Sorry to all my avid readers (Sam) for the long delay, but end of the semester stuff won out over blogging. Lisa and I both successfully defended our theses and we’ll “receive our master’s” this Saturday – we won’t actually get anything but an empty diploma holder. Still, should be a memorable day with much of Lisa’s family already in town for the wedding.
Planning for said wedding is also going very well. We have all but finalized most of the details and are really just looking forward to the big day. I am really looking forward to seeing some of my extended family and old friends that I haven’t seen in a few years – not to mention the honeymoon in Ireland afterward.
There’s not too much to update on my internship work. I made some good progress in April, but thus far in May have only really gathered information on one figure in the Graduate College. I’m hoping to finish up a biographical sketch of him tomorrow, and then begin work on the last few deans.
My more beloved project, HYDRA is coming along. I’m picking up what I hope will prove to be our server this weekend. If all goes well, I can start loading all the software packages on it, set up my file architecture, and begin integrating the many components to the online journal. I’d really like to have a fully operational site by the end of the summer, but we’ll see how far we get.
Last, but perhaps most fun, Lisa and I are thinking of getting a scooter. We are going to sell my Honda Fit and buy either a Yamaha Vino 125 or a TNG Milano 150. The savings on insurance alone will pay for the scooter in under 2 years, not the savings from ever rising gas prices. My Fit gets 30-34 mpg while these scooters get 60-85 mpg. Should be nice.
A Couple of Historians 