I passed!!!!!!!!

Well, the Argonne Neutron and Xray school is finally over and I am sure you will all be relieved to know that I passed. I know, I was worried too. Now we can all sleep better. Here is the diploma to prove that I was able to withstand hours of lectures and experiments, two bee stings in one night, cockroaches, mice, many beers, a moldy room, and slimy crabcake sandwiches.

Looking back at the past few weeks, I want to recall some rather funny moments. First was a trip to El famous burrito. I think that no explaination is needed really, but it was mentioned that they probably named it "The famous burrito" then thought it didn't sound quite like a Mexican restaurant, so they changed "The" to "El" ignoring the rules of the spanish language. Here is a pic of some folks in front of the restaurant. Some of them claim this hole does indeed have the best burrito ever. Me however, not a fan, especially after watching a pork burrito explode before my eyes and form a lake of grease in the basket that you could swim in. Below that is a picture of a burrito that is the size of a small baby.

This next picture is from the last night at camp. After the picnic we decided to head to Chili's for a night of margaritas. After we all ordered a margarita called the "presidente", which was pure joy, I talked the guys into getting another one. The waiter accidentally brought this one frozen instead of on the rocks. Even worse, he brought them in these tall girly glasses. The guys were really embarassed about drinking such a faminine concoction so I wanted to make sure that I put the picture on my blog for everyone to see!

And finally, I want to show you a picture of the coolest people to ever grace a Neutron and X-ray scattering camp. If you are reading this, thanks for a great time! I had a blast with you all!