First Day of Experiment: Fail

I'm sitting in my university's psychology lab right now and feeling like a total *FAIL* because the computer/experimental equipment wasn't properly working for me. I figured out how to fix the problem after the participant (the one who actually came in... yay! The very first scheduled person didn't even bother... BOO) left. Don't worry... I have the participant credit for even coming in, which is the ethical thing to do.

Anywho, to fix the problem I need to reboot the data collection computer. Sounds easy, and technically it is. It's just sooo annoying setting the program up again because I have to choose all the settings so that the experiment runs the way that it is suppossed to.

I still don't know what the culprit is exactly, only that restarting the computer will ultimately end up with me being able to complete all of the trials.

Rawr.

I know what you are thinking now if you are really dedicated to this blog... "Katrina. You aren't talking about the GRE. This belongs in another blog." That is a very valid thought. However, all of this has to do somehow with the GRE for several reasons. Additionally: I can write about what I want, dude! It's okay. I still love you.

Here are the reasons:

1. I am not about to let my frustration over a loss of two participants ruin my excitement over eventually completing this experiment nor my excitement about studying for the GRE. (Woo!)
2. Now that I'm all set up and know the problems I can go back and study for like... 6 hours straight. (Woo! Wait... Hmm...)
3. This is forcing me to think of solutions outside of the box, which is necessary for all things regarding life. That include the GRE!

See?! Everything is connected in the circle of life... ;)