How To Ruin Your Career, Part II

Alright, so the blog is back (for all those who were waiting with bated breath--mostly my grandma and Michael Zoldessy ). This semester is going to be fairly hectic, but I swear I will try and commit myself to a once a day or two posting.

Evidently even in my absence, there has been activity on the blog. I refer you to this former post, where, in confused anger, I bemoaned not understanding Joe Polchinski's String Theory book. Now look at the last comment, left today by Dr. Polchinski. Evidently he found my website by googling "Polchinski," where, quite astonishingly, my blog is the 9th hit (ever since learning how to use AOL, my grandma's emails have been very frequent, I can only imagine that she also likes pressing reload on my blog).

I must say, I am quite embarrased, though it's nice that I can add a "Part II," on the continuing series of amusing ways I am ruining my career (though I was prescient enough to append a "part I" to the original in the series ). For those who do not know, Dr. Polchinski is a giant in high energy physics and is probably better off not knowning that some dumbass grad student is rather publicly complaining about his book. I humbly apologize. Do not be dismayed that I am confused by your book. I haven't made it very far in Joyce's "Ulysees," despite a few attempts, but I hear that it's a pretty darn good book.