Everything's off to a great start! I'm setting myself up for a ton of responsibility this semester, but so far I'm still really optimistic about it.

The "Hand's On" course I teach is going really well. I think we have a bang-up group of instructors, and we've had a good chance to get the weekly lab projects into a fun-size. I'm the webmaster for the WebCT site, so I'm enjoying myself by making it look nice and keeping it up to date. I hope the students appreciate it.

My senior design is also going really well. I'm very familiar with three of the other members - we're in PMEA together. The other two I know from having them in my classes constantly. I think it looks like an interesting and hard-working group. In addition, I got elected to be "Project Engineer" or P.E. for the entire class; basically I'm going to be running the class meetings in about a week. It's going to be a huge time-sink, but I have a ton of help to back me up. Also, it should help give my group some clout with resources. Yay.

Automatic Control Systems is turning out to be a very strange walk on the wild side. Check one-two.


I'm getting a tour of the Caterpillar plant over in Lafayette lined up for next week. Exciting! I really slacked off hardcore last semester, so I'm making a real effort to get some of those tours done SOON! I have some paperwork yet to do this afternoon, but hopefully everything will go off without a hitch.

My New Year's Resolution to finish off all the alcohol in the house is going awesomely. Monday night I made myself a ghetto Long-Island with:

Gin
Whiskey (cheap)
Tequila
Triple Sec
Rum (cheap)
Dr. Thunder.

and it was amazing. I think I'll do it again tonight.

Also, I had a few minutes to work out the kinks in my matlab code simulating Earth's gravity. Check it out here or below:



Ok that's jank because I don't know how to edit html - but it works. Whatever.

I'm psyched about two TV shows that just premiered this Monday that are competing for the same air-time. New Season of FutureWeapons (scary cool) and I love New York (terrifyingly entertaining. Trashy and low brow as can be. I dig it). Monday nights at 9PM EST are going to be Joey relax time.

I finally have some work to do! Projects and Hw and Labs! Oh My! This weekend will be a welcome break, and I'm going to have earned it by then. P.S. I'm calling B&M tomorrow to accept the job offer. I'm really happy with my choice! Yay!