mid-Fall updates
The trip home was good. I got to see mom's family the first weekend I was there. Then mom, dad, and I went on a Labor Day picnic. Tuesday-Thursday were spent in West Virginia. Dad and I stopped at Seneca Rocks and Dolly Sods on the way up. We spent the night at the cabin then went to Blackwater Falls and took a short bike ride with Grandfather in Thomas the next day. The remainder of the time was spent visiting in Kingwood. Friday I had a dentist appointment and then went down to Raleigh to have dinner with Casey and Kristin (who was in town for a wedding). They both were busy afterwards, so I went and hung out with Austin and Drew for the evening. Sunday I had a tight connection in Atlanta, but other than that, it was a good trip.
Home pictures can be seen here.
For the week of September 21-25, a guy I work with at NWS Western Region went on office visits to Sacramento, CA and Pendleton, OR. I was lucky enough that they let me tag along. It was an interesting trip and I got a feel for the kind of things they work on in the forecast offices.
Business trip pictures can be seen here.
I defended my thesis on October 9. Everything went well except it was a little long. None of the questions were too tough. I still have a lot of major editing to do on that. In addition, the journal article we submitted came back with major revisions, so those will have to be done some time, too. And one of my committee members wants to write a short article with me. Not to mention I will start having to work four days a week at the NWS in November in order to finish my hours by Christmas. So I will have a busy next few months, but the goal is to get a job in January or February whether everything is fully completed or not.
See the announcement here.
To celebrate being done with the defense (and due to the fact I had Columbus Day off at the NWS), Jess and I took a vacation to southern Utah. I figure this may be my last opportunity to go there conveniently. Our destinations were Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. We did some short hikes, picnicking, and camping, but nothing to crazy or strenuous. It was a good trip and some of the scenery was rather amazing.
See the southern Utah pictures here.
As you noticed, I linked the pictures to albums on Facebook (although these should be viewable by everyone... just not any additional personal info). Uploading pictures takes a lot of time, and Facebook is more user-friendly (and better viewing interface) than Webshots. I may eventually upload these on Webshots, but I may reserve that for more "random" pictures and use Facebook for the "big events" so it's easier for everyone to see. Hopefully this doesn't cause any problems for the few non-Facebook people who want to look at my pictures. You can still click on the photo to view the caption, etc.
Home pictures can be seen here.
For the week of September 21-25, a guy I work with at NWS Western Region went on office visits to Sacramento, CA and Pendleton, OR. I was lucky enough that they let me tag along. It was an interesting trip and I got a feel for the kind of things they work on in the forecast offices.
Business trip pictures can be seen here.
I defended my thesis on October 9. Everything went well except it was a little long. None of the questions were too tough. I still have a lot of major editing to do on that. In addition, the journal article we submitted came back with major revisions, so those will have to be done some time, too. And one of my committee members wants to write a short article with me. Not to mention I will start having to work four days a week at the NWS in November in order to finish my hours by Christmas. So I will have a busy next few months, but the goal is to get a job in January or February whether everything is fully completed or not.
See the announcement here.
To celebrate being done with the defense (and due to the fact I had Columbus Day off at the NWS), Jess and I took a vacation to southern Utah. I figure this may be my last opportunity to go there conveniently. Our destinations were Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. We did some short hikes, picnicking, and camping, but nothing to crazy or strenuous. It was a good trip and some of the scenery was rather amazing.
See the southern Utah pictures here.
As you noticed, I linked the pictures to albums on Facebook (although these should be viewable by everyone... just not any additional personal info). Uploading pictures takes a lot of time, and Facebook is more user-friendly (and better viewing interface) than Webshots. I may eventually upload these on Webshots, but I may reserve that for more "random" pictures and use Facebook for the "big events" so it's easier for everyone to see. Hopefully this doesn't cause any problems for the few non-Facebook people who want to look at my pictures. You can still click on the photo to view the caption, etc.
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