Gettin' Busy

I'm officially really really busy! Here are some reasons why:
1. I am applying for the NSF GRFP! It is a 3 year fellowship, and with that grant money I would be able to finish my Ph.D. without any more money-searching. I really want this so bad it makes me sort of panicky to think about. Deadline is November 18th so I really need to make progress starting now!
2. I went backpacking! One of the women from last year's IGERT cohort, Renee, invited me to tag along with her awesome friends backpacking in St. Joe National Forest in the Idaho Panhandle. My booty is suuuuper sore from a few intense uphill climbs!

Renee and I on our way up!

3. Class. It has homework and stuff.
4. Having an apartment. I like to make my life more difficult by refusing to buy things. For example, here is my laundry system:

The strings include: the drawstring for the blinds, a bungee cord I found on the sidewalk, a broken lanyard, and the That Guy Badge (a badge I won for leaving my tennis shoes at Erik's grandpa's house on our trip home from Colorado.) I also have yet to purchase anything to sit on in the living room. Or a vacuum cleaner. Am I cheap... or just lazy.... or really busy? You decide.