I took the day off work today to attend the Conference on World Affairs. I miss being a student, hanging around outside in the middle of the day... engaging in wide-ranging discourse... walking from one interestingly architected building to another... absent-mindedly staring out the window and admiring the beautiful people... working on a project until 3 AM and then getting up for class at 11... reading on the bus... walking to the creek late at night... engaging in political discourse through sidewalk chalk...