twist

So I started tutoring, and this guy starts asking me questions on vector calc. Naturally, as I'm paid to, I try my best and help him. GAH! I think. Dot product! Oh geez. The guy looks familar. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's like I've seen him before. He asks me my name. I tell him my name is Mitch. Mitch Wilson, he asks. Yes, I reply.

And then I realized it was Chris. From kindergarten. From the gifted program back in Douglas (our version of GATE- we called it M.A.S (More Advanced Students)). Chris, whose dad went to high school with my mom. A mix of giddyness and sheer surprise lit my face up. We talked for a bit, but I had people to attend to. He had places to go. I did get his phone number. So random. So awesome!!!!!!

This now makes a total of 3. Count it, 3. people from Douglas that I know that have made it to college. One is at NAU studying to become a PE teacher like his mom. One goes here, and I think maybe still does? Her facebook just talks of partying; not the girl I used to know. And now Chris. It really was a good day.

duplicate

So the apartment is all mine for an entire evening. Normally I'd splurge in my fortune, but odds are I'll just go to sleep. No one is online. My sinuses have been crappy all day. Even after taking my allergy meds I feel like I need to sneeze constantly. Oh well. I start tutoring tomorrow. Better not screw that up. It's funny. I feel like I have to do everything, and the old standard feeling that I can procrastinate on everything and still slide by with minimum effort. Oh well.

Been spending money on stuff, like a new monitor and a CD and a new Mouse and keyboard. Not sure how I feel about it all. Sure, it's cool, but can't I use the money in a better way? I could use a finanical planner. Fine, so I'd have at most 500 to put in an account. But that would gain interest. I have my 250 dollars in bonds somewhere in home, but won't be redeemable for another 28.5 years. I could probably get 'em at half value now and invest and make over 250 in that time, but, damn I sound old.

I should've asked Zach and Noah for permission before I announced my party. They're okay with it, but now I feel bad. It's these moments of pure self indulgence that scare me. Where is my inner voice saying Hold on a minute? Is it still alive?

My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine!!!!!!!!

K, so Pluto's not good enough anymore. Fine. Be that way. See if I care.

in

so I'm moved in now to University House. So far so good I guess. But now I feel bad cause my mom doesn't really have anything to look forward to once she gets home. Plus I know she knows that I'm not as dependent as I used to be, but it seems like as long as I don't have my license and a car then that's her exucse for us to do stuff. But, Idunno, I AM tired of us doing stuff to an extent. We go to Wendy's, and there are 20 frat guys sitting around and then I walk in with my mom. Yes, I get embarrassed because it feels like I'm being held back. But it's just... sigh. I give up.

THE schedule... again

ok, so here is the revamp of my end-all-be-all schedule, since now I'm almost doomed to get a double major in straight up mechanical and math separately. I have a little bit of wiggle room, buut only in terms of when i take my classes. Plus I can take (most of) the classes I wanted to take.

fall '06

4 mse 110- chem
4 phys 162- honors optics and thermo
4 csc 127a- intro to Java
3 math 422- scary stuff
3 engl 209- intro to poetry
18 units

winter '06

3 econ 361- int. microecon
3 units

spring '07

3 abe 320- 3D computer drawings
3 sie 305- stats
3 math 323- proofs
4 mse 331 r/l- properties of materials w/ lab
3 ame 301- engr. analysis (a math class)
3 phys 242- intro to quantum physics
19 units

fall '07

4 ame 302- analysis w/ computers
3 ame 331- fluid dynamics
3 ame 352- machine dynamics
3 ame 324a- how to build stuff
3 ame 460- vibrations
3 ame 474- engr. maintenance
19 units

winter '07

econ 332- int. macroecon
3 units

spring '08

3 math 485- simulation and modeling
3 ame 300- labs/ how to conduct research
3 econ 407- strategy
3 ame 324b- actually building the stuff
3 ame 432- heat transfer
3 ame 320- aerodynamics (This one can change!!)
18 units

fall '08

3 ame 412a- senior design
1 ame 413a- senior lab
2 ame 400- other senior lab
3 ame 472- more reliability engr.
3 math 464- probability theory
3 econ 339- more stats
15 units

spring '09

3 ame 412b- senior design
1 ame 412b- senior lab
3 ame 455- more computer simulation
3 math 466- theory of stats
3 math 410- matrix theory
1 ame 495s- seminar
1 phys 445b- acoustics lab (for the heck of it)
15 units

I hope, I hope, I hope...

taking the 'fun' out of 'funds'

bugger. perhaps my expected cash flow was premature. I just got a letter from the bursar's, and my receipt is less than what I got last year. So I'm 500 down the hole already, and since I hafta pay for rent and elec, I can't go and splurge like I did last year (of course, to me a splurge is paying 200 ONE TIME for a Gamecube) So maybe it's a really really good thing that I'm wokring.

Maybe I should go into accounting. Maybe I'm actually a little better off because Sky view cost like (estimatedly) 700 a month! Whatever. All I know is I have a little bit of money, and I hate spending it.

like cake

So yeah, odds are I'm gonna have to switch back to double majoring in Math and Mechanical separately. The problem now is what to do about minors. It's theoretically possible to get both Physics and Econ minors, but it'd be as hard as hell, and as much as I like to think that I could do 19 units (roughly six classes with one of them having a lab) three semesters in a row, I have a feeling that I'll have to slow down somewhere. My best idea so far is to enlist for both minors, but only take the classes that I really want/thinkIwant to take. Part of the problem with that, though, would be that I'd so close to the minors that, to me, it'd be stupid to not get 'em. I analogize it to cake. If you don't start eating it in the first place, you'll long for it but you won't have to worry about sweating it off later. If you only have a piece of the cake, you'll want the rest cuz you hate to see cake go to waste. If you eat the whole thing, though, you'll be happy, but overstufffed and possibly barfy. So what's best? I could eat just a little cake, but it'd take a lot of willpower to fight the temptation, and I honestly don't know if I have that willpower.

I wonder if I could convince someone into a thematic minor of, say, Econ and Physics and Systems Engineering? Maybe something along the lines of "theoretical and applications of game theory to business and nature"? Idunno, might be worth a shot. These would be the key classes classes used:

Phys 242- basic quantum physics and relativity
SIE 305- Engineering probability and Stats
Econ 361- Intermediate Microeconomics
Econ 407- Economics of Strategy and/or
SIE 443- Game Theory

And then I could just use a lower leveled class or two or something to fill up the other required units. Eh, but it seems like its more trouble than its worth. Bugger.

I was also looking into the possibility of triple majoring in regular math, Mechanical AND Engineering Math. I'd had to give up the Econ/Physics thing all the way, but it'd still be hard as heck, probably harder. Crapples. I'll keep you posted on the situation.

crap crap crap

holy crap! The Engineering Math degree won't allow me to get certified as a Professional Engineer!!!!! This totally sucks. Now what am I supposed to do? There's no way in hell I can double BS in Math and Mechanical separately AND get minors in Econ and Physics (in my allotted amount of time). As Lucielle Ball would say, "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"