Sunday, 10 February 2008

2006_01_01_archive



Rusty

I feel rusty blogging today: it seems like it's been forever since I

last blogged ;) But what better way to remove the rust than write?

New year's eve was fun. Both Alli and I were sick in the days before

NYE, leading us to cancel our New York city trip, but then we felt

marginally better on 12/31, enough to go out for dinner and drinks at

Mantra. They charged a $60 cover just to get in (without an open bar),

so the dinner deal was good since it included that cover. And,

partially to my surprise, the place was packed, so the price clearly

wasn't a problem for too many people. Alli and I snagged good spots

for people-watching, a nice thing to do when you don't have the energy

to dance all night, although we did get much alcohol spilled on us

from tipsy people bumping into each other ;)

Today the new SDM class is starting. Good luck! I've volunteered to

help run the January design challenges, including judging the robotics

competition modeled after the DARPA Grand Challenge II, and helping

the new students with common questions about MIT, class selection,

thesis writing, and more.

I also managed to complete all my courses (including my thesis) with a

perfect GPA, a nice little achievement of which I'm proud. Now I get

to sleep late for a few days, relax a bit, and contemplate the future.


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