Spring Break and Summer Plans

I have been in Orlando on spring break since Monday night. Yesterday I got my birthday present at Fantasy of Flight, it was a ride up in an open cockpit airplane. There are pictures on my flickr, just click on this one for more.



Last night I finally checked my email, to find two acceptance messages from physics REU programs that I applied to for the summer. Even better, one of them is right here in Orlando, so yay for me! Now I just have to figure out what to do with my parrot and my apartment in San Angelo over the summer. Troy offered to let Rigel stay here, but he has a cat. As laid back as Athena is, I will never trust a cat around one of my birds. So if anyone in San Angelo is looking for a place to live over the summer, and would be willing to birdsit as payment on rent, talk to me.

More pictures and fun as they happen.
~TJ

Bubble Girl

Yesterday after work we went to the house to sort and pack some more stuff. It was cold, cloudy, and rainy. While sitting on the floor of my office sorting old bills and school papers, the room brightened and turned a warm shade of orange. The sun had drooped below the cloudline as it was setting. Since there is no power at the house, it was time to load up the cars and leave. Michael left first. As I opened my door and got in, I looked up at the pinkish-orange sky. Above me, surrounding me, was the most distinct and complete rainbow I've ever seen. Each color seperated into large bands and streached unbroken across the sky. I felt like I was in a giant colorful soap bubble. I eventually pulled my eyes away, reluctantly. As I drove home, the sky became a deep dusky pink, and then grey. Eventually I could see nothing but headlights reflecting the rain on my windshield.

It was cool. I tried to take a picture with my phone, but somehow it was video instead.