Fall Semester Update

In a nutshell, I've been busy. Completely overextended. Spread too thin. But I've grown accustomed to it. And I'm not sure that I would have it any other way.

It's funny. Everyone thinks that once you get a job (I accepted my offer), you just stop caring. But I still want to do well in my studies. After all, I am paying a great deal of money for this education and I still have quite a bit to learn. The core was great for the basics. But the really interesting material doesn't come until your second year, in your electives. Micro-economics seems much more relevant in the context of developing a pricing strategy, for example, than it does as an abstract discipline. As a result, I'm throwing myself into my schoolwork with the usual zeal. And feeling the exhaustion that comes along with it.

I do have a few fun weekends coming up. I'm heading up to Boston to visit some friends at Harvard on the weekend of "The Game." That'll be a drunken good time. Plus, Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means lots of food and plenty of rest. And, I think I have a date tomorrow night. It's with a "townie." An attractive one at that. "Attractive" as I now define it, anyway. Yes, I've lowered my standards since coming to business school. But everyone does. And if you haven't already, you will, too.

I only have one final this year, on December 15th. All of my other "finals" are group projects that are due prior to this date. So I'm thrilled to be finishing early. Not that it matters much. I plan on staying in New Haven over Christmas. I know, I know. But I can't afford a month-long vacation. I'm trying to be good. Still, if it becomes absolutely unbearable here, a weekend in Florida may be necessary.