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02/27/01 9:30PM - I'm in a psychology lab class. It's called Practical Aspects of Social Psychology - or something like that. In any case, we have to make up a lab, collect the data, analyze the data, and do a write up - in nine week's time. My group's project was to study propinquity effects within a retirement community. (Propinquity = like/dislike relationships with regards to distance and frequency). The surveys were passed out last week, and I just got back the turned in surveys today. Out of 100+ surveys we passed out, only 26 were returned. Out of the 26, only 5 completed the full survey. Ugh... Not good at all. I think we're screwed! Apparently many of the residences were offended by some of our quesions and our wording. Some felt that we were trying to promote hatred. What does this mean? (1) My data is going to be all screwed up. (2.) My group and I are going to have to write up a note of apology and a disclosure to the residences. Apparently the administration department got a lot of angry feedback (and they will no longer be participating in surveys in the future) from this instance. I feel REALLY BAD. It is the least my group and I could do - to explain what we were studying and to clarify with them that we only meant to collect data and not to spread hate. It's amazing how "touchy" people can be about certian subject- and what nuances people can read into things that were not really there.
On another subject, I've been trying to figure out HTML. I've been reading the HTML code on web pages, hoping that I'll pick up on a thing or two. Java and HTML look a lot like BASIC. The input has to equal the output and it's fairly straightforward. However, I hated programming BASIC and will probably never pick up HTML. I could follow along, but I just chose not to. =P Programming gets me so frustrated. I almost tore my hair out in my class - and that was BASIC. I'll just stick to being happy and ignorant of code.
Scool is coming to an end soon. I think finals are in two weeks or so. I'm so not ready. It always seems as if the quarter starts at a snail's pace and then takes off like lightning at the end. I have 2 papers to type and catch up on reading I've been putting off. Naughty me. =P
I have always liked to get to know a person. I like knowing what makes poeple tick, and what makes them feel happy/sad. I hold the same values towards my freinds and acquaintances. That what intugues me most about online journals. I'm not a very open perosn- and yet i am able to pour out so much on text for the word to see. How ironic is that? There are a few online journals I'm hooked on. I'm not stalking anyone or anything, I just like to read about their stoires, their quirks, their personality. maybe I'm just a little crazy (or sheltered). It's like they give me a window to a world other than my own, and that they are allowing me to get to know who they are. I can only hope that my journal provides as much knowledge and as much refreshment from the day as theirs has offered mine.
02/26/01 2:22PM - Yesterday my mom and my sister came back from Indonesia. They brought me lots of yummy food, some clothes, CD's, and an anklet. Yippee! I wish I could have gone, but ya know - school, work. Blah! I think I'm supposed to go to Scotland sometime in August. I don't know when exactly, but I need to get my passport pictures taken soon. My passport expired in June of last year. Today is my parent's anniversary. I am ashamed to say that I have not yet purchased anything for them. I have no idea what they want because they already have...everything. Grrr!!! Roz's birthday is also coming up. What should I get for her?
I watched SNL the other day when Katie Holmes was on. I used to watch Dawson's Creek all the time, but now I rarely do. Anyway, first of all, I do have to admit, she is a very lovely girl - but overall her characters are pretty much cut from the same mold. I've seen her in a few of the movies she's made, and her appearance on SNL, helped me conclude that she needs more time to develop more characters. She has the potential - I think she just needs practice and has to find her niche. SNL was so painful to watch - the only thing that kept me from channel surfing was the fact that Dave Matthews Band was performing, and I like Will Farrell - he's so funny!
02/24/01 10:41PM - My friends often berrate me every time I lament over the fact that I've been single for over two years now. They say that I don't make myself available, and that there are several decent guys here - I just never give them a chance. That's probably true. I'm overly picky, I just don't want to settle, nor do I want to be unfair to anyone. With school and work, I just don't have the time to commit to anyone and it wouldn't be fair to expect them to wait for ne and cater to my schedule. Not that I mind being catered and waited upon, but it just wouldn't be fair. How wonderful would life be if I didn't have to worry about monetary values, and just live my life the way I want to live it? How great would it be just to get awy and travel - leave the mundane behind? I shall just have to work hard now so that I can enjoy the fruits of my labor in the future.
Went to Bored.com, which linked me to eatsleepmusic.com to sing kareoke and then to soyouwanna.com to get my fortune read by the great Goosini (who was remarkably accurate for a goose!) - what a productive day. . .
02/22/01 1:17PM - Garlic bread is fast becoming a specialty of mine. I've been making it every day for the past three days. It's yummy! What can I say? Besides, I have to finish the bruschetta mix I made a few days ago. I had a really rotten Sundy. everything that could possibly go wrong, did - and now I just want the rest of this week to fly by so that I can relax this weekend. Did I just say "relax?" Yes. I need to relax. What I'd give for a nice back rub and to have all my worries just vanish before my eyes. I might as well ask for a fairy godmother to be thrown into the package deal! =P
I've been watching the TV and listening to the music on the radio. It's so hard to find a good song nowadays. It seems to me as if eveything has gone Pop. I don't have anything against Pop, but sometimes I just get sick of it. My frirend has invited me to go with a few of ther other friends to watch the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" tomorrow evening. That will be fun.
02/15/01 10:46PM - I haven't been updating as much because I've been trying to *gasp* keep up with my school work. I had midterms this last week. Ugh... I also had a presentation today. It went okay...Iguess... It's kinda all a blur now. I petitioned to graduate. It's official. I'll be done in June. Actually, I only have one more class to go - but I'll take a full course load. My GPA could use the boost. I also think it's time to start looking for another job. I'm kind of sick and tired of what I do - and besides, It's not really related to my career/major. I'm not happy, and I think It's about time I make myelf happy.
Happy belated Valentines Day! I didn't do much on my V-day. I worked, ran errands, went to school. I met up with Peter and May - we watched "Hannibal." I wouldn't exactly call it the "movie of the year," but I liked it. Then again, I DO have my quirks.
I got my senior pictures bac. I think they messed up on my order - perhaps I might have messed up? I dunno. They're sending another copy of my proofs to the lab and I should be getting them back shortly. Whatever. I'll never order pictures from them again. I had to call them after 9 weeks to have them send my my pictures. Lauren Studios sucks! Anyway. I have an early day, and I'm very tired. G'night!
02/12/01 12:43AM - Sometimes I get very disgruntled with things in my life. I think that I deseve better than the lot I have gotten in life, but I guess I shall have to work hard at redeeming myself and proving that I DO deserve better.
02/11/01 10:41AM - Midterms are this coming week. Finals are on my birthday. I'm cursed, school sucks. Needless to say I'm in a rotten mood. It's amazing how much time I waste on the internet I just get sucked into searching for things I don't kow about, chatting with people, and wasting time. I know I do it, yet I continue. I must become more productive with my life. Yup.
02/08/01 1:44PM - Kickboxking has moved to 4PM. I'm not sure if I will continue with the class, but I do know that I'm not going to go today. I have an ppointment to keep with the library and my books. Damn! I hate midterms. In an effort to procrastinate and do anything BUT study, I wandered over to The Spark to complete one of their witty and pointless surveys. This time it was The Gender Test. It seemed so simple, yet when I finished the test (to my confusion) I was pronounced a guy. Grrr. I refused to be called a "dude," so I attempted the quiz one more time, only to be called a guy again (to my dismay and alarm). Then again, I have always been a tomboy, and I secretly find all this humorous. In both cases, I was pronunced a guy with abotut 80-86% confidence. Perhaps I should confort myself in knowing that "confidence" does not correllate to "accuracy." There goes my psych talk.. and here I go running off to class...
A few bits of news before I run off though... James is now 4 mos old. I swear, every time I see that picture of him in James2, I always laugh. You'll know what I'm talking about when you see it. He has supposedly learned how to roll over and play peek-a-boo with his bib. Wow... If oly my parents could be proud of me when i do such easy tasks. I need to go to class. I need to take a nap. Hopefully I won't take a nap during class. That would be bad.
02/01/01 8:44PM - I can't stay long. "Will & Grace" is going to start soon. I'm so tired!!! I just want to curl up in bed and sleep the rest of the quarrter away. Here's one thought that comes to mind when I work out: I was in London many years ago, riding on the Underground (I LOVE public transportation). An advertisement placed over the seats stated " Some say women don't sweat, they glow. Well I glow buckets!" Today I glowed buckets once again in Kickboxing. Nice thought, eh?
01/29/01 7:25PM - I'm going to have to start doing all my journal entries in 10-point font. It's so much more compact, and I can fit more into a page that way. =) My dad is driving me up the wall. He insists on having my webpage address and Roz's web page address on his own "Favorites" list - even though it's already posted on my list. Whatever. Also he wants to have his own web page - but guess who gets to do all the work on it??? Grrr....
Today I woke up at 7:30AM, worked out for 1 hour, and then I came home, took a shower, and slept for 5 hours. It was so wierd, I was just totally tired and knocked out. I didn't feel like moving. I missed class because of it. Oops... My health is far more important than my education, right? =P
I made Mac n' cheese for dinner, and I also made brownies for dessert. Yum! it's so sad when I realize, I really don't have that much to share. Everything is just really repetitive nowadays. Work. School. Work. More school. When does the madness end?