Final presentation for Aerospace went pretty well. Computing final went extremely well, when compared to the midterm and most of the quizzes. I finished with a few minutes to spare, with confident answers for all the questions. We'll see if that confidence was warranted at some point down the road.
Then I came back, ate dinner, packed my things, and drove home. Then I was asked to take my parents' library books to the drop off. Then the interrogation happened, and at last I'm getting some much-needed relaxation and alone time. Tomorrow is an off day, provided parental cooperation.
My right foot hurts and I'm craving chocolate. Hopefully both will go away soon.
18 December 2015
17 December 2015
December Daily Journal 17
This time tomorrow I'll be home, with some chance of organizing my thoughts decently. Between now and then, I need to sleep (good luck), give my part of a presentation, and take a Computing exam. I just want to be done.
16 December 2015
December Daily Journal 16
Did I really used to get up at 6 a.m. seven days a week? My memory says I did but it's hard to believe. When I can back from my exam this morning (which took about 45 minutes), I collapsed and slept off an on again until noon. I wasn't up late last night, either.
I did finish studying for Astronomy in the afternoon, but sorta burnt out by evening. I hope I'm ready. Once that exam is over, it's just Computing and practice for the Aerospace presentation.
Forty-eight hours from now I'll be home and away from this godawful place.
I did finish studying for Astronomy in the afternoon, but sorta burnt out by evening. I hope I'm ready. Once that exam is over, it's just Computing and practice for the Aerospace presentation.
Forty-eight hours from now I'll be home and away from this godawful place.
15 December 2015
December Daily Journal 15
I actually managed to study a significant portion of the day. Not perfectly and honestly I've got to stop trying to work in my room with the noisy suitemates just across the bathroom, but using the pomodoro technique was an initial success. Now we see if it holds up.
My first final is in the morning. Be there bright and early at 7:30. However, I've done the numbers and so long as I get above 45% my grade will be a B or higher. If only my other professors had their act sufficiently together to post usable grading information. (Well, I know my grade in Computing was crap, but I'm guessing it'll be curved crap regardless.)
After the exam, I'll come back to get lunch, gather up some supplies, and head over to the library to finish prepping for Astronomy. If I have some time left over, I can do practice problems for Computing or (more likely) play a bit of KSP in the evening. Unfortunately I have to come back here for dinner. Unless by some miracle I rise early enough to catch breakfast before the exam, in which case I'll pack a dinner and have some soup when I get back before bedtime.
Winter break cannot come soon enough.
My first final is in the morning. Be there bright and early at 7:30. However, I've done the numbers and so long as I get above 45% my grade will be a B or higher. If only my other professors had their act sufficiently together to post usable grading information. (Well, I know my grade in Computing was crap, but I'm guessing it'll be curved crap regardless.)
After the exam, I'll come back to get lunch, gather up some supplies, and head over to the library to finish prepping for Astronomy. If I have some time left over, I can do practice problems for Computing or (more likely) play a bit of KSP in the evening. Unfortunately I have to come back here for dinner. Unless by some miracle I rise early enough to catch breakfast before the exam, in which case I'll pack a dinner and have some soup when I get back before bedtime.
Winter break cannot come soon enough.
14 December 2015
13 December 2015
Catching Up
Maintaining a regular journal during this time of year is more difficult than expected. I am slowly coming to accept that engineering students will always be fighting to balance time between end-of-semester projects and studying for their exams.
So what have I been doing during my unplanned hiatus?
Wednesday, I went to the end-of-semester party for SEDS, getting back only shortly before midnight.
Thursday, we test flew our plane.
Friday was spent writing an astronomy paper due on Thursday.
Saturday morning I finished said paper and spent the rest of the day vegging out.
And today, I attempted to make some progress on my section of the report. Assigning the avionics section to the person who knows Jack Schitt about electronics was probably a mistake, however.
Switching topics, my post-New-Year plan for this blog is slowly emerging. My intention is to resume making Sunday Night posts, for the purpose of conducting a sort of weekly review, and planning for the week to come.
So what have I been doing during my unplanned hiatus?
Wednesday, I went to the end-of-semester party for SEDS, getting back only shortly before midnight.
Thursday, we test flew our plane.
Friday was spent writing an astronomy paper due on Thursday.
Saturday morning I finished said paper and spent the rest of the day vegging out.
And today, I attempted to make some progress on my section of the report. Assigning the avionics section to the person who knows Jack Schitt about electronics was probably a mistake, however.
Switching topics, my post-New-Year plan for this blog is slowly emerging. My intention is to resume making Sunday Night posts, for the purpose of conducting a sort of weekly review, and planning for the week to come.
08 December 2015
December Daily Journal 8
I guess I'm doing these by date, since I missed yesterday's. That was entirely just me forgetting. I almost forgot again tonight.
Been in a bit of a procrastination rut, but I think I've hacked my way around it. I'll let you know tomorrow if that endures.
Been in a bit of a procrastination rut, but I think I've hacked my way around it. I'll let you know tomorrow if that endures.
06 December 2015
December Daily Journal 6
I once joked that the biggest enemies to my success in college are my brain, body, classmates and professors. Three years later this is still pretty much the case. My head hurt most of the day, my brain didn't want to do anything productive, it was noisy all day, and the assignments, well, they're better than what I got at Purdue but not exactly inspired.
I did manage to get some coding in, despite everything. Tomorrow will still be busy but I am making some small progress towards overcoming my learned helplessness.
Complete aside: it's interesting how the lines on my screen affect my perception of space within a webpage. I should do a post on that sometime.
I did manage to get some coding in, despite everything. Tomorrow will still be busy but I am making some small progress towards overcoming my learned helplessness.
Complete aside: it's interesting how the lines on my screen affect my perception of space within a webpage. I should do a post on that sometime.
05 December 2015
December Daily Journal 5
Not a very productive day. This last week really took it out of me, so I consigned myself pretty early to relaxing. I did laundry, called my grandfather, and performed my first planetary flyby in Kerbal Space Program. That's honestly about it.
Tomorrow's agenda is to get up at a reasonable hour, work on the Computing assignment and do research for astrobiology, hopefully to the point of outlining, and start putting together some things for the aerospace report.
Tomorrow's agenda is to get up at a reasonable hour, work on the Computing assignment and do research for astrobiology, hopefully to the point of outlining, and start putting together some things for the aerospace report.
04 December 2015
December Daily Journal 4
Why does midnight arrive so early every night? I almost missed it because my brain thinks it's still relatively early.
Mostly met my goals for the day, with an unexpected stint out at the design lab on west campus. Jeremy and I concluded that there's basically nothing we can do about the elevator travel on the plane, at least without risking serious damage. At this late date we're too risk adverse to try any of our ideas. Flight date is next Tuesday.
Not tired (the melatonin is working!), but over my gregarious quota for the day. Spent the better part of an hour talking to a classmate after Russian Movie Night, and I was originally planning to spend my midday break alone. Should be able to retreat to the library tomorrow--there's a lot of writing to do.
Speaking of writing, Scott Alexander is on the shortlist for an award I've never heard of. I've only read one of the other essays on the list, so I can't say for myself he deserve to win, but it's always nice to see people you like getting public recognition.
Mostly met my goals for the day, with an unexpected stint out at the design lab on west campus. Jeremy and I concluded that there's basically nothing we can do about the elevator travel on the plane, at least without risking serious damage. At this late date we're too risk adverse to try any of our ideas. Flight date is next Tuesday.
Not tired (the melatonin is working!), but over my gregarious quota for the day. Spent the better part of an hour talking to a classmate after Russian Movie Night, and I was originally planning to spend my midday break alone. Should be able to retreat to the library tomorrow--there's a lot of writing to do.
Speaking of writing, Scott Alexander is on the shortlist for an award I've never heard of. I've only read one of the other essays on the list, so I can't say for myself he deserve to win, but it's always nice to see people you like getting public recognition.
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