I’ve been wanting to post something recently, but have been extremely busy with preparing for the Solid State Lighting and Display Center (SSLDC) research review that concluded today. When I have had free time, it was spent relaxing watching some TV or playing Xbox. I think the review went pretty well. We’ve been struggling to make a respectable device out of these nanopillars, but we finally made some progress that at least gave us a non-embarrassing IV curve (a plot of current vs. voltage for all you uncool people out there). Here’s a picture of the poster, with a link to a larger version on my Flickr page:

Now that the review is over, I’m planning on doing a little traveling. First, I’m leaving for Denver tomorrow to meet up with my parents and Howard. We’re doing the usual dinner on Saturday night at Morton’s. On Sunday morning, we’re driving up out to Vail to check out the development Howard has been working on. We’ll have a lesiurely brunch and walk around the village to get a feel for the village since none of us have been there before. Then it will be back to Denver Sunday night to watch the Broncos play the Chargers. I’ve been slowly becoming a Broncos fan over the years, but still love watching the Chargers thanks to LT. In other words, I really don’t know who I’m going to be cheering for.

I get back into Santa Barbara on Monday afternoon, only to turn around and fly to Texas on Tuesday. I’ll be in Denton from Tuesday night through Saturday afternoon. I have no plans as of yet, other that watching UT crush the worthless aggies and eating a lot of food. The following weekend I’m flying up to Minnesota with my parents for my birthday weekend and to see a couple of Christmas conerts. I’ll be back in Santa Barbara for a couple weeks before flying back home to Denton on December 20. Hopefully, the next long update will include some pictures and amusing stories.