I have a dream...
... that, someday, I might have time for blogging. This semester is so close to being over I can taste it. I am so close! And yet so very far away.So some big news lately. I passed my qualifying exam finally (took me two solid attempts) and good thing, too, because shortly thereafter I got word that I had been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! WooHoo! That's three years of life paid for (including a bit of a pay raise) and a significant ego boost because those things are competitive. In fact, my application was ranked 3rd nationwide. Yikers.
So when this semester is over I can take some time to really celebrate. Before then, my students and my classes have me by the throat.
Here is something cute:

