Quick break
Other people take a Kit-Kat break, I take a blogging break. School has been exhausting this week, and even a little scary. I’ve skirted the Academic Honesty Policy here at UH pretty closely this week in a way I will *never* do. Not only was it nerve-wracking, it was also a stupid mistake. But life goes on, thankfully, no matter how stupid and thoughtless I am at times.
Today I bought “A Guide to LaTeX” and “The LaTeX Graphics Companion”, which I have promised myself will be my last LaTeX related purchases for a while. I now have enough reference material on TeX, LaTeX, MetaFont/Post, and ePix to last me a short lifetime of experimentation and reading. So until I master those tools, and can you use them *at short notice* to whip up pretty much whatever I want, I intend to buy no more such books. And after that, I shouldn’t need any such books, so it’s a win-win situation. Considering that those books cost $100 together, those will be my last book purchases for the next two months.
Look for me to start a LaTeX/Metafont related project weblog sometime soon. I’m feeling very motivated after visiting a fellow UHer’s website: he has some of his exam crib sheets (legal, of course), and the solutions for some assignments in previous classes he’s taken posted as pdfs. I intend to do more than just upload scanned pages, though– eventually. Until then, I’ll hone my skills in the wonderful world of typesetting and programmatic illustration online where anyone who cares to can comment, or just learn by watching.
Possibly relevant posts:
- Life sucks! (2/27/2003)
- Mission Accomplished (8/7/2003)
- Book Naming Conventions (3/27/2003)