Limiting factor...

You know how you'd look in the closet and say, "shit, I'm out of ____", that being that vital article of clothing you should not leave house without? In the winter, it's socks. In the spring, it's pants, in the summer, it's shorts. That limiting factor changes with the seasons. It's the same with groceries. I can't cook without vegetables, without rice, etc. One singular thing would drive me to Chinatown. But how come it doesn't work with knowledge? What drives me to do homework besides oncoming deadlines? deadlines don't seem sincere, somehow. Why can't I look in my closet and say, "shit, I'm out of knowledge about Soviets, I need to learn ASAP! I can't leave the room knowing so little!

Maybe I need to start feeling like that. Can't go on living unprepared.

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Okay, so subletter #1 is moving in on June 12th. Chang is moving in July 12th. Whole Year subletter is moving in September 20, which means that I *have* to get there by Sept. 19th at the latest, preferably 18th. But on the other hand, if I must leave after Chinese school, then that means getting here on the 23rd, which isn't *too* bad...