22 Hours Later
I’m finally going to bed after working this EPICS project for about 22 straight hours. The final outcome was actually pretty good, especially considering all the work Josh and I put into it. Goodnight.
School
EPICS: 11 hours and counting
I’ve been working on my EPICS project all day long, well since 12 when I woke up. The good news is that it’s almost done. The bad news is that we still have at least two hours or so.
…And So It Was
My calculus drop is all but taken care of. I was a successfully able to extend the deadline until tomorrow with the help of my wonderful Mines Mentor, Louisa Duley. So. That means that I get to take calc again next semester and I can’t take physics. I have no idea how this will affect my schedule yet. I also got a new toy, more about that tomorrow though!
“W” is for Withdraw
Well, you can say I didn’t try. Calculus is just not clicking as well as I need it to this semester so I’m going to take a “W” instead of trying for a “PRG” (grade in progress) which I wouldn’t make anyways because I practically failed my first two tests. Although it wasn’t for lack of trying…or studing, because I did both.
So anyways, today’s test pretty much did it for me. I spent like 3 hours studying and was definatly confused on major portions of the test. I think a lot of it has to do with the actual practical applications of calculus becuase I understand the lesson just fine and I understand most of the problems in the book just fine. So next semester I plan on doing more of the homework problems on a regular basis. Assuming I can find both my teacher and my advisor tomorrow so I can get them to sign the form.
If This Was Seattle, School Would Be Cancelled
…but seeing as this is Colorado school isn’t cancelled, despite the fact that we have 8-10" of snow, at least. I still am wearing shorts, although I am also wearing 5 layers on top. Anyways, it’s still a new thing for me to go to school when there is snow outside, especially this much snow.
Homesick (adj)
Being homesick is defined by Oxford English Dictionary as: depressed in consequence of a longing for home during absence from it.
Yep, that about describes it. I basically have this urge to flee home, but there’s no logical conclusion to back it up. So I become slightly depressed when I’m not occupied, nothing much…just being homesick.
Ergo, I am working on a way to maybe come back home for Thanksgiving. It all depends.
250 Atmospheres
If you detonate 0.525 grams of Nitroglycerin in a 0.400 liter container at 49�C, what will the pressure be in atmospheres immediately after explosion before any deformation of the container has occured?
Such was the question (at least as much as I could remember), and my subsequent answer, on the Chemistry test last Thursday. Amazingly enough, I have talked with at least a dozen people and nobody seems to have the same answer, nor has anyone I talked with heard of someone else having the same answer. Thus, for the time being, I think it is safe to say that very few people, if anyone, got the correct answer.
Needless to say, I’m pretty excited to find out what the answer actually is; at which point I will let you know. Other then that, there are only 3 days of class left before Thanksgiving. That really means I have a full day on Monday (5 hours), a short day on Tuesday (2 hours), and a short day on Wednesday (2 hours, maybe).
Oh, How Sweet It Was
It was inevitable. After a perfect season, the ‘Diggers finally lost against top-ranked Pittsburg State University Gorillas 35-70. An NCAA press release reads:
Top-ranked Pittsburg State University jumped out to a 42-7 second-quarter lead then coasted to a 70-35 victory over fifth-ranked Colorado School of Mines in the second round of the NCAA Division II football playoffs Saturday (Nov. 20) before a sellout crowd of 9,409 raucous fans at "The Pitt," Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium.
The unbeaten Gorillas (12-0) broke an NCAA-II single-game post-season scoring record, advancing to the national quarterfinals to face fourth-ranked Northwest Missouri State University, a 34-14 winner over third-ranked Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The Gorillas and Bearcats will meet Saturday (Nov. 27) at Noon (CST) at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium.
Pitt State broke the old scoring mark of 65 points set by Grand Valley State University in a 65-36 victory over Bentley College last year.
The Orediggers (12-1) had their unblemished season to a close with the loss. It was just the ninth time in Division II history (since 1973) that two unbeaten teams met on the football field in post-season play.
Senior quarterback Neal Philpot rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown and passed for 105 yards and another score one day after being snubbed by voters from making the eight-man national ballot for the 2004 Harlon Hill Trophy.
Philpot directed the Gorillas to eight touchdown drives in nine possessions under center against the Orediggers as PSU built a 56-21 cushion before he was lifted from the Gorillas’ lineup midway through the third quarter. He became the first quarterback in NCAA history (all levels) to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in a season three times in a career (2001, ’03-04).
Tailback Germaine Race rushed 19 times for 154 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of 2, 7 and 5 yards. Fullback Joe Taylor also scored three touchdowns with runs of 3, 4 and 2 yards.
Pitt State rushed out to a 28-7 first quarter lead to set the tone in the game. The Gorillas scored on their opening drive of the game with nine consecutive rushing plays, punctuated by Race’s 2-yard run with 10:48 to play in the initial period.
CSM matched the Gorillas’ first score with a 10-play, 80-yard drive which was capped by Chad Friehauf’s 1-yard TD pass to Bryan Florendo on 4th-and-goal.
The Gorillas countered with Philpot’s 22-yard scoring run on their next possession, then broke serve when Chad Miller intercepted an errant Friehauf pass at the CSM 23 to set up a 3-yard run by Taylor.
The Pitt State defense then forced a quick three-and-out and Philpot tossed a 35-yard TD pass to Jermaine Carpenter with seven seconds remaining in the first quarter. Linebacker Jimmie Taylor then intercepted Friehauf on CSM’s next possession, giving PSU the ball at the Oredigger 13. Joe Taylor scored three plays later on a 4-yard run to make it 35-7 with 11:36 left in the second quarter.
Pitt State took a 42-14 lead to the intermission, then turned a CSM fumble on the opening kickoff into a third scoring opportunity. Taylor again capped a short, 17-yard drive with a 2-yard run to make it 49-14 a half-minute into the second half.
Friehauf set an NCAA-II single-game post-season record with 45 completions in the game. He was 45 of 53 passing (.849) for 433 yards and three touchdowns with the two interceptions. He rushed 13 times for 52 yards and two scores. Friehauf fumbled once and was sacked three times in the game.
On a completely separate note, my previous blog is refering to a new screen play I’m working on. There was some confusion over that.
The Best Prank Ever
This is the story of the best prank ever.
It all began today about an hour ago. I was jokingly telling Dan that he should wake Eric up with an air horn at 2am because he has to wake up at 5am for 6 o’clock PT for AF ROTC. Then he suggested that we set all the clocks a head six hours. So we did. Then we set the alarm to go off at 5:30am. Well, Eric didn’t wake up the first time. So we set the alarm for 5:35. He still didn’t wake up, so we set the big alarm for 5:45. He sort of got up, but then went back to bed. So Dan dragged him out of bed and offered to drive him down to PT. Eric finally agreed. So they walked out to the car (I was hidden underneath). Just before Eric got in, I grabbed his legs. He sort of freaked out. We told him it was only about 12 and that he had 5 more hours of sleep.
And that is the story of the best prank ever.
Scurry to the Finish Line
More then a month is left of school and I can already taste the finish line. One more round of tests are coming up the next two weeks before we break for Thanksgiving. Then the mad dash to finish can begin. After Thanksgiving break is over, there are only two weeks of school left before finals begin. Then I get to go back to Seattle.
I’ve got a gig with my church to be a camera operator for the Christmas service. This is an opportunity I have been waiting just over a year for. I will also be second camera man on school project for the Residence Halls. We’re going to be filming some of the rooms MTV Cribs stlye, except we’re calling it CSM RHibs. It should prove entertaining if nothing else.