This week has spun out of control, and now I have this kind of dizzy, euphoric feeling. I don't even want to stand up now to go down to the library to scan pictures of Franz cells, I might fall over.

Not only am I in the throws of pre-holiday anticipation, I found a cheap and safe place to live next year in SE1, and now my career suddenly seems to be sky rocketing. I finished my first patent application and turned it over to the powers-that-be on Wednesday. No word on Thursday and then this morning all the higher ups seem to have crashed my office proclaiming words like, "excellent!" and "exactly what we wanted!" and "finishing your PhD early!" and "press release in America!"

Press release in America!?!?!

I'm not ready for this kind of exposure.