so, i finally finished my stupid poisson distributions of photon count and light intensity differences after two whole nites (yes, i do mean WHOLE), mainly because i had to navigate myself around Excel, which i had never used before.....up next: my informatics projects!!! eeeeeeek.

on a brighter note, i'm going on a camping trip tomorrow!!~ well, only Mt. Diablo (25 minutes away), but who cares--i haven't been on a camping trip since 7th grade. and that time it rained the first nite and our tent wasn't waterproof....go figure. it will be a necessary get away for me--yes, i am high maintenance and inducive to stress.

on another note, i'm starting to pick out my classes for next semester...turns out this class i've wanted to take since spring of this yr is onli offered at 8-9:30 am! devastating! but i do have one more opening for a class....anyone has any ideas/suggestions? reply!~

today i read about how the israelites went to war w/ the philistines (1 Sam 4). they lost the first battle, so they brought the ark of the convenant from Shiloh to the battlefield and believed that it'll save them from defeat. And of course, they lost again. i might be attempted to say, "how stupid--don't they know that it's only a object?" but often we lose sight of the true God and put our hopes/fears/trust/energy into mere earthly things/ideas. how foolish am i!

ending on a comical note, one of my bioe profs led class discussion this tuesday...usually when the ta leads it, he just lectures n give us hints/clues on how to do the hw. however, this prof. wasn't going to do the same thing. he actually wanted a DISCUSSION. and being an engineering class where most students have no idea what's going on, it didn't work too well. :P

prof (after 5 minutes of silence): i can just sit here and ramble on and on....that's what happens when u give someone a room and captive audience.
prof (after more silence): well, after 20 minutes of class the conclusion is obviously u guys aren't lively ppl.
prof (class ends, sarcastically): boy, has this been just the most memorable and stimulating discussion we've ever had!

be back on sunday...pray that i dun get bitten by too many things too many times.