cramp it up

so one of the main reasons i started this blog was because i've been having some trouble writing a 'statement of the problem' for some experiments we are planning on running. basically it's just a few pages about what research questions i want to ask, why i want to ask them, how past research supports the ideas, and how i plan on answering the questions. sounds easy enough right? grrrr. problem is, i need to get this done ASAP because all the experiments need to be run in about 3 weeks since i'll be collecting data at UCSD and i have to get back to ASU at the beginning on the semester to teach. i've written about 2 paragraphs in about 4 days. that's no good. instead i've been searching craigslist for a place to sublet for the month. hopefully i'll find a nice, fairly inexpensive place. i'm excited to spend some time in san diego!! i've planned my trip so i can catch the dbacks playing the padres at petco park a couple days after i get there! woohoo! i'm trying to convince some of my friends to make the trip out as well. i've only been to petco once and that was at the end of a cancer walk, so i haven't seen a baseball game there yet, can't wait! that will bring my tally to 8 ballparks this summer, not too shabby (at some point i'll write a post about my awesome east coast ballpark tour, promise!). it'll be nice to get out of the heat for a bit too, although it really hasn't been too terrible this summer (unless i'm just getting used to az, who woulda thunk?). i'm really looking forward to going to the beach too, i miss the ocean like woah.

ok, i'm going to get this statement finished today! or else i'll be very mad at myself. and you don't want to see me mad.