as much as i didn't like the second installment, the third blew me away and the fourth has satisfied me on a deep, visceral level. in spite of the squiggly things that we all know we could have done without.
what a pleasure to walk past the gates of my old primary base knowing that i have absolutely nothing to do with anyone or anything inside!
the relatively early morning was kinda fun. i had coffee with the guy who offered to buy my rupees; turns out we had a bit to discuss. there was one thing that bothered me, though: his sense of humour's quite dour, and the words and expressions we use have deep influence over our modes of thought and our lives in general.
they also transfer negatives much more fluidly than positives.
other than that, we had some good chuckles and i sold my rupees for a fair price. he may even pass along my cv to someone he knows, which would also be a bonus.
i made it to campus just in time to greet pg before heading into class. the first class was... slow. defining the definitions of genre; i kept trying to push in the word "consensus" but couldn't make myself heard.
between classes i had an opportunity to impress the director of the graduate program; during the next class with her she called me a "post-modernist thinker". then i thought about that, and came to the conclusion that i'm actually post-post-modernist; and not in the artistic sense.
we moved on from plato to simulacrum: is an actual person any different from their representation? of course. are they different as far as i'm concerned, if all i have to go on is my own personal reflection of them? of course not.
i was walking with pg and on the phone with my voicemail when the guy who'd been sitting next to me in class walked up and asked me where i work. way to go with the observational skills, buddy.
i missed karnaf, apparently, and we finish at roughly the same time and are studying in the same building... oh, well. pg had to suffer through my philosophical enthusiasm alone during lunch :P
the exact sciences building has toilets reminiscent of the eerie pub next to st. paul's. i like them.
have i mentioned enjoying working for my company? i just received the new year's gift voucher - and i kinda need that cash :))
the meeting and knowledge transfer were draining - i found myself slightly distracted. i did get some work done, but i'm not proud of the progress even if it the lack thereof is justified by the time spent not actually working :/
i read about fantasy on the way home, quickly looked up the directions to cinema city in rishon le'tzion (i'm so glad the movie was worth the mission!) and drove there; we only missed one turn and were fortunate to have plenty of time to find out way back. we also had enough time to sit at moses (sheesh! it's a lot more expensive there) over burgers and average beer.
the snack counter is even more of a giant rip-off than i expected :/
they kinda interrupted the intro to the movie with stereoscopic glass switching shenanigans.
and in spite of that... FAN-FRIKKIN'-TASTIC movie experience ^_^
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