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Last week I received an e-mail from the research professor who I had contacted in the fall regarding working on a research project. He mentioned that he will have cleared up some projects by Monday, and he asked me if I were still interested in working on a research project and if so then we could talk about it at some undergrad bioinformatics thing which I didn't have any information about. Knowing that this was too good of an opportunity to pass up, I replied showing my interest and inquiring about the bioinformatics thing. I then changed my poetry class to pass/no pass and dropped the honors seminar that I was in. Unfortunately he hasn't replied yet so I am still in the dark regarding when we can meet and talk about training me over at the supercomputer center. But considering the situation, I am quite certain that he will reply, as he went out of his way to specifically tell me that he had not forgotten about my interest in working on a research project.

At the moment this leaves me with almost one less class than before. That is, I am capable of caring much less about the poetry class without it making any difference whatsoever. The situation with the seminar is different. Let me first explain what the seminar is about. Essentially, the students in the seminar, along with the three CAT professors, are to explore the idea of the "X Moment" in order to develop a project for the spring quarter CAT courses. From what I've seen so far, an "X Moment" is an experience that forces an individual to completely rethink his place in the world. This shift in perception may present the individual with a choice of whether or not to pursue a new role with different responsibilities than before. There is usually significant risk involved with the choice of pursuing such an altered role. Or at least that's my current interpretation. Even though I dropped this seminar, I will still attend it on Monday. For some reason I think I can still get credit for the seminar if that research project never gets started. We'll see.