It’s the Monday morning after spring break. I had happily forgotten what it’s like to be up at 6AM and start working at 7AM every morning. But here I am again. It was a glorious, productive, and restful spring break. I slept in every day. I graded a homework assignment. I did some math-reading and […]
As I was grading my students’ most recent exam this week, I found myself in that familiar state of being angry/annoyed with how incompetent they are at performing mathematics. I’ve cooled down considerably since that initial emotional ride, but I’m still left with the bitter taste in my mouth. On average, my students, who I’ve […]
There’s something both comforting and a little embarrassing/disgusting about having a “usual” at a food or beverage place. I don’t mean you order the same thing every time you go there, and that’s your “usual;” lots of people do that. I mean, when you walk in, the people who work there already start making your […]
This semester is very different from my last 3. Mostly because I really like every class I’m taking. I haven’t had a semester in which I was engaged in EVERY class I was taking since second semester of senior year of college. Right now I’m taking the core graduate topology course, a course on Lie […]
The thing about grad school is… when you have a lot to say about it, because a lot is going on, there is no time to write, because THERE’S SO MUCH GOING ON! The spring semester is finally in full swing. I’m a little stressed about this week’s deadlines. It’s only so difficult because for […]
I’m back, bitches! (Sorry, I felt compelled to say that even though it’s awkward and lame.) I promise: I’m still alive. And after some time away (almost 3 months!), I’m back to chronicling my adventures in math grad school. There’s a lot going on this semester (and a lot happened last semester and over the […]
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