I just turned in my financial statement analysis <a href=http://www.haller.ws/classes/lucent/>project</a>. 
That class has been a major eye opener when it comes to investing. The good thing is that I'll be taking
the follow-on class this summer. 

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Over the weekend, I flew out to Indiana, to visit <a href="http://php.indiana.edu/~rknepper/status.html">Rich and Ula</a>.
I always enjoy the little vacations I get to take to see Rich; this time, we went to an 
<i>ognieczka</i> (bonfire) Saturday night, where we roasted kielbasa, slurped down bigos, and told horribly 
embarassing stories. While there, I met a student who'll be working in Mainz, DE this summer, so we got
a chance to practice our German for half an hour. Recently, NPR had a clip of some lady speaking Northern 
German, and I felt a great desire to speak German again (one of those heart-wrenching, ego-deflating urges
that make you forget you're driving). Thanks again, guys.

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I just finished <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0688128165/qid=1051754840">Influence</a>
by Robert Cialdini, which discusses some basic psychological biases us humans have, and how marketers take
advantage of them. Basically, it's pop-psychology at its best, as it's super-informative for those who haven't
taken an applied psychology class. 

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On a sad note, grab.com hasn't replied to my email and posted requests. They probably sold the data to 
some marketing firm. Bastards.

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