The Joy of computers

I knows the meaning of it.

I'm rather pleased by the Lenovo Ideapad Y560 I received from UPS today. I'd been waiting all Labour Day weekend for it since it arrived in a check-in station 20 minutes away from my dwellings. Technically, my Dad received it for me since I was away in the Sunset-Richmond area for some free museum touring and didn't come back until almost midnight.

But yaaaaay, computer. I'd been giddy--pawing at T and wagging my invisible tail--every time I saw a laptop today.

Nice, pretty computer. I didn't want to worry about how it'd look because I know I would obsess otherwise, but it's actually pretty nice. It's actually pretty suitable to my tastes. It matches with my phone but hopefully not down to the cracks. Anyway, too tired to stuff my computer full of programs before some sleep right now.

Darkness is my friend. So is the TV

The sun was too bright this morning at eight. It pierced through my eyelids every time my barrier of pillows and blankets collapsed. It never bothered me before. Now the ceiling light is causing the same problem. Too bright. Maybe watching too much House does this.

I should be slaying demons in style instead.

Sweating like a cat.

For the first time since I've been back home, the weather feels like summer. Summery weather will persist until tomorrow, at least, and...it seems that I'll be heading in to forty-something degree weather tomorrow. At least after tomorrow, the difference in weather will not be that great from home?

In other news, this is the longest I've been on a computer in one session for more weeks that I care to count. Oh, what a blissful nine hours. Thank you for the early registration time, administrators. Thank you for giving me an excuse.

Catching up

Comic Con. (4-5 weeks ago)
Dad's computer died. (While I was in San Diego)
My computer died. (3 weeks ago)
Started going back up Davis weekly for research group meeting. (3 weeks ago)
Started obsessing over making Japanese cooking.
Car got a headlight knocked off in our own driveway by family. (Tuesday)
Got into accident on the way back from Davis. (Thursday)

As I Thought...

Went to Plant+EnvironSci building to check server status and stuff this morning and went back to the room to double check everything again, according to their instructions. Borrowed Amy's cable/port to check, but to no prevail.

Calc break 1000-1050. Garris and Thomas(Shiwei) are also in Kouba. Don't know which discussion section they're enrolled in, but that doesn't matter.

Just went into ITexpress (in the Shields Library) and asked about the connection, and as I thought, the server is not receiving the newly registered physical addresses. Who knows when they'll get everything fixed...currently outside, in the courtyard of the library, because the heating is too warm for what I have on. Aren't you proud, Larry? I'm actually wearing clothing too warm for indoors!

Wireless eats batteries like it's been deprived all its life.

I suppose I'll go to the CoHo for some lunch and hop over to see if I can get in today's 1310-1600 CHE2b lab.

Edit 20070103 12:04: oops, there are no labs this week.

This Curse on electronics of mine is getting annoying. Is there someone up there that really wants to see the extent to which I can adapt to adversities in college? Because that someone is overdoing it. It's not amusing anymore.

I really don't need to not be able to connect to the LAN the day before classes and the day after New Year's. Neither do I deserve all this shite after incidents all last quarter. And I'm referring to more than my Curse. I hope I can at least sleep well tonight.

Waking up bright and early tomorrow so I can lug all this stuff to...Plant and Environ Sciences building, since it's the closest place with wireless coverage.

Fuckinghell I hate my life right now =)

I wish death to all those morons who were making noises all evening =)

Power Supply Died, yet again.

"new" power supply found in Fry's parking lot →
didn't buy a new one →
didn't really work, but Father stuck it in the computer anyway →
next day →
computer wouldn't turn on! →
but it did after lunch →
kept computer on for until Friday →
turned it off because it was getting slow →
Saturday: wouldn't turn on →
Sunday: it's still dead.

LAAAAAAATE!

Oh dear. I've been doing additional research for the ergot poisoning write-up (1 pg minimum...I wrote 2, accidentally.) and...it's really late now. In Hutchinsons.

Chem lab was fun. Pretty colors.

The worse is over, I think. I hope. Tomorrow will be an easier day and Friday will be 'yay'. It's only 'bad' because I had work due, anyway. Not that I don't have more work due tomorrow or Friday, but I'm either done with it (or have overdone it), or it's not...due due.

I still have to find a way to show that 'what are you sinking about' commercial in the Language seminar. I should go to TIexpress to see what they have that I can borrow.

I should go. It's late. It's dark.

In Chem Lab SLB

...waiting for Chem lab @ 13:10.

I kinda feel like crap.

This lab has some older Dells. Same system as the other SLBs, though, so I'm guessing no java/popups.

(I found out last night that I've been spelling 'casserole dish' wrong this whole time.)

Started looking at courses last night. Pass 1 for me is Monday @ 14:30. I'm slightly worried, as it seems like I'm going to have 1 more unit than this quarter. Worried about how I'm going to deal in Chem, that is. Apparently the average is a B on the midterm...and I'm below average (cries). So...guess I'll have to put in much more time if I want scholarship/stay in DHC. or be less stubborn.

I haven't been...happy (...content?) lately. I've been spewing quite some angry words. It's taking a bit of energy from me. Maybe I just shouldn't care about things not directly related to me anymore. I'm not gratuitous...and maybe trying to be is creating cognitive dissonance. Maybe I just need some time alone.

This is me writing n times a day as I hog a station in the computer lab, doing and not doing my homework.

Found out that while the older computers in the Segundo LRC has no CPUs to plug headphones & USBs into and has very old and slow computers (w/ no firefox), they allow AIMexpress and can print for free 10 pages a day, no quarter limit. Hmm....

I better go back to cook myself some bokchoy for dinner, then do Chem hw and draft the Salem Witch essay.

Locked Out.

Went to the MU computer lab, which had no free stations →
Went back to Hutchinson lab, stayed for an hour and a half →
Got last week’s post-lab done →
Walked out and saw Amy going to her class →
Got back and couldn't find her keys* →
Figured she probably left them in the room when she opened the door after lunch →
Is at the Segundo LRC using their crappy computers (slow and not LCD monitors) + can't do the pre-lab presentation using Amy's labtop like she planned + is too lazy to walk to Hutchinson again + will probably go do the pre-lab at Hutchinson's after Calc Discussion.

(cries)


EDIT 20061025 22:18:

*refering to PcBY, not Amy.

oO;;

On a 10 min station in Olson.

Last night, walked out of Hutchinson at around 19:30 and went. "Crap. It's all dark. I don't know where I am."

30 seconds left.

EDIT 15:40: 142/200 = 74.5%. Just as I expected. If he'd curve to top grade, though, I'd barely have a B (184). GAH.

Crap.

Crap. I spent 2 hours writing non-homework stuff.