But my internship wrapped up quite nicely! On Monday I went in and rushed around, finishing up all my tasks, passing on information about what I'd done and where everything was to those who needed to know. At lunch time, I was presented with three gifts: a bag, a notepad, and a glass all with the CET logo on them. The coolest one was the glass, because it's made from the bottom of a recycled wine bottle. Pretty awesome. More poignant leave-taking comments below the fold.

I am frantically trying to finish up these two big projects I've been working on: the Green Audit folders and the LEED resource binder. Yet even with the permanent deadlines fast approaching for these my lasting legacies, I find my mind wandering to Conn more than is productive. Normally, with the due date for an assignment so near, my productivity and focus skyrocket. But this time, they remain at a mellow buzz.

I love CET and everyone there, and all the things they do, but have deplored the drudgery of all my office work. I have learned so much here that I am exceedingly grateful for, yet about half of what I'm glad to have learned has come from procrastinatory projects, researching lifestyle improvements to help fight climate change.

But there was excitement today! I was interviewed! More ponderings as well as that story below the fold.

However, the real exciting thing today was going on a final inspection. I got to work early (8) and headed down to Springfield (~30 minutes) with Jonathan, one of our energy auditors. We went to three houses, actually, all around a little intersection in Springfield. The first house was a Final Inspection for EnergyStar. That means, the house is pretty much done, and all we're doing is running tests to make sure everything's in order, as well as installing compact fluorescents in all the light fixtures. Jonathan did the tests, I did the lightbulbs. It was great, because I was very useful: doing the lightbulbs usually accounts for about half of the normal 2-hour Final, and thus the inspection only took about half as long. I installed about 25 bulbs, though Jonathan did a few more in the basement and they had already used CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs) for the bathrooms. Jonathan did the Blower Door and bolometer tests, inputed some data into his laptop, and I measured the insulation depth in the attic. And that was this house done and on to the next two.

The rest of my exciting day after the jump.

Also, I've started appreciating my officemates a lot. They're all so cool! A fun lunchtime story about landing a hot air balloon in a sketchy place, after the jump.