happychemist

I have degenerated into one of those people. You know, "Me and My ArtScience". Full of myself, incapable of making conversation unless it's about how I feel, how the prop is coming along. Realizing this has made me step back and try a few refresher courses on humility.

I'm such a terrible person sometimes. Thank goodness my friends are tolerant.

Summarizing things succinctly:

The prop exam date is scheduled for March 10. Props are due ~February 25. We are in crunch time.

I finished Prop #1 yesterday and handed it off to the very generous JR and kilroi for review.

Two more proposals to go. Prop #2 is mostly done. I need to research two major components. I'm giving myself until Friday.

I don't have much time for a life, but have persisted in keeping a semblance of one: exercise, eating healthy (75% of the time), and (a very successful experiment) meditation.

I don't know how I'll be handling all this once I go to Boston Feb 12-19. But Dr. J knows how crucial this time is, and he's in lab-trance mode now anyhow. And I'm very much looking forward to being able to take breaks, and just...see him there, smiling at me.

That is all.