So this morning you got a medium-sized post about something happy and not at all work or school related. Now you get a short (hopefully) post in which I vent about something school-related. Also, sorry for all the swearing that is about to follow. I usually try to keep swearing to a minimum on here, […]
Today has been a roller coaster day. It started this morning when I stopped at Starbucks for some morning coffee. As is the custom, on November 1st (today!) they begin using their winter cups. The first week or so that the red cups with snow-scenes on them are used, it puts a smile on my […]
I’ve calmed down tremendously. I think it’ll get worse (stress attack tonight or tomorrow) but by Thursday, I’ll be cruising and happy again. Basically, once I’m through October, life will be much easier. Thursday I’ve got a Complex Analysis midterm and homework due, Saturday I’m going to the Texas State Fair, Sunday I’m going to […]
So, that exam I was expecting to take yesterday got moved to next week. After taking a really hardcore algebra course last year (and a pretty intense complex analysis one this year), I feel like our topology professor is babying our class sometimes. Don’t get me wrong, I love the class. The material is interesting […]
It’s Friday morning. So, I should be in for a low stress day of coasting into the weekend? Of course not. This morning, I taught at 9AM. I had office hours until 8:50 and a student actually came to ask questions, so I didn’t get to class as early as I normally do. I walked […]
Thursday and Friday of last week I was really feeling a lot of pressure. I had a lot of work hanging over my head, and I felt like I had lost a few battles throughout the week. It really felt like grad school again. The first few weeks of the semester had been kind of […]
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