This is my last week of freedom before fall classes begin again. I'll be taking Fundamental Algorithms and Operating Systems. These classes, in addition to Programming Languages which I took in the spring, are the prerequisites for most everything else, so I should be able to start picking electives soon. Natural Language Processing is being offered in the spring and I will definitely sign up for that, as a person with a strong language background and an interest in search.

I've gotten both textbooks (which, unlike this summer's Discrete Math textbook, have positive reviews on Amazon) and last night I spent some time rearranging things on the Eee. I'm now slightly regretting that I was so eager to buy an Eee when they first came out since I'm still using the Eee 701 which has a fairly tiny screen. It is a trusty, robust little machine, though. I have certainly gotten my $300 worth.