Well, I graduated last week, but it sure didn't feel like it. Sure, there was the ceremony, and I got my fake diploma, and I said goodbye to people, and I packed all my worldly possessions into my truck. Then I drove one block away, unloaded my stuff at Gage, Bornell, and Chris's place, went to the plasma lab on Monday.
I've done research with Dr. Craig for about 2 and a half years, all on the same project. I did an honors thesis on it this year, and we want to publish our results in a journal. To that extent, we want a rough draft before I leave, or else it seems unlikely to happen. So, Monday through Thursday this week I went to the plasma lab and worked 8-10 hours a day to make publication ready figures. But now, it's done, and I can leave. The paper isn't written, but we've got some solid figures. If you subscribe to Physics of Plasmas (which I kinda doubt) you can hopefully find our paper in there sometime in the next year.
In other news, I got to hang out with Gage Bornell and Chris a bit, which was loads of fun. We watched lots of Parks and Rec, went out a couple times, and found a place with $1 tacos (which were delicious). I might have been a bad vegetarian there, but their tacos didn't have a vegetarian option. What's a guy to do?
Now, I get to start the minor road trip (from Illinois to California then Colorado). Based on her suggestion a couple weeks ago, I'm going to start by visiting Maddie in Nebraska.
Next Stop: Nebraska.
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