I came out to some of my extended family and found out that another one of my uncles is gay and my parents had just kept that a secret for 20 years. And that my parents have been spreading some shitty rumors about me. All in all not really regretting not talking to them right now. University is looking at perhaps a 25% budget cut which is going to be a mess. The chancellor wants to spend money on the landscaping though because that's what attracts new students. At least right now my funding comes from the DOE, but it's evaporated overnight before so who knows what happens in the fall. I don't see this whole situation ending well for universities and it just increases my resolve to get out of academia when I'm done. Putting slides together for a conference presentation that I'm excited about as it finally reveals some stuff I did in undergrad! Breadski, please rate my challah: 