On aging rapidly

Hello there,

I have just one exam left to finish, and I am actively working on it at this very moment (erm, I *should be* working on it). It's the take-home for my Modern Algebra 2 seminar, which I have to turn in after 62 hours and 2 minutes. Fun stuff!

Yesterday Swarthmore's Daily Gazette, the online newspaper, featured one of my photos on their front page:



All these exams have made me remember a saying in Latvian. When the questions noisy children ask are too plenty, too noisy or just too inappropriate, the usual response is "Daudz gribēsi zināt, ātri vecs paliksi." (The more you want to know, the sooner you'll get old). I find this saying somewhat funny, especially since right now is the time when I suddenly realize there are so many questions to ask, and not enough time left before the exam. Questions like

"What exactly is the difference between とは限らない and わけではない?" (the short answer is that there is no difference. The long answer is that the nuance is too small to explain to a non-Japanese person)
"What is the advantage in the distinction between the conscious/unconsious?" (Doesn't have to care as much about unnecessary details that are taken care of by the unconscious.)
"How exactly do you arrive at a character table for a big group?" (Still trying to figure this one out.)
etc...

I truly want to know the answers to these questions, and, according to the saying, that means that I should be getting old soon. yeah...

Ok, back to my math. Only 61 hours and 40 minutes remaining.