Lets start with my weekend, which was probably the dullest one I've had yet. Spent 3 days completely doing my Matlab coursework, a mind-numbing software package that works using algorithms to solve mathematical problems. It all sounds great until you realise that friday was the first time I actually sat down to install, run and learn this software (right after someone reminded me that the project was due on monday), I had no idea of what the codes were and how they were supposed to be used. Many thanks to Dr.Goodall(the name says it all) for writing everything down in tutorial sheets and not explaining anything at all about the software. What's worse is, I had never seen and/or attempted mathematics like this before. Seriously, I somehow got my head round the algorithms, but what about the maths involved? The letters, numbers and symbols on the question paper honestly looked like a something from a Russian military transcript. Anyhow...enough ranting already, this episode too turned out to have a happy-ending in my opinion. I've just slid my work down the coursework submission box, and it gives me great pleasure to announce that I got away with 3 months of work in a mere 3 days. Okay, I didnt sleep very well during the weekend, but thats just a little compensation I had to pay for 87 days of no efforts or worries, and relaxation...a real bargain I'd say! :D
Honestly, I really hate MATLAB at the moment. Its probably too early to pass out my verdict since I've had very little exposure to this program. I have a feeling this would turn out to be a very powerful software, capable of producing amazing stuff; but my prime complain is the GUI. They should have made this more interactive and user-friendly, so it wouldnt feel like a pain in the a**.
The overwhelming feeling I'd experience everytime I'd listen to Dido is back! It had been some time that I'd been through my list of Dido's heart-warmers, and happily enough, one song was more than enough to bring back the pleasure. Next thing I knew I was listening to every Dido song I had...and thats pretty much every song she's ever sung :D I was also surprised over the fact that I had my thumbs down over Dido's new album. I told a lot of people that I was disappointed with it, and really take all my words back. I listened to the new songs properly, and they're not at all bad. I know they're slightly different than before, but they do arouse the same feelings the previous tracks did... Safe trip home ftw!
Initial D returns!...I'm gearing up for an Initial D marathon week. I just had one look at the legendary AE-86 drifting through a picturesque Mt.Akina corner with the 'dogfight' theme in the background, and I made my mind that I needed to watch Initial D all over again. Many thanks to SAABi for his persistence with torrents, and to everyone who's seeding Initial D. Torrent downloading has recently hit an all-time low and I cannot curse our 'not-so-virgin' virgin broadband enough. I've had a 460MB file downloading for 8 straight days, and seeing it stuck at 99.9% since yesterday is pretty agonising.
If you dont know what I'm on about, here's a little eye-candy...
Aight people...probably all you need to know about me this week :)
