28 July 2019

Enrollment

This week kicked off the process (finally!) for getting enrolled in fall classes. I haven't finalized my schedule so no sneak peeks—not that anyone should really care besides my immediate family—but I should be able to achieve that will in-time for classes.

There's also all the usual documentation and orientation rigmarole which seems designed precisely to thwart its stated purpose—ensuring a straightforward onboarding for new students—and that will probably be continuing until sometime this autumn. That won't really heat up for another few weeks still, though, which gives me a window to take care of some of the other tasks I'd like to take care of before then.

Probably the most significant this week will be trying to order a new pair of glasses. I went to the optometrists a few months ago for a new prescriptions, but couldn't find any frames that I felt happy with. Of course, at that time I was both under a good deal more pressure and also unspeakable cold for the whole experience. Evaluating the possibilities should be significantly easier in more pleasant weather.

In the meantime, my behaviorism experiment continues with mixed results. It remains continuously tempting to stay up far too late, which stands in the way of incentivizing early rising. More practical incentives will be arising soon for reasons implied above, but maintaining a 24-hour sleep cycle would be immaterial were I not trying to interact with those around me.