Light Reading

One of the downsides of school is the fact that there really can't be very much in my life besides school, with all the work that has to get done. I can't, for example, sit down on the couch and read a book - because at this point there are at least three other things I should be doing with that time. And because I'm in school and without any sort of income, I can't do as many interesting things as I could while working. I can't decide on a whim to spend $500 to fly to London, for example. Of course, I've been lucky over the last few years to actually have some disposable income so it's not exactly fair to feel unfulfilled, especially given our current economic situation. But adjustments can be tricky.

Civilized Procedure

Last night some people came over and I cooked dinner. It felt very grown-up, at least until we decided to finish the night by watching a superhero movie. Of course, on the other hand, for our generation The Dark Knight is equivalent to The French Connection, so...