One of my class books arrived yesterday with a "freebie fun pack" the store apparently sends with all orders. I now posses an "E-man" comic from 1984 and two trading cards. I don't know what sort of collectible the latter are, except that they feature a dinichthys and some scavengers (which appear to be pteradactyls). Gosh, I'm having more fun already. Bring on the dinosaurs!
This semester seems to be off to an odd start. As I told my officemate the other day, "I know I have stuff I should be doing, but I can't figure out what." That was only half a joke; I'm having a hard time settling in to the the new semester.
Maybe it's because instead of being end-loaded, this semester starts with a bang - next Friday I retake the economics comprehensive exam. Maybe it's because this is my last semester of classes, and I feel as if I'm supposed to be focusing less on coursework and more on research and the dissertation - and yet I have classes I'm really interested in this semester. Maybe I just goofed off too much on break.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Late-breaking news
Update: I now have pre-class reading for all three of my classes. Now I just have to wait for the books to arrive for the last class so I can do said reading.
Monday, January 7, 2008
She's baaaack
I'm back in Nashville and doing super-exciting things. Yesterday I rearranged my bookshelf, hoping to defy the laws of physics and find sufficient room for my school books. Today I sorted the backlog of mail. I've also been reading. Remember back in the day, when you showed up for class on the first day and got the syllabus, and if you were lucky you got to leave early? Even though everyone used email when I was in college (in the pre-Blackboard era), profs didn't expect work pre-class. Now, the semester is really longer by one class period than in the good old days, since a lot of professors assign readings to be done by the first day, and sometimes even written work.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Archives
I spent part of the break going through old family photo albums and scanning in pictures. Most are from my lifetime, but there are quite a few of my parents before we came along, as well as some older family photos. This here is a very young me, probably kindergarten.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy 2008
So much for a big transition to the new year. The family was supposed to go to a party, but I ended up with a massive headache. They went, while I stayed home with the dogs, who were spooked by the fireworks. The next day I went to a ashtanga class in Ashland, so at least the new year started off healthy.
It appears to be de rigeur to do some sort of new year post - best of, worst of, new resolutions. I don't do resolutions, so instead here is 2007 in photos.
Since I apparently didn't take any pictures in January, instead I'll use a photo that really represents the entire year:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
It appears to be de rigeur to do some sort of new year post - best of, worst of, new resolutions. I don't do resolutions, so instead here is 2007 in photos.
Since I apparently didn't take any pictures in January, instead I'll use a photo that really represents the entire year:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
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