The Langley Air Show was loads of fun! We saw some really neat things, we got to hang out with friends, and Jeremy bought me a funnel cake! Yum! The B-2 Stealth Bomber was our favorite!

An Update on Us

Well, I'm just about finished with my first semester of grad school. Honestly, I didn't think I'd make it through this week without a breakdown. Kudos! to Jeremy for washing the dishes and not complaining that I hadn't for my last three turns. I just have a little bit of tidying up to do, and then I'll be enjoying my nice, week-long break until Summer classes start. Can you feel my enthusiasm?

My advisor at school is hiring me as 'General Factotum' (is that redundant?) at CNU this summer. NASA is also trying to keep me on part-time, so I'll be a busy bumblebee yet again with two jobs and three courses. I am still anticipating an easier semester than the hellish one I just went through.

Jeremy and I are waiting for the Navy to realize how great he is and take him on as an officer. He's got his Fitness test this Saturday. He's anxious about it, but I know he'll do fine. In the meantime, he's still programming away at work. He's such a geek sometimes, but I love him.

We just joined a gym. It's lots of fun! While Jeremy is off half-killing himself to prepare for the Navy, I've been taking Tai Chi classes. I'm really enjoying them, and I'd like to stick with it. What a great way to start the day!

We're getting ready to move into our new townhouse next month. I'm very excited! We've outgrown the tiny apartment we're wedged into now. This new place will be much more like a home. We'll have an address that doesn't have an apartment letter (like 2B) in it. I also love to move. One of my favorite things to do is to re-decorate!

Toby, one of our beloved ferrets, is sick. He's got insulinoma, and he's not really responding to the medicine we have to cram down his throat twice a day. Poor little guy...I don't think he knows that it helps him. He just sees it as a punishment. We've noticed some improvement in his play, but his blood glucose levels are still pretty low. Basil, our other cute ferret, is fine.

Jeremy and I are going to the Langley Air Show tomorrow. Jeremy's never been to one, but I went last year. It should be a super fun day! I'll post some photos if I remember to bring the camera.

Hi back, Stranger

Jeremy's full of prunes!

Hi!!!

Hi Kate... I'm not sure if you know who I am, I'm the guy who's been married to you for over a year now, living with you for over 6 and giving you my money for even longer. Just thought I'd say hi!

The Brain Test

So, I was surfing and found this test. I thought it was neat, so I took it. I thought the summary was spot on. Here's the link in case you want to try:

http://www.mindmedia.com/
(Scroll down and click on the question - Do you use your left hemisphere or right hemisphere more? Enter a name, and you will be into the test.)

Here's my info:
Brain Usage Profile:
Auditory : 37%
Visual : 62%
Left : 58%
Right : 41%

"Kate, you are somewhat left-hemisphere dominant and show a preference for visual learning, although not extreme in either characteristic. You probably tend to do most things in moderation, but not always.

Your left-hemisphere dominance implies that your learning style is organized and structured, detail oriented and logical. Your visual preference, though, has you seeking stimulation and multiple data. Such an outlook can overwhelm structure and logic and create an almost continuous state of uncertainty and agitation. You may well suffer a feeling of continually trying to "catch up" with yourself.

Your tendency to be organized and logical and attend to details is reasonably well-established which should afford you success regardless of your chosen field of endeavor. You can "size up" situations and take in information rapidly. However, you must then subject that data to being classified and organized which causes you to "lose touch" with the immediacy of the problem.

Your logical and methodical nature hamper you in this regard though in the long run it may work to your advantage since you "learn from experience" and can go through the process more rapidly on subsequent occasions.

You remain predominantly functional in your orientation and practical. Abstraction and theory are secondary to application. In keeping with this, you focus on details until they manifest themselves in a unique pattern and only then work with the "larger whole."

With regards to your career choices, you have a mentality that would be good as a scientist, coach, athlete, design consultant, or an engineering technician. You can "see where you want to go" and even be able to "tell yourself," but find that you are "fighting yourself" at the darndest times."