Thursday, August 31, 2006
Squeaken?
I saw a squirrel today. It ran into a crowd of people, became scared and confused, ran around for a bit, and then LEPT! onto a tree. It made my day.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
First Report from UTA
Well from the minute I arrived, things have been going a million miles an hour here. There is a neverending selection of stuff to do! I can hardly make up my mind -- the system basically ensures that you don't waste a single minute of your life, whether you're playing pool with friends, or going to barbecues or concerts or playing volleyball or bowling or toga parties -- whatever! I will NEVER, NEVER have a dull moment here. Thank you, UTA.
My history and english classes are my easiest ones. History is a 300+ student class, with the professor giving his lectures with powerpoints. It's pretty cool, just simple note-taking and light reading assignments. English is a small class, and it's a LOT like my senior year in English. Without the enormous readings.
My C Programming class will be easy because of my familiarity with the basics of programming, the thing is, its my farthest class. Eleven blocks from my dorm! And the lab is three hours long, but oh well. It's three more hours I'm on the computer, so I'm happy about it.
It's the intro to engineering that's gonna kill me. They keep track of the exact time you come to class, and will deduct points for being late/absent. Though we will do some fun projects every now and then, I don't think I'll enjoy this class. Most of it will cover the other disciplines of engineering, which I don't really need! It's a shame this is required. I think there's only one week where they go over the intro to CSE. So, basically, I have a week-long class stretched into a strict, semester-long ordeal.
Also, precalc is another killer, but for normal reasons. It's an 8am class, the teacher has a heavy Texas accent, and there is lots of homework. Blech!
My dorm is very comfortable, and I've already made tons of friends. The kids from my CSE classes are just as geeky as me! Also, I've joined the Gamers Club, and I'm thinking about helping out at the TV station. We'll see what happens. It's cooler and more humid here than in Tucson, and I have a big bag of Sun Chips to munch on. All in all, I'm very happy with UTA.
My history and english classes are my easiest ones. History is a 300+ student class, with the professor giving his lectures with powerpoints. It's pretty cool, just simple note-taking and light reading assignments. English is a small class, and it's a LOT like my senior year in English. Without the enormous readings.
My C Programming class will be easy because of my familiarity with the basics of programming, the thing is, its my farthest class. Eleven blocks from my dorm! And the lab is three hours long, but oh well. It's three more hours I'm on the computer, so I'm happy about it.
It's the intro to engineering that's gonna kill me. They keep track of the exact time you come to class, and will deduct points for being late/absent. Though we will do some fun projects every now and then, I don't think I'll enjoy this class. Most of it will cover the other disciplines of engineering, which I don't really need! It's a shame this is required. I think there's only one week where they go over the intro to CSE. So, basically, I have a week-long class stretched into a strict, semester-long ordeal.
Also, precalc is another killer, but for normal reasons. It's an 8am class, the teacher has a heavy Texas accent, and there is lots of homework. Blech!
My dorm is very comfortable, and I've already made tons of friends. The kids from my CSE classes are just as geeky as me! Also, I've joined the Gamers Club, and I'm thinking about helping out at the TV station. We'll see what happens. It's cooler and more humid here than in Tucson, and I have a big bag of Sun Chips to munch on. All in all, I'm very happy with UTA.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Moving to Texas
I'm heading out early Thursday morning (Aug 24, 2006) and driving from Tucson, Arizona, to Arlington, Texas. I'll be moving into Kalpana Chawla Hall (KC Hall to all you locals) by Friday afternoon. I'll post another blog when I'm all set up. In the meantime, you can reach me by my cellphone. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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