katakat.com bytes from a participant observer

Another quarter down for the Ph.D. degree. I have at least two more to do, depending on if I take one class or two next quarter (starts in April). Right now I'm in Chicago at a week-long residency, where I get to see fellow classmates and faculty for real. They keep you going from morning until evening, so I'm pretty fried and it's only the second day. I have a few days after the residency to do some fun stuff, so I'm looking forward to that before I go home. Otherwise it's cold here and I'm glad I saved my thermals from those years in the Midwest. But I don't have a decent winter coat anymore. I hope it doesn't snow....