Hooray, memory like a sieve.
Mar. 31st, 2005 12:39 amI had all kinds of things that I wanted to mention here, but now I can't seem to remember most of them, even though I was thinking about them on the way from work back to school. >.> Maybe 275 ate my brain, or something.
So, yeah, coding's still going on that. I've still got one task to finish up out of the four I was given... And I'm not really sure what to do with it at this point. The way the GUI and the actual do-things-code interacts makes my head hurt... Specifically, when trying to pass information that was typed into a bunch of fields to another function to put 'em in the repository all at once. Maybe I'm just thinking about it too hard or something, but.
212's not going very well - I've hardly started, and I'm pretty much afraid to. As I waxed eloquent to Trav last night, I don't know why the hell I took that course... Maybe it would've been better with a more experienced instructor, but it's just a nightmare as is. I don't understand near enough of it to be doing much of anything, but the classes are way too boring to sit through - and all he does is read off of his slides. Useless! It's like he expects us to pull information out of thin air... The book's good, but it still doesn't give us what we need to know. I think the only reason other people are doing half-decently is because they already know the damned language. On the boards, for instance, they start asking about things that I would never have thought of... And so I get lost, and scared, and want to just curl up and hide away from the material. >.>
That, and I just found out my three exams happen over the course of two days. It's not going to be a fun two weeks...
Ah well. If I ever do manage to graduate, I'll be the first person on my mom's side to have a degree of some sort. Realized that a night or two ago... Also be the first gal on my dad's side - dad was the first out of his branchings. XD Damn 'geers.
I did request a week off of work, though, so that I could at least have a bit of time to study (and write ;em, too). After the 23rd, though... I'll be free to work as much as they want me to. ^^; Probably means I'll be spending some time over at Guildford - I think they may be a bit shortstaffed there as is. It doesn't really matter to me, although I'd prefer to just be at Coquitlam (not only do I know where everything is there, and exactly what I have to do, but I don't have to work with anyone other than the therapists. Hooray lone wolfishness).
Thing is, I'm the closest thing they have to a jack-of-all-trades between the clinics, which means they can put me anywheres and probably won't have to worry. At Guildford, the staff isn't expected to do everything, since they work in pairs or triads. Me, though - billing clerk? Check. Customer service? Check. Computer technician? Check. (Always end up fixing the network or printers or what-not while I'm at Guildford...) Inventory? Check. Paperwork, claims, and accounting? Check, check, check. I do everything for Coquitlam, while everyone at Guildford has at most two specializations.
Sheesh, the fact alone that Joy lets me take her personal Mastercard and buy stuff for the clinic on my own accord must count for something.
I'll be so glad when I won't be the one worrying about everything any more, though. ^^;; I had it so easy when Reema was doing that... Apparently, the girl they're training at Guildford - Cheryl, or something like that? - is not a dolt. I've yet to meet her, although I did speak to her briefly over the phone today. We'll see, I guess.
Been selling tickets for the App Sci Formal over the past two days... So far I've sold fully a quarter of the tickets we had to get rid of at the booth. XD The other folks have been slackers.
I also managed to fold a paper crane out of a centimetre square of paper whilst I was there yesterday, which I was told was impressive. I attribute my dextrous fingers to a healthy regiment of piano, typing, and DWI. XDD
Serenne's level 11, now, but I don't know if she'll be doing much while I'm so busy with stuff... Poor gal, no silly dwarves or goblins to kill for a bit.
Almost all of my Easter chocolate is gone. T.T I've only got the two bunnies left, now... Not that that isn't a goodly pile of chocolate as is, but it's not quite as portable as the eggs, unless I tear off their ears, or something.
Nearly done the Minish Cap... Just trying to get all the figurines before I go back in to fight the final boss. Already done all the Kinstone fusions - which took me forever to figure out which one I was missing. 'Tis annoying to have only one missing... ^^; The figurines are a pain in the ass, though - since I didn't bother to get any earlier in the game, my collection of shells overflowed once it hit 999, and I blew through that easily when I actually started getting the stupid things. Now I have to find some source of income for shells that isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg in Rupees, since all of the chests have been exhausted...
And screw talking about anything else just to appease certain people while they debug - I'm looking at you, m'dear! - I am going to wrap this up and go to bed. Tired, oh so tired... And I need to be up again in seven hours. Someone shoot me now. >.>
So, yeah, coding's still going on that. I've still got one task to finish up out of the four I was given... And I'm not really sure what to do with it at this point. The way the GUI and the actual do-things-code interacts makes my head hurt... Specifically, when trying to pass information that was typed into a bunch of fields to another function to put 'em in the repository all at once. Maybe I'm just thinking about it too hard or something, but.
212's not going very well - I've hardly started, and I'm pretty much afraid to. As I waxed eloquent to Trav last night, I don't know why the hell I took that course... Maybe it would've been better with a more experienced instructor, but it's just a nightmare as is. I don't understand near enough of it to be doing much of anything, but the classes are way too boring to sit through - and all he does is read off of his slides. Useless! It's like he expects us to pull information out of thin air... The book's good, but it still doesn't give us what we need to know. I think the only reason other people are doing half-decently is because they already know the damned language. On the boards, for instance, they start asking about things that I would never have thought of... And so I get lost, and scared, and want to just curl up and hide away from the material. >.>
That, and I just found out my three exams happen over the course of two days. It's not going to be a fun two weeks...
Ah well. If I ever do manage to graduate, I'll be the first person on my mom's side to have a degree of some sort. Realized that a night or two ago... Also be the first gal on my dad's side - dad was the first out of his branchings. XD Damn 'geers.
I did request a week off of work, though, so that I could at least have a bit of time to study (and write ;em, too). After the 23rd, though... I'll be free to work as much as they want me to. ^^; Probably means I'll be spending some time over at Guildford - I think they may be a bit shortstaffed there as is. It doesn't really matter to me, although I'd prefer to just be at Coquitlam (not only do I know where everything is there, and exactly what I have to do, but I don't have to work with anyone other than the therapists. Hooray lone wolfishness).
Thing is, I'm the closest thing they have to a jack-of-all-trades between the clinics, which means they can put me anywheres and probably won't have to worry. At Guildford, the staff isn't expected to do everything, since they work in pairs or triads. Me, though - billing clerk? Check. Customer service? Check. Computer technician? Check. (Always end up fixing the network or printers or what-not while I'm at Guildford...) Inventory? Check. Paperwork, claims, and accounting? Check, check, check. I do everything for Coquitlam, while everyone at Guildford has at most two specializations.
Sheesh, the fact alone that Joy lets me take her personal Mastercard and buy stuff for the clinic on my own accord must count for something.
I'll be so glad when I won't be the one worrying about everything any more, though. ^^;; I had it so easy when Reema was doing that... Apparently, the girl they're training at Guildford - Cheryl, or something like that? - is not a dolt. I've yet to meet her, although I did speak to her briefly over the phone today. We'll see, I guess.
Been selling tickets for the App Sci Formal over the past two days... So far I've sold fully a quarter of the tickets we had to get rid of at the booth. XD The other folks have been slackers.
I also managed to fold a paper crane out of a centimetre square of paper whilst I was there yesterday, which I was told was impressive. I attribute my dextrous fingers to a healthy regiment of piano, typing, and DWI. XDD
Serenne's level 11, now, but I don't know if she'll be doing much while I'm so busy with stuff... Poor gal, no silly dwarves or goblins to kill for a bit.
Almost all of my Easter chocolate is gone. T.T I've only got the two bunnies left, now... Not that that isn't a goodly pile of chocolate as is, but it's not quite as portable as the eggs, unless I tear off their ears, or something.
Nearly done the Minish Cap... Just trying to get all the figurines before I go back in to fight the final boss. Already done all the Kinstone fusions - which took me forever to figure out which one I was missing. 'Tis annoying to have only one missing... ^^; The figurines are a pain in the ass, though - since I didn't bother to get any earlier in the game, my collection of shells overflowed once it hit 999, and I blew through that easily when I actually started getting the stupid things. Now I have to find some source of income for shells that isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg in Rupees, since all of the chests have been exhausted...
And screw talking about anything else just to appease certain people while they debug - I'm looking at you, m'dear! - I am going to wrap this up and go to bed. Tired, oh so tired... And I need to be up again in seven hours. Someone shoot me now. >.>