Here’s a thought: We all know the song “Santa’s Comin’ To Town.”  Suppose you make it to the “good” list.  What happens if you were “naughty” between the time he leaves The North Pole and arrives at your place?

This semester was a brand-new start for me.  For starters, I started living by myself in a one-bed, one-bath apartment.  Although it is pretty quiet, I miss my friends that I met in the dorms.  Secondly, I am adapting to the brand-new field I jumped into: Power.  It was a leap of faith for me that I started learning this completely new field, but little did I know that it would be a key to job stability.  As for my grades, they’re nothing to brag about.  I received a C in History, but I still put up a good, although frustrating, fight.  This was particularly frustrating because I did all the reading and my study buddies thought I was very well-rehearsed on the topics.

During the Power Systems Engineering final, someone stole my bike.  Trust me… things got really awkward when the professor caught a glance of me talking to the cop.

Thus far, I’ve spent the semester working on my family’s computers, meeting up with friends, and simply recharging myself to capacity for next semester.

In the midst of everybody losing their composure, I am, once again, perfectly calm.  After I finish this entry, I’m writing my paper on wind power (it blows… har har har) and continuing with my studying.

History?!

During the semester, I have been doing all my reading and I can recall a lot of information.  Yet, I have been getting Cs on my all-essay tests.  During the tests, I write practically nonstop.  To gain a better understanding of the situation, I visited the TA on Friday.  Unfortunately, that was counterproductive as I left more ticked off because they appear to just want regurtitation of information and little sense of organization.  I ran into one of my colleagues while checking out the synchrophasor stuff Professor Mack Grady just finished setting up, and he echoes my sentiment.

My ability to maintain my composure seemed incredible at the time, but as soon as the final is over, I’m selling those books and ensuring those blue books are taken care of like company top trade secrets.

Funny Pics

Also on Friday, I spent the evening with some friends at a barbecue.  On the way back, I noticed that a storefront has this painted: “If it’s in stock, we’ve got it!”  My car trip today involved taking a picture of this:

My challenge to you: Devise something to contradict this statement.  Now for something not so obvious:

I found the typo on the receipt after I went to the Asian food mart to get this sauce.  I shall refrain from making jokes here…