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Finally got my grade in the groundwater class I had in the Spring. I aced it (of course). I stumbled a little towards the end though so I was a little concerned, but the rest of the class seemed to be stumbling worse. That's 3 straight semesters I've had grad classes and I think it's time for a break. The World Cup is no time to be studying, after all, so I'm taking the summer off. Hopefully I can take off of work for a week or two as well. I'd like to watch some games with other people instead of in my cubicle and on my lunch break. I wanted to try to go to Europe for a week for that but the money isn't right right now (although that could change) so I might just go to New Orleans and hang out with some friends. 

Loving the iPad. I finished Robinson Crusoe on it. By the end I'd totally abandoned my paperback copy, even when it was a few feet away at home. Now I'm reading The Hobbit. I think I'll stick to the hardback version I already had since I'm going through it pretty fast (and it's $10 in the iBook store) but I could see myself paying $15 for The Lord of the Rings (have the hardback). Everyone should get an iPad. It's well worth the $500 minimum price tag.

Speaking of Apple, its stock is doing well these days. Sort of makes me regret selling mine to pay for going back to school last spring. But I'm happy where I am now and I can't say I'd be in the same position if I hadn't gone back.  Still it's impossible not to look at the stock price and think what tripling my money could have done for me.  When I get some money I want to buy some more stock but I doubt I'll ever get anything that I'll be as confident in as Apple at $100 per share.

That's all for now I guess. I'm anxious for the coming week to find out if I'll be deployed for disaster relief for the massive tornado that tore through the state last weekend. Til next time.