the peter j shields library is currently being graced by my blog entrys presence. below the monitor a sign reads "this station is for library and university related research and instruction only."

meh.

as i set foot in the main reading room, well prepared for an extended study session, an onslaught of Chinese photographers ran over me. whaaaaaaaaaaaat? the artificially lit walls were filled with flashes of....more artificial light. i politely detoured around so as to avoid being in their pictures. but that wasnt good enough for them apparently. as i sat down and turned on the lamp at an empty table, one of them happily stood next to me and told his girlfriend to take a picture. pretty damn sweet- they got a picture of my back and econ book too. now that i think about it, the main reading room may be no sistine chapel, but it does look nice when you look into it. except for the library gestapo. his pacing down the hall strikes fear into students hearts. armed with a bad mustache and protected by a blue cloth vest, this guy really knows how to tell students to put their drinks away.

it sucks having to choose between the dark side and the light side. i can choose the stable good path or the fun yet naughty bad path. or i can be an idiot for another quarter and choose no path.

i think my voice has returned. ill thank my friends in berkeley for that. plenty thanks.