tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post8632842093143802234..comments2023-12-22T03:20:29.631-07:00Comments on Ilyka Damen: Shortest Semester Yetilykahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-1886413603634710362006-09-25T17:51:00.000-06:002006-09-25T17:51:00.000-06:00You're probably wise to drop the class, but I'll t...You're probably wise to drop the class, but I'll tell you the truth-- people don't seem to care much about GPA at all. While I went to the effort to get a transcript (to have on hand should an employer ask, all sealed in an official envelope), no one has ever asked. I'm pretty sure they've never bothered, since the grades I got in my specialization weren't all that impressive.ScottMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956263700402056034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-81361382064544490932006-09-24T20:59:00.000-06:002006-09-24T20:59:00.000-06:00Haw! love Top Secret. don't own the DVD (yet), but...<i>Haw! love Top Secret. don't own the DVD (yet), but good idea.</i><br /><br />Oh yeah, it was like $4.99 at Wal-mart (boo! hiss!) so I said what the hell. It goes real well with liquor.ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-74458891602689041452006-09-24T20:23:00.000-06:002006-09-24T20:23:00.000-06:00Haw! love Top Secret. don't own the DVD (yet), b...Haw! love Top Secret. don't own the DVD (yet), but good idea.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-40973087612641056472006-09-24T15:52:00.000-06:002006-09-24T15:52:00.000-06:00Patronizing females; well, I think it's that pecki...<i>Patronizing females; well, I think it's that pecking order thing. </i><br /><br />Or they're just idiots themselves, not to mention jackasses. I think that when people assume you're stupid, it's because they aren't too bright themselves. Like they can't fathom that people just MIGHT be smarter than they, the "geniuses" (LOL), are.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205261634667523531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-61267557284962032172006-09-24T01:53:00.000-06:002006-09-24T01:53:00.000-06:00god. I keep having nightmares that I'm back in sch...<em>god. I keep having nightmares that I'm back in school; usually a math or science class of some sort. It's the week of finals, I haven't shown up all semester, and it's too late to drop it without getting an "F" on my permanent record. classic, really, but seriously irritating.</em><br /><br />Wow. That's absolutely exactly the dream I had almost continuously for three years after I graduated.<br /><br />I seriously thought I was the only one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-84834427204552791082006-09-23T20:33:00.000-06:002006-09-23T20:33:00.000-06:00I hated statics, too, but most practicing Civ. E.s...I hated statics, too, but most practicing Civ. E.s don't understand statics either, judging by the state of the roads around here.<br /><br />The Chem.E.s used to tease the Snivels at school: there are 3 rules to Civil Engineering Statics: 1) water flows down hill, 2)you can't push with a string, and 3)if it moves, it's broken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-1783542003314851932006-09-23T19:40:00.000-06:002006-09-23T19:40:00.000-06:00Yeah, I got student loans out the ass from when I ...Yeah, I got student loans out the ass from when I was going to Cornell. I majored in mech eng, but I hated it and a lot of things conflated together to bring about a nervous breakdown a couple of years ago. I decided that engineering wasn't for me and that I wanted to teach math or physics, so I dropped out and applied to Seton Hall where I am now.<br /><br />I'm in an infinitely better place since my mom is an administrator, but I still have those debts, and teaching isn't going to bring in the money. Hopefully I'll be happy, though.J. Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272563252478656023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-41996047535252318492006-09-23T16:21:00.000-06:002006-09-23T16:21:00.000-06:00It's the week of finals, I haven't shown up all se...<i>It's the week of finals, I haven't shown up all semester, and it's too late to drop it without getting an "F" on my permanent record. classic, really, but seriously irritating.</i><br /><br />It is classic. <i>Top Secret</i> may be one of the stupidest comedies ever (so, naturally, I own the fucking thing), but I love the scene where Val Kilmer's being tortured and he loses consciousness, has exactly that dream, wakes up to find himself <i>still</i> being tortured and is all "Thank God!" just because he's not back in school after all. That is me right there. Bring on the East German torture team, it's fine, but please: NO MORE SCHOOL.ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-9617630113663431092006-09-23T15:51:00.000-06:002006-09-23T15:51:00.000-06:00god. I keep having nightmares that I'm back in sc...god. I keep having nightmares that I'm back in school; usually a math or science class of some sort. It's the week of finals, I haven't shown up all semester, and it's too late to drop it without getting an "F" on my permanent record. classic, really, but seriously irritating.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-55008015153644583022006-09-23T15:08:00.000-06:002006-09-23T15:08:00.000-06:00Not my business nor important, but are you droppin...<i>Not my business nor important, but are you dropping early enough to get at least a partial refund?</i><br /><br />I doubt it, but I was paying installments anyhow, so it ain't like I'm blowing the full tuition. I'll just be out a couple hundred, which is still nothing to sneeze at, but it could have been the full $700 or so. I think if I HAD paid it all up front I'd stick this out a bit longer, but knowing that I hadn't done that made the decision to drop a ton easier.ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-51773988535369720182006-09-23T15:06:00.000-06:002006-09-23T15:06:00.000-06:00They know that their male colleagues don't conside...<i>They know that their male colleagues don't consider them equal, so the only way to feel better about themselves is to condescend to those women below them</i><br /><br />That's basically my best guess on it too. It's a "fighting over crumbs" kind of thing. Still, very annoying to be on the receiving end of it.<br /><br /><i>"I really don't like that LAZY FAIRY attitude the staff has."</i><br /><br />Um--WHAT? Good grief!ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-73392262016497525252006-09-23T13:32:00.000-06:002006-09-23T13:32:00.000-06:00Hmmm. I can't even fathom what you are talking abo...Hmmm. I can't even fathom what you are talking about with compilers and tokenizer (a machine that creates minorities for hire by compiling desired traits,e.g., "Computer, I need a crippled, Jewish, adopted, HIV+ programmer for the midnight shift,"?) and am thusly ready to award you a PhD. <br /><br />Patronizing females; well, I think it's that pecking order thing. They know that their male colleagues don't consider them equal, so the only way to feel better about themselves is to condescend to those women below them--plus, it might make them look tough. I think we've seen that the sisterhood concept is a long ways from being roundly embraced. Of course, there are a LOT of stupid people out there. I could cite a local school administrator who said, in all seriousness, upon receiving the job, that, "I really don't like that LAZY FAIRY attitude the staff has."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-48646556600863251312006-09-23T01:44:00.000-06:002006-09-23T01:44:00.000-06:00Not my business nor important, but are you droppin...Not my business nor important, but are you dropping early enough to get at least a partial refund?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-38334366526762377262006-09-22T23:27:00.000-06:002006-09-22T23:27:00.000-06:00It was a class in compilers. You gradually build ...It was a class in compilers. You gradually build one throughout the semester. I figure, if I can't get the tokenizer, the first third of it, working by deadline, I'm screwed already.<br /><br />I'm guessing somewhat, but I'd say the tokenizer was about a 20-hour project altogether, from just thinking about it to completion. I was sick Monday and Tuesday with this weird chronic-fatigue-like thing I get periodically (usually when stressed, ho, ho) and that simply didn't leave me enough time to hack it all out.<br /><br />Last semester I took a Spanish class and worked 40 hours a week no problem. This one's just a little more demanding and even with the boyfriend assuming nearly all the domestic chores to help out, I was not finding enough time for it.ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-48561218338865810492006-09-22T22:48:00.000-06:002006-09-22T22:48:00.000-06:00Working full time and going to classes is hard. I ...Working full time and going to classes is hard. I managed it for 2 terms, and one term I only took 1 class.<br /><br />Even though in theory I should have had plenty of time to leave work and get to class, something always seemed to happen and my boss needed me to stay late..... was horrible.<br /><br />Best of luck. (What are you taking?)Zendo Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094772654735415974noreply@blogger.com