| We all enjoyed the brutal youth; we'd like it back to tell the truth. |
[May. 7th, 2009|02:25 pm] |
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| [ | music |
| | Mandy, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes | ] |
I think part of why I'm tired is that I'm fairly stressed. Yes, stress is a part of life, but that doesn't mean I have to like that it is.
Work is chaotic, too many things to do, too little time, sometimes too little communication between the people that want things.
Databases is frustrating; I'm not terribly good at it, and this seems to disappoint the lecturer ("I can't believe you only got 85%!"). Also the fact that Semps got 94 and spent the entire evening whining about it didn't help; or the fact that the other guys got 100 and 101 respectively. Also also that when I try and go to the tute to work on the tasks, he's much more interested in chatting with those who already know how to do it about random stuff instead of helping those who are struggling (though I probably could more actively ask for help). Oh, and the next assignment is supposed to be a group task that those three have banded together for. Whee!
PMP, on the other hand, is typified by the following:
Chris S: PERT Charts are wonderful and useful and brilliant! There are only two reasons that they aren't used any more: One, that they're too big to print, and two, that Microsoft Project does them so badly!
Student: If MS Project can't do PERT charts, what can?
Chris S: I have no idea.
Student body: ...
I've found an open source alternative to MS Project that claims to be able to create PERT charts, which I'm hoping does as well as or better than MS Project. Assuming I can get the damn thing to run - it installed happily but then complained I didn't have some specific version of JRE installed (which doesn't strike me as a good sign).
I get it, planning is good. I have a feeling I'm going to commit murder before I finish the assignment, since I really can't translate it at all. Most of it seems to be database definition.
Does anyone have Visio? Aman sent me his translation of the PERT process, but unfortunately it was a bunch of DOCX's accompanied by a couple of Visio diagrams. I found a copy of Word 2007 to open and print the DOCXs, but now I have some Visio diagrams sitting there taunting me...
Meanwhile, having already done the content Photography is covering, I'm doing well in that - but they do things ever so slightly differently to what I was taught, so I have to resist the temptation to run ahead. Sigh.
And now to play around with that open source app for a bit then maybe try and do some DBP without screaming. I make no guarantees.
-Mmaster |
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[Nov. 22nd, 2008|08:15 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  irritated | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Unrequited Self Love Affair, The Ordinary Boys | ] |
*grumblerumblemuttergrumble*
I don't know which subjects I want to take next semester.
I figured I'd at least sign up for the compulsory subject, and then think about the electives a little more at a later point.
I spent a good ten minutes clicking every link that looked relevant in My Student Admin. When nothing had a big button that said "CLICK HERE TO ENROL", I went for the help files.
...Which were half broken because they'd recently restructured their website. Anyway, I eventually found an apparently relevant page, and moved to follow its instructions...
...Which were referencing page elements that didn't seem to exist. ...Right.
Accessing this page told me what the problem was:
Apparently, enrolment is only open 8am-10pm, weekdays. Even though it's a website. What the Hell?!?
Are they that afraid of having work to do on a Monday morning?
*grumblerumble*
-Mmaster
PS: I'm kind of irritated that they don't specify that "Enrollments are only up between these times" somewhere prominent in My Student Admin - but I realise that I probably wouldn't have read the text if it were there, so that one's probably a lost cause... |
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[Aug. 15th, 2007|11:48 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  whiny | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Stand Tall, Primary Urge | ] |
Mreh.
Lacking focus.
Discovered I'm approaching SDP task from the wrong direction.
Cramps.
SDP meeting this afternoon.
Lacking Coke.
Ratty.
*pouts* *whines incoherently*
-Mmaster |
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| I gave the other half of the moon to you, so you wouldn't forget me while I'm gone... |
[Jul. 29th, 2007|11:46 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  okay | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Plenty Of Paper, Eisley | ] |
Shoulder Angel says: What's your class schedule like?
Rob says: Monday morning, Tuesday lunch, Wednesday morning-lunch, Friday evening.
Shoulder Angel says: Fun.
Rob says: Yeah.
Rob says: CLASSES. I have them.
Rob says: Unlike you...? :S
Rob says: (Thursday/friday only? D: )
Rob says: Ok, I have two hour classes spread out over the entire week. ;)
Shoulder Angel says: :P
Shoulder Angel says: Face to face? Five hours a week.
Expected self-study time: ~Hundred hours a week, I think. Maybe not
Shoulder Angel says: That sounds too high
Rob says: D:
Shoulder Angel says: USyd: You should be prepared to spend a minimum of 75 hours overall on each 3-credit point unit of study. This equates to around 10-11 hours per week.
Which means 40 for SDP, and 20 for IAJ.
Therefore 65 hours total.
Rob says: :D
Rob says: Wait, 38 is the standard work week for people with a job...
Shoulder Angel says: Welcome to student-ville.
Rob says: BEER
Rob says: Oh.
Rob says: The pretend student-ville.
Rob says: Got it.
Shoulder Angel says: ...
Shoulder Angel says: I think I'm glad I'm only taking 18 credit points, anyway
Rob says: D:
Rob says: SDP will be fun.
Shoulder Angel says: Define "Fun" in this context.
Rob says: Exciting.
Rob says: Joyful.
Rob says: Horrorshow.
Shoulder Angel says: I vote the last.
...Whee...
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| Shake it like you haven't got a care; throw your brontosaurus partner right up in the air... |
[Feb. 27th, 2007|11:36 pm] |
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| | annoyed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The Dinosaurs' Dinner Dance began at nine... | ] |
Tristian's speakers have stopped working again. Even Etch-a-Sketching him doesn't do any good. Though it does give me amusing looks by Rob as I whack my laptop repeatedly.
...At least the headphone jack is operational this time. Through sound seems overly quiet, though.
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