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April 28, 2004
End of the Semester (almost)
As I was sitting here and procrasting (read: freaking out) about my upcoming final, it suddenly hit me that we are at the end of the semester. I mean, I guess I realized that, but it's just sort of weird to realize that it was already four months ago that I was freaking out about my other final from last semester. We always bitch about how long 'xyz' is going to take, but then all of a sudden, it's here. I know, it's not like a major revelation, but I figured I'd share.
On the other hand, I had Boboli pizza last night (which is, btw, the shit), and I was reminded of (ok, so maybe this week has been for nostaglia) of the first time I had Boboli pizza.
Oh, and Simon has an eye infection, I think. He has really pretty blue eyes, except now one is sort of greenish/murky colored now. I hope he is ok. Gonna try to take him to the vet tomorrow. Hope he doesn't a) give it to me or b) give it to Portia. Poor kitty.
Posted by szujin at 02:47 PM | Comments (0)
April 25, 2004
Simulation
Don't you hate it when your advisor tells you to do something, and because you have been lacking sleep and have the mental capacity of a three year old at the moment, can't quite pinpoint why her suggestion sounds wrong, so you go and implement what she says, and then realize, AFTER running the simulations and are having a bitch of a time analyzing the results, realize that she was completely wrong in the first place?
Yeah. I hate that. Boo.
Oh, but I DO like my run-on, long-ass sentence. :)
Posted by szujin at 02:56 AM | Comments (2)
April 17, 2004
Code Commenting
When I did a project with Jim, I gave him a lot of shit for not commenting his code at all (i.e. SO hard to follow...). I remember this b/c I stopped by Jim's cube earlier this week and made fun of him again (as he had more code up on his screen).
Now, I am going back through some of my old code b/c I need to finish up some simulation stuff for my thesis.
Did I comment?
HELLZ NO.
It's like pot calling the kettle black. *sigh*
Sometimes just stopping for a moment to comment seems like such a waste of time when actually submerged in the code.
Then 1 year later when you are looking at the code? You want to go back in time and bitch slap yourself...
I feel so hypocritical. Heheh...
Posted by szujin at 07:53 PM | Comments (1)
April 16, 2004
MTVSHOP Cont'd
Hello Ms. Perng,
We apologize for the confusion in your order. We are currently waiting
to receive your product with RMA #878013. Please note that we allow the
carrier 7 to 10 business days to deliver the product back to us. Once it has arrived at our warehouse, please allow up to 10 business days for an RMA to be processed.
. . .I find it slightly hard to believe that an IN STOCK product should take over A MONTH (which is how long it apparently will take) to get to me. Especially when the RMA item is b/c they screwed up. I almost don't want the DVDs anymore.
Oh. And I ran the Random Distance Run today. I ran two miles in 15 minutes and 55 seconds (around there). What place was I? 43th. Fifth from the end. *sigh* I think it actually took me a little bit of training to even get to that point. There is another 3 mile run next fall (Pretty Good Race). Maybe I will train for that. Apparently the time to beat is around 21 minutes. Some of the older profs in CS (ie. older than 50) were saying that that was a NORMAL time. I would need to do some serious shaving of time if that were to ever possible. Hehehhe.
Posted by szujin at 08:45 PM | Comments (1)
April 15, 2004
MTVShop Part II
My favorite part about MTVShop? Oh, that they won't actually send you the right product to you (that THEY screwed up) until AFTER they received the one you have to send back. HOW STUPID IS THAT? Oh, and you still can't talk to them to complain. Bah.
Oh. I hate writing. And I hate feeling slightly incompetent when your advisor gives you something to read, but doesn't trust your critique enough and rereads the whole thing anyway. Boo.
Posted by szujin at 12:42 AM | Comments (1)
April 11, 2004
Boo
My mom just decided that she didn't want do my taxes. THREE DAYS BEFORE IT IS DUE.
Damn. I have never done taxes before. I know NOTHING about taxes. I don't even know where to get the forms!!! *Sigh*
Feel like I'm drowning. I mean, I know I'm not, but still. :( Guess I'll be doing that tonight...
Bah.
Posted by szujin at 03:40 PM | Comments (2)
April 10, 2004
MTVShops SUCKS ASS
Ok, so now I am annoyed again. I think recently I have just been in an uber pissy mood all around. Feel like screaming.
I ordered some dvds off of MTVShop Online. THEY SENT ME THE WRONG ITEM. Apparently, the people at MTV don't look past the first name, and so somebody else who had the name "Ginger" got MY order while I got their "Scooby-Doo" video on VHS *whirl of finger along with roll of eyes*. So, I want to actually RETURN this thing so that I can get my right DVDs. I go onto their website to hopefully talk to someone. But apparently nowadays, that's not possible anymore. Not only that, there is NO way for me to TELL them that they sent me the wrong thing and get some sort of response from them in a timely manner. The webpage said they would get back to me in SEVEN TO TEN business days. WTF? And then, the FAQ for "wrong item" sends you right to the "return item" which basically forces you to log in and then select the product you ordered and pretend that they sent you the right thing and now you want to send it back. WTF.
I am NEVER ordering from MTVShop again. STUPID.
Posted by szujin at 01:45 PM | Comments (0)
April 08, 2004
Uber pissed.
A. Edinburgh to New York arrive @ 7:30 pm = $680 + no flight back to Pittsburgh available
B. Edinburgh to New York arrive @ 2:30 pm = $730 + flight back to Pittsburgh available
Which flight do you think Ginger picked? Oh yeah, option A. Because she is just THAT smart.
So annoyed. Annoyed at self b/c figured that 7:30 pm is not so late to land, but was completely wrong. Annoyed at AA b/c even though I called like 20 minutes afterwards, they had already ticketed the flight and it costs $200 to change it. Annoyed at self some more b/c I could've just reserved the flight and would've been fine, but I didn't and ticketed the damn thing instead. Annoyed at advisor b/c she is the one who is putting all this damn pressure to find the cheapest flight anyway (I'm already friggin' saving her over $300 than if I had booked it directly out of Pittsburgh, but she wasn't grateful. She actually had the balls to save, "you're obligated to find the cheapest flight" when she knows damn well that if I had just bought the pit-edi flight for more she would've never known (even though she is tight on money, which is why are in this stupid situation anyway). Just uber pissed.
Now I have to either a) wait at the airport for a lovely 10 hrs, b) take a bus back to pittsburgh (not fun at all) or c) stay at an ass expensive motel, as it is new york city.
ARGH. So stupid am I.
Posted by szujin at 10:52 PM | Comments (2)
April 06, 2004
Checking your Inbox every five minutes for a non-existent email = shitty.
Stupid stupid people. Don't say you will have some decision out by a certain day if you don't intend to have the decision out. I'd rather it just be a surprise when I get some sort of notification instead of constantly pushing F5 in hopes of new mail.
Argh.
Oh, and in case it's worthy of mention. Happy birthday Jim! (He's old and farty too now. Hahahha)
Posted by szujin at 02:17 PM | Comments (0)
April 05, 2004
Morning
Solution has been found for meowing cats in the morning. Solution = Ginger oversleeps now. Apparently, stuffing the door crack with towels prevents Portia from realizing that the sun is out, and hence she stays quiet for a much longer time. Plus, when she does start to meow, it's muffled. :) Of course, it could also be because of the switch for day light saving, and she doesn't realize that now she is meowing an hour later than usual. Needless to say though, I got more sleep. :)
Oh yeah. GO GATECH!!!!! Hahahah. Seems that even if people weren't fans before, they are now. Oh, and that includes me. So....YAY!!!
Posted by szujin at 10:05 AM | Comments (2)
April 04, 2004
Ugh
Wow, I am in a superbly shitty mood right now. There really isn't a very good reason for it, but I'm just "blah" right now. I think it might be the weather (as it was gorgeous yesterday (ie short sleeved weather), and now it is overcast and shitty (ie snow falling and ass cold outside)).
This morning, a few of us went out for dimsum. I had found this place online where someone absolutely raved about this place. And as this place only has dimsum once a month, I was thinking either a) it was really good or b) it really sucked. But since the review (I know, they were probably biased anyway) said it was good, I figured it would be ok to try it. It turned out to suck . Wait, it super sucked. I guess I should've known when I looked through the window and it was a sea of white people (not a single Asian person in there other than the workers). And I should've even known MORE when the owners didn't speak a lick of Mandarin or Cantonese (ie. Cynthia orders the tea in Cantonese, and the lady responds in ENGISH? What the...) It makes me only want to go back to Atlanta (or out to SanFran) for better dimsum. I never realized how much food (good and bad) affected my mood. I've been annoyed ever since.
I think I'm also getting slightly annoyed with how stingy I am. I wish I had the ability to just be like, "yeah, forget the price for the day" and just go splurge. I'm not that kind of person, and when I hear other people willing to do it, I want to too. But then, when the opportunity arises, I am just like "too expensive." Grr.
Oh, and I missed Carmen this weekend. I'm SO mad at myself. I've been wanting to see this opera since when it was announced LAST year. But, super stingy me (surprise surprise), decided to go for rush tickets. Somehow, since the last two operas I went to didn't sell out, I figured this one probably wouldn't either. I was wrong. No one wanted to refund their tickets, everybody showed up. Bah. I am so disappointed. I guess next time I'll just suck it up and pay full price for the ones I really want to see.
Posted by szujin at 02:35 PM | Comments (0)
April 01, 2004
Sorry cow?
Mike sent this link to me. No longer do we need to feel guilty. Hahaha.
Posted by szujin at 12:50 PM | Comments (0)
Movie
I watched Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind last night. It's really good. I think it probably hits those people who have had a "first love" or "true love" more than anybody else. Or maybe those who are hopeless romantics. But, basically the movie is about Jim Carrey wanting to remove Kate Winslet from his memory, but then realizing that it's a bad idea (duh?). The idea that you would want to erase somebody out of your life, regardless of circumstances, is...well, appalling. I think that the relationships in our lives, especially those that are romantic, teach us invaluable lessons. Of course, afterwards, we'll probably look upon them and be a little nostaglic, and if the other person broke your heart, it will be miserable. BUT I think in the end, those memories are still most precious...
Left movie feeling slightly down, not the down like "ohmigod, I need to kill myself" sort of down, but the kind where you just go "huh...".
Posted by szujin at 10:26 AM | Comments (0)