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-Blaise sent this letter to friends and family to celebrate the winter holiday season, 2014.
-In addition to this html version, you can also download the letter as sent: <a href="./letter.pdf">PDF</a>.
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-Hello to all my friends and family.
-I hope that you are feeling peaceful, cozy, and happy in these winter months.
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-For a long time I've wanted to start a tradition of sending out yearly letters.
-In this, the 25th year of my life, I've finally gotten around to doing it.
-I'm inspired by my mother, who has been sending out letters since the 80s.
-It's a wonderful way to keep in contact, and it serves as a great personal record.
-It may seem anachronistic now that we have email and social media, but keeping it a physical letter just feels good.
-Please let me know if your address changes (email is probably best) so I can send you letters in future years.
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-I'm now a fourth year Analytical Chemistry graduate student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
-I do research in the lab of John Wright.
-We do ultrafast, multidimensional spectroscopy of solar materials.
-I'm involved in many projects, but mainly I'm working on BiVO4 and PbSe quantum dots.
-I'll continue this research for another one to two years.
-After that? I'm not too sure yet.
-Grad school has been very fun for me, I really enjoy working in this field and the people that I interact with are all fantastic.
-John in particular is a great mentor personally and scientifically.
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-As a vacation this year mom and I went out to California by car, primarily to visit bay area relatives.
-It was an all-around stellar experience.
-Driving from Wisconsin to California takes a long time, but the geography is stunningly beautiful.
-Highlights included clouds in Nebraska, Big Trees, Yosemite, and the Bonneville salt flats.
-The bay area itself was also beautiful, of course.
-It's crazy to realize that I haven't been out to see that side of the family since Grandma Betty's funeral in 2005.
-Will have to make a concerted effort to go out west more often.
-Perhaps I'll have to swallow my pride and get on a plane.
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-Our family cat, Untzag, died unexpectedly in October of this year.
-She was run over by a car.
-Vehrzheen, the family dog, is geriatric and probably not long for this world.
-2015 will probably be the first year in my life without a family dog or cat.
-Ridgeback, my turtle, is still going strong.
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-Madison continues to be a great city for me.
-I take advantage of it less then I should.
-I'm going out to eat and grab drinks more in recent months.
-The folk community here is very active, and I was able to dance weekly for most of the year.
-I've been taking a break from contradance over the last several months, but plan to dance again come January.
-I was able to see Yelle and Of Montreal in the same month this fall.
-Both were absolutely fantastic live.
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-Have a great new year.
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-Blaise J Thompson <br>
-509 N Lake St. Apt 408 <br>
-Madison Wisconsin 53703<br>
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-blaise@untzag.com
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