Priceless

I've got no words for this....

Feeling renewed

I feel like I just won a hard-fought battle....I just officially submitted my first grant proposal application to the National Science Foundation.  I never thought I'd really get to do this sort of thing since I didn't go the PhD/faculty member route.  I don't think I'd want to do it full time or anything, but it really is a lot of fun as far as work goes (yes, I am a nerd.  I fully admit it).  I'm not under any delusions of grandeur that it will actually get funded; I am sure the competition is fierce, and this is my first stab at this, although my boss is also the co-PI with me on it.  It would be awesome if we did get funded - it would mean almost $750k over five years, which we could definitely use.  And it would give me an outlet for the research/dorky side of me to continue doing that type of work. 

Woo hoo!