Grahh!!! Why isn't FF working for me? *cries* And on the day when I can actually take the time to read some fics, too! Trust me (oh, hey, that's the name of the first Durarara!! ending! *grin*), not getting a sufficient dose of manga or anime really affects me. I mean, last week, I had completely cut myself off from anything other than homework just so I could get everything done well and properly. No MSN, no games, no drawing, no television (though I rarely watch it anyways), and no reading - not even manga! Ah, well, I was up one night (or morning, depending on how you look at it), typing something up for Science, when I felt sick. Like, I'm-going-to-throw-up sick. I decided to take a break and read some fanfiction, and it almost instantly got better. Well, I only read one. Usually I read at least five per week. So then...the next day, I felt even worse. My stomach hurt like crazy - perhaps a really bad cramp? - and every step I took made it worse. After I ate my lunch, I couldn't breathe properly and I was afraid I would vomit if I spoke. It was horrible. I read some manga when I got home, and it got better, so that was...good.
My conclusion: Manga is my drug. I suffer from withdrawal whenever I don't get my daily dose of it.
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What I said up there is the truth and nothing but the truth; but I'll shut up about that and start talking about ICS now.
Mr. Arkin was away again today, so we had a guest teacher. She was the same person who came yesterday, and that makes me wonder if she'll be here tomorrow. Yes, that's right. Mr. Arkin will be absent tomorrow as well! In my head, I'm spazzing out, because I need him to explain Substrings to me properly. The web page doesn't help much. I can always ask Zelin or Hannah (in fact, today, Zelin helped Zarin and I fix/improve a couple of our programs), but whenever they explain something to me, I feel incredibly incompetent. And my pride takes a beating.
Ah yes, pride is my sin.
So, yes, today I improved Substring Assignments 3 and 4, improved Assignment 5, and worked on Assignment 6. I feel sort of ashamed, because I didn't get a lot done. I do, however, understand substrings a bit more now. Thank you, Zelin!
Ah, well, speaking of not understanding substrings... Zelin showed Zarin and I a way to make our code for Assignment 3 and 4 simpler, and I felt completely stupid because he used the star option, which I didn't (previously) understand. See, er, the only thing I really understood after reading the page were the length and index options.
So I hope to do better tomorrow! My goal is to finish up to Substring Assignment 10 by the time Mr. Arkin comes back. That means I have a lot to do! *sweat*
Wish me luck!
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