This is what I learned from studying for my biology test:
Buy seeded watermelon because seedless watermelon have a wrong set of chromosomes so they're less fit and can't produce offspring (aka seeds). Meaning, they're defective! A seeded watermelon has a right set of chromosomes so it should be a "fully functional" watermelon and has a higher fitness level.
In other words, a seeded watermelon should taste better and a seedless watermelon shouldn't. :)
Did you know we buy seedless bananas too? I always wondered why bananas didn't seem to have seeds. Those little black dots are the aborted seeds. Interesting, eh?
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Your Monthly Post :P
So...Life has been REALLY busy. I have this week and then next week is our "fall" break (week of Thanksgiving). We get the entire week off. Then...it's 3 academic weeks, 1 week of finals, and...WINTER BREAK! This semester is flying by! I'm ready for it to be over with, though. :P
Biology is kicking my butt. I'm pulling a B- right now, only, our class is doing a classic bell-curve so our class average is a C- any ways (10% below me). So I'm hoping for an A- like last semester. I have a test this Wednesday and it's a doozy: cell cycle, meiosis, mitosis, Genetics, and DNA replication. It's definitely my most difficult class this semester. It's just a lot of memorizing, which is my problem.
My CST class is going well. I have an A+ in it. I'm really enjoying learning Flash and want to go back and relearn some different things in Dreamweaver. Flash is lots of fun to play around with, but my final project is quickly approaching and the scripting is giving me some slight fits, but oh well. Hopefully I can work out some kinks over Thanksgiving. Least there's no final for the class. I just have to complete my portfolio and final project, make sure it all works electronically (i.e. links all work on the webpage) and burn a CD.
My 300 class is going okay too. I've got a solid A in the class. It's a LOT of writing, but oh well. My writing is getting better at least! My case study is going to be HUGE. My body/discussion is already 11 full pages and with my revisions it should be around 14. My introduction was about 4 pages. I still have to do my conclusion, which won't be too long (1-2 pages). There's also no final for this class, but there's so much due! Good thing my case study will mostly be completed by the time it's due at the end of the semester.
GIS/GPS is...okay...I passed the GIS practicum only because our prof will help "guide" us. ArcGIS refused to work for me when I did my joins and relates! It wouldn't highlight the dumb boxes that I selected and it was DRIVING me crazy! I finally got it to work and another thing. To say the least, it took me about 20 minutes to do part 1 and took me almost 1.5 hours to do the 2nd part. :P We have our GPS practicum this Thursday. Hopefully I do okay on that too! It's pass/fail only. Our final in the class is also pass/fail. Only, you can't really study for the class. Good thing it's open everything, except getting help from your neighbor or I'd be in real trouble. There's so many little details in ArcGIS and GeoPathFinder doesn't always like me either. :)
Lastly, my out-of-school-life is insane. I'm working about 14 hours a week, volunteering at the aquarium, and volunteering at our church. I'm also petsitting still and running my podcast (that seems to have taken a hiatus for the last month, almost 2 months). Sleep has seriously become a luxury I can't afford. I can't go to sleep before I'm about to pass out on my desk. I get anxious because I have so much to do or that I could be doing, but I'm not doing. It's insane. That's how "serious" my sleep deprivation has become. LoL
On a good note, I figured out I have about 41 more units left till I graduate! I have 3 semesters left. So...my unit break down: Spring 07 - 13 units, Fall 07 - 14 units, Spring 08 - 14 units. I go from thinking of taking an extra semester to graduating in 4 years, a rarity in ESSP. The AP tests, taking 19 units one semester, and taking summer school helped. :) Plus, I'l be graduating with 4 semester of a language instead of 3, the new requirement. I'm looking forward to taking 13 units, though. I'm only taking 16 this semester, but I'm getting to the point where I'm tired of it all. I'm on the constant go and I'm getting worn out.
So...this summer I'm looking for an internship, somewhere, and going to visit a friend, Jamie, in Florida! I'm excited to go visit her and for a REAL break. Internship would be nice, but we'll see. I'm also saving to go travelling somewhere in the world in the summer of '08. I'm thinking if the 7th HP book is released in summer of '08, I'll go to England/Scotland for its release. If it's not, I'll go there or somewhere else.
Lastly, my 21st birthday is quickly approaching! It's on Dec 21st, a Thursday and a day I have a final. Aren't I lucky? Celebrating is going to be very minimal, but oh well. Such is life. I am thinking of going to go see Eragon for my birthday or something. We'll see. :) I do expect lovely birthday wishes, cards, and/or gifts. :D
With that, I need to go back to studying for my bio test.
Laters
Biology is kicking my butt. I'm pulling a B- right now, only, our class is doing a classic bell-curve so our class average is a C- any ways (10% below me). So I'm hoping for an A- like last semester. I have a test this Wednesday and it's a doozy: cell cycle, meiosis, mitosis, Genetics, and DNA replication. It's definitely my most difficult class this semester. It's just a lot of memorizing, which is my problem.
My CST class is going well. I have an A+ in it. I'm really enjoying learning Flash and want to go back and relearn some different things in Dreamweaver. Flash is lots of fun to play around with, but my final project is quickly approaching and the scripting is giving me some slight fits, but oh well. Hopefully I can work out some kinks over Thanksgiving. Least there's no final for the class. I just have to complete my portfolio and final project, make sure it all works electronically (i.e. links all work on the webpage) and burn a CD.
My 300 class is going okay too. I've got a solid A in the class. It's a LOT of writing, but oh well. My writing is getting better at least! My case study is going to be HUGE. My body/discussion is already 11 full pages and with my revisions it should be around 14. My introduction was about 4 pages. I still have to do my conclusion, which won't be too long (1-2 pages). There's also no final for this class, but there's so much due! Good thing my case study will mostly be completed by the time it's due at the end of the semester.
GIS/GPS is...okay...I passed the GIS practicum only because our prof will help "guide" us. ArcGIS refused to work for me when I did my joins and relates! It wouldn't highlight the dumb boxes that I selected and it was DRIVING me crazy! I finally got it to work and another thing. To say the least, it took me about 20 minutes to do part 1 and took me almost 1.5 hours to do the 2nd part. :P We have our GPS practicum this Thursday. Hopefully I do okay on that too! It's pass/fail only. Our final in the class is also pass/fail. Only, you can't really study for the class. Good thing it's open everything, except getting help from your neighbor or I'd be in real trouble. There's so many little details in ArcGIS and GeoPathFinder doesn't always like me either. :)
Lastly, my out-of-school-life is insane. I'm working about 14 hours a week, volunteering at the aquarium, and volunteering at our church. I'm also petsitting still and running my podcast (that seems to have taken a hiatus for the last month, almost 2 months). Sleep has seriously become a luxury I can't afford. I can't go to sleep before I'm about to pass out on my desk. I get anxious because I have so much to do or that I could be doing, but I'm not doing. It's insane. That's how "serious" my sleep deprivation has become. LoL
On a good note, I figured out I have about 41 more units left till I graduate! I have 3 semesters left. So...my unit break down: Spring 07 - 13 units, Fall 07 - 14 units, Spring 08 - 14 units. I go from thinking of taking an extra semester to graduating in 4 years, a rarity in ESSP. The AP tests, taking 19 units one semester, and taking summer school helped. :) Plus, I'l be graduating with 4 semester of a language instead of 3, the new requirement. I'm looking forward to taking 13 units, though. I'm only taking 16 this semester, but I'm getting to the point where I'm tired of it all. I'm on the constant go and I'm getting worn out.
So...this summer I'm looking for an internship, somewhere, and going to visit a friend, Jamie, in Florida! I'm excited to go visit her and for a REAL break. Internship would be nice, but we'll see. I'm also saving to go travelling somewhere in the world in the summer of '08. I'm thinking if the 7th HP book is released in summer of '08, I'll go to England/Scotland for its release. If it's not, I'll go there or somewhere else.
Lastly, my 21st birthday is quickly approaching! It's on Dec 21st, a Thursday and a day I have a final. Aren't I lucky? Celebrating is going to be very minimal, but oh well. Such is life. I am thinking of going to go see Eragon for my birthday or something. We'll see. :) I do expect lovely birthday wishes, cards, and/or gifts. :D
With that, I need to go back to studying for my bio test.
Laters
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