June 09, 2005
I should have been a liberal arts major
I don't think I've ever worked this hard in a class and yet felt like I was probably going to do poorly anyway. As it is, I worked my ass off for the labs in 180b, and I'm probably going to get a C in the class. I worked my ass off for the project in 110b, and I still feel like I have a decently good chance at not passing the course.
It's so frustrating. I've worked so fucking hard these past weeks, and the results are meaningless.
It's been a very bad quarter all in all, but talking about it more really doesn't help.
So, as for the Summer, I think that things might be okay. I'm taking two philosophy classes over the first Summer session, which means I'll be nearly done with my Philosophy major and my Engineering GEs. I WILL be doing research/bitchwork in Prof. Oklobdzija'a (I can never spell his damn name) lab. It is not paid but maybe there will be side benefits to it. Ultimately I really just want the experience anyway, so no pay is fine. I probably won't be travelling anywhere this summer, and probably not this year, but I think I'll take a long break and travel after I graduate. Then I can spend half a year abroad while applications for jobs are being circulated and such and maybe come home to some interviews. I will be continuing the DARPA Grand Challenge thing I think, though I don't know how much time I can spend on that.
Next school year I should also be working on that, and they say that it will be turned into a project class, 195ABC, which means I would get credit for a lot of crap for doing DARPA. I am probably going to do micromouse as well, because I know several people who are doing it and it sounds like a fun little competition. Not much more to say, I really need to sleep. Finals start this week, my first one is Friday. I'm just waiting for school to be out.
