Things have seemed to be gelling lately for me. I am still at or near the bottom of my dynamics class, but I no longer care so much. I was panicking, thinking that I was going to flunk out of the term but many of my more experienced grad school friends have tried to assuage my fears, going so far as to say that grades are meaningless. They aren't. I mean, you have to pass but apparently passes are given out as long as you can demonstrate that you have a grasp on the topics, realize your mistakes and apply yourself. This is what I am wagering on. I got a 36% on the midterm, which was only three questions long! Someone got a point less than me so that takes a bit of the sting out of it. Odd. Today we are going into the second half of the class which is supposed to be quite different, so hopefully it will come easier to me than thermodynamics.

I slept eleven hours last night because I could and I couldn't think of anything enjoyable to do. I have been really into the dotearth New York Times blog series. People should check it out.

The weather in Los Angeles has been gray all week and I have enjoyed it for the most part. I am still trying to figure out whether the heating vents on my wall are at all functional. If they are indeed hooked up to anything that generates heat it seems that the thermostat is probably set to around 60.

I have absolutely no plans for the weekend and it feels nice. I'm thinking about taking my bike out for an extended ride somewhere but I have no idea where I would go. Any suggestions including but not limited to bike trip ideas would be appreciated.