Doug Yovanovich: UCSD Post 9

Oct. 14.: Back to the grind tomorrow. Me and a classmate are meeting with a cog sci professor tomorrow morning to plan a seminar on a particular topic we're interested in next term. That's one thing I can't emphasize enough – I really like the freedom and flexibility I've been given here to pursue the kind of things I want to pursue.

That's what my first 5 weeks in the sandbox have been like. I would encourage who wants to go to graduate school to contact me if you have any questions or want advice. Graduate school is not for everyone, but if you are interested in a career in research, I think it is worth the time and effort. Choose a good school and make sure you're doing what you really enjoy doing.

That's all for now.

Cheers,
Doug Yovanovich
dyovanov@cogsci.ucsd.edu

Doug Yovanovich: UCSD Post 8

Oct. 12: What else is there to do on a Friday or Saturday night except drive somewhere? Southern California is so spread out, you have to get out of your immediate neighborhood to do something interesting in your spare time. UCSD is in a nice borough of San Diego and everything, but once you've seen it for a few weekends in a row, you want to do something else. Actually, I had this weekend planned a long time ago... me and some friends drove up to L.A. to watch the Kings play the Boston Bruins. On my way in to the Staples Center arena, the staff told me I could not bring my airhorn, because airhorns are too loud. Who ever heard of banning airhorns at hockey games?!?