I mentioned before about the great bus pass deal. Unfortunately, the pass isn’t good until September so I have a week of trying alternatives. It’s $5 round-trip by bus without the pass so that would be almost half the cost of a pass in one week’s riding. Today I decided to drive. I had to get to campus very early to find street parking, and it’s still a bit of a walk. Not too far, but it will be uphill this afternoon in the heat. Ick. I even brought my computer with me, to get a feel for the heft of hauling it with me, and to do some work during my break between classes–that means carrying it as well, uphill.

I may have to get a bag with wheels, I think. I’m not even carrying any of the heavy books and my bag is full and weighs a big plenty. While the walk from the bus isn’t far, it will be much easier with a wheeled bag. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen one I like aesthetically and when I do (if I do), I bet it’ll be more expensive than the cheesy Staples ones.

More money to spend. Eeek.

Anyway, so here sit in The Castetter Courtyard (named for a former dean of the school–his plaque includes the somewhat curious in this context quote “Every day is a good day, but some days are better than others”), not studying, which is what I should be doing, I’m sure. I’m prepared for today and have done a bit of reading ahead already. I’d like to get more out of the way, though. I figure the more I can get done in advance, the better, since I know I’ll hit a wall sooner or later. This way I’ll have a bit more time flexibility over the trimester. Or at least that’s my theory. 

I guess that means I’d better get to reading.