I really should blog more often, especially since I have Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays off this semester. Oh well. I think I’m going to have to be brief here, but the following lines will catch you up on what I’ve been doing (and what has happened to me) since I left India.

I now have a twitter account. Follow me here.  I attempt to update at least twice a day (which is about 100x more often than my blog, har har).  I’m going to try and add my twitter feed to the blog soon.

This post is coming from Firefox 3.0.5 running on Windows 7 Ultimate (beta).  I’ve been using the 64bit beta on and off for the past two weeks now, and I like it.  The interface changes are good and I’m happy that they finally put in shortcuts to minimize and maximize windows.  ArsTechnica did a great article on the beta, so you might want to read that for the skinny on Windows 7.  So far, the only thing to not work: abc.com’s video player.

Last Friday, I received a call from Northwestern University.  After introducing himself, the nice guy at the other end said I’d been recommended to the Ph.D. program in Materials Science.  After staring into space, wondering what that meant, and subsequently collecting my jaw from the floor, I said, “oh, that’s great” and proceeded to mumble through the rest of the phone call.  Following that shocker, I received word from MIT and Stanford this Wednesday, congratulating me on being accepted.  Thus far, only Northwestern has told me how much financial aid I’ll get, but to get into three out of my top four choices has left me excited, delighted, shocked, and <insert adjective describing joy>.  It also means that I have a tough decision to make, but thankfully, the scheduling works out so that I can visit all three places in the coming months.  I’m hoping that the visits convincingly swing my decision one way, since April 15 is not that far away.

I just spent several hours of this week working on a solar module donation request to BP Solar.  If we get the solar panels, we (Columbia University Engineers Without Borders) hope to set up a health center in Melghat, India that will house a vaccine fridge, indoor bulbs, and outdoor lights all running off the panels.  Considering that our budget for all the equipment other than the panels is about as much as the panels would cost, we’re really hoping to get the donation.  It would be a major achievement, and something to brag about in our résumés.

Man, all this writing has made me hungry.  I should go get some food before BATTLESTAR GALACTICA at 10.  Peace out.