Shouldn't be doing this

I'm sitting in class now, listening to an explanation of hedge and mutual funds. I thought people knew this stuff already. My classmates and I usually read the Financial Times, so you'd think they'd have some idea.

In other news, I'm excited and horrified to announce that I actually have some work to do for the rest of the semester. Stupidly maybe, I'm signing up for a research paper seminar that requires a 30-40 pp single-spaced paper due at the end of the semester. I've got another 15-20 pp (double-spaced) paper a few weeks earlier.

The work is going to be horrible, but for this corresponds a lot more to my idea of what a masters is about -- long papers, not stupid exams. On the downside, I won't be able to see Claire as much w/o feeling guilty. But then again, she's swamped too so maybe we'll go study together. It'll be so romantic!

What else ... the weather is getting nicer, so picnics are becoming more common. Hopefully I'll have a bit of a tan when I get back, but with all the library time I'll be putting in, that's slightly unlikely. Oh well.

The people in my masters, as much as I enjoy their company, have a tendency to be whiners from time to time. This week they're trying to change exam dates, get out of presentations, etc. because these things are a pain in the ass. But jeez people, get used to doing some work for once! We hardly do anything in class, and it's not through exams that you actually learn anything. Of course, they're not paying much for this education, and they're not coming back to school after working. I understand it, but it's annoying, especially since I'm the one who has to try to negotiate with the professors (and it's not working).

But in general, life is good.