climbing the mountain

the intense process has begun, and it is as tough as i expected. the one thing that keeps me going is knowing that there are so many essential skills to be learned and extremely relevant results to come out of the work. it will feel better once i am on the other side. it's all about keeping thing in perspective. not doing so can drive you insane.

i'd like to keep all of the individuals (and their families) involved in the virginia tech tragedy in all of our prayers.