Thanks to everyone for all the comments and advice from the last post. I am very happy to say that we (I and my apartment-mate) ended up talking about our issues and working things out. The situation now is much better than it was a week ago. And as a result, most of the tension and bad feelings that were just hanging around have disappeared. Hopefully, we can just put all this behind us and move on.
It's been a month or so since I got sick. I honestly do not remember the last time I've been sick for this long, but I think I can confidently say that I'm almost fully recovered. A small cough still bugs me now and then, but give it a few more days and I should be good. With good timing too, because the good weather lately has been encouraging my allergies. (I just used "good" 3 times.) So in comes Claritin to save the day! I've just been taking one pill a day, as it suggests, and it's working great.
Today was Cal Day, the open house for all prospective students (as well as anyone who just wants to come to Cal and see what it has to offer). I spent most of the morning to noon in Cory giving tours and answering questions from incoming freshmen and their parents. It's pretty fun; I feel good about sharing my wisdom (lol) and giving advice, and I'm sure they like to get a student's personal perspective as well.
I finished up at around 2, and afterward Dustin and I went to walk around for a bit. Huge crowds at Sather Gate, and the atmosphere was just lively and full of energy overall. It was a nice break from the monotony of classes. Only two more weeks to go too, can't wait til then.
Finally, apartment hunting has picked up its pace. I'm looking for a one-bedroom place on southside, preferably with a price ceiling of $1600. Hopefully will finalize and just settle on one this coming week or so.
Oh yeah, I've been craving a good game of mahjong lately. By good, I mean with people who can actually play (well). I've also been watching Akagi, an anime based on Japanese mahjong, so that probably helps. In any case, I want at least one good mahjong session before the summer arrives.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Another Downer, Yayyyy
So recently I feel like I've been at a low point, probably one of the lowest within the past couple years. Academically I'm starting to blow things off--it's been a long semester, and I'm starting to lose interest in classes and grades (though I'm sure I will care about grades again come finals). I think that's one disadvantage of the semester system, in that it's sometimes too lengthy and tedious toward the last few weeks. I just finished my last midterms, so I'll probably care even less. Also, the social life is pretty much stagnant / going down the drain, whichever way you want to look at it. I didn't see a single person over break thanks to my cough, and back here it always seems that people are either busy or just have conflicting schedules (including me). I do see HKN people sometimes though, but the committee work is a drag, especially when those that you're working with are seniors who are always busy.
Ok, the real reason why I'm so hateful right now--roommate problems. I won't name the person, though you can ask if you don't know and want to know. It's pretty obvious anyway from my descriptions. It started off benignly; a couple months back, I would get annoyed that he never cleaned up after himself or washed the dishes. But that's virtually nothing compared to what I'm dealing with now.
He then started living on the couch. That probably doesn't sound like anything, but it annoys me. He has his own room and own desk, but he's always just on the couch in the common room with his laptop. Why the hell are you taking over the common space when you have your own? Not only that, but he literally lives on it, as in leaving his stuff and mess on it when he's not here, as if the couch were his. So basically, the rest of us never use it anymore--we can't invite guests over to sit on it, nor can we sit on it to watch TV or play games. My couch, which I donated to be our couch, became his couch.
Let's keep going (how can it get any worse?). After he took over the couch, he started to play his music. Loudly. Enough that I can hear and get distracted by it down the hall in my own room. You see why I don't like his living on the couch? Why can't he just stay in his own room and play his music there, or just use earphones like normal people? And his tunes are horribly annoying too--he plays the kind of music where the beats just don't go away and repeat over and over again.
Ok, now what? He gets speakers. Fucking huge and bass-boosting speakers. And he starts using them. Now the music is even louder, and what's worse is that even with my own earphones on, I can feel his fucking bass. It's not so much a problem when I'm working (relatively), since I just turn up my own music to block it out. But his sleeping patterns are horrendous, and recently I've been having trouble sleeping because he keeps it on after I go to bed. Oh, but wait, there's more!
He started inviting his friends over recently, maybe a week or two ago. Example of problem. Two nights ago, he had three people over. They talked loudly the whole time, so loud that I could clearly hear what they were saying with our door closed. What's worse was that they were all drunk, so what could we do? They stayed up, talking, with the music blasting, until past 4am. And then guess what? A fight breaks out. I don't know the details, but according to Jeff (who also woke up), punches were thrown, things were knocked over, and they ran out of the apartment. In the morning, everything was a huge mess.
Ok, so you ask me, why don't I talk to this roommate about these problems? Obvious solution, but I've tried again and again to no avail. We no longer talk, save for my occasional "Turn down your music, I'm trying to study." Not only does he usually just outright ignore me, but he often retaliates by doing the opposite of what I ask. From my point of view, I really do not understand this immature passive-aggressiveness, nor do I understand such disrespect for others. The other two living here just deal with it, though they don't say much to him either.
For the time being, I find solace during the time that he's out and not here. I've also lost all motivation to stay over on weekends to do things such as attend HKN socials. At this point I am looking forward to the summer, which comes in a month. Then I can finally get out of this place and leave this all behind.
Ok, the real reason why I'm so hateful right now--roommate problems. I won't name the person, though you can ask if you don't know and want to know. It's pretty obvious anyway from my descriptions. It started off benignly; a couple months back, I would get annoyed that he never cleaned up after himself or washed the dishes. But that's virtually nothing compared to what I'm dealing with now.
He then started living on the couch. That probably doesn't sound like anything, but it annoys me. He has his own room and own desk, but he's always just on the couch in the common room with his laptop. Why the hell are you taking over the common space when you have your own? Not only that, but he literally lives on it, as in leaving his stuff and mess on it when he's not here, as if the couch were his. So basically, the rest of us never use it anymore--we can't invite guests over to sit on it, nor can we sit on it to watch TV or play games. My couch, which I donated to be our couch, became his couch.
Let's keep going (how can it get any worse?). After he took over the couch, he started to play his music. Loudly. Enough that I can hear and get distracted by it down the hall in my own room. You see why I don't like his living on the couch? Why can't he just stay in his own room and play his music there, or just use earphones like normal people? And his tunes are horribly annoying too--he plays the kind of music where the beats just don't go away and repeat over and over again.
Ok, now what? He gets speakers. Fucking huge and bass-boosting speakers. And he starts using them. Now the music is even louder, and what's worse is that even with my own earphones on, I can feel his fucking bass. It's not so much a problem when I'm working (relatively), since I just turn up my own music to block it out. But his sleeping patterns are horrendous, and recently I've been having trouble sleeping because he keeps it on after I go to bed. Oh, but wait, there's more!
He started inviting his friends over recently, maybe a week or two ago. Example of problem. Two nights ago, he had three people over. They talked loudly the whole time, so loud that I could clearly hear what they were saying with our door closed. What's worse was that they were all drunk, so what could we do? They stayed up, talking, with the music blasting, until past 4am. And then guess what? A fight breaks out. I don't know the details, but according to Jeff (who also woke up), punches were thrown, things were knocked over, and they ran out of the apartment. In the morning, everything was a huge mess.
Ok, so you ask me, why don't I talk to this roommate about these problems? Obvious solution, but I've tried again and again to no avail. We no longer talk, save for my occasional "Turn down your music, I'm trying to study." Not only does he usually just outright ignore me, but he often retaliates by doing the opposite of what I ask. From my point of view, I really do not understand this immature passive-aggressiveness, nor do I understand such disrespect for others. The other two living here just deal with it, though they don't say much to him either.
For the time being, I find solace during the time that he's out and not here. I've also lost all motivation to stay over on weekends to do things such as attend HKN socials. At this point I am looking forward to the summer, which comes in a month. Then I can finally get out of this place and leave this all behind.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Sickness
Has made this officially my worst break ever. It started a couple days before break started; I woke up on Wednesday morning feeling a bit woozy, with that shit-i'm-gonna-be-sick feeling. I was tired for most of that day, and the night following was pretty bad too. I had a horrible stomachache, and when I went to relieve myself I not only failed but collapsed on the floor, unable to move while just sweating for 10 minutes or so.
The next couple days (I was still at Cal) kinda just stayed the same. During the day I felt a bit fatigued; at night, sleeping was a nightmare, as I woke up every hour needing to go to the bathroom but also needing water. Also, both my head and body were aching like hell.
I was finally able to come home on Friday, but it actually just got worse from there. I stopped getting fevers and chills, but now the cough took over. I don't ever remember coughs being this bad. Once I start, I go on until I feel my lungs give out, or I get the feeling I want to puke. I sometimes even have trouble breathing properly.
Initially, my coughs were dry but hacking--as of now, it feels that my respiratory tubes / lungs have been inflamed, and there is mucus. It gets especially bad at night; I just start coughing a lot more, and they don't stop. I haven't been able to sleep lying down, so I've moved to sleeping by sitting on the couch outside. That's also really annoying, that I can't even sleep on my own bed without dying.
I've been lacking appetite this whole week as well. For lunch and dinner, I have had to force myself to eat what little rice I can. It's as if this illness is purposely preventing me from getting sufficient rest and nutrition to get better.
The only thing I can do is drink fluids. And I've been drinking so much water--I always have my cup with me. I've been taking medication too, though I'm not seeing any effects. My doctor even prescribed me a couple of inhalers to ease the breathing a bit.
Otherwise, I have managed to get some work done. I regret that this break is almost over, and yet I did not see a single person this whole week. I am also afraid of what will happen if I don't get any better before Monday. If I don't, my life will become that much more of a living hell.
UPDATE: I went to my doctor again today. He mentioned the possibility of mono and prescribed me some even stronger medicine. If I don't get better within a week, I'm to go back for blood tests and a lung scan. Seriously people, I really hope I don't have mono. I can already see my GPA spiraling downward.
The next couple days (I was still at Cal) kinda just stayed the same. During the day I felt a bit fatigued; at night, sleeping was a nightmare, as I woke up every hour needing to go to the bathroom but also needing water. Also, both my head and body were aching like hell.
I was finally able to come home on Friday, but it actually just got worse from there. I stopped getting fevers and chills, but now the cough took over. I don't ever remember coughs being this bad. Once I start, I go on until I feel my lungs give out, or I get the feeling I want to puke. I sometimes even have trouble breathing properly.
Initially, my coughs were dry but hacking--as of now, it feels that my respiratory tubes / lungs have been inflamed, and there is mucus. It gets especially bad at night; I just start coughing a lot more, and they don't stop. I haven't been able to sleep lying down, so I've moved to sleeping by sitting on the couch outside. That's also really annoying, that I can't even sleep on my own bed without dying.
I've been lacking appetite this whole week as well. For lunch and dinner, I have had to force myself to eat what little rice I can. It's as if this illness is purposely preventing me from getting sufficient rest and nutrition to get better.
The only thing I can do is drink fluids. And I've been drinking so much water--I always have my cup with me. I've been taking medication too, though I'm not seeing any effects. My doctor even prescribed me a couple of inhalers to ease the breathing a bit.
Otherwise, I have managed to get some work done. I regret that this break is almost over, and yet I did not see a single person this whole week. I am also afraid of what will happen if I don't get any better before Monday. If I don't, my life will become that much more of a living hell.
UPDATE: I went to my doctor again today. He mentioned the possibility of mono and prescribed me some even stronger medicine. If I don't get better within a week, I'm to go back for blood tests and a lung scan. Seriously people, I really hope I don't have mono. I can already see my GPA spiraling downward.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
First One of the Year
Well, it's about time, I guess. The last post was so long ago, and so much has happened between then and now, hummm.....
Let's see. Well, long story short for fall 2009: success. It was an awesome semester. For one, classes were great. The finals week was a bit hellish and somewhat oppressing, but hey the grades speak for themselves. As for the major question, I am still steadily shifting toward the EE side. We'll see where next semester takes us.
What else? HKN and TBP. They filled up my calendar and made it full. There were rarely any blocks on my calendar where I had more than two days without an event. Although sometimes hectic and sometimes stressful, they provided the means of getting away from all that studying and schoolwork. This past year would really have been a waste if it weren't for them.
Oh hai I just went through the Bent and there I am standing triumphantly behind it.
Friends, both old and new. This is when I am glad that so many Lowellites went to Cal. It is great to go through new experiences like this with people that you know so well. The 09ers too--they really made this semester worth it. And not just for the free meals with the meal points. Can't leave out the Cal & EECS people here. Who would I have turned to for help or discussion without them? Finally, people that don't go to Cal but have still remained in touch. I really am grateful to everyone.
Now for 2010. Looking forward to another memorable year. Winter break is also ending soon, along with horrible sleeping schedules and watching anime with no end, which means the start of another semester. Currently I am signed up for 24 units (6 classes); I have been elected as a Tutoring officer in HKN; I am also supposed to continue working on my project for work. I am 99% sure that I will have to drop Something. But it'll be fun--I look forward to the first couple weeks of experimenting.
Speaking of anime (I'd talk about music but that's been done by so many other people), I managed to finish Code Geass and Ouran High School Host Club. Also, currently watching Fullmetal Alchemist. I know that I'm pretty late on watching these, but they made my break That much better.
Oh, I am also completely ecstatic about Windows 7 and its desktop slideshow function. Now I can fill it with awesome wallpapers like these.
Let's see. Well, long story short for fall 2009: success. It was an awesome semester. For one, classes were great. The finals week was a bit hellish and somewhat oppressing, but hey the grades speak for themselves. As for the major question, I am still steadily shifting toward the EE side. We'll see where next semester takes us.
What else? HKN and TBP. They filled up my calendar and made it full. There were rarely any blocks on my calendar where I had more than two days without an event. Although sometimes hectic and sometimes stressful, they provided the means of getting away from all that studying and schoolwork. This past year would really have been a waste if it weren't for them.
Oh hai I just went through the Bent and there I am standing triumphantly behind it.Friends, both old and new. This is when I am glad that so many Lowellites went to Cal. It is great to go through new experiences like this with people that you know so well. The 09ers too--they really made this semester worth it. And not just for the free meals with the meal points. Can't leave out the Cal & EECS people here. Who would I have turned to for help or discussion without them? Finally, people that don't go to Cal but have still remained in touch. I really am grateful to everyone.
Now for 2010. Looking forward to another memorable year. Winter break is also ending soon, along with horrible sleeping schedules and watching anime with no end, which means the start of another semester. Currently I am signed up for 24 units (6 classes); I have been elected as a Tutoring officer in HKN; I am also supposed to continue working on my project for work. I am 99% sure that I will have to drop Something. But it'll be fun--I look forward to the first couple weeks of experimenting.
Speaking of anime (I'd talk about music but that's been done by so many other people), I managed to finish Code Geass and Ouran High School Host Club. Also, currently watching Fullmetal Alchemist. I know that I'm pretty late on watching these, but they made my break That much better.
Oh, I am also completely ecstatic about Windows 7 and its desktop slideshow function. Now I can fill it with awesome wallpapers like these.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Why Is It That
My Ipod Touch is continuously on fail mode. This is the gazillionth time that I've restored it. I tried every available trick in the book, but it just wouldn't turn on. All it does is show the Apple logo, which then disappears after a few seconds. And no, resetting and knocking it did nothing. SSH'ing into it was not possible either, since there was no way for me to get into it while it was being retarded (not that I knew its path either).
Whatever. I've decided that I'm done with the jailbreaking. Every single time I've done it, I wasted too much time for something that I never took advantage of starting a few days after I added all the new illegal stuff. All I use it for is music anyway, which makes me regret not getting a simple Nano. Oh well, I'll live, stupid Apple...
Whatever. I've decided that I'm done with the jailbreaking. Every single time I've done it, I wasted too much time for something that I never took advantage of starting a few days after I added all the new illegal stuff. All I use it for is music anyway, which makes me regret not getting a simple Nano. Oh well, I'll live, stupid Apple...
Friday, November 27, 2009
Why Hello There
Over another month since my last post, and we're already looking at the last instructional week of the semester. First, for a quick update on things since then (the important stuff anyway)...
Classes all going fine, or so I like to think. All these problem sets finally coming to an end (until next semester anyway), as well as new material and lectures. The second round of midterms went okay--I don't care so much about my P/NP history, since it's just for interest; the EE curve was much lower than last time so my 86 was good enough. CS70... yes, the average was like a 58%, although how that justifies my 45/60 I'm not sure... even if it is good enough, it just feels kinda retarded. Well, that's what finals are for.
TBP--finally done with candidate semester! Finished all event and miscellaneous requirements and turned them right before Thanksgiving break. For the most part I'm glad I decided to initiate this semester. Busy as I sometimes was, it was cool to meet new people and go to fun events. Besides, I will probably just get busier as I go on, and there are so many HKN people initiating with me this semester that this semester was probably my best chance. And the free food is Always a plus.
On the other hand, HKN got to be a bit too much in the last couple weeks. The first weekend of the month I had to go to Costco and buy loads of food--that means > $250 worth of cookies, muffins, and juices, enough to feed > 1000 people. What for? All the lower-div EECS food runs that would take place the following two weeks. I had to take charge for most of them (except for 40 and 70, since I'm in the classes), and that sure sapped a lot of my time and energy, not to mention coming back with sore arms each time for carrying the shit back and forth across campus. Even with candidates' help, it was not a very fun job by the end of it all, and it's probably because of that reason that I don't want to do StudRel again.
The last thing on the agendum for HKN was Engineering Sports Night last Friday. Finishing the reservation wasn't too tricky; I just had to pry the money out of EJC to repay us for the field reservation. During the days leading up to it, we had fears of the event getting rained out, and it sure rained hard during the day. Luckily for us, it stopped by afternoon, and joint HKN-TBP event turned out moderately successful (the cold probably didn't help).
That Friday, 11/20, was also the day of the massive protests against the fee increases. For the tl;dr version, my opinion is thus: I obviously don't like the fee increases, but I feel that they are necessary at the time; the regents and administration could be run much better and more efficiently, but it's not something that we can control, and we are better off reforming the political process in Sacramento first. As for the protests, they were just appalling--it's wrong to prevent other students from attending classes and receiving education by blockading a building and pulling fire alarms. Those protesters got what was coming to them by doing what they did. If they wanted to show their opinion, there were so many more responsible and peaceful ways to do so. Instead, one of my classes got canceled (thanks to them) and another one was kicked out repeatedly into the rain (thanks to fire alarms).
That rain and cold, plus the stresses from HKN the past couple weeks that left me feeling exhausted each day, was probably too much for my immune system to take in the end. I got sick for the first time in a while on Saturday, which incidentally was also the day we (Chan, Lixia, Wilson) celebrated Fifi's birthday by going to Cheeseboard. I was not feeling my best (and dying), though Fifi was nice enough to make me chicken soup after getting back. I recovered almost fully by the next day though; that was the fastest cold I've ever had.
Work has been relatively boring this month--I haven't felt much incentive to start anything new, and my last project is finishing itself up slowly. I've been mostly going up there and just studying or whatever while doing work-related stuff on the side. The rains and cold, plus the fact that it's getting dark earlier, somehow seem to be sapping my willingness to do much. Hopefully I'll pick it back up this December.
Social situation is static, as usual. No big changes, though I sometimes wish I had more free time to spend with people (or that I had more people to spend it with). Still very much into K-Pop in my free time, though I've been catching up with the latest everything else as well. Animes again soon, probably after finals? I want to start watching Bleach...
Thanksgiving break's been uneventful so far, save for EE project meddling and family dinners. Today I managed to get a new pair of shoes after unsuccessfully searching for a new wallet. Hopefully these shoes are rain-proof, unlike my current pair.
There seems to be a question which I'm obligated to answer at this point--what am I thankful for? My response is why should I be telling you what I am thankful for today when I don't do that any other time? I'm thankful for the stereotypical stuff that everyone else is--friends, family, how lucky we are, etc. Anyone/anything special? If there is, you should know it already (if you are one to read this)--I won't need to name anyone in particular.
I should probably get started on my homework soon, as well as study for my early final coming up on Friday. I apologize for still not having any pictures, though in the future I will try to have shorter posts if that happens. Yup, peace (I need ideas for a closing word).
Classes all going fine, or so I like to think. All these problem sets finally coming to an end (until next semester anyway), as well as new material and lectures. The second round of midterms went okay--I don't care so much about my P/NP history, since it's just for interest; the EE curve was much lower than last time so my 86 was good enough. CS70... yes, the average was like a 58%, although how that justifies my 45/60 I'm not sure... even if it is good enough, it just feels kinda retarded. Well, that's what finals are for.
TBP--finally done with candidate semester! Finished all event and miscellaneous requirements and turned them right before Thanksgiving break. For the most part I'm glad I decided to initiate this semester. Busy as I sometimes was, it was cool to meet new people and go to fun events. Besides, I will probably just get busier as I go on, and there are so many HKN people initiating with me this semester that this semester was probably my best chance. And the free food is Always a plus.
On the other hand, HKN got to be a bit too much in the last couple weeks. The first weekend of the month I had to go to Costco and buy loads of food--that means > $250 worth of cookies, muffins, and juices, enough to feed > 1000 people. What for? All the lower-div EECS food runs that would take place the following two weeks. I had to take charge for most of them (except for 40 and 70, since I'm in the classes), and that sure sapped a lot of my time and energy, not to mention coming back with sore arms each time for carrying the shit back and forth across campus. Even with candidates' help, it was not a very fun job by the end of it all, and it's probably because of that reason that I don't want to do StudRel again.
The last thing on the agendum for HKN was Engineering Sports Night last Friday. Finishing the reservation wasn't too tricky; I just had to pry the money out of EJC to repay us for the field reservation. During the days leading up to it, we had fears of the event getting rained out, and it sure rained hard during the day. Luckily for us, it stopped by afternoon, and joint HKN-TBP event turned out moderately successful (the cold probably didn't help).
That Friday, 11/20, was also the day of the massive protests against the fee increases. For the tl;dr version, my opinion is thus: I obviously don't like the fee increases, but I feel that they are necessary at the time; the regents and administration could be run much better and more efficiently, but it's not something that we can control, and we are better off reforming the political process in Sacramento first. As for the protests, they were just appalling--it's wrong to prevent other students from attending classes and receiving education by blockading a building and pulling fire alarms. Those protesters got what was coming to them by doing what they did. If they wanted to show their opinion, there were so many more responsible and peaceful ways to do so. Instead, one of my classes got canceled (thanks to them) and another one was kicked out repeatedly into the rain (thanks to fire alarms).
That rain and cold, plus the stresses from HKN the past couple weeks that left me feeling exhausted each day, was probably too much for my immune system to take in the end. I got sick for the first time in a while on Saturday, which incidentally was also the day we (Chan, Lixia, Wilson) celebrated Fifi's birthday by going to Cheeseboard. I was not feeling my best (and dying), though Fifi was nice enough to make me chicken soup after getting back. I recovered almost fully by the next day though; that was the fastest cold I've ever had.
Work has been relatively boring this month--I haven't felt much incentive to start anything new, and my last project is finishing itself up slowly. I've been mostly going up there and just studying or whatever while doing work-related stuff on the side. The rains and cold, plus the fact that it's getting dark earlier, somehow seem to be sapping my willingness to do much. Hopefully I'll pick it back up this December.
Social situation is static, as usual. No big changes, though I sometimes wish I had more free time to spend with people (or that I had more people to spend it with). Still very much into K-Pop in my free time, though I've been catching up with the latest everything else as well. Animes again soon, probably after finals? I want to start watching Bleach...
Thanksgiving break's been uneventful so far, save for EE project meddling and family dinners. Today I managed to get a new pair of shoes after unsuccessfully searching for a new wallet. Hopefully these shoes are rain-proof, unlike my current pair.
There seems to be a question which I'm obligated to answer at this point--what am I thankful for? My response is why should I be telling you what I am thankful for today when I don't do that any other time? I'm thankful for the stereotypical stuff that everyone else is--friends, family, how lucky we are, etc. Anyone/anything special? If there is, you should know it already (if you are one to read this)--I won't need to name anyone in particular.
I should probably get started on my homework soon, as well as study for my early final coming up on Friday. I apologize for still not having any pictures, though in the future I will try to have shorter posts if that happens. Yup, peace (I need ideas for a closing word).
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Busy Busy Busy
Hooray for the end of the first round of midterms (which was a week ago). This past week has been as busy as ever though. It's hard to see how I managed the time to do something every single day since last Saturday (with the exception of Friday) for either TBP or HKN. Not that I really had much of a choice; they were either required or something I had to do eventually. It's been fun, but I'm starting to burn out.
Last Saturday was Photoscav for HKN. The clues were much tougher than last semester's, though it was pretty fun. Some of the traditional stuff included biggest phallic symbol, breakdancing, rolling down 4.0 hill, etc. Other miscellaneous items were things such as most kinky, most recursive, most masochistic, etc. We found a lot of stuff, and of course, my group won again, just like last semester. Overall a tiring but enjoyable day. =D
Sunday was volunteering for TBP at the Blue Angels booth. Since there were so many people, it became more of a "enjoy the show" type of event, but it was nice nonetheless. Before the show we ended up walking around the pier for a bit (me and some other candidates--I showed them around). The planes themselves were pretty cool, and it was the first time I actually watched them for real down at the pier.
Monday was Game Night for TBP, which was okay. Didn't really do much, though I did play a couple games of MJ. The next couple days were general meeting for TBP and HKN, respectively. Free food ftw here--the first was Gypsy's and the second was Chipotle. Although I have to admit, by this time I was getting a bit tired of the Wozniak Lounge, which was where all three events were held each day. At HKN's GM, we met the candidates for our committee--damnit, I just remembered I still hafta plan committee dinner for that.
Thursday was K'Nex Night for TBP. It was pretty fun--we had a bridge competition. It turned out that our opponent's was longer but not very durable--it was way too rigid and collapsed easily. Ours being a suspension bridge was much more flexible and was therefore able to withstand more weight. I think this should be something every engineer should know, and considering how TBP IS the engineering honors society... Ah well, all in good fun.
I finally had a break to catch up in my work yesterday. Which reminds me, I got back all my midterms already. All went relatively well--absolute-wise they all could've been better (mostly B+/A- range), although I guess I have no excuse to worry, seeing as they're all curved anyway. And besides, history I'm making P/NP anyway, so that's another burden lifted.
O yeah, I'm home today after volunteering at the Food Bank with TBP. It was pretty cool, we boxed apples and packaged oats. First time there, so I guess it was somewhat worth it for the experience. The upcoming week looks almost as busy as this one was--I have something planned for almost every day of the week again. Hopefully they'll be less intensive; for once, I'm not ahead on my physics homework. Thankfully, there is no second midterm for that class. Yup, I should probably start doing some work now!
Last Saturday was Photoscav for HKN. The clues were much tougher than last semester's, though it was pretty fun. Some of the traditional stuff included biggest phallic symbol, breakdancing, rolling down 4.0 hill, etc. Other miscellaneous items were things such as most kinky, most recursive, most masochistic, etc. We found a lot of stuff, and of course, my group won again, just like last semester. Overall a tiring but enjoyable day. =D
Sunday was volunteering for TBP at the Blue Angels booth. Since there were so many people, it became more of a "enjoy the show" type of event, but it was nice nonetheless. Before the show we ended up walking around the pier for a bit (me and some other candidates--I showed them around). The planes themselves were pretty cool, and it was the first time I actually watched them for real down at the pier.
Monday was Game Night for TBP, which was okay. Didn't really do much, though I did play a couple games of MJ. The next couple days were general meeting for TBP and HKN, respectively. Free food ftw here--the first was Gypsy's and the second was Chipotle. Although I have to admit, by this time I was getting a bit tired of the Wozniak Lounge, which was where all three events were held each day. At HKN's GM, we met the candidates for our committee--damnit, I just remembered I still hafta plan committee dinner for that.
Thursday was K'Nex Night for TBP. It was pretty fun--we had a bridge competition. It turned out that our opponent's was longer but not very durable--it was way too rigid and collapsed easily. Ours being a suspension bridge was much more flexible and was therefore able to withstand more weight. I think this should be something every engineer should know, and considering how TBP IS the engineering honors society... Ah well, all in good fun.
I finally had a break to catch up in my work yesterday. Which reminds me, I got back all my midterms already. All went relatively well--absolute-wise they all could've been better (mostly B+/A- range), although I guess I have no excuse to worry, seeing as they're all curved anyway. And besides, history I'm making P/NP anyway, so that's another burden lifted.
O yeah, I'm home today after volunteering at the Food Bank with TBP. It was pretty cool, we boxed apples and packaged oats. First time there, so I guess it was somewhat worth it for the experience. The upcoming week looks almost as busy as this one was--I have something planned for almost every day of the week again. Hopefully they'll be less intensive; for once, I'm not ahead on my physics homework. Thankfully, there is no second midterm for that class. Yup, I should probably start doing some work now!
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