I swear I'm not dead or anything, just really, really busy...

This week has been insane, trying to get caught up on the budget project at work (which got moved up from a due date of October 27th to tomorrow morning) while at the same time preparing for my trip to Boston and my interview at Tufts.

Needless to say, it's been a little hectic. I'm finally all packed and headed to bed early so I can get into the office and finish the draft of the service demand for the budget before I have to leave around 1:30 for my flight out of Pudong airport... apparently the new security measures take FOREVER to get through for international flights with US destinations. I'm psyched to get back to the states and hopefully bone up on my linguistic skills before the interview on Tuesday, but most of all I can't wait to sit around all day Saturday and watch college football live with Miguel (sorry Mom, Dad... had to be honest, I still love you both and can't wait to see you either.)

I'm way behind on the blog posts and posting pictures but I promise to catch up when I get back with some deep musings on the Vietnamese culture and the paradox of their famous "fish sauce" (that is, it smells revolting, but goes great with literally every dish they serve, crazy stuff.)

Have a great homecoming weekend for everyone headed back to Madison, I wish I could be there to watch the Badgers embarrass Minnesota but I'll be cheering from Boston and only drinking PBR and Busch Lite (and maybe some bloody marys early Saturday... after all, some traditions should never be broken.)