a little blue

So today I found out I'm not one of the three departmental nominees for a dissertation award. They only can nominate three, I just wish I knew who the nominees were. I will be the first person in the department who will ever graduate using the technique I'm using for my dissertation, but I guess other people don't realize how hard this technique actually is. I wish I knew how to write about my work to energize other people. I feel like it is a huge shortfall of mine and I'm working on it but "selling" your idea can be tricky. I'm not a rah rah rah look how great I am person. But I find that those that are good at 'self promotion' win more awards. It leaves me feeling down.

Oh well! Last night I went home to say goodbye to my little sister who is going to Finland for her final semester of college. We had a great summer dinner and just enjoyed hanging out! E hit a friend's neighbor's car with his mirror while backing out and cracked their taillight. I hope that doesn't make our insurance go up too much.

I'm looking forward to another long weekend. I'm flying south to visit one of my oldest friends and I can't wait!