Conversation 28 - Excerpt

Rachel: …I’ve still got one exam left tomorrow.

David: Which one?

R: Microeconomics. And I’m dreading it.

D: Yeah? How come? Couldn’t be that hard for you. You’re an Economics major, aren’t you, Rachel?

R: Yeah. It shouldn’t be, I know, but somehow- I’m just not getting a handle on it. Too much math, I guess. I’m more of a theoretician. (laughs)

D: (laughs) Yeah, you and John Maynard Keynes. Rachelian Economics- where supply and demand are not inversely related.

R: (laughs) Anyway, I’ve just barely squeaked by all of her quizzes- and I only got sixty-nine percent on the midterm.

D: Oy! You’d better burn some midnight oil tonight, then.

R: Don’t worry- I’m planning to. Want coffee?

D: No thanks. I gotta run in a minute.