Friday, December 16, 2005

thesis break!

ok, i'm on page 78 and still crankin' away on my thesis. amazing i'm not sick and tired of it yet! in fact, there is just so much info to synthesize i just can't stop researching/reading/typing! soon i will have to put the madness to an end....but for now, i take a short break to blog!

california was AWESOME. weather was AWESOME. food was AWESOME. seeing friends was AWESOME. too bad it only lasted 3 short days, but it felt much longer 'cuz i did so much! well, mainly i ate and ate and ate...i seriously think i gained 5# in 3 days! i guess that's what vacation is all about. my AMAZING cousin made these balloons puppets (see pics above) for me as a welcome-back gift. i wish i could have brought them back with me, but i know they won't last on the plane ride.

so quick blurb on what i did in sunny CA: tapioca x 3, burrito, hot pot, dim sum, cheesequake, sushi, noodles, mrs. fields brownie, badminton x 2, cleaned teeth (1.5 years overdue), shopping x 3, krispy kreme x 2, walk around neighborhood x 2...that's about it in 3 days. notice how it's mostly food...but radu really had fun and so did i!

so now i'm back but still on california time. i sleep around 4am here, and wake up around 11am to noon. great schedule--i love working at night when things are nice and quiet. then again, everyone is finishing up with finals here and clearing out...it's about to get REAL lonely here soon. =( i'll probably be one of the 10 people left in the dorms in december, with no real home to go to. how very very sad. ='(. darn thesis!!! i think i may take a break end of next week to go snowboarding in new hampshire with radu and his bro for 3 days! they are both newbies...so it should be quite interesting, hehe. =P i need someone to ride with me on the blues!!! i can't wait to go use my board--6 more uses 'til it's paid off. we'll be staying for free at radu's friend's house, so the trip should be relatively cheap. still debating if i should get a season pass for $199...i wonder how often i'll get to go. anyhow, that's a long 1.5 weeks away. for now, gotta concentrate on thesis! draft #3 is due to my advisers for final revision by tomorrow...so it's back to work!