Now I’m confused too like so many other idiot students out there. UOP or UCI? I know that UOP has been my “number one” for a long time, but why? UOP came and talked to my Mechatronics class, and I liked what they had to say. And… um… well I guess my uncle’s brother and sister went there. I don’t even know them, so that’s definitely not the reason, heh. Both schools are going to give me a good education. UOP might give me a slight boost into the field because of the co-op. The UOP name seems a bit better or more “elite” than UCI even though it really isn’t. UCI is in the LA area. This allows me to stay where I know, to stay at the center of so much activity, to stay near my friends. And, uh, my family too y’know. I know friends come and go, but it’s still a plus. Some people say UOP has a nice campus. While it might be “nice,” does it fit me? UCI has a nice campus. I know that. And it does fit me. It seems very comfortable, and I surely see myself happy there. So what’s so special about UOP? What makes it worth going to over UCI? The price to me is the same at both too. So, I’m thinkin’ UCI now. Well, I’m leaning that way anyways. Far that way, heh. Man, this has been really heavily on my mind lately. I started thinking about it a little a few days ago and today I thought about it all day. I was so sure for a while, and then everything just fell apart. Well, it fell apart rationally at least, I think. I know that sometimes people just get scared when the deadline approaches, but this isn’t just that. “This isn’t just that” is a great phrase, isn’t it? I saw Profesora Vogel today walking with Jaysen, and I talked with her for a little while. She recommended I accept both offers of admission and choose later, sacrificing one of the deposits. I hadn’t thought of doing that. I guess I could do that if my mind still isn’t made up come May 1, but I’m thinking UCI. Christine won’t stab me, will she? slkdfjwe my face hurts

I think Lewis talks openly too much about things that should remain private. She told a student today that this student needed to come in for study sessions, emphasized that the student was required to do so, and added that the student was failing the class. She needs to take behavior lessons from Maruna.
Maruna asked Claudia where her Sound and Sense book was. Claudia said that she left it in her backpack. Maruna informed her that it was under her desk. I was amused. I also like how Claudia sits in the middle of the classroom, and Maruna noticed within a few seconds. Wilbert sits in the very front and answered questions but went unnoticed for 20 minutes.
Also, Maruna told the class today that when reading sentence-by-sentence, stop reading at the semi-colon. She said that a semi-colon marks the end of a sentence. I was glad.
Fisher said that at a school he used to work at, he found a VHS tape while cleaning out lockers. He recorded political shows over it and gave it to a substitute teacher along with a lesson plan. As it turned out, there was porn on the tape at the end of what he taped. Amazingly, Fisher didn’t lose his job. Yay.

Both Calc II and Calc I went by incredibly quickly. I just talked during both periods. I went to lunch with Jaysen and ate with him, Chris, Carrie, and Shirin. Then Jaysen and I went to Starbucks where we met up with Jon, Kamal, Russell, and Joseph. We talked and worked on a crossword.
There was an article in the paper that Joseph pointed out about a man building a 4 story Spanish-missionary style house on a 20 feet by 20 feet lot. That just seemed interesting to me.
On the way, Jon saw his dad stopped at a light nearby. He couldn’t get his attention though. He did realize that his dad was suppose to be out of town, but he was suppose to be in school, right?
Then there was Physics Lab. Tough class. I was tired, and confused as usual. Dr. Wiley’s always very helpful though, which is cool.

IDP fucking sucks. I want to stab people in the face over and over and over and over. Wth? The other subgroups get months to do their parts, but we don’t get to start until 11 PM. I know I’m good at bullshitting, but this was much worse than normal BS, and it’s their fucking fault. “What does this question mean? Uh…well… I’ll just put ‘no competition’. Yeah, hopefully that explains why I couldn’t make this chart.” Fuckers better be content with that, too. I’m goin’ to bed.

IDP is still crap. No word from any other groups… so, I guess we have to do it all tomorrow. I don’t like this.
I finally e-mailed (calling is a last-minute thing for later) UOP about financial aid. I think things will be fine though. We’ll see.