I can't do this anymore. :P Going to fix my schedule on Friday I think. I'm taking more than 40 points this semester and it really feels like too much for me. Yes. I'm passing my courses (I think) but what good is it if I leave school not being able to program well. Between math and physics programming has been taking a VERY low priority. Programming really needs lots of time to sit there and play with it and see what happens and enjoy. But I've only been doing assignments, getting help from friends to do them as quickly as possible since my other two classes take so much time. And doing things in Swedish takes a LOT of time and energy from me too. I underestimated how much it would take last semester.
The program is... if I don't pass EVERY course this year, I can't start next fall with the rest of my class on the second year. But there isn't a lot negative with that anymore. My friends in the class... it looks like most of them aren't going to be there for a variety of reasons. One is going to swap back to chemistry, another will be leaving since he was just taking math, and some are going to be mostly taking datateknik classes instead of datorspel. And really... do I WANT to start the second year of a programming class without being able to program?!? Seems rather silly.
So anyways, looking to drop the last two programming classes. I'll just redo the first year (with economics classes tossed in to round it out... or else by working half time) with next year's first years. I'll have passed math already and a few other classes... so I can REALLY focus on programming. The one catch in all this is to figure out IF I'm allowed to and how it works with CSN (government money for studying). It isn't a LOT of money each month... but we do need it to get by, especially when David is working a cleaning job.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Oof
Finally, the spring students intro week is done. It was a ton of effort, and I was barely involved with it! A combination of me being sick, extremely poor planning, lack of understanding, and poor turnout had me ready to quit the phosaret around Friday. But I'm feeling better now.
Well... better about the week... I'm not feeling healthy. My throat hurts and I'm generally feeling very BLAH.
Oh, and I've now got my PUT so I can stay in Sweden as long as I want without having to go back to migrationsverket ever again! Yea!
Well... better about the week... I'm not feeling healthy. My throat hurts and I'm generally feeling very BLAH.
Oh, and I've now got my PUT so I can stay in Sweden as long as I want without having to go back to migrationsverket ever again! Yea!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Politics (yawn, I know)
Well, yesterday the United States got a new president. This one is different from the last few. It isn't just that he is a colored man, but also everything else. He is the sun of an immigrant. A second generation immigrant, from Africa no less... can be president. He is also young, a family man with young kids himself. I feel in a way that he represents the American dream. Someone born in a family that wasn't rich, made it to the top.
In other news.. nolle-p isn't going so well. :( Only 3 new people showed up yesterday... *sigh* Oh well. We'll see how the rest of the week goes. At least my activity is travven... which means lots of old students show up.
In other news.. nolle-p isn't going so well. :( Only 3 new people showed up yesterday... *sigh* Oh well. We'll see how the rest of the week goes. At least my activity is travven... which means lots of old students show up.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Done with tests!
Oof, Finals are FINALLY over.
It's been crazy at home. As usual. My goal for this weekend is to actually make real food and not just instant junk. And to clean the apartment. I think there's a kitchen table somewhere that we haven't seen for a week. With David being sick and me studying for tests... the house has been totally ignored. Either today or tomorrow we need to take most of the day and try to clean up the place. I still have laundry in the dryer waiting to be put away! Oh, and I need to work a bit more on my physics homework as well. It's 7am and I'm leaning towards playing video games with the sound off for awhile until David wakes up. ;)
It's been crazy at home. As usual. My goal for this weekend is to actually make real food and not just instant junk. And to clean the apartment. I think there's a kitchen table somewhere that we haven't seen for a week. With David being sick and me studying for tests... the house has been totally ignored. Either today or tomorrow we need to take most of the day and try to clean up the place. I still have laundry in the dryer waiting to be put away! Oh, and I need to work a bit more on my physics homework as well. It's 7am and I'm leaning towards playing video games with the sound off for awhile until David wakes up. ;)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Birthday Post!
With everything else going on in my life, I totally spaced about writing here about my birthday! Oh well.
Anyways, I got tons of presents! My mom sent me a box with a warm shirt, some pecans, and a 'learn to cook' DS game. David gave me a stuffed animal and a 16 GB SDHD card for my eee pc. He also gave me a nice day by helping me out with chores and the like. I got a sweater, a shirt, and a certificate to the makeup store from David's parents. From my friends I got a DS game, a bottle of wine, a really disgusting shot thingie, and the world's cutest calendar with kitties on it!
I ate entirely too much cake, but I had a ton of fun. It was a very calm birthday, but one of the best I've had in a long time. It was nice to just relax a bit in the middle of studying for finals. I might do a bigger birthday celebration thingie next Friday if I'm feeling up to it. But there's no way it'd be as nice as my relaxing real birthday was. :)
Anyways, I got tons of presents! My mom sent me a box with a warm shirt, some pecans, and a 'learn to cook' DS game. David gave me a stuffed animal and a 16 GB SDHD card for my eee pc. He also gave me a nice day by helping me out with chores and the like. I got a sweater, a shirt, and a certificate to the makeup store from David's parents. From my friends I got a DS game, a bottle of wine, a really disgusting shot thingie, and the world's cutest calendar with kitties on it!
I ate entirely too much cake, but I had a ton of fun. It was a very calm birthday, but one of the best I've had in a long time. It was nice to just relax a bit in the middle of studying for finals. I might do a bigger birthday celebration thingie next Friday if I'm feeling up to it. But there's no way it'd be as nice as my relaxing real birthday was. :)
A nice list 'loaned' from Anna's blog.
1. Gjorde du något i år som du aldrig gjort förut?
Valdigt mycket faktisk. I got married, started a second education, and aquired a pair of overalls!
2. Höll du några av dina nyårslöften?
No. I never do. Don't know why I even make them.
3. Blev någon/några av dina vänner föräldrar i år?
Yes.
4. Dog någon som stod dig nära?
Nej.
5.Vilka länder besökte du?
Just the usual California and Sweden with a few random layovers in other places.
6. Är det något du saknar år 2008 som du vill ha år 2009?
A job.
7. Vilket datum från år 2008 kommer du alltid att minnas?
June 18th... the day we got married.
8. Vad var din största framgång 2008?
2008 is probably going to be filled with marriage memories for me. But besides getting married... I'd say it was starting to study again.
9. Största misstaget?
Still not having my drivers license. But beyond that very few of my mistakes have been so life-consuming that I remember them, although I'm sure I made millions.
10. Har du varit sjuk eller skadat dig?
I think I spent most of last spring with a cold.
11. Bästa köpet?
I'm not actually sure... I love my eeepc, and the xbox has been a lot of fun with guitar hero and what not.
12. Vad spenderade du mest pengar på?
Food and bills. They eat most of our monthly money.
13. Gjorde någonting dig riktigt glad?
The support from friends and family during the wedding process and the wedding itself.
14. Vilka sånger kommer alltid att påminna dig om 2008?
Nolle-p marching song, I kissed a girl, pink's fighting song, along with tons of snapsvisor
15. Var du gladare eller ledsnare i år jämfört med tidigare året?
I'd say happier. I feel that I'm kinda sorta doing something productive with my life. Something that is progress. Even if I'm not totally happy with it, at least it is better than unemployment.
16. Vad önskar du att du gjort mer?
Exercise. Studying.
17. Vad önskar du att du gjort mindre?
Surfing the net. It eats time like nothing else... it isn't something I particularly enjoy... but man if I keep doing it.
18. Hur tillbringar du jul?
With David's family.
19. Blev du kär i år?
Always become a bit more!
20. Favoritprogram på TV?
Top Gear or Myth Busters... not that I /ever/ get to watch much TV. I did watch a lot of Idol though.
21. Bästa boken du läste i år?
Anything that wasn't my math book... but considering how many books I read, I can't think of one that was 'the best'
22. Största musikaliska upptäckten?
Erm... music? That's the stuff you use to drown out people you don't want to listen to... right?
24. Något du önskade dig och fick när du fyllde år?
Since my '2009' birthday was yesterday... I'm having problems remembering what I got for my '2009' birthday. It was really cool though!
25. Något du önskade dig men inte fick?
Inte vad jag kommer ihåg <---- stealing answer.
26. Vad gjorde du på din födelsedag 2008?
Hmmm... I'll write down what I did for 2009 instead. :P Studied, ate lunch that I bought instead of warmed up, baked two cakes. Took a nap. Played an hour of fable II, ate cake with the inlaws, had a pizza dinner, and ate cake and got really awesome presents at a friend's place. One of the best evenings in a long time.
27. Finns det någonting som skulle gjort ditt år ännu bättre?
If I'd had a job and was nicer to other people.
28. Hur skulle du beskriva din stil år 2008?
Whatever the heck is in the closet or that people have bought me. Clothing shopping is boring.
29. Vad fick dig att må bra?
David, video games, and lots and lots of fika.
30. Vilken kändis var du mest sugen på?
I've never really been that interested in celebrities.
31. Vem saknade du?
My family. I see them so infrequently.
32. De bästa nya människorna du träffade?
All the nice people from Nolle-P and school. It's amazing to actually have my own friends here that aren't just people being nice to me because I'm David's girl.
Valdigt mycket faktisk. I got married, started a second education, and aquired a pair of overalls!
2. Höll du några av dina nyårslöften?
No. I never do. Don't know why I even make them.
3. Blev någon/några av dina vänner föräldrar i år?
Yes.
4. Dog någon som stod dig nära?
Nej.
5.Vilka länder besökte du?
Just the usual California and Sweden with a few random layovers in other places.
6. Är det något du saknar år 2008 som du vill ha år 2009?
A job.
7. Vilket datum från år 2008 kommer du alltid att minnas?
June 18th... the day we got married.
8. Vad var din största framgång 2008?
2008 is probably going to be filled with marriage memories for me. But besides getting married... I'd say it was starting to study again.
9. Största misstaget?
Still not having my drivers license. But beyond that very few of my mistakes have been so life-consuming that I remember them, although I'm sure I made millions.
10. Har du varit sjuk eller skadat dig?
I think I spent most of last spring with a cold.
11. Bästa köpet?
I'm not actually sure... I love my eeepc, and the xbox has been a lot of fun with guitar hero and what not.
12. Vad spenderade du mest pengar på?
Food and bills. They eat most of our monthly money.
13. Gjorde någonting dig riktigt glad?
The support from friends and family during the wedding process and the wedding itself.
14. Vilka sånger kommer alltid att påminna dig om 2008?
Nolle-p marching song, I kissed a girl, pink's fighting song, along with tons of snapsvisor
15. Var du gladare eller ledsnare i år jämfört med tidigare året?
I'd say happier. I feel that I'm kinda sorta doing something productive with my life. Something that is progress. Even if I'm not totally happy with it, at least it is better than unemployment.
16. Vad önskar du att du gjort mer?
Exercise. Studying.
17. Vad önskar du att du gjort mindre?
Surfing the net. It eats time like nothing else... it isn't something I particularly enjoy... but man if I keep doing it.
18. Hur tillbringar du jul?
With David's family.
19. Blev du kär i år?
Always become a bit more!
20. Favoritprogram på TV?
Top Gear or Myth Busters... not that I /ever/ get to watch much TV. I did watch a lot of Idol though.
21. Bästa boken du läste i år?
Anything that wasn't my math book... but considering how many books I read, I can't think of one that was 'the best'
22. Största musikaliska upptäckten?
Erm... music? That's the stuff you use to drown out people you don't want to listen to... right?
24. Något du önskade dig och fick när du fyllde år?
Since my '2009' birthday was yesterday... I'm having problems remembering what I got for my '2009' birthday. It was really cool though!
25. Något du önskade dig men inte fick?
Inte vad jag kommer ihåg <---- stealing answer.
26. Vad gjorde du på din födelsedag 2008?
Hmmm... I'll write down what I did for 2009 instead. :P Studied, ate lunch that I bought instead of warmed up, baked two cakes. Took a nap. Played an hour of fable II, ate cake with the inlaws, had a pizza dinner, and ate cake and got really awesome presents at a friend's place. One of the best evenings in a long time.
27. Finns det någonting som skulle gjort ditt år ännu bättre?
If I'd had a job and was nicer to other people.
28. Hur skulle du beskriva din stil år 2008?
Whatever the heck is in the closet or that people have bought me. Clothing shopping is boring.
29. Vad fick dig att må bra?
David, video games, and lots and lots of fika.
30. Vilken kändis var du mest sugen på?
I've never really been that interested in celebrities.
31. Vem saknade du?
My family. I see them so infrequently.
32. De bästa nya människorna du träffade?
All the nice people from Nolle-P and school. It's amazing to actually have my own friends here that aren't just people being nice to me because I'm David's girl.
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Happy New Year!
Happy new year everyone!
Yesterday was so much fun! First we started out with the very wonderful dinner at Anton's. Then we wandered over to the student party at school with my friends.
Everything was a ton of fun! But soon! Back to the grindstone and final studying!
Yesterday was so much fun! First we started out with the very wonderful dinner at Anton's. Then we wandered over to the student party at school with my friends.
Everything was a ton of fun! But soon! Back to the grindstone and final studying!
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