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Nov. 18th, 2008 01:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brokenrecordWhy can't LJ update their servers or whatever they were doing that caused four hours of downtime on a Monday or Wednesday when I'm out of my room for several hours? Clearly they didn't consult with me on this. (And yes, the whole world does revolve around me, obviously.)
Anyways, registration for spring was this morning. I'm mostly happy, but a little disappointed.
MATH 236 Linear Algebra MWF 9:40-10:40
GERM 102 Elementary German II MWF 1:10-2:10
GERM 102-L1 Elementary German II Lab M 3:30-4:30
MATH 312 Differential Equations TR 8:00-9:30
PSYC 202 Research in Psychology II TR 3:00-4:30
Research in Psych II: This is just a requirement for the psych major, and it follows naturally after Research in Psych I, which I'm taking this semester. This class should be good. I wasn't sure about RIP I when I signed up for it last semester, but I ended up really enjoying it. It's really just basic stats applied to psychology. I like it. It combines math with psychology, and obviously I like both. I've heard RIP II is more difficult and not as fun and such, but whatever. It should be good. The professor is supposed to be pretty good. And he's the chair of the psych department so I had to talk to him when I was declaring my major, and he seemed very nice and helpful.
Differential Equations: I'm really looking forward to this class, despite it being from 8-9:30. I kind of love this sort of stuff. I mean, I find calculus pretty fun, and this kind of stuff is the stuff I find most fun in calc. Plus, practically half my Multivariable Calc class is taking this, including the girl I'm tutoring right now who's really nice and cool, and another girl in the class that I'm friends with. And possibly also the guy that's in my math group in the class, who is also very nice. And the professor is supposed to be awesome, so yeah. This should be good. Even though I will have to wake up at 7:00. But whatever, I woke up at 6:00 routinely in high school, so I will get over it. It's only twice a week, anyways.
Elementary German II: This obviously follows after Elementary German I, which I'm taking right now. This should be good. I'm friends with like half the class, and they should all be taking it next semester, so yeah. I like learning languages, too. The professor isn't supposed to be as good as the one this semester, but whatever. It'll be fine. There's no way she can be as bad as Mme. De Berry, my French teacher in high school.
Linear Algebra: This is the disappointment. I wanted to sign up for Multivariate Stats, which would be from 2:20-3:20. That would fit into my schedule perfectly, because then I wouldn't have this hour between German and my German lab on Mondays where there's not really enough time to go back to my room and get anything done. Also, Linear Algebra would be really easy to take at UCI over the summer, but I can't find a class that matches Multivariate Stats as easily. They're both required for the math major. The problem with doing Multivariate Stats is that there's another class that's required for it that I haven't taken. But the head of the stats department said I could skip it due to having taken RIP I (which is basically the exact same class as the intro stats class). So I was going to take it, but the website where I registered doesn't know that I was told I can skip the pre-req, so they won't let me register for it.
I figure I have a few options. The first is that I just take Linear Algebra (I mean, I do need to take it before the fall) and try to figure out with the chair of the math department the equivalent course at UCI or OCC or whatever or take a different course over the summer and take Multivariate Stats in the fall. Of course, I'm going to end up running into the same problem with that unless I take the pre-req at some point between now and then. The second is I can talk to the chair of the math department in the next few days and figure out if she can register me for the course somehow or find some way for me to get around that. I don't really feel like doing this because I already spent last week running around trying to figure out what I had to do to be able to major in math. The third is that I stay registered as I am, but go to Multivariate Stats on the first day of class and talk to the professor (since you can also get into the class with permission of the professor) and explain to her the situation and then add Multivariate Stats and drop Linear Algebra during the add/drop period. This makes the most sense to me. For one, I don't have to deal with it now (which, ok, that shouldn't be part of the criteria for this, but whatever. I'm TIRED of dealing with my schedule). Also, I would think this would be what most people do. I mean, I don't even know that the chair of the math department would be able to register me for the class. And I don't really want to bother her again right now. And she'd probably already tell me to do what I'm doing anyways. And the first option doesn't really make sense because, as I said, I'm just going to end up running into this problem again, so unless I can take it at UCI over the summer (which doesn't look likely, and they probably have pre-reqs too and it'd be harder to transfer RIP I as credit for the pre-req at UCI than here), I'm either going to have to take the pre-req (which just makes it harder to accomplish the double major and continue with German) or deal with it.
So yeah, I think I am going to go with dropping Linear Algebra for Multivariate Stats at the beginning of next semester. But if that doesn't happen, I'm ok with Linear Algebra. The only things were that the professor is supposed to be awful and it's at 9:40 MWF, which isn't really that bad, it's just that since I have Differential Equations at 8:00 TR, I was looking forward to being able to sleep in MWF. Otherwise I'm just going to be exhausted all the time. And Multivariate Stats fits in better in my schedule on Mondays. But on the other hand, I think the girl I'm tutoring is going to take Linear Algebra, so there's that. I mean, it wouldn't be the end of the world if I had to take Linear Algebra next semester. But I'm going to try to get this figured out.
I feel like talking about last night's Heroes and Heroes in general this season.
So, I'm not really sure why I'm watching this show anymore. Every week I wonder why I keep watching it, and I consider dropping it. But I still end up watching the episode. It's just, it's starting to feel like a chore to keep up with the show. I never thought it was as amazing as so many people did or deserved as much of the hype it got, but I did really enjoy it in the first season and look forward to new episodes.
Here's the thing. Back when I watched the premiere, I remember not being sure if I'd keep watching the show or not. My main problem was that it took itself too seriously. It just felt... I don't know. I don't really know how to describe it. It just wasn't incredibly enjoyable to watch. It's not that I expected them to be cracking jokes every other second, but it's a TV show based on people with powers and is basically like a comic book, and it seemed to be too over-the-top, I guess. And then they lightened up a little and took themselves less seriously, and I started liking it more. I remember one of my absolute favorite scenes in the first season was Nathan meeting Hiro and Ando in Isaac's place (I think he was dead at this point), and I don't know, I just remember it being absolutely hilarious and fun and enjoyable. And I felt like the show needed scenes like that to balance with the darker, more serious storylines. But I feel like the show has lost a lot of that.
I don't know. Maybe that didn't make any sense. But that's what it feels like to me. And all of the characters are just... ugh. Seriously, this is how I break down the current characters:
Characters I like: Elle (I know she's kind of crazy, but I don't know, I like her. Plus, it's Kristen Bell, so yeah.), Sylar (I don't know how other people are handling his not being totally evil anymore, but I'm enjoying it immensely), Nathan, Ando (I don't love him, but he's less irritating than Hiro is right now, and he hasn't done anything offensive)
Characters I'm "eh" on: Hiro (I used to love him, he's one of the characters who first sucked me into the show, but I just don't care about him anymore.), Claire (another character I used to love but don't care about anymore), Peter, Tracy (really, the only reason she's here is she's an improvement over Nicki/Jessica. But I don't care about her), Noah Bennet (seriously, I used to love him so much, but I just don't really care for him anymore. That's saying something for me)
Characters I hate: Matt, Daphne, Mohinder (I've never liked him, but the hate has just increased immensely since the first season), Maya (...actually, is she still on the show? Did she die? I seriously don't even remember. I just know she hasn't been on in awhile, for which I am grateful)
I mean, ok, I like more characters than I thought, but 4 characters aren't really enough to really keep me hooked. And really, Ando and Nathan I like, as I said, but neither of them would be enough alone to keep me watching. Honestly I think it's just Elle and Sylar that keep me watching, particularly Sylar. And I did love their scenes together in last night's episode and last week's, and I maybe kind of ship them now? And shipping is what really keeps me hooked on a show, so I probably will keep watching the show until either they stop having scenes together or if either of them get killed off (I doubt Sylar would, but if Elle was killed off, it wouldn't surprise me). But I really don't care about how they're going to save the world or who's on what side or whatever. It just seems so pointless to me. I don't know. I mean, I am much more interested in character development and relationships between characters than plot, and this show is just so much heavier on plot than character stuff. And the funny stuff they try to insert just isn't that entertaining (like Hiro thinking he's 10. That was just kind of boring and annoying and pointless). blah.
I've felt compelled recently to make a picspam over the reasons why everyone should be watching Chuck. I'm not really sure how many people on my flist watch Chuck, but I don't see it mentioned very often, and it really should be, because it's awesome. I mean, it's not my favorite show this season even, but I just feel like it doesn't get enough love. But I was also planning a finales picspam for this month for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
picspammy and I haven't even started on that other than making a list of finales I love (but I haven't even narrowed down that list), and considering the month's half over, maybe I should work on that. Or I could just give that up. I don't know. (My life is filled with such tough decisions.)
Thanksgiving is so close! I can't wait. And then after that, there's only a week and a half until this semester is over. It's weird having Thanksgiving be so close to the end of the semester (last year it was 3 1/2 weeks). It's good, though. For the most part. I might have to start studying for some tests over the break that I have the last week before finals. That would suck, but it would be better than writing a paper like I had to do during Fall Break, and it would make that last week before finals much easier and less stressful.
Anyways, registration for spring was this morning. I'm mostly happy, but a little disappointed.
MATH 236 Linear Algebra MWF 9:40-10:40
GERM 102 Elementary German II MWF 1:10-2:10
GERM 102-L1 Elementary German II Lab M 3:30-4:30
MATH 312 Differential Equations TR 8:00-9:30
PSYC 202 Research in Psychology II TR 3:00-4:30
Research in Psych II: This is just a requirement for the psych major, and it follows naturally after Research in Psych I, which I'm taking this semester. This class should be good. I wasn't sure about RIP I when I signed up for it last semester, but I ended up really enjoying it. It's really just basic stats applied to psychology. I like it. It combines math with psychology, and obviously I like both. I've heard RIP II is more difficult and not as fun and such, but whatever. It should be good. The professor is supposed to be pretty good. And he's the chair of the psych department so I had to talk to him when I was declaring my major, and he seemed very nice and helpful.
Differential Equations: I'm really looking forward to this class, despite it being from 8-9:30. I kind of love this sort of stuff. I mean, I find calculus pretty fun, and this kind of stuff is the stuff I find most fun in calc. Plus, practically half my Multivariable Calc class is taking this, including the girl I'm tutoring right now who's really nice and cool, and another girl in the class that I'm friends with. And possibly also the guy that's in my math group in the class, who is also very nice. And the professor is supposed to be awesome, so yeah. This should be good. Even though I will have to wake up at 7:00. But whatever, I woke up at 6:00 routinely in high school, so I will get over it. It's only twice a week, anyways.
Elementary German II: This obviously follows after Elementary German I, which I'm taking right now. This should be good. I'm friends with like half the class, and they should all be taking it next semester, so yeah. I like learning languages, too. The professor isn't supposed to be as good as the one this semester, but whatever. It'll be fine. There's no way she can be as bad as Mme. De Berry, my French teacher in high school.
Linear Algebra: This is the disappointment. I wanted to sign up for Multivariate Stats, which would be from 2:20-3:20. That would fit into my schedule perfectly, because then I wouldn't have this hour between German and my German lab on Mondays where there's not really enough time to go back to my room and get anything done. Also, Linear Algebra would be really easy to take at UCI over the summer, but I can't find a class that matches Multivariate Stats as easily. They're both required for the math major. The problem with doing Multivariate Stats is that there's another class that's required for it that I haven't taken. But the head of the stats department said I could skip it due to having taken RIP I (which is basically the exact same class as the intro stats class). So I was going to take it, but the website where I registered doesn't know that I was told I can skip the pre-req, so they won't let me register for it.
I figure I have a few options. The first is that I just take Linear Algebra (I mean, I do need to take it before the fall) and try to figure out with the chair of the math department the equivalent course at UCI or OCC or whatever or take a different course over the summer and take Multivariate Stats in the fall. Of course, I'm going to end up running into the same problem with that unless I take the pre-req at some point between now and then. The second is I can talk to the chair of the math department in the next few days and figure out if she can register me for the course somehow or find some way for me to get around that. I don't really feel like doing this because I already spent last week running around trying to figure out what I had to do to be able to major in math. The third is that I stay registered as I am, but go to Multivariate Stats on the first day of class and talk to the professor (since you can also get into the class with permission of the professor) and explain to her the situation and then add Multivariate Stats and drop Linear Algebra during the add/drop period. This makes the most sense to me. For one, I don't have to deal with it now (which, ok, that shouldn't be part of the criteria for this, but whatever. I'm TIRED of dealing with my schedule). Also, I would think this would be what most people do. I mean, I don't even know that the chair of the math department would be able to register me for the class. And I don't really want to bother her again right now. And she'd probably already tell me to do what I'm doing anyways. And the first option doesn't really make sense because, as I said, I'm just going to end up running into this problem again, so unless I can take it at UCI over the summer (which doesn't look likely, and they probably have pre-reqs too and it'd be harder to transfer RIP I as credit for the pre-req at UCI than here), I'm either going to have to take the pre-req (which just makes it harder to accomplish the double major and continue with German) or deal with it.
So yeah, I think I am going to go with dropping Linear Algebra for Multivariate Stats at the beginning of next semester. But if that doesn't happen, I'm ok with Linear Algebra. The only things were that the professor is supposed to be awful and it's at 9:40 MWF, which isn't really that bad, it's just that since I have Differential Equations at 8:00 TR, I was looking forward to being able to sleep in MWF. Otherwise I'm just going to be exhausted all the time. And Multivariate Stats fits in better in my schedule on Mondays. But on the other hand, I think the girl I'm tutoring is going to take Linear Algebra, so there's that. I mean, it wouldn't be the end of the world if I had to take Linear Algebra next semester. But I'm going to try to get this figured out.
I feel like talking about last night's Heroes and Heroes in general this season.
So, I'm not really sure why I'm watching this show anymore. Every week I wonder why I keep watching it, and I consider dropping it. But I still end up watching the episode. It's just, it's starting to feel like a chore to keep up with the show. I never thought it was as amazing as so many people did or deserved as much of the hype it got, but I did really enjoy it in the first season and look forward to new episodes.
Here's the thing. Back when I watched the premiere, I remember not being sure if I'd keep watching the show or not. My main problem was that it took itself too seriously. It just felt... I don't know. I don't really know how to describe it. It just wasn't incredibly enjoyable to watch. It's not that I expected them to be cracking jokes every other second, but it's a TV show based on people with powers and is basically like a comic book, and it seemed to be too over-the-top, I guess. And then they lightened up a little and took themselves less seriously, and I started liking it more. I remember one of my absolute favorite scenes in the first season was Nathan meeting Hiro and Ando in Isaac's place (I think he was dead at this point), and I don't know, I just remember it being absolutely hilarious and fun and enjoyable. And I felt like the show needed scenes like that to balance with the darker, more serious storylines. But I feel like the show has lost a lot of that.
I don't know. Maybe that didn't make any sense. But that's what it feels like to me. And all of the characters are just... ugh. Seriously, this is how I break down the current characters:
Characters I like: Elle (I know she's kind of crazy, but I don't know, I like her. Plus, it's Kristen Bell, so yeah.), Sylar (I don't know how other people are handling his not being totally evil anymore, but I'm enjoying it immensely), Nathan, Ando (I don't love him, but he's less irritating than Hiro is right now, and he hasn't done anything offensive)
Characters I'm "eh" on: Hiro (I used to love him, he's one of the characters who first sucked me into the show, but I just don't care about him anymore.), Claire (another character I used to love but don't care about anymore), Peter, Tracy (really, the only reason she's here is she's an improvement over Nicki/Jessica. But I don't care about her), Noah Bennet (seriously, I used to love him so much, but I just don't really care for him anymore. That's saying something for me)
Characters I hate: Matt, Daphne, Mohinder (I've never liked him, but the hate has just increased immensely since the first season), Maya (...actually, is she still on the show? Did she die? I seriously don't even remember. I just know she hasn't been on in awhile, for which I am grateful)
I mean, ok, I like more characters than I thought, but 4 characters aren't really enough to really keep me hooked. And really, Ando and Nathan I like, as I said, but neither of them would be enough alone to keep me watching. Honestly I think it's just Elle and Sylar that keep me watching, particularly Sylar. And I did love their scenes together in last night's episode and last week's, and I maybe kind of ship them now? And shipping is what really keeps me hooked on a show, so I probably will keep watching the show until either they stop having scenes together or if either of them get killed off (I doubt Sylar would, but if Elle was killed off, it wouldn't surprise me). But I really don't care about how they're going to save the world or who's on what side or whatever. It just seems so pointless to me. I don't know. I mean, I am much more interested in character development and relationships between characters than plot, and this show is just so much heavier on plot than character stuff. And the funny stuff they try to insert just isn't that entertaining (like Hiro thinking he's 10. That was just kind of boring and annoying and pointless). blah.
I've felt compelled recently to make a picspam over the reasons why everyone should be watching Chuck. I'm not really sure how many people on my flist watch Chuck, but I don't see it mentioned very often, and it really should be, because it's awesome. I mean, it's not my favorite show this season even, but I just feel like it doesn't get enough love. But I was also planning a finales picspam for this month for
picspammy and I haven't even started on that other than making a list of finales I love (but I haven't even narrowed down that list), and considering the month's half over, maybe I should work on that. Or I could just give that up. I don't know. (My life is filled with such tough decisions.)Thanksgiving is so close! I can't wait. And then after that, there's only a week and a half until this semester is over. It's weird having Thanksgiving be so close to the end of the semester (last year it was 3 1/2 weeks). It's good, though. For the most part. I might have to start studying for some tests over the break that I have the last week before finals. That would suck, but it would be better than writing a paper like I had to do during Fall Break, and it would make that last week before finals much easier and less stressful.
