.
p.s. I really wish I can figure out my life soon. At least get a general plan going. I really reeeally want to invest in a kayak. But that's a bit rash of me, I think. At least when I'm technically still worth negative money and have no actual jobs lined up after a couple months. |
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[Aug. 8th, 2008|07:20 am] |
I move today! Last day of work! :o) ...AND I'm leaving early :oD
In other news, I blow-dried my hair for the first time this summer. I wonder what they'll think at work. |
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[Jan. 13th, 2007|01:31 am] |
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Hey all, I've decided to make this journal Friends Only.
Not that I'm especially paranoid about all you people stalking me - you know who you are - it's more that I've gotten in the habit of putting stuff I'm uncomfortable about on here, viewable by only friends anyway. Okay, so maybe that is a mild paranoia. I'll deal with my issues as they come.
Comment if you want me to friend you, and I promise I'll consider!
Anywho, this being my last non-committed post for all you non-committed folk out there - why don't I put up plenty of inane, boring facts about my last days at home before spring semester? I go back tomorrow, if you were wondering.
I cleaned my car - it's amazing! I vacuumed the inside, scrubbed the outside, and even got to the gross nooks and crannies between the doors and the frame. Only problem is, I forgot two areas - the trunk and the cupholders. I imagine they're rather disgusting, but I haven't willed myself to look now that I've put away the soap and windex.
Windex is somethin', huh? It can shine windows and mirrors AND clean up the nasty crap that just builds and builds down in the crumb-catcher between the front seats. Love that stuff!
A lot of this week is sort of a blur. I didn't do much, truth be told. I've played piano, shopped for groceries over and over again, and cooked dinner for the family a few times. I have watched lots of movies, though:
Brother Bear (better than I was expecting), Atlantis, Casper (I cried! I'm such a shlop), Hercules, Emma, Chicken Run, parts of My Super Ex Girlfriend (twice), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (twice). And that's just the short list, I'm sure there were more.
Apparently Thomas is on a kick of writing where he'll write stories taking bits of plot from other people's works and bending them into his own concoction. I glanced at one that he's done and MAN was it dark. I almost wished I hadn't found out it was his, so I could just imagine I hadn't looked at it at all and I wouldn't have to worry about all that that entails.
I found a home movie of me doing gymnastics and a swim meet when I was roughly 7 or 8. OH it was so adorable! I'm so cute, just look at me!
Man it's good to be in Nova among all my liberal friends. I just get so used to Tech, where only 1 in 15 or so of the people I interact with on a daily basis are willing to admit they're liberal. It's crazy. It also doesn't matter at all on a daily basis, but me being the only liberal shows itself in little ways every so often. Crazy.
The other day I was feeling really cruddy (ungh I don't DO anything up here) and wanted some exercise. Problem was, I also didn't want to fork over $5 to work out in the public gyms. So I walked up to the local Giant with a book in hand, thinking it'll be a lovely afternoon. Which it was, no doubt. Well, until I had to come back. My list had been 4 velveeta boxes, 4 Cambell's soup cans, a 1/2 gallon of milk, 8 apples, and 6 bananas. All that along with the purse, book, and the sheet music I had just bought up at the music store there. It wasn't a terribly fun walk home, that's for sure. My fingers went numb, my elbows locked, and my shoulders have been spazzing ever since. It was my own stupid and stubborn fault, naturally. But that doesn't change my right to bitch and moan about it. I was so afraid a bag would break, Home Alone style, and I'd be up a creak.
Looks like Paul & I are going to be lab partners in the Experimental Methods lab. Not that I know what we'll be doing in that class -- apparently we have to create our own labs to demonstrate whatever we're learning. JOLLY. I'm actually a little weirded out by this lab - there's only 12 people in each session. Yes, it's in the wind tunnel but since when do we get small classes? That....doesn't happen in my major. Naturally there's still a lecture attached to the lab with some 140 kids in it.
This semester, I'm determined to a) work out more, and b) stress out less. Hopefully those will go hand in hand, but we'll see how it turns out in the end.
Over and out,
Beth
p.s. IHOP as a second dinner was not the best idea I've ever had. |
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[Dec. 15th, 2006|02:26 pm] |
Well, it looks like I somehow made it to the end of this semester. My grades don't seem too bad, so far, but of course the two worst classes (aero/hydro and thermo) won't have their grades in til the last minute. Here's a summation:
*Vehicle Vibrations and Control - the third test was a little rough, but it got done at some point. Got an A- in this class, though I think she hates us all now because no one really said that controls was what they wanted to do with their life.
*I didn't study nearly enough for thin wall, mostly because I was at home last weekend. That's okay though, I still managed a 91 on the final. Silly structures, who needs 'em. Got an A- in this class.
*Aero/hydro - unnngh. We're told it'll be half open- and half closed-notes. I study for that, and then we walk in and he's gotten rid of the open-note section entirely. What on earth?! I actually hear that section was the difficult one, so whatever. It ended up being better than I expected, and I made a point to write as much crap on each problem so that I can get partial credit. I didn't need anything amazing to pass the class, but still. The final didn't even seem like a proper representation of all the material we've covered, it barely even mentioned the first portion of the class. I haven't the faintest idea of what my grade ever was in that class, seriously. Not all too high but not too low either.
*Astromechanics - I was pretty sure I made a large number of stupid mistakes on this final, but I somehow got a 98 on it! So very exciting. It seems I'll get an A- in this class, which is just awesome because I so bombed the first test. I'm actually going to miss this class, too, I just loved the material. I'm such a dork.
*Thermodynamics - Well I didn't study too much for this one either. This class has always been the least important to me, because it's relatively easier. So I never put as much effort into it as I should have, and I'm sure that's true on the final too. It wasn't impossible, but I certainly could've studied my weak points (ahem, entropy) for longer, I think. I think I'll get a B in this class.
Sigh. They're over! I even saw Home Alone last night, for the first time in YEARS. I don't even remember when it was, though it was such a staple of my childhood.
I've gotten a sudden motivation to play piano like...all break. I can't wait! I heard Paul play at Dave's holiday party (he was amazing) and I'm just awestruck at how much I wish I had time for music in my life. I'm gonna hang out a lot with my cousins, too, make sure they don't get too bored at home.
I've gotten a lot to think about recently. Relationships are freakin' confusing, man. |
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[Nov. 10th, 2006|01:58 am] |
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Programming for astromechanics in matlab needs to DIE. Why is this so difficult this time around? I've followed his instructions over and over and I can't figure this crap out for the life of me; I almost don't even want to. There's clearly some vital error in my logic, because I get the same wrong answers when I apply the formula given by hand as when I do it in the computer. It is NOT a good sign to have an imaginary number as an orbit distance quantity.
You know what, I still refuse to accept imaginary numbers. They don't exist. So why should I care? I've been dealing with freaking i's and j's for years and they still make as little sense as ever.
At any rate, I have no idea what's wrong with this code and I almost don't care! It's one homework assignment, would it really be the end of the world if I blow it off? I need the code in other parts of this ruddy homework anyway, but too bad.
I think I'll turn in what I've got and just go with that. I've got a quiz to worry about anyway.
So I went to see the Naturally Sharp concert tonight, and it was really good! I was excited, some of the singers had some real talent. Though I showed up with an "Aerodynamics for Engineers" book, reading it all alone before the show, surrounded by seemingly yappy freshmen girls. I felt so OLD! Was I really that obnoxious? Ever?
It's one thing to be loud and annoying because we act like we're the only ones in the room, it's quite another to just mindlessly chatter without any purpose (like, omg, I totally need to go do my nails later and just like, really need to stop eating because sometimes I'll chip a nail on the Dorito that weighs more than I do and that's like totally not cool).
I think I'm getting sick. |
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[Oct. 25th, 2006|07:29 pm] |
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So I guess averaging around one post a week isn't so bad. Really, nothing is changing. Just fluctuations in mood, temper, location, and the Current Worry.
We got that second thermo test back today. I felt horrible on it, and I somehow pulled off a 78% or so. How did this happen? I was scrambling to finish my formula sheet right as he was handing out the tests, copying Kim's. Man, that was a bad test. Oh well, somehow it turned out okay.
Last week, even, there was a thermo quiz I know I didn't completely botch. And today, an aero/hydro quiz not completely in the gutter! Crazy things are happening, I hope this keeps up.
Next Tuesday-Thursday, though, I have 4 assignments and 1 big project due, and an astro test. Not to mention that it'll be Halloween and I won't want to work. Sigh. Once those are over I'll be sort of in the clear again, though.
I went home for minimal reasons this past weekend. I'm glad I went, in the fact that I got to hang with Dev (and see The Departed) and Becky & Elissa & Tim, but I really felt like I accomplished nothing the entire weekend. And while normally I'd feel good about that - hey, it was a break - there's also the 9 hours in the car and the next stressful two weeks to consider. But I hadn't been home in two and a half months, I suppose it was good in the long run.
Well, considering I really don't feel comfortable about putting on here all the random little crushes I have, my little worries, my faults, my quarrels, and my issues other than generic school-related crap, I'll just go back to my vibrations take-home test. |
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[Oct. 18th, 2006|10:25 pm] |
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Anyone home in the Northern VA area this weekend? I'll be around for most of Saturday, and Sunday morning, if all goes as planned. Tim's taking me to the Marine Corps birthday ball in a few weeks, so I'm going to grab one of my dresses from home. Maybe go pick up a nice pair of shoes, too.
I just went CONTRA dancing! Dev, I remember you saying you've done it before, and man it was fun. We only danced four dances, but it was rough keeping up. Very social, very fun. Kim, Dave, Paul, and I went - even though we were trying to a get a huge group to go. That's okay, we'll drag them next time. I loved the music, and the people were pretty nice too. I got dizzy quite a bit at first (so much spinning!), and then somehow managed alright toward the end. I don't think I can get used to this intimate-looking-into-your-partners'-eyes with EVERY guy in the room. Little freaked out, there.
So I got to bed last night at 4:50. Stayed up finishing off astro hw and thermo hw. And then I didn't even take a proper nap this morning, finishing aero/hydro. Yes, I really spent less time this past weekend on homework than I should have. But it really shouldn't have been that bad! I'm just glad there wasn't a test or a quiz at any point this week. The sad part is, the astro hw was due at 8am. With ANY other 8am I would have grumbled and regretted ever having signed up for the class. But with astro, I am fully attentive the entire time and I really do love the material! So staying up until 4:50 isn't so bad, in the scheme of things.
And so now it's the weekend in my mind. Everything after wednesday, hump day, is a smooth sailing.
So apparently I'll be driving to Chicago this winter break. May or may not be swinging through Oberlin on the way up, Adam's joint on the way down. We'll see. It's only a 12 hour drive, so in the end it's not so bad. Dad will get to meet both Becky AND Olga at once. It'll be a little crazy. Oh weird it'll be me, Becky, Gina, Olga, and Donna. That'll just be strange, for me. But that's just me.
Mom visited this past weekend, we had some good times. And then all weekend I got really wrapped up in my silly book (Mists of Avalon) and everything was coming to a head and I just HAD to read it. Which explained the procrastination. And I'm not even finished with it yet :-/
Life's going pretty well right now. I feel pretty content, except for the fact that I feel like I'm doing horribly in my classes. Especially thermo and astro. The former because it should be easy, and the latter because I love it. And yet I'm still not doing well! It saddens me and I could change some things, but I dunno. I just don't see that in the cards. I just need to better prepare for the tests in every class, and see how things pan out.
Homework! |
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[Oct. 12th, 2006|12:06 am] |
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So I just finished my homework due tomorrow (excluding memorizing music), and I'm pretty upbeat listening to "The Walk of Life" by Dire Straights.
Mom is coming to visit me this weekend!
Last weekend was amazing, down at Adam's lakehouse with Kim, Eli, Adam's bro Keith, Vishnu, and Dennis. Not even so much that there were a million things to do: it was that we could just sit back and relax for two days and, together, none of us worry about all the homework we had to do or the tests to study for. I apparently am a wretched dealer in Texas Hold'em (who knew I could consistently deal straights every other hand?), I still suck at darts, but I'm still rather decent at ping pong. Lots of good times to be had, and no one wanted to leave. And there was so much food! It was basically one dinner party after the last, with each meal being quite delish. Vishnu slacked off and didn't cook the chicken curry he promised, which I've been hoping to try for ages.
After us all having a taste of relaxation in the middle of one of our toughest semesters, we've decided the current plan is to have us all work in engineering for awhile, make some money to throw around, and then set up shop at a fun little restaurant on the lake. I missed out on everyone's job exactly; I'm pretty sure Eli & I would be the resident musicians. There'd be ping pong and darts (hah) out on the patio, which would close up for dinner inside, somehow transforming into a not quite suit-and-tie higher-class restaurant along the lake.
Man we've got to get rich quick. All this work is really starting to bog me down.
My weeks have turned into procrastinating up until Tuesday night, when everything comes to a head, and then downhill until the next Tuesday. Throw a few hills and valleys in that graph and you have my stress versus time.
So aero/hydro-dynamics is basically my worst class. The teacher has never taught a class this large before, and he handles it wretchedly! No one gets their papers back on time, he ups and leaves the country without a wave goodbye or even a note to his TA's so they can run the class or explain what might be on the upcoming quiz. He "goes over" the homework ahead of time so we know what to do by reading the problem statements to us. When we have questions in class, say on how to apply vorticity, he tends not to ever answer them by just yelling (well at least he's enthused) "the vorticity is DEFINED as" which doesn't help at all. I don't even know what this is telling me! Yes, all he teaches is theory but it's not helping me much, that's for sure.
We're thinking of lodging an official complaint about him, that we just really don't like the way he gets things done.
OH my gosh, my roommate sucks. She smells a lot and doesn't keep the house clean. At least she gives me hugs. That makes up for everything.
:oD
I have got to work on focusing this semester. It's gotten pretty bad, ever since last fall before I left. I feel bad about it, and my grades are definitely going to suffer. Not all of them, but some for sure. I don't even know what kind of grade I've got in aero/hydro; nooooo idea.
Sigh. |
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[Oct. 5th, 2006|12:04 am] |
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Paul's trying to get me to go to the gym before heading over to D2 at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, when my first class is at 12:30 and the last ends at 5:15. Tomorrow, with a test at 7pm at night. That would be one LONG day.
But really. I am GOING to stop gaining weight. Not lying. Program starts today.
Hump day was rather rough this week. Mostly it involved staying up until the wee hours of the morning doing homework for Astro, Thermo, and Aero/Hydro. Neither Kim nor I were really fans of that.
So I'm debating getting a class ring. Yes, I'd choose a gorgeous one. But, do I really care to spend that much on just a ring? I don't even wear my high school ring that often, though it isn't really that "stylish". I'd wear it, yes, but I don't really see the point of such expensive jewelry everyday. It's a debate, so we'll see. At least the ring committee was giving away free t-shirts (...why, exactly?) and I managed to score one of those.
I've got to memorize one of the Stravinsky pieces, take the first of two thin-walled tests tomorrow, then do errands I keep putting off until I have this thing called "time", do one last bit of thermo homework, and then I'm off! Fall break! Sure we only get Monday off. But that counts for something, right? Me, Kim, Dennis, Heather, Vishnu, and Eli are all going to Adam's lakehouse this weekend. Apparently we've got no cable, no internet, and no cell phones. It'll be great! I hope to relax and/or get a lot done during those three days. Don't ask me why or how, but somehow I got conned by Kim into swimming in the lake with her. Apparently it's freezing. So I'm thinking of casually forgetting my swim suit here. Especially since I certainly don't care to have all those people see me in my bathing suit (see the second paragraph, above).
Very exciting, and high hopes.
For now, though, I just need to get through this thin-walled test.
"I try to take it one day at a time. But sometimes a whole bunch come attack me at once." |
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[Oct. 2nd, 2006|02:42 pm] |
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Classes are chugging along. Sort of.
C's on both astro and thermo tests (what on earth? those are the classes I feel confident in!)
High B on aero/hydro quiz (what on EARTH? I don't follow that class at all.)
Mid-B on vehicles test (this class is getting better, though the teacher still mocks me and always has to call on me at some point during the lecture. Problem is, she knows me as "Patricia" and always calls me out and it's so embarrassing!)
Tim visited two weekends ago, we had lots of misadventures. It was actually a lot of fun.
The GA Tech game was rather crappy. I haven't been to a game in awhile, and I was excited about this one. Naturally, I can't get a hold of anyone to sneak me into the North End Zone (shouldn't have to do that, but I suck and mine are in the East Stands, grr) so I had to walk ALL the way up the stupid back ramp, I missed Enter the Sandman (the best part of the game!), and sat most of the first quarter awkwardly next to people I don't know. And it was cold. And then we lost miserably, naturally. Once I was over with the group I seriously debated leaving for most of the game, just walking the long way home.
I guess I'll deal. I'm seriously debating selling the rest of my tickets. It's just not worth it.
Everyone vote! Absentee ballots! Go!
I'm finally reading The Mists of Avalon. Very good! Problem is, I'm so involved in the story all I really want to do is go lay out this gorgeous afternoon with the book and not be productive. I've got way too much to do, it's scary.
Better get on that. |
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[Sep. 21st, 2006|12:30 am] |
The engineering expo this year was pretty decent. Mostly people telling me to apply online or wait until spring, when they'll start thinking about interns and coops again.
Expo couldn't have come at a more inopportune time. Then again, I also could have prepared myself for it ahead of time. Oh well.
I don't want to work on weapons. I want space exploration and science-applications. Man that's limiting.
So much to do, no time at all. Oh well.
Tim's visiting this weekend! No joke this time.
Gotta love miniature break downs and then bouncing back into the swing of things. I'm so lucky to have the friends I do. |
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[Sep. 15th, 2006|02:53 pm] |
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Just tried that "If your life was a movie what would the soundtrack be?" And giggled to myself. I have too many soundtracks on my computer, so a bunch were irrelevant or just didn't work. There was a few good ones in there.
Everything always looks better in the morning. I find this to be superbly accurate.
My moral of the day: Scarfing down two hot dogs at 11:30 am does not bode well for the rest of the day.
I'm excited for tonight! Sushi bar with part of the aero/ocean crew, it's gonna be great. We might just give in and do the Japanese Steakhouse thing, but we'll see. I'm excited.
Homework, ho!
Is this really the fourth week of school? And is it...done?
note: this seems to be the first day in just about a year that I've posted twice.
Weird. |
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[Sep. 3rd, 2006|01:06 am] |
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Somehow, the days keep trucking along. Haven't done serious homework in at least two days, I'm really slacking here. :-/
But I've been having fun and wasting time! Went to hang out with Dave + Paul + Co last night, it was a very exciting night. That's my kind of party right there. Oh, apparently I'm actually relatively decent at darts, too! Fooseball? Still stink at that one.
The game today rather sucked (too much sun + not officially sitting with the group + throngs of mindless mobs all dressed and chanting the same + sunburn = cranky) and then I've just been so spent ever since. Just went to Frank's party next door for all of 10 minutes before I remembered it's hard to enjoy those things when not drunk.
Funny, how that works. I think I like people better when they're sober, no matter how amusing they get.
I think I'll go read aero/hydro and see what happens from there. |
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[Aug. 16th, 2006|12:03 am] |
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Yep, got a D+ in op methods. I'll have to retake that sometime before senior year, fall - I'll probably do that this spring, if I can.
Home for a week, mostly wasting time and going to doctor appointments. Apparently my infected thumb now looks like a wart, so they froze the end and we're seeing what happens with it. Tomorrow, allergist.
Borrowed Enoch's guitar (well, one of them), so that's one of my projects for the week too. Not to mention reading, I finally have time to read and it's great.
Talledega Nights wasn't really that worth it. Had some moments, but it was definitely not worth the $10. |
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[Aug. 9th, 2006|12:41 am] |
So this morning I took possibly the worst test of my college career. No idea on the grade, I'm guessing maybe a 30%. Maybe. This, without a curve. Operational methods needs to DIE.
To do tonight: look up and see if this class actually matters. i.e. will they yell at me later if I need a C- in this one, being a pre-requisite for something else.
Um yeah. Never thought I'd have to worry about that. But that's because I'm an idiot and yes, I'm human and not this wiz kid in math. Just mostly good. Bye bye happy GPA.
My only consolation is that they always overbook math classes, so I couldn't possibly take it this fall anyway. My schedule is NOT changing. Hopefully.
Anyway, after the test and after finding my work schedule for this week last night (turns out my last day is tomorrow! CHYES.) I took a nice and peaceful nap. And then I went to work, where I made (if I do say so myself) a kickass amount of money for a Tuesday night. Sure, I closed, but we got out of there mighty early and I made a nice $92. Not to mention the blondie. Mmmm blondies.
Turns out, even though I'm about to fail a class, I'm in mighty fine spirits. The townhouse is turning out great, things are coming together, life is rolling on. Soon I may actually have enough time and motivation to start working out again, and that'll boost my attitude quite a lot I'm sure.
Ah, crap. That stupid class is required for my Bounday Layer and Heat Transfer class senior year. Dang it. Meh, I will survive as long as I know how to love.
Apparently I have 56 credits from VT, and 45 credits from APs and transferred. That's just sad, almost half-and-half. |
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[Aug. 7th, 2006|11:42 am] |
Life sucks, freaking out about homework and a test tomorrow, just moved in to the townhouse, too much to worry about, don't even know my work schedule, still emotionally fragile.
Saturday can not come too quickly. Saturday = end of finals.
Fourier sucks. |
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[Jul. 20th, 2006|03:20 pm] |
Amazing. Never thought I'd find some time to myself. Sheesh. Haven't worked since Tuesday, but I will basically be working all weekend. So right now I'm trying to catch up in all my homework I've been slacking with (for operational methods, while the class is still easy) so that the test on Monday won't be too bad. I hope.
Took a test in aircraft performance yesterday: I think it went pretty alright. Felt pretty confident with most of that, anyway.
I really wanted to go play tennis, or at least do something active, yesterday. So Kelly, Kim, and I walk out the door all ready to go to find massive amounts of lightning in the distance. I didn't really care, Kim kinda did, and Kelly freaks out with lightning. So we go anyway, and we play for a good little bit before it even starts raining. Apparently if we'd stayed any longer (we were already soaked at the end of it) we'd've gotten stuck playing in hail. So, good timing I guess.
So I'm in the process of trying to drop my hours from 5 shifts a week (about 25-30 hours of work) to 3, at maximum (preferably less than 20 hours). And then, for the fall, I have full intention of dropping even more to 1, MAYBE 2 if they really need me, a week. I sure hope Ruby Tuesdays is cool with that.
So this weekend, work work work and study. Then trudge through next week until Saturday morning, when I'll be flying out to Chicago to visit Dad with Tim. Um, yeah - haven't seen my dad in over a year. Should prove to be interesting, we're going to see another production of Stomp and I'm super excited. I bet you I'll have a strong desire to drop engineering and go perform on the stage after that little adventure, as always happens when I see anything like that.
Wow I'm moving to the townhouse in like two weeks. Sheesh. |
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[Jul. 17th, 2006|10:25 am] |
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| |  going insane | ] |
| [ | music |
| | you're my alternative girlfriend. | ] |
So I'm still up to my neck in work I'm ignoring at the moment. I have a homework due today (collected), about four or five homeworks I haven't been keeping up with for my other class (not collected), a test in two days, a test in a week, and work for at least today and tomorrow night. Oh, and we have a new menu at Ruby's (starting today, gee that'll be great) that I have to now memorize.
At least I just had a pretty good weekend at home, I needed that. Saw mostly everyone (and too much of some people: I think I'm set in the Porn Department of Bad Plots for a long while), and brought down some stuff that has taken me all summer to realize I want to be down here. Yes, Beth, you ARE living elsewhere now, might as well make yourself comfortable. Also brought some stuff for the townhouse, the move is coming up fast even though the landlord is making us move in later than we expected for cleaning. Whatever, I don't really know what's going on yet. But we'll see.
Mom went and bought herself a new harp! It's very pretty, and now she's not renting anymore. She's gotten so much better since last I heard, it's exciting! She'll be getting rid of the motorcycle apparently, but she seemed really happy. I personally know I love the feeling of getting a new instrument, it's always so very exciting.
The house was actually surprisingly neat. A little gross in some parts, as to be expected. But seriously, it was scary for it to be so organized.
Uh a couple new crushes coming and going. We'll see.
Um I guess that's it. Good to see y'all this weekend! And if I didn't see you then it'll be a little while more and I'll have a whole week of summer vacation, it'll be great! Like four weeks or so from now.
Over and out. |
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| i don't mind spendin' everyday out on your corner in the pourin' rain |
[Jul. 11th, 2006|03:38 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | ready to go to work. | ] |
| [ | music |
| | playlist on random, as usual | ] |
So a week of serving hasn't been too bad. They just keep giving more hours than I can handle, so I keep giving my shifts to other people. Amazing, how that works out. I just had a two day break from work, it's been great.
I do kind of like serving, some parts suck but it's mostly survivable. Too bad my feet and legs ache so much whenever I get off. :-/
Um classes second session so far are going alright. Aircraft performance is entirely, so far, just a repeat of last fall. Only this time we're learning it. And operational methods is really simple stuff so far, just a LOT of algebra. Algebra is one of those things where I'll consistently make stupid mistakes. Great, how that works out.
But yeah. I'll be in Nova this weekend! Finally! Grabbing stuff I forgot, stuff for the townhouse to make it liveable, and visiting people I haven't seen all summer.
Um we went to see Pirates II last night. Good, I guess. Some parts I was just sitting there, shaking my head at. I mean, seriously, what's with all the large rolly things with people inside? First the ball and then the wheel and goodness. The parts like that, just overdone a bit much, were the only parts that bothered me. And I couldn't figure out for the LIFE of me why I hated the bad East India Trading company guy so bad, even before he opened his mouth. Eventually, Kelly clued me in that it was the same actor that played Mr. Collins in Pride & Prejudice! Well duh. Funny how that works. Poor guy, I bet he never gets to play a dashing hero that the audience is ever supposed to like. Bad rep, man. Bad rep.
Um yeah. That's about it. Over and out. |
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