A Breath of Air

Now that fall is upon me, I realize that summer flew by very, very fast. Partially this was because I was working a tremendous amount. But, I now know rudimentary French, having learned a year's worth in a scant eight weeks. Will I remember it? Likely not -- but that's what happens when you cram that much vocabulary in too fast; unused words fall off the end of the list as you put in new ones!

Fortunately this will be my last semester of academic work. After 6.5 years of maximized higher-education courseloads, this will be a welcome change. Plus, a MS degree is going to be a nice Christmas present. Aside from getting back into the swing of things with coursework, research at Pegasus is continuing to go well. I've supervised several undergraduate research projects, and am continuing to do so. My research in plasma control is going well too, although at times it seems more like excess debugging than actual science.

The summer and fall also seem to be prime wedding season, with friends and family lining up at the altar at a (seemingly) ever-increasing rate! Soon, I'll be up there by default. :)

Finally, to relate to the title: Kristen is taking a SCUBA class! By the end of October, we'll be able to do underwater pumpkin carving together with the UW Scuba club. Hooray for diving!

A Breath of Air

Now that fall is upon me, I realize that summer flew by very, very fast. Partially this was because I was working a tremendous amount. But, I now know rudimentary French, having learned a year's worth in a scant eight weeks. Will I remember it? Likely not -- but that's what happens when you cram that much vocabulary in too fast; unused words fall off the end of the list as you put in new ones!

Fortunately this will be my last semester of academic work. After 6.5 years of maximized higher-education courseloads, this will be a welcome change. Plus, a MS degree is going to be a nice Christmas present. Aside from getting back into the swing of things with coursework, research at Pegasus is continuing to go well. I've supervised several undergraduate research projects, and am continuing to do so. My research in plasma control is going well too, although at times it seems more like excess debugging than actual science.

The summer and fall also seem to be prime wedding season, with friends and family lining up at the altar at a (seemingly) ever-increasing rate! Soon, I'll be up there by default. :)

Finally, to relate to the title: Kristen is taking a SCUBA class! By the end of October, we'll be able to do underwater pumpkin carving together with the UW Scuba club. Hooray for diving!