The semester finally ends...
Alright, I just got home from my last day of school for the semester. Passed both my finals today, meaning I'll be getting all 6 of the certifications I've applied for this semester. Except...
While waiting for my car to warm up today, I checked my voicemail. One of them was from the college's financial department, informing me that I owe money for "re-enrolling" into a class I "dropped". I can only assume this refers to one of the two classes I was mistakenly dropped from (in what I have only been able to explain as a clerical error) earlier in the semester when I had to change my schedule. One more phone call I have to make tomorrow.
In addition to this, I have a $60 parking ticket from the city, ostensibly a toll for having the audacity to park near a permit parking zone. I'm not even going to go into the details of that one, as it will inevitably spark a flamewar about the nature of government and the validity of non-negotiated "agreements." Suffice to say I plan on greatly reducing the number of visits I take to the city, and the number of taxable transactions made within city limits. Way to be, Chicago. You're a fine example of civilization.
What else...
Further bad things: I've sliced into my hands seven or so times in the last week, either keeping my experiments in line or in the course of my metalworking.
The good: I've been working with my radio equipment more and more lately. I'm planning on building my first permanent radio astronomy antenna soon - a triple-element dipole for listening to Jupiter. I've also been tinkering with wireless power transmission and inductive coupling, and I've had some interesting results. I've also overheated a small solar cell, which shattered - a small piece of it is embedded in my finger. Oh, the things I do for science.
Anyway. I should get to sleep, or clean, or something. I have much to do over winter break.
While waiting for my car to warm up today, I checked my voicemail. One of them was from the college's financial department, informing me that I owe money for "re-enrolling" into a class I "dropped". I can only assume this refers to one of the two classes I was mistakenly dropped from (in what I have only been able to explain as a clerical error) earlier in the semester when I had to change my schedule. One more phone call I have to make tomorrow.
In addition to this, I have a $60 parking ticket from the city, ostensibly a toll for having the audacity to park near a permit parking zone. I'm not even going to go into the details of that one, as it will inevitably spark a flamewar about the nature of government and the validity of non-negotiated "agreements." Suffice to say I plan on greatly reducing the number of visits I take to the city, and the number of taxable transactions made within city limits. Way to be, Chicago. You're a fine example of civilization.
What else...
Further bad things: I've sliced into my hands seven or so times in the last week, either keeping my experiments in line or in the course of my metalworking.
The good: I've been working with my radio equipment more and more lately. I'm planning on building my first permanent radio astronomy antenna soon - a triple-element dipole for listening to Jupiter. I've also been tinkering with wireless power transmission and inductive coupling, and I've had some interesting results. I've also overheated a small solar cell, which shattered - a small piece of it is embedded in my finger. Oh, the things I do for science.
Anyway. I should get to sleep, or clean, or something. I have much to do over winter break.