every morning there's a halo hanging from the corner...

It's surreal to be walking around at 7am in the morning here at the U of M. The streets are empty; Starbucks has probably just opened, so walking in and getting a cup of freshly brewed coffee is the best pick-me-up there is around. trotting on to the Ugli, you'd find early birds like you enjoying the relative warmth of spring, walking their dogs et al. And plonking myself down here at the fourth floor of the Ugli to write a paper that's going to be due later at 4pm is kinda awesome: playing my music in this sound-proof study room, with a superb view of the Diag to boot, procrastinating my writing by blogging. Wat a beginning to a weekend.

so i find myself waking up today especially relieved: 1 more exam left before Winter semester draws to a close. ok, there's the slight hindrance of a final polsci paper to write, but even that has become somewhat enjoyable. and yes i probably have to study for the final stats exam from sunday to wednesday, but that leaves me with the wonderful opportunity of playing my friday (watever's left of it after this) and saturday away. things aren't really that shabby now.

had a phone interview with the human capital management department of goldman sachs yesterday morning. ok, i was a little pissed that i had to do that interview 3 hours before my econ 402 exam (which, in a nutshell... CHUI! that's pronounced chu-way). but it was pretty fun, i think i fared pretty well; not enough to get the internship, but enough to not be a source of embarassment i guess. it would be fun to do that internship though; however, i shall not pin my hopes up too high and focus instead on the wonders that spring and summer terms here at the U of M will bring me.

i have been slacking on my marathon training. i haven't ran in the past, 2 weeks? a combination of the coming of spring (hence the opportunity to do a lot more other things outside), exams, and lack of resolve. i will definitely resume training when spring term starts though: the thought of my aunt laughing in my face when she said last year, " wah you put on weigh ah! 1 year in america, eat a lot of good food!" geez this year, when i return in august, i will be lean, mean, marathon fit....

ok i shall stop dreaming. i shall start writing my paper. update again later.