Orange guesting at Bitch Ph.D has posted a day’s worth of her grateful journal. I’m something of a cynic about such things (which, it could be argued, leads to something of a vicious cycle), but let’s try it.
- My furnace works much better on my first attempt with it than did the A/C at the rental house. It was down into single-digit °C last night and will be again tonight, so that’s pretty significant.
- No classes on Wednesday. While I generally don’t end up accomplishing everything that I might wish to, I appreciate the opportunity mid-week to collect thoughts and write math.
- Speaking of opportunities to think, giving tests in class also qualifies, and it’s test week for all of my classes. Being stuck in a room for seventy-five minutes with nothing but a blank pad of paper to amuse oneself is great for brainstorming.
- Friends, no matter how far away. It sometimes amazes me a little bit that I have so many, and that they’re all so great.
- The dude at the campus coffee-shop, charging me the regular coffee price for my au lait rather than the nearly-double list price. Yeah, it’s petty, but when the milk’s already been steamed the price difference is a little unreasonable. It’s a small attack on pointless irrationality, but every bit helps.
That’s all for me; now I get to go and price out make-shift deli buffets. Later.