Leonland - Leon Barnard
Chapter 5 > Year Two
My second year was really all about the academics. My previous year's roommates gone, I lived alone and took on more responsibility in the lab. I put in a lot of long hours on a research project, first setting up and running the study, then analyzing the data and writing papers on it. It was grueling, but ultimately rewarding, and a great experience to have under my belt. Over the summer I worked on applying to jobs on the West Coast and finally landed an interview for a job in L.A. that I would eventually get.
8/1/03: The view from my new place.
8/3/03: Some highlights from a trip to Florida with my labmates. We were working down there, but we managed to have a little fun.
8/30/03: Bratfest, baby! A unique Madison experience.
9/19/03: Cupcakes worth traveling to New York for.
9/24/03: Late night views of my walk home.
10/18/03: Neil's wedding was a blast, wish I could have that much fun every weekend.
1/16/04: The sun goes down on Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA.
1/18/04: The new Walt Disney Concert Hall, and more beach pics.
3/5/04: Spring break - an awesome drive from LA to Berkeley along highway 1. Camping and hiking in Big Sur along the way.
3/9/04: The drive back to LA, not as scenic, but a few fun stops along the way.
4/14/04: The well-lit Georgia Tech campus at night.
4/17/04: My girlfriend's friend's wedding, a good excuse to go back out to the Bay Area.
5/04/04: My parents came to visit and we saw the glass art of Dale Chihuly at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
5/11/04: Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, showing off his latest creation: a wheelchair that can climb stairs and balance on two wheels.
5/19/04: A lab outing to Figo Pasta for tasty pasta and fun. This is the first picture that's been taken of the whole 'family'.
5/30/04: Me and SW making California rolls at home.
6/06/04: A long-overdue trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta.
6/27/04: The Atlanta Gay Pride parade, which went right past my apartment.
7/04/04: Respite at my parents' new home outside of Madison.
7/15/04: Final pictures from, and of, my apartment on Peachtree street.
7/23/04: Final pictures of my cubicle and a view from my walk home.
Posted by Leon on August 1, 2004 02:29 PM [Top of page]