Ah! two months without blog updates! But it’s been a busy period; here’s a summary.

• I started TAing for CDS 110, the basic control course.
• I went to Cambridge, UK for my first biology conference, and I had to give a talk about fruit flies.
• I prepared the candidacy exam (passed, but still have to file the paperwork). I’m still recovering from candidacy.

And here’s a summary with webcam snapshots.

Homework despair (1): 47 sets to grade.

Homework despair (2): I see Hodge stars everywhere!

Candidacy despair (1): finishing the candidacy report after an all-nighter in the library. Photo taken at 8am.

Candidacy despair (2): preparing the candidacy talk, wondering whether all of that makes sense