Back to school

I went back to school today at U of T. I had to buy a GO train ticket, and there was a line up. I didn't want to miss the train that was coming. Finally, I saw that there was a sign saying that to avoid lineups, you can use the ticket vending machine! I was like oh that's cool, finally, the Oakville GO train station has that! I used vending machines all the time when I was in Menlo Park and had to commute to San Francisco, there were no actual ticket agents! So, I used the ticket vending machine, the user interface needs a little bit improvement, because once you select the zone, then you insert your credit card or debit card or interac card. But it doesn't prompt you for it, or have an OK button. Once you select the zone, you have to put your card in, I kind of knew that, but probably some people wouldn't know until they were prompted. But, eventually, I did get my ticket and went on the train. If you want to figure out if your GO train station has a ticket vending machine, check here.

I have to finish up course work, only 2 more courses to finish up my course requirements. Also need to work on the PhD depth oral and thesis proposal, so I'm going to be super busy this fall term. As if I'm not busy any term. I had a great summer, now it's really back to work!