The triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer at my job.
Friends, it’s been a wild year. Time is precious so I will make this brief. The year 2020 was very challenging for me. When I focus on the silver lining, there have been several VERY positive developments, and I will selectively focus on a few of those here.
I have been doing a lot of writing recently. I am working on putting together a compilation of romance short stories. I have two stories complete and 4 more in progress. I am aiming for 4,000-5,000 words per story, and ten stories per compilation. This is cool for two reasons: First, I’ve really been enjoying fiction writing and learning how to properly develop characters and craft compelling dialog. Second, this is going to help hone my writing skills for when I move out of state. I am planning to continue my current volunteer efforts by grant writing for the organization I’m involved with.
On another creative front, the release of my upcoming EP (“aqua regia”) has been moved to the back burner for now. Things have simply been too busy; in my life there have been A LOT of moving parts this past year. The EP graphic design is done, the tracks are all done, I just need to finalize the post-mix and mastering. My vision is that when I refocus my attention to this project, I will have have enough break time to bring “fresh ears” to the music, and finish off the post-production within several days worth of time.
As shown in the figure at the top this post, I’ve been spending a lot of time this year accelerating ions into a quadrupole mass filter at my job. I can’t discuss the specific details of the project I’ve been working on, but it’s been a cool work experience, and I’ve been able a ton of valuable life experience working in a corporate environment.
With that said… I transmit to you through the interwebz the following good vibes:
[PEACE] *zing zap psssst*
[LOVE] *zzzrrrrrr… zip zap*
[UNITY] *vvvwwwww, wub wub wub*
[REPESCT] *zap zap zip*
Enjoy the vibes!
-JF
