you are fun-lovng and compassionate- IN BED!!!!!

I love fortune cookies.

things I'm tired of

people who place "your" instead of "you're"

DVD's marketed as "unrated"

that annoying sound bite of some kids laughing. 'nough already!

can this be the one?

have I finally made a plausible configuration? Have I, at last, figured out a schedule that makes me happy both internally AND externally. It makes me happy AND looks good on a resume? I think so.

However, I refuse to jump any possible sharks.

major: (primary) Engineering Math
(secondary): Applied Math
minors: Mechanical Engineering, Economics

classes not in bold are the required ones/ classes indicated as prooper tech electives. Ones in Bold are extra classes that I wanna take, and can probably take 'em as a pass/fail or something.

fall '06
ENGL 209- poetry
MATH 422-Advanced Applied Analysis (misc. calc stuff)
CSc 127a- Intro to Computer science (Java)
MSE 110- Solid State Chemistry
PHYS 162H- Honors Intro to Thermodynamics and Optics
18 units

spring '07
SIE 270- Mathematical Foundations of Systems Engineering
SIE 305- Engineering Probability and Stats
MATH 323-Formal reasoning and writing (Proofs)
MATH 456-Partial differential equations
AME 301- Engineering Analysis (math in disguise)
ECON 361-Intermediate Microeconomics
18 units

Fall '07-
AME 331- Introductory fluid dynamics
AME 324a- Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials (stresses, buckling, etc)
AME 460- Mechanical vibrations
MATH 421- Complex Variables with Applications
ECON 332- Intermediate Macroeconomics
ABE 320- Introductoy Computer Aided Design (CAD- 3D drawings)
12/18 units

Spring '08
MATH 485-Mathematical Modeling
AME 302- Numerical Methods
AME 324b- Engineering Component Design
SIE 370- Embedded Computer Systems
ECON 431- Games and Decisions
14/17 units

Fall '08
AME 474- Reliability and Quality Analysys
AME 472- Reliability Engineering
ENGR 498a- Cross Disciplinary Design
MATH 475a- Mathematical Principles of Numerical Analysis
AME 352- Dynamics of Machines
12/15 units

Spring '09
ENGR 498b- Cross Disciplinary Design
SIE 330 r/l- Engineering Experiment Design w/ Lab
MATH 475b- Mathematical Principles of Numerical Analysis
AME 432- Heat Transfer
ECON 407- Economics of Strategy
13/16 units

This is still unofficial as I am unsure whether I can graduate with Honors with this regimen. The issue arises with a senior thesis. I would think that the Senior Engineering class could double as that, but as it is a Math degree in heart, I might need to do a math senior thesis. So Idunno. After this semester, I'll have 26 honors units, so I'd get the rest from my thesis and VOILA!

But, perhaps, this deed is done.

reality aside

Things are going ok given the present circumstances. Considering that:

-My grandma have been given a prognosis of less than a month, and even that they say is optomistic. She was diagnosed with lung cancer which has already spread into her spine. Although we were kinda expecting it (among other things, it runs in the family) just that we had so short a warning about it is a little nervewracking.

-I'm taking the class from hell.

But otherwise things are ok. I got to meet my (cousin once removed?) David [he's my mom's cousin on her mom's side- what relation is that to me?] and I've been hanging out with a bunch of people like a kid on summer break should. Plus I've gotten to eat lots of food. And I discovered that I don't hate lettuce.

Elise, in callesen's stats class, we had a p-hat stand for something, didnt we? You know, a p with a ^ on top? Why does p-hat sound so cool?

and now a picture of me at the dorm

I don't know what to say right now. All I know is that everything sucks. It's kinda pathetic when I'm looking forward to summer school to take my mind off everything that is not going right. The doctor said that my grandma has, at most, two months. We'll have to downsize, giving/selling half the stuff just to fit into a cheaper apartment so we can start paying for all the bills. Everything I have taken for granted in my life is no longer constant. And, to kick the boot, I still don't want to learn how to drive, and the only reason I'll probably be getting my license (if I can even pass the stupid thing) is because my family is frankly tired of giving me a ride everywhere. I just don't trust myself enough that I'll be a good driver. Because I'm manic and paranoid. My heart is in nothing. I have no balls. I'm sick and tired staying here in this mouse hole but I'm deathly afraid of stepping outside. And now I'm getting claustophobic. This is the only vent in the boiler. And now my shoulder blade hurts.