2008 EntryHmm, I forgot that I even had a Xanga. Looking back at some of the entries, I remember now that I had a lot of fun writing down random things. And since my last entry was in September, I guess I can write down a few things now. So what's been happening? A whole term at UBC went by. 6 courses this time around. Not too bad since one of them was PHIL 120 (read: slack course). I don't think I cracked open the textbook more than two times (and the first time it was only because I thought it would be helpful for the test). I realize now that I didn't learn all that much, but it wasn't such a horrible course that a lot of people thought it was. It taught me quite a few things that I didn't know. Plus, with three demanding Physics courses, I was GLAD for it. Physics this term... was... painful and enlightening. I already felt the wrath of Physics from last year, so I was already comfortable being the student who never knew what was going on in class, and being the student who took days and days to finish an assignment. In fact, I don't even think I spent any time on a regular basis on the other courses. For my Math 316 and Anat 390, I basically started studying two days before... which probably explains why I almost got screwed over by Anatomy. Math 316 is the best math course ever. It is interesting (because it deals with solving partial differential equations), but it is very algorithmic. I think I could've benefitted from taking this course LAST year. If anyone ever wants a Math elective, try Math 316. The prof's teaching style complemented mine PERFECTLY. Oh, and I had another wonderful prof this year... my Quantum prof Phys304. I've never had such an organized Physics prof before... and Kirk Madison is like... the best. His writing is almost as neat as mine and he is so thorough with his explanations. Other profs could've turned Quantum Mechanics into a nightmare, but Kirk Madison didn't. Don't get me wrong, I still think Quantum is one of the hardest courses of UBC but he made it so ... easily understandable. Phys301 was Electricity and Magnetism and after receiving quite a terrible shock from the midterm, I ended up doing quite well (thanks in part to a make-up midterm since literally 2/3 of the class failed... by fail I mean 20-30%). Anatomy 390 was all about cell biology stuff... which never really clicked with me, so that, on top of only studying for it for a short period of time turned it into a near disaster. The final exam was 120 MC and 30 SA. The MC were so hard. Like I didn't know the answers to almost half of them. Ugh. Anyway, now that the marks are out, I don't really care anymore. I'm still working at the swimming pool. I love it. It's such a relief from schoolwork. And plus, I get to call it 'work'. Haha. Even if I didn't work, I doubt I would make use of the time I spared to study... so I think this whole part-time job thing is working out. The kids I teach are great. There are quite a few kids that I've been teaching for a while now. I'm so used to seeing them.... Yah... I think what I miss most about highschool is not being able to take Social Studies, English and French. Even though I was never really good at S.S., and kinda fluked it for English, I enjoyed it because the work is of a different sort. Now in Science the structure of all the classes are the same...... Okay... just wondering, does anyone even read or visit xanga anymore? If you happened to read this question, please answer by commenting! I'm just curious... | 