We're still at the beginning of November and it's only the second week of Fall B, but there's plenty going on.
Weather
It's official. The weather in Michigan sucks. On my way to class this morning, it started to snow. Not hard, and not long-lasting. But, nevertheless, there was snow on November 6th. It's been absurdly cold, and I know it's not going to get any better. However, repeat after me: "It's only two years."
Grades
Fall A has been over for a long time. Our final assignment/exam was due on October 20th. And finally, two weeks later, all of our grades have been posted. Even though grades don't matter for future marketers, I'm happy to report I did well, and better than I thought I would. Of course, in the odd grading system that is b-school, where curves are forced and 95% of the class gets a Pass or better (which in the letter equivalent system a Pass is the same as a "B"), I know it doesn't mean too much. But I'm still happy and glad that my hard work paid off. I just hope I can keep it up!
Participation
Speaking in public is not my favorite pastime. As opinionated as I can be sometimes, when it comes to class discussion I tend to clam up. I somehow went through Strategy last term without talking (I don't know how that happened), but it's not like the problem goes away. Two of my classes this term (Marketing and MO) are participation intensive. Today in MO I finally (VOLUNTARILY) spoke in class. Even better, the professor said "That's an excellent point." Yippee!!! You know it's a big deal for me when multiple classmates came up to me afterwards and made it a point to congratulate me for speaking. B-school: it's really all about doing things you normally wouldn't do.
Random side comment: Congratulations to Nathalie, who became an aunt today when her sister in Florida delivered twin boys. Welcome to the wonderful world of aunt-hood, where you get to spoil the kids and still give them back when they're acting up!
Not great pictures, but truly classic Simon. I've missed the sense of humor!
It's official. On Thursday I called the HR rep at General Mills and accepted the CI summer internship offer. I'm very excited about the opportunity. I get to spend 12 weeks working with the Pillsbury Doughboy, the Jolly Green Giant, Lucky (from Lucky Charms), and the Trix rabbit. Yay for food! 
Hello from Boston! I hope everyone had safe travels to their Thanksgiving destinations. Enjoy the holiday, eat way too much turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes and have fun relaxing!!! And for those of you heading out insanely early tomorrow morning to start your shopping, good luck and try not to get trampled!.jpg)
Given that my hands were too cold to hold on to my camera, this is the only picture I got on Game Day (and this was before the actual game). The sign on the Hummer says "Screw Blue," and as you can see, it drives around with a Michigan player as the hood ornament. Even though I am obligated to say I hate the Buckeyes, I actually thought the car was pretty hilarious. But even better was when a Michigan fan walked up to the car and stole the dummy right off the hood! Needless to say, the driver was PISSED! Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view), the traffic cop told the UM fan to put the Wolverine dummy back, so there were no fisticuffs involved.
Once Nathalie finally made it back from Miami, we took her out for a belated birthday dinner. Not only did we get to enjoy some good food, we also helped out a great cause, as the proceeds of our dinner went to a non-profit organization.
Quick post to wish both Erin and Nathalie a Happy Birthday!!! Hopefully I'll be able to talk to both of you today.
We're a week into Fall B. As you can see from my schedule, I'm only taking three classes (I know, I'm such a slacker!) But, I feel like there's a lot more work to do for these three than I had to do for my Fall A classes. Plus, MO 503 is a Human Behavior and Organization class, which is all about learning how to manage people. You can all feel free to laugh while you think of how I will probably do in that class.