Okay, I have a week of classes and what feels like a week worth’s of homework (already) under my belt. So now the questions…
Can I do this? Do I want to? What’s the point? Am I a scholar? Will I be a scholar? Do I want a Phd? Is the boy with the tattoos on his arms really as good-looking as I think he is? What is the foreign language requirement, exactly? How about the guy who sits down at the end of the seminar table- is he attractive? Does the fact that my homework bores me indicate that I am not cut out for scholarly pursuits? Does the fact that the overall idea of this program is terribly exciting mean that I am perfectly cut out for graduate studies or just in love with the idea of graduate studies? Is there any point in making friends outside of my department? Is there any point in making friends inside of my department? Aren't they the competition? Why does the W run to 8th street, but the N doesn’t? Why did I only figure this out on the first day of class, making me late for class? Is it okay to feel this overworked and overwhelmed after just the first week?
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the N is a tricky little bitch. on the weekdays, it runs local from 59th to 34th, and then express below 34th street. on the weekends and late nights, however, it runs local all the way, and when the R or W is not running for some reason during the week, the N will then run locally to compensate. the N also usually has the "right of way" when both the N and R/W pull into 34th street at the same time going uptown. this is why the N is the bane of my existence. on my way to work, i have to either run across the platform or wait another 5 minutes while the N crosses in front of the R/W, and that 5 minutes can be the difference between "fashionably late" and "not so much."
p.s. want to hear more about how your first week experience when you're not so busy with homework. let's hang out this weekend!
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