Can I say... End of an era? Check dat.

Hey,
So yeah, as the title insinuates, today is a big day. Dr. Azizur Rahman, one of the greatest professors I've had in engineering, is giving his last lecture today. He is a great man, and an even greater teacher. However, all good things must come to an end, and it's time for him to enjoy a little "Aziz" time. The only people I really feel bad for are all the younger students who'll never know how enertaining a Rahman lecture can be. So I'm gonna take my video cam... maybe get some footage for the ages.

Also notable: The 30 page final report was successfully bound and submitted yesterday with a whole 50 mins to spare!!! Sometimes, it's almost too easy :) (kidding people). But the fact remains that this WAS the greatest stunt I've ever pulled. A fitting end indeed. Who says you can't do a year-long project in 3 weeks? I have Ricketts, Raymond & Scotty to thank for the assists on that one. Thanks boys.

We celebrated the occasion with a massive BBQ T-bone supper, chased down with MGD's and pearl jam.... I'm still recovering from the pleasure overlaod. Goodtimes.

If procrasination was a drug...

... I'd sell it by the gram. Detroit What?
I apologize for that.
So yeah, 19 pages to go on the final report and here I sit on the day before it's due, hungover like a mofo, barely able to type. Sometimes, I don't even believe myself. But whatever... I regret nothing.

The cause of this hangover you ask? Drop Trou'! Jeremy's band played at the Attic last night... man what a good show. The boys definitely laid down some knowledge. Adding to the kickassness... some dude with mad harmonica skills randomly jumped on stage to bust out a solo! It was deadly. Bri, Scott, and I stayed till the end. Spectacular night.

But yeah... this day is gonna suck. The only exception will be that I'm hopefully going to Ginny's for Easter supper. Eh'body loves Ginny's dad (and mom). God love em.
Also, Naeim has some pics of the class from the breeze last Thursday posted on his blog.
GO!

Tree Trimming

In a desperate attempt to procrastinate from working on my final report, I decided to update my blog template this morning... kinda juggled some things around and added some extra content (for those 15 or so hits I get per day - I gotta keep the masses entertained). There's now 3 new sections on the sidebar: "Songs of the moment", "Albums of the moment", and "Movies of the moment". Bascially, this should serve as your one-stop guide to what's cool right now, as well as remind you of any yester-year classics you may have forgotten about.
Peace

The beginning of the end

Hey yo..
So today was our big final presentation for our senior design project. Turns out it was just like the rest of our engineering degree... a goddamn farce. Everyone did a spectacular job nonetheless. If I didn't know better, I'd say we look like a bunch of individuals who are ACTUALLY QUALIFIED to do the job they're supposed to.

So essentially at this point, the only thing that stands between me and an iron ring is a 30 page final report document and a filters final. Everything else is inconsequential as far as I'm concerned.

Man.. I can't beleive I sit here on the egde of it all. Unbelieveable.

Also, I'm drunk off my ass right now, as I've been drinking steady tilt for the last 5 hours. Goodtimes.

All I can say is that the last week of university (Apr.1 - 8, 2005) will be lived like the last week of university SHOULD be lived. That's a promise.

Anyway... there's some hot chick passed out in my bed, so it's time to go adddress that.
Reid

I brought this on myself

Yo...
So here I sit, 11:39pm on a Saturday night, at my computer, working on my project, where I've been since 10:30am this morning. Ugh.... what a long day. You know that old story about the ant and the grasshopper, where the ant works dilligently and is prepared for winter, and the grasshopper just squanders his time and mocks the ant? Yeah, well, I'm the beetle that thinks even the grasshopper was working too hard. Get my drift?

However, the fact of the matter remains that I am fully conscious of my decisions. I have no illusions of grandeur. I'm not sitting here crying "Why??". I know why. I chose this path. And you know what? Given the chance, I'd probably do it again. That's just me tho... minimum input for maximum output... even if that "minimum input" requires a massive effort frighteningly close to deadlines. It's what I do. So, yes, I brought this on myself... but I wouldn't have it any other way.

It's not all bad anyway. Today was actually quite productive. I told myself I'd have design simulations running before I went to sleep, and lo and behold, here I sit as my 3rd simulation of the evening is running. Schweat. Tomorrow will be much of the same I imagine, and hopefully I can start to get a bite on my report by Monday.

I'll tell you one thing.... when this is all over, we are gonna celebrate as if exams are over. Because as far as I'm concerned, Term 8 will finish with this project.
Anyway, goodnight neverland.

Don't Panic

Yo..
So it's 12:50am on a Sunday night and I'm just finishing up a solid day's work at my Term 8 project. Snap.

So here's the story. I finally felt the candle under my ass about a week and a half ago and started to really try and move on this project of mine (that, I should add, was due in 3 weeks, was barely started, and that I was "technically" supposed to be working on for the past 11 months). Heh. Yeah... so needless to say, I had my work cut out for me. Truthfully, after today's effort I can honestly say that this *may* just be plausable to pull off... but the next 10 days are gonna be an all-out sprint to the finish. I'm talkin long days and longer nights. But hey, I wouldn't have it any other way, right?

But don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom. I've got some PHENOMENAL NEWS regarding Eurotrip '05. The lastest addition to the list of non-stop pleasure overload: COLDPLAY LIVE IN HAMBURG GERMANY!!!!!! OH SNAP!!! So now it's U2, and 3 days later, COLDPLAY!! Crazy shit eh? I'm fuckin pumped man. So, needless to say, I've got a huge reward waiting for me. I just gotta get through this project, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm home free. Hopefully, it'll work out... if it does, it'll be one of my greatest feats! Guess it's a fitting ending :)
Nite.