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It was orientation week in the department this week (one week after everyone else did their orientation, per our usual practice). I avoided most of it, but did show up last night to do a two minute spiel on the Graduate Student Union and why students should read the forwards I send before deleting them. I'm not sure I convinced any of the new people, but I did get a question from one of the senior students. Hee.

Today was all about the work, and a very productive day it's been. I'm also impressed by the quantity of good evening television we can get without cable. There are advantages to living in a big city.