Days left: 103

Today I feel better. I've come to terms that this is the state of the world. I'm pleased with my productivity today, despite my busy schedule on Wednesdays. It help me to realize how happy it makes me to be productive. I looked over Linda's update as I promised, picked up my package (a textbook) from the Master's Office, got the sound files from Brent so I can run tests on the code tomorrow, updated the YRURP website, and remembered to bring the Mongolian bowls to Angela in programming. I'm proud.

I think Lin Dai-yu's study in Story of the Stone must look something like this

I also find myself enjoying Behavioral Perspectives more and more. I was talking to Ak today before class started, and I said something to the point of, I feel comfortable at SOM. And I realized that this is true. At Yale College, I feel cloistered, like I can't say what I want. But SOM, I have the same feeling as high school and before, a freedom to ask questions, to not be judged by what I say. I can't be sure why I feel this difference, but I feel comfortable and at home at Yale business school in a way I don't elsewhere on campus. And the students in my SOM class are so much interesting than the average Yale college; you can tell that they're from all over the world. They have such diverse experiences. It's much more exciting and interesting. I only wish I'd discovered taking classes at SOM earlier.

So you might have noticed that the number has suddenly jumped up. In past posts on my blog I've been counting up the number of days into the term, but the counter I have on my desktop is counting down the number of days left from now until the end of the semester. Instead of counting it out myself, it's much easier to just look at the number on the counter. Plus since people are risk-adverse, the idea that I have only 103 days left, is a much stronger number emotionally than oh we're 30 days into the semester.