| Dear Santa |
[Dec. 7th, 2005|12:11 pm] |
 Dear Santa...
Dear Santa,
This year I've been busy!
In May I gave ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) shnarbles a life-saving blood transfusion (50 points). Last Friday I ate my brussel sprouts (1 points). In March I caught a purse-snatcher who stole kimopupule's purse (30 points). In July I had a shoot-out with rival gang lords on the 5 near LA (-76 points). Last Monday I pulled over and changed frodo_the_jedi's flat tire (15 points).
Overall, I've been nice (20 points). For Christmas I deserve a new bike!
Sincerely,
hawknc |
Haha, James has a purse. :p |
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| So I'm a fcukwit |
[Jan. 21st, 2005|10:59 pm] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  guilty | ] |
About a year and a half ago, I did something really stupid. Not as stupid as it potentially could have been, but exceedingly stupid nonetheless. I could have stopped it if I had had any idea what I actually wanted at the time, but once again I tried to please everyone - myself included - and ended up pissing them all off instead and making a fool of myself. Now it's all come back to bite me on the arse, even stuff I never actually did. So, despite the fact that I've said this so many times it's meaningless, I'm sorry. I've been trying to atone for my mistakes, but I doubt I'll ever make it up completely. I doubt this will be the last post here on the issue. |
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| Hero |
[Dec. 5th, 2004|02:23 am] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  blank | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Faithless - Reverence | ] |
I finally got around to watching Hero tonight. The cinematography in it is so damn good I almost forgot that it didn't really have much of a plot (although it was, at least, a more intricate plot that most popcorn action movies). Mel and I were discussing the movie on the way back and I realised how easily the movie evoked emotion through the use of colours more than anything else. The script was little more than plot exposition, the action was eye candy, but the colour gave the story depth as much as anything else. The colour of each actor's outfit and their surroundings gives you an immediate feeling as to the mindset of the characters, whether they are at peace, jealous, angry or sorrowful. Another thing that struck me as unusual was that the main character, played by Jet Li, had surprisingly little of the plot revolve around him. Whilst he was the catalyst for the events taking place, in the movie he almost takes a backseat to his companions, whose story is much more interesting. Li does little more than narrate when he isn't fighting, which can leave you wondering at the end who the Hero of the title is actually meant to be. (Jesus, I sound like a pretentious prick.) Anyway, it's a good movie, go see it if you haven't already and don't mind the subtitles.
On an entirely different note, Evanescence sucks for making me feel kinda depressed after listening to them for the first time in a while. This is why I hate emo music, I'll never understand why music that makes you feel worse is meant to be good. |
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| All I want for Christmas... |
[Dec. 2nd, 2004|10:09 pm] |
This seems to be the cool thing in livejournals right now, so what the hey. Feel the Christmas spirit.
Step One
Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.
You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf (or fairy) -- to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not -- it's your call.
There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
Pass this on and make up lists of your own. Maybe no one will get you anything, but maybe someone will. It's a great way to let people know what you want without being greedy or rude about it, and it's also a great way to find out what others *really* want, if you can get your friends to join this too.
So here are mine:
1) Upgrade for my computer (yay, I'm shallow)
2) For the people I care about to be happy
3) Fitness
4) Half-Life 2 (I'm probably far too overhyped about this game and I'll end up being disappointed, but what the heck)
5) To make someone else's Christmas happier than it would have been otherwise
6) No harm in adding this...a trip to C3 (and back, preferably)
7) A car!
8) New monitor
9)A lightsaber. I tried building one myself in a flash of extreme geekness, and it was a complete disaster. I don't feel like a true fan without at least some form of SWishness to own, I don't even have a poster or Lego or collectible figurines or any of that sort of stuff.
10) The Base paid for, for a year or so. I'm not sure how much money is in the account and I cbf checking, but I'm sure it'll need topping up eventually and I kinda like the place.
On another note, I might actually start posting here again occasionally. Don't expect anything deep, I was never much good at that. Mostly it'll be laughing at stupid people, I think. I can do that. |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 1st, 2003|12:13 am] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  frustrated | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Don Davis - Spirit of the Universe | ] |
It'd be nice if I actually practised all of what I wrote in my previous entry. I need to stop being such a bloody hypocrite sometimes. |
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| The Readers Digest Guide to Love |
[Nov. 30th, 2003|02:11 am] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Dave Matthews Band - When The World Ends (Oakenfold Remix) | ] |
Love is...
- Suppressing one's own selfish desires in order to fulfill another's desires
- Being able to admit when you are wrong
- Doing something that defies all logical reason because it will make your significant other happy
- Able to cause powerful emotions in the most hardened person
- A new level of life from which nobody wants to return
Love is not...
- At first sight
- Pure euphoria
- What you expect it to be
- Constant with time
- The same for everyone
- Describable in words, it has to be experienced to be understood
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| Me, myself, I |
[Nov. 27th, 2003|12:57 am] |
It occurs to me that most of my entries are to do with me and my own thoughts on things in my life, rather than (for example) observations on outside events, or discussion on issues, etc. So to anyone who thinks I write too much about myself here...bugger off, it's my livejournal. :P
One thing I did notice today, though, was the way people interact on public transport. I've had a lot of chances to observe the behaviour of people on trains and buses during my life, and I've noticed that people are, for the most part, completely anti-social once they sit down. They just want to get to where they're going and they don't want to be disturbed unless it's by someone they know. This is clearly a generalisation, as not everyone is like this, and the level of anti-social activity varies depending on the time of day and the events occurring within the train/tram/bus. For example, I was catching the last train of the day home a couple of weeks back, and there just happened to be a man vomiting all over Parliament station, and then all over my train (go Frankston line!), making the most god-awful noise I'd ever heard whilst doing it. Now, this was by no means a pleasant experience, but it did get me discussing it with a couple of people on the train and trying to figure out exactly what was wrong with him (we eventually decided it was alcohol poisoning, rather than just being absolutely piss drunk). By contrast, the peak-hour train I caught home from work today was almost silent, despite being almost completely full. The only people I heard talking were a couple of old blokes and a woman yelling obscenities into her mobile phone quite loudly.
Now, I can understand that people on trains are often busy working and whatnot, and that's fine. But half of them just sit there and stare out the window, or listen to music (I'm guilty of that myself). This can make for a very boring trip. It shouldn't take a violently ill man to spawn conversation between travellers on public transport, just talking to the person next to you can make the trip go a lot faster, and you might even learn something. I've had discussions with elderly people on trains who turn out to be Melbourne High old boys, one of whom filled me in on the rumours of the secret US Navy tunnel. The world might even be a slightly friendlier place if everyone was willing to get to know everyone else a little better, even if it was just talking to them for ten minutes on the train. Who knows what you might learn?
(Note: the above is not advisable if the person sitting next to you appears to be some sort of psycho, axe-wielding or otherwise. Use only when nearby passengers seem sane and relatively harmless. Hawk's Nest is not liable for any personal injury caused as a direct or indirect result of this advice.) |
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| It's been a while |
[Nov. 22nd, 2003|02:59 pm] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Sofa Surfers - Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix) | ] |
Wow, I haven't written here for a while. Um, what's been happening in my life...uni's over, I think I passed my exams, I've got a new job, I've got my licence, and I'm slowly learning the meaning of fun again. Slowly, mind you, I'm having trouble remembering the last time I had fun without feeling guilty about something, be it needing to do homework, or having fun when a certain someone else isn't. At least one of them is no longer an issue.
For the most part, my life's pretty good right now I guess. I've got money at last, so I've got something resembling savings (something I haven't really had since before I started working a year ago). Work is taking up most of my time, I'm doing four or five days a week right now, but unfortunately it's in whoop whoop - Greensborough tomorrow, Epping for a couple of weeks after that. Still, money is money and it's far superior work to what I was doing previously.
I was also going to rant about religious types who force their religions on others, mainly because I was just discussing that with someone, but I'd probably end up offending too many people I know so I won't do it for now. Which means I have nothing else to say. |
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| Life's a bitch, even when it isn't |
[Nov. 15th, 2003|08:33 pm] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  sad | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Tina Cousins - Forever | ] |
Ok, so my life's in half-decent shape right now. Exams are finished, I've got a new job that I like, I've got a licence and I'm generally having fun. Only problem is, so many other people I know have got problems galore. People are depressed, have personal/relationship issues to deal with, or in some cases are borderline suicidal. I feel a little guilty for being able to have fun when people I know seem to have their entire lives collapsing around them, but at the same time there's nothing I can do about it. I want to do something, but it's impossible for me to, either because of the circumstances or because my help isn't wanted. In short, everyone's life except mine sucks, so therefore my life sucks as a result of its dependence on others.
Kinda takes the fun out of being alive, doesn't it? |
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| I'm not so bad once you get to know me... |
[Nov. 11th, 2003|01:33 am] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Don Davis - The Matrix Revolutions Main Title | ] |
Before I launch into a rant about Matrix Revolutions, I should probably point out that I mainly went to see it to find out why Neo has the power of the Force at the end of Reloaded, and to see Zion take on the machine army (I was so tempted to say "droid army" there). The philosophy is all well and good, but that's not what this movie was about. Revolutions is supposed to tie up loose ends and finish what the first two movies started. Word of warning for those who haven't seen it yet: if you don't want to be spoiled, stop reading now. You'll read stuff you don't want to read otherwise.
My penchant for on-screen violence notwithstanding, I honestly wanted to know how Neo managed to stop the sentinels at the end of Reloaded. The popular theory was that the real world wasn't actually the "real world", but was in fact another level of the Matrix. That seemed like a bit of a cop-out to me, but in all honesty it would give more closure than the rather poor excuse given in Revolutions. How exactly is Neo "connected" to the Source? No explanation was given as to how, only that he discovered his powers earlier than he should, but magically didn't die even though he theoretically should have done that, too. It doesn't fit well with the rest of the Matrix universe the Wachowski brothers have created. Everything up to that point, although possibly difficult to fully grasp initally, makes sense within the realm of what we know. We can accept that, yes, machines have enslaved us. We can conceive of the technology shown in the film, it all makes a sort of sense. We can understand that all humans interact with the Matrix via the T1 cable plugged directly into their brain. How, then, does Neo interact with the computer systems, specifically the Source, without even being plugged in? Does the One have a WiFi network card put in his brain at birth? That's about the only explanation I can come up with right now, because I don't agree with magic, or telepathy, or anything of that ilk.
Which brings me on to my next point...Neo's ability to see despite being blind. If someone could explain this bit to me, it would be much appreciated, because without resorting to some sort of mystic-based explanation I haven't the foggiest. (Don't get me started on the Star Wars parallels I can draw from this movie...use the Source, Luke!) Assuming the Wachowski brothers took some artistic liberties with it, the only explanation I have is that Neo was chosen at "birth" (growth might be the better term, I guess) as the One, the anomaly to balance the equation of the Matrix. To ensure he could fulfill his role, he was given a latent connection to the Source, as well as some sort of modification that allowed him to sense all matter of machine things, apparently even when Smith is inside Bane's mind ("your eyes can deceive you, don't trust them"...sorry, couldn't resist). I can't say it makes a lot of sense to me right now, but it'll do until I hear or think of something better.
I might be in the minority here, but I didn't mind the ending. I'll openly say I didn't know that Neo was going to die, at least not until Trinity did. It's possible that he's not even completely dead, but rather now a part of the machine world, assimilated back into the Source. I was expecting some sort of truce between the machines and the humans, though - it's pretty strongly hinted towards in "Matriculation", and there was simply no way the humans could have defeated the machines. Even if the 250,000 sentinels were destroyed, it wouldn't be too taxing on the machines to simply build another army, a lot faster than Zion could. The final fight between Smith and Neo was a bit too DBZ-ish, but that was more than compensated for with the Zion battle. The second I saw those APUs in Reloaded I wanted to see one of them fight. That was pure, man vs machine goodness and I expected nothing less than what they showed. Overall, I think it was a good movie, though it suffered from leaving a little too much open to interpretation. The entire first half of the movie - pre-Zion battle - seemed rushed, which is most likely why there is little in the way of explanation for a number of issues. There was also not nearly enough screen time given to the Merovingion and Persephone, I would have liked to know more details about his hatred for the Oracle and the whole concept of the "station world", and why Neo ended up there. Rather than bridging the gap between philosophy and action, it had a hard time convincing critics that it did a good job in either category. However, it was certainly enjoyable provided you're not looking too hard at it. |
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| (no subject) |
[Nov. 4th, 2003|12:42 am] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  mellow | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Lamb - All in Your Hands [Rae & Chris | ] |
Probably as a result of my playlist churning out some songs I actually like for once, I'm in a reasonably good mood. Admittedly the exam today didn't go quite as well as I'd hoped, but I guess I'll deal with that when the results come out. I probably passed, at any rate. Right now I have to cram for the computing test on Thursday, got a lot of Java to learn in a very short space of time. Also have to make room for Theory of Flight somewhre in there, because I'm mightily screwed for that if I don't start studying for it really soon. However, that can wait until the sun rises, there's no use stressing about it tonight. Just chillin' for the time being. I think I might write something deep and philosophical tomorrow, if I get the time and inspiration for such a thing. |
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| Boo. |
[Nov. 2nd, 2003|10:03 pm] |
Just because everyone else on my friends list is doing it... :p
| My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul |
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| hawknc goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Jedi Knight. (Yeah, yeah. Did you expect otherwise?) | | ash_meadow gives you 10 dark blue coffee-flavoured pieces of taffy. | | kimopupule tricks you! You lose 7 pieces of candy! | | pididdle gives you 15 blue licorice-flavoured gummy fruits. | | shnarbles gives you 14 yellow mint-flavoured pieces of bubblegum. | | hawknc ends up with 32 pieces of candy. | | Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern. |
Admittedly Halloween was a couple of days ago, but I haven't checked the friends page for a couple of days either. ;)
Tomorrow's mech eng exam marks the halfway point of my exam period. Probably one of the easier ones, but the fact that I seem to get more wrong answers than I'd like doesn't really inspire confidence. Hopefully my next entry will involve me discussing how bloody easy it was. |
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| (no subject) |
[Nov. 1st, 2003|12:07 am] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  drained | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Puff Daddy - Come With Me | ] |
I had something rather long written here, but I have since calmed down, so I'll just say this: emotions need to go to hell. I don't want to deal with them anymore.
On another note, civil engineering wasn't too bad. I screwed up one question, I'm fairly certain of that, but I passed and that's about all I'm aiming for at this stage. First year doesn't mean a whole lot in the grand scheme of things, and civil isn't the area that I'm getting into. Next up is mechanical, which I kinda do need to do well in, since it makes up the bulk of the rest of my course. Here's hoping. |
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| Extremely bored |
[Oct. 28th, 2003|09:34 pm] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  bored | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Coolio - Gangster's Paradise | ] |
Got a job interview tomorrow. The job probably requires a reasonable amount of travel by me, but if it pays well enough to cover my travel costs and still be good I'll be happy. Looks like a decent job too, so I'm hoping I like it a lot more than I liked my last job.
Since I'm really bored, here's the results of a quiz I found on ash_meadow's livejournal:
Name: Nathan
Piercings: none
Tattoos: none, despite pressure otherwise
Hair Color: dark brown
Length: er...hair length? Short, very short.
PAST.
First Grade Teacher's Name: umm...Ms Buck, if I recall.
Last Word You Said: ask my parents?
Last Thing You Laughed At: bash.org
Last Time You Cried: those who need to know already know.
LAST.
Last Book You Read: "Red Rabbit" by Tom Clancy, though I still haven't completely finished it yet.
Last Movie You Saw: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Last Movie You Saw On the Big Screen: Damn, I can't remember...ask me again in 2 weeks, when I've seen Matrix Revolutions.
Last Show You Watched on T.V.: Not CNNNN. *Cries*
Last Song You Heard: Queen, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Last Thing You had to Drink: apple and mango juice
Last Thing You Ate: ICE CREAM!
Last Time You Showered: this morning
Last Time You Smiled: probably some time today, not sure when
Last Time You Laughed: yesterday
Last Person You Hugged: Er...my parents, i think
Last Person You Talked to Online: Zhi
Last Person You Called: Mel
Last Person That Called You: Some guy wanting me for a job interview (huzzah!)
Last Person You Talked to On the Phone: see last person I called, sheesh :p
Last CD You Bought: I think RHCP - By the Way (I haven't bought a CD in ages)
Last CD You Listened To: MoS Chillout Annual
DO YOU...
Smoke: nope
Do Drugs: sif
Drink: not enough
Sleep With Stuffed Animals: WHO TOLD Y-- er, no.
Have a Crush: yeah, but they kinda already know. ;)
Have a Dream that Keeps Coming Back: nope, hardly ever dream.
Play an Instrument: not anymore
Read the Newspaper: when I have time
Have Gay and Lesbian Friends: exclusively gay or lesbian, no...bi, yes
Believe in Miracles: not really
Consider Yourself Tolerant: probably too much so
Consider Police a Friend or Foe: friend unless they're public transport police.
Like the Taste of Alcohol: yes, but it's somewhat irrelevant since after a few you're not tasting much anyway. ;)
Believe in Magic: no
Pray: not as much as I should
Go to Church: see above.
Have any Secrets: that no one else knows? Probably not.
Have any Pets: a dog, a cat and a bird
Go to or Plan to Attend College: attending university (silly American quizzes)
Hate Yourself: not recently
Wish on Stars: heh...no.
Like Your Handwriting: too messy
Believe in Witches: you mean other than teenagers desperately trying to be cool? No.
Believe in Ghosts: no
Believe in Santa: can't say I do
Believe in the Easter Bunny: nope
Believe in the Tooth Fairy: nope
Have a Second Family: not unless I've done something I can't remember.
Trust Others Easily: once I know them, very much so
Sing in the Shower: er...occasionally.
Believe in Online Dating: Not "online dating", but I have no problem "real-dating" someone I met over the 'net.
Wish You Could Live Somewhere Else: YES
Think About Suicide: never seriously
Like Cleaning: heeeeell no
Like Roller Coasters: not really
Write in Cursive or Print: cursive, baby
Carry a Donor Card: Only a blood donor card
FASHION...
How Many Coats and Jackets Do You Own: Two that I wear regularly.
Do You Wear a Watch: almost constantly
Favorite Pants Color: something subtle
Most Expensive Item of Clothing: I dunno, probably one of my jackets
Most Treasured: I'm a guy. Hell, I'm an engineering guy. It's a miracle I wash my clothes, forget about treasuring them.
FOR OR AGAINST...
Long Distance Relationships: you better bloody believe I'm for them
Using Someone: against
Killing People: against
Smoking: vehemently against for myself, if others do it then it's their choice.
Doing Drugs: vehemently against for everyone.
Premarital Sex: don't see the harm in it. :p
Driving Drunk: REALLY against
Gay/Lesbian Relationships: all for it, love transcends gender.
Soap Operas: AGAINST, KILL THEM!
FUTURE...
what is your career going to be: if it's not aerospace engineering I'll be bitterly disappointed.
where are you going to live: no clue. Probably Sydney at this rate.
how many kids do you want: Right now? None, duh. ;) Not sure, no more than 2 or 3.
what kind of car will you drive: Whatever gets me to the airport so I can fly where I want to go. :p
CURRENT...
current clothes: cargo pants, t-shirt and jumper
current annoyance: exams both suck and blow simultaneously
current smell: deodorant, I guess
current longing: to be done with exams and get my licence
current desktop picture: Anakin looking like some sort of wicked samurai (don't look so surprised, you knew I'd have something like that)
current favorite music artist: Lamb!
current worry: nothing I want to burden anyone else with
current hate: organised religion and the culture of intolerance it breeds...and also exams
current favorite article of clothing: don't have one
story behind your username: Hawk is something I've used as a handle since about 4th grade, but it's somewhat popular so I added my initials to the end. An alternative one I've heard is a derivative of Kitty Hawk, NC, where the Wright brothers flew the world's first powered aircraft. Kinda suits me. ;)
I am happiest when: I'm in Sydney
I feel lonely when: I'm in Melbourne
do you think too much: yes. Is there an off switch for this thing?
famous person you have met: I dunno...Bob Hawke?
do you have any regrets: of course. I make it a point to fix any regrets I have now, though.
sex or love: I can't have both? :(
favorite coffee: don't drink it
favorite smell: avgas.
favorite way to waste time: chillin' in the billiards room
are in currently in love/lust: It's all about the love
any bad habits: yeah, doing too many of these surveys when I'm bored
do you find it hard to trust people: trusting someone I don't know, yes. Once I know them, I trust them quite easily.
last thing you bought yourself: been a while, can't remember
bath or shower: shower
favorite season: spring
favorite color: blue
favorite time of day: either afternoon, or just after dawn on a foggy morning when you can't see down the street and everything seems really mysterious.
gold or silver: gold |
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| All the good ideas in the world are already taken, so... |
[Oct. 25th, 2003|11:03 pm] |
| [ | Feeling |
| | stressed | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Rob Dougan - Chateau | ] |
...I'm stealing this one quite blatantly off Zhi's site. If I had all my exams tomorrow (let's assume it's possible), here's how I think I would go at this stage:
Chem Eng: Fairly sure I'd pass this. Not with any spectacular grade, but then, I haven't looked at it for about 2 weeks.
Civil Eng: Not too worried there, as long as the forces add to zero I'll be right. Looking at a credit until I do a few more practice exams.
Mech Eng: Hmm...pass? Credit maybe? Just gotta remember all that instantaneous centres stuff, methinks.
Eng Computing: FAIL FAIL FAIL. I hate Java. However, since it's not for a couple of weeks, I'm not overly concerned with it just yet.
Physics B: This practically is tomorrow, and I'm going to be lucky if I pass it. I'm doing past exams and actually learning stuff I wasn't aware of, which worries me a great deal.
Theory of flight: if you're reading this livejournal, I've no doubt bitched about this subject to you and you can guess how I'm going to do. If you can't, here's a hint: CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
No doubt this will change once I've gone through and actually studied for most of these, but it's a sign that I really didn't do enough this semester. Ah well. |
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| Time...time enough |
[Oct. 22nd, 2003|11:52 pm] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Linkin Park - In The End | ] |
I dislike time. There's not enough of it. I have two assignments for Theory of Flight due in the next two days, a physics exam on Monday and I'm not particularly ready for any of them. Hopefully I'll have the Theory of Flight stuff out of the way soon, but physics will require more intensive studying than I've been doing. I've never done well in physics...well enough to pass and get into my course, but it's certainly never been my best subject. The concepts aren't always that difficult, but for some reason I can't do the questions half the time. Hopefully this one will be an improvement on high school, but nothing's certain.
A friend of mine who shall remain anonymous was complaining about how bored he was going to be over the summer holidays. Myself and someone else simultaneously told him to "get a job you lazy arse", to which he flatly refused. For the life of me, I'll never understand this guy. His entire life seems to revolve around his academic career. He doesn't seem to go out, certainly doesn't have a job of any sort, and considers doing study for uni interesting. (No doubt some of you will have already guessed who I'm talking about.) I'm toying with the idea of forcefully taking him to a nightclub or pub and exposing him to something resembling a social life, just so he knows that there is more to life than beam equations. It irritates me that, not only does he seem to assume that he doesn't need a job at all, but his parents are seemingly willing to pay for everything. I'm sure if he was like the rest of us and went out to watch movies, or have a few drinks at the local, or even chill with a few games of pool, he might be hard pressed to get that money out of his parents. However, I doubt that's something he'll have to worry about unless our plan to ambush him and force him to act mildly social is put into place. |
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| "If you don't stop him tonight, then I fear tomorrow may never come." |
[Oct. 21st, 2003|12:48 am] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  pleased | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | Bomfunk MC - Superelectric | ] |
Just watched the theatrical trailer for Revolutions.
I need a smoke.
I seriously can't wait for it to be released in cinemas, who gives a damn about philosophy or even storyline for that matter. There's a hundred-odd giant 'Mechs taking on thousands of Sentinels, Neo ripping into everything in sight and a sweet soundtrack. I must get tickets now. |
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| Fragile lives, shattered dreams |
[Oct. 19th, 2003|02:40 am] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  contemplative | ] |
| [ | Flying to |
| | DJ Tomcraft - Loneliness | ] |
What happens to people that makes them lose hope as they grow up? Are hope and dreams concepts limited only to the minds of children? When we're young, we dream of being astronauts, or hotshot pilots, or famous actors. We are sure that we will get what we desire out of life. As we get older, the assurance fades away as we realise that we can't have something simply because we want it. If we want something, we need to work for it, to sacrifice for it. Everything in life has a price, but few of us are willing to pay the price required to live our dreams. Simply living requires most of our time, and what we need takes overshadows what we want. Dreams fade, and hopes with them. By the time we are adults, old enough to live our dreams, we have forgotten about them and we are forced simply to be alive, rather than to live.
Sometimes we need to re-evaluate our positions in life to see whether we are where we truly want to be. Take a moment to think about where you are and what you are doing. Is this job what you want? Will this degree help you become the person you want to be? What are you doing to take you closer to the dream you still have, even if it's been buried deep in the bottom of your heart by life? Regardless of where you are and what you are doing, there is always hope, the feeling that you can still get what you desire most even when the obstacles seem insurmountable. My dreams are the one constant in my life around which everything else changes and adapts. Hope helps me endure whatever is necessary and improve myself to live my dream earlier. Don't let anyone question your dream, they won't understand it because they're not you.
What is your dream? |
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| Fox Three! |
[Oct. 18th, 2003|09:55 pm] |
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| | Robert Miles - X-Files Theme (Techno Mix) | ] |
A PC Powerplay CD I had lying around had a demo of BF1942: Secret Weapons of WWII on it, so I decided to install it and see what it was like. Big mistake. Now I'm hooked on the damn game again, only this time I'm playing the entire campaign through using Desert Combat because Harriers and M2A3 tanks rock. I'm not going to get any work done, though. Hell, I should be doing work instead of typing this. Procrastination's a wonderful thing, isn't it? |
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| The plot thickens |
[Oct. 17th, 2003|06:40 pm] |
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| | - TRACK 06 | ] |
So I'm not separated from the evil clutches of Red Rooster just yet. My parents took the liberty of calling Jobwatch today (I would have just quit and filed a complaint at the end of my employment there, but if it gets Norma fired I'm all for it), and what I did was completely within my rights. Go me. I might also get my vacation pay, which would be even better, but I should send a follow-up letter detailing exactly why it is that I quit, which wasn't in the initial letter. Since I never intend to work with any of them again, I can't really see the harm in that. I have no problems with getting Norma in a whole heap of trouble for being an incompetent manager. Another possibility is offering to work out my two weeks notice, providing I work with anyone except Norma. I could do that, but considering how fast news travels within Red Rooster, I doubt I'd be able to work there without being asked many questions, and Norma will have put a somewhat (more) negative slant on these proceedings, so I'm not sure how welcome I'd be there.
On a more upbeat note, I have enough money for the trip to Sydney and a little more to spare, so I'm booking that tonight. One less thing to worry about. Next up is finding a job fairly quick smart, so I have enough money for other things. Tutoring will get me by, but I have some more plans in mind which involve a little extra money. Eugene and co. are organising a road trip to Halls Gap sometime in December, and that'll require a little bit of money. Certainly not a large amount, but enough to tighten the belt a bit and actually work out a budget. If I get my vacation pay from RR I'll be fine, but that's still not a guarantee. It'll be fun regardless, though isolating our particular group and putting them in close proximity to each other for days at a time, with easy access to a bottle shop, might not be such a fantastic idea...let's do it anyway. ;) |
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