Today's the beginning of a five day stint at the synchrotron. I'll be here at the NSLS until October 1. I've done three days before, but never five. Luckily, I've got a colleague, Tom, here to help me out the first few days. But I miss home already, and Kelly and Gunner.

Right now I'm waiting for the x-ray beam to come back online. It's been down since 6AM this morning.