Konbanwa, minna-san!
In case you were wondering, I just spent the last three hours writing an exam review for Science. Why? Well, Mr. Pourkhatai asked us to. Or, well, no, he assigned it for homework. I feel sorry for whoever gets mine. Ha! They'd better appreciate it, because right now, I'm exhausted and can barely keep my eyes open!
Tonight everyone is scrambling to finish their Culminating, including my group. We are basically done; all we have to do is add in the exercises and finalize everything. So far, there have been ten versions of the manual, all of them with major differences.
A few problems we had were the screenshots and the answer keys. It took forever to write the answer keys; probably because no one wanted to take the time to do work that seemed like homework. Well, I ended up writing the answer keys for the quizzes and part of the exercises. As for the screenshots, we had to remake them because the file name was "Unnamed #1". According to Mr. Arkin, it wasn't professional. There was some confusion about that, but I ended up making all of those as well. Hmm.
I think we should modify our page on the VPCA Wiki so that it's more specific as to who did what. Honestly, I can't remember every exact detail, but I'd like to give a guideline so Mr. Arkin will have a clearer idea of how to dole out the marks. Right now, it just says "collaboration" if more than one person worked on it.
Tomorrow is the last day of Semester One. Can you believe it? It all passed so quickly. Exams are next week, and after that, Semester Two will begin. I won't see Mr. Pourkhatai, Ms. Fisher, Mr. Arkin or Mr. Vretranos anymore; and that saddens me. To tell you the truth, I really disliked Mr. Pourkhatai at first, but now, I'm actually okay with him. He's pretty funny! I will miss Mr. Vretranos a lot - he's my favourite teacher at VP (Sorry, Mr. Arkin!). Next year, I plan on taking Latin, so if that works out, I'll get him as a teacher again. Hooray! *smile*
It was a great year--er, semester--with Mr. Arkin. Although Mr. Vretranos is my favourite teacher, ICS is my favourite class because I have so much fun in it! It's where I met Zarin-dono, and we're really good friends now. (By the way, her birthday's tomorrow. I'm going (attempt) to draw a bishie for her. Shhh! It's a surprise!) Mr. Arkin is also pretty funny, and he can teach much better than most of my other teachers. I'll miss him, too.
As I sit here writing this blog entry (and arguing with Andy about whether tea or coffee is better), I'm also reflecting on the past five months. This start to high school has been amazing, and I'll never forget it.
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Current Music: Nishiki no Mai - Gakupo Kamui and Gakuko
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
In which Pearl feels as slow as a turtle
Kon'ichiwa, minna-san!
Metaphors are awesome. Let's just make that clear.
Anyways! Today I got to wear my grade eight graduation dress and my new blouse as a costume for English. I played Yulia, the Ninny. And today, I realized that my dress could be considered goth-loli. Ha! So that website was right - H&M does sell clothes that can pass as goth-loli! I should shop there more often. *grin*
Although... I kept getting asked "Why are you wearing that?" Sigh.
ICS was second period, so I didn't forget about it and go to my locker. Ha! Take that, stupid short-term memory! But really... I keep forgetting whether or not I wrote my blog post the day before and start panicking. Then I see "Last post on [date here]" and I scramble to remember the current date.
Many people will and have already said "You're hopeless". That's okay, right?
For some reason, I feel like I didn't get a lot of work done. I started writing the Test, and Zarin pretty much finished it off. I will revise it and add some more questions as soon as I finish writing this blog post, then post it up on our Wiki so that everyone can access it. The good copy will be done tonight. Now all we have to do, concerning tests, is finalize them and create corresponding answer keys.
Lisa finished merging the two parts of the introduction, so I will also go over that for any errors or inconsistencies. Then I'll post the final Dropbox link up on our Wiki.
In class, I started to revise the glossary. I need to finish that as well.
Phew! There's a lot to do tonight. So, I'm off to work now.
Mata ashita, minna-san!
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Current Music: Meltdown - Len Kagamine & Kaito Shion (Duet)
^I'm obsessed with this song. If you have time, you should listen to it!
Metaphors are awesome. Let's just make that clear.
Anyways! Today I got to wear my grade eight graduation dress and my new blouse as a costume for English. I played Yulia, the Ninny. And today, I realized that my dress could be considered goth-loli. Ha! So that website was right - H&M does sell clothes that can pass as goth-loli! I should shop there more often. *grin*
Although... I kept getting asked "Why are you wearing that?" Sigh.
ICS was second period, so I didn't forget about it and go to my locker. Ha! Take that, stupid short-term memory! But really... I keep forgetting whether or not I wrote my blog post the day before and start panicking. Then I see "Last post on [date here]" and I scramble to remember the current date.
Many people will and have already said "You're hopeless". That's okay, right?
For some reason, I feel like I didn't get a lot of work done. I started writing the Test, and Zarin pretty much finished it off. I will revise it and add some more questions as soon as I finish writing this blog post, then post it up on our Wiki so that everyone can access it. The good copy will be done tonight. Now all we have to do, concerning tests, is finalize them and create corresponding answer keys.
Lisa finished merging the two parts of the introduction, so I will also go over that for any errors or inconsistencies. Then I'll post the final Dropbox link up on our Wiki.
In class, I started to revise the glossary. I need to finish that as well.
Phew! There's a lot to do tonight. So, I'm off to work now.
Mata ashita, minna-san!
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Current Music: Meltdown - Len Kagamine & Kaito Shion (Duet)
^I'm obsessed with this song. If you have time, you should listen to it!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
In which Pearl starts to feel the pressure
Kon'ichiwa, minna-san.
I came home this afternoon to find my mom lying on the couch, reading newspapers. What a scare. I had completely forgotten that she said she might take a day off because of the excessive amount of snow.
Which reminds me. This morning I was fifteen minutes late because of the traffic jam on Victoria Park caused by the snowstorm last night/this morning. It took...forty-five minutes to get to school by car; whereas on a normal day, if I left at the same time, it would only take twenty to twenty-five minutes. The funny thing is, I got there a few minutes after my teacher, Ms. Fisher. And I wasn't even the last one to get to school in my class.
I didn't really have a great day. I only got six hours of sleep (which, strangely enough, is actually more than I usually get these days) and spent three quarters of an hour in the morning in traffic, so...please excuse my irritability. I almost forgot that I hadn't already attended ICS earlier, and mistook my Period D class (French) as the last class of the day. Imagine my surprise when I didn't see anyone else at their lockers.
ICS seems to get shorter and shorter. I don't feel like I'm getting a sufficient amount of work done. Nevertheless, last night I typed up the good copy of the About the Authors page and helped Lisa finish part of Test One. I have also been asked to edit half of the Glossary terms (the definitions) and edit the If Statements Lesson. I still have to complete a few more flow charts.
Suddenly, I feel like a world of work has been piled on me.
I want to do as much ICS as I can tonight, but I have to allow time to practice for my English CA. My group is presenting tomorrow; and I don't want to be the one to bring our marks down. So I have decided to finish my Science first (as it's due tomorrow), then work on ICS until eight- or nine-ish, and finally, spend a few hours practicing my lines for English.
Hopefully I stick to this schedule.
Wish me luck, minna-san!
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Current Music: Meltdown - Len Kagamine & Kaito Shion
I came home this afternoon to find my mom lying on the couch, reading newspapers. What a scare. I had completely forgotten that she said she might take a day off because of the excessive amount of snow.
Which reminds me. This morning I was fifteen minutes late because of the traffic jam on Victoria Park caused by the snowstorm last night/this morning. It took...forty-five minutes to get to school by car; whereas on a normal day, if I left at the same time, it would only take twenty to twenty-five minutes. The funny thing is, I got there a few minutes after my teacher, Ms. Fisher. And I wasn't even the last one to get to school in my class.
I didn't really have a great day. I only got six hours of sleep (which, strangely enough, is actually more than I usually get these days) and spent three quarters of an hour in the morning in traffic, so...please excuse my irritability. I almost forgot that I hadn't already attended ICS earlier, and mistook my Period D class (French) as the last class of the day. Imagine my surprise when I didn't see anyone else at their lockers.
ICS seems to get shorter and shorter. I don't feel like I'm getting a sufficient amount of work done. Nevertheless, last night I typed up the good copy of the About the Authors page and helped Lisa finish part of Test One. I have also been asked to edit half of the Glossary terms (the definitions) and edit the If Statements Lesson. I still have to complete a few more flow charts.
Suddenly, I feel like a world of work has been piled on me.
I want to do as much ICS as I can tonight, but I have to allow time to practice for my English CA. My group is presenting tomorrow; and I don't want to be the one to bring our marks down. So I have decided to finish my Science first (as it's due tomorrow), then work on ICS until eight- or nine-ish, and finally, spend a few hours practicing my lines for English.
Hopefully I stick to this schedule.
Wish me luck, minna-san!
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Current Music: Meltdown - Len Kagamine & Kaito Shion
Monday, January 3, 2011
In which we return to school
Happy New Year!!!
I hope everyone had a safe, enjoyable holiday.
Today was the first day back to school after a long, two-week break. The truth is...I had...a very small breakdown the night before, because I was so nervous. But! I recovered! And I'm honestly glad to see everyone again.
In ICS, we got the first part of our Culminating Activity - the Mosaic Project. It's not so much a mosaic as a...puzzle, sort of. Each of us must write a professional article on some aspect of computers (there was a list of possible topics given). I chose to do Trojan Horses in general at first, because the actual idea is genial! I give credit to the Greeks for thinking it up. Of course, Trojans can do a lot of damage to your computer, as well as your privacy! Moreover, I had, for some reason (most likely because I watched too many crime shows) an affinity to the technological side of solving crimes. So! This was, without a doubt, the perfect topic for me!
In the end, I narrowed it down to Remote Access Trojans (RAT), which gives the creator of the Trojan access to your computer. All the information saved on your computer will be available to him or her - which, as you know, is a blatant breach of privacy.
This is a very interesting topic, though I have qualms about finding a suitable picture.
Nevertheless, I look forward to it!
---This next part is about my Winter Break, so you don't have to read it. It's just me rambling on about how great RF2, Durarara!!, and Baccano! are, really.---
Speaking for myself, I didn't get to finish my notes. It's my own fault, though. I had held off playing video games for so long I couldn't help myself, so I took advantage of the break to catch up on those long five video-game-less months. It was fun, because I was playing Rune Factory 2, a JRPG about living a life on the farm in a world with caves filled with monsters. It has a four-month calendar, and - surprise, surprise - I was nearing the end of "Fall". With "Winter" quickly approaching, I set a goal to celebrate New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in the game on the corresponding days in real life! With a lot of non-stop gaming, I managed to do it! Yes!
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| Natsume makes the best games! RF2 is my favourite game, and RF3 came out in English last January. I have yet to play it, though. I'm planning to start either during March Break or Summer Vacation. |
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| Durarara!! (c) Ryohgo Narita This is a pretty good cast picture - the best one I could find, actually. |
Anyways, I was so completely enchanted by Durarara!! that I decided to watch another anime that was originally a light novel written by Narita-san: Baccano! This one is about a "Cure-All Elixir", a potion that grants the drinker immortality. Most of the characters aren't on the side of the law, but very likable. For example, Jacuzzi Splotz, a petty thief, who pulled on a large amount of courage to rescue the passengers of The Flying Pussyfoot (a train). Then there was Chane Laforet, the woman who would do anything - even kill - to protect her only family, Huey Laforet. And finally, we come to my favourite characters (in order): Firo Prochainezo and Luck Gandor. They are part of different mafia families situated in New York, but they're also childhood friends, so the families are on good terms. Firo is so innocent, loyal, kind and amiable; but he can be very dangerous when he needs to. Luck is also sort of tsundere (not really). I can't very much elaborate on his personality, though, because he wasn't featured much in the anime.
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| Firo Prochainezo is at the very bottom right, in the green suit. Beside him, with the reddish-orange hair, is Ennis, a homunculi. In the middle, with the sword tattoo on his face, is Jacuzzi Splotz. In front of him, the little boy in the brown suit, is Csezlaw Meyer. To his left, the woman with the blond hair, is Nice Hollystone. The woman in the black dress beside Nice is Chane Laforet. On the top, starting from the left: Miria Harvent, Isaac Dian, Vino, Lua Klein, Ladd Russo Baccano! (c) Ryohgo Narita |
Baccano! was so amazing that I cried at the end, because it had, well, ended. It's unfortunate that the anime only had thirteen episodes, plus an extra three episodes for the OVA. Aw, man, now I'm sad again.
I can't say which one is better - Durarara!! or Baccano! I just know that they are both very good stories. I even compiled a playlist of all the openings and endings of these two animes. If anyone's interested, here it is:
- ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D - Complication [DRRR!! OP2]
- Yuuya Matsushita - Trust Me [DRRR!! OP1]
- Theatre Brook - Uragiri no Yuuyake [DRRR!! ED1]
- On/Off - Butterfly [DRRR!! ED2]
- Kaori Oda - Calling [Baccano! ED]
- Paradise Lunch - Guns & Roses [Baccano! OP]
Guns & Roses is a really nice song, even though there are no words to accompany the instruments. Calling is a beautiful, slow song. It's very lovely, and I do recommend it to anyone who's interested. The others are addictive, but they're more on the rock/pop side.
I plan to read the entire DRRR!! and Baccano! light novel series. There's over fifteen books, but I'm commited to it. Seriously. This is why I love Baka-Tsuki.
On another note, I finally found time to reply to my good friend on FF. I also started a Kuroshitsuji fic for Zarin-dono. I've turned Sebastian into an assasin and Ciel into the second-in-command of a mafia family. Please don't kill me.
Ah! Well, that was the longest blog post I've ever written, I think. I'll shut up now. *sweat*
Good luck with culminating, minna-san!
Mata ne!
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Translation Notes:
tsundere [t-soon-dae-ray]: A term used to describe a person who acts tough, but is actually very kind on the inside.
yandere [yahn-dae-ray]: The opposite of tsundere. A term used to describe a person who acts nice, but is actually very mean. An example of this is Yuno Gasai from Future Diary (Mirai Nikki).
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
In which Pearl struggles to write a code
Konbanwa, minna-sama.
As usual, I'm feeling very tired and lethargic. Add in some stress because the majority of my classes are "behind" the other Grade 9 Pre-IB classes of said subject, and you have the perfect formula for exhaustion. If it's possible to get more than 7 hours of sleep a night in the next few days, I'd like to take advantage of that. Otherwise I might really fall asleep in Science. (And no, I absolutely cannot afford that!)
I think my overall average went down a lot, and it's got me worried. I already knew that my Science mark would drop, I just didn't expect it to drop so much. I'm even dropping in ICS, and I feel horrible, especially after Mr. Arkin gave his speech about expecting us to get over 80% on the recent programming test. I made stupid mistakes...very stupid mistakes...
Anyways, today we continued working on the "Follow the Bounce" program. Last night (this morning?), I had gotten a large part of it done. The only problem was that there were (I'm exaggerating here) a million loops, so that even I got confused - and I was the one who wrote the thing! So, yes, when Randi came over and told Zarin and I that the program only needed to consist of one loop...I...cried. All my hard work, gone! Well, it's nothing to lose sleep over.
By the end of the period, I had gotten a pretty good idea of how to do it. Of course, that included a ton of desk checking (in my head, because it would take too long to do it on paper) and tracing the execution (with the computer). Now, I only need to fix a little glitch and it'll be perfect! Of course, I could never have gotten this far without help! Thank you to everyone who helped me, you know who you are!
I really like this program (staring at it is fun!), so I'm going to create an executable for it. I want to send it to my mom so she can see it (and maybe even show it off to her colleagues at work). Teehee.
For homework, I need to start on the "Window-edge Tracker" program. I have a pretty good idea about how to do it, but I don't want to spend an excessive period of time on it, since I have a big essay for English that I need to finish. I also agreed to editing Zarin-dono's essay (and I'm perfectly happy doing so - I don't mind at all)!
So, I'm off to work now.
Mata ashita, minna-sama!
As usual, I'm feeling very tired and lethargic. Add in some stress because the majority of my classes are "behind" the other Grade 9 Pre-IB classes of said subject, and you have the perfect formula for exhaustion. If it's possible to get more than 7 hours of sleep a night in the next few days, I'd like to take advantage of that. Otherwise I might really fall asleep in Science. (And no, I absolutely cannot afford that!)
I think my overall average went down a lot, and it's got me worried. I already knew that my Science mark would drop, I just didn't expect it to drop so much. I'm even dropping in ICS, and I feel horrible, especially after Mr. Arkin gave his speech about expecting us to get over 80% on the recent programming test. I made stupid mistakes...very stupid mistakes...
Anyways, today we continued working on the "Follow the Bounce" program. Last night (this morning?), I had gotten a large part of it done. The only problem was that there were (I'm exaggerating here) a million loops, so that even I got confused - and I was the one who wrote the thing! So, yes, when Randi came over and told Zarin and I that the program only needed to consist of one loop...I...cried. All my hard work, gone! Well, it's nothing to lose sleep over.
By the end of the period, I had gotten a pretty good idea of how to do it. Of course, that included a ton of desk checking (in my head, because it would take too long to do it on paper) and tracing the execution (with the computer). Now, I only need to fix a little glitch and it'll be perfect! Of course, I could never have gotten this far without help! Thank you to everyone who helped me, you know who you are!
I really like this program (staring at it is fun!), so I'm going to create an executable for it. I want to send it to my mom so she can see it (and maybe even show it off to her colleagues at work). Teehee.
For homework, I need to start on the "Window-edge Tracker" program. I have a pretty good idea about how to do it, but I don't want to spend an excessive period of time on it, since I have a big essay for English that I need to finish. I also agreed to editing Zarin-dono's essay (and I'm perfectly happy doing so - I don't mind at all)!
So, I'm off to work now.
Mata ashita, minna-sama!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
In which Pearl is in a bad mood
Konbanwa, minna-sama.
I'm really not in a good mood today. I think...school has made me very irritable, impatient and short-tempered. I mean, today I blew up at Zarin-dono for no good reason (and I felt really bad after, even if I didn't show it). Mr. Arkin even thought I said the F-word, when I was just saying "function", and I'm not afraid to admit that I felt annoyed at that (which put a damper in my mood, and that was just second period!). For Goodness' sakes, if it wasn't clear before, I will never swear at anyone - especially my good friends! But I must also admit that I felt bad after raising my voice, specifically because I didn't even argue something correct.
Anyways, we did our Test Review today, and we got back our tests. I am extremely disappointed with my mark - it dropped dramatically from what I got on the last test. I think the problem was that I only covered very basic, simple ideas (even though I made sure I knew and understood everything on the Skills Inventory), and the questions on the test went a bit further than what I bothered to study. However, I will not say that it was unfair, because I believe that Mr. Arkin actually gave me more marks than I deserve (and I won't argue with him on that)! And so... Thank you very much, Mr. Arkin!
After he handed us our tests back (and yes, we had to get them signed), he showed us some simple animations. The program we have to write tonight is actually really fun to watch. I'm not sure how to describe it, but when I manage to figure out how to write the code, I will create an executable for it so I can show my friends on their computers. (Ha, yes, it would be something I'm proud of; and yes, I love watching those kinds of animations.) Oh, yes! Mr. Arkin taught us how to create executeables today as well. It's actually very simple: all you have to do is click on "Generate Stand-Alone Program" under "Run" on the menu.
I started on said program in class, but it's not done yet and I still need to fix a certain glitch. I actually got home at around 5:30 PM, and have been editing a friend's essay since then. Yes, I take editing very seriously and I make special care not to explicitly say "You must do this!" Hopefully he takes the time to read the comments I made - I explained all of my edits - and took them into consideration.
Right. Until tomorrow, everyone~
I'm really not in a good mood today. I think...school has made me very irritable, impatient and short-tempered. I mean, today I blew up at Zarin-dono for no good reason (and I felt really bad after, even if I didn't show it). Mr. Arkin even thought I said the F-word, when I was just saying "function", and I'm not afraid to admit that I felt annoyed at that (which put a damper in my mood, and that was just second period!). For Goodness' sakes, if it wasn't clear before, I will never swear at anyone - especially my good friends! But I must also admit that I felt bad after raising my voice, specifically because I didn't even argue something correct.
Anyways, we did our Test Review today, and we got back our tests. I am extremely disappointed with my mark - it dropped dramatically from what I got on the last test. I think the problem was that I only covered very basic, simple ideas (even though I made sure I knew and understood everything on the Skills Inventory), and the questions on the test went a bit further than what I bothered to study. However, I will not say that it was unfair, because I believe that Mr. Arkin actually gave me more marks than I deserve (and I won't argue with him on that)! And so... Thank you very much, Mr. Arkin!
After he handed us our tests back (and yes, we had to get them signed), he showed us some simple animations. The program we have to write tonight is actually really fun to watch. I'm not sure how to describe it, but when I manage to figure out how to write the code, I will create an executable for it so I can show my friends on their computers. (Ha, yes, it would be something I'm proud of; and yes, I love watching those kinds of animations.) Oh, yes! Mr. Arkin taught us how to create executeables today as well. It's actually very simple: all you have to do is click on "Generate Stand-Alone Program" under "Run" on the menu.
I started on said program in class, but it's not done yet and I still need to fix a certain glitch. I actually got home at around 5:30 PM, and have been editing a friend's essay since then. Yes, I take editing very seriously and I make special care not to explicitly say "You must do this!" Hopefully he takes the time to read the comments I made - I explained all of my edits - and took them into consideration.
Right. Until tomorrow, everyone~
Monday, December 13, 2010
In which Pearl suffers from embarrasment
Konbanwa, minna-sama.
I'm feeling tired and lethargic, as usual. I think I'm getting more and more irritable as the months progress; and by doing so, I'm annoying my friends, family and acquaintances/colleagues. Hopefully the Winter Break will allow me to recover. Only one more week! And the countdown to Winter Break begins...
Today we had our second programming test. There were a few people who were spazzing out because Mr. Arkin never told us when the exact date of said test was, only that it was (and I quote from the Daily Log) "On the week of 13 December". I actually found out second period, because my class (homeroom) was right next to the Lab in which I have ICS. Personally, I was more worried about other subjects like Science and English. (See, I have a lot of trouble with the former, and a huge essay is due this week for the latter.)
I thought that test itself was pretty easy. There were only two questions that I had difficulty with, and I had figured out one of them in due time. That one was the first question on the back, where you had to write what would be displayed on the run window. At one point, the code said something like this:
p := anchor
s := website
p (index (s, "s"))
I was incredibly confused, because I had focused directly on the second part of this...um...statement. I actually thought the correct output for this part of the statement was "4" (because 's' was the fourth letter of "s" [the string]). Then, when I went over it again, I realized that I had to put the fourth letter of "p" [the string], which was h. I'm glad I figured that out!
The other problem I had was with Question 3, which I'm positive I got wrong. I know a function is a subprogram that returns a value; and a procedure is a subprogram that performs a defined task. However... I'm not sure about when it is legal to call them.
Now... Mr. Arkin had told us that we cannot hand in our test in the last five minutes, so when he called out "five minutes left", I started to panic. But... no one else handed it in yet, so I assumed that I should get up and give it to Mr. Arkin. His response to my getting of the chair: "Sit". *cries tears of embarrassment*
*ahem* Yes, well, anyways! After the test, he gave us an introduction to graphics. I think it's in preparation for culminating... *spazzes out* I...really need that break.
That's all for today! Until tomorrow~!
I'm feeling tired and lethargic, as usual. I think I'm getting more and more irritable as the months progress; and by doing so, I'm annoying my friends, family and acquaintances/colleagues. Hopefully the Winter Break will allow me to recover. Only one more week! And the countdown to Winter Break begins...
Today we had our second programming test. There were a few people who were spazzing out because Mr. Arkin never told us when the exact date of said test was, only that it was (and I quote from the Daily Log) "On the week of 13 December". I actually found out second period, because my class (homeroom) was right next to the Lab in which I have ICS. Personally, I was more worried about other subjects like Science and English. (See, I have a lot of trouble with the former, and a huge essay is due this week for the latter.)
I thought that test itself was pretty easy. There were only two questions that I had difficulty with, and I had figured out one of them in due time. That one was the first question on the back, where you had to write what would be displayed on the run window. At one point, the code said something like this:
p := anchor
s := website
p (index (s, "s"))
I was incredibly confused, because I had focused directly on the second part of this...um...statement. I actually thought the correct output for this part of the statement was "4" (because 's' was the fourth letter of "s" [the string]). Then, when I went over it again, I realized that I had to put the fourth letter of "p" [the string], which was h. I'm glad I figured that out!
The other problem I had was with Question 3, which I'm positive I got wrong. I know a function is a subprogram that returns a value; and a procedure is a subprogram that performs a defined task. However... I'm not sure about when it is legal to call them.
Now... Mr. Arkin had told us that we cannot hand in our test in the last five minutes, so when he called out "five minutes left", I started to panic. But... no one else handed it in yet, so I assumed that I should get up and give it to Mr. Arkin. His response to my getting of the chair: "Sit". *cries tears of embarrassment*
*ahem* Yes, well, anyways! After the test, he gave us an introduction to graphics. I think it's in preparation for culminating... *spazzes out* I...really need that break.
That's all for today! Until tomorrow~!
Friday, December 10, 2010
In which we achieve our goal!
Konbanwa, minna-san~
I think I was still "drunk" from International Night this morning. Heh, not even. I was "drunk" the entire day. I'm going to sneak in a fangirl moment here and say "Oh my God, the Korean groups were so awesome!!!" (Y'know, I'd replace "awesome" with another word [that starts with "h" *wink*] but it's probably not a good idea to say that here.) Ha, now I have renewed respect for Asian boy bands. *cue fangirl squeal* The song's still stuck in my head: Again and again and again and again...
On the other hand, I'm exhausted. After I got home and ate dinner (yes, I get home almost right before dinnertime) I went to sleep. I woke up at 9:30 PM, mentally kicking myself for not writing my blog first. Then again, the minute I go on the computer I won't be able to get off of it for a while. So, yep, that's why I'm doing it now.
*cough cough* Anyways!
Today was the last day we had to review programming in our groups. As I mentioned in the blog title, I think we achieved our goal. My group went over all the Programming Concepts noted on the handout Mr. Arkin gave us quite a while ago. I made sure I understood everything there, and if there was anyone who needed something to be explained to them, I tried to help. (Hopefully they understood after my efforts!)
I love helping others. *smile* I want to be an elementary school teacher, so it's actually helping me prepare for the "challenge" as well.
On another note, I need to start preparing for exams and culminating. Over the break, I plan on taking all my binders home and creating study guides for each one of my subjects, especially Science. Hah... That's what made me "sober". Mr. Pourkhatai returned out Ecology tests today after school, and I got a...horrible mark that will undoubtedly bring down my average.
Dakedo...oyasumi, minna-san!
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Translation: So...good night, everyone!
P.S. For anyone that's interested, there's a Japanese boy band called NewS (also, NEWS, News) that's actually good. Sorry, I used to hate boy bands in general because they sang about...fickle concepts. Like love. (Dear God, I must sound morbid now.) But yeah, they sang for the seventh One Piece movie. It's called "Sayaendo". The translation's cute.
I think I was still "drunk" from International Night this morning. Heh, not even. I was "drunk" the entire day. I'm going to sneak in a fangirl moment here and say "Oh my God, the Korean groups were so awesome!!!" (Y'know, I'd replace "awesome" with another word [that starts with "h" *wink*] but it's probably not a good idea to say that here.) Ha, now I have renewed respect for Asian boy bands. *cue fangirl squeal* The song's still stuck in my head: Again and again and again and again...
On the other hand, I'm exhausted. After I got home and ate dinner (yes, I get home almost right before dinnertime) I went to sleep. I woke up at 9:30 PM, mentally kicking myself for not writing my blog first. Then again, the minute I go on the computer I won't be able to get off of it for a while. So, yep, that's why I'm doing it now.
*cough cough* Anyways!
Today was the last day we had to review programming in our groups. As I mentioned in the blog title, I think we achieved our goal. My group went over all the Programming Concepts noted on the handout Mr. Arkin gave us quite a while ago. I made sure I understood everything there, and if there was anyone who needed something to be explained to them, I tried to help. (Hopefully they understood after my efforts!)
I love helping others. *smile* I want to be an elementary school teacher, so it's actually helping me prepare for the "challenge" as well.
On another note, I need to start preparing for exams and culminating. Over the break, I plan on taking all my binders home and creating study guides for each one of my subjects, especially Science. Hah... That's what made me "sober". Mr. Pourkhatai returned out Ecology tests today after school, and I got a...horrible mark that will undoubtedly bring down my average.
Dakedo...oyasumi, minna-san!
---
Translation: So...good night, everyone!
P.S. For anyone that's interested, there's a Japanese boy band called NewS (also, NEWS, News) that's actually good. Sorry, I used to hate boy bands in general because they sang about...fickle concepts. Like love. (Dear God, I must sound morbid now.) But yeah, they sang for the seventh One Piece movie. It's called "Sayaendo". The translation's cute.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
In which Pearl tries to simplify her codes
Argh! I'm going to keep this short, because I have yet to start my lab report, which is due tomorrow. My fault, I spent way too much time reading that White Pine book. Which reminds me, if any of you have any time, go to the (public) library and look for Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay. It's really good - I couldn't stop reading...until my friend, Keshini, called me. Yup.
We had a Spirit Assembly this morning! It didn't cut into this class, though. The X-Country team had to run out three times... Not that I mind.
Mr. Arkin was away again today - apparently he'll be back on Friday. I feel frustrated, because I still don't really understand the concept of substrings, and we're having a substring quiz on Friday.
I worked on simplifying my codes for Assignment 8 and 10 today. Unfortunately, it took the entire period for me to figure out how to do it. I feel pathetic.
That's pretty much it. In order to avoid writing out my science lab report, I'm going to finish a few more assignments now.
Oyasumi, minna-san!
We had a Spirit Assembly this morning! It didn't cut into this class, though. The X-Country team had to run out three times... Not that I mind.
Mr. Arkin was away again today - apparently he'll be back on Friday. I feel frustrated, because I still don't really understand the concept of substrings, and we're having a substring quiz on Friday.
I worked on simplifying my codes for Assignment 8 and 10 today. Unfortunately, it took the entire period for me to figure out how to do it. I feel pathetic.
That's pretty much it. In order to avoid writing out my science lab report, I'm going to finish a few more assignments now.
Oyasumi, minna-san!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
In which we get our mid-term marks
Oh my, I thought I did this already. It's my fault for stalking the DRRR!! kink meme.
Ahem. Yes, anyways...like the title of this blog entry says, we got our mid-term marks! Although most people would argue that I did exceptionally well, I am quite disappointed with my average. It's not as if I think it's not high enough (believe me, this is the highest average I ever got); it's more like...the number is rubbing it in my face (that I didn't get a higher mark).
...Yep.
Well, back to the main topic. Mr. Arkin taught us about arrays today. In essence, an array is a keyword that allows us to take a large quantity of tokens using the same variable. It's very useful, especially when, for example, the user needs to input, say, one hundred items, prices, etc.
...Oh dear God, it's already 10:30 P.M. Where did the time go?Maybe I spent too much time reading fanfic today.
Right. After Mr. Arkin gave his lesson, he sent us to work on our Repetition Assignments. We were to write a modified version of question twelve, in which we use arrays. (Application of knowledge!) Zarin-dono and I finally finished it, after lots of blood, sweat and tears. I worked on part of Question 13 tonight, but it's still not done.
Ah, well, I should probably do my french homework now. I also have an English presentation tomorrow. Grah... Wish me luck!
Ahem. Yes, anyways...like the title of this blog entry says, we got our mid-term marks! Although most people would argue that I did exceptionally well, I am quite disappointed with my average. It's not as if I think it's not high enough (believe me, this is the highest average I ever got); it's more like...the number is rubbing it in my face (that I didn't get a higher mark).
...Yep.
Well, back to the main topic. Mr. Arkin taught us about arrays today. In essence, an array is a keyword that allows us to take a large quantity of tokens using the same variable. It's very useful, especially when, for example, the user needs to input, say, one hundred items, prices, etc.
...Oh dear God, it's already 10:30 P.M. Where did the time go?
Right. After Mr. Arkin gave his lesson, he sent us to work on our Repetition Assignments. We were to write a modified version of question twelve, in which we use arrays. (Application of knowledge!) Zarin-dono and I finally finished it, after lots of blood, sweat and tears. I worked on part of Question 13 tonight, but it's still not done.
Ah, well, I should probably do my french homework now. I also have an English presentation tomorrow. Grah... Wish me luck!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
In which Pearl gets a shock
Aw man, Mr. Arkin is hilarious.
"Some of you used special character entities for characters that are not special!"
Today was a great day.
We got our Printer Comparison marks today. Let's just say (again), I'm extremely happy with mine.
He started the less on by giving us a review on absolute and relative links (which, for me at least, was very much needed). An absolute link starts with a protocol, and can be used on any web page. A relative link does not start with a protocol, and can only be used on web pages that are in the same (root) directory as the file it links to.
An example of an absolute link is http://chibikarin22.deviantart.com/
(This links to my deviantART account.)
An example of a relative link is /EC/ICS2O/assignments/printer_comparison.html
(This tells the computer to start from the root directory and look for a folder called "EC", then look for a subdirectory in that directory called "ICS2O", and so on.)
Then he continued on by telling us about how we should properly write our HTML code. (Like the special character entity problem.)
After he finished his spiel (when I say "spiel", I don't mean for it to offensive, so please don't take it that way!), we went back to our computers and worked on Repetition Assignment 12. Not soon after, the bell rang, and I got a huge shock: I barely got twenty lines down! Grah...
Even after I got home, it took me at least half an hour to finish it.Zarin-dono Zarin-chan even pointed out that I got the GST and PST wrong. Heh. I guess I'm really tired today. And I have to write it out. The code is 104 lines...*cries*
On another note, I still have to finish that poem for the Lit section, write my News and Events article, and finish inking that birthday card for my friend from middle school.That's gonna be easy!
Ahem. Yeah, so until tomorrow, minna-sama!
"Some of you used special character entities for characters that are not special!"
Today was a great day.
We got our Printer Comparison marks today. Let's just say (again), I'm extremely happy with mine.
He started the less on by giving us a review on absolute and relative links (which, for me at least, was very much needed). An absolute link starts with a protocol, and can be used on any web page. A relative link does not start with a protocol, and can only be used on web pages that are in the same (root) directory as the file it links to.
An example of an absolute link is http://chibikarin22.deviantart.com/
(This links to my deviantART account.)
An example of a relative link is /EC/ICS2O/assignments/printer_comparison.html
(This tells the computer to start from the root directory and look for a folder called "EC", then look for a subdirectory in that directory called "ICS2O", and so on.)
Then he continued on by telling us about how we should properly write our HTML code. (Like the special character entity problem.)
After he finished his spiel (when I say "spiel", I don't mean for it to offensive, so please don't take it that way!), we went back to our computers and worked on Repetition Assignment 12. Not soon after, the bell rang, and I got a huge shock: I barely got twenty lines down! Grah...
Even after I got home, it took me at least half an hour to finish it.
On another note, I still have to finish that poem for the Lit section, write my News and Events article, and finish inking that birthday card for my friend from middle school.
Ahem. Yeah, so until tomorrow, minna-sama!
Monday, November 22, 2010
In which Pearl kicks herself for making stupid mistakes
I did forget it at home.
By "it", I mean the code for the Modified Repetition Assignment Number 8.
...*depression*
And what's worse...is that I embarrassed myself in front of Mr. Arkin today. (But Zarin-dono was there with me, so that's okay! *shot*) Yeah... Trust me to display my terrifying math skills in front of a math teacher. Grah...
Today we continued working on our Repetition Assignments. Zarin-dono and I worked together on Question 9, which we ultimately finished with about ten minutes to spare. Why, you ask? That horrible math problem...
Zarin-dono's so good at it - she figured out the problem so quickly; whereas it would've taken me...hours(?) to solve it. Zarin-dono, I bow to your amazing arithmetic skills! *bows down*
Question 10 was started, but I barely got anything done on that part. I finished it at home, though. I also finished Question 11, and am in the process of writing out the code.
[Edit]: Nope, I'm done now. *cheers* And I put it in a folder that I always bring to school, so I won't "forget" this time! Ha!
On another note, I finished the Printer Comparison Assignment right before 10 P.M. last night, because I was afraid Mr. Arkin would change the FileZilla password. But he didn't, and I felt incredibly stupid. *cry*
I want to start on Question 12, but I need to leave soon. Plus I have Science, French and English homework as well. Derr.
Ano, oyasumi, minna-san!
Soshite...mata ashita!
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Trans. So, um, good night, everyone! And...until tomorrow!
By "it", I mean the code for the Modified Repetition Assignment Number 8.
...*depression*
And what's worse...is that I embarrassed myself in front of Mr. Arkin today. (But Zarin-dono was there with me, so that's okay! *shot*) Yeah... Trust me to display my terrifying math skills in front of a math teacher. Grah...
Today we continued working on our Repetition Assignments. Zarin-dono and I worked together on Question 9, which we ultimately finished with about ten minutes to spare. Why, you ask? That horrible math problem...
Zarin-dono's so good at it - she figured out the problem so quickly; whereas it would've taken me...hours(?) to solve it. Zarin-dono, I bow to your amazing arithmetic skills! *bows down*
Question 10 was started, but I barely got anything done on that part. I finished it at home, though. I also finished Question 11, and am in the process of writing out the code.
[Edit]: Nope, I'm done now. *cheers* And I put it in a folder that I always bring to school, so I won't "forget" this time! Ha!
On another note, I finished the Printer Comparison Assignment right before 10 P.M. last night, because I was afraid Mr. Arkin would change the FileZilla password. But he didn't, and I felt incredibly stupid. *cry*
I want to start on Question 12, but I need to leave soon. Plus I have Science, French and English homework as well. Derr.
Ano, oyasumi, minna-san!
Soshite...mata ashita!
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Trans. So, um, good night, everyone! And...until tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
In which we took a survey
Have I ever told you how much I love baths?
They put me in a dreamlike state...where I can escape from the stress of reality, even if it's just for a bit.
It's a wonderful feeling...
Anyways, today we had another work period. Sort of. The first thing he asked us to do when we came in was fill out a survey. It was similar to one that I wrote back in middle school. We were asked what aspects of the class we liked, those that we didn't like, and what should start happening. And, like most questionnaires, putting our respective names down was optional.
I had very little (one) complaints. And even so, it wasn't that big of a deal - just a personal pet peeve. I enjoy this class very much, so I had a lot to write for the first part.
...My friends tell me I write too much. Do I? I was...the second last...person to finish...
Grah...I'm a writer, I'm supposed to write a lot! *sweat*
Ahem. Er...continuing on! After that, Mr. Arkin asked for our best program code. My printer at home is broken, so luckily I went to the Lab during lunch and asked to print it out then. Thank you so much, Mr. Arkin! Hopefully I did well. He didn't call me up today.
While he was having individual conferences with my classmates, I worked on the repetition assignments. I had to fix Question 5, so that took up some time. I managed to finish Question 6 in class, so all I have to do tonight is Question 7. I might work ahead, too, since I...really don't like working on Science.
It's only six more days until my birthday! I'm happy and sad at once...
But you know, the best present one could give me is the chance to see my old classmates again. I really, truly miss them.
Otherwise... My dream present is the entire Detective Conan series. All the manga volumes (there's over 80 in Japan), all the anime DVDs (I'm pretty sure there's at least 700 episodes...don't know how many DVDs, but each one holds approximately three to four episodes [in Japan]; in North America, the most I've seen is seven per disc), and all the movies (the fourteenth one just came out in September). But that'd cost thousands of dollars, so I doubt anyone would ever get me that. Too bad, ne?
On an ending note, I changed the background of this blog yet again. This time, it's a wallpaper I made using Gimp. The two people on the left are Mitsuki and Eichi from Full Moon wo Sagashite. The actual photograph was taken by yours truly. *smile*
If you want to download it, you can go check my dA account.
Disclaimer: Full Moon wo Sagashite belongs to Arina Tanemura!
Time to work!
Oyasumi, minna-san!
They put me in a dreamlike state...where I can escape from the stress of reality, even if it's just for a bit.
It's a wonderful feeling...
Anyways, today we had another work period. Sort of. The first thing he asked us to do when we came in was fill out a survey. It was similar to one that I wrote back in middle school. We were asked what aspects of the class we liked, those that we didn't like, and what should start happening. And, like most questionnaires, putting our respective names down was optional.
I had very little (one) complaints. And even so, it wasn't that big of a deal - just a personal pet peeve. I enjoy this class very much, so I had a lot to write for the first part.
...My friends tell me I write too much. Do I? I was...the second last...person to finish...
Grah...I'm a writer, I'm supposed to write a lot! *sweat*
Ahem. Er...continuing on! After that, Mr. Arkin asked for our best program code. My printer at home is broken, so luckily I went to the Lab during lunch and asked to print it out then. Thank you so much, Mr. Arkin! Hopefully I did well. He didn't call me up today.
While he was having individual conferences with my classmates, I worked on the repetition assignments. I had to fix Question 5, so that took up some time. I managed to finish Question 6 in class, so all I have to do tonight is Question 7. I might work ahead, too, since I...really don't like working on Science.
It's only six more days until my birthday! I'm happy and sad at once...
But you know, the best present one could give me is the chance to see my old classmates again. I really, truly miss them.
Otherwise... My dream present is the entire Detective Conan series. All the manga volumes (there's over 80 in Japan), all the anime DVDs (I'm pretty sure there's at least 700 episodes...don't know how many DVDs, but each one holds approximately three to four episodes [in Japan]; in North America, the most I've seen is seven per disc), and all the movies (the fourteenth one just came out in September). But that'd cost thousands of dollars, so I doubt anyone would ever get me that. Too bad, ne?
On an ending note, I changed the background of this blog yet again. This time, it's a wallpaper I made using Gimp. The two people on the left are Mitsuki and Eichi from Full Moon wo Sagashite. The actual photograph was taken by yours truly. *smile*
If you want to download it, you can go check my dA account.
Disclaimer: Full Moon wo Sagashite belongs to Arina Tanemura!
Time to work!
Oyasumi, minna-san!
Monday, November 15, 2010
In which we vigorously worked on our Repetition assignments
Haha...I was so hyper today...
Maybe because I was using the names of the characters from Durarara!! to test out the program for Repetition Assignment 3? Hmm...probably, yep.
I think I freaked out Zarin-chan. Hee. I love freaking my friends out. *innocent smile*
Well, today was a work period for our repetition assignments. Zarin and I worked together (sort of) and got to Question 4! *wince*
But that's okay, right? Because we finish the rest at home? *sweat*
Honestly, Question 3 was...frustrating. At first, I thought everything was fine; but then Mr. Arkin stated that we shouldn't ask the user whether to continue or not. Then I felt like "What? All my hard work - gone down the drain! *cry*" Yep.
Then I remembered one of the examples we did in class on Friday (was it Friday? I think it was Friday) and used that format. It should be right now. I even made sure the greeting was distinctive! As in, I made the background colour navy blue and the text colour white. So it's visible.
I also finished the basic part of Question 4, but I need to tweak it. Yes... Look forward to seeing that.
Oh yes, before I forget! We finally had Studio 218 today (it's been a long time) even though it's Monday, not Friday. Out of all the songs on the playlist, I know...about three. And two of them were ones I suggested. *sweat*
It's not my fault! I just don't listen to English songs anymore! Wait...then it is my fault. Derr...
But YouTube kept playing commercials, so Mr. Arkin didn't let us listen to the playlist anymore. *cry*
It sucks. I was watching Durarara!! the other day (on YouTube, yes, because for some stupid reason...CrunchyRoll wasn't working. Grah...), and I had to endure...thirty seconds...of commercials before it started. Argh!
On another note, Mr. Arkin posted up our midterm marks this morning. I won't say (type?) out mine here, but let's just say... I'm extremely happy with what I got. ...Heh.
Hopefully I can keep it up.
Anyways, I'm going to finish the rest of my homework now.
Until tomorrow,
Ja ne, minna-san!
Maybe because I was using the names of the characters from Durarara!! to test out the program for Repetition Assignment 3? Hmm...probably, yep.
I think I freaked out Zarin-chan. Hee. I love freaking my friends out. *innocent smile*
Well, today was a work period for our repetition assignments. Zarin and I worked together (sort of) and got to Question 4! *wince*
But that's okay, right? Because we finish the rest at home? *sweat*
Honestly, Question 3 was...frustrating. At first, I thought everything was fine; but then Mr. Arkin stated that we shouldn't ask the user whether to continue or not. Then I felt like "What? All my hard work - gone down the drain! *cry*" Yep.
Then I remembered one of the examples we did in class on Friday (was it Friday? I think it was Friday) and used that format. It should be right now. I even made sure the greeting was distinctive! As in, I made the background colour navy blue and the text colour white. So it's visible.
I also finished the basic part of Question 4, but I need to tweak it. Yes... Look forward to seeing that.
Oh yes, before I forget! We finally had Studio 218 today (it's been a long time) even though it's Monday, not Friday. Out of all the songs on the playlist, I know...about three. And two of them were ones I suggested. *sweat*
It's not my fault! I just don't listen to English songs anymore! Wait...then it is my fault. Derr...
But YouTube kept playing commercials, so Mr. Arkin didn't let us listen to the playlist anymore. *cry*
It sucks. I was watching Durarara!! the other day (on YouTube, yes, because for some stupid reason...CrunchyRoll wasn't working. Grah...), and I had to endure...thirty seconds...of commercials before it started. Argh!
On another note, Mr. Arkin posted up our midterm marks this morning. I won't say (type?) out mine here, but let's just say... I'm extremely happy with what I got. ...Heh.
Hopefully I can keep it up.
Anyways, I'm going to finish the rest of my homework now.
Until tomorrow,
Ja ne, minna-san!
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