Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 at
Okay, so I suppose I should finish up my chronicles on my adventures in New York, especially now that I’m situated at the beginning of orientation.
Not too much happened on Sunday, just hung around Columbia and went to church (NOW I’M GOING TO TALK ABOUT RELIGION, SKIP DOWN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT). It’s still awkward to hang around Christians (in church, where they expect mainly other Christians to be), especially when family is around (which makes me Christian by proxy unless I say something; I usually don’t).
Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 at
Before we start the next iteration of our scheduled New York blog series, I would like to note that the score is currently 2 TV, 0 Nathan. I thought that since I could listen to music and blog, and since blogging in a room with a TV shouldn’t be all that different from blogging with music, that I should be able to blog with the TV on. Unfortunately, I had never watched the series House before, and I managed to catch what my brother told me was one of the more mind-bendy episodes.
Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 at
Well, I’ve found out that trying to type things out while there’s a TV running is nigh impossible, possibly because I never watch TV, and TV has been evolving to be visually/aurally addictive as possible. So I’m left without immunities to the viral memes (mental genes) of the TV… oh noes…
Well, have to try anyways.
So, day three of the trip: like all good tourists, we had to visit the Statue of Liberty.
Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at
So my l my life sucks, it's so boring.
HAHAHA.
Right.
I'm posting this from my shiny new Android phone while in the middle of New York, which is about as exciting as something can get without involving large amounts of wonton destruction.
And like any good blogger, I need to give my inexpert opinion and do a review.
So the phone is a Samsung Captivate running Android 2.1, with Swype preinstalled, with a gorgeous screen.
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at
Hi. Have a story. It’s rough around the edges, but I think the fundamental idea is of at least some interest. No, a foot soldier wouldn’t think like that, but I didn’t want to waste time trying to get into character.
Status: remember it's just a game! you don't have to scream like they're actually killing you every time something hits you or when you fall off the road... repeat after me: it's just a game!
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 at
Well, it was fun while it lasted.
Wait, I don’t think I’ve ever told you guys what I was actually studying. So, I guess I better start there, especially since I have a better idea of what I was doing now that it’s over.
The REU (Research Experience for Undergrads) was based in Calpoly, with a focus on robotics. My particular project’s long term goal was to track/follow sharks with multiple AUVs, with the short-term summer goal of tracking/following a boat with one AUV.
Posted on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at
My gosh, so much happens in a week.
So, I got evicted (not my fault, although now I know that I have to keep tabs on the people I rent from, too), started really whaling on my internship (partly why I haven’t been posting lately), and played out in public. Granted, I sucked, and I’ve been out of practice for about a week (and my god, why can’t they leave a grand where I can get to it, and let me at it when I can get to it?