Time is running out

The last week disappeared without notice. I feel that time is running out without me having the chance of catching up with the staff I need to do. First there is work, which takes the usual amount of time, but which I don't do as rigorously as I used to. In addition, there is the GRE, which consumes about two hours a day. I have to improve my vocabulary (vo-cab is the term used in class) immensely. It is unbelievable how many ridiculous, unneeded, and unused words there are in the English language. I have hundreds of words to tackle in the coming few weeks. I also started the GRE course, which has the benefit of sitting me down to study, but requires a lot of home work.

If that wasn't enough, I have to decide a go/no-go on the Calgary option. In order to do so I need to meet the prospective professor. I read a few papers about the subject, but I feel that I lack the grasp of many things. The principals are clear, but the details are not. I doubt if this is a good idea to enter a new field, in which I know so little, just because of my interest in it.

Last week I spent three evening with friends and family. This is a rarity. I met my college friends for dinner in a pub on Sunday, my dad for a movie on Tuesday and my friends from Calgary on Thursday. I doubt if this rare sequence of events will ever repeat itself.

Did I hear someone whisper something about going to the gym? Well, I guess my ears are beginning to trick me in my old age. Or is it just the fat that covers them.