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So, I had three essays due this week. Two today and one yesterday. I actually managed to start working on them early and got them all done on time. SOC307 (Delinquency) went great. No outside research needed, interesting topic, short. I loved it. PSY321 (Cross-cultural psych) went okay. Research finished early, interesting topic, a bit confusing, but overall okay. PSY360 (Operant and classical conditioning) on the other hand...not so fun.
Yeah...that was fun. Not. But, now I'm done and I get a break until my first exam on the 18th. Phew.
And now the blog group thing. The topic was to choose a city in a country other than your own, and tell why you'd like to visit it. I'm picking...London, England and Tokyo, Japan. I know, that's two. But I can't decide.
So, yeah. That's where I'd like to go and why. Hopefully I'll actually get there sometime soon. Daddy? Wanna pay for it?
First, Professor Awesome. He's a great guy. Really. Sure, his lectures are a bit boring, but he tries to make them fun. He makes bad jokes and tells us amusing stories (like the rats that could drive a car through a model city to a specific building, go up a parking garage elevator, and park) and he's really nice to talk to. The problem? He didn't tell us what to do for the paper. It was basically, "pick a project, do it, go". But, we eventually got more details out of him, including that we had to use a specific program (only on the school computers...THIS IS IMPORTANT!) for our data analysis and that he would help with said analysis.
So, okay. Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I go in and tell him about my project. He says it's all good. At this point I've already run my 80 (virtual) rats, so it damn well better be good. Anyway, Professor Awesome is awesome and sets up my data and analysis for me. Now, I don't have a USB key, so he emails it to me. Great, cool, all I have to do is put in the numbers later.
Now, part 2. The next week I go down to the mac labs and open my emailed files. What's this? File type not supported? WTF? I try three computers and nothing. I can't open the files. Well f***. Now what? I think I remember how he did it, so I recreate the data sheet and move on to the analysis. I find the one graph I need and try to remember what the other one is. No luck. So I email Professor Awesome and ask what it is. That night he emails me with another copy of the files. Awesome!
Part 3. The next day I go back to the mac labs. I open up my email, open the files. File type not supported. At this point I think I cried a bit. I would have thrown the computer, but Dr Jeff (who is God) was there and wouldn't have been impressed. I remember then that Professor Awesome has office hours right now. Right on! So I go up two floors, through the winding halls (thanking Dr Jeff that I even know where the office is) and sheepishly approach the door. I hang my head and tell Professor Awesome of my problems. He asks for my data (which I luckily had on a cd) and does the data sheet number inputting for me and makes the graphs. I think I love him a bit. He puts the files onto my mp3 player (no USB, remember?) and I go back downstairs and put the graphs into a Word document and email it to myself. I go home.
Part 4. I write my essay. Now, remember how we never really got instructions. Yeah. That comes back to bite me in the ass. Not only do I not know what to write, I don't know how to interpret the graphs. So I email Professor Awesome. He asks when's a good time to call so he can explain them. I tell him and give him my number. The next day, no phone call, no email. Damn. I write the essay as best I can with what I do know. My 1-2 pages of Results is half a page. Whatever. I don't care at this point. Professor Awesome wants a CD with all our files on them. I can't put the data files on from my PC, since even looking at them on something other than a mac destroys them. Damn program.
Part 5. I go to school today (day the project is due) to burn the data files. Everything else is already on a CD. All I have to do is put in the CD, put in the mp3 player, transfer files, and burn. Easy. Yeah...no. I put in the CD. It can't be read. Damn. I (luckily) have another CD with me. This one works! Yay! So I move the files from mp3 to CD and hit burn. Not enough room. WTF? I try a few more times and then just give up and go buy a single CD from the bookstore. Pop it in to the mac...it works! I transfer the files over...they fit! So far so good. I open up my laptop so I can get the files from there.I put in the CD...it works! I copy the files over...put in a writable CD? What? I try again. No such luck. Eventually I just give up and put in two CDs. One with data files, one with everything else.
Part 6. I hand in my essay to the drop-off room. It's finally done. I go cry.
The End.
So, okay. Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I go in and tell him about my project. He says it's all good. At this point I've already run my 80 (virtual) rats, so it damn well better be good. Anyway, Professor Awesome is awesome and sets up my data and analysis for me. Now, I don't have a USB key, so he emails it to me. Great, cool, all I have to do is put in the numbers later.
Now, part 2. The next week I go down to the mac labs and open my emailed files. What's this? File type not supported? WTF? I try three computers and nothing. I can't open the files. Well f***. Now what? I think I remember how he did it, so I recreate the data sheet and move on to the analysis. I find the one graph I need and try to remember what the other one is. No luck. So I email Professor Awesome and ask what it is. That night he emails me with another copy of the files. Awesome!
Part 3. The next day I go back to the mac labs. I open up my email, open the files. File type not supported. At this point I think I cried a bit. I would have thrown the computer, but Dr Jeff (who is God) was there and wouldn't have been impressed. I remember then that Professor Awesome has office hours right now. Right on! So I go up two floors, through the winding halls (thanking Dr Jeff that I even know where the office is) and sheepishly approach the door. I hang my head and tell Professor Awesome of my problems. He asks for my data (which I luckily had on a cd) and does the data sheet number inputting for me and makes the graphs. I think I love him a bit. He puts the files onto my mp3 player (no USB, remember?) and I go back downstairs and put the graphs into a Word document and email it to myself. I go home.
Part 4. I write my essay. Now, remember how we never really got instructions. Yeah. That comes back to bite me in the ass. Not only do I not know what to write, I don't know how to interpret the graphs. So I email Professor Awesome. He asks when's a good time to call so he can explain them. I tell him and give him my number. The next day, no phone call, no email. Damn. I write the essay as best I can with what I do know. My 1-2 pages of Results is half a page. Whatever. I don't care at this point. Professor Awesome wants a CD with all our files on them. I can't put the data files on from my PC, since even looking at them on something other than a mac destroys them. Damn program.
Part 5. I go to school today (day the project is due) to burn the data files. Everything else is already on a CD. All I have to do is put in the CD, put in the mp3 player, transfer files, and burn. Easy. Yeah...no. I put in the CD. It can't be read. Damn. I (luckily) have another CD with me. This one works! Yay! So I move the files from mp3 to CD and hit burn. Not enough room. WTF? I try a few more times and then just give up and go buy a single CD from the bookstore. Pop it in to the mac...it works! I transfer the files over...they fit! So far so good. I open up my laptop so I can get the files from there.I put in the CD...it works! I copy the files over...put in a writable CD? What? I try again. No such luck. Eventually I just give up and put in two CDs. One with data files, one with everything else.
Part 6. I hand in my essay to the drop-off room. It's finally done. I go cry.
The End.
Yeah...that was fun. Not. But, now I'm done and I get a break until my first exam on the 18th. Phew.
And now the blog group thing. The topic was to choose a city in a country other than your own, and tell why you'd like to visit it. I'm picking...London, England and Tokyo, Japan. I know, that's two. But I can't decide.
So, England. I really want to go. I almost went on an exchange there this summer.My mom went there when she was young and loved it. I went when I was five, but I don't remember anything about it. Other than the whole train thing, which can be read about here. I really want to go when I'm not young and immature (not that I was ever immature. My inner child is 40) and I really want to see the castles when I'm not too small to climb all the stairs. I want to go see all the shows. I didn't get to go when I was a kid because they were all past my bedtime. And most of all, I want to go see where the train stuff happened and see how the hell it actually happened.
The problem with England? I have family there. Family I'd be expected to visit. No offense to them, but I don't know them. I don't really want to know them. I'm quite happy with my little five person family here. I don't need more. Plus they've never really taken an interest in me, so I think it's best if we just communicate through letters my mom writes.
Now, Japan. Totally want to go there. And no, it's not just because I love anime. Jeeze guys. ...okay, so maybe that's the biggest reason. But! I want to go visit temples and stuff too. And hot springs! And, and, and...okay, so I can't think of anything else right now, but I'm sure there's more. Morgan and I are going to hopefully go after our last year.There's a tour group going, but they leave during exam week. If we can manage to not have exams then, we're totally going. No question.
The problem with Japan? Language barrier of course. Sure, I took Japanese. But unless they're asking me what "that over there" is, I'm not sure how much help I'd be. Oh! I can insult people! But...that probably wouldn't help much. Morgan knows more, so I'm sure we'd be okay, but still. Another problem is the food. I don't like Japanese food. I've tried it and, just...no. Also, I hate crowds. They make me want to hurt someone. Preferably the next person who touches me. I've heard that's generally frowned upon. But, whatever. I can overcome anything if it means getting yaoi.
The problem with England? I have family there. Family I'd be expected to visit. No offense to them, but I don't know them. I don't really want to know them. I'm quite happy with my little five person family here. I don't need more. Plus they've never really taken an interest in me, so I think it's best if we just communicate through letters my mom writes.
Now, Japan. Totally want to go there. And no, it's not just because I love anime. Jeeze guys. ...okay, so maybe that's the biggest reason. But! I want to go visit temples and stuff too. And hot springs! And, and, and...okay, so I can't think of anything else right now, but I'm sure there's more. Morgan and I are going to hopefully go after our last year.There's a tour group going, but they leave during exam week. If we can manage to not have exams then, we're totally going. No question.
The problem with Japan? Language barrier of course. Sure, I took Japanese. But unless they're asking me what "that over there" is, I'm not sure how much help I'd be. Oh! I can insult people! But...that probably wouldn't help much. Morgan knows more, so I'm sure we'd be okay, but still. Another problem is the food. I don't like Japanese food. I've tried it and, just...no. Also, I hate crowds. They make me want to hurt someone. Preferably the next person who touches me. I've heard that's generally frowned upon. But, whatever. I can overcome anything if it means getting yaoi.
So, yeah. That's where I'd like to go and why. Hopefully I'll actually get there sometime soon. Daddy? Wanna pay for it?
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