Patrick O'Sullivan

It's been a while. Shall I post? Why not?

2005-05-10T00:52:45Z

Finals suck.

That is all.

Brower Burns

2004-10-28T02:30:05Z

Found some pics of the Rutgers fire already. They're up on my website if anyone is interested. Burn Brower Burn

jgarcia @ 2004-07-01T23:59:00

2004-07-02T03:59:47Z

If you didn't see the Yankee game tonight, then I feel sorry for you as you missed one of the best games in anyone's lifetime.

Up to Here

2004-05-11T19:02:56Z

Fed up with it. Desire to do any school work has completely fled from my being.

Why Can't I Study?

2004-05-07T18:07:11Z

Stupid studying. It's getting very annoying. I have a very difficult time focusing and I can't really figure out why. Probably because none of my exams are until Monday so I'm putting it off, and off, and off, and such. Bah. In any event, it's over soon. Hopefully, I'll keep my GPA above 3.0. If not, issues will exist. Am I the only loser taking summer classes? I guess it's worth it as I'll have 40 credits after the summer is over. In other news, did anyone know that it's hot out? Too hot, really. Oh well.

Joys of Scheduling

2004-04-21T04:42:32Z

After much fudging and finagling, I've finalized my fall schedule.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:10-9:30		Physics 227 Recitation	Work
9:50-11:10	Physics 227 Lecture	Work	Work	Physics 227 Lecture	Basic Computer Aided Drafting
11:30-12:50	Work	Physics 229 Lab	Work	Work	Work
1:10-2:30	Intro. Mechanics of Materials	Physics 229 Lab	Intro. Mechanics of Materials	Work	Work
2:50-4:10	Work	Mechanical Engineering Computational Analysis and Design	Work	Mechanical Engineering Computational Analysis and Design	Work
4:30-5:50	Differential Equations for Engineers Lecture		Differential Equations for Engineers Lecture	Differential Equations for Engineers Recitation	Work

Done and Done

2004-03-02T05:15:10Z

Woohoo.

First set of exams done. Can't say how well I did... but they're done, and that's what counts (for the most part).

Statics - Awaiting grade (not too hard)
Physics - got a B, works for me (ooh, rhyming)
Linear Algebra - Awaiting grade (not difficult, but had to work fast to finish on time)
Chemistry - Think I hit my desired 50 - 60 range (which, with curve, should give me a C or so, woot)

Now I just need to decide if I want to do Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Ah, quite the difficult and important decision. You see, I was all set to do EE, but some people whose opinions I respect told me that Rutgers' EE, while very good, is very focused around VLSI (in English, chip design), as that's what gets money for the U. And of course, I've tried to answer my own question by analyzing what it is I want to do. My two disparate interests put me in a predicament. Those interests being networking systems (hardware and software aspects) and automobile electronics (engine management and the like). The former centers around Electrical and Computer Engineering, whereas the latter requires equal skill in both Mechanical (LOTS of thermodynamics) and Electrical Engineering. Sounds like a job for a double-major in ME and EE, only that would take somewhere on the order of 6 years, averaging 17 or so credits a semester, which is more than I can manage with work now. Any suggestions folks?

jgarcia @ 2004-02-23T22:25:00

2004-02-24T03:25:44Z

8 PM exams are teh suck. Statics last Thursday, Physics tonight, Chem next Monday... gettin on my nerves.

jgarcia @ 2004-02-01T20:26:00

2004-02-02T01:29:10Z

i hate halftime shows
with a passion
a passion that burns
from the fire inside
my very being

It's sad that it takes such crap to get me all poetic ;)

that being said, kid rock would be cool if he didn't sell out repeatedly

jgarcia @ 2004-01-31T15:30:00

2004-01-31T20:31:51Z

This is either makes me cool or uncool. Not sure which.

sound guy. 23-28 scene points. you do sound, you
get scene points just for that.

how many scene points do you have?
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what the

2003-10-18T04:46:42Z

Ah college. What he hell was I thinking going to eight classes a day for four years? Now it's a miracle if I get to eight classes in a month. I should go to bed. Heh, I'm actually managing grades better than my freshman year of high school. Not bad for working 20 hours a week and "going to class."

jgarcia @ 2003-09-15T23:30:00

2003-09-16T03:31:06Z

No more games.

jgarcia @ 2003-09-15T23:00:00

2003-09-16T03:00:44Z

Life is good.

tomorrow.. funnn

2003-09-02T03:11:28Z

10:05 General Chem for Engineers... anyone wanna go for me?

29 hours til vacation

2003-08-22T04:21:52Z

OK, vacation time soon. Why is it that it always works out that the closer you get to vacation, the more work you get? Ugh. Work work work.

hmm

2003-08-12T02:04:55Z

Hmm. Work work work.

ugh

2003-07-15T03:58:27Z

So frustrated.

Time, time, my friend, we've been through so much, it seems
Alone together till the end
And, now, though I find this all so threatening
I can feel it - sinking into my skin

jgarcia @ 2003-07-07T21:41:00

2003-07-08T01:39:39Z

I'm glad that my new job is "me" and not just something that I'm good at doing. In other words, my new job is good at letting me do it. Er, or something. Anyway, so that's well. It's very refreshing to go to something you enjoy doing each day, rather than getting up and dreading what you'll have to do that day. In other news, hmm. Not much. I worry about people.

I really want school to start strangely enough. I have a thirst for learning (something I haven't really been doing for the past 5 years or so).

lovely

2003-07-01T02:03:47Z

Things are good... for the most part. My new job is amazingly good and I love it. Some things have me worried and concerned... namely other people. Everything will be ok though I am sure.

Read the following (namely the third stanza) and ask yourself... "would you?"

While the storyteller speaks
a door within the fire creaks
suddenly flies open
and a girl is standing there

Eyes alight with glowing hair
all that fancy paints as fair
she takes her fan and throws it
in the lion's den

"Which of you to gain me, tell
will risk uncertain pains of Hell?
I will not forgive you
if you will not take the chance"

jgarcia @ 2003-06-24T22:51:00

2003-06-25T02:51:03Z

Why do I just feel like I'm going through te motions lately? Eh, I'm tired but I have so much crap to do, and I don't even feel like sleeping. Go figure. But I really can't complain about anything.

oh yea

2003-06-21T04:08:23Z

Well, wow. This is certainly strange. Hmm. Is there really anything to say? I came across a Robert Frost quote that is really apt at the moment: "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." So that's basically how I feel right now.

School has been such a joke this year that I feel I don't even need summer. I'm quite ready to just start school now. However, I'm starting a new job working at Rutgers full time. It should be quite beneficial to learning the campus for when I have to get around next year. So aside from vacation, today was my only day off of the "summer." Heh.

That's it for now, I'm sure I'll have more to say later.

well

2003-06-19T20:47:40Z

well... i think this it folks

the end

2003-06-17T20:32:40Z

As numerous as the people who I have no like for in high school are, the small number of people that I am close to make it very difficult to say goodbye. It feels strange, but I knew it was coming, so more than strange, it is sad.

blah

2003-06-16T03:34:34Z

things are so blah tonight, i don't know why.

jgarcia @ 2003-06-14T00:51:00

2003-06-14T04:50:59Z

Today was such a good day, it's silly. I'm happy happy happy :-)