One Year Later ... more like 1 and some change

MMMM man how can I summarize all that has happened to me since 2008 in a few sentences ? I suppose I can't so I'll just write about what I've been doing this past semester. Note: I look at long lengths of time in "semesters" since its much easier for me to keep track of that then what month I may be in. This semester is 1 of my 2 last semesters left in as an undergrad. So I've been busy designing a 50 windmill offshore wind far that is proposed 9 miles or so outside of Galveston, Tx. Interestingly enough, I learned alot about alternative energy since we had to evaluate alternatives many of times. I do see the need to go green, but I cant make it financially "worth it" when I compare it to its "Not-so-green" counterparts. Enough about that. I've gotten real fat since I backed off from my "bodybuilding" hopes and dreams and decided to devote all of my energy into engineering, for now. In fact, my waist size went up from 30 inches to 34 inches. I dont even want to know how much actual muscle I carry on me now a days. I've just finished my Subsea Pipeline Design exam and have 3 more finals to go and then I'll be going to Bangladesh. Its been 13 years or so since we moved to the U.S. and havnet returned since. I managed to research a few places to go see, while in Dhaka (mostly Malls, and a few tourist spots). Hmmm, I probably would just end up staying in while in Dhaka, oh well.
I recently wrote a research paper on Freak Waves, and I had to give a presentation over that today. Did you know that a Freak wave can generate as much as a 100 MT/square meter of pressure ? Crazy Huh ? Specially since, typical ocean going vessels are designed to withstand 15 MT/square meter of pressure, so when one encounters a Freak wave, its never pretty.
My Terabyte Hardrive crashed on me, and I dont know how to recover all the "trapped" data, and now its just sitting in my truck. May be I'll take it over to Fry's or something.
Anyway, back to my fatness; I keep telling myself that I'll get exercising again, in fact, I was exercising everyday, till the beginning of this semester, and then that had to stop, cos school got demanding once more. I want to get back in shape again, and I want to do that this upcoming semester; may be I'll make this my new years resolution.
Hmmm, Im sleepy, so I think Im gonna take a nap in the MASE senior design lab now.
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