A Stochastic process

So, exam is coming soon. My motivation level is low. This is possibly because I find myself depressed. Christmas is coming and my shopping has barely started. What is a Stochastic process you ask (for all 1 of you who will ever read this). A Stochastic process is a random process that describes some kind of system behaviour. I know, I know, not very specific. But hey, think of flipping a coin. There are two possible outcomes. Then think of those outcomes as a function of time (as you flip the coin more and more). That's kind of what it is. So now you know.

So riddle me this. I go to Waterloo, top notch engineering school for x number of years. I'm on top of the world, graduated near the top of my class and found myself working at a start-up company after graduation. We were all going to be millionaires. Low and behold, 5 years later I find myself working with a bunch of socially inept men whose idea of a good time is to play video games at work. I've not done much "real engineering" and have instead spent the majority of my time doing test work. Hmmm, not exactly a recipe for an inspiring life. Add to this the prime work location out in suburbia, and it's enough to make a guy weep. Hence the Stochastics... grad course... maybe a future there. But do I want to be a math guy? Most of my fun in life has been with people who are decidedly not math geeky. So why push myself to do it? To prove that I can do it? Not exactly the path to happiness. Almost any day of the week/month/year I'd rather be camping, canoeing or cross-country skiing. But you gotta pay the bills somehow.

Most importantly need to get out of depression. Not a recipe for hapiness.

Friday...

I saw in the paper today that a 21 year old student in Ottawa was stabbed to death. She was stabbed 20 times by some guy she knows. That's wacked. This kind of stuff doesn't happen in Ottawa.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=4ea34115-bfac-48ea-9cee-b1752866db8f&k=71821.

This week-end promises to be interesting. Much study required for my course. I continue to pound myself with obscene amounts of math. Strangely I'd rather be writing, which makes math seem rather painful. Anyway, must see the excercise through to the end. One week more to go.

Franz Ferdinand's latest album is quite good. If you like the first one, you'll like the second.

No other random ramblings right now. Moving on.

An evening similar to any other...

Working 9-5, till I get that hungry feeling. Time to go for an evening run... then it's off to the library for a fun filled evening of studying.

Ain't life great?

Highlight of my day was changing the players in my hockey pool during the monthly add drop day. Picked up Hemsky and Stoll. Solid Edmonton skaters should add scoring punch... or at least I'd like to think so.

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