Jim's Piece of Space

School Tour

Jim — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:23:15 +0000

The tour of NMSU went really well; I really like the way the school is laid out and all the buildings look well maintained. While I was there I picked up all the required forums for admissions and now I actually have most of them filled out. Here’s where the bad part comes; they want copies of all my university transcripts (high school can be omitted if I am transferring 30+ credits). But I have a degree from ITT Tech, this shouldn’t be a problem should it? Well, actually … yes. I need to have an average of a 2.0 between all of my university transcripts. At ITT Tech I had a 3.3 ish … Germanna Community College … 1.7. Well crap. 3.3+1.7=5 5/2=2.5. I just barely make it. If they wanted my high school ones too I’d be pretty much doomed. Hopefully they will look at ITT Tech more than Germanna; otherwise I may not get the classes / degree I want. Oh! Actually retrieving the transcripts from the two schools is a pain too; especially when they work from like 9 to 4 every day.

Just in case you were wondering (if anyone actually ever reads this); I put down two majors of study: Philosophy and Physics. All of my elective / free choice / extra classes will be in computer science. From the looks of it Harris will pay for all of the physics and computer science classes which leaves just a few for me to pay for; I can live with that I guess. Some free money > no free money.

That’s all I suppose, the pizza delivery guy is here so I should probably go let him in.

Back to school, wtf?

Jim — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:38:38 +0000

Against all common sense and better judgement; I’ve decided that this fall I’m going to go back to school. Instead of going back to ITT Tech (which is a 4 hour drive each way) or the University of Phoenix Online, I’m actually going to go to a real college; New Mexico State University (NMSU). A couple weeks ago I filled out some form on their website and had them send me the basic information and then last Sunday I filled out a form for a campus tour. Great lot of good that did. I called today since I never got a confirmation that a campus tour was set up … they never got it, AWESOME! During lunch I ditched work for 15 minutes or so and set up a tour for this coming Monday.

At this point in time I’m really considering a double major in physics and philosophy with a minor in computer science. After talking with admissions and taking the tour etc. on Monday I may change my mind and chose a different major but I’d really rather keep the ones I have.

The least intelligent (more stupid, stupider, stupidest, less smart?) part of this whole thing is that I plan on working full time while going to school full time. Since NMSU generally only offers weekday daytime classes, this means working nights and weekends for the next two to four years.

From talking to the administrative assistants and managers at work it looks like my company will probably pay for the physics and computer science classes but not the rest. Hopefully they will but if not, some money is better than nothing. If the company doesn’t pay for anything it will take me around six months to save up for a year of school.

Gods, Historians and Today

Jim — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:28:37 +0000

Not sleeping is quite bad, especially after a eight hour drive and there is work the next morning. I am up early for work (or am I still up? >.>) so figured I would share. It probably sucks; I am bad at writing but I also have the remove comment button. =D I will probably add more later someday but I need pain medication and to finish getting ready for work.

Only Gods know the tomorrows,
Historians can change the yesterdays,
but I know today.

Today I miss you.
Today I wish I didn’t come back home.
Today I wish I could be with you again.
Today I want to make you smile.
Today I hope you have a good day.
Today I wish I could do more for you.
Today I wish I could be more for you.
Today I still like you.

Like yesterday was,
Like tomorrow will be.

Three good songs

Jim — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:57:56 +0000

Finally told this girl what I felt and not sure it worked so well, I kinda freaked out that she was going to freak out (which she probably did). Just some songs that inspire certain feelings for me. *shrug*

Inversely proportional

Jim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:17:30 +0000

The more I like a girl, the harder and harder it gets to tell them. There’s one I really like though and I can’t not tell her anymore, she’ll find out soon. Hopefully she doesn’t run away. x.x =(

Two words

Jim — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:21:07 +0000

Epic. Fail. … I need to stop fighting with myself and being pissed off that I can’t say what I want to. Maybe if I just said it I would be more happy.

Blonde Joke!

Jim — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:21:03 +0000

After becoming very frustrated with the attitude of one of the
shopkeepers, the young blonde declared, ‘Well, then, maybe
I’ll just go out and catch my own alligator and get a pair of
alligator shoes for free!’

The shopkeeper replied with a sly smile, ‘Well, little lady,
why don’t you go on and give it a try?’

The blonde headed off to the swamp, determined to catch an alligator.

Later in the day, as the shopkeeper was driving home, he spotted
the same young woman standing waist deep in the murky water,
shotgun in hand.

As he brought his car to a stop, he saw a huge 9-foot gator
swimming rapidly toward her.

With lightning reflexes, the blonde took aim, shot the creature and
hauled it up onto the slippery bank. Nearby were 7 more dead
gators all lying belly up. The shopkeeper stood on the bank,
watching in silent amazement as the blonde struggled mightily
and barely managed to flip the gator onto its back.

Then, rolling her eyes heavenward, she screamed in frustration…..

‘CRAP! THIS ONE’S BAREFOOT, TOO!

Not sure

Jim — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:21:41 +0000

Not sure I really want to put this here but I will any ways; at least this way it is out there where someone besides my sister knows about it. lol x.x

You do not know this because I will not tell you; but I like you, a lot. It has been years since I have seen you and last I time it was just as two friends. What changed? Who knows but from everything I know about you now I want to see you again if only to give myself a chance to come clean.

I did something a few days ago, you should find out about it in a couple weeks, I hope you like it. I hope you never find out it was me who did it.

This song is awesomely fantastic:
————————-
stars are out tonight
and you’re the brightest one shining in my sky.
it’s like every wish I ever made came true.
the day I woke up lying next to you.

will you be my best friend
if I offer you my heart?
’cause it’s already yours.
we could hang out every night
and watch the sun go down.
as long as we could watch it rise again.

gave me a valentine.
it’s these little things that stand the test of time.
I’ve saved the tickets from the shows that we’ve been to.
and a thousand other memories of you.

gave you this i.o.u. today.
it said good for one galaxy.
once I build my rocket to the stars.
we’ll fly away just you and me.

It is not neglect, I swear

Jim — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:21:21 +0000

Really, I am not neglecting my blog; there just is not anything to say. lol. I have not been playing EverQuest much, mostly because of work and EVE Online is a lot more interesting to me. Still procrastinating working on that website I was trying to have done by now, and started working on a year ago. *shrug* I am slightly unmotivated.

Life really is not that interesting right now. I go to work, come home, maybe goof around with my website a little and play EVE for a bit. Besides that there is dinner, movies and sleep. Single life kind of blows, I am not very sociable and do not really have many (or any) friends; and it does not really bother me. The one person I actually want to be around all the time does not, and probably will not ever know it. I suck, and so does my boring life.

Disagreement

Jim — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:15:22 +0000

So, EverQuest and I had a disagreement … It crashed and I did “rm -fR” on it. This is after I spent a day and a half installing Fedora 11 and getting everything set up so I could play. Zone from Guild Hall to Plane of Time, Time to The Void, The Void to *CRASH*. . Two hours later? Still crashing, so I gave up on EverQuest and put EVE Online back on my computer; it’s working like a dream. I’ve been debating quitting EverQuest recently any ways, I don’t have the time to play like I would like to and with EVE there’s no time commitment, or endless grinding of experience of any kind.

If you didn’t get it from that last paragraph; I’m finally Microsoft free. The only program I’m running under WINE right now is EVE, and EverQuest if I can ever get it working again. Three computers in my house (apartment) and all three running some flavour of Linux. Only had two problems with it so far. First EverQuest doesn’t work, second, I can’t seem to sync my Palm Z22 with Evolution or Thunderbird. Small tragedy, I’ll live.

I shouldn’t write this but for some reason I feel like sharing. Don’t read this … writing it made me feel better I guess.

Me and people don’t really get along well; I’ve never figured out why. Friends? Sure, I’ve got a few but being alone never really bothered me, until recently. Girlfriends? Absolutely … works fantastic for a couple years then it all goes to hell with a 12-pack of C4. Never ends well either; get stalked, harassed, called at all hours of the night with crying, or just called and hung up on. Sometimes, just want to give up. Can count my girlfriends on half of one hand, the number of years takes two hands. I was happy being who I was, unattached, free, happy, and only have to buy and do what I want. That’s why it happened isn’t it? I wasn’t happy or free, just alone. Can’t like you, nothing like you, so different, head spinny. Smiling. Why you? I bet you don’t even like me. Never say anything, better to have a friend than a dream gone bad and a friend lost. Told two people, way too many, you’ll find out. I’m ranting, nobody’s listening, time for a drink. Basshunter – Angel in the night <- awesome awesome awesome song, doubt I’ll sleep so repeat it is.

If you feel sorry for me, don’t tell me, ever. Didn’t really want to put this in here but meh, I can come back in a few years and say “that’s when I wanted to do something, that’s when I should have”.