Digital Camera Madness

Status: Packing for Las Vegas
Quote of the day: None

I got my Canon PowerShot 100 four years ago for $499.99. During that time, a 2 megapixel camera was considered extremely powerful and advanced.

Four years later, I am looking at Casio Exilim EX-Z750 for $399.99, which allows one to take digital photos and make movies at 7.2 megapixel.

It seems as though technology is the worst thing to invest my money in. When I buy a program 8.0 today, version 9.0 would be out the next day with the same price tag.

Anyhow, my experience with buying this particular Casio digital camera has been horrible. For some strange reason, the Exilim EX-Z750 is out of stock at every store I go to. I looked for it for hours and days. When I finally found and bought one today at Costco, I was so happy I would have run across the street naked. Unfortunately, that's not about to happen because I discovered scratches on the camera's screen immediately after I opened the packaging. I desperately need to get the camera because I am leaving for Las Vegas tomorrow morning. I am now very angry and bitter and mad and want to burn down the house of the guy who sold it to me and said it is brand new. Obviously, someone had tampered with the camera. We are going to the store to exchange it tomorrow before heading off to Vegas. Hopefully everything will go smoothly. Hopefully they have it in stock.

Ugh. How crappy.

Flunking Classes + Stupid TA = Crappy Mood

Status: Finals make me sad
Quote of the day: None

This week is my finals week. I really, really hate finals. Finals suck. And oh, did I mention I hate finals?

I am doing horrible in my classes this quarter. It's one of those times when you know you are failing, but you just don't do anything to improve the circumstance. This is exactly what happened to me this quarter. It's incredibly ironic. I mean, I know I am doing badly in my classes, I didn't do much to change the situation, yet I feel extremely ill when reality sinks in. This is why I am feeling particularly crappy right now.

I had 2 finals today, and I flunked 2/2, which doesn't quite lift my already sinking spirits. In addition, I also had to do a project demonstration after the two finals. Our program couldn't run on the UNIX, so we had to move back to WINDOWS to run it. The whole set up took about an hour. I think our TA was not very happy about it, but at least he couldn't show it because I am sure he still wants to get paid and not fired from yelling at his students. Well, I could careless if he did get mad because he never smiled or showed any type of emotion anyways. I mean, when Lawrence tried to make conversation with him today, the stupid TA's response was either 'yes' or 'no.' Honestly, I think he is either anti-social, or has been hibernating too long in his secluded little office to know how to interact with human beings. I really don't expect him to give me a good grade. Oh goodie, another bad grade coming my way.

Hearst Castle Trip

Status: Tired from writing math proofs
Quote of the day: None

During my Spring Break back in March, I went to visit Hearst Castle with my friend, Lawrence (now boyfriend). I don't know why I am blogging about the trip now, since I went there on March 31, 2005.

It took us about 3 hours to drive there. The drive was fun, but so much dead bugs on the windshield! We can literally see them getting squashed, but couldn't avoid them. When we arrived at the castle, Lawrence even took pictures of the dead squashed bugs.

The castle had five different tours available. We took the first one out of the five because it was recommended for first time tourists. A bus took us up to the castle, as it was set atop the mountains. During the tour, I couldn't help but notice how much the entire place resembled the castle from Harry Potter (yes, I am a Harry Potter fan). The last place we saw was the huge indoor pool. It was so beautiful! The mosaic tiles were made of genuine gold pieces. The tour guide said, "Yes, you are stepping on gold." The entire tour took about an hour. Then again, it really was about 30 minutes, because we stopped often to take pictures or admire the scenery.

My friend, Erik, also came to the trip. We stayed over at his house for the night since he lived close to the castle (actually, his school is near it). He made us a very nice Japanese meal which included unagi (my favorite) and sukiyaki. We watched "The Grudge" that night. I had wanted to watch it with them because it was suppose to be scary. However, Erik and Lawrence were trying to lighten the mood by making fun of every scene and predicting the events. In the end, I didn't feel scared at all. Afterwards, we watched "Harold and Kumar" (White Castle), and it was SO hilarious. I didn't want to watch it at first because I thought it was going to be a 'stupid' show. It did turn out to be stupid, but also very funny. The characters all said the right things at the right time to make it stupidly funny. Bottom line is --- it worked.

By the time we went to bed, it was already around 4:30 in the morning. Unfortunately, I got the attack of the giggles, and couldn't sleep. I was giggling so much, I woke up Erik and Lawrence (not that they were actually asleep). They suggested that I take melatonin because it's suppose to help me fall asleep. Eventually I passed out, but I don't know whether it was because I was too tired from giggling or the melatonin took its effect.

Over all, the trip was a lot of fun. Now I want to go backpacking in Europe because my friend, Michelle, is there now and having so much fun. Too bad I still have to suffer through finals, and five weeks of summer school before I can do anything close to fun. Then again, I might end up finding a summer job.