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[Oct. 4th, 2008|01:19 am] |
Damn it, runner's knee. ITG probably doesn't help at all, either.
But Dave is coming tomorrow! And there's a tournament on Sunday. Awesome. |
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[Oct. 2nd, 2008|12:56 pm] |
Getting good grades in college feels really awesome. In highschool if I got a good grade it was like "cool" and if I got a bad grade it was like "whatever." Here if I get a good grade, I feel amazing. I haven't really experienced getting a bad grade yet, and I know I will eventually because nobody is perfect, and I'm sure it sucks as much as getting a good grade feels good.
I really like CS, probably because it comes naturally to me the way math does. Half the class already knows Java and I still finish the projects as early as they do. My codes are slightly longer and messier, but he expects that out of nubs. I think I take as long as everyone else who is new to Java, but the reason I'm done so early is that once I start a project, I can't stop thinking about it. This only applies to CS; I'm not like that in any other subject. So I'll sleep thinking about my code and go to class thinking about my code and work on it all day, and then it's done, and I have nothing to worry about for a week.
Philosophy has absolutely no hard work involved except for a little bit of reading, so basically I go to class and get to think deeply and discuss Anselm and Aquinas and Russel. I like this. It doesn't feel like a class.
PS WHAT ITG SONG IS STUCK IN MY HEAD RAH. |
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[Sep. 28th, 2008|10:31 pm] |
My playstyle has changed dramatically o_o
Also I calorie counted today and I tried really hard to eat a lot but only managed like 1500 calories. The fact that I naturally migrate towards "healthy" foods is probably one of my biggest problems when I'm limited by points since they're more expensive and generally have less caloric value. Jamie said I might have to sacrifice nutrition to get what I need. I feel like I'm always hungry and, consequentially, tired. And I can't maintain my weight, which is OK for now, but if it gets too low I'm going to have to do something about this.
Although to be honest I'm scared I might be developing some kinda compulsive exercise disorder. I get back from class, play ITG for a couple of hours, go for a run, and then go to swim practice. And if I cut one out, I feel really guilty and horrible and lazy and fat. This is obviously not a good thing. I'm going to keep an eye on this. |
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[Sep. 25th, 2008|10:28 pm] |
The most annoying fucking thing ever happened today. Art & Soc was giving out tons of free food (I'm talking like, 10 entire pizzas, three huge things of cookies, 20 salads, 50 brownies) to about the 15 freshman Art & Soc majors that showed up. So I walked up and asked if I could have some despite not being an Art & Soc Major and the chick was like "no." So I was like "are there going to be leftovers" and she was like "no." And I was like, "if there are, what are you going to do with them" and she was like "bring them back to our office." I was like "I'm running low on meal-points" and she was like "I feel you." And then I was like, when math gave out ice cream they gave it to everyone. And she was like, yep.
I left for a while and told Nick to call if free food was given away, and sure enough he approached her, asked if he could have some in the same exact manner, and without arguing in the slightest bit she said "at 6:30 when this is over." So Nick called me and I came back to Terp Zone. Keep in mind, at this point I was positive free food was being given away and it was too late to make it back to the diner before swim practice, so not getting free food would mean not getting a meal in before practice.
At 6:30 Nick went over and got free food, so I went over and asked if I could. She still said no. So I said, my friend Nick is getting free food and he's not an Art & Soc major, or a freshman. She was like "I was really disappointed with how you handled it earlier." Fair enough. So I said "Nick, can you please get me a piece of pizza" and the fat woman turns to Nick and goes "you can't get her food" and there's an extremely long argument like, seriously, it's his food, he can do whatever he wants with it. Then I went to talk to Nick and she was like "you can't stand there, leave" and I was like wow, seriously, because it's a public place and she has literally no right to do that. So Nick was like "what happened" and she explained and he was still like "..." because it made no sense. I sat down and Nick brought me back two pieces of pizza. I was really, really angry, but at least I got to eat. |
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[Sep. 23rd, 2008|01:22 pm] |
Yay 88 on my first college exam. The class average was 64.5... I feel pretty decent.
I lost 9 points because I said that 1 - t + 1 + t = 2t instead of 2, 'cause for some reason my brain was pooped by the last question and I canceled out the 1s instead of the ts. Since it was a multiple-part question that messed up the whole thing so I should've gotten a 97 but whatever. Man I always make the dumbest mistakes in math.
Philosophy makes my brain hurt. |
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[Sep. 22nd, 2008|12:02 am] |
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387/4214 60/1319 F0139 21:41 6:59 Talia Ringer 18 F 777 Providence RI |
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[Sep. 21st, 2008|01:24 pm] |
Apparently I can hold 6:59 miles for a 5K.
awesommmmmmmmmeee
I'm not sure exactly what I got... I know my time was a 21:41, I was something like 59th woman in the 0-39 age group, and something like 360th overall out of over 4000 runners... I'll update when the results are online. But man, I got to warm up with Olympic runners and everything. Being first wave is bomb. I took off 43 seconds from the New Balance, and my first mile was the fastest mile I've ever ran in my life... Clock time 6:31, so probably something like a 6:22. It was one of the most painful races in my life and I didn't feel like I was going that fast, but running comes so naturally to me and I guess I really was. When I saw the first mile I was so surprised and motivated.
Every time I run a 5K, during the race I swear up and down I'll never do one again, and by the finish I'm enthusiastic about the next one. But holding sub-7 miles is a really big benchmark. I am getting somewhere. |
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[Sep. 21st, 2008|09:52 am] |
I am nervous. Very. And I probably shouldn't be because this is a run I don't have a chance of winning. Usually when I get nervous it's because getting prizes or prize money or a plaque or medal is at stake, but when there are over 4,000 runners, the best of whom are Olympic-level, I have no shot. My goals, then? I want to break 22, go 21 something, but anything under 23 I would be happy with. I want to get top 500 overall, and top 100 women.
My race number is 777. This is cool for multiple reasons. For one, it means I'm in the first wave this time. Which means that I get to run with some of the fastest runners in the world. And that they won't fuck up my wave and send it the wrong way, since the fastest runners definitely know where they're going. And also it's 777, which is really cool. I don't believe in luck at all, but man it's pretty awesome to have your race number be 777. Bitches. |
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[Sep. 20th, 2008|10:42 am] |
I somehow managed to lose 4 pounds in the first three weeks of college.
I like this. 122. Weight is just a number, but this number happens to be smaller than the one from freshman year. I don't have any weight loss goals because I don't like weight to begin with, but if I keep eating only when I'm hungry, and mostly healthy food, and working out as much as I do, I should probably stay around 120. This is actually about where I'm supposed to be for my height which is really cool. My BMI is now 22, which is like smack in the middle of normal weight, as opposed to 24 where it used to be, which is on the high end of normal weight. |
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[Sep. 19th, 2008|02:13 pm] |
I owned up Calc. I messed up small parts of the last question, but there's no reason I should've gotten below a B, and there's a possibility that I got an A. I got 5/5 oh my first Phil quiz, and I only wrote like 5 sentences, whereas some people who wrote like a page didn't get full credit. I guess I am pretty good at expressing what I want to in only a few sentences. I did well on my first CS quiz and on my first project, but my second project actually involves coding and might be slightly difficult. I'm sure I'll figure it out. Psych we really haven't done that much in yet. Overall, I'm confident that I'll do well in this whole college thing. I work very efficiently when I want to.
hungryyyyyy |
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[Sep. 16th, 2008|09:32 am] |
Speed training in Frees = intense pain the next day.
ITG + running + swimming = shiiiiiiiiiiit
8 hours of sleep = awesome |
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[Sep. 11th, 2008|10:01 pm] |
( yay )
Also, I went to club swim practice. It's the perfect level for me right now. I really like it. Plus they travel and stuff. I'm so hungry now though. |
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[Sep. 11th, 2008|09:24 am] |
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I can't imagine having 8:00 AM classes, because I never thought it would be this fucking difficult to get up at 9:00 and hit up a 10:00 AM class. |
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[Sep. 10th, 2008|11:33 pm] |
F'real milkshakes after ITG <333
CS party was gay, they ate all the pizza while I was playing Rock Band. But the ITG and milkshake cheered me up.
My back hurts holy shit. |
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[Sep. 8th, 2008|05:47 pm] |
...Base conversions are fun. Straight-up fun. I got so carried away today in our CS discussion when she asked us to make a table of numbers in binary. I just didn't stop because I got really excited over all the patterns so I did up to 31 in binary over the course of a few minutes and Toby was making fun of me.
I'm trying really hard to go a day without playing ITG, but it's SO hard when it's right there, people I like are always playing, and I'm having dramatic 10% improvements and getting new tri-stars every time I play.
Most of the tri-stars are lame but I'm really proud of We Know What To Do and Dance Vibrations. Especially Dance Vibrations because there are a few hands in it and I'm bad at hands. I improved 12% in whatever that ITG song is that's known for its hands. Now to star Soapy Bubble before Dave gets PSMO >:3... And I'll probably crack and play again today.
The CS department is hosting a big party on Wednesday pretty much right after my class ends in the room they're holding the party. It's gonna have free food and giveaways and a LAN party and Rock Band and Halo and Wii gaming. I kind of want to play Rock Band just because I naturally migrate towards music games, even though there's no timing window or any of that. I guess there sort-of is a window for singing, but I have vibrato so singing doesn't really work that well for me.
I want cheese-its. |
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[Sep. 7th, 2008|11:34 pm] |
I'm a little homesick today, but it's alright. I somehow managed to get six new tri-stars today. And I met another player, DAF. Laundry is probably my least favorite part about Maryland. It's so fucking hot in that room and you have to wait for-fucking-ever to get a dryer. But my bad for choosing a Sunday to do my laundry. I bought parm & garlic cheese-its and that was probably a mistake because I can't stop eating them. They are so good.
Less than two weeks until MMG & the CVS 5K... I feel like I've been here forever already. I don't know if that's good or bad. But I am definitely excited to see everyone. |
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[Sep. 5th, 2008|01:44 am] |
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I have Infernoplex stuck in my head. I ran a lot really fast today. I also played ITG. All customs though. I have this weird thing on my left rib that looks almost like an oddly shaped hickey, and it's really painful, so I might want to get that checked out. Burgers and Brawl again. I bought a Star Wars DS case that came with 3 styluses, all different lightsabers. I feel really cool. Sort of. I bought parm & garlic cheese-its. They are delicious. Now I have Loituma stuck in my head X_X. |
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[Sep. 3rd, 2008|11:57 pm] |
webassign
die |
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[Sep. 3rd, 2008|04:28 pm] |
CS is really far away. But the professor is really awesome. And there's an adorable bubble tea cafe just off campus, about a 15 minute walk from CS so I can get chicken bowls or sushi or bubble tea if I want.
I'm tired.
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