My family phoned yesterday. Among the topics: they still insist on me playing golf for some odd reason; and they want me to go to Taiwan at the end of August. Neither ideas sound good to me... (Update: forgot to mention that they want me to have a webcam as well. Doesn't sound good to me, either.)

Story about the worst group of TAs ever: So on Monday, there's a test for the poor little students. Now there are 3 TAs in total, and 2 rooms to proctor. The instructor was obviously there. I didn't go proctor because I don't remember ever being told to proctor. One TA got a flat tire on the way to school, so he was 15 minutes late to the exam. The other TA decided that the other two TAs would be there anyway, so he would be lazy and show up 5 minutes before the exam starts. By then, the instructor was in a panic. This third TA jokingly says that he became some kind of a hero in this situation, and says that we are just the worst group of TAs ever. And I agree. So yeah, it wasn't really pleasant for me when, during yesterday's supervisor meeting, the first thing she asked was "where were you yesterday?"

I have this sense that I'm so far from God that I have trouble praying.