Ramblings by Chase

Wow! I just realized that I haven’t written anything here since school got started. That link last week doesn’t count. Much has happened since the new freshmen showed up and classes began …

New Freshmen:
They are all without a doubt, freshmen … ok, so they aren’t that bad. There are some really cool guys that have joined the floor that I’m really loking forward to spending more time with. You know that little dance that we all do to see where we fit in relation to all the others we’ve just met? Well they are doing it now. Some of these guys know more about computer hardware than I thought possible at this point in their life, perhaps more than I do now. Crazy.

We gave out floor names again this year. I have to say that this is perhaps one of my favorite things we do as a floor. We discover so much about the new guys as we are trying to find a name that fits. Thankfully, I think most of the names this year will stick, unlike some in the past. There are some real gems in there, like ‘Hesh’ and ‘TJ’.

Extended Orientation:
We are not nearly as bad about this as most of the other guy floors. We believe that the new freshmen have to *enjoy* their time here in order for any lasting relationships to be created. We did our usual floor history night, which Runyon and Scum both participated in by proxy, followed by the ‘other’ activities. I have pictures posted on the Quad4 website for Q4 and Mullet people, you know where to look by now.

The launch of Quad4.org:
So, most of you saw what quad4.org looked like about two weeks ago. It just said Q4 … but not anymore. Now we have a spiffy logo created by our very own Stix! The site will soon blossom into much more than it is now, but at least we have photos now (over 1600 of them and increasing almost every day). I plan to put up a Q4 and Mullets directory with mug shots and some basic bio information. Nothing too complex or involved because getting that information is difficult when everyone is busy. Other services will appear as I come up with and have time to implement them.

Classes:
Classes are going well for me this semester. I just (today) got back my Calculus 2 test that I took on Friday. I totally busted the curve, not that Dr. Roden grades with one! I got the highest grade in the whole class (a 101 out of a possible 104 with extra credit). I only missed one of the extra credit problems, stupid mistake, and had a single point taken off for forgetting a step in a problem. The next closest grade was like a 97. When he wrote the grades on the board (just the points, no names) and I saw that there were about 10 A’s, I was just hoping to be one of them.

Ok, enough for now. I have real work to do :)