I have a midterm today. And I'm in hyperdrive. It's fun to watch the world slow down around me as I'm cramming in carbohydrate structures, nucleic acid reactions, and random amino acid stuff (protecting groups). Hopefully, the midterm will go by smoothly. See you guys on the other side!*EDIT*I wonder if the orgo prof has a sense of humor. I honestly think one of my answers is quite humorous.
Now deep into the second week back in Bangkok after a refreshing and eventful spring break, the Siamerican Wanderer settles down in his Bkk East side apartment-office studio, re adusting back to a productive psyche and mindset as loads of work–both real world and academia–pile up on his plate.
Before he pulls his hair out over [...]
The first week of Bangkok University International College’s midterm exams is closing to an end. The Siamerican had two exams; On Tuesday afternoon, he completed the College Writing exam, followed by a Critical Reading test on Wednesday morning.
He is confident that he passed both with flying colors, but will have to wait a month plus [...]
I remember bits and pieces of my childhood: favorite toys like click-clacks (outlawed), a steel slinky (they’re now plastic), Lincoln logs (real wood), lawn darts (gotta love the 70s), my Easy-Bake oven (too much)? These are examples of my long-term memory, still wonderfully intact, though certainly not comprising a full inventory anymore. Yet certain images or songs, or the mention of a name I haven’t heard in decades, can trigger amazing memories.And I remember what I had for lunch a few hours ago (chicken, tomato and Swiss cheese on a toasted baguette), the conversation I had with a friend this evening and even what I promised to have done by Friday in a meeting this morning that I'm sure can wait until Monday. All simple examples of my short-term memory.But it’s all of that infor
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! My first midterm. What a horrible word, midterm. It strikes fear into freshmen students. Its a horrible thought all in itself.
I thought it was going to be a lot harder and extreemly stressful but it wasn’t so bad since it was Sociology and my professor is really cool. She even noticed that I got a hair cut. The first person. Cool. She tried hard to give us the answers. I think the next step would have been her taking the test for all of us. lol.
A lot of us gathered after the test to talk outside of the class. I don’t think I did to badly on it.
Now onto my other classes. Oh boy! I am so not looking forward to the Biology test this week!
Freshmen 101 tip: STUDY, STUDY, STUDY! It is as simple as that. How much energy you put into your work is what your grade reflexs in the end.
I guess it’s not fair to say the USA can’t run a proper election, even though it’s still going Wednesday morning, and was plagued by electronic voting machine “glitches” across the country. Any country can end up with 50% vote splits that need a recount, so not counting that rinkydink delay most seats are decided. However, saying that a Diebold machine “glitched” is like calling the flawed Ford Pinto a “glitchy car”. It’s designed completely wrong, and you’re taking your life into your hands by using one. Voting machines are a “black box” between the voter, and the vote counter, so they simply can’t be trusted in a serious election.
The rundown is this:
Democrats won the House. Oh yay, I’m sure that will do a heckofalot for America.
Republicans are projected [by me] to win the Senate, by tying with the Democrats and Independents like Lieberman, since VP Dick Cheney breaks a Sentate tie vote.
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We're getting heavily into midterm election campaigning now, and for 2008 Presidential candidates that means getting out there and making friends who might be useful to you in a few months' time. A brief rundown of who was where during this week finds Wes Clark in northern Kentucky (Cincinnati Enquirer), Pennsylvania (Delaware County Times) and Connecticut (North-Central Connecticut Journal Enquirer); John Edwards in Wisconsin (Channel 3000 WISC TV); Mitt Romney in Oregon, where he handed over a $500,000 cheque for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron Saxton (Associated Press on Boston's WHDH-7); John McCain in Kentucky (AP in the Lexington Herald-Leader); Mark Warner (before his announcement that he wouldn't be running for president) in South Carolina (AP in the Columbia State); Bill Richardson in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maryland (AP in the Santa Fe New Mexican); Hillary Clinton in Maryland (Washington Post); Rudy Giuliani in Florida (Tallahassee Democrat); and J
Here is an article detailing how AZ Senator John MacCain may be a real winner from this year's midterm. He campaigned for many Republicans, earning him a lot of capital and favors for 2008 if he runs for the GOP nomination. His more centrist, "reach across the aisle" approach will now make him even more of a key player in the Senate over the next two years. I'd say Rudy Guiliani was also a winner last night as he now presents Republicans with someone who could do well in "blue" states and appeal to independents and democrats. It will be interesting how things develop with a Democratic congress.
