thankful for
1) work.
all the rest meant no random bouts of sleepiness,
which meant good concentration.
considering it was the first day of work,
I got some work done.
2) a good manager.
it's feels good when you can be comfortable with your manager,
joking around and all.
but this is the last week I get to be in the same office with him,
as he is going to be in SF until the end of my rotation.
a lot of phone conferences ahead.
3) "Lincoln".
a movie about passing an amendment.
just words.
lobbyists talking congressmen of opposing parties into voting in favor of it,
scenes of debating in the house of representatives.
no action and only little glimpses of the civil war.
but don't get me wrong--
it was really fun to watch.
I would watch c-span if the congressmen today
trash-talked and burned each other like they did in the movie.
and it really substantiated what Lincoln must have gone through
to abolish slavery.
although it is just a movie with the events recreated with assumptions,
it does remind the audience that
abolishing slavery was not a breeze for Lincoln.
finally,
the depiction of his calmness in every situation
was admirable.
