Whew!

Just got back from meeting my advisor, and had a great talk with her. It was so worth the trip out here.

When you’re working remotely, sometimes it’s really hard to be sure how you’re progressing; after a nice long talk, though, I feel really good about where things are going. She’s also just a generally enjoyable person, so I always look forward to talking with her – but it was a good talk about research and the kind of stuff I’m encountering, and I feel much less like I’m spinning my wheels than I did at the end of summer.

Purdue may not be my favorite place to visit, but I do feel intellectually recharged Which is good, because the food and the scenery here suck. (Well, ok, so in about two weeks, the trees here will be beautiful, but otherwise… Teh Suck. And yes, I know, half-decent food can be found in the greater “metropolitan” (*cough*) area, but not near campus (Khana Khazana and Blue Nile excepted)… I have no problem understanding why I gained so much weight while here anymore. The food options are basically pretty bad. Bar food, bar food, bar food, fast food. Not so appealing.)