Done
….with school. Was a weird last day too. I went to bed at 5am after finishing my research paper for Dr. Conte. Woke up at 10am and went to turn in the report. It was a good semester overall, I think. I got swamped with term projects in the final quarter and I wish I was able keep myself ahead of that a bit better. Mike and I had a good habit of going on Saturdays to play basketball at the gym, but that got put on the backburner. I enjoyed that and hope to keep a routine going while I’m at Maryland this summer.
I’ve got two grades back so far; an A in technical writing and an A in analog electronics. For all the agony I experienced about that op-amp project, I ended up getting a 98 on it and I aced the final exam. I really enjoyed that class. Hopefully my last three grades will be up before Thursday.
Tomorrow I’ll be wrapping up loose ends here. Turn in some library books, my parking pass, clean up the apartment. From tomorrow to Saturday I’ll be spending each night at someone’s graduation party. I’m both happy that they are graduating and moving on to better things, but still kinda sad to see them go.
I met with Mr. Warren, the landlord for some of my friends, to check out an open room he has at the same apartment complex as Chris, Kalyan, and Josh. I’m still pursuing other options so I’m not quite sure yet where I’ll be staying next year.
The Stanley Cup playoffs have been really great so far. The ‘New’ NHL is thrilling to watch and we have had some amazing games. The Carolina Hurricanes are 2-0 against our playoff nemesis the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round. The last game is a great example: the game is tied 1-1, and with 20 seconds left in the game the Devils score a goal. Usually that’s it…I mean, they have played over 40 minutes without scoring a goal and now you need to score in less than 20 seconds in order to go into overtime. What happens? Eric Staal scores with 3 seconds left! The home crowd goes nuts. Then we win in under five minutes in overtime. Absolutely incredible. Watching any of my Carolina teams (Panthers for football, Hurricanes for hockey, NC State for basketball) requires a strong heart capable of going through intense periods of stress, anxiety, tension, and desperation; which only makes the experience all the more fulfilling.
It’s late, so I’ll write later.
