As promised, here are the photos from my dead-computer period. I think you can click on them to show the full size. read from top to bottom.

that's what my handwriting looks like most of the time. ink colour is a bit too green for my liking, though. anyway, moving to more current events, it's finals period. just had asymmetric earlier tonight, and it was horrible. some of the questions were barely doable! i think the webcast viewing did help, but marginally. well, at least it's over. with any luck, my presentation will mitigate some of the damage here. going by how i feel about the finals now, i would optimistically hope for a B+.

so that leaves one more exam...materials, next tuesday. although it seems like i have a lot of time (i do, actually), the thing is that it's very content-heavy, and closed-book. can't afford to slack too much. think i'll give myself the night off, then sort out my notes and start listening to webcasts tomorrow.

probably should mention that even though my computer is fixed, i'm still blogging from school. odd right? actually, it's because my computer developed another problem. not sure whether it's a virus or a hardware problem, but as soon as i log in to windows, my keyboard won't stop inputting alt + F4. basically, the shut down dialogue box shows up every few seconds, and any windows i manage to open in the gap closes very quickly. the on-screen keyboard shows that my alt button is being pressed, but i've removed both keys (and the F4 key as well) to make sure that there was no jam. makes me think it's a virus. additional support: what are the odds that those precise two keys get jammed together? even the odds of one key jamming aren't high. and considering that i have more than 50 keys on the keyboard, the odds of alt and F4 jamming together are even slimmer. but i've also ran a few norton scans, which don't turn anything up. last resort is to use power eraser, which may end up being more trouble. suppose i should get a spare keyboard for testing purposes before doing anything drastic. maybe i can borrow a spare from the lab?

my friends might be right...it could be time for a computer change. i don't know. not too keen to spend all that money, even if i can recycle and reuse some things. maybe i'll hold off until we move house next year or 2 years later. that should give enough time to accumulate the necessary financial resources.

anything else on my mind? don't think so. nothing that can't wait until the next post, anyway. guess i'll end off here and enjoy my night off. oh wait...chemical purchasing. bugger.

-random thought of the day: Plan time better and avoid making commitments with a hazy schedule.-