So I had my first day of grad school yesterday, and it was good. Exhausting, but good. From the looks of things this program is going to be pretty intense. The director of the Masters program came and talked to all of us and basically told us that the next few years will be exhausting but that we will come out of it as top-notch literary analysts or whatever. This is a prospect that is kind of scary but quite exciting too.

In class I was for the first time in a long time completely intimidated. Everybody knew exactly what they’re talking about. No longer was I the only one making any comments about what we were reading. And when I did make my comments everyone else was quick to challenge my ideas. It really kept me on my toes and forced me to think that much harder. I came out of class completely drained but really motivated to work that much more. These are exciting times.