spring break

It's been nice. I feel better. I needed time to reset, and now I'm back to sleeping normal hours, eating real food, and feeling a lot better about life. For the most part, I've ignored schoolwork. I might regret that here in a little bit since I have three tests, homework, and a program due next week, but for the moment it feels great. I'll probably take a chunk of time tomorrow to get some of that figured out.

Well, it's officially out now. Dr. Hodges is moving to Clemson this summer. That means I'll most likely be going to grad school there. I'm excited about it, I think. I'm a little hesitant to wholeheartedly commit because I'm not sure I want to begin grad school with such an established reputation. In some ways I want a completely new start. I think that being away this summer will help me settle what exactly I want to do.

Speaking of summer, still haven't heard back from anywhere. I applied to Microsoft, Virginia Tech, and Ithaca for research/internships. I'm thinking about applying to Google. And if none of that works out, I'll be living in West Virginia doing missions work. I'm not sure what I want to do yet if all of it works out.

In other news, Mom broke her ankle last week. I've tried to help her out this week, being home and all. I have a lot more respect for people who are caretakers of the sick/disabled now. I haven't had to do too much for Mom, but still, even simple things like going to the store become complicated when she can't drive or walk. Through a strange combination of factors, family stuff is weird right now. I hope it settles to some kind of normalcy soon.

Interesting stuff later, I promise.