So I finally was able to sort through all the trouble of last weekend. It only required talking with at least 3 different mutual friends whom the person in question had spoken with. Anyways, her idea of making things less awkward (I didn't know they were awkward) caused my frustration and confusion, and caused things to be awkward.... troublesome girls... So I've decided that it will just be easier to not have any emotions relating to girls this semester, I don't have the time or the energy necessary to deal with them.... (which is why this is titled "Things are better this way...")

I've finally caught up on all my work, and through a scheduling miracle, I have no classes tomorrow (they both got cancelled). So I can come into work, get some stuff done, and then not have to work as much for the rest of the week.

I got a new calling at work, I'm now an Elders' Quorum Instructor. And I get to teach the lesson next week-- interesting since they haven't told me what it's on yet.

Work is going well. I rewrote some C code into MatLab so that we can use real USGS terrain data to run our simulations. It may even get to the point sometime where you need to use a UAV on a search and rescue mission, so you pull in the USGS data, and start running search pattern simulations on your way to the site, then you can launch and use the optimal search pattern for the area. My work could save a life someday (now THAT'S cool to think about).

Of course, a few days later it may also be used to take a life, since all the funding is coming from military contracters, it is likely that anything we develop will be quickly modified for combat, and possibly search + destroy rather than search + rescue.

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