Vacation

I haven't done whole lot except finish off Full Metal Alchemist and read some comics. FMA was really good. I liked it. Not much else except my cousin Michael stumbled across this blog. That means someone might actually read it.
PS there you go Michael, a mention of you...

Just one more day...

So I slept in today and have already done some work for the lab, about 2 hours. I'm going to go relax now. Really nothing at all new today. Sorry folks.

Math Midterm

So today I had my math midterm and it went really well. I feel like I really nailed it. I also spent some time helping clarence with physics and then I went on to do my phyiscs homework which means I'm done for the week, other than doing some hours for lbl. As long as I do 9 hours between this week and next I'm fine. I'm just going to relax for now. So that means a short update...

Mood: Tired but relieved
Soundtrack: Pete York 'For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is)'

Not Much

Today I just went to class and did a little work. I've got a math midterm tomorrow so I'm preparing for that and just trying not to do too much in general to keep my mind off of it. That's it.

Monday Monday

So I went to class today. Not too much happened except my math prof decided to present a bunch of new material rather than review for the midterm. Oh well no problem there. I just did a bunch of work and some writing. I got my geography essay back and got a B. It's a good thing I'm taking it pass/fail. I didn't put too much time into it but I was expecting to do a little better. I saw zac again. He missed a few weeks of geography lecture but didn't actually miss anything much. It turns out that he, danny, his sister, veronica, and danny's roomate all may be moving into my building next semester and maybe even the same floor. That would be awesome. Like more awesome than the word awesome can communicate. As it is I barely get to see danny and I hardly see zac even though we have a class together. Also the internet at home got fixed. We had a guy come in and replace our modem free of charge. Sounds good eh? Well now it's working perfectly. Not much else new. I'm looking forward to spring break but not to studying for physics. Oh well. That's all for now.

Math Math Math

I went to a math review session today that lasted 3 and a half hours and if that wasn't enough after I finished that I had to do Math homework. I had nonstop math with only the walk from the room to my apartment as a break (less than 15 minutes) from 1-6 pm. It wasn't so bad and luckily I was able to get my prelab done for physics on the bart train. Not much else. I was going to post some stuff on Rexum but that will have to wait. I'm going to go get something to eat and then relax a little. Before I can do anything for Rexum I have to do some LBL stuff. I can't wait for spring break. Also as a result of all this work I feel really prepared for the math test. Oh well that's all for now.
Mood: Tired
Soundtrack: A Perfect Circle Emotive

Rainy Thursday

Well it only started to rain after I had been home for a few hours so the fact that it was raining didn't have much of an impact on me except to give me a title for today's entry. Most of today was spent either checking my math homework, working on stuff for the lab, or relaxing a little. Not much else to say. Also take a look to the right and you might see something you weren't expecting. More too come on that in the next few days...

Mood: Ok
Soundtrack: Tool Lateralus

A Working Wendesday

While I still don't totally understand all of physics I was able to get through my physics problems rather quickly. I'm just having some trouble where I don't know the unit conversions off the top of my head. Oh well. So far I spent 3 hours today working on stuff for LBL. It didn't seem as productive of a 3 hours as I've had in the past but oh well. It just takes a long time to figure out how to do stuff. I wrote a program that should be able to start looking for some very small period binary white dwarfs. I'll have to come up with an acronym for that or something. All the other cool astronomers do it. Lately, I've had a bit of a revival of my interest in my campaign world of Rexum not so much for D&D but for maybe finishing that story I was writing. Tomorrow I get to sleep in and relax. I only have to do a few hours of stuff and prepare for my math midterm next week. Oh well, that's it for now.

An Embarrassing Meeting

So today I went up to the lab and met with my mentor. I was really embarrassed because I looked like I didn't know how to do anything because I didn't know how to log in. I knew how to everything else, just not that because with my ssh, I login completely differently. Also I didn't know how to use this obscure program as well as he did (which he wrote!!!). Also this student of his from his last apprenticeship was there and asked me about my project and then asked me how I was planning to do it. I'm no good in front of people I don't know and I also hadn't gone through the effort of putting it into words (which isn't the easiest thing in the world). All in all, it took me about 5 minutes of stumbling in front of this stranger and my mentor that I don't know too well to say anything. I felt really bad and the guy probably thinks I'm an idiot. Oh well. It was probably the most embarrassing moment for me in the last few years (since guildenstern). I just came off as a complete idiot. Oh well. I know I'm smart, I just keep telling myself that and I hope that I can impress him with my work when I'm done. At least I don't have to combat any high expectations. You know how I am though, I keep going over this over in my head...
Also I forgot to tell my dad happy birthday which was more of a function of the fact that I don't know what day it is than me forgetting what day his birthday was. Oh well. It just fits right in with my day so far.

Mood: embarrassed
Soundtrack: None

Tuesday Morning

So I'm heading up to the lab in a little bit to talk some stuff over. Right now I feel pretty on top of things even though I'm a little lost in physics but I'm pretty sure that everyone is. Right now I'm slowly trying to figure it out. If I get one concept a day I will more than ready for the midterm because there really are about 10 and the midterm is in 3 weeks (including spring break). For math (which has a midterm next week) I feel pretty on top of things and good quiz and homework grades have been padding my grade for a while now. Not a whole lot of stuff is going on right now. That's it for now.
Mood: Good
Soundtrack: Live "Lightning Crashes"

Finally a Chance to Sleep In!

I'm feeling so relaxed right now. I'm on top of things. Everything is working out. In fact, tonight I'm going to a meeting to see if I could be a writer for a science magazine. Something really low commitment. Just a little writing each week and totally optional. I think it would be a lot of fun and an awesome thing for applications. Paul's also coming over tonight. Oh well, that's it for now.

Mood: Great
Soundtrack: Godsmack "Voodoo"

What a Wendesday

Today I spent 3 and half hours doing lab stuff, mainly learing some IDL tricks and planning how I'm going to do my project. I think I just might be able to get this done sooner than I anticipated. Today I also learned that mass and energy are the same thing which is always a cool way to start your day. I have almost nothing to do tomorrow for the first time in a long while. I might go up to the lab to talk with my mentor. Oh well.

Mood: Relaxed... I know it's amazing
Soundtrack: Tool Lateralus

A Case of the Mondays

Today I had a really hard time getting up. It's been like that for the last few days. I didn't do nearly as much work today as I would have liked. Physics Homework took a lot longer than I expected and this weekend I didn't get much done because David came up to visit. I have gotten a lot of my lbl computer stuff all worked out and lately I've just been working to get acquainted with the system. I think that things are going pretty well in that area. I don't know, the week just began and I'm already looking forward to it being over. Things are quite a mess over here too. Oh well, that's all folks...

Will I Ever Get to Sleep In?!

Once again I couldn't sleep in this morning because at 8, Clarence's sister called me to tell Clarence to call her. I just wish I could get some sleep. I got screwed on Tuesday because of that stupid safety class thing. I've been working on my Geography essays. I'm almost done. I'm done for now. I'll come back to them later. I'm getting a little burned out because I haven't gotten much sleep lately. I couldn't sleep well last night because I was having a panic attack. Oh well.

Mood: PLEASE LET ME SLEEP!
Soundtrack: iTunes playlist Heavier Stuff

It's Still Only Wendesday?!

So today I did a lot of work. I even went up to the lab for 2 hours but my advisor didn't show up because there is a DOE review this week. It's alright. I got work done while I was up there. I also found out that there is a LBL bus stop really close to my apartment (like 20 feet). There were also a few earthquakes today. Nothing bigger than a slamming door but my professor had to turn it to physics when one occured during physics class. He also made a connection from a slow clock to relativity. He also mentioned that he will go and tell people in Italy that Californians laugh when there are earthquakes. I also got my midterm score back and did really well. Oh well, that's it for now.

Mood: Tired