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Tomorrow, my family and I are leaving on a vacation to the East Coast. My sister is not coming with, since she is employed back in Grinnell, but the rest of us are driving all the way to Washington DC.

I got quite a few books to read during the trip. I checked out a copy of Pynchon’s “The Crying of Lot 49” and James Joyce’s “Dubliners” from the library to read during the drive. I also am bringing a science fiction anthology I picked up at a thrift shop in late May.

Unlike last year’s vacation, I should have reliable internet throughout my travels, and intend to update this blog every night.

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I look forwards to sharing my adventures with you,
Bob

The last semester went well. I wish I updated this page a bit more during it, but I guess it’s good that I at least write a post once in a while.

I’m going to be this busy this summer, working a full forty hours each week. I am thankful that I have an internship through which I can gain development skills that are directly applicable to my career and interests.

I’m studying this summer to hopefully pass out of differential equations (MATH 286) and discrete structures (CS 173). I’m currently signed up to take algorithms (CS 225), Thermal Physics (PHYS 213), Quantum Physics (PHYS 214), and should I pass proficiency tests, Analog Signal Processing (ECE 210).

I also plan on doing some projects this summer besides my work and studies. I have a few good ideas, and will post about them once I get started.

Next semester, I look forwards not just to my new classes to living in an apartment. I’m renting a private room, and while I prefer not to state the exact location here, it is within 1000 feet of the ECE building, which works well for me. It’s much better than last year, when I lived about 1.2 miles away at LAR. Another reason for moving out was my desire to make my own food, and while I have little cooking experience, the campus dining options will no longer restrict my freedom.

Also, I’ve thought about starting another blog to provide a more casual place for me to post about my small thoughts and other stuff not important enough to make it here. I make no promises, but might get that up in a few weeks.

I apologize for not posting over the last few days. Not much happened during the drive to the park, since we didn’t have much time to stop. Highlights include seeing my sister for the first time in several months and climbing on (pretending to ride) a concrete dinosaur in a Montana gas station parking lot. We went through some remote areas and small towns, which were interesting to see.

I am currently in the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell Montana, where I am spending my second night. It is a rather small town, but it has a decent amount of shopping and tourist attractions. The only problem is that the only things open after 10:00 are the pizza places and casinos. To my surprise, I found out that I can legally gamble in Montana. However, such entertainment does not appeal to me.

We got a rather late start, not leaving till about 1PM. I took a walk around town, going to the shopping mall and purchasing a crossword puzzle book for the car. My parents went to Wal-Mart to get food and supplies.

We went on a walk to Avalanche Lake, which was about 5.8 miles round-trip with roughly five hundred feet of elevation gain. It was quite a drive (1.25 hours each way) and about 3 hours of walking and looking, but it definitely was worth the time. While dinner was supposed to be grilled meat packets, we forgot some of the ingredients at the hotel, and had to settle for Domino’s.

There are no photos here for now, as I need to get them off of the camera, but stay tuned for an update. We are staying in the park tomorrow, so the internet might be a bit spotty. However, I will still attempt to get at least text posted here.