First Day of Classes

For me, as with many graduate students, it seems that the official start of classes doesn't have too much meaning. I'm only taking one class and a seminar this fall, so I'll take this bit of free time to talk a little bit about why I've decided to write down my thoughts.

And so it begins...

I've described the beginning of this Ph.D. program to many as a "new chapter" of my life, so to start reading these posts, then, would be rather like jumping midway into a book if I didn't have some sort of an introduction...