Midterms are finally over. People's lives seem to be becoming less stressful. I did decently on my Math Methods midterm, about average for a class with this professor. I have an assignment due tomorrow and a quiz. I really want to finish early and watch a movie, but we'll see what happens. I only have 3 problems out of 8 left. But one of them is really difficult. The other two, I'm not so sure about.
Alex is getting here in 10 days! Holy cow that's soon! That means I really need to clean my room and do laundry! I definitely need to do laundry in the next couple of days. I'm running low on socks. I hate that.
I still haven't heard back from any other schools. That's good because it means I didn't get rejected in the first round. Basically it looks like I'm temporarily wait listed at the other schools. Hopefully some of their first picks will turn them down, and I can get accepted too!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Life is getting better.
Sorry for that last post. That's what happens when you have lots of stuff to do that you don't particularly want to do. And you're extremely stressed about getting it done on time.
Anyway, if you haven't already heard. I've gotten into two grad schools! The first is the University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences. They're offering me $41,000 a year. Which, after the tuition and required insurance amounts to about $16,000 a year to live off of. The second is Oregon State University. I haven't received any financial info from them yet though.
Also, I have officially dropped my Japanese course. No, that does not mean I dropped my minor. I can still take the exit exam and as long as I pass, I will get my minor.
Well, I should really get back to my Math Methods of Physics homework. I've gotten into the habit of signing contracts with Melissa about how much I must get done before I am allowed to watch TV. And I really want to watch a movie tonight! Only one more problem and TV here I come!
Anyway, if you haven't already heard. I've gotten into two grad schools! The first is the University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences. They're offering me $41,000 a year. Which, after the tuition and required insurance amounts to about $16,000 a year to live off of. The second is Oregon State University. I haven't received any financial info from them yet though.
Also, I have officially dropped my Japanese course. No, that does not mean I dropped my minor. I can still take the exit exam and as long as I pass, I will get my minor.
Well, I should really get back to my Math Methods of Physics homework. I've gotten into the habit of signing contracts with Melissa about how much I must get done before I am allowed to watch TV. And I really want to watch a movie tonight! Only one more problem and TV here I come!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Midterms Stink!
Ok. So here's my life in a nut shell. I have class every MWF from 8:30 until 12:20. Physics, more physics then Japanese. By this time, my brain is dead. Mondays after class, I take about a half hour break, then study until dinner time. After dinner time I study until about 1am, then get to bed. On Tuesdays, I get up at 9am, study until lunch, study until dinner, study until 9 or 10, watch a tv show or movie (if I have time and energy) then go to bed. Wednesdays, after class, I eat a quick lunch, then gfo to work from 1-4. Normally work runs late. I then study for a couple of hours and go to dinner. After dinner, I have to run a meeting from 7-8. at 8:15 I have class until 9:45. Then I study until about 1am. Thursday comes along. I get up at 9 am and study until lunch. After lunch I do a almost weekly shopping trip with Melissa. We pet cats at PetSmart, pick up crickets for her salamanders and go to the grocery store. Fridays, after class, I eat lunch, then study until 5. I have class at 5:15 until 6:45. After this, I study until about 8pm. Then I go out with friends or stay in and watch a movie. Then ALL DAY saturday I study. Unless, on the rare occasion, I have something to do on Saturday, then I skip the movie Friday night. On Sunday's I study all day except for my one hour Kappa meeting.
So, if people are wondering, or complaining about how I have not made this blog in a ridiculously long time. It's because I have no life. I work 24/7. You try understanding Thermal Physics, Mathematical Methods of Physics and Japanese. It's a lot of work. I have four midterms this week that will account for at least 20% of my grade in all of my classes. Two of those midterms are tomorrow. Then I get another midterm on Friday. But don't worry, I'm supposed to, in the midst of all this, find time to work on my take home midterm.
Meanwhile, I'm sleeping an average of 4 hours a night, forgetting to talk with my boyfriend online. And being generally way to stressed and caffinated to possibly be healthy. So, I apologize for not updating you on my life, but truth is, it's not that interesting. If you had to guess what I'm up to, studying or class are basically the only options for me right now.
Sorry for the stressed out post. I hope I didn't ruin your image of the party college life. lol.
So, if people are wondering, or complaining about how I have not made this blog in a ridiculously long time. It's because I have no life. I work 24/7. You try understanding Thermal Physics, Mathematical Methods of Physics and Japanese. It's a lot of work. I have four midterms this week that will account for at least 20% of my grade in all of my classes. Two of those midterms are tomorrow. Then I get another midterm on Friday. But don't worry, I'm supposed to, in the midst of all this, find time to work on my take home midterm.
Meanwhile, I'm sleeping an average of 4 hours a night, forgetting to talk with my boyfriend online. And being generally way to stressed and caffinated to possibly be healthy. So, I apologize for not updating you on my life, but truth is, it's not that interesting. If you had to guess what I'm up to, studying or class are basically the only options for me right now.
Sorry for the stressed out post. I hope I didn't ruin your image of the party college life. lol.
Friday, January 21, 2011
The last month....Where did it go?
Wow, it's been a long time since I've written. So here's the cliff notes of my life in the fifteen minutes I have before my next meeting.
Christmas was great, I got to see all my family and friends. My nieces are absolutely adorable. I can't believe I was away for so long. New Years was uneventful. I flew back to Appleton on New Year's Day. So, I wanted sleep and spent most of New Year's Eve packing. The flight was all on time, luggage was there when I was...
Classes are suuuuper interesting, but really really time consuming and hard. I'm taking Thermal physics, which is something I should have taken last year, but took a different class instead. it's not terribly difficult, but some of the hw sets are tedious. I'm also taking Mathmatical Methods of Physics. Essentially, this class is teaching me math theorems that make it to where I never have to do calculus ever again. Yep, it's back to algebra for me!!! Advanced Readings in Japanese is not what the course description says it is. It's basically just another language course. And, since I missed last term, I'm behind three months. Tack on not speaking Japanese for six months and you've basically got utter confusion. I seem to be remembering some things though. It's coming back.
Kappa is great! We've been having recruitment lately. It looks like we'll have 10 new members this term! Just to put that in perspective, last term was 2, when I joined it was five. Soooo many girls.
Alright I really need to get to my meeting, so I know how to do my honor's project, and then I have Gamelan!
Christmas was great, I got to see all my family and friends. My nieces are absolutely adorable. I can't believe I was away for so long. New Years was uneventful. I flew back to Appleton on New Year's Day. So, I wanted sleep and spent most of New Year's Eve packing. The flight was all on time, luggage was there when I was...
Classes are suuuuper interesting, but really really time consuming and hard. I'm taking Thermal physics, which is something I should have taken last year, but took a different class instead. it's not terribly difficult, but some of the hw sets are tedious. I'm also taking Mathmatical Methods of Physics. Essentially, this class is teaching me math theorems that make it to where I never have to do calculus ever again. Yep, it's back to algebra for me!!! Advanced Readings in Japanese is not what the course description says it is. It's basically just another language course. And, since I missed last term, I'm behind three months. Tack on not speaking Japanese for six months and you've basically got utter confusion. I seem to be remembering some things though. It's coming back.
Kappa is great! We've been having recruitment lately. It looks like we'll have 10 new members this term! Just to put that in perspective, last term was 2, when I joined it was five. Soooo many girls.
Alright I really need to get to my meeting, so I know how to do my honor's project, and then I have Gamelan!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Almost Home
I'm currently at my last day of work. Yes I am blogging at work in the middle of the day. And really no one cares. They haven't cared this whole time. How cool are my bosses? I'm really going to miss everyone here. I'm have a 100% off sale in my office of some stuff that I am not taking with me. It's a pretty random collection of baking supplies, candy, gloves, nail polish, etc. I'm also giving away a couple of books my mom and grandma sent to me. I don't think they realized what the books were about before they sent them to me. The one my grandma sent gave the message that church is bad, homosexuality is ok, marriage is not sacred, sex before marriage is ok, etc. I'm pretty sure that's the exact opposite of what she's taught me. Well, I'm pretty sure she thinks homosexuality is wrong, but she certainly tolerates it well.
Anyway, I am almost done packing. I have a few things that I still need to use. The bags are almost the same weight I came in with despite all of the gifts and souvenirs I bought. I guess the clothes I threw away, gave to charity or gave to Alex to bring to me in April really countered that well. One back is 42lbs and the other is 46lbs. So, I still have a bit of room for the presents Alex is sending me home with. His present got lost in the mail, and is being resent to him. Hopefully it gets there before Christmas, but I'd be surprised if it got there before February. lol.
I did get some pretty amazing gifts for people, if I do say so myself. I think my mom will certainly like her present the most. I finally found an amazing gift for Christina too. And my grandparents will love their souvenir. Though, their souvenir is actually from Portugal. haha. Oh well. Grandma's present is from the Netherlands, so it evens out. Grandpa is the only person I haven't gotten a present for yet. He's so hard to shop for! I have one really great idea, but I've been looking for over a month for it and no luck! I'm going to the campus store to see if I could get him a university souvenir. If not, I'll pick him up something in Amsterdam. Maybe I'll get him some of the pickled herring that's so popular here. haha!
I just realized I haven't blogged about Rome. It was great! I got to see so much. I went to the Colosseum, the ruins, the Vatican, Saint Maria's church. The Sistine Chapel. I even climbs the stairs that Jesus walked on my kneed (next to a nun no less). I have approximately 500 pictures from Rome and Paris. So, pictures will just have to wait. Sorry. Those of you who really depend on these pictures can just look at my camera in a couple of days anyway.
Well, I should really get back to work. It's almost lunch time, and all I've done is sell stuff for $0. lol
Anyway, I am almost done packing. I have a few things that I still need to use. The bags are almost the same weight I came in with despite all of the gifts and souvenirs I bought. I guess the clothes I threw away, gave to charity or gave to Alex to bring to me in April really countered that well. One back is 42lbs and the other is 46lbs. So, I still have a bit of room for the presents Alex is sending me home with. His present got lost in the mail, and is being resent to him. Hopefully it gets there before Christmas, but I'd be surprised if it got there before February. lol.
I did get some pretty amazing gifts for people, if I do say so myself. I think my mom will certainly like her present the most. I finally found an amazing gift for Christina too. And my grandparents will love their souvenir. Though, their souvenir is actually from Portugal. haha. Oh well. Grandma's present is from the Netherlands, so it evens out. Grandpa is the only person I haven't gotten a present for yet. He's so hard to shop for! I have one really great idea, but I've been looking for over a month for it and no luck! I'm going to the campus store to see if I could get him a university souvenir. If not, I'll pick him up something in Amsterdam. Maybe I'll get him some of the pickled herring that's so popular here. haha!
I just realized I haven't blogged about Rome. It was great! I got to see so much. I went to the Colosseum, the ruins, the Vatican, Saint Maria's church. The Sistine Chapel. I even climbs the stairs that Jesus walked on my kneed (next to a nun no less). I have approximately 500 pictures from Rome and Paris. So, pictures will just have to wait. Sorry. Those of you who really depend on these pictures can just look at my camera in a couple of days anyway.
Well, I should really get back to work. It's almost lunch time, and all I've done is sell stuff for $0. lol
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Paris without pics
I will be waiting until after Rome to upload all the pics at once. But I can tell you about Paris.
I was only there for a day and a half. So, everything seemed really rushed. I got into the trainstation and met with Deana. We then found our hostel and checked in. The hostel was ok. The rooms were pretty small though. After that, we met Susannah at Musee D'Orsay (spelling?) and looked at some really pretty art including Monet, which I love btw. Then, we walked to the Eiffel Tower, and I got to see it sparkle. It was super pretty, but we didn't go to the top because it was dark and we were already running late. Then, we had dinner at this little fondue restaurant, where they serve wine out of a baby bottle. lol. It was goofy. We got oil fondue since Deana is lactose-intolerant. I had never had it before but it was essentially a bowl of raw beef and partially cooked potatoes... kinda intense. The wine was absolutely delicious. I thought I didn't like red wine. I guess I just like the expensive French red wine. lol. After that, we went to a few bars and met up with some of Susannah's friends and her roommate Hannah. I ended the day with a delicious nutella and banana crepe hot off the vendor.
The next day, Deana and I ate at our hostel, which had a complementary breakfast. I had a typical french croissant. Then we went to this beautiful church (which name I can't remember) and the opera house. After that, Deana had to leave. So, I got another crepe. This time it was chicken and cheese (apparently rare in France), and I toured Notre Dame and got lots of pics and bought souvenirs. I met Susannah here and we walked the touristy strip that includes Notre Dame, the Louvre and the Tour. There was so much to see! I took a lot of pictures. I'm going to have to do a bit of research to remember all of the names though. Basically I was sight seeing from 9:30am to 6:30pm. At the end of the day, we were planning on going to a cute pizzeria where I could get a pizza made for me in the shape of a heart. But, then we remembered that it was a Sunday and nothing was open. So, we went to Breakfast in America or BIA. lol. Compared to a Denny's it was subpar. But it was great comfort food. It's the first time since June I've had real American pancakes and eggs over-easy. Soooo tastey.
Anyway, I leave for Rome tomorrow morning. I get to stay with Erica and save a ton on a hostel. And, I have the second half of Wednesday through Sunday morning to tour Rome. Hopefully it's enough. Well, I should get back to work. My colleague is having some trouble using the setup I built. I'm pretty sure it's because of her sample, but whatever. I'm the one who has to fix it.
I was only there for a day and a half. So, everything seemed really rushed. I got into the trainstation and met with Deana. We then found our hostel and checked in. The hostel was ok. The rooms were pretty small though. After that, we met Susannah at Musee D'Orsay (spelling?) and looked at some really pretty art including Monet, which I love btw. Then, we walked to the Eiffel Tower, and I got to see it sparkle. It was super pretty, but we didn't go to the top because it was dark and we were already running late. Then, we had dinner at this little fondue restaurant, where they serve wine out of a baby bottle. lol. It was goofy. We got oil fondue since Deana is lactose-intolerant. I had never had it before but it was essentially a bowl of raw beef and partially cooked potatoes... kinda intense. The wine was absolutely delicious. I thought I didn't like red wine. I guess I just like the expensive French red wine. lol. After that, we went to a few bars and met up with some of Susannah's friends and her roommate Hannah. I ended the day with a delicious nutella and banana crepe hot off the vendor.
The next day, Deana and I ate at our hostel, which had a complementary breakfast. I had a typical french croissant. Then we went to this beautiful church (which name I can't remember) and the opera house. After that, Deana had to leave. So, I got another crepe. This time it was chicken and cheese (apparently rare in France), and I toured Notre Dame and got lots of pics and bought souvenirs. I met Susannah here and we walked the touristy strip that includes Notre Dame, the Louvre and the Tour. There was so much to see! I took a lot of pictures. I'm going to have to do a bit of research to remember all of the names though. Basically I was sight seeing from 9:30am to 6:30pm. At the end of the day, we were planning on going to a cute pizzeria where I could get a pizza made for me in the shape of a heart. But, then we remembered that it was a Sunday and nothing was open. So, we went to Breakfast in America or BIA. lol. Compared to a Denny's it was subpar. But it was great comfort food. It's the first time since June I've had real American pancakes and eggs over-easy. Soooo tastey.
Anyway, I leave for Rome tomorrow morning. I get to stay with Erica and save a ton on a hostel. And, I have the second half of Wednesday through Sunday morning to tour Rome. Hopefully it's enough. Well, I should get back to work. My colleague is having some trouble using the setup I built. I'm pretty sure it's because of her sample, but whatever. I'm the one who has to fix it.
Monday, November 22, 2010
What I miss about Thanksgiving
- Visiting with family
- Playing with my nieces
- Grandmas turkey and mash potatoes
- Pumpkin pie (really anyone's but Grandma's is the best!)
- Pumpkin bread
- Pumpkin cookies that my mom makes (Can you tell there's NO pumpkin in this country?)
- Decorating the house
- Drinking hot cocoa
- Puzzles with Grandpa and Mom and Christina
- Helping in the kitchen
- No work or school
- That feeling of being too stuffed to move and not caring
- Watching Tapanga go from person to person begging for food even though she just ate
- Secretly talking about Christmas presents you've already bought
- Planning Black Friday shopping
- Going Black Friday shopping
- Everyone together for a tastey tastey holiday
Also, I have almost finished my Christmas and souvenir shopping lists. I have three more Christmas presents to get and souvenirs for three more people. Woohoo! I hope everyone likes what they get! I think my mother will be the most excited about her present though. lol. Now you're wondering what it is! muhaha!
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