Apparently I am a . . .

'Hot nerd' according to Chrissy.

It's been a tough week with 25 days left as of today, but I feel that we are racing towards the finish line a lot quicker now. We finally have most of the parts we need to finish building the six wheel chassis, which is fantastic. Bud spent a few hours this morning machining a great platform to mount all the electronics on so that we don't have to lift up ten separate pieces all connected with wires when we want to move a little bit. Chrissy and Julia are working to connect all the power circuitry and microprocessor elements with proper wiring and lugs. There's now a simple camera platform for us to work off us and things are picking up! I can feel it! We're getting there!

One thing that always impresses me is the dedication of the parents. Tonight, on a Friday night at 8 pm, we had Beth Schnurle (Kersten's mom), Debbie Hara (Julia's mom), and Emily's father with us. Not only did they feed us, they also brought lots of food. We wouldn't be here without them. It's so fantastic!

More later. I have high hopes for Castilleja Robotics as a sustained technology program!