Wordiness and other small things

So, I realized something the other day: when I get tired, I get wordy. At least, I do when writing. Usually, my writing is rather like unto my normal speaking voice. But when I get tired, I tend to write in more of the large words that I have grown accustomed to removing from daily speech because of years of being misunderstood (no offense to you, I just had some dumb friends growing up). So, yeah, that's what I was going to say about that.

Also, I'm kinda upset that the lining up system for the SDSU game was so improvised. I would have liked a seat, but it feels rather unlikely at this point. And, by rather unlikely, I mean it would take a bit of a miracle. Maybe thirty people falling down the stairs at the same time or something. I don't hope that happens. But I do hope something else happens. That, preferably, doesn't leave anyone seriously maimed.

In conclusion, I was seriously let down today when someone else in my apartment received a piece of mail in a regular letter envelope, since it's been a month now since last hearing from a certain special someone. Well.

The nerd in me

So, I've been realizing I do spend a considerable amount of time on here, writing these blog entries. Thinking about it, I think it's the nerd in me excited to have a new park to play in.

This semester, I'm taking CS 252, intro to computing theory, ECEn 370, probability theory, MATH 334, differential equations, MUSIC 101, mission prep, and men's chorus. From this schedule, it's obvious that the majority of my time is spent working with abstract mathematics and numbers. Men's Chorus gives me a music fix, as does Music 101. But none of my classes have me write much of anything, ever. Being the well rounded nerd I am, I want to have the opportunity to nerd in any area. Now, I recognize my list is not even partially comprehensive. I simply note that writing and other English-related activities are farthest from what my nerd (who, by the way, is named Albert, a name I picked up from my step-brother, Evan) is currently involved in. Now, I also recognize that this isn't much for any sort of rigor in the above-mentioned category. But it still gives me a bit of work with words, which truly has been missing of late. So, thank you Aubrie for convincing me to flip a coin, because now my nerd is running around saying, "Cool!" and, "Ooh, shiny!"

You can sleep when you're dead!

I did quite like today. I got to help people, which is awesome. I also got to really teach a student who was struggling with a concept. Most of my TA work ends up being pointing out solution methods or quick fixes, but today I really had to teach, and I loved it.

Unfortunately, writing quality seems to go down for me as the night wears on, and it is already half past two, so I'm not getting much out tonight, I don't think. However, I can go on a random journey of words for a bit.

As I typed, "night wears on," I was unsure if that was the correct usage of the word "wear". So, I looked up the definition. The most applicable definition was, "deteriorate through use or stress." I suppose that means we could all say we wear excessively. However, that definition seems incomplete based on common usage. More accurate could be, "deteriorate through use or stress toward being," as in, "I begin to wear thin," which would become, "I deteriorate through stress toward being thin." Dictionaries probably avoid my awkward definition for a good reason, though. Direct substitution is never correct in the English language in any case, as each word brings with it the history of the word, and therefore the proper contexts and connotations associated with it. As such, choosing the right word is most crucial when wanting to convey thoughts with precision.

Apparently I can act like I know something about words (while misspelling appearantly apparantly apparently three times). Of course, Lynnae can box me about my ears without trying, as can most I've met. P.S. Shout-out to my newest and first non-Provoian follow, Emily Hsieh! How'a'ya' doin'? (That's really how I'd say it.)