so i'm back, and school has started. thrust right into the middle of things, and no, i have yet to recover from my jet lag.

didn't sleep the entire stretch from SIN-TOKYO-LA, so pretty much crashed on the flight from LA to chicago. (customs at LA was kinda funny though, cos i ended up having to talk to a chinese customs guy, and i had no clue what pineapple tarts are called in chinese. my house mate has kindly enlightened on tt issue, albeit with lots of laughter at my expense.) slept a little on the bus ride back from chicago, and reached home at midnight. thankfully my friend offered to drive and pick me up (even though it's only a 15 min walk) so that was a nice reprieve from the "welcoming" cold.

slept a grand total of 3.5 hours sun night, cos i couldn't sleep till 3, and woke up at 6.30am. gave up trying to sleep after that, so ended up drinking coffee to stay awake for the first class of the school sem.

which leads me to another issue - the topic for my thesis. sighhhh. gonna need lots of prayers for this one, because by the end of this class that i'm taking (geog 766), i need a faculty-approved proposal done up. Which means that i need to start working with my prof now. except for one big issue -- i dun have a prof, because i dun haf a topic. and the prof i was thinking of (in relation to the topic that i was thinking of doing) might be on sabbatical next year. which means i can't work with him anyway. and... i'm not sure any other prof would be as interested in my research. need a prof asap, need a topic like yesterday, and need to start doing lit review. URGH.

thankfully, though, that class has 6 undergrads out of 15(?), which makes it less awkward and intimidating. like last sem's migration seminar. that was scary. oh, and my TA for another class is in this one. which is a little on the weird side...

anyhow, ended up going to bed at 6pm last night and didn't wake till 4.30am this morning. skipped dinner cos i didn't expect that i would sleep thru it. kinda tired now (again) and can't decide if i want to catch a quick nap before class starts or in between lessons. have class till 9pm today, and somehow... i think i'll be struggling to keep awake. sighhhh.

jet lag. the bane of air travel.