the long days begin

the last few days have been pretty long an intense as i try and make sure everything is correct before beginning any long-term data collection. this process has extended longer than i would have liked, but it is definitely better to put in the precautionary man-hours on the front-end as opposed to finding errors on the back-end. it would be a good ending to the week to finish the setup process tomorrow. it is possible, but it will take a lot of things lining up just perfectly.