Stock movements since Joan arrived in Cambridge.

• % time in good mood: ↓
• Academic prowess: ↑
• Sociability: ↓
• Patience: ↓
• Health and fitness: ↓
• Tidiness: ↓
• Cooking ability: ↑
• Dance ability: ↓
• Chinese ability: ↓
• Piano ability: ↓
• Self discipline: ?
• Activism: ↑
• Self respect: ?
• Financial situation: ↓
• Photography ability: ↑
• Blogging frequency: ?
• Friend ability: ↓
• News awareness: ↑
• Professional competence: ↑
• World outlook: ↓

Why, in a desperate bid to halt my chocolate habit, I bought a packet of chocolate chip cookies yesterday