Back in the saddle

A few items to which the title applies, literally and figuratively.

• Back in my bike saddle. After two long weeks without my favorite transportation vehicle, I picked it up yesterday. It had needed a bit more work than anticipated, but now everything is in good working order. The ride to class today felt superb, like it was a new bike again.
• We finished our first mockup of the low profile halo device late last week and are looking at making one more crude mockup before acquiring funding to make a better representation of the final form.
• This week and this coming weekend I'm going to (not "going to try," but really "going to") kick my ass into high gear with classes in preparation for the onslaught of midterms, projects, and outside commitments.
• Running will no longer drop on my priority list. As soon as I click "post" I'm changing and heading out feet-to-pavement-style to feel the cool autumn air thru a long-sleeved t-shirt.