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Monday Sucks
Monday, August 12th, 2002 | University | No Comments
Monday Sucks.
Celebrity Big Brother ends tonight.
Go Dylan. Go Dylan. Go the skinny punk man.
The man is just too talented.
This is a long day. I’ve just spent a good 3 hours in the library, after a good hour or so listening to Mr Have-A-Chat speak about distances between Uni, Brissy and the Sunny Coast. Its approximatly 14 km’s longer to travel to the coast via brissy than it is to travel via Esk.
What is it about me that made him think I was interested?
Oh well. 50/50 for the quiz. I really shouldn’t complain.
There’s definatly something to the “teacher’s pet” thing….
Doyle.
Unimpressed
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2002 | University | No Comments
Unimpressed
You may have noticed that I have been absent from my blog for a while. While I do have sufficient excuse (being sick, being away from computer) the blame can rest soley on the shoulders of Blogger.Com for some fucked up software error that monged up my template.
*fuckit*
So… anyhow… now that I’m back… I guess you could hope to expect a little bit of frequent blogging action once again from yours truely.
I’ll summarise what happened in the past 4 weeks:
Got very sick
Went to Movieworld, made friends with the bloke in the Fred (scooby-do) costume.
Spent alot of energy trying to organise Ringbearer/Flexinet.
Moved back to Toowoomba.
Still very sick.
Missed several really great parties due to above sickness.
Am now back at uni.
and now for something completely different
University administrators are a mixed bunch. Its like a bag of jelly beans. You reach your hand in, blindly pull out a single bean. On some days, you’re likely to pull out a million icky black ones before you find a treasured yellow one. While other days, you’ll hit nothing but taste all day.
Today, was a mixed bag.
#1 Jelly Bean - Icky
Engineering Administration.
“No, your enrollment isn’t finalised yet. I forgot it.”
#2 Jelly Bean - why.god.why
Engineering Administration.
“I’m afraid it looks like you wont be able to do your course, as they’ve met the quota of students for this semester. Dont blame me. I’m not as incompetant as the new software.”
#3 Jelly Bean - Full of Jelly Goodness
Science Administration.
“So, you’re in your last semester. You need one more unit to graduate, and this is the only unit you can do? Fuckers. Wait right here.”
…left sitting in a cosy warm office for two minutes.
“No problems. Just dont tell anybody else on the waiting list that we jumped you over the queue. Lucky you came to see me. Good Luck with everything!”
#4 Jelly Bean - Full of shit.
“All those non-army, non-male, non-REAL engineering students can go and shoot themselves now. But wait til after I tell you about the equator, my children, my new 20y/o calculator, the silly indonesian students last semester, the radio cable, the army feild trip and my science degree.”
And then now… after I’m safely at home, I get an email from Jelly Bean #5.
“Whatever was said in class about non-Army… you can forget. You’re welcome to the class. Statements about Computer Engineering not being a REAL engineering degree still hold. Dumbasses.”
If it wasn’t for Jelly Bean #3, I may have killed myself by now.
Important note about engineers.
All real engineers carry a calculator in their belts. You never know when you’ll be in the middle of a corn field.
Ok… I’m a Real Computer Systems Engineer. Not an Imaginary Computer Systems Engineer. I dont use a calculator. I use a computer. If you find me in the middle of a field without a computer, please call an ambulance. My building has moved without me.
Cold, Alone, Happy
Thursday, May 30th, 2002 | University | No Comments
Cold, Alone, Happy
Its thursday. Assignment Due Tomorrow.
Status:
At least the teapot doesnt’ look like its made of wood, now. Phew.
Last night was awesome. Rachy came over for dinner, and Hides dropped over unexpectedly. We had sketty bog (Spaghetti Bolognaise), garlic bread, wine and mocha fudge cheesecake for desert. It was great to have some company, however, I felt rather… anxious about my assignment. Hopefully the glass of wine calmed me down, and I didn’t come off looking like the chemcial-freak that I felt like.
The drive back from Cabarlah wasn’t as scary as Tueday, however, on the way home I started to get a little grumpy about the time. I’d spent 6 hours away from my work, when I really should have been coding… There were no black tire skiddies accross the road, either…
Today is going well… I’ve spent the whole day here at home, trying to get work done. The stress levels are down, significantly, and I really couldn’t care if I handed in my assignment half completed. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ll live longer if I stop stressing out about pathetic assignments. I will be happy with 50.01%.
Jac.
Wednesday
Thursday, May 30th, 2002 | University | No Comments
Wednesday
This post is a day late, because my server is shitty.
Q. What do you get when you cross a stressed out student with a Graphics Assignment?
A. I dont know, but Penny is about to find out.
Not sure how I’m going today. I woke up too early and went to a class that was damn near pointless. However, I did manage to get my QUADS working with my light sources, and got wood.bmp to map onto the teapot. Its all good, however, I need to pop the matrix so I can put a separate texture onto the table.
(English: I drew some squares, and then decorated them.)
Just got off the phone with my old Roomie… she’s on prac at the moment, its buggering her about a bit… She’s gunna come up here to my place for a bit of a chat. She seemed to think I could geek, and she could speak, and the world would rejoyce. We’ll soon see, anyway. I NEED TO GET THIS ASSIGNMENT DONE!
Anyhow… I’ve run out of milk. Black coffee from here on in.
Doyle.
Again, Miss Cath comes through with the goods. She sent me this email, just as I was about to punch the monitor through frustration, and pure hatred.
Men & women compliment each other by the unique traits we were each
given:
Women:
Women have strengths that amaze men. They carry children, they carry hardships, they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy. They smile when they want to scream. They sing when they want to cry. They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous.
Women wait by the phone for a “safe at home call” from a friend after a snowy drive home.
They are childcare workers, executives, attorneys, stay-at-home moms, bikers, babes, & your neighbors. They wear suits, jeans, and they wear uniforms. They fight for what they believe in and they stand up against injustice. They walk and talk the extra mile to get their children in the right schools and to get their family the right health care.They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
Women are honest, loyal and forgiving. They are smart, knowing that knowledge is power. But they still know how to use their softer side to make a point.
Women want to be he best for their family & their friends and themselves. Their hearts break when a friend dies. They have sorrow at the loss of a family member, yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left. They drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to show how much they care about you. The heart of a woman is what
makes the world spin!
Women do more than just give birth. They bring joy and hope. They give compassion and ideals. They give
moral support to their family and friends and all they want back is a hug, a smile and for you to do the same to people you come in contact with.
MEN:
Men ae good at lifting heavy shit and killing bugs.
Monday Morning
Monday, May 27th, 2002 | University | No Comments
Monday Morning
Good Morning, Void.
I hope you had a good weeked, because Monday is here again waiting to start another week. Week 13. Time to get serious about the semester. Time to stop fart-arsing about and its finally time to get things done. I have three huge assignments due next week.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it….
Yeah yeah yeah… I know I should be more focused, and I should probably be a little more conserned about my lack of significant progress… But… well… *sigh* I start work, and I do about 40 minutes of quality thinking, and then my baby goes to Rio. My mind wanders all over the place. I found myself contemplating the most trivial of things, like the chemical compound of banana’s. Bananas? What the? I blame AstroGirl, for there is no other rational excuse. All that thinking about metalic compounds has to have had a negative effect on my brain… And now, as I sit here trying to debuggerise my prolog Hex-Dec converter, I find myself turning into a music critic, pondering the merits of Gershwin, and the Beatles. (drat my slow arse connection and my significant lack of new music)
I’m now going to try to kickstart my brain with a heated, caffinated beverage.
Doyle
Vote #1 Idiot!
This message will self destruct in about 4 weeks. Give or take.
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weird days
Friday, May 17th, 2002 | University | No Comments
Weird days
My presentation went better than I expected, and I got a very positive review from one of the most ‘precise’ Engineering Lecturers that there is. (so sayth Mr Supervisor)
“The next speaker is Jacqui Doyle, who’s also studying a Bachelor of Engineering, and a Bachelor of Information Technology. Jacqui comes from the Sunshine Coast, which seems to be a constant source of distraction, and her personal role model is Forest Gump.”
After the whole ordeal was over, the Lecturer assigned to assess my presentation called me over to say that he hadn’t written up the report, and to see him in about 30 mins.
At first, I thought he was going to chew me out like he always used to do in 1st year.
Doyle! You’ve got open toed shoes on! They do not comply with Industry Safety Guidelines!
Doyle! You’re wearing a necklace! They’re banned by the Industry Safety Guidelines!
Doyle! I dont think you’ve completed this table correctly. Go back and do it again!
DOYLE!!!!
Instead, after the ridiculously timmid knock on the door, he smiled brightly and told me he’d already handed on my critique to my supervisor. The critique, which i found today, was rather fantastic. Timed to the second (!) my presentation came in at 16.03 minutes… Which was actually 1 minute and 3 seconds longer than expected…
Even though my hand was shaking, my knees were about to crumble, and my blood had all drained to my feet, I managed to convey confidance and authority, while explaining my project thoughtfully and with impressive knowledge. Ha! Did he hear me tell the room that UDP was efficient? (blantant bullshit)
So, I think I’m supposed to be rather proud of my shambles of a presentation… dude. Roll on the final presentation in September!
*blink*
However, I’m still really unsure of the whole make-up, skirt, and girl-shoes thing in the Engineering Faculty. We looked like totally different people. Even Steve had a tie on, and it took all of my brain power not to loose it when I found myself in the ladies bathroom, touching up my lipstick, while seeing Miss Cath peer into a small compact.
Eyeshaddow and Lipstick just dont seem to sit right with the thread of reality. Not when we’re usually peering into the mirror at schoolbags, rugby jerseys and faded jeans.
Yesterday, I was a different person. Apparently, I was thoughtfull and confidant. Today, I’m back to being me. Unmotivated and Introspective.
in other news…
Had to post about this personality test. Its the most accurate one that I’ve ever done!
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