My Day Today

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I tried thinking of reflective, substantive topics, but found it tough to think of any interesting thoughts I've had lately. So, I'll just write about my day. (Aside: I think talking about my day is a good way to be reflective. After writing the remainder of this section, I've remembered many thoughts I felt throughout the day. I feel a sense of gratitude for the schedule and lifestyle I can afford to keep up. Today was a fun day, and not an especially busy one; I primarily spent my working time in preparation for a CS35L midterm I had. For some reason, I felt at ease even when preparing for and taking the midterm.)

Today (May 4), I woke up at 7:30 and spent some time before 1pm (7:45-9:00, 9:30-10:30, 12:40-1:00) preparing for my CS35L Midterm. 1pm-2pm I sat through and took notes on a Physics lecture. 2pm I took the midterm, which was difficult as expected. I'm happy to at least have finished, since it was not expected for us to get through all of the questions.

I enjoyed my time after 4pm. Played some Geoguesser and watched a chess video. Went out to run. Did a 5k and then timed myself for 400m. I ran 1:17. I was not disappointed in that time. Worked on my physics lab proposal for about an hour. Then played some chess.

My one regret today was taking a too long of a break from 10:30am to 12:40pm. Particularly right before the exam. Not sure what I would have done if not for studying. It seems that I didn't have many other good options than to study, since it would be a good idea to keep my mind focused on the midterm.

Tomorrow, I'm looking forward to a busy day. Many items on my Todo list: preparing some notes/slides on graph, physics group project proposal, cs33 lab assignment, and cs35l group project, and classes for the day. Not too stressful though, since midterms are over.

My goal for the upcoming week and a half or so is to recuperate, tie up loose ends in my notes, and catch up with group projects. After about a week and a half, it'll pick up again as classes start to draw to a close and final prep begins. All things considered, there seems to be quite a bit of fun work to be done (or at least not burdensome, stressful, or taxing work). I'm grateful to have the chance to complete these exciting tasks, and am looking forward to the next few days of my life!

P.S. I dunno, this post feels quite in the style of a diary entry. I suppose that because this blog is primarily personal in nature and does not have a large viewership, there is not much harm in keeping this self-centered style of writing.

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