th sun may be out but i'm not

I know that my all readers must be worried that I have not posted in more than two months (all two of you). But don't worry I am alive. I'm just in the process of adjusting to graduate school.
Here are the three things I've learned about being a graduate student:
1. When calculating the amount of time you will need to do homework, ALWAYS multiply that number by 8 and add 45 minutes of last minute cramming time before the project/test is due.
2. Even though all the students are in the program and the competition should over, don't trust anyone. I guess when our instructors tell us to "work together" that translates to "fight to the death" for grad students.
3. Making time for a beer and friends is essential to ones sanity!