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F1: October 23, 2009

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  • The rain made its way back here to Corvallis… Absolutely EWE.
  • Driving home this afternoon and staying in Tualatin until Monday mid-morning – practically all my clothes are packed up so I can swap out for newly purchased, better fitting items.
  • Workout predicament… I didn’t work out yesterday due to my busiest day of classes and the need to complete my most difficult essay this year so far. That makes twice this week I didn’t go work out. I feel I should go to Dixon today and work out because I am most likely going to be gaining a pound or two this weekend at home with little options to work out there. Such a hard decision!… Here’s the downer, though… I’d have to skip Math 245 to do so. I looked over the notes online and I understand the content. Decisions, decisions!

F1: October 20, 2009

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  • Yesterday was jBlog’s 100th post on its 1st birthday!
  • Sunday evening I had to interview random people regarding an event I was required to cover for Writing for Media (WR-201). I was so nervous! I ended up attending the premier of Not Evil Just Wrong, a documentary on Global Warming. I’m glad that the people I interviewed had mixed opinions – it will help when I write up my assignment. But I have that still to do, plus my beat journal. Urgh…
  • Math 245 midterm tomorrow… That class is still quite strange. My professor was hired the week prior to school starting, so his methods of teaching haven’t had years of OSU student conditioning, if you know what I mean. He doesn’t even know what actually goes on in recitations – he thinks we have our “study groups”, when in fact we don’t. He makes his midterm so that we will take the exam during our 50-minute class, but he assures us that we won’t be able to finish all the problems. But we should feel comforted because he grades on a curve. See… this could be a good thing when it comes to grades, but it could also be bad because there is no actual fixed form of grading – essentially it becomes based on how he believes you did, not whether the machine graded your answer right or wrong. So, what I’m thinking is that if you go through all the problems and show some work on each one of them, and then go back through and complete the easiest ones and whatever the rest you can complete, then you have a much greater chance of scoring higher because he gives credit for showing your steps and procedures for more problems than anyone else, technically. But what if the majority of the class does perform the “trick” I just mentioned and I don’t? Will I get marked down because I didn’t use the same method for testing as others? In my mind, it doesn’t seem to come out all that fair, unless he actually does use a bias to essentially offset this issue. We shall see…
  • Going home this weekend – was supposed to be last weekend, but then I realized that I had two midterms this school week and two papers due Friday, so it’d be best if I hit home this Friday such that my work load will be much less, and stress be much lighter. I will be heading home the first time since I moved down here to Corvallis. It will be nice to play Boggle at Starbucks in the aura of this autumn weather. I need to also go to Haggen to see if they still have my final paycheck (yeah… from 4 weeks ago) and also to say hello to some people I miss. I will also be going shopping for new clothes!… It’s a procedure I usually whine and cry about, but I’m actually eager. This dieting is going well, except all the clothes I have here at the apartment are fairly large and baggy now. I have to put my hands in my pockets in order to keep my jeans up, and unzip my sweatshirt because it curls all up without a stomach there to keep it straight (confusing to explain, I know). All the belts I have are too big as well. So… I suppose this is a good thing. I can’t wait to see what pant size I can fit into! The only thing I’m a bit iffy about going home is my loss of traction on this diet, and the fact that even though I will be enjoying home, I’ll also be missing great times here in Corvallis. Though, Halloween weekend will be a new experience.

Introducing “F1″

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You’ve probably seen my series of F5 postings in the past. Those are devoted to informing you whenever I make a change to jBlog, whether it be physical or all in the gears (i.e. Publicize, Widgets, etc.). I am starting a new periodic series which, ironically, will be named “F1″. On a PC, F1 generally invokes a help menu or window. Essentially, F1 helps you get information. This is what the new F1 line of posts will be like. They will be updates on what’s going on when times are slow. I suppose, in a way, they are like the Scribbles I used to write. Anyway, keep an eye out for those. But for now, here’s today’s update:

October 12, 2009

  • Writing for media (WR-201) is quite interesting. It really helps if you are very devoted and seriously involved in media, because a normal student taking the class just for kicks not only will complain and struggle, but will also be subconsciously compared and, essentially, ranked against others in the class. It’s a good course, though… So far that is. It will get challenging
  • I am volunteering to photograph the OSU drag show on October 30th. That will be an experience… Am still getting information from the host person – so it’s not legit yet.
  • Dixon is now a regular part of my life. It is so important to me that I go and work out. I’m really devoted to losing this weight and I am down 28lbs from my starting weight. But I’m stuck at the current number I’m down to, despite the calorie cutting and workout routine. I also wish I had a trainer or something – maybe just even a friend to show me how to do weights and stuff. I go into the weight room on occasion, and I am actually nervous as I search for a machine that is the simplest. I don’t want to look like a fool trying to operate a machine but failing at it. I might consider seeing a campus health advisor… But I don’t think that’ll cut it. I really just need someone to answer my questions and be able to tell and show me what to do in order to get the results I want.
  • Safeway’s Eating Right line of frozen meals are delicious and healthy. They are the best entrées even up against Healthy Choice and Michelina’s Lean.
  • Homework is crazy off-and-on. Right now I’m in a low swell, but by mid-week, I will be flooded. Midterms and papers due here and there – I’ve gotta right it all down.
  • I keep procrastinating when it comes to applying for The Daily Barometer or KBVR – I just need to bite the bullet and do it – it is for my own good.