No matter what way you cut it, if you are in the 3rd semester of Programming right now you have at least one 8am class. I know because so do I. There is nothing I hate more than having to wake up early, well other than being cold, and maybe spiders. So to be in class for 8am I need a little help. Yep, coffee would be the obvious choice, but really coffee makes me puke. It seems I’m not alone. Of the few people that actually make it to class that early, many have the same nasty habit as me. Seated next to a large percentage of my peers sits a tall can of awesome. My drink of choice is Red Bull – The Blue Edition, but when I look around the classroom it is clear to me that I’ve been cheating myself of options. There are energy drinks out now that I’ve never even heard of. I can’t imagine these cans of poison ever tasting any better than Red Bull Blue, but maybe there is another option that I am missing out on. What in your opinion is the best energy drink right now? I would like to know.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
ROUND 1: Shopping Vs. C++
While reviewing last semester’s notes I came across what distinguishes C++ from other languages. C++ is a hybrid language, how cool does that sound? WTF does that even mean? I read on and it all started to make sense – like I was suddenly at the Las Vegas airport – bells and lights I swear. I finally get the big picture with this C++ stuff. Here is my “Basically” explanation. Basically, not only can we break our problem into activities, but we can also break it into objects. Get out of here, this C++ is just like shopping! And what is shopping? An activity. Once you’re at the mall, then you can purchase stuff like objects. Now this part was a little tricky for my girlie brain to wrap around but if I’m not mistaken – everything in that mall would be an object. Stores, fast food joints, items to purchase, even the mall itself, all of them are objects. The objects can contain objects – I guess a clothing item would inherit the store brand – but both the store and the item are objects. This is giving me a totally new perspective and affection for C++. I love shopping, so if C++ is anything like it then maybe I will love C++ too. I’ll keep you posted!
Resources: Introduction to C++ for C Programmers (pg 2)
Monday Morning Motivation: Three Things I Wish I’d Believed Earlier in Life
Who would have thought that I would be inspired by pretty boy Ashton Kutcher? Ok, there was that time after I saw him in Butterfly Effect that I became obsessed with the Chaos theory, but other than that I’ve never really listened much to what he’s had to say – until now! I stumbled upon his Teen Choice Awards speech while on a routine fb scroll and it was the best spent 4 minutes of my week, and quite possibly my year. Three simple things that everyone should be living by:
1 – “Opportunity looks a lot like hard work.”
2 – “The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart.”
3 – “Everything around us that we call life was made up by people no smarter than you.”
True that!
The whole speech is solid and definitely worth watching if you need a little motivation, see the video below. Plus Ashton Kutcher is practically my age and still winning Teen Choice Awards, so he’s cool enough to keep the cringe factor to a minimum.
Ashton Kutcher Speech – Teen Choice Awards (HQ)
Room 109
“Ugh”, I felt it in my chest as I saw the F on SIRIS. I was disappointed, discouraged, defeated. As I lay upside down on the bed, staring at the blank white canvasses on the blank white wall I thought to myself – forget it, it is 36 degrees out, I’m in Ibiza, and I’m going dancing in heels.
Talk Nerdy To Me: 