Third week. Twenty weeks, counting spring break, to go. Holy shit.
Aside from a highly relaxing and fun trip to Minneapolis to visit Andrew and Lindsay last weekend, I’ve been busy with the usual stuff. My only strictly new class this quarter is Environmental Economics. I have a love-hate relationship with the class, because I have [...]
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Posted 25 January 2008 at 6:40 pm
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Also tagged: school, trips
My development economics professor at the end of lecture today:
Have a good break, and make sure to take your textbook with you everywhere you go.
Probably not bad advice. I’m going to fail/hopefully get at least a B on that final.
Just before getting onto Lakeshore Drive after class today, I pulled up behind another Jetta at [...]
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Posted 20 November 2007 at 7:02 pm
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Also tagged: cleveland
Before Monday’s Astrophysics midterm, the TAs said “Do not expect to finish the exam. You will not.”
Before today’s Development midterm, the professor said “This is a long exam. Do not panic. I don’t expect you to finish.”
In both cases, the exam-givers were right. Today, nobody left before time was called, and I noticed several people [...]
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Posted 25 October 2007 at 1:32 pm
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Also tagged: school
In reviewing for my Development Economics midterm tomorrow, I came across this gem of a quote that I wrote down in my class notes.
“Consider this contract a parent could have with his child:
1) If you don’t clean up your room, I’ll thrash you.
2) If you do clean up your room, you get nothing.
You see, I’m [...]
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Posted 24 October 2007 at 11:22 pm
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Also tagged: school
Yesterday morning, we were all up way too early to get to Cleveland Hopkins in time to navigate unbelievable security lines without missing our 8:40 AM flight. When they say flights are fuller than ever, I kind of believe them.
We arrived in Orlando around noon, picked up our rental car, and drove to a smallish [...]