Dear Microecon Professor:
Two words: you SUCK. Oops. Make that three. You SUCK ROYALLY. I'm not sure what you thought you were teaching, but I can pretty much guarantee you it WAS NOT micro econ. What's the point of giving us Mickey Mouse problems during class and reaming us in the ass for homeworks and then further kicking us to the curb for finals?
There were two questions on your final that actually pertained to class. The others? The trappings of your own imagination. And who the fuck gives us a problem so hard that out of 280 students, only 5-10% are supposed to complete it? What's the point of testing us over something you haven't taught? And when you were totally demolished last year in student feedback, why put yourself through that torture again? Are you a masochist? You know you have the worse rep out of all professors, so why add to that? Just a heads up-it doesn't do you any good.
Thank you for my 'P' though. Its good to know that the As I got in undergrad were not in vain.
Sincerely,
Legalmisfit
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Nature-esq
I know I haven't written anything in a while. It's hard with school. Not only is there a time constraint (blog or learn linear regression? oh the choices), but there's also the fact that I don't want to offend anyone or write something that I'll later regret (which pretty much emcompasses everything). Tomorrow is the first day of the new quarter. I did the undergraduate thing on the semester system. Let me tell you-its much different. The most frequent question I get asked is, "how do you learn enough to go through a midterm in 4 weeks and after another 4 weeks finals?" The answer? I don't. The quarter system involves a lot of cramming, and even more of the "next quarter I'm not going to fall behind and let this happen again" business. I pretty much know I'll start to slack after week 1. Its pretty much a given. Although I can't fathom going back to a semester system, I can't really say I've learned as much as I've wanted to under the quarter system.But on not better things...The day after my last final or "fuck you" final, I high tailed it out to Biltmore with J-Unit.
This was trip number 2 for me, but a lot more fun because J-Unit is more adventurous and more fun than my parents. I plan to go one more time with the BF when the Christmas festivities are in full swing. Somehow, knowing that, I got suckered into a 12 month pass. It gets worse later. But the 12 month pass got J-Unit a 15 buck discount on her admission price, and 10% off food and souvenirs. Somehow this made it worth the extra 40 bucks. No cameras were allowed inside the house (how un-ASIAN), so I have no interior pics to share.
However, the real fun was our outdoor activities. Forgive me for thinking that my 12month pass got us discounts on the outdoor activities. Because I didn't learn the first time around, I ended up upgrading my 12 month access pass to an "Explore Biltmore" pass for outdoorsy stuff. We rented mountain bikes. It sounds harmless, but the last time I was on a bike Bush Senior was in office. Surprisingly, all those sayings about riding a bike after two decades pretty much holds true. The first 10 minutes were a bit rough I have to admit. I actually didn't think I was going to make it back up after going 50 yards down a wrong path. The paved path and going downhill-NO PROB. Actually the first 30 minutes we thought we were the shit. Well, I thought we were the shit. And then all hell broke loose.I want to tell the worker bee at the bike rental desk that looks can be deceiving. She told us that we should make it up to the house with no problem. Oh there were big problems. The one and only one being that I wasn't fit enough to ride uphill. I had to walk my bike up most of the way. Is this why I rented a bike? I think not. Going back was a breeze. Except for the steep downhill section, where I was having difficulty balancing saying a last prayer and hoping that I don't hit a rock, fly off, and crack my head open. Mountain biking was a good intro to our outdoorsy activities. At least we've been on a bike before. Kayaking was next. I'm not a fan of non-shower/tub water. Meaning, I don't swim, I don't go into ponds, lakes, or any of the 7 oceans. Here is our Missing Persons poster:
Just in case we fell and got lost. Although there's only one way to float along a river, J-Unit and I still have a high chance of getting lost. We're that good.I was scared shitless of kayaking. How do I know how to steer or go forward? They gave lessons on going backwards, but the opposite direction seemed to be more important. Strangely enough, kayaking is intuitive. Not to say its easy, but its easy enough to pick up the basics. What our 5 minute crash course instructor failed to instruct us on was upending ourselves from rocks. The noise of grating over the rock was like imminent death. How much would it suck if I died of starvation or dehydration because I'm too fat and my arms are too weak to be able to dislodge myself and my kayak from rocks?? I can't even begin to fathom the embarrasment. And because we are that good, J-Unit and I got stuck on rocks probably on average once every 1.5 minutes. A fish struggles by flailing and flapping around when taken out of water. The only way I could figure out how to get myself unstuck from the rocks was the shimmy back and forth and side to side. I'm sure it was a sight to behold, but I was desperate. Already we were way beyond everyone else, but on top of that, the guides told us they would get worried if we didn't make it to the end within 2 hours. Most people are proud when they graduate, get a promotion, buy a new house. I was proud when we made it without falling into the water and without anyone rescuing us. Trust me-that was an accomplishment.The next day we did the Land Rover Experience Driving School. This was the main reason why we wanted to go to the Biltmore anyway. Let me just say that it was AMAZING. I think everyone should try it. Like the instructor said, it was definitely the most fun I've had at 5 mph.
Talk about adding to the list of things we "need." A freaking Range Rover.
This was trip number 2 for me, but a lot more fun because J-Unit is more adventurous and more fun than my parents. I plan to go one more time with the BF when the Christmas festivities are in full swing. Somehow, knowing that, I got suckered into a 12 month pass. It gets worse later. But the 12 month pass got J-Unit a 15 buck discount on her admission price, and 10% off food and souvenirs. Somehow this made it worth the extra 40 bucks. No cameras were allowed inside the house (how un-ASIAN), so I have no interior pics to share.
However, the real fun was our outdoor activities. Forgive me for thinking that my 12month pass got us discounts on the outdoor activities. Because I didn't learn the first time around, I ended up upgrading my 12 month access pass to an "Explore Biltmore" pass for outdoorsy stuff. We rented mountain bikes. It sounds harmless, but the last time I was on a bike Bush Senior was in office. Surprisingly, all those sayings about riding a bike after two decades pretty much holds true. The first 10 minutes were a bit rough I have to admit. I actually didn't think I was going to make it back up after going 50 yards down a wrong path. The paved path and going downhill-NO PROB. Actually the first 30 minutes we thought we were the shit. Well, I thought we were the shit. And then all hell broke loose.I want to tell the worker bee at the bike rental desk that looks can be deceiving. She told us that we should make it up to the house with no problem. Oh there were big problems. The one and only one being that I wasn't fit enough to ride uphill. I had to walk my bike up most of the way. Is this why I rented a bike? I think not. Going back was a breeze. Except for the steep downhill section, where I was having difficulty balancing saying a last prayer and hoping that I don't hit a rock, fly off, and crack my head open. Mountain biking was a good intro to our outdoorsy activities. At least we've been on a bike before. Kayaking was next. I'm not a fan of non-shower/tub water. Meaning, I don't swim, I don't go into ponds, lakes, or any of the 7 oceans. Here is our Missing Persons poster:
Just in case we fell and got lost. Although there's only one way to float along a river, J-Unit and I still have a high chance of getting lost. We're that good.I was scared shitless of kayaking. How do I know how to steer or go forward? They gave lessons on going backwards, but the opposite direction seemed to be more important. Strangely enough, kayaking is intuitive. Not to say its easy, but its easy enough to pick up the basics. What our 5 minute crash course instructor failed to instruct us on was upending ourselves from rocks. The noise of grating over the rock was like imminent death. How much would it suck if I died of starvation or dehydration because I'm too fat and my arms are too weak to be able to dislodge myself and my kayak from rocks?? I can't even begin to fathom the embarrasment. And because we are that good, J-Unit and I got stuck on rocks probably on average once every 1.5 minutes. A fish struggles by flailing and flapping around when taken out of water. The only way I could figure out how to get myself unstuck from the rocks was the shimmy back and forth and side to side. I'm sure it was a sight to behold, but I was desperate. Already we were way beyond everyone else, but on top of that, the guides told us they would get worried if we didn't make it to the end within 2 hours. Most people are proud when they graduate, get a promotion, buy a new house. I was proud when we made it without falling into the water and without anyone rescuing us. Trust me-that was an accomplishment.The next day we did the Land Rover Experience Driving School. This was the main reason why we wanted to go to the Biltmore anyway. Let me just say that it was AMAZING. I think everyone should try it. Like the instructor said, it was definitely the most fun I've had at 5 mph. 
Talk about adding to the list of things we "need." A freaking Range Rover.
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