nerd? perhaps. nostalgic? definitely.

i'm taking 5 classes in the school of ed this quarter. fortunate or unfortunate - it is wonderful respite to find myself ta'ing one of my favorite classes as an undergraduate in computer science - introduction to the design and analysis of algorithms. today t handed me a copy of the book he was teaching from, since i was the only ta without one. for i was the only ta who had left algorithms behind already.

it now sits on my table - a source of inspiration amidst my readers for all my ed classes, and it looks beautiful. i'd never thought i'd ever have such a deep desire to turn the pages of an algorithms textbook for the sheer joy of it. it's a good feeling, i have to say. the problems almost feel like teasers... sigh. i want this quarter to last forever.