preparing for ny

i get to head to new york wednesday for a week, and i am frantically trying to get things finished so i can get some tests running while i am gone. i made some significant strides today with the great help of the brilliant minds that surround me. a few colleagues and i have finally prototyped a power monitor that we should be able to use for data collection. there is a bit more software to write, but for the most part, it is finished. this is a MAJOR step in providing me with the results that would be the backbone of my initial research and any papers in the near future. it's a very busy but exciting time. i have a lot going on and it is hard at times to know where to focus my energy, but i think i am doing alright.