NSE
 Okay, So, I've pretty much had it with math. It's cool and all; defines the physical realm, gives it depth and provides reason to it's seemingly chaotic direction. But, I'm done. Somewhere around finding the direction, velocity, acceleration, speed, spin and curvature of a cylinder, within a ball, within a cone is when it happened. That's when I thought to myself, "wait ... what?" So, I plateaued at absorbing the concepts. It's 3rd, 4th, 5th, ... nth dimensional mathematics. Try to wrap your head around that for just a moment, fourth dimensional mathematics. You can't even conceive of a 4th dimensional object, let alone plot it's surface. The picture to the right, is a two dimensional rendition of Boy's Surface. It only looks three dimensional because of lines and color. A ball or truck has three dimensions. How can you conceive a fourth? Go ahead, think of a surface that has height, width, depth ... then what?? Hm? How about a fifth dimension, or sixth?? The professor couldn't even give the class an example where this type of math is used in the real world.  I was warned, though. Whenever I mentioned that I wanted to become an Engineer, practically everyone said, "you'll need to like math ... a lot of math." Somehow, I was ignorant to it. Well, after picking up all the pieces of my skull and peeling my consciousness off the back wall, I decided it was time to change degrees. You're now reading about the next Network Systems Engineer. What's a Network Systems Engineer you ask? I'll let you know as soon as I find out. I think I'm picking my degrees based on how cool or important they sound. Labels: career, computers, degree, engineer, math, school
Still Employed, School is Long, Summer Come Soon
I'm still employed. Everyday, fellow employees joke about how long I have until I'm fired/laid off. I swear, theres a fucking office pool going around. Currently, I'm in the middle of a project that no other employee in my department is capable of handling. The remaining hardware can't be ordered until May, so the installation can't happen until then. Which means, I won't be let go until it's complete. A wise worker once said, "make yourself indispensible." So, I'm employeed until at least the end of May. After that, who knows. The end of Spring semester is approaching. Right now, I have too much homework I should be working on, instead, I opt to write here. My communication class is going great! I'm at a steady 102%. No kidding. Top of my class. We just have one more group project then the final test(s). Two more weeks, then that class is finished. I really liked it. I really liked Psychology, too. Scored an "A" there. My Calculus class is kicking my ass. I estimate a low "C" right now. The math is getting so complicated, I'm 80% sure I'm going to change majors. I mentioned this to my professor and, of course, she had intent to change my mind. The words of encouragement failed to take hold, especially considering that I'm 7 chapters behind and I'm more inspired to write on my site than pull out my book. I can't wait for summer. I don't intend to take any summer classes. Spring semester is always bad for me because I'm hyper and can't stay focues on school that long. My A.D.D. is kicking in again and need to change out of my work clothes for school. Oh yeah, and I think I want a motorcycle. Labels: A.D.D., employment, music, rant, school, work
The Best Policy?
Management thinks my department is "top heavy." they think they're spending too much money on us. There are 4 of us. There needs to be at least 1 person here at any time between 6 am and 8 pm. They want to get rid of someone and guess who's on the bottom rung? I just tried to transfer to the IT department that is directly in line with my school. I was told I didn't have enough experience and they'll "keep my resume on file.". Who the he'll actually does is? I've been in a hiring/firing position before and I've never gone back to old applications. Why do interviewers feel they need to make me feel good about being rejected. What benefit is it to either party to give false hope? Perhaps it's to save face and not seem like the bad guy. But they're never going to see me again so what does it matter? I try to me honest and upfront about how I feel and what I think. I question people's motives whenever I sense them trying to spare me or protect me. What's wrong with being honest? -- From My iPhone. Yep, it does this, too.
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