It is an inferno in Tempe where Christian is living this time of year and pretty miserable to be there. Lots of people ask him if he is enjoying his summer break and whether or not he is looking forward to going back to school in the fall. The reality is that, as a funded graduate student, he no longer really has a summer break. Summer breaks are now a thing of the past. He is a working stiff. In fact, he has worked harder this summer than he worked all year due to looming deadlines, the one in Boston already passed, but two more, his Qualification presentation this month and a conference paper and presentation in California in November. Add to that the fact that as many of the students who had the chance to leave town and get out of the heat did so and he had a pretty rough three months. Fortunately, that is about to come to the end when Fall semester starts and the kids arrive back to school. He also sent us this picture of the many, many lovebirds who have flocked into town. I think that is a good sign.
Betty Blonde #387 – 01/08/2010
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