making my degree mine
I want people to be able to look at my degree (when I get it) or my transcript and without looking at who's it is, know it's mine.
What am i talking about? lol, just regarding the reaffirming the fact that I plan on minoring in Peace and Conflict Studies xD
For those who know me long enough know I've always wanted to be well-rounded and well have a huge scope of interest. With my time at Waterloo, though at times I feel like wondering why I'm in CS, I just instinctively feel that this will lead me to a path that's for me (whether it being CS, related, or not at all). But I feel to satisfy myself fully, I feel like minoring in PACS will do it. Because of it being interdisciplinary... i can dip myself into the psychology, politics, history and philosophy-- all which i have more than once enjoyed studying and wished for more. At times I hope i'm not asking for too much minoring in PACS, needing to do much more reading, a different sort of analyzing and way more writing. But I do love it and hope to be able to juggle my interests.
(The only thing really missing is art art-- music, drama and visual creativity... but those will be lifelong trips down steamy, sexy alleys every now and then xD)
off topic, and for some reason while thinking about Richard's post about his 'biased' view point.... some how Nietzsche's quote God is dead [...] and we killed him entered my head. Like honestly, who quotes Nietzsche out of the blue?? I guess I can go into my analyzis of what was going through my head refering that quote to the current Middle East conflict, but that's beside the point I wanted to make. I some research on the dead dude in grade 12 philosophy for my presentation on Existentialism (didn't watch I <3 Huckleberries yet) and yeaa, he came up and I really like the quote... so many things just extrapolate from it
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we, murderers of all murderers, console ourselves? That which was the holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet possessed has bled to death under our knives. Who will wipe this blood off us? With what water could we purify ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we need to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we not ourselves become gods simply to be worthy of it? - Nietzsche, The Gay Science, Section 125
So yeaa... I'm just a person wanting to challenge and carve a path in the computing world, with a desire of learning about the other side of things.... but who also wants to be practical and usable in the terms of business and the workings of the world in that sense... thus my business option. xD And esp through econ (though just 101 and 102), I feel like i've been quite enlightened! haah... i hope to make smart economic decisions in the near future.
I really hope I don't end up hating CS. Right now I feel like i'm just approaching the waters, and i'm ready (and excited) to be submerged... i think. Hope I don't choke :P But even if I do I can always jump into the Artise woods xD But in all honesty, I think I would more enjoy things having a such a balance that I do now.
Am I naive or what?
I hope I don't re-read this entry in a year or so's time and hate myself xD
August is almost here, and though out of season... reflecting on my university experience already, I've really liked it. Not just the freedom and the people, but the actual learning of... stuff! Too bad I feel like I can't retain information very well, but people do say the brain is capable of remarkable things xDD Like that guy who was in a coma for years and suddenly woke up! His brain was actually reconnecting in areas!
Anyhow... I should continue on studying for my exam tomorrow xDD
Systems Theories is like the glue for Structural Theories! The movie to the static pictures :)
Back on topic to just conclude, I feel like you put so much energy (let alone money!) into university for what many people see as a piece of paper (excluding the wild nights, people you meet and connections you make-- though all quite important). Me being lucky enough to have the number of electives I do (though slightly restrictive) am going to choose to make the most out what university has to offer academically. I'm not trying to decorate my piece of paper with letters (you can only put two designations on your degree anyhow) but rather fulfill the max that I can, something that is truly representative of what I wanted to accomplish through my years in university.
What am i talking about? lol, just regarding the reaffirming the fact that I plan on minoring in Peace and Conflict Studies xD
For those who know me long enough know I've always wanted to be well-rounded and well have a huge scope of interest. With my time at Waterloo, though at times I feel like wondering why I'm in CS, I just instinctively feel that this will lead me to a path that's for me (whether it being CS, related, or not at all). But I feel to satisfy myself fully, I feel like minoring in PACS will do it. Because of it being interdisciplinary... i can dip myself into the psychology, politics, history and philosophy-- all which i have more than once enjoyed studying and wished for more. At times I hope i'm not asking for too much minoring in PACS, needing to do much more reading, a different sort of analyzing and way more writing. But I do love it and hope to be able to juggle my interests.
(The only thing really missing is art art-- music, drama and visual creativity... but those will be lifelong trips down steamy, sexy alleys every now and then xD)
off topic, and for some reason while thinking about Richard's post about his 'biased' view point.... some how Nietzsche's quote God is dead [...] and we killed him entered my head. Like honestly, who quotes Nietzsche out of the blue?? I guess I can go into my analyzis of what was going through my head refering that quote to the current Middle East conflict, but that's beside the point I wanted to make. I some research on the dead dude in grade 12 philosophy for my presentation on Existentialism (didn't watch I <3 Huckleberries yet) and yeaa, he came up and I really like the quote... so many things just extrapolate from it
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we, murderers of all murderers, console ourselves? That which was the holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet possessed has bled to death under our knives. Who will wipe this blood off us? With what water could we purify ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we need to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we not ourselves become gods simply to be worthy of it? - Nietzsche, The Gay Science, Section 125
So yeaa... I'm just a person wanting to challenge and carve a path in the computing world, with a desire of learning about the other side of things.... but who also wants to be practical and usable in the terms of business and the workings of the world in that sense... thus my business option. xD And esp through econ (though just 101 and 102), I feel like i've been quite enlightened! haah... i hope to make smart economic decisions in the near future.
I really hope I don't end up hating CS. Right now I feel like i'm just approaching the waters, and i'm ready (and excited) to be submerged... i think. Hope I don't choke :P But even if I do I can always jump into the Artise woods xD But in all honesty, I think I would more enjoy things having a such a balance that I do now.
Am I naive or what?
I hope I don't re-read this entry in a year or so's time and hate myself xD
August is almost here, and though out of season... reflecting on my university experience already, I've really liked it. Not just the freedom and the people, but the actual learning of... stuff! Too bad I feel like I can't retain information very well, but people do say the brain is capable of remarkable things xDD Like that guy who was in a coma for years and suddenly woke up! His brain was actually reconnecting in areas!
Anyhow... I should continue on studying for my exam tomorrow xDD
Systems Theories is like the glue for Structural Theories! The movie to the static pictures :)
Back on topic to just conclude, I feel like you put so much energy (let alone money!) into university for what many people see as a piece of paper (excluding the wild nights, people you meet and connections you make-- though all quite important). Me being lucky enough to have the number of electives I do (though slightly restrictive) am going to choose to make the most out what university has to offer academically. I'm not trying to decorate my piece of paper with letters (you can only put two designations on your degree anyhow) but rather fulfill the max that I can, something that is truly representative of what I wanted to accomplish through my years in university.