Happy Halloween

This post has nothing to do with Halloween. I didn't celebrate it today or anything, either. But I didn't know what to title this post. It's just an update.

This week is midterm week, so I'll keep this short. I've got a midterm tomorrow and two on Thursday. I handed in a paper, a stats homework and four journal article reviews. So it's been busy. Also, my bike was stolen last week. That was a bummer. I don't have a car, so my bike is how I get around (to the grocery store, to church, etc.). And I had to buy a new one. I guess it's an expensive lesson in obsessive locking (I did have my bike locked, just single locked with a cable lock; I have a U-lock which I almost always use, but I looked at it that morning and said, meh, I don't need it today). It was on campus (but some how I don't think a seminary student tood it). So anywaysm, that was just a nuisance. I borrowed my roommate's bike for a couple things. My new one should be arriving from the warehouse in the next couple days. Oh well.

What else? Things are pretty good, all in all. It is lots of work, partly because it's taken me a while to adjust to being back in school. I kind of forgot how to optimalize my time and efforts. But I think I've improved a lot; returning to a higher level of efficiency that is needed for academic success. I'm looking forward to getting into my research. That is good, cause I was worried about it and whether or not I'd like it. But so far all the lab meetings and data and proposals we have seem really interesting. I find myself frustrated that my classes take up so much time that I can't get into research. But it will come. It's really cool that philosophy is a big part of our lab's focus. Some of the readings we do and the discussions...wild. Such huge implications, too. For the way we see culture, psychology and psychotherapy, religion...the list goes on. Very neat. I mean, it's not going to be all roses. But at least I don't hate it right off the bat.

The weather has cooled off quite a bit recently. Today it the forcast said 20C but it was probably closer to 16. I haven't worn shorts in 2 or 3 days. But it's supposed to be back up to 24 for Friday so that's good.

Somehow I've earned this reputation as social convenor. Which is funny 'cause I havne't organized that much of social stuff, and I haven't taken every opportunity to be social (tho I have taken a number of them). But I don't think considerably more than others. I think it's more a result of timing, first and general impressions and relational heuristics that lead to confirming those hypotheses. Oh well. It's not a bad thing.

Okay, well, wisdom says..."It's midnight. Either go to bed so you can study tomorrow, or, if you can't sleep, study, so that you don't fail your 50% midterm tomorrow." So I'm gonna do one of those two thigns. Peace.