Life as J

It's that time again! Throughout the academic term, all university students anticipate the events which conclude the 4-month period. Some students rejoice in their "coolness", others look at them as a brief interruption to their gaming hours, while a scant few will shriek at you if you even mention their occurrence. You know what I'm talking about. Yes, I'll admit, the majority of the participants are pretty stressed out as they prepare for these "games". If you step into the library, you'll see some of them slumped over their textbooks, exhausted after memorizing all the equations pertaining to bipolar transistors. Others may be glued to the computer monitor, poring over solution manuals in hopes that they'll somehow be able to absorb the information through osmosis. It's a wonderful time. Myself, I've been trying to do a bit of preparation as well - but, as you're reading this, I've obviously stopped for a break. Just to c...

Things are finally starting to wind down, now that the term is almost over - the last day of lectures is on Wednesday, March 29. Of course, that's not to say everything will be peachy after Wednesday, just that I won't have to run around like crazy - I'll only have to worry about final exams. This morning, I finished my last lab - what an awesome feeling. Going through terms like this past one, I wonder why I chose engineering. Then I remember - engineering was a better career choice than teaching. Except, if I do decide to go down that road, then I will have gone through this for...? Building character? I guess, if anything, I'll come out of this with better survival skills - an increased ability to handle stress and tolerance for uncertainty. My economics professor commented that the majority of the world's achievements resulted from animal spirits. What does that mean? People who have animal spirits are innovative - they aren't afraid to take risks, th...

First of all, apologies for not posting in ages. As you can probably tell from recent posts, it's been quite hectic these past couple of months. I'm making a post now because I feel like my brain is about to explode with thoughts of recent events (and looming deadlines). The thing is, I feel like I've been talking non-stop for the past couple of days about these events, yet it doesn't seem to be helping me get past them. Now, I've learned my lesson from previous experiences about baring my personal life to the public, so I'll only be skimming the surface of what's troubling me. I guess what I'm trying to say is: be warned of upcoming frustration. Life is fluid - always in motion. No matter how much you try not to deviate from routine, something will come along and manage to trip you up. Until about a week ago, I was humming along in my academic mode, barely staying on the edge of sanity. All of a sudden, something darted in front of me, causing me ...