It feels weird to get up in the morning and not go someplace, like class or work. But it's nice getting lots of things done in the morning. This morning was mostly preparation for class tomorrow. Lesson planning, entering grades, and writing a study guide for the test next week. But I was glad that I got it all done.
During class we went over more of the same thing... determining how much data is needed for something to be considered "credible." It uses these big gross formulas that spits out a number which suggests that we need at least...say... 10,000 claims to say that our data is 100% credible. The more certain an insurance company is that the data does not contain any flukes, the more accurate the pricing can be.
In between classes we discussed the homework we were about to turn in and talked about some issues we'd had. Then we went to class and learned some more about pricing options when we suspect that the stock price is fluctuating. It gets messy.
After class I came home and made dinner with Kimmy. We had tacos! And they were quite yummy.
After dinner I went to a meeting with some people in the Actuarial Club. We're putting together a couple events throughout the semester to help freshman get acclimated to this field. On Wednesday I'm going to be assisting in a presentation on preparation for the career fair. I will be explaining some ways to prepare for the career fair, specifically how to dress and be professional.
When I got back Kimmy and I did some cleaning, then I finished up some work for class tomorrow and played a game with friends for a little bit to unwind from the long day.
And now I'm off to bed. Good night!
8.27.2012
8.26.2012
Day 461
Hi!
So this morning I decided to get up early and be productive before church. I think I'm getting old.... waking up early should never be a preferred option. But I did. I ran into a bit of an obstacle when I tried to write my blog and the internet wouldn't connect. So I had to copy everything I'd written into a text file, transfer that onto my phone, then copy the contents of the text file into the Blogger app. Unfortunately the Blogger app doesn't have any ability to change font or font size... so it looked kind of funny. Oh well!
After that I did some reading for the class I'm teaching. The next section *shouldn't* be too bed, but we'll see.
Kimmy and I went to church with Jessie and Richard. It was good. Pastor Mark talked about the book of Jude and about serving each other. I got a call from Comcast in the middle of the service. I didn't want to take it, but when I set up the appointment they informed me that if I missed any of their calls that they would have to cancel the appointment. So I quickly excused myself and took the call. I figured God would understand.
Jessie and Richard came over to our house for lunch, since we were waiting for the Comcast guy. They told us of their adventures in looking for a house. I do not envy them. Renting and setting up all of the utilities was enough of an adventure for me right now. And we ate cheesecake!
The serviceman came and fixed all of the things. So now we have working internet! And hopefully it doesn't stop working anytime soon.
I worked on homework this afternoon. It was buckets of fun. Part of the time I was re-writing my homework to make it legible to turn in. The rest of it was finishing the assignment. I want to go through it one more time just to make sure I understand everything.
After homework we ate some dinner, then went to go see Batman with friends! I saw it during my bachelor party, but it was also good the second time. Way good, in fact.
When we got back home I folded some laundry, made some rice, then we watched a TED talk.
And now it's time for bed! Good night!
So this morning I decided to get up early and be productive before church. I think I'm getting old.... waking up early should never be a preferred option. But I did. I ran into a bit of an obstacle when I tried to write my blog and the internet wouldn't connect. So I had to copy everything I'd written into a text file, transfer that onto my phone, then copy the contents of the text file into the Blogger app. Unfortunately the Blogger app doesn't have any ability to change font or font size... so it looked kind of funny. Oh well!
After that I did some reading for the class I'm teaching. The next section *shouldn't* be too bed, but we'll see.
Kimmy and I went to church with Jessie and Richard. It was good. Pastor Mark talked about the book of Jude and about serving each other. I got a call from Comcast in the middle of the service. I didn't want to take it, but when I set up the appointment they informed me that if I missed any of their calls that they would have to cancel the appointment. So I quickly excused myself and took the call. I figured God would understand.
Jessie and Richard came over to our house for lunch, since we were waiting for the Comcast guy. They told us of their adventures in looking for a house. I do not envy them. Renting and setting up all of the utilities was enough of an adventure for me right now. And we ate cheesecake!
The serviceman came and fixed all of the things. So now we have working internet! And hopefully it doesn't stop working anytime soon.
I worked on homework this afternoon. It was buckets of fun. Part of the time I was re-writing my homework to make it legible to turn in. The rest of it was finishing the assignment. I want to go through it one more time just to make sure I understand everything.
After homework we ate some dinner, then went to go see Batman with friends! I saw it during my bachelor party, but it was also good the second time. Way good, in fact.
When we got back home I folded some laundry, made some rice, then we watched a TED talk.
And now it's time for bed! Good night!
Day 460
Yesterday morning started with some breakfast with Kimmy. Then we went off to the farmer's market. We met Jessie there and did some shopping. We got some more corn and some other produce. Last week when we went I had been looking for a vendor who sold spices but I was unsuccessful. Not so with this week! We were able to locate a vendor and return victorious!
After the farmer's market Kimmy got ready for her interview at Macy's. I gave her some interview tips, but I didn't think that she would be asked the same types of questions that I would be asked in my interviews. Oh well. After she left I went to finish the grocery shopping. We got back from our respective duties around the same time and ate lunch. Kimmy and I discussed her interview and in general she thought that it had gone well.
I went to the library for a couple of hours to do homework with some classmates. I got nearly all of it done and will be finishing it today. When I got home I wrote a few thank you cards while Kimmy made dinner.
After dinner we went to go visit our neighbors for a little bit. They were celebrating Shawn(or Shaun or Sean... however he spells it)'s birthday, so we stopped by to give him some cookies and say hi. So we stayed and talked with him and other people who were passing through the kitchen for a while. I had fun and I think Kimmy did as well. When we got back Kimmy played Minecraft and I did some grading. When I was done grading I went upstairs and played Team Fortress with some friends for a while. Then it was bedtime. Actually, we got in bed and realized that we were both really hungry. So we got a snack then went to bed.
The end.
After the farmer's market Kimmy got ready for her interview at Macy's. I gave her some interview tips, but I didn't think that she would be asked the same types of questions that I would be asked in my interviews. Oh well. After she left I went to finish the grocery shopping. We got back from our respective duties around the same time and ate lunch. Kimmy and I discussed her interview and in general she thought that it had gone well.
I went to the library for a couple of hours to do homework with some classmates. I got nearly all of it done and will be finishing it today. When I got home I wrote a few thank you cards while Kimmy made dinner.
After dinner we went to go visit our neighbors for a little bit. They were celebrating Shawn(or Shaun or Sean... however he spells it)'s birthday, so we stopped by to give him some cookies and say hi. So we stayed and talked with him and other people who were passing through the kitchen for a while. I had fun and I think Kimmy did as well. When we got back Kimmy played Minecraft and I did some grading. When I was done grading I went upstairs and played Team Fortress with some friends for a while. Then it was bedtime. Actually, we got in bed and realized that we were both really hungry. So we got a snack then went to bed.
The end.
8.25.2012
Day 459
Yesterday morning I had planned on doing some studying before class. I got some done, but then I called Comcast about an issue we've been having with our Internet. I was on the phone with them for an hour and a half. Actually.... I was on hold for an hour and twenty minutes, then I talked with someone for another ten minutes. One of their people is coming on Sunday to hopefully fix it.
Then I went to class. It was pretty uneventful. In between classes we went to the Atrium and we tried to do some homework, even though we all knew it wouldn't happen. Then we had our other class, which was my MFE course. It's going to be a lot of work, I believe.
When I got home I talked with Kimmy for a bit, then we made dinner. We just had leftovers. With bacon!
After dinner we went to Tim and Erin's for a bonfire with our friends in the Actuarial department. Kimmy made a cheesecake which a) looks really good and b) tastes amazing! It was a big hit.
We first tried playing badminton, but none of us really knew the rules. But I'm pretty sure that Kimmy and I won. Then we got some food and talked around the camp fire. It was fun. We had a pretty strict "no talking about math" policy, so we had to be careful about our topics of conversation. But it was good.
When we got back there was some excitement going on in the fairgrounds. Apparently there was some really big concert going on. Kimmy and I were going to go over there, but tickets were $15 a person. Hurumph. It was my kind of music and everything! Money is dumb. So then Kimmy watched Lost and I played a game. And then we went to bed. The end.
Then I went to class. It was pretty uneventful. In between classes we went to the Atrium and we tried to do some homework, even though we all knew it wouldn't happen. Then we had our other class, which was my MFE course. It's going to be a lot of work, I believe.
When I got home I talked with Kimmy for a bit, then we made dinner. We just had leftovers. With bacon!
After dinner we went to Tim and Erin's for a bonfire with our friends in the Actuarial department. Kimmy made a cheesecake which a) looks really good and b) tastes amazing! It was a big hit.
We first tried playing badminton, but none of us really knew the rules. But I'm pretty sure that Kimmy and I won. Then we got some food and talked around the camp fire. It was fun. We had a pretty strict "no talking about math" policy, so we had to be careful about our topics of conversation. But it was good.
When we got back there was some excitement going on in the fairgrounds. Apparently there was some really big concert going on. Kimmy and I were going to go over there, but tickets were $15 a person. Hurumph. It was my kind of music and everything! Money is dumb. So then Kimmy watched Lost and I played a game. And then we went to bed. The end.
8.23.2012
Day 458
Today has felt like a really long day. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is still the case.
This morning started out fine. Apparently Kimmy was quite awake when I got up, so we had breakfast together. I made my lunch and was out the door by about 8:35. I needed to print some things off before class.
When I got to the library I tried to print to a printer that did not have a line, since I had many hand outs. Well, as soon as I started printing there was a line. So four people had to wait about 5 minutes for my printing to be done. Oh well!
Class went fine. Things started off really well, but then at the end I made an error and things just kept going downhill. I botched and explanation, one of my students (very respectfully) corrected me, and then I was just really worried that I'd totally confused everyone. The problem with teaching is that if you mess up, there's not much of a fall back plan.
After class I went to my office, did a little work on Blackboard for my class, then did some homework for my MFE class. The problems are hard and true to form, the Actex manual is less than helpful. I really really wish that we had been assigned a different book. But we didn't, so I'll just try to make the best of it. Timbo and I worked through some problems in my office for a while, then went to our Time Series and Regression class. That went decently. Our professor has been going through an introduction of Time Series and Regression this week, so hopefully next week we'll actually get into the material.
When I got home Kimmy and I discussed our days for a little bit, then we went to the store to get some Terriaki sauce for our stir-fry. We started dinner upon return. And we used our new wok! I was happy with how it turned out.
After dinner Kimmy helped me proof-read my resume. There were about 9 job postings on the school website so I applied for all of them. There were a couple in Indiana, one in Illinois, one in Connecticut, one in Kentucky, and one in Wisconsin. So we'll see if this goes anywhere!
Kimmy and I went to get Berry Winkle with Jessie and Richard. It was fun. I gave them an update on my first week of school and Jessie told us about some of the fun she's been having at work this week. We are all tentatively going to the farmer's market together on Saturday! Yay!
When we got home I did more job-related things.... ew. Then we got a snack and watched some TED talks. And now it's bed time. Good night!
This morning started out fine. Apparently Kimmy was quite awake when I got up, so we had breakfast together. I made my lunch and was out the door by about 8:35. I needed to print some things off before class.
When I got to the library I tried to print to a printer that did not have a line, since I had many hand outs. Well, as soon as I started printing there was a line. So four people had to wait about 5 minutes for my printing to be done. Oh well!
Class went fine. Things started off really well, but then at the end I made an error and things just kept going downhill. I botched and explanation, one of my students (very respectfully) corrected me, and then I was just really worried that I'd totally confused everyone. The problem with teaching is that if you mess up, there's not much of a fall back plan.
After class I went to my office, did a little work on Blackboard for my class, then did some homework for my MFE class. The problems are hard and true to form, the Actex manual is less than helpful. I really really wish that we had been assigned a different book. But we didn't, so I'll just try to make the best of it. Timbo and I worked through some problems in my office for a while, then went to our Time Series and Regression class. That went decently. Our professor has been going through an introduction of Time Series and Regression this week, so hopefully next week we'll actually get into the material.
When I got home Kimmy and I discussed our days for a little bit, then we went to the store to get some Terriaki sauce for our stir-fry. We started dinner upon return. And we used our new wok! I was happy with how it turned out.
After dinner Kimmy helped me proof-read my resume. There were about 9 job postings on the school website so I applied for all of them. There were a couple in Indiana, one in Illinois, one in Connecticut, one in Kentucky, and one in Wisconsin. So we'll see if this goes anywhere!
Kimmy and I went to get Berry Winkle with Jessie and Richard. It was fun. I gave them an update on my first week of school and Jessie told us about some of the fun she's been having at work this week. We are all tentatively going to the farmer's market together on Saturday! Yay!
When we got home I did more job-related things.... ew. Then we got a snack and watched some TED talks. And now it's bed time. Good night!
8.22.2012
Day 457
I made it through another day of school!
In today's saga, I got up and read for class during breakfast. Then I did some lesson prep for teaching tomorrow. I think I have everything done, but I'm going to give it one last look tomorrow morning.
Since it is Kimmy's birthday today, she slept in a little bit. Actually, she got up around 9:30 so she really didn't sleep in that late.
Unfortunately I had to go to class, even though it was Kimmy's birthday. Harumph. But class went fine, I suppose. One of my classes is going to be a lot of work, so tomorrow I'm going to do a lot of reading and problems for that.
After class I came home and finished working on my lesson for tomorrow. Specifically I wanted to make an assignment for them to do over the weekend. Since this chapter is on routes and things, I made a map of Muncie on Google Maps and have then doing a few different things. I'm hoping it a) helps them understand this material and its necessity in real life and b) gets them (especially the freshmen) a little more familiar with Muncie.
Since today is Kimmy's birthday, we celebrated! First we went to Wal-mart to get her birthday present (which she'd already guessed... but she's hard to surprise). Then we went to Family Video to get a movie. We then initiated one of our favorite date rituals: the Fat Date. A Fat Date is one where we get an order of Chinese food, a pizza from Little Caesar's, a movie, and ice cream. Not only is it awesome, but it's less than $20 for both of us! And that's a pretty good deal, I'd say.
So after acquiring all of the necessary foods and such, we came back and watched our movie during dinner. My stomach hurt afterwards, but it was so excellent. After the movie we played video games for the rest of the evening. And now we're going to go eat ice cream and watch a TED talk!
In today's saga, I got up and read for class during breakfast. Then I did some lesson prep for teaching tomorrow. I think I have everything done, but I'm going to give it one last look tomorrow morning.
Since it is Kimmy's birthday today, she slept in a little bit. Actually, she got up around 9:30 so she really didn't sleep in that late.
Unfortunately I had to go to class, even though it was Kimmy's birthday. Harumph. But class went fine, I suppose. One of my classes is going to be a lot of work, so tomorrow I'm going to do a lot of reading and problems for that.
After class I came home and finished working on my lesson for tomorrow. Specifically I wanted to make an assignment for them to do over the weekend. Since this chapter is on routes and things, I made a map of Muncie on Google Maps and have then doing a few different things. I'm hoping it a) helps them understand this material and its necessity in real life and b) gets them (especially the freshmen) a little more familiar with Muncie.
Since today is Kimmy's birthday, we celebrated! First we went to Wal-mart to get her birthday present (which she'd already guessed... but she's hard to surprise). Then we went to Family Video to get a movie. We then initiated one of our favorite date rituals: the Fat Date. A Fat Date is one where we get an order of Chinese food, a pizza from Little Caesar's, a movie, and ice cream. Not only is it awesome, but it's less than $20 for both of us! And that's a pretty good deal, I'd say.
So after acquiring all of the necessary foods and such, we came back and watched our movie during dinner. My stomach hurt afterwards, but it was so excellent. After the movie we played video games for the rest of the evening. And now we're going to go eat ice cream and watch a TED talk!
Day 456
Yesterday was quite exciting!
In the morning I got ready and went to school. It was my first day of teaching, so I wanted to get there early to print off some papers for class. After I printed everything off I got to class about half an hour early. At 15 minutes until the beginning of class there were already about 10 students there. I made sure that I greeted each student as he/she entered the room. The room was pretty full by about 9:25, so I thought I would try to break the ice a little bit. I asked them if 9:30 was still considered early by college standards and they all agreed that it was. So then I asked what an acceptable time would be and after some thought they collectively decided that 10:30 is no longer considered "early." They're silly. Anyhow, after the obligatory syllabus overview I had them do a "get to know each other" activity that had them get in groups of 4 and exchange names, majors, dream jobs, first thoughts on the class, and then come up with a question to ask me. I thought it went well. Most of the students seemed to be enjoying themselves. The most unique question I received was the following: "You are stranded on a desert island with a flair gun, a rope making kit, and a volleyball. How do you get off the island?" They're funny. Once I started teaching the actual lesson, I thought that went decently. Unfortunately a lot of these lessons just involve a lot of vocabulary, so it's hard to get much involvement. But I'll do my best.
After class I talked with Mr. Owens for a little bit about his opinion on my exam schedule. I'd been thinking about putting off MLC until the spring and working on getting some other requirements out of the way. He thought that sounded like a good idea. That way I can give myself a longer period of time to study. So after class I registered for another course. And life is so much less stressful!
My new class is at 2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I came home, ate lunch, did some things around here, and went back to school. The class went fine. It is a mixed class with Actuarial Science people and Statistics people, so I'm hoping it doesn't get too technical.
When I got home I started making dinner. It was something I'd made before, called Hamburger Stuff. And we had corn on the cob.
It turned out ok. The corn was amazing, the hamburger stuff was a bit bland. I'd like to try it again with more seasoning sometime.
After dinner I did some lesson prep for a couple of hours. Then I played Team Fortress with Becky and Miles, watched a TED talk with Kimmy, and then we watched an episode of Firefly. Since today is Kimmy's birthday, we were champs and stayed up until midnight, then promptly fell asleep.
In the morning I got ready and went to school. It was my first day of teaching, so I wanted to get there early to print off some papers for class. After I printed everything off I got to class about half an hour early. At 15 minutes until the beginning of class there were already about 10 students there. I made sure that I greeted each student as he/she entered the room. The room was pretty full by about 9:25, so I thought I would try to break the ice a little bit. I asked them if 9:30 was still considered early by college standards and they all agreed that it was. So then I asked what an acceptable time would be and after some thought they collectively decided that 10:30 is no longer considered "early." They're silly. Anyhow, after the obligatory syllabus overview I had them do a "get to know each other" activity that had them get in groups of 4 and exchange names, majors, dream jobs, first thoughts on the class, and then come up with a question to ask me. I thought it went well. Most of the students seemed to be enjoying themselves. The most unique question I received was the following: "You are stranded on a desert island with a flair gun, a rope making kit, and a volleyball. How do you get off the island?" They're funny. Once I started teaching the actual lesson, I thought that went decently. Unfortunately a lot of these lessons just involve a lot of vocabulary, so it's hard to get much involvement. But I'll do my best.
After class I talked with Mr. Owens for a little bit about his opinion on my exam schedule. I'd been thinking about putting off MLC until the spring and working on getting some other requirements out of the way. He thought that sounded like a good idea. That way I can give myself a longer period of time to study. So after class I registered for another course. And life is so much less stressful!
My new class is at 2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I came home, ate lunch, did some things around here, and went back to school. The class went fine. It is a mixed class with Actuarial Science people and Statistics people, so I'm hoping it doesn't get too technical.
When I got home I started making dinner. It was something I'd made before, called Hamburger Stuff. And we had corn on the cob.
It turned out ok. The corn was amazing, the hamburger stuff was a bit bland. I'd like to try it again with more seasoning sometime.
After dinner I did some lesson prep for a couple of hours. Then I played Team Fortress with Becky and Miles, watched a TED talk with Kimmy, and then we watched an episode of Firefly. Since today is Kimmy's birthday, we were champs and stayed up until midnight, then promptly fell asleep.
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