Tycho

Posted 23:24 by Tycho

Today was another waste of a good day. Did some work on my MQP from 4-5, and will be doing more work on it tomorrow 4-6. Worked for 1.20 hours on plastics and managed to complete 1 problem and partially complete 2 others. 12.25 more to go.

Muscles were still sore today, so I didn't lift, though I did do a couple drills to work on rhythm and speed. Damn, I spelled rhythm correctly. I kick ass.

Anyways, I now have a cold/sore throat which is definitely affecting my ability to work. Attention span is lower, tolerance for frustration is lower, and there I feel no driving force to get work done. I'm hoping if I can get 10 or so hours of sleep tonight I'll wake up tomorrow and feel all better and be able to just concentrate on what needs to get done.

Umm...I started research for my thermofluids paper (half hour or so), and got some information I needed straight off the bat, which was rewarding.

But yes, I feel like shit, so I'm going to probably not take anymore notes tonight and just hit the sack and try to get to sleep despite the pounding bass in the other room. And tomorrow, regardless of how I feel, I plan on grinding through what needs doing. So let's make a list, so I shan't forget:

1. Do more plastics homework. It's about as fun as...nevermind, I'm not going to say it. It involves a cactus. Use your imagination.
2. Fill out minor registration form, and get it signed. Bureaucracy at its finest.
3. Thermofluids research. Because every design course should involve writing a history paper.
4. MQP -- write one section, then create Pro/E models. As if a normal courseload weren't enough.
5. E-mail PTS advisor about date for induction ceremony. I'll remember not to order 17 pizzas for 6 people this time. I promise.
6. Drink whiskey in moderation, you know, to get rid of my sore throat. Kind of wish I bought the Irish cream instead, as it tastes far better*.
7. Catch up on sleep. I've been getting far more sleep than I've gotten before at college (6-8 hours per night, in comparison to 3-6 hours per night), but that's because I'm forcing myself to do so. If I did everything I wanted to do in a day, I'd be back to zombie land. The last 2 weeks of the term does look like 14 straight all-nighters, but we'll see.

*I've never understood this fascination with alcohol that I see at school. Maybe it's because I'm Irish and Russian and therefore have alcohol for blood. What's the point in spending money on shit beer that smells (and tastes) like chinchilla feces smeared all over a dead squirrel? All in the name of poisoning yourself to the point of throwing up, going into a drunken stupor, and getting raped by muggers on your way home. I don't know about the rest of the population at school, but getting raped by muggers is NOT my idea of a good time. Why can't every relax with GOOD tasting drinks that they can sip and enjoy fully, instead of drinking themsevles to a retarded frenzy?

I am a proponent for going over your limit every once in a while, just so you know how bad it feels, and hence not wanting to do it. But this obsession with cheap beer and alcohol is pretty damn scary. It scares me almost as much as Richard Simmons scared Wayne on "Who's Line...".

Speaking of alcohol, WPI is mandating that the Cross Country team NOT fulfill their annual tradition of a chunder mile. Quick description: drink a beer, sprint a lap, drink a beer, sprint a lap, drink a beer, sprint a lap, drink a beer, sprint a lap. If you throw up, you have to drink another beer and sprint another lap (cumulative effect). This year we're made to do it without alcoholic substances, so it looks like chocolate and dyed milk is a favorite, as well as large servings of slightly undercooked eggs.

Mmm-mmm, now that's home cookin'.

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