MATLAB hell, with a bit of sushi

So, I started my day off in a cheery mood. My Mom slept over last night, I cooked her supper and we sat around and talked and went for long walk to Corydon and back...a nice relaxing night... Because I was in high spirits, I decided that I'd tackle MATLAB, the oh-so-lovely computer data processing programming ickiness (yes, that is the official scientific term) that I've been working with on and off for the last year and half. Up until recently, I've been fairly dependent on other people to help me out, but I've been spending some "quality time" with it in the last week or so and am getting a feel for it. So, now, 8 hours later, I still don't have much to show for my messing around with the program ALL DAY! Despite this, I'm still happy. I'm understanding a bit more how the program works...so maybe my lesson to everyone today is: Don't give up! Keep trying... So, yes, tomorrow I'm meeting with another student to go through the blocks that stopped me today, but my thesis figures are coming together...slowly, but surely. It's a nice feeling.

On the bright side of my day, I got to babysit my office-mate's son, who is 2. He is such a cute little man. We watched Sesame Street...its actually still really good. It kept my attention, anyhow. However, get this, this 2-year-old has a wooden sushi set. The rolls are held together with velcro and then he can cut them into pieces with his little wooden knife and dip them in soy sauce with chop sticks that have velcro on them... It's so great! AND, there is a block of wasabi...which C. puts to his tongue and goes "Ewwww". My babies are definitely getting their own wooden sushi set!

No new German words to report...Georg we need another lesson soon! My favourite German word that I've learned so far is: Meerschweinchen. It won't be of much use to me in everyday life, but it is fun to say (and hear). It means guinea pig. So, remember this word, if you are ever needing to buy a guinea pig in a pet store in Germany.