Peace & Quiet

We had Competition Programming from 5:30-10:30 (actually about 11 since we started late). My trio is getting our asses handed to us. The two other teams solved 6 and 5 problems. How many did we solve? 2. :[

I guess the other teams are doing the homework for 6-units. I, for one, do not want to make the time to do an extra 3 hours of homework a week. Not good for my mental stability. But I am not saving face in this class. Kesden will take two teams of four (3 + an alternate). I'm pretty sure I know who 7 are, I don't even know that there is an 8th available, but I'd like it to be me.

Tomorrow, if I finish my homework, I'm locking myself in a room, or a carrel, somewhere and solving these damn problems I can't do. I hate not knowing algorithms and implementations and not being able to just do it. If I can carry the team on Friday and do like, 3 or 4 problems myself, I can turn a head or two.

Speaking of locking myself in a room, as soon as I got back home, I took my laptop and headed back to school so that I could find a hiding spot to finish 354. Left my cellphone at home too so that I can't be bothered. So often it happens that I try to do work in the evening, I get bothered by floormates coming in and out and watching TV and talking while I'm trying to concentrate. It's usually not until my roommate goes to bed (like now) that I can do a lot of work (or blog :).

I feel like this is how I'm going to have to do it to be productive: live at school, come home to eat and sleep. I wish I had an office on campus where I could lock myself in and work!!!