Day XXV: The Endgame

Well, work is over today. I'm really sad, actually...work was so much fun this summer. In that vein, the Guitar Hero video, the Eye Movement video, and the just-for-fun movie are all up on YouTube. If you want to find them, my account name is Zorial57. They're the only one's I've got, so enjoy.

The presentations, yes. It was a complete success. I stuttered a bit on a couple parts, I almost got ahead of myself (as per usual), but I managed and I think it came out all right. The green laser was a lot of fun. It's also $100, so I won't be getting one any time soon. Erika did great, the only problem was the projector. It kept flickering for some unknown reason every time she started to play a movie (all of which worked, thank God). But we all came out all right. It was hilarious, actually, watching the other groups. Jeff asked at least one question of every group. Just like our practices with the lab.

After that was finished, Bob and Joe handed out our posters. Blown up to full-scale, it looks awesome. I'll have to get it framed or laminated or something for school. Anyways, then I introduced Jeff and Andy to my parents. We gave them (our parents) a brief tour of the lab, and said our goodbyes. As it turned out, there was no lab lunch today. The only time it would have worked was yesterday, and we were at the U of R that day...drat. Well, Jeff said that we'd be having a lab reunion in a month or so, and Erika gets to pick the place. I believe she was going to go with Italian.

Crud...I don't want the internship to be over. I'm going to miss the money, certainly, but I'll have lifeguarding for that...it's more that I'm going to miss hanging out with the rest of the interns, working with the great people in the VP lab, excuse me, the MVRL, and the free food, and all that other stuff.

I'd just like to end this blog by saying 'Thank You' to Joe and Bob for the organization and guidance in this great activity, to Jeff and Andy and the entire MVRL for allowing us into your labs and for all the help and instruction you've given us this summer. I never thought I'd be coming out of this with another career option, but I have to say that I'm now looking at Imaging Science just as seriously as Chemical Engineering.

A final word to any future interns: Sign up! It's fun! It pays great! There's lots of food! It will be entirely worth it, I guarantee it.

Ja ne and sayonara,
AJ Lanphere