Done… Starting

And then there were none. That is a fun week to have done. We’re in Red Deer, Nicole just arrived. That’s almost a Nic like Haiku.

One Done

C# done for a few weeks. 5 to go.
SELECT * (or at least 50%)
FROM DatabaseKnowledge
WHERE Exam = tomorrow;

Trying to learn

A school update:

• Current assignments due in the next two weeks: 6
• Current assignments complete: 1
• Languages: Javascript, SQL, Perl, Java, C#, Bash Script (is that officially a language? I can’t remember), HTML/XHTML/DHTML(whatever the right acronym is these days), and Flex (no wonder I’m forgetting where to put the brackets and semicolons!)
• Some tough topics: everything in computational math class(every time she says “you should remember this from Grade 12 math class” I cringe); binary search trees; perl;
• Overall it’s going okay – I’m surviving and May 29 is getting closer.

Word of the Day

“Asymptotic”

Can you guess what class and what it means?

Classes

This semester’s classes include the following:

• Networking 2: I like this stuff so far.
• Hardware 1
• Database Management: I had no idea databases were such a huge topic.  Makes sense when you think about it (managing your driving info), but still – it’s huge.
• Web Design 1: pretty simple stuff so far, but something I’ve been looking forward to learning.
• Programming 2: ouch.
• Systems Analysis & Design: I don’t know what this means either.  Right now he’s talking about Recursion and Fibonacci – topics that just make my head spin.
• Statistics: why am I taking this?  I don’t know either. 
• Technical Communication: grammar for computer people?  I don’t like grammar.

Looks like programming and database mgmt will be the tough ones once again.

Finalsy

Finals for Tim this week, 7 in total – 2 down including the hardest one, which is nice.  Friday will be even nicer when I start 2 weeks of freedom and family frenzy.  The plan is to head to Red Deer on Saturday for a few days then on to Calgary – back to Kennedy for Jan 1.  Now back to the studies…

study

House = quiet. if family = gone house = quiet.  quiet = study? . Excel midterm exam=Wednesday.  If study = 0 then mark = ?.  JAVA = mind mush.

Dog needs walking… maybe study later.

The Weekend

I’m looking forward to the long weekend, which starts in about 50 minutes for me. This week has been a heavy one for assignments at school, and next week doesn’t look all that much better, but it’s still 3 days off, so I can forget about it for a few hours anyway.

Mark & Amy & Maddeeeee are in town for the weekend, which will be lots of fun – they got in rather early (like 4 am) this morning, and I wasn’t nice enough to get up to welcome them, so I haven’t even seen them yet.

Should be a good weekend.  Oh ya, Happy Anniversary Ma & Pa.

You are a Failure

Got my first failing mark on an assignment today.  Programming of course.  Luckily they assign about 16 a week, so it is worth very little in the big scheme of things.  On this particular topic they were nice enough to rush through teaching parts of it, send a couple of examples out by email (did I sign up for online learning by accident?), then ask for the assignment the next day.  There’s another assignment on the same topic due on Monday worth more marks, so I get another chance, what a delight!  This class reminds me of taking Greek in Bible College, which I barely passed, except this time I don’t have Stewart to copy off of.

Student Deals: Microsoft Office for $60

One good thing about being a student is once in a while you can find some good deals.  Sasktel gives us a few bucks off our phone if we spend a whole bunch of money and get internet, cell, and tv with it.  Pizza Hut gives us a few bucks off.  The Bus is a bit cheaper if you buy a semester’s worth.  Apple gives you an ipod if you buy a computer.

The best one I’ve found so far is Microsoft giving out Microsoft Office 2007 for $60.  If you’re a student and are looking to upgrade, go here.