Cris & I were sick most of last week. This was mainly problematic because I was supposed to get a rough draft of my NSF GRFP application to my advisor by last Friday. I didn't work on it at all because I was using all my energy just to keep up with other things ( Read more... )

I think this is the first time I've actively had fun working on a homework assignment since I started grad school. This must have something to do with the fact that I'm completely off the rails in terms of what I'm focusing on vs. what the professor expects us to focus on ( Read more... )

Still working on the homework problem mentioned last night, and I'm trying to figure something out ( Read more... )

Our assignment this week: to write an outline for the design of an autonomous robot that could conduct search-and-rescue operations after an earthquake.

Um, DAMN.

So yeah, I'm having fun researching that one. Any suggestions?