Hai,
there is a couple of things I could report on now (my fiasco with United Islands of Prague and the Theatrical Festival at GJK, my job, my desktop, my plans for holidays etc. etc.), but I think I'll leave it for after the cycling trip I'm departing on tomorrow with a bunch of my friends. I promise to make a big post about it and other things too, kay? Some pictures may or may not be included.
Cya around.
P.S.: Also we should get together and throw a party or something. Who's up for a beer or two, a game of pool or anything even vaguely similar in the 2.7.-whatever period?
Tuesday 24 June 2008
Tuesday 17 June 2008
Exams over - Aftermath
I scored 9th out of the ~1450 applicants, hence got into the second round (oral interview) and I think I passed it rather well, which should have gotten me into the school I wanted to get into - 2.LF UK, Motol.
Good for me, right?
That's about it, folks.
Adam
Friday 13 June 2008
Exams OVER
Well, the first part anyway. It was rather difficult and some parts were an outright mindfuck. Just outside the lecture hall in which we sat someone was working with a pneumatic drill and other funky instruments causing us all a terrible headache.
The first knowledge test was pretty standard, nothing worth mentioning.
The second test, so called OSP, was much harder. It consisted of several categories of tasks to perform.
First category: you are presented with a complicated picture made of various lines and dots and circles and shit and 5 smaller ones, only one of which is a true cutout of the bigger one. The differences were negligible and very hard to find, especially when obscured by the number of complicated structures abound.
Second category: one picture of a spider/butterfly/cherries/whatever and 5 small clones of which only one is the same. Mark which one it is. Again, the differences were near impossible to find, little dots, lines... I can't really describe it.
Third category, the mindfuck one: you are presented with a photo of a glass cube, inside which there are one or two cables/ropes intervined and twisted around. Then there is another photo of the same cube, but from one other point of view (the first one was from the front, this one is either from the bottom, right, left, top or back). This really did stretch my imagination and I felt my brain twisting the same way the cables inside were :)
All in all I think it was rather hard, but I did OK I think. I might not get in, but I think it could have been even worse.
With 3 more exams to go + possible second rounds bidding you adieu,
Adam
The first knowledge test was pretty standard, nothing worth mentioning.
The second test, so called OSP, was much harder. It consisted of several categories of tasks to perform.
First category: you are presented with a complicated picture made of various lines and dots and circles and shit and 5 smaller ones, only one of which is a true cutout of the bigger one. The differences were negligible and very hard to find, especially when obscured by the number of complicated structures abound.
Second category: one picture of a spider/butterfly/cherries/whatever and 5 small clones of which only one is the same. Mark which one it is. Again, the differences were near impossible to find, little dots, lines... I can't really describe it.
Third category, the mindfuck one: you are presented with a photo of a glass cube, inside which there are one or two cables/ropes intervined and twisted around. Then there is another photo of the same cube, but from one other point of view (the first one was from the front, this one is either from the bottom, right, left, top or back). This really did stretch my imagination and I felt my brain twisting the same way the cables inside were :)
All in all I think it was rather hard, but I did OK I think. I might not get in, but I think it could have been even worse.
With 3 more exams to go + possible second rounds bidding you adieu,
Adam
Exams - today
The day has arrived and today, on Friday 13th, I'm doing the first (and most important) round of college entrance exams. I hope the unfortunate date will not affect my performance (I don't believe in stuff like that anyway), especially because this is the round that could get me into Motol, 2.LF, where I want the most.
This will consist of one biology/physics/chemistry test (all-in-one) that I expect to be about 2-3 hours long, 30 minutes pause and one general qualification test (said to be quite the killer, altough these are usually a breeze).
All in all, wish me luck. 9:30-~13:00 or even more. Crossing of fingers, holding thumbs, sticking pins and other success-inducing rituals are all allowed.
Over and out,
A*
This will consist of one biology/physics/chemistry test (all-in-one) that I expect to be about 2-3 hours long, 30 minutes pause and one general qualification test (said to be quite the killer, altough these are usually a breeze).
All in all, wish me luck. 9:30-~13:00 or even more. Crossing of fingers, holding thumbs, sticking pins and other success-inducing rituals are all allowed.
Over and out,
A*
Wednesday 11 June 2008
DotA
Hey peeps!
I downloaded the AMV 4 - The Last One today and while watching it I took notice of what song was actually played with every single anime clip. Well, one caught my ear, as to say - I remembered my friend Martin saying something about a song in which the singer only sings about playing Defense of the Ancients (DotA). That time Martin also wondered how lame could songs like that get. Well, I kinda liked the bit that way played in the AMV, so I youtubed it and listened to the original version.
Check it out here.
It'd pretty standard trance/dance, but there are times when I like such music (e.g. to keep me awake while studying or to kick me up while playing a game), hell, I've been known to listen to DJ Mystik for a bit (the Für Elise remix drew my attention to him).
The music is nothing special, although it's likeable and I think I'll be listening to it for a while. It's the video that made me post about it. It combines gamers sitting in dark rooms, lit only by the light of their screens, endulging in DotA goodness, with a giant dance party featuring a LOT of rather hot girls and the main protagonist (the artist Basshunter himself) sings on a stage and functions as a DJ too. I didn't quite get the connection, really. Anyone care to explain it to me?
However this combination of repetitive music, view of young people having loads of fun dancing and looking cool and hot chicks truly made me want to go party :) No matter that I'm not really that type of person, for a moment I wanted to wear this cool worn jacket, awesome shirt, wave myself to the rhytm of the poounding beats, flirt with the female counterparts, get slightly high and have a blast.
What a weird song. I know I won't do that, I'm simply not confident enough for that.
This post's over. I realize it didn't have much of a point, but I wanted to share the feeling with you :)
Over and out,
A*
P.S.: One more thing - I just got an article to translate (you know I work as a translator for the Prague City Hall). It's basically just an annex to one regulation (regarding public consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages, tell me if you're interested in what it says) and it's only a list of places. The thing I would like you guys to ask is - how should I translate stuff like "Vrchlického sady"? I usually don't translate the original name and only add "street" or "square" for the english reader to know what's going on but also for him to have the possibility to find the place on the map and in real life, knowing the original name. So I end up with stuff like "Betlémská street" and "Hradčanské náměstí square" - I know it's not the most ellegant, but I think it functions the best. But here I'm kinda lost. With orchards, parks and gardens you can't really refer to a map in order to learn the proper name and simply add "gardens" or "park". So should I go with "Vrchlického sady gardens"? Or "Vrchlického sady park"? It's, of course, not only about this one term - e.g. "Růžová zahrada" atop the Petřín hill should become "Růžová zahrada garden"? Or "Růžová garden"? Or even (because it might be just a made-up name describing the place) "the Rose garden"? Help me decide, please :)
I downloaded the AMV 4 - The Last One today and while watching it I took notice of what song was actually played with every single anime clip. Well, one caught my ear, as to say - I remembered my friend Martin saying something about a song in which the singer only sings about playing Defense of the Ancients (DotA). That time Martin also wondered how lame could songs like that get. Well, I kinda liked the bit that way played in the AMV, so I youtubed it and listened to the original version.
Check it out here.
It'd pretty standard trance/dance, but there are times when I like such music (e.g. to keep me awake while studying or to kick me up while playing a game), hell, I've been known to listen to DJ Mystik for a bit (the Für Elise remix drew my attention to him).
The music is nothing special, although it's likeable and I think I'll be listening to it for a while. It's the video that made me post about it. It combines gamers sitting in dark rooms, lit only by the light of their screens, endulging in DotA goodness, with a giant dance party featuring a LOT of rather hot girls and the main protagonist (the artist Basshunter himself) sings on a stage and functions as a DJ too. I didn't quite get the connection, really. Anyone care to explain it to me?
However this combination of repetitive music, view of young people having loads of fun dancing and looking cool and hot chicks truly made me want to go party :) No matter that I'm not really that type of person, for a moment I wanted to wear this cool worn jacket, awesome shirt, wave myself to the rhytm of the poounding beats, flirt with the female counterparts, get slightly high and have a blast.
What a weird song. I know I won't do that, I'm simply not confident enough for that.
This post's over. I realize it didn't have much of a point, but I wanted to share the feeling with you :)
Over and out,
A*
P.S.: One more thing - I just got an article to translate (you know I work as a translator for the Prague City Hall). It's basically just an annex to one regulation (regarding public consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages, tell me if you're interested in what it says) and it's only a list of places. The thing I would like you guys to ask is - how should I translate stuff like "Vrchlického sady"? I usually don't translate the original name and only add "street" or "square" for the english reader to know what's going on but also for him to have the possibility to find the place on the map and in real life, knowing the original name. So I end up with stuff like "Betlémská street" and "Hradčanské náměstí square" - I know it's not the most ellegant, but I think it functions the best. But here I'm kinda lost. With orchards, parks and gardens you can't really refer to a map in order to learn the proper name and simply add "gardens" or "park". So should I go with "Vrchlického sady gardens"? Or "Vrchlického sady park"? It's, of course, not only about this one term - e.g. "Růžová zahrada" atop the Petřín hill should become "Růžová zahrada garden"? Or "Růžová garden"? Or even (because it might be just a made-up name describing the place) "the Rose garden"? Help me decide, please :)
Tuesday 10 June 2008
Don't drink in the morning...
...it makes you sleepy in the afternoon. That is probably a widely known truth, but I have only discovered it today.
There might be another side to the story, however, and that is that I only feel sleepy and my eyes tend to close on their own accord when I sit down above the study materials and try to focus :)
Anyway there's not much to write about right now, I'm thinking of getting a new desktop for gaming purposes, the current setup I'm considering is something along these lines:
Which would total for about 17500 CZK. That is a lot and I'm very apprehensive of spending so much money. Please share your opinions in the comments.
So long for now,
A*
There might be another side to the story, however, and that is that I only feel sleepy and my eyes tend to close on their own accord when I sit down above the study materials and try to focus :)
Anyway there's not much to write about right now, I'm thinking of getting a new desktop for gaming purposes, the current setup I'm considering is something along these lines:
| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2,66GHz 6MB 1333MHz 775pin BOX | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=51827 |
| HDD | Samsung Spinpoint F HD753LJ - 750GB SATA II | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=51152 |
| RAM | A-Data DIMM 2048MB DDR II 800MHz Extreme Edition | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=43143 |
| Power source | Eurocase SuperSilent (PFC) 450W | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=28702 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G - Intel P35 | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=52014 |
| Graphic card | Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3870 Blue PCB 512MB, PCI-E | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=52007 |
| Case | Acutake ACU-Target (ROHS version) | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=49406 |
| Mouse | Acutake Sky-O-Mouse 3D, 800DPI | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=53973 |
| Keyboard | KME 2201 silver-black | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=23932 |
| Monitor | Acer AL1716F - LCD 17" | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=45712 |
| DVD | Lite-ON LH-20A1S-15C OEM black | http://www.czechcomputer.cz/product.jsp?artno=44859 |
Which would total for about 17500 CZK. That is a lot and I'm very apprehensive of spending so much money. Please share your opinions in the comments.
So long for now,
A*
Sunday 8 June 2008
Monday 2 June 2008
Now the question is...
...what kind of loser am I, rejecting several girls seriously interested in me in the past, then picking a girl that actually loves me, only to fall in love with her AFTER i treat her too cold and she decides to move on? The answer is imminent - a hopeless loser.
This makes another question springs to mind - what is there to be done now? An answer to this one I don't know. Should any of you guys know, please tell me. It's quite the issue. Getting over her isn't very sound idea for me now, despite its obvious logic and probable best results.
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In other news, I got bursitis of the knee, wonder why. It doesn't hurt, but it's annoying, I will have to attend 4-5 more suctions spread in the next 3 or so weeks and in the meantime bend me knees as little as possible. To the contrary of Black I won't get any money for it. Bad for me. It doesn't hurt, which would usually be a good thing, but these days it would at least help me take my mind off more serious matters (stated above).
Also walking up/down the stairs makes me look funny.
EDIT: Worst thing being there really is noone to blame but me. Well, perhaps the God, but I'm not such a coward to blame him when usually I'm cautious in admitting his existence. I did ask him to help me several times, before and after today's showdown, and he obviously couldn't care less, which further destabilizes the little faith I have.
This makes another question springs to mind - what is there to be done now? An answer to this one I don't know. Should any of you guys know, please tell me. It's quite the issue. Getting over her isn't very sound idea for me now, despite its obvious logic and probable best results.
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In other news, I got bursitis of the knee, wonder why. It doesn't hurt, but it's annoying, I will have to attend 4-5 more suctions spread in the next 3 or so weeks and in the meantime bend me knees as little as possible. To the contrary of Black I won't get any money for it. Bad for me. It doesn't hurt, which would usually be a good thing, but these days it would at least help me take my mind off more serious matters (stated above).
Also walking up/down the stairs makes me look funny.
EDIT: Worst thing being there really is noone to blame but me. Well, perhaps the God, but I'm not such a coward to blame him when usually I'm cautious in admitting his existence. I did ask him to help me several times, before and after today's showdown, and he obviously couldn't care less, which further destabilizes the little faith I have.
On near future
OK people, for those of you that come by once in a while: I was away for the last week, in Croatia, namely. I could post about that. Then I could post about the wonderful experience of being rained on in Stromovka park yesterday (no kidding, it really was amazing). I could also post about some serious relationship & feelings issues I am having lately.
I don't see much of that happening at the moment, as I am feeling quite depressed and therefore I wouldn't be able to help but write in a sad and a little bit too emotional way as well.
Worst of all, I can't say the stuff I'm going through is unique and enduring it will make me better than most people - it's all odds on that most people have had this too. Though there are some characteristics that make it even more painful, this way of enlightening oneself just doesn't work.
Well, in case anyone is interested, ask me directly. I will tell you my sad story.
I don't see much of that happening at the moment, as I am feeling quite depressed and therefore I wouldn't be able to help but write in a sad and a little bit too emotional way as well.
Worst of all, I can't say the stuff I'm going through is unique and enduring it will make me better than most people - it's all odds on that most people have had this too. Though there are some characteristics that make it even more painful, this way of enlightening oneself just doesn't work.
Well, in case anyone is interested, ask me directly. I will tell you my sad story.