As proud as I am that I was able to re-teach myself Curve Sketching in time for the test (still awaiting the results. He’s not the world’s fastest marker) it’s just a tiny event with regards to life in math since there’s always something else to learn.
Me: Yay! We finished the unit! Time to sleep :)
Prof: And now we move on to..
Me: Whaddaya mean? There’s more?! Phooey.
(Jenn carefully drags books out of the bonfire)
I’m actually a little sad that Curve Sketching is at an end since I actually enjoy it now that the whole thing makes sense to me. Pity this was the unit that gave me such headaches in high school since I approached it here with nothing but fear and loathing and that’s no way to learn. It was only once I got over myself and realized that I had to cram it through my thick skull or otherwise fail the test that I was finally able to approach it objectively. Having some old notes from my younger brother was nice too since he neatly summarized the first and second derivative test for me. Nonetheless, it’s onward to Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
This may be a minor thing but I’m strangely proud of myself for opening my books on a Sunday and actually working ahead. I hope I can make a habit of it.
Published on Saturday, July 21, 2007 .
Ahhhh. It’s so nice to have a fresh OS install on my tower now. It boots in record time and I’m slowly getting all my shortcuts established and programs installed. Unfortunately my Adobe Suite is back in Toronto but I will visit home during the August long weekend so it’s not a long time to wait :)
I can’t believe that it’s my birthday in 10 days.
Published on Saturday, July 21, 2007 .
My tower PC has been dying a slow death the last two weeks and it’s been really frustrating. Now I’ve got all important files backed up on my external drive, necessary drivers on my thumb drive for easy access, and my parents were nice enough to mail me my XP SP2 CD so I can start fresh. I love new beginnings and this tower has needed one for a while now. In fact, this will be the first fresh install on this thing since before I got it! So, wish me luck :)
Published on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 .
Seems fitting that I blog the dog for my first entry with the new theme.
One of the things I miss about Toronto is not hanging out with my dogs all the time. My brother is at home for the summer so at least they have some extra companionship that way. It’ll be weird for them in the fall when the house gets really quiet since Jeff and I will be in Windsor.
Anyway, my dogs play with toys in very different ways. Shadow (the white-ish one) will cuddle them and protect them and carry them everywhere he goes. Nikki (red-fox-like) will promptly tear it apart in a spectacular fashion and will be damn proud of herself in the process. So as adorable as Shadow is with teddy bears we don’t let him carry one all that often because, inevitably, in the middle of the night Nikki will steal and kill it and much howling in sadness will commence. Still adorable in a way but less fun when you have to get up for work. My mom, for a lack of something better to do I guess, has started giving them toys again.
Shadow started with a fuzzy bone that has 3 squeakers in it. It was too hard for him to make squeak though he loved sitting there and licking it while we squeaked it for him. Then Nikki got a hold of it and busted all the squeakers. She still likes the toy though so we’re all thrilled with that. Now Mom found this squeaky duck that actually quacks. She told me about it on the phone the other day and was so happy with how much Shadow loves it. He has yet to put it down, apparently. He was especially proud of how he could make it quack all on his own (he’s getting really old and it’s hard). I demanded pics so my Dad used his blackberry to take and send me this.
Say it with me now, “awwwwwww” :)
