| | i realized i haven't updated this blog in months. i suppose i really haven't had the time to. i guess this will be my first post of 2008.
my report from the summer is still not done, though hopefully that will change in the next few days. we got good results, though, and people were generally pleased with my work, i think. that's always a good feeling. the last few days of summer were spent in santa barbara at jen's wedding, reuniting with her and friends from japan who came over for the ceremony. it was a busy time.
over the course of this semester i presented at two conferences, taught a section of an environment/agriculture class, took two classes (soil microbiology and statistics/data analysis) and two seminars, went to seattle to visit my sister-in-law, and attended another wedding in lindsborg, kansas. plus, i spent a few days working at the stanford synchrotron radiation laboratory in menlo park, CA...THAT was also excellent.
speaking of stanford, in the past month or so i've finished up my applications for Ph.D. programs. now i'm just waiting to hear back. i've got my fingers crossed, hopefully things will go well and i can return to the bay area. wish me luck.
now that i'm done with classes for my MS program, i've just got a bunch of writing and preparation to do in the next month or two. the early march thesis defense is already looming!
if anybody still reads this blog, feel free to take a moment and let me know how you're doing. things here are okay, i'm just feeling out of shape and icky, but otherwise just moving along!
on a slightly more serious note, sometimes lately i can't help but think about mortality. since last spring i'm constantly reminded of how much i love this life, and yet also how fragile and brief it is. i'm reminded that one day, my loved ones won't be here. one day, i won't be here...and nobody knows what happens after this life. we all have beliefs and theories, but nobody knows. that's a pretty scary feeling, if you think about it.
...then in the end, i usually bury these thoughts and remind myself that in any case, my business on this planet is that of living. living, and doing a bit of good (whatever good i can) while i'm here. it's always good to keep that in mind, right? and comforting, in a way. in any case, hope you all are doing well!
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