i passed the basic!

yay!

first day of school

hey all -- it was my first day of school. i TA-ed for the first time this morning, and it went really well. i had a lot of fun, and i'm hoping i can be a useful TA. i had one TA session of my own, complex analysis, which was good, and then our real analysis professor gave us a lecture. he seems very knowledgeable, gives good lectures, and is funny. so all is well! except i may be getting sick, but i took a great nap and drank a lot of orange juice. what else is new... i've been working on analysis homework, going for runs, and playing guitar... it's strange; the groceries i bought 2 weeks ago feel like they're never going to run out. i mean, i'm sure they will, but man they have lasted a long time! thanks for reading!

santa barbara

Santa Barbara

boot camp day 19 (last day!)

last day of boot camp! went to the grocery store. treated myself to some vanilla ice cream. it's pretty much the first sweet thing i've had in my apartment since i moved in, and boy is it good. anyway, i am still up to my ears in old basic exams so i won't write much. in fact, i may not post for the next few days, because i've basically run out of interesting things to say, unless you want to hear about essentially non-interesting fundamental subjects of mathematics. in that case, let me know! at this point i could go on for hours... anyway, thanks for reading and i'll see you in a few days!

boot camp day 18

my new favorite things: the inverted fountain, and my daily lunch-time espresso (see below). also, pujols. thanks for reading!