Sweden is quickly approaching

Du gamla, Du fria
Thou ancient, Thou free

I'm working strong, hard, and long on this presentation. I realize how wrong that sounds now that I've written it out. But I am working on the team's presentation for next Monday in Sweden. Things are moving along...far from smoothly. Thursday and Friday Mike will be working with me on the slides perhaps the last times I'll work on them before they fly out. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Excited that I get to be working on something so prestigious. This presentation is going to be presented to over 50 individuals from around the world - Denmark, Ghana, the Netherlands to name a few. So far I've worked on this and an article (which I'll hopefully be getting money for). The best part is that I'll be getting my name on them.
How great is that? A post graduate college student getting her name on presentations and publications. I'll also be working on publications of my own, they'll have focuses in the Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice realm. This is really is an enriching opportunity for me, regardless of what my mom and aunt say about it being too cushy of an internship. It would feel really wonderful to get published. I would love to get my fiction published (and of course finished) first, but this would almost be better. These articles would possibly be published in Criminal Journals or something like that - at least that's what I'm hoping.
It is depressing to know that Mike will be leaving for Oregon soon. Yesterday was his last official day at college. He'll still be assisting the Family Center on certain things. I'll then be working under Dan and Vivi. I still have yet to meet Vivi. She's still on maternity leave; she had a baby girl. Well I should try getting back to work.
Do you think if I drive a black SUV, people will think I'm part of the FBI?

Mood: Working! Working! Working!
Thoughts: I hope I can get this presentation done before Monday (Sept 7), and that its good
Watching: Criminal Minds season 2 - Gideon is writing his farewell letter for Reid to find, suspenseful
Drinking: Oceanspray Cranberry juice
Wish I Was: Outside in the pool soaking up some sun and my daily dosage of Vitamin D