First to clarify, I typically mean see you next "woobadoowah" meaning next time there's a blog post. However, next weekend, I will actually be seeing you!! Okay, so with that bit o' business out of the way, onto the- THE BIG THREE!!
1) My ECE 190 test actually went better than I thought it would be. I studied a lot and we were given a cheat-sheet so I felt pretty well prepared. The actual test had 6 problems. The first one was just (1) binary representation so that was super easy, I think I got all points for it. (2) Memory was a bit challenging so I'm kind of worried for that. Then was (3) debugging which I think I pretty much got. After that was (4) finite state machines, which I also think I got all credit for. Then (5) LC-3 logic which was all true-false, so I think I got most of them, but a couple were a little weary. The last question- (6) Assembly Programming- was a little challenging, but I think I got it. Fingers crossed to a good grade! =D
2) I got back from my test around 9:30 last night, and then had a four page paper due this morning. So I was up until 3 or so working on that. I somewhat procrastinated on it, but wanted to spend as much time over the weekend studying for my test. And the paper wasn't that bad, just now I'm kinda tired. It was for leadership class and we had to write about different theories/approaches to leadership and discuss our personal growth.
3) After class today, some friends and I went rock climbing at the Athletic Recreation Center (ARC). It's been months since I last climbed, so I was a little out of it, but I managed to go up 3 5.8 level routes. (A 5.8 grade is about medium-hard difficulty).
Well, now I'm gonna get started working on other homeworks. Take care now!!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
12:34 O'Clock
I know this is technically 34 minutes late, but I wanted to write this at 12:34. (But by the time this publishes, it'll probably be a bit later than that.) Okay, so with intro's out of the way, let's get onto the Big Three!!
1) This morning I woke up and had kind of a headache. I think lack of sleep and then inability to go back to sleep. So I took the morning kind of easy. Oh, I caught up and watched new HIMYM and new Office (and Community, but I don't know how much you care about that). HIMYM was really good, but you shouldn't watch it until you're caught up. Did you return Greg's DVDs by the way? And The Office, while not great, wasn't so bad. They reveal the new manager, and I won't spoil it in case you still plan to watch it. And Community, though you don't watch it, was really good. Real funny stuff on all three sides.
2) This afternoon I had a ECE review session which was overall pretty helpful. A couple more hours of studying will help, but I'm not so worried about the test.
3) Then tonight, some friends and I went to this Chinese restaurant for dinner. They don't serve dinner at Hendrick on Sunday nights. I got a fried rice dish and egg drop soup. They also give a LOT of food, so I have a lot of leftovers in my fridge.
Hope all is going well, and see you on Tuesday. I'll let you know how my test goes. Bye now!!
1) This morning I woke up and had kind of a headache. I think lack of sleep and then inability to go back to sleep. So I took the morning kind of easy. Oh, I caught up and watched new HIMYM and new Office (and Community, but I don't know how much you care about that). HIMYM was really good, but you shouldn't watch it until you're caught up. Did you return Greg's DVDs by the way? And The Office, while not great, wasn't so bad. They reveal the new manager, and I won't spoil it in case you still plan to watch it. And Community, though you don't watch it, was really good. Real funny stuff on all three sides.
2) This afternoon I had a ECE review session which was overall pretty helpful. A couple more hours of studying will help, but I'm not so worried about the test.
3) Then tonight, some friends and I went to this Chinese restaurant for dinner. They don't serve dinner at Hendrick on Sunday nights. I got a fried rice dish and egg drop soup. They also give a LOT of food, so I have a lot of leftovers in my fridge.
Hope all is going well, and see you on Tuesday. I'll let you know how my test goes. Bye now!!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Saturday Study Day
Hello, dear readers. Actually updating on time, it's a Saturday. So without further ado, let's get onto, the Big Three! Woo!! (See that rhyming? =D)
1. What's the best way to start out a day? Oh, how about a fire drill at 6:30 am? Woke up with the alarm blaring and then had to get outside. First made sure my roommate and suitemates were on their way out. Then we all stood out in the early morning while the firefighters checked all the rooms to make sure everybody made it. Needless to say, it was not much fun.
2. Second thing is even more not as much fun! This afternoon I both worked on homework and studied. I have my first ECE 190 exam this Monday, so I've been studying a lot for that. I also helped one friend grade some papers. It was a little over an hour of work and he's paying me $25, so it's a pretty good deal! =)
3. I noticed I was highly sarcastic in the last two things, so this time I will be genuinely something good that happened. Yesterday I went out for lunch and found a new restaurant that's actually really good! It's called Noodles Doodles and has cheap, good noodles! Oh, and another good thing that happened yesterday, is I took a quiz I was worried about but turned out to be pretty easy. So yay to that!!
Alright, bye now. See you tomorrow!!
1. What's the best way to start out a day? Oh, how about a fire drill at 6:30 am? Woke up with the alarm blaring and then had to get outside. First made sure my roommate and suitemates were on their way out. Then we all stood out in the early morning while the firefighters checked all the rooms to make sure everybody made it. Needless to say, it was not much fun.
2. Second thing is even more not as much fun! This afternoon I both worked on homework and studied. I have my first ECE 190 exam this Monday, so I've been studying a lot for that. I also helped one friend grade some papers. It was a little over an hour of work and he's paying me $25, so it's a pretty good deal! =)
3. I noticed I was highly sarcastic in the last two things, so this time I will be genuinely something good that happened. Yesterday I went out for lunch and found a new restaurant that's actually really good! It's called Noodles Doodles and has cheap, good noodles! Oh, and another good thing that happened yesterday, is I took a quiz I was worried about but turned out to be pretty easy. So yay to that!!
Alright, bye now. See you tomorrow!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Almost the Weekend!!
It's almost the weekend, woo!! Do you know what that means? It means I can study cuz I's gots a midterm on Monday! Anyways, onto the Big Three! And... GO!
1. Alright, not much of anything super interesting or notable really happened today... I'll just run through each of my classes then. Starting out was Leadership, and we talked about Emotional Intelligence. That's how well you gauge your own emotions and those of others. After that was ECE 190, and we started talking about assembly language programming and input output devices (mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc.) Then I had lunch, and afterwards was Interaction Arts. My art classes today weren't so much fun though... We went through a class room critique on eachother's user interfaces, so not too exciting. Then in Time Arts, we just brainstormed short film ideas to do over the weekend. So yeah, those were my classes!
2. Last night I went to the programming lab to do some homework. It was a nice change of pace to just working in my room or the lounge. =)
3. And then tonight, I did (A) homework, (B) homework, or (C) homework? If you guess D, all of the above, you're right!! Haha, I did basic discrete mathematics, which is due tomorrow. We also have a quiz, so I'm gonna be getting to bed after this.
To all my readers out there, good night!!
1. Alright, not much of anything super interesting or notable really happened today... I'll just run through each of my classes then. Starting out was Leadership, and we talked about Emotional Intelligence. That's how well you gauge your own emotions and those of others. After that was ECE 190, and we started talking about assembly language programming and input output devices (mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc.) Then I had lunch, and afterwards was Interaction Arts. My art classes today weren't so much fun though... We went through a class room critique on eachother's user interfaces, so not too exciting. Then in Time Arts, we just brainstormed short film ideas to do over the weekend. So yeah, those were my classes!
2. Last night I went to the programming lab to do some homework. It was a nice change of pace to just working in my room or the lounge. =)
3. And then tonight, I did (A) homework, (B) homework, or (C) homework? If you guess D, all of the above, you're right!! Haha, I did basic discrete mathematics, which is due tomorrow. We also have a quiz, so I'm gonna be getting to bed after this.
To all my readers out there, good night!!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
So sorry, late post!!
Today is Wednesday, doing a post meant for yesterday, and for that, I'm sorry! To make up for it, I'm gonna do a... BIG FOUR!! (This will not become a thing, alright, just for this post. Tomorrow it's back to the Big Three.)
1) On Monday, I started my new job as an iEFX ELA (Illinois Engineering Freshman Experience Educational Learning Assistant). Wow, that's a mouth full... I can see why they use the initialism. On Monday, it was just introductions, we formed teams, and started thinking about potential projects for the semester. I'm in charge of a group that takes a pre-existing product and improves it somehow (makes it easier to use, more efficient, etc.) I don't have to actually do any work for it, but I just have to watch over and facilitate. Today was my second day and we did more brainstorming on what they want to do. So far they seem to be in a pretty good place, and looks like they have a good semester ahead of them!
2) Normally, I really love my art class. Time based arts deals with film and animation, which are really cool to work with, and a nice complement to my technical classes. However, yesterday in class, we saw this very long, very boring film called Russian Ark. It was all done in a single take- which was pretty impressive. But there was no plot, little character development, and could've been much shorter. Our next project is doing a film all in one take, but at least we're doing short films. I'll post whatever I do, once it's finished!
3) Today I had a lunch with other people in Informatics- information technology. We all had Jimmy Johns (for free!) and talked about the club and minor. Pretty interesting stuff and both art classes I'm taking right now apply for it as well.
4) And then this afternoon, I went for a run with a friend. She's training for the Chicago marathon, but I just went for fun. We only did 3 miles, which didn't feel so bad, and the weather was amazing today!
Alright, well, once again, sorry about the late update. I'll get Thursday on time. TTFN!!
1) On Monday, I started my new job as an iEFX ELA (Illinois Engineering Freshman Experience Educational Learning Assistant). Wow, that's a mouth full... I can see why they use the initialism. On Monday, it was just introductions, we formed teams, and started thinking about potential projects for the semester. I'm in charge of a group that takes a pre-existing product and improves it somehow (makes it easier to use, more efficient, etc.) I don't have to actually do any work for it, but I just have to watch over and facilitate. Today was my second day and we did more brainstorming on what they want to do. So far they seem to be in a pretty good place, and looks like they have a good semester ahead of them!
2) Normally, I really love my art class. Time based arts deals with film and animation, which are really cool to work with, and a nice complement to my technical classes. However, yesterday in class, we saw this very long, very boring film called Russian Ark. It was all done in a single take- which was pretty impressive. But there was no plot, little character development, and could've been much shorter. Our next project is doing a film all in one take, but at least we're doing short films. I'll post whatever I do, once it's finished!
3) Today I had a lunch with other people in Informatics- information technology. We all had Jimmy Johns (for free!) and talked about the club and minor. Pretty interesting stuff and both art classes I'm taking right now apply for it as well.
4) And then this afternoon, I went for a run with a friend. She's training for the Chicago marathon, but I just went for fun. We only did 3 miles, which didn't feel so bad, and the weather was amazing today!
Alright, well, once again, sorry about the late update. I'll get Thursday on time. TTFN!!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Not-so-Sunny Sunday
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. Yeah, so today's a pretty rainy day. Doesn't mean it can't be a good day with plenty of stuff to update for the- you guessed it- BIG THREE!!
1) This morning, Mrs. Quigley picked me up to go to church service. In Jin Nim's sermon was pretty inspiring. I missed the first part, so I was a little lost when she was referring to a story she told. Afterwards the church held a rally to support True Parents after the events with Hyun Jin Moon and the Kwak family were pretty deep. They spoke about absolute love, absolute faith, and absolute obedience- values that are crucial but not really expressed in the Western world. Also it seemed like the story of Cain and Abel along with the prodigal son story had present-day parallels. I'm not sure how things are going to turn out, but hopefully the church can be united once again.
2) After church, I had a video effects workshop. The guy who was suppose to teach was 15 minutes late, and then had to go home to get a cable so we didn't start until 45 minutes afterward! It was pretty interesting though. We went over AfterEffects and he spoke a bit about using the green screen. There's gonna be another workshop next week, so I think I'll be there for that too.
3) And then tonight some friends and I got together and went to Qdoba. It's kind of like Chipotle- burritos and other Mexican food- so it all tasted pretty good. Now I'm back to working on schoolwork. I have a choice of either working on math, extra credit for interaction arts, or get started on a leadership essay. I think I'll go with the math and then the other two. So, yeah, fun night ahead of me.
Bye now!!
1) This morning, Mrs. Quigley picked me up to go to church service. In Jin Nim's sermon was pretty inspiring. I missed the first part, so I was a little lost when she was referring to a story she told. Afterwards the church held a rally to support True Parents after the events with Hyun Jin Moon and the Kwak family were pretty deep. They spoke about absolute love, absolute faith, and absolute obedience- values that are crucial but not really expressed in the Western world. Also it seemed like the story of Cain and Abel along with the prodigal son story had present-day parallels. I'm not sure how things are going to turn out, but hopefully the church can be united once again.
2) After church, I had a video effects workshop. The guy who was suppose to teach was 15 minutes late, and then had to go home to get a cable so we didn't start until 45 minutes afterward! It was pretty interesting though. We went over AfterEffects and he spoke a bit about using the green screen. There's gonna be another workshop next week, so I think I'll be there for that too.
3) And then tonight some friends and I got together and went to Qdoba. It's kind of like Chipotle- burritos and other Mexican food- so it all tasted pretty good. Now I'm back to working on schoolwork. I have a choice of either working on math, extra credit for interaction arts, or get started on a leadership essay. I think I'll go with the math and then the other two. So, yeah, fun night ahead of me.
Bye now!!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Saturday Post
Here we are with yet another update!
Every time I try to use some spiffy intro, but now, I'll just jump into it.
Yeah, so let's go with the... BIG THREE!!
How should I start? Oh, last night, some friends and I saw The Lion King 3D!
It was pretty good. The 3D didn't add too much, but it was cool seeing it in
Theaters. There are so many little jokes I've missed out on in the past.
Or all the complexities of the animation that I never appreciated till now.
My one friend didn't remember the story, so she was shocked when Mufasa died.
It was a fun night overall.
Ending the fun today was just loads and loads of studying.
Love life while you can, cuz in college, the workload really ramps up!
Like I had to write a program in just 1's and 0's, along with writing algorithms.
It's a lot of work, but pretty interesting I suppose.
Excited that I'm done with all my school work for now, at least!
Today I also worked out at the ARC. That stands for
Athletic Recreation Center. The place is huge and they have so much equipment!
Now I'm really tired, but the good kind of tired.
And now I believe it's time to bed. I'm pretty tired and my arms are
Killing me! Alright, well, time for sleep. I just want to wish you
All a good night and update tomorrow! Bye now!!
Every time I try to use some spiffy intro, but now, I'll just jump into it.
Yeah, so let's go with the... BIG THREE!!
How should I start? Oh, last night, some friends and I saw The Lion King 3D!
It was pretty good. The 3D didn't add too much, but it was cool seeing it in
Theaters. There are so many little jokes I've missed out on in the past.
Or all the complexities of the animation that I never appreciated till now.
My one friend didn't remember the story, so she was shocked when Mufasa died.
It was a fun night overall.
Ending the fun today was just loads and loads of studying.
Love life while you can, cuz in college, the workload really ramps up!
Like I had to write a program in just 1's and 0's, along with writing algorithms.
It's a lot of work, but pretty interesting I suppose.
Excited that I'm done with all my school work for now, at least!
Today I also worked out at the ARC. That stands for
Athletic Recreation Center. The place is huge and they have so much equipment!
Now I'm really tired, but the good kind of tired.
And now I believe it's time to bed. I'm pretty tired and my arms are
Killing me! Alright, well, time for sleep. I just want to wish you
All a good night and update tomorrow! Bye now!!
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