June 2004
microwaves and motorcades
And so begins the sensless naming of blog posts. Hoo-rah.
Life hasn't gotten any better recently. This week, my great aunt, Auntie Emma, passed away at the age of 92. She was a jovial, tenacious woman who made quite an impact on my life. She fought the passing of her husband, the amputation of one of her legs, several bypass surgeries, the passing of her sister and finally a heartattack this weekend. Thankfully, she passed in the presence of her family-- I only wish I could have been there. She will be missed.
Other than that, I realized this week that I was horribly behind on my Philosophy reading (say, 100 pgs behind) and falling behind in Math. I just really need to give the next two weeks my all to hope to pull off a B in most of my classes. It feels so weird to be hoping and praying for mediocrity.
The one positive in my life is Research. Recently, with the help of Mari-Cruz, I was able to work out all the bugs in the Quaternions and finally, the cube spins like a regular old whirlygig! I was even able to fix the hideous surface-normal issue with a little of finesse. Want to know what all the problems stemmed from? Well, here's the low-down.
Top Four Stupid Research Mistakes
- Sign Inconsistancies (- vs. +, etc)
- Wrong Variable Used (camera_quaternion vs. rot)
- Incorrect math on rad2deg() function
- Improper usage of OpenGL Libraries
Now, I really shouldn't be making these mistakes, seeing as I am a seasoned programmer and all.. but I guess subconsciously, I want to make myself look like a total IDIOT in front of Dr. K and Mari-Cruz. Go team me!
I'm also waiting on news about my SURP proposal. Chris recieved his acceptance letter at 3:00p yesterday but neither Dirk or I have recieved our letters, despite the deadline being today. I'm beginning to worry that either a) they forgot me, or b) I will be declined, either of which are not desireable in the least.
So, I wait.
Now, compound all this with the sad fact of encroaching finals (in two weeks) and you see my predicament.
Damn, I was hoping this wouldnt turn into a emo rant. I promise you, beautiful viewers, that next time wont be so sad. Really.