We Don't Ever Blog Anymore...
We don't even know what we were blogging about
Don't even say "I love you" no more
Cause blogging how we feel is no longer allowed
It is Week 2 of my final quarter as an undergrad. Last night I went to bed at quarter to 7, and got up at 9:20. I'm an Iron Man. I am doing my thing and I cannot be stopped. I cannot be stopped. What a frightening, fearsome thought. I am again taking 4 courses, Network Security Fundamentals, Intro to UNIX, Small Business Management, and the money maker, Senior Seminar in CIS. For this last beast, here is the course description:
This course represents the last course in the Computer Information Systems curriculum. As such it will be constituted as a Systems Project involving the development of a Database Management System and related applications. The project is to demonstrate proficiency in the major subjects taught in the curriculum.
The system project in question is left to my own choosing, as long as it meets the following criteria:
You may complete one of the two types of projects:
1) A Relational Database (not MS Access). The database must include a user friendly input screen, field error checking, mulitple reports, triggers, and data manipulation. Students will be required to submit and demonstrate code (SQL) written in support of their projects.
2) Object Oriented Program (i.e. C++, Visual Basic, JAVA...). The object oriented program must include arrays or database to store data for manipulation, user friendly input screen, field error checking, and multiple reports. Students will be to submit and demonstrate code witten in support of their projects.
All students will be required to develop and present MS Power Point along with demonstrating their programs to the entire class during the last two weeks of class. This will be explained at Mid-Term. It is mandatory that all students withness ALL presentations. If a student misses one of the last two weeks, please be prepared to lose a letter grade on your projects.
Am I supposed to be intimidated? Whuteva, man. I've already been doing this for coin and sustenance. While some of my other classmates are contemplating suicide and wishing they had majored in something less demanding, I am already past the design stage and am doing the preliminary coding. HA!! This should be a fitting capstone to an almost impeccably executed endeavor. Ooh. You can tell I'm sleep deprived, look at that cumbersome sentence! Oh well.
In other news, everything is gravy. I am doing what I have to do. I am trying to be more focused and accomplish more. We just got back from our first family vacation that didn't involve visiting relatives. We went to Disney World. First time I had ever been, likewise for the kids. The Missus had been once, but didn't get to see and do everything. I can see why. We were there about 8 days and still didn't get to do everything. And we attacked it pretty hard. I got blisters on both feet from all the miles I trekked. What a wimp! I used to have blisters when I was in the Navy, wearing those oh so stylish combat boots. That seems like an eternity ago. Anyway, I see why Disney World makes people of all ages get all wistful -the place really was incredible. The most incredible thing though, from my point of view, was not the atmosphere or ambiance or the rides and characters, it was the observation that to take full advantage of what they have to offer, you'd better be paid. Either that or be willing to empty your life savings. My wife and I chatted up a couple on the monorail, and they were staying at one of the Disney Resorts. They said that the cost to feed their family of 4 at the resort restaurant came to over 250 bucks (this was just for one meal, not even a whole day's worth of meals). Ridiculous. It immediately conjured vivid images of the most expensive restaurant I have ever visited, Ruth Chris' Steak House, where 4 adults can leave about $700 lighter in the waller than when they came in. I went their when I was doing engineering with Siemens, having dinner with some other engineers. When I opened the menu, I'm sure the stunned, slack-jawed expression on my face instead told my white colleagues, "this boy obviously ain't never been nowhere". Well, they would have been right. Anyway, Disney World, to be done right, requires some serious bank. I guess that's why I never went as a child. My mom was so incredibly poor, it was just an utter impossibility. Thank God thank she sacrificed and tried to motivate us to get beyond the projects. My soft suburban raised children would probably not survive a week in my old West Philly stomping grounds. That's a good thing. Thank God I am able to give my children things that I never receive. And hopefully, they will do the same for their children. Anyway, it was a great trip. We did Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, Animal Kingdom, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Sea World and Wet and Wild Water Park. Those kids were worn out every night. That was a great vacation. Hopefully, when I am in my grave and long gone, my child will each think of me in a quiet moment. They'll say, "I remember the time Dad took me to Disneyworld." And that memory will evoke an emotional response. Much better, by far, than "I remember when Dad got on the skateboard and Mom told him not to because she didn't wanted to end up sitting in the ER, but he just smile, and got on it anyway, and fell on that hill and broke his arm, and we all had to take him to the ER, and Mom was rolling her eyes at him they whole time." Anyway. It was very nice.
Don't even say "I love you" no more
Cause blogging how we feel is no longer allowed
It is Week 2 of my final quarter as an undergrad. Last night I went to bed at quarter to 7, and got up at 9:20. I'm an Iron Man. I am doing my thing and I cannot be stopped. I cannot be stopped. What a frightening, fearsome thought. I am again taking 4 courses, Network Security Fundamentals, Intro to UNIX, Small Business Management, and the money maker, Senior Seminar in CIS. For this last beast, here is the course description:
This course represents the last course in the Computer Information Systems curriculum. As such it will be constituted as a Systems Project involving the development of a Database Management System and related applications. The project is to demonstrate proficiency in the major subjects taught in the curriculum.
The system project in question is left to my own choosing, as long as it meets the following criteria:
You may complete one of the two types of projects:
1) A Relational Database (not MS Access). The database must include a user friendly input screen, field error checking, mulitple reports, triggers, and data manipulation. Students will be required to submit and demonstrate code (SQL) written in support of their projects.
2) Object Oriented Program (i.e. C++, Visual Basic, JAVA...). The object oriented program must include arrays or database to store data for manipulation, user friendly input screen, field error checking, and multiple reports. Students will be to submit and demonstrate code witten in support of their projects.
All students will be required to develop and present MS Power Point along with demonstrating their programs to the entire class during the last two weeks of class. This will be explained at Mid-Term. It is mandatory that all students withness ALL presentations. If a student misses one of the last two weeks, please be prepared to lose a letter grade on your projects.
Am I supposed to be intimidated? Whuteva, man. I've already been doing this for coin and sustenance. While some of my other classmates are contemplating suicide and wishing they had majored in something less demanding, I am already past the design stage and am doing the preliminary coding. HA!! This should be a fitting capstone to an almost impeccably executed endeavor. Ooh. You can tell I'm sleep deprived, look at that cumbersome sentence! Oh well.
In other news, everything is gravy. I am doing what I have to do. I am trying to be more focused and accomplish more. We just got back from our first family vacation that didn't involve visiting relatives. We went to Disney World. First time I had ever been, likewise for the kids. The Missus had been once, but didn't get to see and do everything. I can see why. We were there about 8 days and still didn't get to do everything. And we attacked it pretty hard. I got blisters on both feet from all the miles I trekked. What a wimp! I used to have blisters when I was in the Navy, wearing those oh so stylish combat boots. That seems like an eternity ago. Anyway, I see why Disney World makes people of all ages get all wistful -the place really was incredible. The most incredible thing though, from my point of view, was not the atmosphere or ambiance or the rides and characters, it was the observation that to take full advantage of what they have to offer, you'd better be paid. Either that or be willing to empty your life savings. My wife and I chatted up a couple on the monorail, and they were staying at one of the Disney Resorts. They said that the cost to feed their family of 4 at the resort restaurant came to over 250 bucks (this was just for one meal, not even a whole day's worth of meals). Ridiculous. It immediately conjured vivid images of the most expensive restaurant I have ever visited, Ruth Chris' Steak House, where 4 adults can leave about $700 lighter in the waller than when they came in. I went their when I was doing engineering with Siemens, having dinner with some other engineers. When I opened the menu, I'm sure the stunned, slack-jawed expression on my face instead told my white colleagues, "this boy obviously ain't never been nowhere". Well, they would have been right. Anyway, Disney World, to be done right, requires some serious bank. I guess that's why I never went as a child. My mom was so incredibly poor, it was just an utter impossibility. Thank God thank she sacrificed and tried to motivate us to get beyond the projects. My soft suburban raised children would probably not survive a week in my old West Philly stomping grounds. That's a good thing. Thank God I am able to give my children things that I never receive. And hopefully, they will do the same for their children. Anyway, it was a great trip. We did Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, Animal Kingdom, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Sea World and Wet and Wild Water Park. Those kids were worn out every night. That was a great vacation. Hopefully, when I am in my grave and long gone, my child will each think of me in a quiet moment. They'll say, "I remember the time Dad took me to Disneyworld." And that memory will evoke an emotional response. Much better, by far, than "I remember when Dad got on the skateboard and Mom told him not to because she didn't wanted to end up sitting in the ER, but he just smile, and got on it anyway, and fell on that hill and broke his arm, and we all had to take him to the ER, and Mom was rolling her eyes at him they whole time." Anyway. It was very nice.
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