The first semester of grad school is challenging and all-consuming. Last night while I was coming home after a very long day and night on campus, I was thinking of how I could summarize my three classes this semester. If my education were a high-rise building under construction, these are the courses and what they are teaching (and in some cases, preaching).

CS121 – Formal Systems and Discrete Math – How to analyze the foundation of your building to make sure it’ll stand, years before you lay down the first brick

CS244 – Cloud Computing and Network Design Topics – How to make your building green and last until the year 2150

CSXXX – (can’t criticize till i get my grades) – How to build your dream house out of cardboard & green apples and paint it with clay, because this is the only way a real builder would ever build a house.

Harvard is proposing a new general education course covering “how to chew with your mouth closed”. It will feature professors from the medical school, public health school, and department of mechanical engineering. It will be a required course especially for asian and indian students but will be compulsory for a shocking number of white american students as well. Access to Harvard libraries will be denied until the student has mastered chewing with THE MOUTH CLOSED.
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I’m excited to get out and pick some apples tomorrow. Beautiful New England is having its last hurrah. After this comes 6 months of ugliness, so its best to savor the tree color as much as possible.

I have two essays due tonight, a problem set next week, and a huge project and a midterm at the end of next week. Sorry but all you get is cats.

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