Walking the Talk

With classes abruptly over for the week (as it will for the rest of the sem) at 10 AM on a Friday, I am laying back with some Sudoku (which is partly to test the program, and partly for my own leisure) and nuggets and dip, before I do some walkin' and talkin'. I have to remember to make new problem sets for my classes, and hopefully upload them over the weekend.

Wakey-Wakey

I'm still a little sleepy as I rummage through the internets. Apparently, I will have only one course of action for the day, and that's to determine if my student will be completed for last semester's class.

Sigh. After brunch, I will hurry on home.

Sudoku Hell

It is entirely TJ's fault that I've been on a Sudoku binge since Friday, straight through the DCS-EEE collaborative workshop at MMLDC (although it is entirely of my own compunction that I left the nice atmosphere of Antipolo a day early), up to now, stalling me from actually being productive. On the plus side, it's helping me algorithmically solve the Sudoku programming problem, though I'm currently at a quandary over a particularly fiendish problem found at the Times Online's Interactive Su Doku Puzzle. When I do get to finish the program, I may discuss it here.

Confound my puzzle-loving nature...

Edit: Due to heavy rains, I wasn't able to leave the office immediately to pursue other pressing matters, I was able to break through the problem with some help from Mario. Now I want some better way to encode a Sudoku puzzle so I can test the program further...

Incomplete Completions

I didn't quite expect to be here today, but, as it stands, I may actually be here tomorrow, but not if I could help it. Completions almost out of mind, but returning to the fore, and now being looked into. Some completions have the effort in them; others do not.

When June comes along, as it does, there will be more incompletes trying to salve their missing pieces.

Almost Full-Revolution: 160

Today is probably the last time I will be at work for the month, which is a shame, because I celebrate one full year of bloggering on the thirty-first.

Anyway, am plodding away alone at the HP lab, wondering if anyone was reading the UVLE announcements, or whether anyone was reading this, or whether or not I was going home early today.

My schedule going into next week on my calendar seems full up to the second week of classes, a full three weeks. However, it seems quite the opposite: this is the cool-off period, the vacation summer rats get in-between sneaking a few units over the two-month break and the beginning of yet another school year.

Soon, though, my own years will start picking up this pace, once more, in earnest, and not just with the opportunity to meet new victims students, but to realize some higher education, and soon, further education, as well.

Well, here's to hope and to hoping.

Another Sneak

Since everyone's out, except for Ate Mila, and TJ, I chose today to leave a copy of my diploma and to print out the last of my summer submissions. Good thing, too, since the toner was already complaining of being out.

Hyper

Hmmm... am trying to be conscious of my dietary habits, since my hyperacidity has not gone down like a beast hunted. Or, rather, just like it. My metaphors are not quite up to snuff today.

Sudden

Hmmm... the summer seems "officially" over, even though I walked under the swelt'ring noon sky. Now, it seems some old (and almost forgotten) affairs are coming back...

ACM Summer Training: Day 1

Finally, after much preparation, we begin summer training. And at 8:30, how many people do we have here? One! And she's actually a new trainee!

Oh well.

9:10 AM (170 minutes remain): We finally begin, with two people. And only four PCs. This will be fun.<\sarcasm>

9:35 AM (145 minutes remain): Four people now. Actually start the blog.

10:13 AM (107 minutes remain): Reading MTG.com, I completely forget to blog. Pio tries Binary.

10:45 AM (75 minutes remain): Jennylyn and Roger try Binary.

I completely botch keeping track of time as I read articles and the guys make a mess of looking for the source of the problems. Both A-teams try again, resolving the leading zeros problem, but eliminating zero itself. Pio solves this problem. Wally tries Kalii, but only gets 75%.

I hope there are more people next week.

Sneaky

Is it considered hit and run if you have a secret you won't share until it's a day late (tomorrow)?