I always used to hear that people end up changing their major once or twice before they find the right one for them. It's not really a major class, but this English II class, or also known as Core Composition II, is turning out to be one of the most enjoyable classes this semester in terms of the work I'm being assigned. I'm also considering it one of the most beneficial classes I've had so far. Anyways, if you didn't already know, I'm a Mechanical Engineering major. It was weird cause, back in high school, my mind used to always be set on studying Mathematics. When it came down to actually applying for schools to attend that next fall, I eventually decided to apply for Engineering instead. Sure, Math and Physics is interesting to learn, and I'm sure that I'm going to stick with it for the rest of my college career.
Thing is though, I think I actually found another interest I could look forward to studying sometime in the future, Sociology. These first few papers, I've been writing on topics dealing with Sociology. And yes, I chose those topics. I actually find a joy in researching for material within this subject and this is probably why I'm enjoying my English class so much. Yes, if you knew me in hig h school, you could probably remember how much I hated English and going to English class.
I think I could say how these general core classes can be beneficial towards our college career; it lets us discover other things I enjoy that I never knew. Who knew I'd have a huge interest in social and economic struggles ?? Who would've really expected that from me ??
I've been telling a bunch of people how much that one Sociology elective class changed my life; it changed the way I think about everything. Shoot, I used to never feel like a victim, but after that Race and Ethnicity course, it opened up my eyes to see how racist and troubled our world is. Maybe someday, after I graduate from UCD's School of Engineering, I can study Sociology as a minor or possibly work up towards a major cause how much it interests me.
After about a semester and a half through my freshman year, I'm finally realizing that the best way to get ANYTHING, is through networking. Getting a nice job, getting good prices for your wardrobe, discounts at restaurants or hotels when you travel, and even your future wife could be best retrieved by networking. I went to a couple of parties over the weekend and met a nice handful of people because of it. Then it hit me, that's how you find more parties; that's how you find more girls to mingle with. It's through networking. A person that was talking to me and my scholarship group last week claimed that 78% of all full time workers get their job through other people within the company. If networking is what gets you to become successful and what gets you what you want, that's what I need to do more often. So in a way, MySpace and other discussion forum can become useful in terms of networking. It's a great way to promote your blog. It's a great way to promote your art or whatever.
Yes, this isn't anything new, but it's new to me. Sometimes I truly believe I'm a moron for not noticing what's around me and thinking thoroughly through these type of things. I'm learning though, and it intrigues me when I do learn something new.
"… cause I'm slippin' into the lava, and I'm trying to keep from going under …."
Well, I'm not burning up for someone, well maybe I am somewhat, not really. But, I'm talking about me being burnt out from school already this early into the semester. I guess you can look at it as a learning experience. I can also say that I've had both a loaded schedule and a very lenient schedule (last semester). It's finally hit me and I'm understanding the reason why college is a challenge, especially if you plan to graduate in four years. There's this Physics I class I'm in right now, and to date, it is the HARDEST class I've taken so far my whole college career. But then again, this is only my freshman year; I'll probably run into harder classes than this ….. *ahem* Physics 2.
Well anyways, I got the good news from my Physics professor today that our tests are going to be from the "easier" section in our Physics book. THANK GOODNESS. The problems that were being assigned stumped, not only me and my classmates, but it even stumped the tutors and helpers during the Physics tutoring sessions. Every time I go to the Physics lecture, I would always say how much I hate the professor and how much I hate the subject, but one of my peers made a good point when we were doing our group study for our Physics homework today. He claimed that possibly this class (Physics 1) is one of the classes where they weed out who really is willing to work hard to get passed this class compared to who is going to end up changing their major because of this class alone. Trust me, I'm not a stupid guy. This professor is just that tough, especially if you never had a background with Calculus or Physics before.
I think that's just what I need, a break. These past couple of weeks have been super stressful for me. I'm so lucky that my art class and my CAD class are classes where I can relax in. I'm also lucky that I don't really have to stress too much with my Comp 2 class as well; well, for now, I don't have to stress out much cause I'm only focusing on a small side research assignment right now. What's funny is that I'm not even a third ways through the Spring semester yet, and I'm already feeling burnt out. It's frustrating. I have my first Physics test next Thursday and I have my first Calc test the week after that. Not only that, the research paper I'm working on right now is also due the same week of my Calc test.
Sigh. Surprisingly, I think I'm actually liking this semester compared to the fall. I'm meeting a lot more new people in my classes this time and I feel like I'm truly being tested and challenged now. But then again, I don't know if looking at your backpack knowing that it's utterly impossibly for me to stay ahead of my schoolwork with full understanding of everything. This semester, I doubt I'll be able to say that I finished all of my homework, cause this time around, I'll always have some homework to do.
Summer semester, please come now. I'm tired of these classes now (then again, I'm not). I wanna start taking Statics and Thermodynamics already. Oh, one last thing; wanna know the irony ?? The classes I really want to take now, such as Statics, is pretty much all Physics.
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1. I prefer seafood over any other type of food ... well, that and Chipotle.
2. I've got the title of being one of the dumbest smart guys out there .. thanks Coach Row.
3. Whoever I end up marrying will be the luckiest woman in the world. This is the ring I'm planning to propose to you with babe .... click here.
4. Tien Len, or 13, a variation of poker .... ejaculates on Texas Hold 'em.
5. Recently, I've been telling people I just met that my name is Lucas C.
6. There are people that have me listed in their phones as Lucas Cunningham.
7. The only food I find disgusting is celery. I'll eat dog over celery, real talk.
8. If I had the chance to go to the University of Washington in Seattle, I'd pack my bags right now to move there.
9. The bumps on the roads that replace painted lanes make living in Seattle worth it.
10. I'd hate to call myself a shallow guy, but I'm a really shallow guy. Sorry chub-chub, that's something I'm working on.
11. Dawson's Creek producers and writers created one of the most classic dramas of all time.
12. For y'all that are planning to become a high school teacher, keep in mind that 15 will get you 20.
13. Who's ready to see an Obama Memorial beside the Lincoln Memorial, cause I'm not.
14. I think cooking crack is easier than cooking a turkey.
15. I always feel like a victim whenever I step into Ihop.
16. You can call me a junkie, cause McDonald's is that heroine.
17. You can ask anyone, I make the best cheese and hot dog sandwiches around. I'm a chef, I cook that crack.
18. As you could see, I'm a sucker for puns.
19. Chipotle over Qdoba, agreed ??
20. If you talk gay and act gay and you just claim you're "metro" at worst, my gay-dar says otherwise.
21. Taro boba is the best flavored boba ..
22. As a matter of fact, taro or ube ice cream is the best flavored ice cream.
23. Who loves munching on those shrimp flavored chips .... cause I do. This over lays any day.
24. We're looking for a third roommate for next year ... who wants to join us ?!
25. At the end of the day, the ugly or average looking, nice girl is probably "the one," not the pretty, gorgeous head turner. Sadly, I'm too ignorant and shallow to recognize that.
So as you know, I've been in Denver going to school and all that. For the past two weekends, I pretty much stayed in Denver. I haven't really done much either other than working, chilling in my dorm at night, and going to class and studying and hanging out on campus. It's about the third week into my Spring semester. This is the first time I've experienced taking a full load of classes, which is 18 credit hours. Last semester, as you know, I took a super light load, 13 credit hours.
These past two weeks, I've been stuck on campus, studying. I think I've also found the worst professor in this state as well. He's not bad in which he doesn't know what he's talking about, it's just that he expects way too much of us. He expects that we can understand everything the first time around. I can respect the guy in saying that he's a professor. Sure he's intelligent and all, but he seems like he doesn't care about his students. Oh well, I just have to make an extra push to pass that class with an A.
Anyways, from the themes of my blogs as of late, you could probably notice how much I talk about school now. So yahh, you could pretty much say that school is one of the most important things to me now. I want to succeed. I want to have some credential in some sort of way considering I'm not a stand out athlete. I'm not a stand out singer. I'm not a ladies man. I just want something in my life that stands out other than the fact that I drive Big Bertha and I can talk about computers and pirating for days.
Well, that's all I really have to talk about for now. All this studying's been making me brain dead this past month. Anyone who's reading this, I'm planning to head into the Springs for a weekend before spring break. Mark your calendars if you care about this event. I want a mini vacation cause it'll mark the end (or mostly the end) of my midterms I believe. Well, I don't know if they're my midterms, but all my first tests will be done by that time. The night of February 26 baby. Mark it! (=
