Published on Monday November 25, 2002 .
I realized today that I can count on one hand the number of things I have left to do before I graduate. Now, first of all it's unprecedented that the number should be so low before Thanksgiving. Second of all, I can count how far I am from graduation. On one hand, baby! Check it out:
- Finish my CS 160 Project. [1]
- My last CS 172 homework assignment is due on 12/2.
- My Metaphor term paper is due on 12/4, and then that class is done.
- My CS 160 final is on Monday, December 16th.
- And my CS 172 final is on Wednesday, December 18th.
[1] Okay, admittedly, that CS project has about 5 major chunks left to do (two of which are due in 9 hours), but as a CogSci major, I think I'm justified in applying a fairly high level of abstraction on this point.
Published on Wednesday November 6, 2002 .
Every other year, I've taken Amtrak home for break on the Wednesday evening right before Thanksgiving. But every other year, I've also returned to Berkeley on Monday, missing a class or two in the process (depending on the year).
You probably think that given my goal of perfect attendance this semester, I'm torn about missing those classes on Monday. However, Monday's classes aren't the ones I'm actually worried about missing, because I have to be back before Monday anyway. I'll probably have to return to Berkeley on Saturday, because I've got a project due on Monday.
No, the classes I'm worried about missing are the classes on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. You see, since I'm going to have to return to Berkeley on Saturday, I'd only really get two days at home if I left on Wednesday evening. But if I go home on Tuesday, I'd get an extra day, putting my vacation closer to its normal length. Of course, if I do that, then I also miss 3 classes and break my perfect attendance record.
I'm pretty sure I'll just go home Wednesday, preserving my perfect attendance. I think I've been holding off on buying my tickets in case I accidentally sleep in and miss a class or something, but the longer I wait, the more expensive the tickets will get.
Ugh, and I thought my last CS project was bad... Well, at least now I can say that I've implemented a network transport layer.
"That last submission passed 19/24 tests, and since that submission we've fixed these 3 problems. At this point, I'm so sick of this project that passing 22/24 tests sounds pretty fantastic to me." I said. "Let's submit this and go home."
And with that, I parted ways with the CS group that I spent an immeasurable amount of time with this semester. There were no pats on the back. There was no celebration. There were just four cranky students, each going their separate ways.
And now that I've finally got NACHOS out of my hair, I can actually start studying for my finals. Well, maybe tomorrow...