Drippy Saturday

It's a drippy Saturday and I'm trying to write Java code for Adaptive Optimization class, but I'm so distracted by all of the birds outside my window I'm having a terrible time concentrating. It is really amazing. I decided to put up the "outside my window" list to keep track of them and those are the birds I've already seen this morning! I can hear others that I've never heard before, but they must be high in the trees. I'll add to the list as I see them. What a great spot for a birder!

My classes are really moving now. I had a minor panic attack this week over homework in Adaptive Optimization, but I had a nice visit with the teacher yesterday and feel much better today. I was very close to changing my status to "audit" for the class so that my poor performance would not be reflected in my grade. She convinced me that I would not perform poorly; we'll see...

When I was a student before we programmed in Fortran because that's all there was. Now there are a myriad of choices, but all of them come with issues. I'm alternating between Java and Matlab, both of which I've taught myself this week on top of reading and doing homework. I love school!