Let's Try This Again

It has definitely been a long time since I have last posted. My bookmarks of possible articles to comment on has grown exponentially large...to the point that I may have to just dump the whole thing and concentrate on the new stuff that's coming in.

These past few months have been relatively intense. Most notably, I was studying close to 5 hours a day for the past 3 months in preparation for my (2nd) attempt at the qualifying exam.

I am finally relieved to say that I PASSED!

Now...let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Technically, I've got something like 4 years left at this institution. That's 4 more years of sweating constantly. God forbid, it might be 4 more years of inhaling dangerous chemicals, which seems to be par for the course with my new research project (long range explosive detection system). I know, its quite a distance from sustainability, but hopefully in the next 4 years I will find some way of bringing it all together.

Or I could just leave this December with a Masters. For once, I'd have the opportunity to make a bit more money than my paltry above poverty salary. I'd also have the opportunity to travel to some great place, which doesn't have cockroaches, billions of geckos, millions of mosquitoes, or rampant bad smells of alcohol and swamp.

I guess we'll see what happens. I might even put up a poll soon to let you help ME decide.