Sunday, December 07, 2003

Congratulations to the student, widely regarded as the best negotiator on campus, who has id'd this blog author.  Lucky appreciates your respect for his wish to remain anonymous. Lucky previously respected this student due to his amiable nature and supreme air of competence.  But upon viewing his profile, Lucky is not sure whether it should be due to his numerous years on Wall Street or the fact that he speaks seven languages which use three different alphabets.  Kudos, man.  In spades. 5:21:55 PM    comment []

Lucky has completed all assignments. What a strange feeling, to sit in the library with nothing left to turn in.  One of the great themes this year has been learning to deal with too much to do - which assignments to do?  Which ones are interesting?  Which ones will be unpleasant but necessary, like eating your vegetables?  Which to skip, because of lack of time or interest?  Only now, there are no more assignments left.  What a strange feeling. Of course, there remains plenty to do.  A thousand small tasks and several large ones.  How to exit France?  Where to go afterwards?  How to prepare for interviews, some that are scheduled and some hopefully to be? Two days of classes remain, one week of vacation, and then graduation.  Now to think about how to continue learning when the environment is different; when professors, books, and classmates are not always within an arm's reach for reference and discussion.  When time, that most precious commodity, is not dedicated to furthering your own knowledge base, but spread across the myriad affairs of real life. What to learn when it is only you who decides what to pursue?  What are you studying? 5:13:49 PM    comment []