I'd rather do CALCULUS!!!
Even Calculus can't be this bad. I haven't done calc yet, but I know it can't be this bad. I haven't been this frustrated with schoolwork since I had to work of logical proofs of Geometry without an instructor.
Okay, here's the deal: I'm on Spring break from college. But I can't enjoy it until I get my programming projects out of the way. Mission? Program a roman numeral calculator using functions (C++ prog language). So I hammered away at it for two hours Thursday. Didn't make a lick of sense and I got nowhere. Hammered away at it for five hours on Friday. I got it working... that is I got it to perform the necessary calculations. But I didn't get it working to spec (using functions, output formatting, etc).
No big deal... so thought the little man with the invisible hammer over his head. That hammer fell in a BIG WAY this morning when I found out that in order to fulfill prog specs, I had to go back to formula (yes, I was about as mad as Mr. Osborn in Spiderman I). So now I'm looking at this thing and I really honestly can't figure it out. I just had to vent.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Speech class! Going great! It's easy and fun. This latest speech was a demonstration speech. We had to bring a physical object to class and teach with it. Some people brought ties, others wrapping paper.... I brought my kayak. I taught the class the ancient art of the Eskimo roll.
Now, I know you quicker ones are thinking "doesn't that require water?"... essentially yes, since you are rolling a kayak and flipping it back up. Genius me circumvented this problem with imagination hats. Everyone had to build a hat from newspaper and wear it on their heads for the duration of the speech - so they could imagine water. Making a room full of college students look like 1st graders was entirely rewarding .
Okay, here's the deal: I'm on Spring break from college. But I can't enjoy it until I get my programming projects out of the way. Mission? Program a roman numeral calculator using functions (C++ prog language). So I hammered away at it for two hours Thursday. Didn't make a lick of sense and I got nowhere. Hammered away at it for five hours on Friday. I got it working... that is I got it to perform the necessary calculations. But I didn't get it working to spec (using functions, output formatting, etc).
No big deal... so thought the little man with the invisible hammer over his head. That hammer fell in a BIG WAY this morning when I found out that in order to fulfill prog specs, I had to go back to formula (yes, I was about as mad as Mr. Osborn in Spiderman I). So now I'm looking at this thing and I really honestly can't figure it out. I just had to vent.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Speech class! Going great! It's easy and fun. This latest speech was a demonstration speech. We had to bring a physical object to class and teach with it. Some people brought ties, others wrapping paper.... I brought my kayak. I taught the class the ancient art of the Eskimo roll.
Now, I know you quicker ones are thinking "doesn't that require water?"
posted by JoeC @ 9:09 AM
4 Comments:
At Sat Feb 25, 10:58:00 AM 2006,
Anonymous said…
Kayak, 500 dollars.
30 sheets of paper for "Imagination hats" 50 cents.
Making college students look like first graders. Priceless.
That was hilarious Josiah. Really, I laughed out loud. Just trying to picture these students making hats out of paper and wearing them during your speech... That's just awesome.
At Sat Feb 25, 12:27:00 PM 2006,
JoeC said…
Yeah, strangely enough during the speech critique afterwards there were some who felt it the highlight of my speech
...of course, there was a person or two who just couldn't quite make that reach back to their childhood. Such are never really as cool as they think *sticks tongue out*
At Mon Feb 27, 06:10:00 PM 2006,
Anonymous said…
That speech had to be pretty cool. The sight of you walking in with a kayak and some newspaper had to get some great reactions from the other students. I wish I could have been there.
At Mon Feb 27, 07:27:00 PM 2006,
Anonymous said…
I try to be original... spice things up a little bit. When you're listening to beginning orators for an hour & 1/2 it can get a little tedious...
The next speech is supposed to be a speech of persuasion. I'm debating whether to do a kayak sales pitch (get the shop back some of the $$ it's putting into my education) or, since it's a 2-yr college, make a speech to persuade the students to pursue at least 4-yr degree --- which might be as popular as bacon rapped shrimp at a Bar Mitzvah.
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