day four. it's been pretty uneventful and likely to stay that way. i went to the first meeting of the discrete math seminar, which was cool, as i expected. i spent some time preparing my talk next week, which was fine. i hung out and talked math a bit, which was good, as expected. i read on the subway.

and so, i seem to have that most comforting of things, a routine. i wake up, eat breakfast, go to work, and either play or work in the evening. reading on the subway all the while, backgrounding the bad stuff, foregrounding the good stuff; you know, the skills that people have to deal with life that i'm cultivating. i keep myself busy; it's true that one of the ways the city should theoretically fit with me is that it's very busy, which is good, because in the absence of things to do i often fall into unproductive thought patterns (especially now, when there is substantial uncertainty about my medium- and long-term future with regards to jobs etc..)

i'm still very, very sane; no real dents even so far. it's been trying, as i expected, and i'm passing, as i expected. day four.

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