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Jun. 18th, 2003 02:07 amSo I'm back from my excursion to The Dreaded South. I'll probably post more about ASA and Vaughn's later, but some things came to my attention when I got home that were more important.
- I got my transfer evaluation from RPI. Apparantly 54 of the *checks* 63 credits I took at SRC transferred. What DIDN'T transfer, unfortunately, is the one major-relevant course I HAD at SRC - that being equivalent to their CS2. I'm going to get on that later this week, it'll be a real drag if I have to waste a semester on that class again. I also apparantly got out of their Bonehead English (tm) requirement courtesy of my SAT Verbal score...who knew, that damn thing was good for something after all.
- I also got a form I have to signn affirming my awareness of the lead paint my housing contains. It has a pamphlet entitled "Protect your Family from Lead in Your Home" and everything. Mother almost had a heart attack upon seeing it; I'm thoroughly amused. At the paint thing, that is, not the near heart attack. The latter would probably be bad..
* reads pamphlet*
Okay, apparantly lead paint can be harmful in two ways.
1. if you eat paint chips
2. poorly maintained paint can flake and form lead dust, which is inhalable.
I've never eaten paint in my life, and if dust becomes a problem, I'll be noticing it before brain damage happens. Furthermore, I am neither a pregnant woman nor a small child, though I suspect that a pregnant woman who eats paint really oughtn't to be pregnant.
I did manage to lose my trusty Swiss Army Knife Cybertool somewhere between Vaughn's car and entering security at ATL. It's a damn shame...that knife has been my constant companion for years, and it's almost the perfect balance of size and utility...it's less bulky than a Leatherman Wave (fits easily into a pocket), but is almost as useful...I suppose I'm gonna have to replace it at some point; has knife/multitool technology advanced since I bought that Cybertool when it was brand spanking new, or am I better off just buying another one?
- I got my transfer evaluation from RPI. Apparantly 54 of the *checks* 63 credits I took at SRC transferred. What DIDN'T transfer, unfortunately, is the one major-relevant course I HAD at SRC - that being equivalent to their CS2. I'm going to get on that later this week, it'll be a real drag if I have to waste a semester on that class again. I also apparantly got out of their Bonehead English (tm) requirement courtesy of my SAT Verbal score...who knew, that damn thing was good for something after all.
- I also got a form I have to signn affirming my awareness of the lead paint my housing contains. It has a pamphlet entitled "Protect your Family from Lead in Your Home" and everything. Mother almost had a heart attack upon seeing it; I'm thoroughly amused. At the paint thing, that is, not the near heart attack. The latter would probably be bad..
* reads pamphlet*
Okay, apparantly lead paint can be harmful in two ways.
1. if you eat paint chips
2. poorly maintained paint can flake and form lead dust, which is inhalable.
I've never eaten paint in my life, and if dust becomes a problem, I'll be noticing it before brain damage happens. Furthermore, I am neither a pregnant woman nor a small child, though I suspect that a pregnant woman who eats paint really oughtn't to be pregnant.
I did manage to lose my trusty Swiss Army Knife Cybertool somewhere between Vaughn's car and entering security at ATL. It's a damn shame...that knife has been my constant companion for years, and it's almost the perfect balance of size and utility...it's less bulky than a Leatherman Wave (fits easily into a pocket), but is almost as useful...I suppose I'm gonna have to replace it at some point; has knife/multitool technology advanced since I bought that Cybertool when it was brand spanking new, or am I better off just buying another one?
