Pumpkin Carving!

So yesterday was fun. I went to Kendra's with Joe, Praneet, Nikhil, and Andres, and we carved pumpkins! I got this huge one for $11, but I think Andres's may have been a bit bigger as he paid $12. We gutted the pumpkins, cooked their seeds, and ordered pizza, and then we watched about half of The Nightmare Before Christmas. It was a blast. I gave my pumpkin a pimp mustache, as I was trying to make it look like my research advisor, though I don't see the resemblance. I guess my pumpkin carving skills are just sub-par. That's okay though, as long as I never have to make it as a professional pumpkin carver when the job market plummets. I'll try to post some pictures later, if I can get Kendra to email them to me but she doesn't check her email on weekends.

Haha, so I tried filling out a volunteer form on the Illinois Science Olympiad website last night, but apparently, I just have really bad luck because none of the forms were working, and I could only find one email address on the entire website. So I emailed the State Tournament director about volunteering and who I should contact, so we'll see if I get a response. I figured I could be an Event Supervisor for something, seeing as how I now have an undergraduate degree, and if I can't waive that around and get some respect, what possible good does it serve? I'd want my money back that's for sure.

Last night, I finished up a rough draft of my personal statement and previous research experience essays for the NSF Fellowship. Haha, as Sapana can attest they are a bit colloquial at the moment and need some serious editing, but I like how I addressed the topics and I think there's a obvious passion for science that comes out in the text. I'm working on editing my research proposal today, and later tonight I'll start studying for my math test on Wednesday. One thing I was excited about was that I didn't realize that Daylight Savings was last night, so I celebrated by staying up late working on my essays, not going to sleep until 5 am (which should have been 6 am!). Good times... Needless to say, I slept in til noon today, but I also got a lot of work done.

Any opinions on purple dress shirts? Haha, that's what my sister, mom, and dad picked out for me to wear with my suit, so I got that in the mail a few days ago. I'm still on the fence, but I guess I'll have to give it a try...

Until later...