first day of school

boy, is *that* an inaccurate title.  let's see what a more realistic number might be.  (i get to practice for the GRE at the same time i do this, bonus.)

kindergarten: 180 half days = 90 days
grades 1-12: 180 days each = 2160 days
4 years undergrad: average 4.5 days/week, 16 weeks per semester = 576 days
4 years grad school: average 4 days/week, 16 weeks per semester = 512 days

so if i did that right, this is actually approximately my 3,339th day of school.  that's 9.15 years.  egads.

my class starts in 20 minutes.  the classroom is locked and there are a bunch of people lined up outside waiting to get in.  i'm among them for 2 reasons: 1) i way overestimated the amount of time it would take me to get here; and 2) i need to get into the room early to make sure i can grab an electrical outlet for my ancient laptop with the battery that lasts approximately half an hour on a full charge.  that is, if these classrooms even have electrical outlets.  this building looks as though it was built 40-50 years ago, during the architectural high life of the 1960s and 70s.

doors just opened and i did in fact grab an outlet.  i shouldn't have worried - i'm the only one in here with a laptop.  i'm absolutely stunned by that.

<sigh> i suppose i should NOT be stunned, however, that the professor looks to be only a few years older than i am.

more later ...