Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Aquarium pics
I got some driftwood, but it's soaking right now. In a few days, I'll add the driftwood and rearrange the plants.
Monday, February 22, 2010
88% on my first test.
I'm so pissed off. I really dislike this professor... and not because I got an 88%, but because of the way he teaches.
He wastes time in class by talking about how our weekends went, and he CONSTANTLY goes off on tangents that have absolutely nothing to do with the class material. I never know what's expected of us, and the few problems that he assigned as homework (which he ended up not picking up) didn't have anything to do with what was on the test. He took SIX POINTS off one problem because I did it by hand instead of using the calculator. WTF?
I'm so frustrated with this professor--I wish my previous professor taught this semester. :( She didn't waste our time; she assigned homework and actually picked it up; she handed back our tests the following class, without fail (this guy took over a week and a half); and she always went over the material that we were tested on. She used every single minute of class time, and I considered it to be a fast-paced class. So how is it that my current prof can waste 15+ minutes every single class and still go over all the material that we need to know (for calculus)?? It's simple--he can't.
I've resorted to self-teaching, but even then, I don't know how I'll fare on his tests. I spent my class time on Friday teaching myself the second section of the chapter, and by the time I was done, we still had 30 minutes left in the class--and yet he's still teaching material from the second section today. I would continue to teach myself, but the questions that he asked on the test weren't covered in the material in the book.
GAH!!!
He wastes time in class by talking about how our weekends went, and he CONSTANTLY goes off on tangents that have absolutely nothing to do with the class material. I never know what's expected of us, and the few problems that he assigned as homework (which he ended up not picking up) didn't have anything to do with what was on the test. He took SIX POINTS off one problem because I did it by hand instead of using the calculator. WTF?
I'm so frustrated with this professor--I wish my previous professor taught this semester. :( She didn't waste our time; she assigned homework and actually picked it up; she handed back our tests the following class, without fail (this guy took over a week and a half); and she always went over the material that we were tested on. She used every single minute of class time, and I considered it to be a fast-paced class. So how is it that my current prof can waste 15+ minutes every single class and still go over all the material that we need to know (for calculus)?? It's simple--he can't.
I've resorted to self-teaching, but even then, I don't know how I'll fare on his tests. I spent my class time on Friday teaching myself the second section of the chapter, and by the time I was done, we still had 30 minutes left in the class--and yet he's still teaching material from the second section today. I would continue to teach myself, but the questions that he asked on the test weren't covered in the material in the book.
GAH!!!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Woohoo!!!
I was just named as a semi-finalist in the Department of Defense scholarship that I applied for a couple months ago. It's still a long shot... 1,300 semi-finalists (out of 3,300 applicants) and only 250-300 awards. I'll know for sure March 31st.
I have an aquarium! I decided to go with a 55-gallon since the fish I'm planning on getting are somewhat aggressive and won't be able to live with very many other fish. I had some troubles setting up the filter. I got everything set up, and then Eric and I tried running water through it, but the filter kept sucking in air. An hour later, it dawned on me to make sure I had the hoses hooked up properly. Yeah, they were backward.
So, we got the filter running, and today I added 50 pounds of black gravel. I bought some stuff online at Petco (cheap!), and tomorrow I'm planning on buying some Bio-Spira (basically, it's good bacteria that helps get aquariums cycled faster). Hopefully by next week I'll have some fishies! :) Pictures coming soon!
I have an aquarium! I decided to go with a 55-gallon since the fish I'm planning on getting are somewhat aggressive and won't be able to live with very many other fish. I had some troubles setting up the filter. I got everything set up, and then Eric and I tried running water through it, but the filter kept sucking in air. An hour later, it dawned on me to make sure I had the hoses hooked up properly. Yeah, they were backward.
So, we got the filter running, and today I added 50 pounds of black gravel. I bought some stuff online at Petco (cheap!), and tomorrow I'm planning on buying some Bio-Spira (basically, it's good bacteria that helps get aquariums cycled faster). Hopefully by next week I'll have some fishies! :) Pictures coming soon!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
New aquarium, new (old) job!
My wonderful fiance got me an aquarium for Valentine's Day! :) Actually, I don't have one yet, but he told that's what he's getting me. He had to get my input before buying anything. We're going out tomorrow night to look at one. I originally considered a 55-gallon, but saw a 75-gallon on Craigslist that looks pretty nice. Fingers crossed!
So, I'm back in school again, which is going well so far, and I have a job! Woohoo! I'm working at my previous employer again, and happy to have something to do, though they're keeping me pretty busy.
I worked at the aquarium yesterday. I've switched exhibits again, and I'm now taking care of a bunch of different fish--sharks (small ones), rays, lion fish, eels (gah!), clown fish... I also have to feed a couple of the sharks by hand. The first time I did it, I was a bit freaked out. The male will take it out of your hand without a problem, but the female is neurotic. She spins around in circles, and you have to practically follow her around and put it in front of her nose before she'll take it. The biologist I'm working with thinks it might be a neurological thing, but he says she's healthy and seems happy. I felt the teeth of the male when I fed them yesterday, lol.
I've finally gotten used to fish guts, I think. I can cut up fish without feeling all squirmy inside.
So, I'm back in school again, which is going well so far, and I have a job! Woohoo! I'm working at my previous employer again, and happy to have something to do, though they're keeping me pretty busy.
I worked at the aquarium yesterday. I've switched exhibits again, and I'm now taking care of a bunch of different fish--sharks (small ones), rays, lion fish, eels (gah!), clown fish... I also have to feed a couple of the sharks by hand. The first time I did it, I was a bit freaked out. The male will take it out of your hand without a problem, but the female is neurotic. She spins around in circles, and you have to practically follow her around and put it in front of her nose before she'll take it. The biologist I'm working with thinks it might be a neurological thing, but he says she's healthy and seems happy. I felt the teeth of the male when I fed them yesterday, lol.
I've finally gotten used to fish guts, I think. I can cut up fish without feeling all squirmy inside.
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