USG Leadership Day was a waste of my Saturday
Here I am, a lowly webmaster for the Cardozo RHC website (which I don't even have access to yet). I'm not even an E-board member. I was asked to go attend something at the SAC because Cardozo RHC was "one or two people short." I didn't even know what the name of the event was. All I heard was that if Cardozo showed up without a full house, they could have their budget frozen or something. I grudgingly agreed to go.
Let me tell you that USG Leadership Day was a waste of my time. I have better things to do than wake up at 8:30 AM in the morning and spend 5 hours cooped up in the SAC. I may have gotten some free food and material out of it... but now that I know how much of a hassle it is, I won't even consider starting that billards club.
written at 12:23 AM on September 30, 2007
Wii Sports again
I was bored a few nights ago and decided to work on my Wii Bowling skill level. Instead, I go at it against Louise in Wii Tennis. I beasted her like crazy! I was reminded of the Tennis game on the Nintendo Game Boy. I used to play that game just to curse at the opponent. Fun times. I've reached [PRO] status in Wii Tennis last night.
I feel that the game Wii Sports revived interest in the actual sports. It was nice bowling games for free, and not having to pick up tennis balls myself. However, I know that I'd want to play a real game of tennis and bowling in the future.
written at 12:13 AM on September 24, 2007
Aiming for a productive weekend
Just three days ago, Stony Brook was celebrating its 50th birthday. It looked more like "Hot Asian Girl Day" to me though. The lure of free food was enough to get these girls to stay in the Academic Mall. Stephanie and I visited the food stands in the late afternoon and had hotdogs. The mustard-covered hotdog attacked my grey sweatjacket while I was walking Wing to his class at Harriman Hall. As of right now, I still haven't thrown that sweatjacket into the washer.
I'm feeling productive tonight, which is why I'm writing an entry. I'll get around to doing some of the things I want done. They'll be tangible accomplishments at least.
written at 11:23 PM on September 22, 2007
Third week
It's the third week into the fall semester here at Stony Brook. I can't say that I've fallen into a routine, but everyone else seems to have. My Tuesdays and Thursdays will be strenuous, with three consecutive classes spanning 4 hours. I suspect the more attentive people in my POL 325 class sit on the right side, solely to get the attendance passed to them first. I need to eat lunch before class or I don't eat for the entire afternoon.
So much for keeping on top of things. I have a debate in POL 102 on gun control this Friday, and my team can barely get in touch with each other. If we don't figure out how to divvy the parts up, or contact Daniel, we're going to lose points and look bad in front of our class.
I've been elected by those attending RHC tonight, as the new webmaster for my building, Cardozo College (sorry Jonathan). If you take a look at the current website here: (Cardozo College), you'll see that it hasn't been updated for two years. Apparently the RHA disapproves of the word LEG, so now it's RHC. In case you were wondering, RHC decides how to spend the funds allotted to the building, among other things.
written at 3:09 AM on September 19, 2007
Remembering September 11, 2001
Six years ago, I was a freshman attending Stuyvesant high school in New York City. The collapse of the Twin Towers from four city blocks away violently shook my school building. I soon joined the thousands of New Yorkers in the downtown area, all of us walking up north. I walked for miles, past the point where it felt like battery acid was flowing through my legs. It was my first time walking over the Manhattan Bridge on September 11th. When I made it back home, I watched CNN for hours, horrified. Thousands of innocent people had died within walking distance of my school. With the World Trade Center reduced to a smoldering pyre, Manhattan off-limits to any incoming traffic, and the FAA grounding all airplanes, I wondered what would happen over the next several years.
written at 2:45 AM on September 14, 2007
The start of the second week
After attending AAS 220 (China: Language and Culture) last Tuesday, I was utterly convinced that the class wasn't worth it and dropped it for SOC 204 (Intimate Relationships). The SOC professor didn't show up on Thursday, which is awesome because the next two Thursday classes are cancelled. Now my classes start at 12:50 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as Mondays and Fridays. It makes it harder for me to get lunch because I have to factor in time to walk to class, etc.
My roommate has great sleeping habits. Too bad they conflict with mine. Stephanie and I will be coming back to the room after 12 to 1 AM every night, and my roommate will already be asleep. It's extremely inconvenient, for a person who considers himself nocturnal. The worst part is how noisily he wakes up and gets ready in the morning. My afternoon classes make up for it for the time being. But honestly, I chose my current schedule so I could stay up all night. I will consider talking to him about it.
written at 3:41 PM on September 10, 2007
The night before classes
I've been on campus at Stony Brook for over four days now, but I've been too busy with real life to update my blog. August 30th (moving day): I was able to fit everything into my father's small sedan, with the fridge and blanket in the backseat, and everything else in the front. We ran into traffic coming into Queens on the Belt Parkway; stalled car in the fast lane. Unpacking at Stony Brook was a real pain. I walked back and forth between two buildings on opposite sides of the pond, just to fill out paperwork and borrow a handtruck/elevator key. I definitely like my room, the location of my suite, and the location of my building.
I helped my suitemate move into his room half an hour later. Afterwards, his father drove us to Mendelsohn quad, to help Stephanie unpack her stuff. With the exception of one friend of ours, we were all working Welcome Wagon. We woke up early the next day to attend training (which was a waste of time).We woke up even earlier the day after for freshman move-in day . The most exotic thing I helped move was a Vespa scooter. Welcome Wagon move-in day was exhausting but worth it. I was offered money by parents for my services, but I politely refused it. I was volunteering after all.
Getting my internet to work was the toughest thing so far. It turns out that the internet port was disguised as an additional phone line plug. It required a special converter cable from RJ12 to RJ45 (standard ethernet). Even with that, my computer wouldn't connect. I had to reinstall my ethernet driver and fiddle around with the computer options. With the help of Stephanie and Jonathan, the problem was fixed by Sunday.
Today we helped the other two suitemates move in. We're getting along together just fine. Hopefully we'll last a full year without getting on each others' nerves. I have an entire schedule of afternoon classes, so I can wake up as late as I want. However, my roommate has morning classes, so I'm obligated to sleep early.
written at 1:00 AM on September 4, 2007