so i got back from good ol' flint, michigan yesterday night. looking back, i didn't realize that the last time i blogged was 08/06...it's been a crazy past few weeks. my supervisor had her baby a little early. she was induced, and was only in labor for 4 hours!! and i saw her two hours later with the baby, and she was so chipper and energetic!! she had the baby friday, august 8, got out of the hospital the following sunday, and was running errands and stuff within the next few days...she even came out to eat lunch with us that friday! she has to be a very unique case...she made it look so easy!

the thing is, there are a bunch of deadlines at work that are pretty pressing, and with my supervisor gone, it's been pretty stressful, with a lot of responsibilities - research related and administrative - falling on my shoulders...my very tense shoulders. i actually went in for a massage about a week ago because my ex-co-worker gave me a really nice gift certificate for a spa for being her bridesmaid, and i felt i needed something before i fell victim to a stress-related injury. and it felt really good...for about a few hours. then the next day at work happened to be an especially tense and long day, so i feel like it's worse than it ever was.

this past week has been especially crrrazy...

other than that, on thursday night we had another beektory team reunion...went to youngnak open gym and played a few games...it's so weird, but we just have a really good time hanging out...i dunno if everyone else feels this way, but i really enjoy spending time with the team. after open gym, we went to king taco, where we stayed a little longer than i should have...