Schnalle & schedule
Erika and I just came back from seeing Wally Schnalle play a free outdoor concert at Santana Row as part of the Summer Jazz Series (organized by the same folks who do the Jazz Festival). Erika likes jazz, but can't stand the crowds and heat of the jazz festival (which is why she's not going to Burning Man). I'd seen them a couple of times before at the Jazz Festival, but not this year. Enjoyable grooves, as always. I don't think Wally is not exactly the best drummer in terms of time-keeping, but I do like the rhythmic complexity of his playing (I guess he's kinda like ELP's Carl Palmer in that respect). And damn, do they have an absolute kick-ass of a bass player!
Anyway, after seeing rhiannonstone's last entry, it occurs to me that I haven't posted my fall schedule, in case anybody cares:
ECON 102 - Macroeconomics with Hummel
ECON 190A - History of Economic Thought with Gonzalez
ECON 205A - Economic Decision Making with Watkins
POLS 155 - International Political Economy (IPE) with Montojo
My admission to the Master's program is conditional upon getting at least a B in Macro, but I'm not too concerned about it. I've also heard a lot of good things about Hummel. I dropped Math Methods for Econ and substituted Economic Thought because several SJSU people at FEE recommended it, as Gonzalez will be going into retirement. I believe both Hummel and Gonzalez are from the Austrian school (which is what I studied at FEE).
205A is a core class for the program and probably the most applicable class to my projected career as a policy analyst at a think tank or government agency. I've heard mixed things about Watkins, but he's the only one who teaches it. I'm taking IPE because Political Economy is a field I'd thought about going into when I had trouble deciding between Political Science and Economics, and I still want to have a broad background that includes political science. Also, I've taken Montojo before at Mission College (and I think I impressed him with my final paper), so it'd be handy to be able to get a letter of rec from him in the event I choose to try and apply to other grad schools.
Speaking of political science, my subscription renewal for Foreign Affairs this year comes with a free gift subscription, so if any of you happen to be interested, gimme a holler. I haven't really been keeping up with reading it (gee, what else is new?), but I imagine taking IPE will be an added incentive.
I'll also be shooting for The Spartan Daily again, but I'm not signing up for the class. They didn't have a problem with that last semester, and Neal, the new photo editor, seemed like he wouldn't mind it either. Yes, this is the guy whose birthday party it was that I met Erin (friendslocked), and he's really cool. For a geography major, anyway. :)
Anyway, that's 12 units, which should be much more manageable than last semester's 18. Erika tells me expectations will be higher because I'm now a grad student, but I'm hoping this'll leave me more room to keep doing other things I enjoy, like flirting with teenagers writing.
Aw, poopie. I forgot to wish Tori Amos a happy birthday.
Anyway, after seeing rhiannonstone's last entry, it occurs to me that I haven't posted my fall schedule, in case anybody cares:
ECON 102 - Macroeconomics with Hummel
ECON 190A - History of Economic Thought with Gonzalez
ECON 205A - Economic Decision Making with Watkins
POLS 155 - International Political Economy (IPE) with Montojo
My admission to the Master's program is conditional upon getting at least a B in Macro, but I'm not too concerned about it. I've also heard a lot of good things about Hummel. I dropped Math Methods for Econ and substituted Economic Thought because several SJSU people at FEE recommended it, as Gonzalez will be going into retirement. I believe both Hummel and Gonzalez are from the Austrian school (which is what I studied at FEE).
205A is a core class for the program and probably the most applicable class to my projected career as a policy analyst at a think tank or government agency. I've heard mixed things about Watkins, but he's the only one who teaches it. I'm taking IPE because Political Economy is a field I'd thought about going into when I had trouble deciding between Political Science and Economics, and I still want to have a broad background that includes political science. Also, I've taken Montojo before at Mission College (and I think I impressed him with my final paper), so it'd be handy to be able to get a letter of rec from him in the event I choose to try and apply to other grad schools.
Speaking of political science, my subscription renewal for Foreign Affairs this year comes with a free gift subscription, so if any of you happen to be interested, gimme a holler. I haven't really been keeping up with reading it (gee, what else is new?), but I imagine taking IPE will be an added incentive.
I'll also be shooting for The Spartan Daily again, but I'm not signing up for the class. They didn't have a problem with that last semester, and Neal, the new photo editor, seemed like he wouldn't mind it either. Yes, this is the guy whose birthday party it was that I met Erin (friendslocked), and he's really cool. For a geography major, anyway. :)
Anyway, that's 12 units, which should be much more manageable than last semester's 18. Erika tells me expectations will be higher because I'm now a grad student, but I'm hoping this'll leave me more room to keep doing other things I enjoy, like flirting with teenagers writing.
Aw, poopie. I forgot to wish Tori Amos a happy birthday.