that was hell

eight hours of exam SUCKS. it wasn't entirely that hard, but i took every bit of time on it. pretty sure i did well enough to pass. thank goodness. because i do not want to take that again...

in other news, i have entirely too much other crap to do this week.

not that you care

is this week over?

When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

-Friedrich Nietzche

the abyss is seeing a frustrated brian

so it's only (barely) tuesday and this week is already hell. i was about **this** close to snapping at about 10:00am yesterday, and i know things aren't going to improve too much. got homework out the wazoo and projects trying to kill me from behind. oh, and i have that FE exam on saturday and i've barely glanced at that. for better or worse, though, i'm not even worried about it. either i know it or i don't. and since about 80% of the mechanical engineers who take it pass the thing, i have it pretty good.

on a side note, i broke in my new suit today with an interview with Exxon. don't think it went all too well, but whatever...i don't particularly want to work for them, anyway. i don't like wearing suits, either, but i do have to admit it's a fairly nice one. maybe i'll eventually get a picture because i hope that me being in a suit becomes a complete rarity.

"mary mac" by carbon leaf is an interesting tongue-twister of a song. i have to say i like english/irish folk type music.

hm...

well, i don't think you can get any more brian than this: a game featuring a grumpy squirrel.

Smacky

suits me, i think.

but yeah, already i am ready for the weekend. and it's not really because the week is stressful and long or that i have too much homework. it's more that i don't have any work i absolutely *have* to do immediately. problem with that is, if i wait til sunday night to do everything due monday and tuesday, i won't have time to study for a massive 8 hour exam next saturday. so i should be doing work early so i can study. but still, what's the point of doing work if i don't even get a delayed gratification?!

on the other hand, i'm starting to get into the whole "doing work" mode. until i get to a computer, that is.

babble babble

i think calvin & hobbes is relevant here, too. "I'm learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life ... Procrastinating and rationalizing."

intro to brian 101

So yeah. I probably don't need a site where I can put completely random thoughts on a semi-occasional basis. But whatever. I figure this might be one of those things necessary for a soon-to-be graduated college student. You know, get a non-school email account (gmail...check), backpack through Europe (next May....check), get a stupid blog (wow!!....check)

Me, I'm a realist, which is not to be confused with a cynic. Admittedly, I have my ultra-cynical days, but I try to limit those. Just isn't worth getting that perturbed. But biting sarcasm has it's ups...especially when people don't know or understand me.

Other than that, I am a reading fiend...give me a book (preferably a library) and I'll be thrilled. I'm not much of a people person, either, so if I actually converse/interact with you, that probably means you're pretty darn special.

Okay, time for class. Maybe I'll deign to bless you with my keen intellect sometime soon