I'm a horrible person (just kidding)

One. I've just decided to give my final presentation from last summer's research as my final presentation in E190 tomorrow morning. Make things a lot easier for me... I wonder how they'll react to an obviously recycled presentation. Heh. Shouldn't matter to them -- the only point of the assignment is to give a presentation, and this one is actually about something I know and care (mostly because it was my project for three months) about.

Two. I have given myself a several day extension on the final paper. It actually feels semi-legitimate this time: I was incapacitated for about a week with general wooziness.

So, there. With problems reduced to the trivial case (i.e. one part already done, and the other part put off to the future), I can sleep easy.

Xylar and I wrote a skit about Goldiloks kaj la Tri Ursoj -- two versions of the classic Goldilocks story but in Esperanto, to be performed tomorrow afternoon. In the first version I get to be, collectively, Goldilocks and the three bears, and Xylar will be the narrator (renkontisto); and then we'll switch for the second version. Should be a hoot.

We'll get our English midterms back tomorrow too.. I'm expecting a B of some form.

I have to finish all of the CS 70 grading for Monday, which is the last meeting of discussion sections. It will be nice to have that out of the way.

I get paid tomorrow.

The nasturtiums that I planted on the roof have flowered! so exciting! But I think it's a harsh environment for them up there.. too hot and sunny.

I would like to have some really great end-of-semester event, but I am beginning to doubt that there will be such a grand finale.

Hmm.

Oh yes, I'm feeling well again! not totally, but at least energetic again. that's good! It feels like it's been a long time, even if it's only been a week. A week's a long time to be cooped up in the house feeling icky.

I'm preparing mentally for my departure to Europe. Thinking of how I'll pack. I'm going to see if I can get everything into 20kg this time. Mobility is key.. don't want to get stuck with an excess baggage fee again (you see, flights to/from the USA have a 70kg baggage allowance whereas on flights not involving the US, you get only a 20kg allowange.. important to know!) I was also thinking that, with my laptop, I might be able to do CERN work while riding the train, etc.

Okay. Hopefully everything will go OK today. These presentations annoy me greatly.

success!

presentation in E 190 went pretty well! I think they liked the whole bit about "this is how we modify viruses to do our bidding (bwahaha)."

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