Today was good. I woke up at the last possible minute to make it to get ready and make it to ward council. I still don't really like going go those meetings... It was even a full hour long today. But it's almost over. I'll get a small break in between semesters. Should be nice. After ward council, Alan came up to me and needed me to teach his Sunday school lesson since he needs to take temple prep with his fiance now.
Sunday school went alright. I prepared my whole lesson during Elder's quorum, so I didn't get to hear much of Alex's lesson. What I heard was good though. I think my lesson went pretty good. We talked about the illusions of Satan and how he deceives us with things that don't seem to be that bad to get us to be progressively worse. He can also lead us to believe thinks aren't as bad as they really are or vice versa. Considering how much preparation time I had the lesson was powerful.
After church, everyone came to my apartment. It was awesome. Keith made fajitas and Mandy taught me how to make this awesome Spanish rice. I love it. We had around 8 people over for dinner, so it was pretty busy and exciting. I loved it.
After dinner we watched the Testaments and Singles ward. I didn't stay awake for any of singles ward. Mandy tickled my head the whole time. It was awesome, but now I'm not even tired at all. It was a lot of fun though. Overall it was a really good day. I'm going to have to work on homework a lot tomorrow and tonight. Better get to work.
Dinner & A Movie
Bangin' On A Trash Can
Today was pretty good day. I slept until eleven thirty. I would have slept longer, but my parents called to talk and once I'm awake, there's no going back to sleep. I got up and headed straight to the lounge after getting ready to do my programming homework. I wanted to have it mostly done before Monday. I have a lot to do that day, so if i could minimize it that would be good. I spent most of the day doing that. I got so far, but I can't go any further without talking to my teacher or someone. I have a random segmentation fault in my infix traversal function... weird.
After working on homework all day, I came home and needed to unwind a bit, so Ryan and I played a little Burnout and wrecked some cars. It was only for like 15 minutes, but it was just what I needed. After that, I went with Keith and Ryan to pick up the girls for Guitars Unplugged. We sat in a huge group. It was way fun. The music was awesome, for the most part. I always love going to Guitars Unplugged. It's awesome. Anyways, after the concert there was a big dance. I usually skip that portion, but Mandy wanted to dance, so I stayed this time.
I hate going to school dances though. It seems like all they play is hip-hop music... and I can't dance at all to that. I can't dance at all, actually. I just know how to do ballroom stuff that nobody cares about. I don't even do that well anymore. So I just kind of stood there like an idiot while everyone else danced to the hip hop stuff. I tried to do some ska dancing, but I'm not very good at that either. Mandy said something about me being too white. I had to laugh. Mandy and I got separated from everyone else somehow, and so we just practiced the charleston dip and then a little triple step swing and then I started teaching her some cha-cha too. It was pretty fun. Actually, that was probably my favorite part of the dance.
After that, we went to Alex and Keith's place to eat pizza and just talk. It was really fun. After curfew, Ketih, Ryan and I stayed up to play Rockband. It was fun... we actually ended up beating it tonight. It was crazy. It was a lot of fun though, after going to Guitars Unplugged. Well, it's late, so I'm going to bed. Sunday morning meetings for me.
Perhasilan Membawa Kesenangan
I felt really good today. I got a lot done really, and I was able to have fun too. I went to all my classes and didn't fall asleep or anything, so that was good. I learned quite a bit in both of them too. After class, I stopped by the registration office and changed my name on my transcript so it was spelled right. That made me happy. I also stopped by the scholarship office and learned about some other scholarship and grant options. I don't know if I qualify or not yet, but at least I know how to look and apply now.
After that I came home and worked on homework till after 7:00 sometime. I got so much done. I finished my math 221 quiz and one of the homework assignments. After that I got some of my programming assignment done too. I'd like to get that done tomorrow sometime. It's due on Monday, but I'd like to get ahead in that class again. It's a lot easier to do well in that class if I stay on top of things. I didn't get as bad a grade on that last assignment as I thought I would either. It was only minus 10 points... so I got a C on it.
Once my homework was out of the way, I made a Jamba run with the gang and then we came back here and watched anchor man since I'd never seen it. It was funny. Mandy had a rough day snowboarding and was really sore, so I tried massaging her legs. I always do massages too hard though, since I do it how I like it most of the time. I was in Asia so I like it really hard. Then we played pool and baseball in the lounge, and then I went to Mandy's to get the geode that her mom sent me. It's so cool. After I got back home, I watched the Ringer with Keith and Alex. It was fun. I forgot how funny it is. Well, that's about it. I better get to bed. Guitars unplugged tomorrow!
Bucketlist
Today was fun. I generally like Thursdays. I seem like I can do more on them as far as playing. Work I get on Thursday isn't due until Tuesday, so I'm safe procrastinating just a bit. I missed my first class this morning. My alarm didn't go off, so I skipped my Math221 class for like the 20th time this semester. It's not a big deal really... I need the participation points, but I can learn the material in that class on my own just as good as I can by going to class. In less time usually too.
I worked on my circuit in CompE224 and finished the schematic. I didn't program the board and test it though. I was already there for an extra fifteen minutes and I needed to come home to get some stuff for my English class. Mandy printed it off for me, so I had to go get it. She wasn't feeling too good when I got there, so I chilled with her instead of eating. I helped her fall asleep too, and then her loud roommate woke her up. Oh well.
I went to see Bucket List tonight with Mandy, Ryan, and Alex. It was a really good movie. I liked it a lot. It kind of made me think of some stuff that I've always wanted to do but haven't done yet. I'd really like to go back to Indonesia some time... That's probably the first thing on my list... I definitely don't have the money to pull that off anytime soon. Well, I better end this and get some sleep soon. Don't want to miss my 12:45 class... that would be embarrassing.
Homework Cornucopia
I really don't understand it. I'm only taking 15 credits, yet I seem to be the busiest person I know as far as school work is concerned. I'm constantly doing homework. The only time I'm not doing homework, I feel like I'm putting something off and I'm going to be in a heap of trouble if i don't get back to it right away. I'm stressing myself out a lot and I think my friends can feel it. I have been just putting it off in order to have fun, but judging by my grades at midterm, I can't afford to do that at all anymore. I have to give it 110% for the last bit. It's going to suck, but there's not much else I can do. My only respite will be weekends... and I don't even get to relax on Sundays.
I got my CS235 test back today. I felt really good about it when I went to the testing center and took it on Thursday. That feeling quickly left when I saw all the red ink on the first page of my test. I screwed up the whole first section. I can't figure out the remainder when dividing by 11 apparently. Due to that, I lost ten points, dropping me completely out of the A range in one fowl swoop. I ended up with an 83% total. Not nearly as good as I needed or was hoping for.
On a positive note, I did finish my programming assignment tonight, and I was able to attend the ward talent show. I also went to the temple today. That felt great. It always makes my day better, and my week goes smoother too. I wish I could go more often. I really want to go through an endowment session. I need all the help I can get this semester. I guess I'm getting closer to God through it all, and that's always a good thing.
Competition
Today was a pretty good day. I didn't sleep through any of my classes today. That's a first. It was really nice to understand the assignments we received in my CompE class. I got pretty far on the lab assignment, actually. It feels good. I even started doing some of my homework in advance now. I think the blessing I received is the main reason. I'm not getting anymore sleep, but I feel much better regardless.
We had a hockey game tonight, but the other team never showed. My parents drove all the way up here to watch me play, and then there was no game. I felt really bad. They wanted to take me out to eat and I'd already eaten, but I accepted anyway just to spend time with them and to at least make their trip worthwhile. After that, I went back to the lounge to try to do some more homework.
I didn't really get much done when I went to the lounge. I was sitting next to Mandy and we ended up just playing the whole time. It was a lot of fun though, so I don't regret it. I also joined in Mandy and Alex's blogging competition. We decided the person who posts the least in a week has to buy the other two lunch or dinner. It should be good for me. I've been averaging one post a month for this year, so I need to do better.
Mandy also invited me to go and help with a student ambassador visit day on Friday. She doesn't know the details yet though. It sounds like a lot of fun. I'll only be able to help after three since that's when my class gets out, but I really want to help. I think the program sounds really cool and I want to be involved in it. That's about all that really happened for today. I think I'll call that good.
Midterm Crunch
Well, it's been a while since I last wrote. I've been pretty busy since then. Midterms came out a few weeks ago, and I'm not doing nearly as well as i thought I would. I really need to kick it in gear to keep my scholarship. I don't think there's much of a hope of that anymore, honestly. I've sent in an application to join the Student Ambassadors organization, so that should help me get another scholarship or a grant or something. I was so upset at one point last week that I lost my voice screeming into my pillow, and when I still wasn't satisfied, i started kicking a bucket around outside at midnight, making a lot of noise. Mark came out and helped me calm down. I've been trying to recover from that.
I'm just trying to get all my homework done and keep on top of things as best as I can right now. I got my English paper, at least the three pages that are due tomorrow done. I still have to write a Compe lab report sometime tonight, and I have a program due tomorrow that I haven't started yet either... (again).
My friend Mandy and I hang out all the time. Actually, we're going to the sadie hawkins dance next weekend. She saved me from going with someone else that I didn't really want to go with. I'm sure we'll have fun. Everyone thinks we're dating though. It's kind of annoying that this is happening to me again. I can never just have a good friend who's a girl without people thinking somethings going on.
Well, that's about it. I'm going to call it quits for today.