I haven't updated this thing in a while. I have been doing a lot of thinking. A lot of thinking lately about the future, what I want to do in the future, etc.
One of the things I am thinking about is school. My ultimate goal is to teach at the university level in my given fields of computer science or math or go back and learn an engineering field. The one thing I MUST do is get my Ph.D.
Grad school is a toughie right now. As an undergrad, I missed a midterm in a fucked up math class because I was attending my Grandmother's funeral. The math class was fucked up because of the fucked up instructor. He would not let me make up the test or drop the class. This class was not graded on a curve and weighted as follows, midterm 45%, final 45% and quizzes 10%. To sum it all up, I got an automatic F in the class.
Now, you all know that an F = 0 grade points and they figure out your gpa by dividing your grade points by your ATTEMPTED number of units so F's hurt you double in a sense. So fucking I am still angry about that class and it is still affecting me to this day in advancing in jobs and education. I am like .03 grade points away for the minimum requirement for applying to grad school.
To make a long story more confusing, I can remedy this by getting another bachelors because once you graduate, they lock your gpa and that's that. I had until last Friday to submit my crap to The California Maritime Academy (CSU) but the lady in the admissions office is never helpful and I could never get any answers to anything so if that is the way it is over there I rather not deal with that for another 3-4 years( the only reason I applied there is because it is the closest school to where I live). I have researched every avenue into getting into grad school, and a lot of what is in writing is not what they practice so this is my only way.
Back to square 0, gotta find somewhere to go.
It was cold, yet crisp morning on February 28, back in 78'. The Oakland hills glistened from dew that had formed from the melting frost. "Maam, are you ready"? said the Doctor, a young Navy Lieutennant. "Yes" said my Mom in a mellow voice. She looked over at my Dad who was standing there in his Navy uniform and gave him a look of confidence, a look that after 9 months of waiting she was ready to give birth. The time had come...
Oi to The World - The Vandals
Haji was a punk just like any other boy
And he never had no trouble until he started up his Oi band,
safe in the garage or singing in the tub.
Till Haji went to far and he plugged in at the pub
Twas a cold Christmas eve when Trevor and the skins
popped in for a pint and to nick a back of crisps
Trevor liked the music but not the Unity
So he unwound Haji's turban and knocked him to his knees
If god came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what he'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
but Oi to the world and everybody wins!"
Haji was a bloody mess, he ran out thru the crowd
he said "we'll meet again we are bloody but not unbowed"
Trevor called his bluff and told him where to meet
Christmas day on the roof down 20 Oxford street
If god came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what he'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
but Oi to the world and everybody wins!"
On the roof with the nun chucks Trevor broke a lot of bones
But Haji had a sword like that guy in Indiana Jones
Police sirens wailing, a bloody dying man,
Haji was alone and abandoned his band
Trevor was there fading and still so full of hate
when the skins left him there and went down the fire escape
But then Haji saw the north star shining more then ever
So he made a tourniquet from his turban saving Trevor
the repelled down the roof with the rest of the turban
and went back to the pub where they bought each other bourbon
If god came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what he'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
but Oi to the world and everybody wins!"
One of the things I am thinking about is school. My ultimate goal is to teach at the university level in my given fields of computer science or math or go back and learn an engineering field. The one thing I MUST do is get my Ph.D.
Grad school is a toughie right now. As an undergrad, I missed a midterm in a fucked up math class because I was attending my Grandmother's funeral. The math class was fucked up because of the fucked up instructor. He would not let me make up the test or drop the class. This class was not graded on a curve and weighted as follows, midterm 45%, final 45% and quizzes 10%. To sum it all up, I got an automatic F in the class.
Now, you all know that an F = 0 grade points and they figure out your gpa by dividing your grade points by your ATTEMPTED number of units so F's hurt you double in a sense. So fucking I am still angry about that class and it is still affecting me to this day in advancing in jobs and education. I am like .03 grade points away for the minimum requirement for applying to grad school.
To make a long story more confusing, I can remedy this by getting another bachelors because once you graduate, they lock your gpa and that's that. I had until last Friday to submit my crap to The California Maritime Academy (CSU) but the lady in the admissions office is never helpful and I could never get any answers to anything so if that is the way it is over there I rather not deal with that for another 3-4 years( the only reason I applied there is because it is the closest school to where I live). I have researched every avenue into getting into grad school, and a lot of what is in writing is not what they practice so this is my only way.
Back to square 0, gotta find somewhere to go.
It was cold, yet crisp morning on February 28, back in 78'. The Oakland hills glistened from dew that had formed from the melting frost. "Maam, are you ready"? said the Doctor, a young Navy Lieutennant. "Yes" said my Mom in a mellow voice. She looked over at my Dad who was standing there in his Navy uniform and gave him a look of confidence, a look that after 9 months of waiting she was ready to give birth. The time had come...
Oi to The World - The Vandals
Haji was a punk just like any other boy
And he never had no trouble until he started up his Oi band,
safe in the garage or singing in the tub.
Till Haji went to far and he plugged in at the pub
Twas a cold Christmas eve when Trevor and the skins
popped in for a pint and to nick a back of crisps
Trevor liked the music but not the Unity
So he unwound Haji's turban and knocked him to his knees
If god came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what he'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
but Oi to the world and everybody wins!"
Haji was a bloody mess, he ran out thru the crowd
he said "we'll meet again we are bloody but not unbowed"
Trevor called his bluff and told him where to meet
Christmas day on the roof down 20 Oxford street
If god came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what he'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
but Oi to the world and everybody wins!"
On the roof with the nun chucks Trevor broke a lot of bones
But Haji had a sword like that guy in Indiana Jones
Police sirens wailing, a bloody dying man,
Haji was alone and abandoned his band
Trevor was there fading and still so full of hate
when the skins left him there and went down the fire escape
But then Haji saw the north star shining more then ever
So he made a tourniquet from his turban saving Trevor
the repelled down the roof with the rest of the turban
and went back to the pub where they bought each other bourbon
If god came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what he'd say
He'd say "Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins-
but Oi to the world and everybody wins!"
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