New goals

Alright, so I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks, but I am here now. I am meeting weekly with my Prof. Satchi. He decided I need to have some concrete goals for this semester, especially because I am taking research for units. Meaning I MUST accomplish things this semester. The main component I am working on, as of recently, is a basic PPT, which is an overview of the entire research project as a whole, what I am doing right now and where the research can/will go. 

Another main goal for this semester is to complete my first 2 chapters (introduction & literature review) of my thesis. The introduction I can do from a proposal I wrote a summer back and the literature review should not be that difficult. Yet so far I am focusing on is the PPT, because Prof. Satchi wants me to present it to my group! AAAAAAAHHHHHH!! This terrifies me! I have not presented research since my last year of undergrad, which was 3 years ago! But either way I need to start practicing some time right? 

I will return on Friday for a PPT and research meeting update.

"We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand." ~ Eric Hoffer

It's a new semester

The fall 2011 semester has arrived!! With it comes new deadlines, goals, and stress. Stress is going to be a definite part of my semester. Anyway, I had my first couple of research meetings with Prf. Satchi and I created an excel sheet for all the things I need to start working for and aiming to finish by the end of the semester. For example, the introduction and literature review chapters of my thesis paper, the MATLAB code, and a presentable PPW.  I for sure need to get those thesis chapters finished! I want to have the MATLAB code more than halfway done too. The presentable PPW I need to have done in a couple of weeks :/ I've got a lot to do.

Today, I am working on the PPW. Wish me luck on getting all this done! I will check in by the end of the week!! Try to have a happy Monday! :) 

"The nature of reality is this: it is hidden, it is hidden, and it is hidden." ~ Rumi