DONE (sorta)

DONE (sorta) This entry is going to be a completely random collection of things because right now Im a little too tired to do a coherent entry. The end of term will do that to you. But hey, Im DONE (sorta). I Apologies to any random prefrosh that have contacted me lately. Ive been really hosed and have kinda been brushing people off. Its not because I hate you, its because MIT hates me. II Yesterday, while sitting in the kitchen, I decided that I hadnt roller bladed in a while and I missed it. So, like any spontaneous college student, I walked over to Boston and bought a pair of roller blades. I forgot how much I really enjoy skating. Ive been skating everywhere lately and Ive been loving it! Tunnels + Roller Blades = awesome. Rumor has it that I can get a fine for skating inside buildings but nobody has yelled at me yet (well, except for CopyTech and LaVerdes) so I guess Ill just keep going until somebody complains. This morning I woke up at 5:30 and went skating for a couple of hours. I went down to the Museum of Science, over to Boston, all down the shore of the Charles, back into Cambridge, and then back to MIT. I guess I should talk a bit about transportation at MIT. Things youll see used are: Bikes Ripsticks Roller Blades Skateboards If you want wheels then just bring/buy what youre most comfortable with. You by no means need transportation, walking works just fine, its completely up to you. III I saw geese the other day. Well, not just geese, but also baby geese! Its officially spring when you see bouncy little furry yellow things running around. Seeing things like this just makes me happy. I tend to forget about all the crap thats going on around me and just think about what itd be like to have no cares or worries. As it is, I can only pretend, but its almost the same! IV I walked by the dome the other day and saw a bunch of facilities guys doing something on it. I have no idea what they were doing, nor will I probably ever find out (unless I ask them or I can dig around and find a hacker to ask but I dont think I care quite enough to go through all of that). All I know is that random people walking around on the dome isnt something you see everyday. V 2.007 was the other day and, although I didnt get to stay for the whole thing, I got to see a couple of rounds of competition. Maybe some of you recognize what this guy is wearing from CPW? I wish I could have stayed and seen more but I had to rush off to toy lab and work on my toy. VI SHAMELESS PLUG: Toy Design PLAYSENTATIONS on Tuesday May 13th, 8 pm in 6-120. BE THERE! In all seriousness, its crunch time in toy land. I still dont want to tell you what were making, but I can give you a picture and you can try to guess, how about that? What is it? Guess in the comments. VII I finally got a new hard drive for my laptop and am in the process of reinstalling everything, readjusting all of my user settings, and trying to get everything back to normal. PAIN IN THE BUTT. Even though I didnt lose much data, just getting all of my settings back to normal is a massive undertaking. Thats it from me, for now. Ill be slaving away on toys all weekend and then thats the last thing I have due before finals. After next week its just three more tests and Im done with freshman year at MIT, woo-hoo! Finally! When you pick your athena name and e-mail address, please please please dont: Use underscores _ Use numbers 0-9 Be a middle school girl with a new AIM account [emailprotected] Be classy and youll do fine. Remember, you only get to pick this name once, make it count.