Hi everyone,
Sorry about the absence for a while - but I am swamped! I am convinced that it is VERY hard to actually graduate in May. This semester has been flying by and really busy and I can easily see why someone would not be able to finish their plan B thesis in time for a spring graduation. I should be on track, with my defense scheduled for May 2nd, but last week I would have sworn that I was not going to pass one of my classes. We had a take home exam and for the first few days I didn't even know where to start on it. It was bad. Thankfully I was patient - I know that sometimes my brain just needs a few days to think about math problems - and they slowly came to me (one even in the shower!) I definitely didn't rock the test, but I at least should have done well enough to pass the course, which is really all I care about at this point. As one of my friends and a another graduating student would point out "we have attitude issues" :)

Being done is another whole scary thing in its self though - the three weeks I have off sound great (though I still haven't planned anything) BUT I will be starting my "real job" the second full week fo June and that's a little overwhelming. I"m trying to prepare myself for the fact that I will have no idea what's going on for the first few months, but it's hard.

Thankfully, I have good friends and have (slowly) learned that I can't survive graduate school without taking breaks and having some fun. With all of this going on, I've still managed to see most of my friends and even read a book for fun (when it is nice outside who wants to do actual homework?) I went rollerblading yesterday which is always fun (side note: watch out for steep hills - I didn't crash but came really close!) I hope all of you that are in my position are making time for yourselves as well. And if you're not graduating yet, REALLY enjoy your summer!

Talk to you all soon!