Update

Well, it has been over 2 months since my last post. I'm way too busy to write on a blog, I guess. However, I anticipate things slowing down a bit soon. (As soon as I finish my comprehensive exams which I have spent all my free time studying for, because if I fail I get kicked out of my graduate program and I don't get a second chance or anything, and I'm not exaggerating about this despite what some of my "friends" may think...)

The only big news I can think of off the top of my head is that I got awarded a National Science Foundation fellowship, which was awesome and totally unexpected. So assuming I pass comps, I'm home free for the next 3 years because I will be funded by the NSF. No more TAing and no more stressing about if my advisor has the funding to pay me. Yay!!! :)

Now, back to studying. I'll post an update after comps. Maybe from Europe or somewhere.