Finals are over

Now that finals are over, I can start relaxing and writing more candidly (if you want to bail out, now's the time). Okay, warning over, let's dive into the report.

As you might have already guessed, I had my final today for MA528. The exam was two hours long and consisted of six questions. I'd repeat some of the questions here, but they consist of symbols that don't exist on a 101-key keyboard. Frankly, I'm a little frightened sitting here thinking back on the experience. My gut feel is that the exam went well, but then I've felt good about exams on which I scored a C+. Basically, I need a 90%+ score to end up with a B+, which is necessary to bring my GPA up to a 3.0, which is necessary to avoid retaking classes next semester, which is necessary to convince me that continuing in grad school is a good idea. Make sense? So, no pressure... I just probably won't sleep for the next week.

Returning home, I went over to Les Schwab to get new tires for the car. Hearing about the $500 price tag for new tires nearly gave me a heart attack, but I went ahead and got them. They've got a 70,000 mile warranty, so I shouldn't need replacements for awhile. The interesting thing was that I didn't pay a premium for these tires. Sure, they cost more, but relative to their warranty, they only cost about 1% more than the run-of-the-mill 40,000 mile tires. Now for a new paint job...

After tires, I went to Fred Meyer and stocked up for the next week. That 10-pound bag of potatoes is going to last awhile.

On a side note, I miss those little amenities of home that you never think about until you need them. Right now I could use a good pair of fingernail clippers, and, of course, I've forgotten to pick them up on 5/5 of my last grocery excursions. I think my odds of winning the lottery are better.