The end of Payroll Accounting class yesterday, I talked to two students about good and bad accounting instructors. We talked about my Financial Accounting II instructor. Everyone likes my Financial Accounting II instructor except me. Everyone likes her because she's nice. I agree she's nice. She teaches straight from the book. She wants all her students to pass her class.
Before yesterday, the top reason why I don't like her is because she teaches straight from the book. Even though my grade is an A, I don't recommend her. She makes sure her students know what's required for the mid-terms. In contrast, my Financial Accounting I instructor told stories. He was boring sometimes. He shared experiences. Grades are important for transfers, graduations, and sometimes jobs; however, there is more to life than grades.
I have a new top reason why I recommend avoiding her classes. She's nice. There's nothing wrong with nice people. I believe nice people are boring people. It's hard for me to get along with boring people. I don't like people being too polite, too thankful, too sorry, and asking too many questions. I don't like conversations on weather, what time it is, and topics that has nothing to do with the present moment. It's OK to change the subject. It's timing and discretion that dictates a change in subject.
Five years ago, I believed nice guys could finish first. Nice guys were awesome. I was a nice guy. I was polite. Two years ago, I wanted to be called a good guy. I wasn't a good guy. I still was a nice guy. Yesterday, I declared I'm no longer a good guy. I'm starting to understand and to learn what it takes to be a good guy.
Good guys are not boring guys. Good guys are not nice guys. Good guys are not the guys I described in the third paragraph. Good guys have fun. Good guys seek adventures. Good guys say jokes. (I need improvement on saying jokes. I'm still working on saying more funny jokes and less corny jokes.) Good guys show discretion. Good guys are action. Good guys are nasty, bittersweet, and can be bad asses. Good guys have balls. Sometimes we must be asshoes.
Furthermore, I have a better understanding why women hate nice guys. Women don't want polite guys; guys who say, act, and obey whatever his girls says or demands; and wimpy guys. Women don't want guys I described in the third paragraph. Women don't want guys who are plain and always being the usual.
No more Mr. Nice Guy. I'm a good guy.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Thursday, March 04, 2010
De Anza Week Mar 1, 2010
Mon Mar 1, 2010
I woke up at 10:30am. I had trouble going to sleep last night. I went to the gas station first. There was a van behind me. The mom locked her keys inside. I assisted and was no help. The daughter who was strapped on the toddler seat crawled out, grabbed the keys, and gave to her mom through the partially opened driver side window. Wow!
12:20pm was the time I arrived on campus. Last weekend was great because I skipped gym, caught up on schoolwork, and did different activities I have never done in a long time such as watched movies and played TF2 (Team Fortress 2). I felt refreshed. I'm looking forward to go back to the gym later in the week as I continue recovering being sick with allergies.
The Acct class took quiz #5. I studied for the quiz briefly on Sat and completely on Sun. I scored an 80%. Not too bad. I misread one question. The third mid-term is Mon Mar 9. Time is flying fast. I start on my portion for my group project tonight.
I ate lunch before Payroll class instead of after Acct class. We got our Payroll mid-term grades. I got an A. The mid-term was straightforward. I forgot to finish my homework; fortunately, the instructor check homework next Mon.
Tue Mar 2, 2010
The atmosphere's was the best in a long time. The instructor got her voice back. Some students felt better from last week's allergy attack. I was better, too. I still have runny nose on occasion. Hopefully next week I'm 100% and sing longer periods without needing to take a breath.
After warm-ups, we sang two songs without books. I was barley able to sing because I didn't know the entire lyrics. I need to listen to the songs to memorize just in case we sing without books for the next class meeting.
One of my classmates shared a story about his lawsuit. The case didn't make it to court because the plaintiff declared bankruptcy. Another classmate and I conversed with him and talked about investments going bust and the court system. He felt he got bad counsel.
The second half of the class was individual singing. Students signed up to sing and the instructor critiqued their performance. One student really wanted feedback. She passed a small clipboard asking students to write their feedback. Good idea.
Wed Mar 3, 2010
I turned in my Peachtree homework before Accounting. I stopped going to the computer lab. I need the time from the computer lab to do other activities.
My acct instructor finished Chapter 16. We have the third mid-term on Monday. I study this weekend. I already have my two A's since the instructor drops the lowest mid-term grade. I need to study for the final. I might as well study for the third mid-term.
The dance class was productive for me. We reviewed the West Coast Swing briefly and then we spent most of the time on the Waltz. The final ten minutes we learned the Salsa. I learned tips for my posture and balance for the Waltz. More importantly, I was taught the correct way to lean and lead the girl on counts 1 and 2 for the West Coast Swing. The mistake was big and the correction was great. I spend time practicing after the Acct mid-term.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
I woke up at 10:30am. I had trouble going to sleep last night. I went to the gas station first. There was a van behind me. The mom locked her keys inside. I assisted and was no help. The daughter who was strapped on the toddler seat crawled out, grabbed the keys, and gave to her mom through the partially opened driver side window. Wow!
12:20pm was the time I arrived on campus. Last weekend was great because I skipped gym, caught up on schoolwork, and did different activities I have never done in a long time such as watched movies and played TF2 (Team Fortress 2). I felt refreshed. I'm looking forward to go back to the gym later in the week as I continue recovering being sick with allergies.
The Acct class took quiz #5. I studied for the quiz briefly on Sat and completely on Sun. I scored an 80%. Not too bad. I misread one question. The third mid-term is Mon Mar 9. Time is flying fast. I start on my portion for my group project tonight.
I ate lunch before Payroll class instead of after Acct class. We got our Payroll mid-term grades. I got an A. The mid-term was straightforward. I forgot to finish my homework; fortunately, the instructor check homework next Mon.
Tue Mar 2, 2010
The atmosphere's was the best in a long time. The instructor got her voice back. Some students felt better from last week's allergy attack. I was better, too. I still have runny nose on occasion. Hopefully next week I'm 100% and sing longer periods without needing to take a breath.
After warm-ups, we sang two songs without books. I was barley able to sing because I didn't know the entire lyrics. I need to listen to the songs to memorize just in case we sing without books for the next class meeting.
One of my classmates shared a story about his lawsuit. The case didn't make it to court because the plaintiff declared bankruptcy. Another classmate and I conversed with him and talked about investments going bust and the court system. He felt he got bad counsel.
The second half of the class was individual singing. Students signed up to sing and the instructor critiqued their performance. One student really wanted feedback. She passed a small clipboard asking students to write their feedback. Good idea.
Wed Mar 3, 2010
I turned in my Peachtree homework before Accounting. I stopped going to the computer lab. I need the time from the computer lab to do other activities.
My acct instructor finished Chapter 16. We have the third mid-term on Monday. I study this weekend. I already have my two A's since the instructor drops the lowest mid-term grade. I need to study for the final. I might as well study for the third mid-term.
The dance class was productive for me. We reviewed the West Coast Swing briefly and then we spent most of the time on the Waltz. The final ten minutes we learned the Salsa. I learned tips for my posture and balance for the Waltz. More importantly, I was taught the correct way to lean and lead the girl on counts 1 and 2 for the West Coast Swing. The mistake was big and the correction was great. I spend time practicing after the Acct mid-term.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
De Anza Week Feb 22, 2010
Mon Feb 22, 2010
I crammed my Payroll mid-term Sat and Sun. The mid-term was open book; however, I read the chapters to understand where the concepts are in the book. Knowing where the concepts are located help me look up information to answer the multiple choice. I used Excel to learn and understand how to complete the problems. Open book mid-terms are useless to solve the written problems. Excel helped me apply formulas and save time from hand writing.
The cramming made me sleepy Sun night I woke up at 10:30am Monday. I arrived at 12:25pm in time for my Acct 1B class. The instructor forgot her PowerPoint lecture she downloaded them. My project classmates gave me a cupcake. "Who's birthday is it?"
Speaking of the project, I found more information. The project consists of problems in the textbook. Each problem must be solved by each person. For example, for problem #1, all three of us must answer problem #1 together and handwritten. We must meet, share our solved problems, and write the solutions on a master sheet.
We got our second mid-terms. I got an A. 35% of the class "did a bad job." I anticipate more students drop on Wednesday. The second mid-term was a surprise because most of the questions including the written portion were straight from the homework.
Since I got sick on Mon Feb 15, I lost interest in school. Being sick made me fall behind. Fortunately going with the flow kept my sanity. I continue to push forward.
I continued cramming between Acct 1B and Payroll. I scanned the chapters to memorize where the concepts are. I reviewed the problems in Excel. I took the mid-term. It's similar to the first mid-term. The problems were straight for the homework. Hopefully I did the problem in Excel correctly because I did exactly the same way I solved the problem on the mid-term. The multiple choice was time consuming because I looked up the answers to most of the questions. There were some questions one must look up because it's not worth memorizing the different tax forms.
Tue Feb 23, 2010
The instructor's voice was still weak. She sang minimally and ended class early. She didn't feel well. The warm ups were brief and we sang a few songs together.
I didn't feel like singing. I still had the allergies and sickness from last week. Other students experienced similar symptoms when they sang.
I asked the instructor a question how singers handle sickness such as mucus, stuffy noses, and sore throats. Her answer was the singers cancel their performances. Singers wear scarves to keep their throats warm. On the other hand, rock bands singers depend on microphones to sing well. One student went to a Placido Domingo concert. He sat on second level. He heard Domingo's voice and his voice from the speakers. There's no way a rocker's voice is strong as Domingo's voice.
Wed Feb 24, 2010
I had trouble waking up early. I went to bed at 1am and I wanted to wake up at 7:15am. Nope. I woke up at 9:30am. I finished a homework assignment for Acct 1B. I didn't eat breakfast. I arrived at 11:30am, submitted my Peachtree homework, and ate lunch in the campus center.
Acct 1B Chap 16 quiz was delayed to Monday. The instructor covered lots of material. And the class had the fewest students in attendance. I'm sure some students dropped for respectable reasons such as working full time and spending little time studying. Even though I got A's for my first two-mid-terms, my opinion is she's a below average instructor.
In dance class, we reviewed the West Coast Swing. I think the instructor spend more time on the West Coast Swing as we get closer to our performance. Then we reviewed the Cha Cha Cha. The rest of the class we danced the Waltz. We learned a new move that is new to me. I don't know the name. It's a zig zag pattern. I forgot the promenade. Most of the female students are having trouble dancing the Waltz.
I talked to a student who is a De Anza student counselor. I asked questions regarding transferring and she gave me useful information. She takes the class for recreation.
Follow Up. I mentioned in The State Of My Life blog I wanted to finish my car maintenance. I looked up my car maintenance records. The tire rotation, tire balance, and alignment check should have been completed in April or May, not February. I was too early. Perhaps, it's a good idea I completed the three early. And I have a concern with the driver side front tire. It needed additional air when I checked the tires. I keep an eye on that tire.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
I crammed my Payroll mid-term Sat and Sun. The mid-term was open book; however, I read the chapters to understand where the concepts are in the book. Knowing where the concepts are located help me look up information to answer the multiple choice. I used Excel to learn and understand how to complete the problems. Open book mid-terms are useless to solve the written problems. Excel helped me apply formulas and save time from hand writing.
The cramming made me sleepy Sun night I woke up at 10:30am Monday. I arrived at 12:25pm in time for my Acct 1B class. The instructor forgot her PowerPoint lecture she downloaded them. My project classmates gave me a cupcake. "Who's birthday is it?"
Speaking of the project, I found more information. The project consists of problems in the textbook. Each problem must be solved by each person. For example, for problem #1, all three of us must answer problem #1 together and handwritten. We must meet, share our solved problems, and write the solutions on a master sheet.
We got our second mid-terms. I got an A. 35% of the class "did a bad job." I anticipate more students drop on Wednesday. The second mid-term was a surprise because most of the questions including the written portion were straight from the homework.
Since I got sick on Mon Feb 15, I lost interest in school. Being sick made me fall behind. Fortunately going with the flow kept my sanity. I continue to push forward.
I continued cramming between Acct 1B and Payroll. I scanned the chapters to memorize where the concepts are. I reviewed the problems in Excel. I took the mid-term. It's similar to the first mid-term. The problems were straight for the homework. Hopefully I did the problem in Excel correctly because I did exactly the same way I solved the problem on the mid-term. The multiple choice was time consuming because I looked up the answers to most of the questions. There were some questions one must look up because it's not worth memorizing the different tax forms.
Tue Feb 23, 2010
The instructor's voice was still weak. She sang minimally and ended class early. She didn't feel well. The warm ups were brief and we sang a few songs together.
I didn't feel like singing. I still had the allergies and sickness from last week. Other students experienced similar symptoms when they sang.
I asked the instructor a question how singers handle sickness such as mucus, stuffy noses, and sore throats. Her answer was the singers cancel their performances. Singers wear scarves to keep their throats warm. On the other hand, rock bands singers depend on microphones to sing well. One student went to a Placido Domingo concert. He sat on second level. He heard Domingo's voice and his voice from the speakers. There's no way a rocker's voice is strong as Domingo's voice.
Wed Feb 24, 2010
I had trouble waking up early. I went to bed at 1am and I wanted to wake up at 7:15am. Nope. I woke up at 9:30am. I finished a homework assignment for Acct 1B. I didn't eat breakfast. I arrived at 11:30am, submitted my Peachtree homework, and ate lunch in the campus center.
Acct 1B Chap 16 quiz was delayed to Monday. The instructor covered lots of material. And the class had the fewest students in attendance. I'm sure some students dropped for respectable reasons such as working full time and spending little time studying. Even though I got A's for my first two-mid-terms, my opinion is she's a below average instructor.
In dance class, we reviewed the West Coast Swing. I think the instructor spend more time on the West Coast Swing as we get closer to our performance. Then we reviewed the Cha Cha Cha. The rest of the class we danced the Waltz. We learned a new move that is new to me. I don't know the name. It's a zig zag pattern. I forgot the promenade. Most of the female students are having trouble dancing the Waltz.
I talked to a student who is a De Anza student counselor. I asked questions regarding transferring and she gave me useful information. She takes the class for recreation.
Follow Up. I mentioned in The State Of My Life blog I wanted to finish my car maintenance. I looked up my car maintenance records. The tire rotation, tire balance, and alignment check should have been completed in April or May, not February. I was too early. Perhaps, it's a good idea I completed the three early. And I have a concern with the driver side front tire. It needed additional air when I checked the tires. I keep an eye on that tire.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The State Of My Life
My life in 2010 has been going well. Recently, my life has not been going well. Since Mon Feb 15, I feel bored. I feel my life is repetitive. I feel my life is the usual. School is not the problem. I'm satisfied with school even though I'm behind. It's my life outside school that's messed up.
The past two weeks my life is out of whack. I was sick with allergies. I cut my singing class last week. I went to the gym once a week for the last three weeks. I feel everyday is the same. I want to take a break and find something different. I think and do something else and then get back to my normal routine and schedule.
The next four days I'm going to do different activities including activities I never did in a long time. My suggested activities include watching DVDs, playing TF2, practicing social dance between homework and studying, researching San Jose State transfer, and preparing my taxes. I need to do laundry. I skip gym because I want to recover from my sickness and allergies. My allergies are improving. I watch anime when I eat breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner. I want to finish my car maintenance. I completed tire rotation, tire balance, alignment check, and coolant flush. I need transmission fluid flush and oil change I complete in the next four days.
There are millions of people who are in a similar situation. There are students in De Anza in a similar situation. We continue to live one day at a time. We're human. It's one step forward, two steps back. I'm getting stuff done. These negative feelings are temporary. I experienced boredom and dullness in the past. I pull through in time.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
The past two weeks my life is out of whack. I was sick with allergies. I cut my singing class last week. I went to the gym once a week for the last three weeks. I feel everyday is the same. I want to take a break and find something different. I think and do something else and then get back to my normal routine and schedule.
The next four days I'm going to do different activities including activities I never did in a long time. My suggested activities include watching DVDs, playing TF2, practicing social dance between homework and studying, researching San Jose State transfer, and preparing my taxes. I need to do laundry. I skip gym because I want to recover from my sickness and allergies. My allergies are improving. I watch anime when I eat breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner. I want to finish my car maintenance. I completed tire rotation, tire balance, alignment check, and coolant flush. I need transmission fluid flush and oil change I complete in the next four days.
There are millions of people who are in a similar situation. There are students in De Anza in a similar situation. We continue to live one day at a time. We're human. It's one step forward, two steps back. I'm getting stuff done. These negative feelings are temporary. I experienced boredom and dullness in the past. I pull through in time.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Accutane Day 383
I was sick last week. It was hard concentrating on mid-terms and homework. Accutane and Atralin were on the back of my mind.
I started applying Atralin on my nose and my cheeks last night. Atralin is a soft gel. The gel treats my whiteheads on my nose disappear. The gel also treats the blackheads on my cheeks. I apply a small amount of Atralin before I sleep. Applying a larger amount has no affect faster treatment and can cause redness, peeling, and pain.
I take Accutane twice a week. I took a pill before I ate breakfast.
I have eczema on my lower left of my face. I apply Cultivate to treat. I continue to monitor for more eczema.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
Thursday, February 18, 2010
De Anza Week Feb 15, 2010
Mon Feb 15, 2010
The campus was closed for President's Day. The timing was good because on Sun Feb 14 I got allergies that included a sore throat, congestions, stuffy nose, and runny nose. The weather was unseasonable warm that I was not prepared.
I used the holiday to study for my Financial Accounting mid-term on Wed. I wanted to study for my Payroll Accounting. Couldn't do it. I concentrate on the Wed mid-term and focus on payroll afterwards.
Tue Feb 16, 2010
I cut singing class. Too much congestion and coughing. How do professional singers cope with sickness and their voices? I emailed my classmate telling him I didn't attend class and if there was anything new.
Wed Feb 17, 2010
My allergies have improved. I arrived on campus at noon. There were plenty of parking at Stelling parking garage. I went to Peachtree to submit Project I. I got a 93. The 20 minutes I stayed in the lab I checked my email. It seems other students experienced allergies. I saw a few students with the sniffles. I hope rain comes back soon.
The second mid-term for Financial Acct was better than the first. More questions were straightforward compared to the first. The written portion was straight from the homework. Any student who questions their low scores is going to have a tough time because of the improvements.
I think I did well. There was two or three multiple choice I had no idea. The written portion I made a last minute change because the journal entry looked weird. I'm glad I did. I looked at my notes. The change was the correct answer. Trust my gut feeling. I repeat. Trust my gut feeling.
I believed I studied too much. The third mid-term I stop studying and wait one day if I'm bored. I didn't study earlier today. Waste of time. It's either you know it or you don't.
Tomorrow I look at the group project. I traded contact information for the third student in my group. I email them and share my thoughts how to complete it.
Dance class the instructor's grandmother past away. The instructor's assistant taught the class. We reviewed the West Coast Swing, Cha Cha Cha, and Waltz. I'm glad I attended class despite my allergies.
This week I went to campus one day. It turns out this week is the fastest week in the quarter. I'm going to say the fastest ever in my life.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
The campus was closed for President's Day. The timing was good because on Sun Feb 14 I got allergies that included a sore throat, congestions, stuffy nose, and runny nose. The weather was unseasonable warm that I was not prepared.
I used the holiday to study for my Financial Accounting mid-term on Wed. I wanted to study for my Payroll Accounting. Couldn't do it. I concentrate on the Wed mid-term and focus on payroll afterwards.
Tue Feb 16, 2010
I cut singing class. Too much congestion and coughing. How do professional singers cope with sickness and their voices? I emailed my classmate telling him I didn't attend class and if there was anything new.
Wed Feb 17, 2010
My allergies have improved. I arrived on campus at noon. There were plenty of parking at Stelling parking garage. I went to Peachtree to submit Project I. I got a 93. The 20 minutes I stayed in the lab I checked my email. It seems other students experienced allergies. I saw a few students with the sniffles. I hope rain comes back soon.
The second mid-term for Financial Acct was better than the first. More questions were straightforward compared to the first. The written portion was straight from the homework. Any student who questions their low scores is going to have a tough time because of the improvements.
I think I did well. There was two or three multiple choice I had no idea. The written portion I made a last minute change because the journal entry looked weird. I'm glad I did. I looked at my notes. The change was the correct answer. Trust my gut feeling. I repeat. Trust my gut feeling.
I believed I studied too much. The third mid-term I stop studying and wait one day if I'm bored. I didn't study earlier today. Waste of time. It's either you know it or you don't.
Tomorrow I look at the group project. I traded contact information for the third student in my group. I email them and share my thoughts how to complete it.
Dance class the instructor's grandmother past away. The instructor's assistant taught the class. We reviewed the West Coast Swing, Cha Cha Cha, and Waltz. I'm glad I attended class despite my allergies.
This week I went to campus one day. It turns out this week is the fastest week in the quarter. I'm going to say the fastest ever in my life.
I Continue To Find Myself Finding Raymond Mar
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