I'm still alive

Some people may be wondering if I am still around. Rest at ease, I am alive and kicking. Right now I am in the process of working on some research, so things are a bit busy. I have a few talks to give in the upcoming weeks and time is flying far too quickly. You know what the tough thing about research is? It doesn't matter how hard you work, if ideas aren't coming, there is not a whole lot you can do. When I reach that level of frustration, I try to read a lot of papers. Hopefully in doing so I will reach some sort of HAHA, oops, I mean AHAH moment. It is also helpful to just start TEXING up ideas. The exciting thing is that you don't know when the light bulb will go off. Exciting times, huh? Have I convinced anybody to go to graduate school?

In writing this I am really thinking that I need another hobby. Nothing really seems to stick..any suggestions? I am open for anything. Well almost anything.