Happy irony is when...

 ...the programming professor quotes opera, and the history professor quotes Spock.  (I must be in the right classes.)

I've really got to finish the Passage to India book.  So getting that plus the book review done is my goal for this week (oh, and creating a thesis statement for the other history class...).  It's been a pretty good read, but it's also really hard, like The Ladies' Paradise, in the sense that I hate reading about the injustice people went through.  I know, I get too emotionally invested, but it makes me sick.  Class systems are just bad news for everyone.  I don't disagree that there may currently be a subtle class system in the U.S., but it's miniscule compared to what used to be in other countries.

Speaking of the nation--the first presidential debate is TOMORROW, guys!  I am so keyed up.  Never mind parties and candidates; this is my first time voting in a presidential election, so there is much to celebrate!  (Also, just mind-boggling that 100 years ago I wouldn't have been allowed to vote in most states...but that is another story.)  I don't care which candidate you favor (correction: I don't want to know); just be sure to watch some of the debates, because you can and it matters, and we're very fortunate that it does matter.

Ok, I keep planning to post some photos (e.g. my new watch!), but I'll have to stop now, finish blogging tomorrow maybe...