Models and such

I've realized I do much better when teaching similarly to how one would teach a math class than I do facilitating discussions.  My TA session today was really just me writing models and games up on the board and explaining them, and I felt much more comfortable than when I was trying to create a seminar.  While seminars are my preferred way of learning (and thus, I will need to figure out a better way to create interesting discussion), I think I like this method of teaching because I've only ever tutored or taught math before.  Never before have I really done any teaching in political science specifically, so it is a little different and something I'm going to have to learn along the way, I suppose.

Now, instead of being able to go back home and go to sleep, I need to finish (or try to finish) reading this book for World Politics later.  Dr. Waltz, I barely get what you're saying in this, but I'm pretty sure I disagree with it, you being a realist and all.

I have no class tomorrow and Wednesday.  Which means I'll just be reading and such.  I really should not complain; my last two weekends were spent doing all sorts of non-work related activities.  I probably should not get used to that.

Department party on the sixth at my comparative politics professor's house (I think that's where it is, anyway...).  I need to figure out what foodstuffs I will bring!  I'm excited for it though.

I need to do laundry, but I don't have enough quarters with which to do laundry.  I'll need to fix that as soon as I can.

Also I get paid again this week.  I hope that my scholarship is included in the check, because otherwise I'm going to need to talk to someone about the money, and I really hate talking about money.  But, I did earn it, and I kind of need it, so talk I shall if it is not in there!

I'm sleepy as hell.  Movie Monday (if we go) might turn into nap at movies Monday.

[Edit] - I'm reading Waltz, and I'm just thinking about how Shishio Makoto would probably love him, with all this talk about survival of the fittest among states and how the strong states deter the weak from "asserting their claims."  I'm such a nerd, thinking of how a character from Rurouni Kenshin would react to a theory of international politics.  (Also, I should watch that again.)