What are you doing here?
Well, I've been back at MIT for about two weeks. Definitely glad to be back.
This summer, I'm working in the Computation Structures Group at CSAIL on a secure processor. It's interesting, and so far, I feel like I'm working on something more productive than I did last year. Sometimes, though, it seems that I'm making only slow progress, because of having to do lots of reading, and not ending getting much done. It's a good job, though.
Sunday was the SIPB 35th reunion. It was interesting, but I'm glad it's over now, so I can stop running around and taking care of things. Of course, rhean did an impressive job of organizing everything, and did a lot more than I did.
Part of the reunion setup was to have a banner that said "SIPB 35th Reunion." Our original plans to plant PVC pipes in the ground failed, so we tried tying them to a fence instead. This worked... except the sign was unreadable as it blew in the wind. It turned into an alum toy, though, and they eventually made it work :)
This summer, I'm planning to try to cook more, and avoid buying dinner when not in mobs. This is made somewhat more difficult by the fact that food truck meal lasts me more than one meal. Generally, this means I have food truck food for lunch, and leftovers for dinner, supplemented with a few small things. I think I want to break this trend, though, so I made some dinner tonight, added some of it to the food truck leftovers, and I'll take that into work tomorrow.
Food recently purchased at Star includes things that I normally don't get, including cinnamon raisin bread, white peaches, apple juice, orange juice, chicken helper, hamburger helper, tater tots, and probably a few more things that I can't think of. Of course, part of the problem with cooking is that often the portions are too big for one person. Perhaps a bunch of us should get together to make food at some point. I'm finally getting rid of the months-old chicken in the freezer, and making the Chicken Helper tomorrow.
I've been spending a lot of time at Random recently. Last week, I had only visited on Tuesday. This week, though, I felt the desire to visit more often, though other things also took me over there. On Sunday, I decided to fulfill an RCC request, since none of the Random RCCs had responded (though later I realized that only 1 was around for the summer), and I figured that I'd just drop by and see if the person who needed help was around. I sort of wonder whether the non-Random RCC who had responded (and not offered to immediately drop by) and the RCC supervisors were confused by the e-mail I wrote. It said, "I'll likely be around tomorrow if/when Tuesday happens." I knew exactly what it meant, and so did the other person, but to most people, that makes no sense.
Amusingly, back in February, melithiel was surprised when I showed up at Random one day, and asked me, "What are you doing here? Not that I object to your being here... but you're usually not here." (In fact, you can find the Livejournal entry here.) When I went to look for the person who needed RCC help, I went to the wrong side of BMF, where anannamouse also asked me "What are you doing here?"
Yesterday was Tuesday! I was a bit late, but made in time to grab one. Hung out on Black Hole for a while, though people disappeared, so I wandered up to BMF. I walked by the lounge, initially planning to walk past it, before deciding to join in, especially when bluefaith called to me. Random's really a quite welcoming place. (More on this later.) I hung out there for quite a while, before heading home.
Today, went to Random yet again, after hearing Rebecca might have been there. It turns out she decided to go to Random tomorrow instead. But I spent some more time there, including lying on rivenwanderer's floor, despite her claiming that the floor is a bad place to sleep. This was followed by a trip to CVS and Star.
Anyway, about Random being a more welcoming place... sometime during Spring term, anannamouse came by Tetazoo a few times to visit. One time, she ended up on top the pipes in the Goodale lounge, complete with tooling, food, and drink. Some people wondered who she was, though she answered in that indirect annag way :). The next night, we had a budget meeting, and someone mentioned annag in passing. One person said, "Yeah, who the hell was that person?" That was a bit disappointing, especially since I found her visiting Tetazoo to be nice.
annag's visiting Tetazoo that day is somewhat comparable to my hanging out in BMF lounge. Sure, there were a few people I knew, like bluefaith, tabbott, and Alya, but I don't know any of them really well, and there were a few people I didn't know. I felt welcome, though, like I fit in. (I've also gotten to the point where the desk workers consistently let me in Random.)
Tetazoo and Random's default settings seem to be quite different. I suppose this isn't surprising, though I see Random as being a good influence on Tetazoo... or at least, some of Tetazoo. I realize that one of the few things keeping me on Tetazoo now is the people who I brought (or played a role in bringing) over to Tetazoo from elsewhere. This past year, we had some frosh I liked too, but of the four that I felt most comfortable with, three moved to ILGs.
Of course, Random has its downsides too, such as location from campus and single-gendered floors. It seems to be a better fit overall, though. If I wanted to move, though, obviously I wouldn't be guaranteed to be able to, nor would I be guaranteed a non-small half. For now, though, I'm staying here... no idea what will happen in the future.
I've also realized that I haven't visited ET much. Part of this is because it's inconvnient to get to and come back from. I should visit people there too, though. I suppose there is time during the summer. And we should do things :)
This summer, I'm working in the Computation Structures Group at CSAIL on a secure processor. It's interesting, and so far, I feel like I'm working on something more productive than I did last year. Sometimes, though, it seems that I'm making only slow progress, because of having to do lots of reading, and not ending getting much done. It's a good job, though.
Sunday was the SIPB 35th reunion. It was interesting, but I'm glad it's over now, so I can stop running around and taking care of things. Of course, rhean did an impressive job of organizing everything, and did a lot more than I did.
Part of the reunion setup was to have a banner that said "SIPB 35th Reunion." Our original plans to plant PVC pipes in the ground failed, so we tried tying them to a fence instead. This worked... except the sign was unreadable as it blew in the wind. It turned into an alum toy, though, and they eventually made it work :)
This summer, I'm planning to try to cook more, and avoid buying dinner when not in mobs. This is made somewhat more difficult by the fact that food truck meal lasts me more than one meal. Generally, this means I have food truck food for lunch, and leftovers for dinner, supplemented with a few small things. I think I want to break this trend, though, so I made some dinner tonight, added some of it to the food truck leftovers, and I'll take that into work tomorrow.
Food recently purchased at Star includes things that I normally don't get, including cinnamon raisin bread, white peaches, apple juice, orange juice, chicken helper, hamburger helper, tater tots, and probably a few more things that I can't think of. Of course, part of the problem with cooking is that often the portions are too big for one person. Perhaps a bunch of us should get together to make food at some point. I'm finally getting rid of the months-old chicken in the freezer, and making the Chicken Helper tomorrow.
I've been spending a lot of time at Random recently. Last week, I had only visited on Tuesday. This week, though, I felt the desire to visit more often, though other things also took me over there. On Sunday, I decided to fulfill an RCC request, since none of the Random RCCs had responded (though later I realized that only 1 was around for the summer), and I figured that I'd just drop by and see if the person who needed help was around. I sort of wonder whether the non-Random RCC who had responded (and not offered to immediately drop by) and the RCC supervisors were confused by the e-mail I wrote. It said, "I'll likely be around tomorrow if/when Tuesday happens." I knew exactly what it meant, and so did the other person, but to most people, that makes no sense.
Amusingly, back in February, melithiel was surprised when I showed up at Random one day, and asked me, "What are you doing here? Not that I object to your being here... but you're usually not here." (In fact, you can find the Livejournal entry here.) When I went to look for the person who needed RCC help, I went to the wrong side of BMF, where anannamouse also asked me "What are you doing here?"
Yesterday was Tuesday! I was a bit late, but made in time to grab one. Hung out on Black Hole for a while, though people disappeared, so I wandered up to BMF. I walked by the lounge, initially planning to walk past it, before deciding to join in, especially when bluefaith called to me. Random's really a quite welcoming place. (More on this later.) I hung out there for quite a while, before heading home.
Today, went to Random yet again, after hearing Rebecca might have been there. It turns out she decided to go to Random tomorrow instead. But I spent some more time there, including lying on rivenwanderer's floor, despite her claiming that the floor is a bad place to sleep. This was followed by a trip to CVS and Star.
Anyway, about Random being a more welcoming place... sometime during Spring term, anannamouse came by Tetazoo a few times to visit. One time, she ended up on top the pipes in the Goodale lounge, complete with tooling, food, and drink. Some people wondered who she was, though she answered in that indirect annag way :). The next night, we had a budget meeting, and someone mentioned annag in passing. One person said, "Yeah, who the hell was that person?" That was a bit disappointing, especially since I found her visiting Tetazoo to be nice.
annag's visiting Tetazoo that day is somewhat comparable to my hanging out in BMF lounge. Sure, there were a few people I knew, like bluefaith, tabbott, and Alya, but I don't know any of them really well, and there were a few people I didn't know. I felt welcome, though, like I fit in. (I've also gotten to the point where the desk workers consistently let me in Random.)
Tetazoo and Random's default settings seem to be quite different. I suppose this isn't surprising, though I see Random as being a good influence on Tetazoo... or at least, some of Tetazoo. I realize that one of the few things keeping me on Tetazoo now is the people who I brought (or played a role in bringing) over to Tetazoo from elsewhere. This past year, we had some frosh I liked too, but of the four that I felt most comfortable with, three moved to ILGs.
Of course, Random has its downsides too, such as location from campus and single-gendered floors. It seems to be a better fit overall, though. If I wanted to move, though, obviously I wouldn't be guaranteed to be able to, nor would I be guaranteed a non-small half. For now, though, I'm staying here... no idea what will happen in the future.
I've also realized that I haven't visited ET much. Part of this is because it's inconvnient to get to and come back from. I should visit people there too, though. I suppose there is time during the summer. And we should do things :)