coasting

racism vs racial awareness: i used the wrong word in hebrew, and i was told afterwards that i was euphemising - don't presume to know what's subconsciously underlying my speech when i'm speaking in my second language. hell, don't do it when i'm speaking in my mother tongue.

is this an israeli thing - or is it universal - to assume that you know how other people think, and how to interpret their communicated signs or which ones are intended or not?

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first class began with a plagiarism warning, and most of us were stressed even though we hadn't done anything wrong: a plagiarism accusation is a case of guilty until proven innocent; and there's not really any defence once accused.

after class, and after getting back a great grade for my assignment, i asked about the whole plagiarism thing and was pleasantly surprised by the fairness. and totally shocked by the crudeness of the example of plagiarism that they showed me.

i was most pleased when discussing it afterwards with the TA, and her feedback on my paper was really soothing considering how much effort i invested and how badly i messed up in the poetry midterm. that shit had impact.

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second class was absolutely brilliant, and ended with a discussion on the lack of catharsis at the end of macbeth. i believe that the analysis of it brought its own catharsis. our lecturer keeps wow'ing us.

after class i met with our class rep, and that was the second pleasant surprise for the day - she's alright, which i hadn't been certain of, and we're on more or less the same page.

i bussed to the new office to pick up my laptop, and it was decided that it's a good time for me to start coming in to work. i went out to draw cash and find take-out, which somehow turned into a long lunch, even though i didn't linger at any point.

i spent an hour with installations (not completed yet), then mmf gave me a ride back to campus and lectured me about being irresponsible with bills and banking; he introduced me to banking using my iphone, and although it took a while to install the software, by the time i arrived on campus i knew that my financial situation was all sorted out and a layer of stress had dropped.

the forum meeting was fascinating, but i was tired and the aircon was off and the windows were closed and... i hadn't done the reading (i hadn't realized there was one), so i only got a partial :(

pg and i met up coincidentally on the bus, the third pleasant surprise. we missioned around looking for bob dylan tickets, then came home. i had the last steak (delicious!), shaved and showered, and crashed on the couch for two hours. i slept deeply.

i feel able to work now. i don't know why posting this took so long. i suspect having how i met your mother in the background affects my productivity.