Famous Last Words: "Getting Started isn't so hard"

This past week was the start of school, and it was very light in most of my classes. Syllabus week is a blessing because it isn't hard, but a curse because it can lead me into a false sense of security. Here's what I learned during the first week of class:

I am going to get to go to four plays for free, thanks to taking Understanding Theatre
My Computer Vision professor wants to take attendance using face recognition software that he wrote - this is going to be an interesting and fun experiment
Control Theory, my first and only 5000 level class, is going to be pretty difficult, but will be very rewarding
I am going to be busy this semester despite taking 12 hours

Outside of class, I spent time mentoring Team Rocket, a high school robotics team in Oklahoma City. The kids are excited because we have a practice robot that can turn to specific angles and use computer vision to align with goals. We are in the third week of build now, so I am looking forward to helping them make even more progress. We have lots of work ahead there!

OU's robotics team is back at work too, and we made a little progress on our three robots. One of them is shown below:

A picture I took of my idea on how to waterproof one of our robots.

I also got to spend time with my girlfriend, who is doing an internship in Oklahoma City before she starts graduate school in the fall (she graduated last May with an Electrical Engineering degree from OU). We went to see Knives Out together at Meacham on Friday, and I thought it was a really good movie. I highly recommend that movie, and also taking the break to go to a free movie is a good move for mental health and morale.

I want to focus on going into the second week of school strong - I am looking forward to my classes and extracurriculars, but I will need to be deliberate about balancing my time. Homework assignments are already upon me, so it's time to buckle up and get those done.

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