10/21/02- It is 3:28am and i am about to go to bed, but I just wanted to apologize for the lack of updating.  I wil try a little harder this week.

10/16/02-  I woke up at about 9:30am for my 10:00am MAE1 class today.  That gave me more than enough time to get there.  It went by quickly thanks to a good topic.  Mr. Tynan has a passion for cars so he often put an automotive spin on our discussions.  Today we were taught how to find informational that would be useful on any engineering venture.  In this case a new turbocharger.  By using search engines for different engineering journals, newspapers, and books one can find what has worked on past turbochargers and what hasn't.  It is also possible to find specfic factors that can be changed to raise  the pressure, the operatiing temperature etc to fine tune the turbo for its application.  After that class I headed over to Jamba Juice got a smoothie and came back to my dorm.  After doing a little music hw I went and got some lunch in the cafeteria with Danny.  Late Alex and his friend Laura met up with us. Laura was quite a character talking about her time as a Target employee and how entertaining it all was.  After lunch I headed back to take a nap till 1:30pm.  Upon awakening I felt less sleepy, did a little more homework, and headed off to physics class.  The lecture began focusing on some repetitive things and old concepts so I pulled out my Import Tuner and did a little reading..  Although there is only an hour and ten minutes between my physics and math class, and they sit right next to each other I still make the 12 minute walk back to the dorms.  I figure 46 minutes is actually a good amount of time to do almost nothing in my dorm.  At 3:45pm I went back to Warren Lecture hall for math.  I was hoping a good review would be in store for us, having the midterm on Friday and all, but when asked if we would review as stated on the syllabus Van Vu simply said, " I only review what we did on last lecture."  and in the chapter we went.  I guess I will have to review on my own.  After that I made the walk again only to arrive at my door without my keys.  I planned to sit in the lounge and read my magazine until Jade got back from the CSO meeting, but when Jan and Tawn told me they were gonna go to Costco I couldnt refuse.  I bought one bag of beef jerky, and some Apple Crumb muffins.  They are damn good.  As soon as I returned Jade, Karen, Tawn, Otto, and I went down for dinner.  Some steak and mash potatoes tasted decent and made me full.  Unfortunately after returning I did homework up to the typing of this entry.  Typing these things are a good homework break.

10/13/02- I woke up late today, but it didnt matter too much.  I had only one goal: To get as much homework done as possible.   I didnt get right to the actual work part right away.  I thought it would be a good idea to do some organization things now to help me later.  I filled out my planner with all my homework assignments, midterms, and finals that I had already been made aware of.  I always seems like nothing was accomplished after these organizational processes, but I am always glad I did it later on before my schedule gets too busy.  I did homework for a couple of hours, before going out to get something to eat with Linda, her friend from high school, Michelle, Michelles suitemate Adriane, and Lindas suite mates Kat and Carrie.  It was good to do something social with them because other than Linda I had never really had a chance to interact or get to know them better.  The food was nothing special but it didnt matter so much.  I wasnt even hungry.  After eating and walking back our dorms and went and moved my truck into the proper week day parking to avoid a second parking ticket.  On the way back up I spotted a couple girls carrying a fridge.  It didnt really look like they needed help until they came to a stop and nearly dropped it.  I came over, and offered to carry it.  It wasnt heavy, and I was able to carry it by myself.  One of the girls was Sofia, and unfortunately I cannot remember the others name.  Sofia lives on the 4^th floor as the same building as I, but the other was her friend that lived in Warren.  When I walked into her room to drop off the fridge I saw two turn tables in the corner.  I had heard from some of my suite mates that there was a girl on the 4^th floor that had two turn tables.  It wasnt Sofias but actually her roommate, Ninas stuff.  What a small world huh?  I returned to my dorm and began during homework and did it fairly consistently until 1:30am when I began to feel pretty tired and ready for some sleep.  I did actually get a lot done, so it wasnt a complete waste of a day.

10/12/02- After a late night last night( I was purposely non-specific with the times in my last entry) I woke up at 1:00pm today.    I took a shower and watched Predator with my roommate, Tawn, and James.  After that we went and eat a late lunch and then returned to our dorm to check movie times.  Jade, Mane, Otto, Linda, and I went and saw the Transporter at 5:25pm at the La Jolla AMC 12.   It was a good action movie with very crappy dialogue and weird sappy moments out of no where, but the action was sweet including the driving and fight scenes.  I will give a more professional review in my movie section soon.  After the move which got out about 7:15pm we went over to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner.  After a 25min wait we were seated.  Out waitress was pretty bad.  She didnt refill our drinks often, she never bought us our water, and brought our bill a long time after we had finished our meal.  Regardless it was still a fun dinner trading slices of our own pizza for those of our friends.  I ad hoped by ordering one pizza per person we would have had some left overs, but that wasnt the case.  I guess we were all too hungry for that.   We returned to find our suite mate Alex had returned from his hospital adventure.  He had gone to the student health center hoping to find some guidance on his chest pains he had been experiencing.  Finding they were closed he called the number on the door.  Promptly the police came and rushed him off to the hospital, in the back of the police car mind you.  We received a call from him earlier that day.  He simply told us he was in a hospital getting checked out, but he didnt know what hospital he was in or when he would get out.  They had diagnosed him with a case of bronchitis and he had been given a prescription for antibiotics.  We decided the sooner he got it filled the better.  Linda, Alex, and I drove over to Ralphs to get it filled.  Unfortunately Alex had forgotten the prescription so we drove back picked it up and drove to Ralphs again.  Upon returning to my dorm I worked on this journal entry for a little while, talked to some people online, and replied to some emails that needed returning.  Linda, Erika, and Erikas best friend from high school, Brook, wanted to go to the cliffs.  They had yet to go and they needed someone who knew the way to take them.  walking to the cliffs isnt really my thing, but I didnt have a problem walking them down there.  After sitting and watching the view, we returned and just hung out in the suite and dorms.  That was that day.  

10/11/02-  I am writing this Saturday night so please forgive me if the details aren't.  I have four hours worth of class on Fridays.  At 10:00am I have my first hour of MAE1 till 10:50am but this is followed by an hour of MAE1 discussion but in reality it is just another hour of MAE1 lecture.  Today we had a quiz.  I think I got 44 out of 50 which isn't too bad.  Well after that second hour Sean, my suite mate, and went and got some Panda Express to go for lunch.  They take my Triton Plus Account making it a great option instead of cafeteria food.  I am hoping to perfect a system in which I only eat Panda, Jamba Juice, and fruit.  Some say it is impossible, but all say its a stupid idea.  I returned to my dorm, ate my food, and studied for my Physics quiz.  Brad came over and studied a bit too.  Jade had a practice quiz for physics on his comp and Brad wanted to take it.  It gave me a chance to introduce him to some of my friends in my building and it helped me study a bit.  Unfortunately the quiz was a lot more difficult than I was expecting.  On the positive side I think I missed questions becuase I didnt know how to do them, not because I made stupid mistakes like the last quiz.  My guess is a another 7 out of 10.  Well afte that I walked back to Revelle, arriving at my dorm at 3:05pm.  Its worth coming back, but it does kinda suck I have to leave again at 3:45pm for my math class, giving me only 40minutes of chill time.  Although I find Mr. Vu's math lectures very helpful, because it is my last class of the day it is very difficult to stay awake.  I feel alseep twice, but only for a few seconds.  Luckily it went by incredibly fast.  I only looked at my watch twice.  Once at 4:20pm and one at 4:40pm.  After that class I headed straight to RIMAC,  to wait in line for Fall Fest.  Fall Fest is a concert with three bands: Blacklicious, MXPX, and Jurassic 5.  There was a big group of us waiting in line and after waiting from 500pm to 7:00pm in line playing cards and mafia.  Well the concert was crazy to say the least.  I was down the pit section where it gets crazy and after being pushed around a lot I got kinda angry. I am not one to go with the flow.  I just get mad and want to punch someone.  Blackalicious is cool, but MXPX did this one thing where they just rocked out and went crazy playing crazy guitar licks.  I liked that part.  After the concert we went back to the dorm and relaxed and then met the other group at the super late special cafeteria.  Its sucked there and I got ripped off on what I got.  3 crappy chicken tenders for like $2.95.   Upon returning we decided watching a movie.   I wanted everyone to enjoy what is "Top Secret." I think everyone did, but they wanted to enjoy even more movie madness so they began to watch Zoolander.  At this point I left and hung out up stairs with Linda on the 5th floor.  The day ended shortly after that.  A good day I guess.  Nothing too bad, but plenty good.

10/10/02- Lets see.  Its so hard to remember what I do each day.  Activities confuse themselves with different days and such.  Well today is Thursday, so lets get the basics down.  I woke up at 10:00am today.  I actually got up when my alarm went off which is a first for this week.  It allowed me to take my edicine, take a shower, get dressed, get my binder, and walk to my 11:00am Music 14 class( Contemporary Music)  Just to give you an idea of that class and that teacher, today we listened to a piece that is an amplification of some man's heater.  He was a painter and while painting he would hear his heater turn on and off, so after recording and amplifying the sounds he cut it together.  It didn't sound bad, but I have a hard time considering it music.  I sat next to the same girl as I did on Tuesday and we talked again.  I am enjoying this dynamic we are having.  The first day we began talking I was sick and out of it, so I didnt do the normal conversation thing.  We just started making comments and talking without ever formally introducing ourselves, and to this day I do not know her name.  It's wierd becuase we passed the point and saying names so now it seems awkward to do so.  To be honest I dont know if I ever will.  After that class I headed back to Revelle.  There is a good gap from my MUSIC class to my math discussion at 2:00pm, so I was able to get some food with some of my suitemates and finish my math hw.  THe math discussion was productive and the TA willingly went over all the problems that were asked of him.   After that I returned to Revelle and quickly left for Borders book store, with Sean my suitemate.  He wanted to get the second book in the Trilogy he was trying to read, and as always I wanted to look at the latest car magazines.  It didnt take too long and it was a good experience because it gave me an idea visually where the Westfield Mall is.  Just take the 5 south to the 8 east and get off at Mission Center Dr.  The drive there and back went without problems and without traffic.  Uppon returning I read some of my car magazine, and went to dinner with a good group from my suite and floor again.  After that I did some homework for the first time since I have been here.  Most the time it had been sporadic but I actually did hw for a good 3 hours today in a row.  I am now done with all hw for tommorow.  I took a practice test to help me for my Physics quiz, and read all the necessary literature for my MAE1 class concerning ethics and failure for the sake of improvement.  Goodnight and a pleasent tommorow to my loyal readers, and even to my not so loyal ones.

10/09/02- I wrote a nice long detailed explanation of todays activities but when I clicked done, the page got disconnected and all I was lost.  Today I slept through MAE1 woke up just in time to go to Physics.  After Physics chilled and then went the Math.  I will give more details tommorow.  Dont feel like writing this entry right now.  Don't take it personally.  It is actually 2:38am on Thursday the 10th.  Goodnight.

10/08/02- Well I woke up today at 10:00am as I do on every Tuesday and Thursday.  My Contemporary Music Class isn't till 11:00am in Mandevile which is only a five minute walk from my dorm.  Being early in actually counterproductive for that class.  To reach the class room you must take two flights of stairs down.  People line up on the right side of the stairs in anticipation for the current students to be let out.  it is a bit ridiculous to say the least.  to avoid this I arrive about 3 minutes before class starts.  The line is just beginning to move.  There were about 10 seats left so no worries there.  The teacher arrived 5 minutes late, but no one complained.  I had forgotten what it was like to sit through class while sick.  I never put this frustration into word before, but heres my chance.  I hate worrying about things people should nevr have to worry about.  Example: conserving tissues.  When sick and cursed with a runny nose one brings tissues to class.  No the number of tissues brought with greatly affect the difficulty of my life the the next hour and twenty minutes.  If all this seems over dramatic, it is.  I make it so, so it is more interesting for, you, the reader.  Normally coughing isnt too much a problem, but when listening to music in a music class silence is golden, or platinum these days.  To be courteous I would attempt to hold back my cough, slowly bringing tears to my eyes which is a bit embarrassing within itself.   Well after listening to three contemporary pieces that I actually liked class was done.  I have always enjoyed movie scores, and these pieces reminded me of that style.  Its the kind of music that forces your imagination to create images and scenes that go along with the music.  I love that stuff.  Anyways after that class I met up with Danny and Shannon for lunch.  Nothing special, just the Plaza.  Nothing like chicken strips and a salad to fill you up for lunch.  Shannon's friend Nicole joined us and spoke of her Sorority rushing adventures.  I couldn't help poking fun, its just too damn stereotypical, but I think in the end it is a good thing for a good amount of people.  I think Nicole is one of those people.  After lunch with no class and no place to go I happily walked Nicole to the library, a halfway point between Revelle and her home college ERC.  Beingsick and all I deicded to just sit and relax for a while.  I felt bad when a few people came by.  Usually I am quite good at entertaining guests, but I wasn't my usual self.  I wasn;t mean, but I couldn't make jokes or comments like I normally would.  Christia and Tawn came in and out sporadically only to sit and talk to me for a bit as I chatted with friends on AIM.  Before I knew it 4:40pm came and it was time to treck to Warren Lecture Hall.  A good mile away, I can usually make it there in 12 minutes or so.   On the way I ran into the two girls who I helped a few days ago with their fridge.  I remebered Gow, but unfortunately  I said Felicia instead of Fiona.  After making small talk and feeling a bit like a jerk, I continued on my lonesome journey to my class.  Upon arrival I questioned myself as I always do.  Is this the right lecture room.  See, my math is in one, and my physics in another.  One designated 2005 and the other 2001.  Almost everytime I eventually ask someone entering if this is Physics 2A, or Math 21C.  As usual, Physics was great.  It is by far my favorite class.  I always liked physics, but the true reason I enjoy the class is my professor, Thomas Hanak.  He is from Germany and very German, but speaks english quite well.  He is always nice and very thoughtful.  He goes above and beyond what I would expect from a teacher, let alone any human being.  It is hard to explain but by giving some examples I hope his personality will show through.  He tells jokes to give us a break half way through the lecture.  He cleans the chalk board with a sponge and removes the water with a squeegee.  The condition for taking our first quiz were quite bad.  We were cramped together with very little room to work, but I figurd no one noticed and thats the way things would be.   Althought that is how things will be, Mr Hanak apologized for the terrible conditions which we had.  It was just to nice to know he cared.  One last cool fact that puts Mr. Hanak above the rest.  Instead of jhaving common office hours he has coffee hours in which he sits at a coffee bar for an hour and is available for talking about physics or anything else you might have on your mind.  The class went by quickly as usual and I began to walk back, this time with someone, a highschool compadre, Brad Carter.  He is sick as well adn the walk seemed a bit more difficult than usual.    Atfer passing through the old student center we came upon a mass of girls wearing black shirts and shorts.  Some how Nicole reconized me from about 100yards away and yelled, "Hi Matt."  I hhope that describes her personality a bit.  We turn onto the main path from Revelle.  After walking for 30 seconds or so we hear a chant behind us.  It is that group of Sorority girls rushing.  As we get farther up the path we see another group of girls.  As we approach they too start to chant.  We realize the group behind us is marching towards us.  We tried to out run them but we are both too sick.  I recommended taking cover in the siding concrete building.  Brad says no as we march on.  We reach the end of the walkway and enter the plaza just in time.  The two groups of girls collided, but by then we were a good 70 ft away.  After returning to my room and working on my website( what a waste of time, no one reads it) I decided to make a run over to Megan's.  I owed her some cookies.  After another lonesome walk I arrive at Megan's with some cookies.  Vance and Phil were watching the game and Linda and Megan were in their room studying.  SHe was intensely working and the cookies delivery was a nice break.  In exchange I got some cold-eeze and some Dayquil.  I walked straight back to the cafeteria and met with some people for dinner.  A bacon cheesburger and a soda later I was full.  After downloading some music and talking some more online, it was time for Jade and I to make a trip to the store.  It was quite a lengthy grocery trip due to different lists and wants.  Combined with the lack of item location knowledge the trip took a bit longer than it should, but it was productive.  A quick stop at Trader Joes and we were on our way home.  With some suite mates working full time, all the groceries were taken in quickly.   Vanessa, Tin, jade and I just chilled in our dorm talking, laughing, and whatever people do.  12:30am rolled around and some people made claims of being hungry so we headed over to OVT.  Some bike crashes later we arrived, only to realize they were pretty much closed and we had bought enough stuff at Ralphs to feed a small army.  Upon returning Matt Talbot typed this journal entry and then continue to talk and laugh the night away.  More to come....

10/02/02  2:58am- coming soon, regular updates.  Look for them!!