Well, it's been a while. The longer I don't post, the more I feel like I should be posting, but that it would be somewhat incongruous to shift back into the swing of posting without mentioning what I've been up to for the last few months. Then again, I don't really want to write an exhaustive (exhausting?) update.

Somewhat incongruous it is, then.

Semester starts this week. This semester, I'm taking two classes -- Stat Mech and Electrodynamics -- and dissertating. I have one job interview (Ohio State) and one conference (CRUME in San Diego, which I hope will also result in job interviews). I have a lead on another job. I don't have to teach this semester, so I'm really hopeful about writing.

This month I have a one-hour job-interview colloquium to write (mostly done), some data to analyze, and interview protocols to write. I also plan to rough out Chapter 5 of my dissertation -- Chapters 2-4 are already roughed, and the other chapters are mostly filler (Introduction, Conclusion, Future Work).

Next month is travel, then writing a 25-minute talk on this month's data, then more travel and exams.

In March, I plan a full rough draft of the dissertation to send to my advisor. Lea turns one.

In April, it's edit edit edit and then some data analysis for more editing. May sees the dissertation distributed to the committee. Tentatively, I defend in June. July is travel, first for fun then for more conferences. August is travel, first for conferences and then for moving. September is the start of my new job (I hope I hope).

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In the somewhat shorter term, Lea has a doctor's appointment on Thursday. She's a bit behind on her speech skills, and a hearing test last week revealed moderate hearing loss due to fluid in ears. Perhaps she'll get tubes.

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I plan to update more regularly.