I’ve been getting up at 5:45 AM to drive across town, get a quick breakfast, and go to my 7:30 AM Linear Algebra class. Today I was a little late getting to class (perhaps five to ten minutes), and that contributed to my not doing well on the daily quiz.
There were six problems on the quiz. I solved four of them quickly, and skipped one that looked hard, with the intention of coming back to it. The sixth problem wasn’t hard, but it involved a lot of tedious calculations. I worked the whole problem, discovered that I’d made an error with the sign of one coefficient, and had to start over. I think I made a different minor error the second time, and just as I was near finishing that attempt, the professor said that the time was up.
I’ll start setting my alarm for 5:30 AM. I’m glad this class is only for another five weeks.
I feel like a zombie as I shuffle around in the morning getting up, showering, shaving, brushing my teeth, dressing, etc. It reminds me of Fred the Baker in the old Dunkin’ Donuts television ads, shuffling around repeating “Time to make the donuts…” Fortunately by the time I get to class I’m reasonably alert. I try to mostly avoid caffeine, though if I really needed it in the morning drinking half a can of diet Coke (but not the caffeine-free kind I usually buy) would keep me alert for a few hours.