Author: Gene

So, I kinda haven’t blogged.  The thing is, all my friends I hang out with here at Central, they hang out in any place but my room.  I think they hate my room, which is somewhat understandable, yet still inconvenient.  Anyway, the real problem is that I hang out with them so much doing not computer stuff I’m falling behind on podcasts and stuff so when I am alone with the screen I don’t have time to write to you.  But here I are.

So, I didn’t tell you about physics.  The class is down to 8 people and, surprise, I’m the only one just taking it for fun.  But it seems like it won’t be any more work than I was expecting.  I’m working on overturning Einstein and all of modern physics, but I think I might need to wait until the second weak of classes.

I’m way ahead on the work front so far, but I get the impression everything’s going to go to hell later.  Software Engineering is apparently death class, and it’s level of deadliness is randomly assigned later in the quarter.  I’m making life harder on myself by volunteering for a research project and signing up for the Physics Students club thing, too.  And DMing the locals (maybe.  They have a fairly astounding capacity to waste time).  And applying to graduate school.  Fun Fact: I’m the only CS major in my graduating class planning on gong on to graduate school.

2nd ballroom dancing class is tomorrow.  I will be wearing socks again.  Likely the only person, but this guy who’s big into dancing says that the dance department head says socks are ok, so I’m gonna use that as my ace in the hole if the teacher complains too loudly.  My throat is a bit tickle-y… maybe I’m too sick to dance.

Other things have happened, I’m sure.  I went to a LLC event called “Speed Friending”, a derivative of speed dating, which was all right.  Free food.  None of the rest of the gang came because they don’t talk to me and forgot.  After the official event was over though a PS2 and DDR was brought into the lounge and I got to show off my skills and play with other people.  That was my favorite part.  I dance better with girls watching.  Or at least I did that day.

My first two CS classes are taught by this Russian guy, Boris, who was on sabbatical last year, and the third is taught by a new guy, so I have all new CS profs.  Boris will be pretty tough, I think, because he offers extra credit.  That seems like a sign people need extra credit.  The new guy is all young and energetic and is teaching the grand finale CS class.  I think his youth will make it tougher maybe, but maybe not.  He started by saying the class is tons of work, but that it’s ok because that class is tons of work for all CS majors throughout the country.  Not very comforting.  I’m trying to sign up to work on his research projects he starting up, cause I do that sort of thing.

Ballroom Dancing is about as expected.  Barely a male shortage though, we’re about even.  We did some beginner stuff.  I’m not very good at the swinging under the arm thing.  I’m not really very good at the whole leading thing.  Too much responsibility.  When we switch partners, us guys are supposed to lead the girls to some other guy and do a swap.  How come obvious sexism is ok sometimes?  Whatever.  I think I will never be a great dancer, because I’m not very enthusiastic.  I’m supposed to move and smeg, more than the minimum, which is really counter to my nature.  We’ll find out I guess.  I reserve the right to bail on the class if I get too busy, though.
First physics class is tomorrow.  I also reserve the right to bail on it if I get too busy.

The internet is too slow.

So I’ve been done with work and here on campus since Thursday.  Everyone else got here on Sunday, except Yusuke and Elizabeth, there were here when I got here.  So, I helped move in a bunch of freshmen on Friday and Lauren and Sidney (a bit) on Sunday.  Been hanging out with everyone and having a grand ol’ time.

Got myself two new roommates.  Yusuke got bumped somehow.  He’s still in Anderson at least, though.  Nik is one.  He’s an American who lived most of his teen years in London.  His mom’s a Brit.  She made a commercial for Wizards.  Chen-Kai aka Jerry is the other.  He moved in later, cause he’s not a frosh, and doesn’t hang around as much.  He’s got a gf and stuff.  He cooked dinner today though and let us eat it, so we’re bff now.  He actually knows what he’s doing when he cooks, too.  Uses real food and stuff.

I should mention Lauren also provided blueberry muffins, and they were quite good.

List of things I don’t have that I want when my parents eventually make it back here:

• ice cream scoop
• something to blot out the sun
• my tang
• spare condiments and whatnot
• maybe a coaxial cable
• my Converses

The other news is obviously this new blog.  It’s not completely set up yet, but Gar was nice enough to host for me, and I bought the domain a few months ago and waste is bad.  So I’ll be slowly tweaking this thing, and I’ll abandon Vox.  I’ll still read all you vox blogs, but now that my cousin has one I have to bail.  Sorry to all you Voxers, please follow me.  You’re all using RSS anyway, right?

Classes start in about 8.5 hours for me, so I’ll have news regarding them tomorrow.  Might even write it up then.  Ya never know.

I leave you with this video, that I’ve shown everyone around here to universal lawls.