Well I'm off to Michigan for a couple of days. It should be nice and relaxing with not too many others around to bother us too much . In good news, I passed my preliminary exams, though I mentioned that in an e-mail to most if not all of my readers. I also enjoyed the Pearl Jam/Tom Petty concert this Monday. Hope everyone is doing well. I'll post if I get a chance while in Michigan.

-Trevor

Since my contract has been expired for nearly a year now, I thought it was about time to start looking for a new phone. I ultimately decided to go for the Motorola PEBL. Looks to have some good reviews and the RAZR is just too popular in the econ department in Arizona for me to comfortably get one myself. Things have been going well in general in Minnesota so far. A lot of R&R.

-Trevor

I made it back on Friday night. For those who care, I made it up to Liberal, Kansas after a fun twelve hour journey. I was also able to enjoy a dust storm through Texas and of course yesterday, it rained all the way from Sioux Falls, SD to my parents. I ended up making good time and with the weather, decided I would like to make the trip in two days rather than three.

-Trevor

With tomorrow supposed to be the hottest day in Tucson so far this year, it is clear that I won't be missing the heat. This is crazy stuff. I'll be heading out in just over eight hours now. All I have left is just pack my clothes and finish my directions so I don't get lost in the middle of nowhere.

-Trevor

In about 16 hours from this post, I will be loading up my car for a journey that I took just less than a year ago. I'm definitely excited to be heading back to the land of 10,000 lakes after living for a year in the land of no natural lakes . Anyways, the drive should be good, I'm heading through New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and finally Minnesota. Hopefully the weather stays nice as it currently looks as if the highs in Minnesota should be only slightly higher than Arizona's lows right now, but everyone knows it's not the heat, it's the humidity. Well I have to go pack and get some errands run, but I am hoping to see you all soon.

-Trevor

This is hot off the presses. I just finished up my first prelim exam. I think it was ok, but I want to refrain from making any predictions until I find out my results in around three weeks. I am definitely nervous, but am very glad that it is out of the way. This has definitely been one of the most stressful times in my school career. It has basically killed my appetite and along with my poor habit of not eating while studying, I have noticed that I am now about my weight I was coming into undergrad, and for those not in the know, that is not a good thing. Luckily for me and my short and long run health, I will be home soon which should help me gain some weight back, especially when I start running again.

In other news, after my exam I called my sister and had talked with my niece and my heart absolutely sunk when she told me that she had her best birthday party ever. Not about the best birthday without me, but rather the fact that I completely forgot about her birthday. I felt like one of the worst people on Earth when I can't even remember my friends and families' birthdays.

Well, I have my quantitative exam next Monday so in just about 7 days from this post, I will hopefully be done for a couple months. Wish me well. Thanks to everyone who has supported me since a time further than I can remember. I feel horrible that I have basically been ignoring everyone these past few months. Take care and hopefully I will see everyone soon.

-Trevor

Well, my first prelim is on this Monday and am definitely worried about it. I have been studying a lot and realize I still need to do some power studying before Sunday night. Two eight hour exams in a week will be tough and needing a thorough understanding of six graduate classes. However, as I have seen those who have passed the exam, it is clear that this task is doable, but I am nervous regardless. You may not hear from me for the next few days, but I will try to get a post up on June 12th or 13th before I head to Minnesota on the 14th.

-Trevor