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Senior Project Update
Here’s an update on how my senior project is going. Remember, there’s no one driving the truck, it’s doing everything on its own. You can also see more photos and videos of the truck at truck.netbymatt.com.
Last semester
Let me update you on last semester to start. Overall it went quite well. The chemistry TA problem was resolved when the department reassigned all of the TAs, and that class was a lot like high school chemistry. Once I got started with it again, it all came back to me. My mass communication class [...]
First Few Classes
Ive had all of my classes now, and I dont think that any of them are going to be too challenging. Right now, Id say that my toughest course will probably be chemistry as neither my TA nor the professor speak very good English. Hopefully, Ill remember enough from high school chemistry and this wont [...]
All summer
Between finals, work and vacation, I have really fallen behind on this. I left off talking about grades for last semester. They all turned out just fine. The finals weren�t all that bad either. I took two days off before starting work this summer to take care of some things that I needed to at [...]
Three More Weeks
I can finally say that Im not as busy with class work. The senior project proposal is done, and it was done about two weeks before they were due. Im glad to have that out of the way. I got quite a bit of extra credit on it for handing it in extremely early, as [...]
Still busy
I guess Ive let a little bit of time pass since Ive updated this. Well, the title of the last entry still fits this one. Ive been incredibly busy. Last time I updated this, I had just finished writing the proposal for the project in one of my classes, now Ive just finished the project, [...]
Busy, Busy, Busy
What’s been going on? Quite a bit. Let me start where I left off. Grades are all in, and I got all As, but it was close in a few classes. Im back to class now, and those are going alright, but more on that later. Last time I updated this was just a few [...]
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It's all over
Well, for the semester anyways. The grades aren’t all in yet, but I have a good feeling about all of them. A few are going to be close, but I think they’ll work out. I had a lot of fun getting some of those grades. In one of my ECET courses, we had to build [...]
A football curse?
Well, its been about a month since I last updated this but a lot has happened. Going home for Octoberbreak was nice, but I was unable to make it to my high school for the homecoming football game. Ill blame that on the traffic that I encountered going home. I didnt do much over October [...]
Almost half way there
A lot has happened in the last month. Purdues football team is 4-0, with two of those on the road, and one of those road games being a big win over Notre Dame. We still have to wait about 2 weeks for the next home game, but I think Ill survive. In addition to the [...]
Game one, or game won take your pick
Today was the first football game. The game was great. We ended up shutting out Syracuse 51-0. It looks like well be going places at the end of this football season. I was shocked to see just how many people were at the game considering that it was on a Sunday in the middle of [...]
One week down
Wow, it seems like it’s been forever, but the first week of class is finally over. It was quite confusing for me, I couldn’t keep straight what was going on in my ECET courses, 304, 307 and 309. All of them have labs and homework. Each one has different requirements for how to do the [...]
That's the end of that
Well, the summer is over. I’ve only got a few hours left before my first class, but I don’t want to think about that right now. Between seeing friends, going on vacation, and even to some degree working, this summer was great. I wasn’t sure how I would like doing maintenance at work this summer, [...]
One month of summer
Yeah, I know, it’s not summer yet, but I’m out of school so it’s close enough for me. For the first two week of summer, I didn’t do much. I did go to a Sox game, but that wasn’t all that great (they lost), the fireworks show afterwords was good, though. Just before I went [...]
Coming to a close
It’s nearly the end of the semester. Tomorrow I’ve got my last final, and I’ll be going home. But, like last year, I have to wonder what to actually call home. I live here for the majority of the year, and have made so many friends, but that all changes in a matter of a [...]
Three weeks, were did it all go
I can’t really say if the time has been flying by, or if its only creeping along. Its only been a week since I was home for Easter, but it seems like a month. Maybe that’s because its getting warm, very warm that is. Maybe that’s why it seems like time is going so slowly, [...]
Another Month
Where do they keep going? Once again, I have managed to let a lot of time slip by without updating this. Anyways, A lot has happened in the past month. Well, now that I think about it, not that much happened. To talk about classes, quickly, they’ve been going well, with the usual exception. There [...]
It's been a while
Yeah, I know that I haven’t updated this in over a month. Why, all the writing that I had to do for my history exam wore me out. I needed some time to those brain cells that allow me to do this. Speaking of history, that exam didn’t go so well. Apparently I missed the [...]
First week, fourth time
Ok, so I’ve had more than a week worth of classes. Classes haven’t been all that bad, except for how they got scheduled on Wednesdays. I’ve got 6 hours of lab straight through, and two additional hours of lecture. It’s worth it, though, since I’m done at 10:30 am on Fridays. I’ve got three ECET [...]
