Finally

At long last, I am a bona fide physics student. I know this is true because I am, for the first time, eagerly anticipating the end of the semester. During my year at the community college formerly known as NHCTC Stratham/Pease and into my first year at UNH, I met the breaks with a sort of bitter-sweet feeling because I always seemed to get to the end feeling like I hadn't gobbled up every last bit of knowledge within brain's reach. This time around, I both know that I spent a great deal of my free time studying and researching, and that plenty of learnin' awaits me come the end of January.

Here are what sit, smirking and drooling on themselves like idiots, between me and December 19th:

-- The last physics unit test (Friday the 4th). There will be no final. I am so far guaranteed a B+, with which I am hardly satisfied.

-- The Numerical Methods asteroid project (Friday the 4th). This is a great project. We're modeling the movement of a near-Earth asteroid called Apophis that NASA is currently tracking. I'll let you know how it turns out for civilization.

-- The last Linearity unit test (Monday the 7th).

-- The Linearity Final. It's a take-home due the end of finals' week so I'll either have to hammer it out early (ideal) or hand it in when I get home (bestressing).

-- The Numerical Methods final (??). I guess this is during finals week. This may be the one thing I postpone if I'm given the option.

-- AGU! I'm really looking forward to both the conference and the trip to SF. My research is in good shape but I need to put my poster together; that is what I plan to do this weekend.

Oh, I'll get a little hanging out in there, too. Don't you worry.

Melisa and I had a great dinner at Eddie B's in Portsmouth on Saturday night. They do bbq/comfort food and they just opened. For dinner tonight, I made a stewish thing out of leftover ribs and two of their sauces but I can't promise that if you go there, you'll leave with leftovers.