The obligatory Michael Jackson comment (at least it's kind of funny)
So I came into the lab the other morning, and Mike says "It was really weird, my TV was stuck on the SciFi channel last night." This was met by much confusion on my part. His explanation: "I kept trying to change the channel, but on every channel they were saying 'Michael Jackson, Not Guilty.' I figured the only channel where that news made sense was the SciFi channel".
So my life is slow and painful right now. I'm working on coding so I can run experiments for my thesis. It's pretty painful. I seem to be having a hard time focusing. There's so much going on, and I just can't wait to be done and get to start something new, something that I actually sought out the opportunity to do. I mean, my MS experience has been very rewarding, but I more or less stayed at PSU and stayed with the adviser I was familiar with. I had a fair amount of interest in QR research b/c it was quantum mechanics and control and signal processing and all that fun stuff, but it was also just convenient. This time I actually went out and did alot of research and tracked down people who were doing research that sounded interesting to me, so I'm really anxious to start. I have all of these ambitions to start reading all of this background literature in August. I'm also looking forward to having enough time to really become immersed in the research.
But dammit I have to get this stupid program finished first. And then I have to do a bazillion experiments. And while those are running I have to write the background/theory parts of my thesis. And when the experiments are done I have to write up the results. And then I have to go through the editing process. And then I have to prepare a defense presentation. And then I have to make final changes to the thesis and submit it. All in the next month.
AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH
Oh, and there's this whole wedding thing coming up. And packing/cleaning/preparing to move.
This summer is going way too fast. I mean, I'm definitely looking forward to everything... being done, the sense of closure and reminiscing that comes with packing, getting married to my high school sweetheart and best friend and soulmate and all that sappy stuff, going on a romantic getaway to New Orleans, symbolically starting our new life together by moving into a new apartment in a new town, having some time to relax, and finally starting school again.... I just wish I could have a few 80 hour days to get everything done so I can relax and enjoy the fact that all of this great stuff is going to happen.
Blah. That was longer than I thought it would be and only had a tiny bit to do with Michael Jackson.
Better go to bed. Another long day in the lab tommorrow.
So my life is slow and painful right now. I'm working on coding so I can run experiments for my thesis. It's pretty painful. I seem to be having a hard time focusing. There's so much going on, and I just can't wait to be done and get to start something new, something that I actually sought out the opportunity to do. I mean, my MS experience has been very rewarding, but I more or less stayed at PSU and stayed with the adviser I was familiar with. I had a fair amount of interest in QR research b/c it was quantum mechanics and control and signal processing and all that fun stuff, but it was also just convenient. This time I actually went out and did alot of research and tracked down people who were doing research that sounded interesting to me, so I'm really anxious to start. I have all of these ambitions to start reading all of this background literature in August. I'm also looking forward to having enough time to really become immersed in the research.
But dammit I have to get this stupid program finished first. And then I have to do a bazillion experiments. And while those are running I have to write the background/theory parts of my thesis. And when the experiments are done I have to write up the results. And then I have to go through the editing process. And then I have to prepare a defense presentation. And then I have to make final changes to the thesis and submit it. All in the next month.
AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH
Oh, and there's this whole wedding thing coming up. And packing/cleaning/preparing to move.
This summer is going way too fast. I mean, I'm definitely looking forward to everything... being done, the sense of closure and reminiscing that comes with packing, getting married to my high school sweetheart and best friend and soulmate and all that sappy stuff, going on a romantic getaway to New Orleans, symbolically starting our new life together by moving into a new apartment in a new town, having some time to relax, and finally starting school again.... I just wish I could have a few 80 hour days to get everything done so I can relax and enjoy the fact that all of this great stuff is going to happen.
Blah. That was longer than I thought it would be and only had a tiny bit to do with Michael Jackson.
Better go to bed. Another long day in the lab tommorrow.