I am pretty awful at updating this blog. It's not entirely from lack of time (though that does seem to be in short supply lately) and it's certainly not from lack of subject material (I don't think I've had a dull day since the term started); I think the issue is that writing hasn't been as much fun as it once was. Maybe I can blame my camera. I've been pretty good about bringing it most everywhere, and my Flickr account
can prove it. Twinkle just picked up a new Digital Rebel, so there will have to be some photo adventures about town over the break.
Term ends tomorrow. I've one presentation to give this afternoon, and one final tomorrow. At 7:30. In the morning. I have no idea how I'm going to even make it there, let alone be cognizant of my surroundings. Bleh. At least the unpleasantness will be over quickly, and the drinking can commence by 9:30. With luck, I may even pass the course; that would be extra nice.
Last night I finished off my TA work. I have a whole new level of respect for the poor saps who graded my exams in undergrad--muddling through handwritten code is something less than enjoyable. There's the constant doubt that
maybe their technique will work, but I've never seen it before and it's nothing at all like my solution, and you can only type things into a compiler so many times to test it before realizing that the exams will
never be graded if you do this for each one, so... let flow the red ink. The students seem to have done pretty well overall though, so that's encouraging. I'll be TA'ing the same course next term, and I'm looking forward to it. At the very least, I'll be a world more helpful next time around.