So, I got my new camera. I am stoked
Pictures are up on Facebook. I don’t know if you have to sign up or not to see them, but they are there. Some are also on Myspace and make sure to check out the video me and my sister made

This week has been horrible. It has been worse than going to classes 12 hours a day. I had Monday off for studying, two finals on Tuesday, one final today, and a project due tomorrow. I think I did super good on the final that I had today, which is funny because I hardly studied for it. And I will be so thankful for Friday. I intend to spend it cleaning my entire house. I got the bathroom done but I mean the rest of the place is a mess! Then I am going to watch Aaron graduate, go to a party, and get Sunday off, and then Robert comes.

Oh yes. I also got into another class for Fall term, so here is my new schedule. I would normally think it was intense, but 5 of the credits are CS161. I am going backwards so haha.

I am thinking about getting a net book. It’s not something I need super bad, and I am now aware how small the hard drives are on them, but my only reason for wanting it was so I could take it to school and use that to program. I wouldn’t even have windows on it. And it would just be nice and little and light so I don’t have to worry about it. I don’t really have the money right now though, so it’s kind of a distant far-off dream for the time being.

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Oh boy!

I felt like today was a lot more busy than it probably was.

I slept four hours again! I don’t know why I can’t sleep again! But I guess the term is almost over so what ever. I went to class and we studied more Quick Sort. It is the second to the last algorithm we will cover, then it’s final time, then it’s summer. Yay!

There was a compiler class I really wanted into next fall, and my teacher said he would let me into the compiler class if I really wanted next Fall, but that we will be using finite automatas and lots of math, so if I feel uncomfortable, it is offered every year and I should wait. So I feel happy that he would let me in, but I personally don’t feel ready. I was under the impression it was only offered every few years, and there are so many people in it.

After that I went to work. I felt like I worked real hard today I hope my boss thinks so too. Near the last half hour of work though when I was finishing up the last few things, I was just so pooped out from coding I did not even really know what I was doing! I was like on autopilot.

I got home and made pizza and that’s honestly about it so far. I keep picking up my final review for tomorrow and just procrastinating. So hopefully getting this out will help

Jya!~

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So I am excited. Overthrilled. Robert just bought me this. It is okay at taking pictures but it’s real good for videos I am so excited to get it. He forgot to get a memory card though, so as soon as it arrives I’m gonna run to Salem and pick one up. The only downside is it eats batteries like crazy! I mostly plan to use it while we are out like camping or looking at waterfalls, so I’m going to see if anyone has invented a battery charger to plug into the lighter in the car.

Nerdy side of me enabled Beryl / Compiz-fusion into Ubuntu 8.04. I can’t get it to display the entire cube like it did at my friend’s house yet, but I am loving it otherwise. It is just 90% pretty so far. The only useful thing is being able to see through the sides of the cube.

Otherwise, it’s dead week. I honestly have not done much studying or preparing my final projects. My arm is feeling a lot better again, but not 100% so I am procrastinating. I am not too worried I think I will still do okay in all of my classes

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I worked on my final project for Python half of the day. The other half was spent running errands shopping, honestly.

After learning how to do 2D arrays, inheritance, and classes, I look at my code, and just draw a complete blank. I totally forgot what I was doing D:

Not like anyone knows what it means, but I mean, just look at this! No wonder I just blank out after a bit!

I think it’s time for bed. Goodnight!

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As it says:

I think my bad day actually started last night at around 8:00 when I went to school to try to print my postcard series I made for Art from inDesign CS3. I got super duper frusterated with the printer always cutting the top off. Not like it was falling off of the page, the page was huge, but it just would not print the top part. It was as if it couldn’t see that part or something. So I dealt with that for two hours, lots of getting angry involved, I’m sure people didn’t think I was so cute anymore, and then finally called Bill and he asked, why not save it as a JPEG? Duur! That worked like magic. Glad I wasted 2 hours doing all of the stuff before!

I woke up this morning an hour late. Not much of a surprise. I didn’t go to sleep until 1 or 2 last night. I managed to get to school on time, went to my first class, and after I was done I sat in Portia’s office to work on the rest of my Art project. I had to put the postcards on a bored in a certain way. Half way through I started to get a migraine, so I was blind in my left eye and half way in my right. I did my best at evening out the postcards, although I knew they weren’t straight, I just couldn’t see, so what was I going to do? The migraine left and no headache followed, so I was extreemly thrilled

About an hour later something else unexpected happened. I had no idea it was comming! Oh my gosh I felt like an idiot trying to dig up some change to get a tampon! Maybe too much information, but Portia thought maybe my migraine was caused by that. No cramps or pain followed, so I thought I was in the clear of that too.

I went to work for just a few hours, messed up a bunch, bleh, went and got lunch, and went to class. Half way through class, everything kicked in at once! My head hurt, my tummy hurt, my leg hurt, and my leg was going numb on top of that too! I was in so much pain I wanted to throw up! But I’m the kind of person who hates missing school as long as I am alive, so I tried my best to tough it out, with a fear tears sadly xD I went and got some medicine, it helped but my leg still hurt real bad, and was getting number. So I went and got more medicine, and within a half hour it all went away. It’s been wonderful.

So I was still like okay. I just got my butt drop-kicked. No prolem the day is over, I’ll go home, relax, and chill out But someone else had other plans

I got home, and went into the kitchen, and there were ants all over the place! The funny thing was they were wandering around on the floor aimlessly next to some cat food, but couldn’t seem to find it. What dorks. So I sprayed them all with my non-poisonous ant killer, mopped the floor real well, and cleanned it all up. After that it smelled like mint from the ant killer, Pine-sol from the mop, and cucumber after I sprayed a bunch of cucumber-melon spray to try to get rid of the smells. So when you walked in, it just smelled like a bunch of fumes. It was absolutely horrible.

So after my worst day that I’ve had in a long time, I went to my mom’s, talked to her a little, vented, and the rest of the evening has surprisingly been okay so far. Thank goodness I was about to break! The library was open, so I got some movies, I did some homework, worked on some Python. My project is about 1/7 the way done. So that’s a tiny bit of stress off. I haven’t seen any more ants in the kitchen. And actually I got a rather cute surprise

I was putting a DVD into my DVD player next to the fireplace, and I heard this chirp. I thought it was a bird outside, but I listened more to where it was comming from, and it was in my fireplace. There has been a few nests in there before, but not when I lived here alone xD so I asked Aaron “omg what do i do?!” and he had no idea. I called mom and asked her “omg what do i do?!” and she said to just wait, and if they fall out, then get some gloves and throw them outside. Otherwise, I guess I have a few new noisy friends in this house xD I think they sound cuute though I kind of hope he falls so that I can see what he looks like

And boy that was my day! I do not want to step outside tomorrow.

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I added a JavaScript script that I made for work right here. I made it entirely from scratch. I don’t want to hear otherwise.
I also added links here to free / open-source stuff, most of which are available in Windows and most of which I have used myself and found very useful. Somewhat buggy in some programs, such as Pidgin does not ever let me go into invisible mode, but perhaps that is just me
Anyway, phew boy! Made sushi for dinner. It was good. Went to school to work on my art project. Crissy was there, so yay! I did not honestly feel like working on it, so I put some stuff together, but we are supposed to make three postcards that are a series, but I couldn’t figure out how to get it to look like they belonged together, so I am going to get help from the teacher at some point this week.
That is about all really! Happy Mother’s Day! Goodnight

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Well, things are going real swell this term. I am having no problems. I am learning Python and it is a lot of fun. Typography was a little difficult at first, I think she lets is be a bit more creative in our artwork than I was used to, so I felt a little lost at first, but it ended up being fun afterall

I have been going to Physical Therapy the past 4 weeks becuase my arm started hurting again. I did not think it was fixable but it has been quiet the improvement! I also have a ton of bruises from it, so it’s not exactly fun, but I do wish I had gone two months ago when it started hurting rather than waiting for it to not get better. What a bummer!

Work has been going okay it seems. I told Ellis I want to take a vacation, but it seemed like he really wanted me to work a little. Maybe summer is real busy and maybe it is the time to get lots of projects caught up on or done so I think while Robert is here I am going to ask if I can work just 10 hours a week, two hours a day. That’s not much. I have learnned about catching exceptions, as well as custom exceptions recently! You can also catch an exception inside of an exception! I was thrilled. And as funny as that sounds, it would actually be useful. If you are running a query to check two things, but the first thing returns no data found, catch the exception, check the other thing inside of that exception, if no data found for the other thing, throw exception2, otherwise, continue exception1. So ha!

STFC boy has been crazy so it seems! We made a video to share our ideas on technology that we would like to dream about investing in, such as green power, solar panels, mobile learning, digital signage, stuff like that. Most of the responses were positive, but a lot of people seemed concerned that we were even thinking about such things when there are so many broken printers around school! So what a bummer! I just feel like there are not enough techs to go around and fix them I wish there were a solution for everyone

I register for Fall term on the 19th (boy I can’t believe it’s time already!) So far I have planned CS 470, CS 420, CS 272 and ART 230. I might also enroll in the discrete math class if I can find it available at Chemeketa. I will be super busy at 17 credits, but I really need ALL of those classes to be able to graduate in the next two years. Putting either ART 320, the math class, or 420 off for another year will screw me over!! I doubt I can find a discrete math class that will work with such a schedule, but we’ll see

Oooh! Oh! Spring Dance Concert was AMAZING!! Anyone who goes to WOU, it’s so worth the $7. Anyone not going to WOU, it’s still worth it!!! The dance in the end was in the dark with lights attached to their body! It was so freaking cool And some girl, we suspect she is a gymnist, did gymnastic-type things while hanging from two giant pieces of cloth. She would hoist herself up by wrapping her legs around the two pieces of cloth and doing the splots, and without arms, managed to hold her entire body weight up while in air!! I admire dancers so much now!!

Other than that, not really sure. I think I sometimes need to slow down, try to relax, and really take a good look at things outside. I never really notice nature that much, or appreciate flowers, but I feel like everything went bye so fast this year, I definitly need to stop and do that at some point this summer, as well as get out with some friends. Real out! Not going to watch movies at their house.

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Hi

Sorry for lack of updates. I have been busy as usual

My arm hurts, so I have not been using my PC or going to work. The doctor said it is not tendinitis, just overuse of the arm. I have been using my laptop to get my programs done for school because I don’t have to use a mouse for one, and it feels more comfortable to type in my lap than it does on a desk. Every time I sit down at a pc, my arm starts to flame up in like 20 - 60 minutes. So I am bummed. I will go to physical therapy on Wednesday and if that doesn’t work, I am scheduled to have a steroid injected right into the spot of inflammation so that I can go back to work and such.

The term started and I ended up switching half of my schedule. So I am taking a Java class, Typography, a Python class, and Data Structures for IS majors. So far it’s okay. I am actually learning some things in the Java class, although I know most of it, some useful information relating to privacy of data, and also I will get to practice with GUI’s here soon which I am not good at. So by the end of the term, hopefully I can make a GUI without having to go through a tutorial. I am taking only 14 credits but I don’t feel overwhelmed yet. I think by the end of this week things will start to feel heavy again.

I think my classes for fall term are planned out already. I need to take CS 420 (3cr), CS 271 (4 cr), MATH 231 (3 cr), and some level 300 art class. Only 13 credits but that will be a ton of work.

Robert is comming this summer I think he said June 18th, but I am not sure. I am excited though! My mom has gathered a lot more people up to go camping with, and we even found a hammock at a garage sale, so I thought that was too funny! We are going to postpone the wedding, but I want to see him real bad, so I am thrilled.

Other than that, not too much interesting going on yet. I have like 7 meetings scheduled between now and next month, so that will be.. busy.

Anyway, 2am. I am going to bed. Goodnight

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http://www.kontraband.com/pics/16276/Mai-So-Ronery-Room/?gpage=1#show

Mmmhm..

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Today was my last day at Staples I was really hoping they would have a final paycheck ready, but I guess not. Also they did not pay me for last week, so they are going to fix that.

I found an interesting Typography website. I skimmed it a little but it is amazing how many different types there really are in the world. I was currently trying to come out with a layout for an additional website, hopefully a portfolio, and although it wont have superb stuff in it right away, I want to be able to update it. And I was using Georgia for the font, and I loved the serifs on it and how pretty it looked, which is kind of unlike me. I usually like the sans-serifs fonts, but then I did not like the numbers when I tried to list my phone number for contact information. It designs them as though they are both upper and lower-case characters, which maybe is no big deal, but I myself just find it real distracting to read that. So I was trying to see if there was a font to go along with Georgia that would not do that.

Also I was using my digital drawings for the layout, and could not decide between this or my latest one this and I came up with an idea, maybe I could make a third one and have it be a random one each time. Then I noticed, I lost the second one! I don’t even have it in my folders. I don’t have the larger version OR even the .pdf file, so I was freaking out on the inside, but just trying to forget about it, a smaller version is better than nothing. But then I remembered, I never formatted my broken hard drive, so if I can get it to boot up, I bet it is in My Documents on there. So wish me luck

I need to take a shower first and go to the store. I can never decide what to make for dinner. I am thinking just fettuccine with spaghetti sauce or pesto. Pretty simple, easy, and yummy

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