TAN #64 - A Case of Temporary InTANity (Page 17)

Math major, C.S. minor.  I wasn't even a very good mathmetician due to test anxiety.

*geek TOPpage*

apparently, with the amount of math I needed for engineering, I was only a couple hours/math electives from a minor, and just a few more from a double major.  They offered it to me, and I ran out of the advisors office screaming and pulling out my hair.

Calc I was okay, then when Calc II came, I was focked.  I had a recovery during Calc III.  My best and favorite was "Diffy Que" which was a 3-week interim class.  That was fun!

Tom is an engineer (aerospace).

He actually made an appearance in TAN yesterday for one post. I was caught all off guard!

He's checking up on you since you posted those BT Girls pics.

You're awesome?

I'm a scientist, not an engineer, but I am married to an EE and lived with a bunch (EE and Mech Engr) in college.  I understand how the engineer brain works.

sweet.

so the question is, with a million schools out there, how the heck do you narrow it down to a few to apply to?  awww carp.

I picked my school because I moved to Richmond, didn't have a job, and VCU was close with a program I wanted.

You should have a lot of options fairly close.  I know William and Mary has a distance learning center in Newport News that is catered towards people with jobs.  Not sure what classes they offer.

No kidding.

I almost got in an argument with my FIL about this over Christmas.  He was trying to say that most American cars are fine and we should bail them out.  I very much disagree.

He also said that he doesn't see a reason that they should discontinue any lines (I suggested Hummer).  His friend's wife just LOVES her Hummer and why should she have to buy anything else.

I decided to not continue this discussion.

Please share.  I still can't figure out mine.

me likes making jokes.

I responded to your post, BTW.

I'm about to lay the smackdown on some people in that thread, so I'm just going to stay out of it before I destroy my computer monitor by throwing it against the wall...arg...

Sometimes I am embarassed to call myself a Christian, let's just say. It really frustrates me. I wish I were more mature, spiritually, so I could fight the good fight a little better. But it's better to say nothing than misrepresent the faith.

I guess understand may not be correct.  Learned how to live with may be more appropriate. 

Dude, really?!?  I can smell you from here.

I don't mind the bailout if they actually come out of this time competitive, but just like everything else we're bailing out, the government wants them right back the way they were before.  I've got a solution to fix GM: Cut Buick, Pontiac, and Hummer, and maybe GMC.  That gives you Chevrolet for Trucks, SUV's and large cars, Cadillac for luxury, and Saturn for smaller more efficient cars.  Chrysler: Make something that people (other than rappers) actually want to buy. Ford?  Sadly enough, Ford is probably in the best place of the three.  But we've bailed them out, they're going to keep going as-is.  Making a product that was once hoped to compete with Honda and Toyota, but is now struggling to best Hyundai.  Instead of making things that work they've added gimmicks.  Sure I love the built in phone of Onstar (Until I have to pay for it every month) or the remote start that's on my Impala.  Until the car won't start anyway. 

That's it for my rant of the day.

I felt that way too in my first year of college and stopped going to church altogether.  I'll post what I was going to say here:

I call myself agnostic, but not because I might reject God.  I actually accept the Christian God, just not exclusively.  I think there are a lot of possibilities and I can't really settle on one.  Does that mean I don't pray? Or try to live well?  Not at all.  I just can't say that other people are wrong or that I have the right answers.

Yeah, I've been pretty frustrated with my church lately, because I don't think the community is very conducive to the spiritual growth of those of us who aren't cradle-Christians. It's like every week, the pastor is preaching to the choir. And that annoys me. And so I've been church-shopping, because I don't want my faith to stagnate anymore or I know I'll try to turn back to where I was before, which wasn't exactly horrible, but I know it's not right.

there are no decent engineering schools nearby.  if i stay in NN, i'd have to do online.  i'm not opposed to moving.