My wish list:
chocolate chip cookies                                       chipotle                         
chocolate crinkle cookies                                  puppy chow
nachos                                                                    diet coke
french fries (McDonald’s and Wendy’s)       funfetti cupcakes
tiramisu                                                                  bagels with cream cheese
key lime cheesecake                                            mashed potatoes
ice cream, any flavor will do                             potato soup
thai food                                                                 rice krispie treats
chocolate milkshake                                          peanut butter + banana sandwiches
Applejacks, Pops                                                 pumpkin muffies
cold milk                                                                hot chocolate
 

A look at my last week.  Not very entertaining, but hectic…

Monday – Saturday: Independent Project (Immuological Priming in Mantids!)
Saturday noon: Finish stats.  Now have approximately 24 hours to write paper
Sunday morning: Independent Project Symposium (aka powerpoints)
Wednesday: Two final exams
Thursday: Plant exam. Insect Exam.  Get independent project paper back for rewrites.
Friday: Paper due at night.

Which brings us to Saturday, tomorrow, where we LEAVE Palo Verde!  We are going to some random national park/hotel to “vacation”, since they seem to think that I have not spent enough time in forested jungle this trip.  Then on Tuesday, it is off to dear sweet America.   I miss you so much, beautiful America.  I have a layover in Atlanta, and I plan on immediately getting McDonald’s and using a cell phone.  And just standing and enjoying being back. This was quite the interesting semester, and I am probably somewhat lucky that I am coming with only two new scars.  It was certainly the unconventional semester I was looking for, and I have done things I never imagined that I would (and will likely never do again).

For the last time, Pura Vida.