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It's been awhile since I posted. Not a whole lot is new. But here's what is.
I got advising yesterday. It appears I have 12 hours until I graduate. What will that entail? Well, one of my classes (which I actually dropped) this semester didn't even count in my evaluation because my advisor wasn't quite sure how it'd show up on my transcript, so to keep things simple she left it off. All I need is to get 4 hours of humanities, 3 hours of cluster electives, Forecasting, and senior thesis. So this summer I'll get between 6 and 9 hours of that out of the way, and finish up in the fall with as few classes as possible, but probably still enough to count as full-time. So the end's definitely in sight. Now I just need to finish.
For senior thesis, I can do one of three things. Options 1 and 2 involve the same professor as my advisor, whom I have a class with this semester, whereas option 3 could involve anyone.
1. Take the paper that I wrote last semester for Industrial Organization (I got a 95, and it was 26 pages long) and expand on it. It dealt with the antitrust case of Rambus, Inc., a microchip producing company. I really liked the topic, and it's an ongoing paper that has a lot of current issues that are still being resolved.
2. I have to write a paper for Health Economics, taught by the same professor as #1, that should be similar in depth and length. It'll probably also be over a very interesting topic, and actually could be even more pertinent than #1.
3. Write about something completely different. As of now I have no idea what the topic would be about. It could be over millions of things.
I'm kind of torn between the first two. I'm pretty sure I don't want to start fresh, but I could do any of the three. We'll see.
Things with Tiffany are wonderful. I couldn't ask for anything more in a girl. I really don't even know what else to say. I don't think I need to say anything else. I'm completely, utterly, and hopelessly in love.
Oh, and she was asked to be the maid of honor in her friend Aida's wedding. That'll be fun.
So I hate consumers in the American economy, and I especially hate those damn policy setters in Washington. George Bush and his damned tax cuts, along with Bernanke slashing interest rates as much as he has, is going to make this housing crunch more long-lasting and more pervasive than it already is. When you consider that the boom happened because interest rates were so low (negative when adjusted for inflation) for so long, slashing interest rates would be, logically, the LAST thing that should happen. Moreover, by cutting interest rates a whopping 1.5%, Bernanke signalled to everybody else, "Shit, were' all going to die." What's worse is that every single indicator except the drop in housing prices signalled a strong and vibrant economy. Bernanke messed that all up with a swift stroke of his pen. I blame this recession that is about to happen on him. Just him. Nothing else.
On a side note, psychological economics, or, the economics of psychology, would also be interesting to write about.
I voted for the Georgia primaries already. I absenteed in person (what a weird phrase) a couple of weeks ago. I did my civic duty. It felt good. Hooray McCain!
Chad (my twin sister, Mackenzie's, son) isn't quite talking yet. It's almost concerning except for a few things. He communicates through baby sign language, so he hasn't really had a need to talk. He's making noises to indicate certain things, which is really the first step to talking. Finally, I actually didn't start talking until I was twice his age (he's a year and a half), and I turned out fine. Ergo, no worries from my family.
I'm not sure if there's anything else to say. My life's pretty uneventful. Just going through the daily grind is all. Until next time, adieu.
I got advising yesterday. It appears I have 12 hours until I graduate. What will that entail? Well, one of my classes (which I actually dropped) this semester didn't even count in my evaluation because my advisor wasn't quite sure how it'd show up on my transcript, so to keep things simple she left it off. All I need is to get 4 hours of humanities, 3 hours of cluster electives, Forecasting, and senior thesis. So this summer I'll get between 6 and 9 hours of that out of the way, and finish up in the fall with as few classes as possible, but probably still enough to count as full-time. So the end's definitely in sight. Now I just need to finish.
For senior thesis, I can do one of three things. Options 1 and 2 involve the same professor as my advisor, whom I have a class with this semester, whereas option 3 could involve anyone.
1. Take the paper that I wrote last semester for Industrial Organization (I got a 95, and it was 26 pages long) and expand on it. It dealt with the antitrust case of Rambus, Inc., a microchip producing company. I really liked the topic, and it's an ongoing paper that has a lot of current issues that are still being resolved.
2. I have to write a paper for Health Economics, taught by the same professor as #1, that should be similar in depth and length. It'll probably also be over a very interesting topic, and actually could be even more pertinent than #1.
3. Write about something completely different. As of now I have no idea what the topic would be about. It could be over millions of things.
I'm kind of torn between the first two. I'm pretty sure I don't want to start fresh, but I could do any of the three. We'll see.
Things with Tiffany are wonderful. I couldn't ask for anything more in a girl. I really don't even know what else to say. I don't think I need to say anything else. I'm completely, utterly, and hopelessly in love.
Oh, and she was asked to be the maid of honor in her friend Aida's wedding. That'll be fun.
So I hate consumers in the American economy, and I especially hate those damn policy setters in Washington. George Bush and his damned tax cuts, along with Bernanke slashing interest rates as much as he has, is going to make this housing crunch more long-lasting and more pervasive than it already is. When you consider that the boom happened because interest rates were so low (negative when adjusted for inflation) for so long, slashing interest rates would be, logically, the LAST thing that should happen. Moreover, by cutting interest rates a whopping 1.5%, Bernanke signalled to everybody else, "Shit, were' all going to die." What's worse is that every single indicator except the drop in housing prices signalled a strong and vibrant economy. Bernanke messed that all up with a swift stroke of his pen. I blame this recession that is about to happen on him. Just him. Nothing else.
On a side note, psychological economics, or, the economics of psychology, would also be interesting to write about.
I voted for the Georgia primaries already. I absenteed in person (what a weird phrase) a couple of weeks ago. I did my civic duty. It felt good. Hooray McCain!
Chad (my twin sister, Mackenzie's, son) isn't quite talking yet. It's almost concerning except for a few things. He communicates through baby sign language, so he hasn't really had a need to talk. He's making noises to indicate certain things, which is really the first step to talking. Finally, I actually didn't start talking until I was twice his age (he's a year and a half), and I turned out fine. Ergo, no worries from my family.
I'm not sure if there's anything else to say. My life's pretty uneventful. Just going through the daily grind is all. Until next time, adieu.