Back in the habit.

Blogcation is over, children! I have reliable internet at my new apartment and I am back in the academic way so dust off your bookmarks button and get ready for me to probably update a few times each week.

All three of my classes met today so I have the introductions out of the way and I have all the info I need to buy my books and notepads tomorrow. For those playing along at home, my schedule goes as follows:

Monday -- 9-10 Physics III, 11-1 Linearity, 2-4 Numerical Methods

Tuesday -- 11-12 Physics III, 6-9 Physics III lab

Wednesday -- 9-10 Physics III, 11-1 Linearity, 2-4 Numerical Methods

Thursday -- no classes

Friday -- 9-10 Physics III, 11-1 Linearity

Physics III comprises introductions to optics, special relativity and quantum mechanics; Linearity is a math course typically taken by physics and engineering majors that covers multivariate calculus and differential equations (typically the next two courses in the math sequence) plus linear algebra (full of useful tools for solving complicated applied math problems); Numerical Methods is a computer programming-oriented math elective.

Some good news is that I may not have to buy a book for all three classes. My physics professor isn't happy with our assigned text because he feels like it doesn't go into enough rigor but I will likely buy it because the modern physics text that I have been borrowing from Al is pretty old and I may miss a few updates. My linearity professor doesn't care for the texts he has to use because there aren't any texts for the course as he would like to teach it - there are only texts of differential equations, texts on multivariate calc and (worthless) texts on linear algebra - so I may be able to get by with the resources I have cobbled together over the past few years from friends. Lastly, the text for Numerical Methods can be downloaded for free.

I am slowly chipping away at organizing my stuff in the new apartment and I feel like there must be a yard sale in my not-too-distant future. My parents will be either proud or horrified to know that I just recycled every single yogurt container I could find.

Why.

I have been spending a lot of time with Melisa. I like her. She is a girl who also likes me. I cook dinner for her. She cooks dinner for me. I have been playing bluegrass for fun. I have been playing some music with Moses, too. My parents and I had lots of fun seeing the tall ships when they came to Portsmouth. I work 9-5 at the lab. I also sleep. Melisa also sleeps also. We are like normal people. That's nice. My apartment internet sleeps all the time. I like my MIRL work and I like Melisa and I like bluegrass and I like that I finally have a schedule that permits me to hang out with my friends on a regular basis. I have to move to my new apartment by September first so that will be the icing on the busy cake. See you on September second, I bet.

Tell yourself I say hi.