So what’s been going on? I went to a seminar by that fanciable girl with eight fingers. It was all about artificial intelligence and how it’s better to construct AI computer programs from neurological data than from abstract models of how thinking works. It was pretty good, but my subconscious was a bit preoccupied so I couldn’t think of any smart questions. I’ve been thinking about Schopenhauer’s idea of love, which is pretty amazing - he says that love is an expression of the irrational force of the cosmos as it seeks to perpetuate a fundamentally meaningless and painful human condition. It’s like an evolutionary argument, but more metaphysical.

Another thing that’s happened is that the thesis editing I thought would take until late October is almost done. Whoop! :D This isn’t the last round of editing, but it looks like it will be the second last. My mum’s wondering what to wear to graduation. Oh, it’s brilliant. Framed certificates and foofy hats! Pieces of paper telling you the day you are officially allowed to start calling yourself a doctor! Not dealing with the same old material over and over again! Gainful employment! So many prospects that will no doubt become boring and lame after a few weeks but are exciting to me right now!

OK, calm down. Long way to go yet. Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched… because… they might turn out retarded. And people will laugh. And then you’ll have to have another go at making them. And let’s face it, you can’t even use a common cliche without things going horribly, horribly wrong, can you?