I finished the sixth movement of my thesis yesterday although the ending is still a little rough. I'll soften the edges on my trip tomorrow and finalize it this weekend. I'm pretty much on my target schedule again. For anyone interested, here is an MP3 of the work so far (MP3, 12:38 11.5MB). I'd be interested to hear from composers and non-composers alike. I have less than four minutes remaining, as it looks like the piece will round out to about sixteen minutes.

This will be the last News update until I'm resituated at home sometime next week. I'll be make the arduous trip back to Virginia in one sitting starting tomorrow morning at 5 AM, armed only with a book of CDs and a bag of chocolates (and a car). Enjoy the wasteland if you're remaining in Tallahassee, and load your shotguns if you live in northern Virginia.

I'd take another picture of myself waving goodbye like last year, but it involves mirrors and oblique angles, and takes far too long. Plus, the camera is already crated.