Why I've Not Been Around

There's a monster lurking around these parts. Its scientific name is Finalsweeksus Gradschoolicus. Its primary diet is take-out food and its preferred habitat is within the chaos and disorganization its mere presence brings with it. It is mostly a nocturnal animal and, as you can see in the photo below, it enjoys nesting on my desk:

From what I understand, this beast only has one more nesting cycle in our home, and even that will be in abbreviated form. While I will miss its presence to some degree, I will also happily bid it farewell in the hopes that it takes up residence in some other grad student's home afterwards. As for me, folks, I'll be back next week!