so. I've been at school for about a week and a half now though it's seemed like a lifetime, in a good way of course. it's sort of weird getting back in the swing of things because last year was very routine-like and this year is, well, very different, but it's great to be in the bubble once again.

classes. I'm branching out a little more. sophomore government tutorial is pretty standard (political philosophy and US history). intro to health care policy seems like it will be fascinating and the reading looks spectacular, and is step 1 in my certificate in health policy track, assuming I like it enough to pursue it. spanish art and politics is a good class, though after having taken a 2-3 year hiatus from spanish speaking and writing, it's been sort of a shock back into things. not hugely difficult yet, however. finally, shakespearean genres. the professor is extremely theatric and I'm looking forward to reading a bunch of plays, because I feel like I haven't gotten enough exposure to shakespearean theater. so there'll be a fair amount of variation and such.

iop. first meeting of the political review is tonight; we're picking the covers topic and thinking of articles and such. I really enjoy political writing so I look foward to it. iop open house is on thursday, where I will reaffirm my commitment to various committees, and perhaps (gasp) join civics. if I'm not too busy, that is. there have been a few forums that I have unfortunately been unable to attend due to classwork, but after some catchup this weekend I should be more able to go to things. look forward to many interesting speakers and study groups, even when I'm swamped in work, which I expect to be.

lastly, I applied for a research assistant position with my TF from gov 1360 in fall 04. he's doing a paper on blogs and the sorts of information they give, and it pays pretty well. we'll see if that pans out. if not, there will be other opportunities to make some cash and research, I'm sure.

I'd make some commentary on current events and such but I have gov tutorial in two hours and I should probably do the reading. fed #10 and the intro to democracy in america (not democracy for america, as I've probably made the mistake of saying multiple times). we'll see how it goes, I guess...