In the swing of things

I'm finally starting to feel settled in Austin. It helps to actually live here. Working downtown is pretty cool, and I like the bus. Despite the smells, it's usually a nice ride. I get a lot of reading done; too much in fact. I need a side project, so I'm trying to revive my master's project. We'll see how that goes.

November 10th (Saturday), we are having a BBQ from 3ish to whenever I turn into an angry drunk and kick everyone out. If you're reading this, you're invited. If you're not reading this, something is wrong, please stop before you destroy the universe. Thanks.

I need to read something intellectually stimulating, but I'd prefer fiction. Any ideas? Oh, and happy Halloween.

Living in Austin

There is so much to do here. In the last month I've learned more about bikes, built my own road bike, taken the dogs to two of the off leash dog parks, taken the bus downtown a few times (~30min in which I can read, write or just enjoy the scenery; in a car any of those will get you killed), and fixed 98% of the problems with the house, of which there were several dozen. Oh, and I've been very, very lazy, played video games a lot, and spent probably a week's worth of time on reddit. You may not believe it, but not having a job gets old after a while.

Last night we saw Quiet, Lovely for the first time in a few years, although we had to duck out early as H's stomach bug decided to grace us with one final encore. As an aside, The Mohawk seems like a nice place to get a drink, but until they finish their outside stage, it's a bit small for a decent show. Also, why the heck would you start a show at 10 PM on a Thursday night?!?!?! People who like music sometimes have jobs, do you really think you'll sell more beer by forcing them to leave before the show is over? Tonight, Meryll plays at Stubbs. Going by last night, we should show up at about 3 AM.

I fly to Boston on Sunday to start work. According to my parents, I've been to Boston, but didn't get to see much as I was only -2 months old. Think about it. I hope I like traveling as much as I think I do.

it's not so bad...

One of my committee members dropped out. Since my defense was supposed to be tomorrow, that means postponing it a few weeks while we find another person and give them time to get up to speed. Disappointing, but not that big a deal. We still move on Friday, I'll just have to make one last trip up to Hueco later this month.

Yes, my life will be marginally more stressful between now and then, but there's nothing to do about it, and it's not too bad.

Update: It's really not so bad at all. Another professor, hearing my plight, took pity on my poor soul and has undertaken the herculean effort of digesting my 68 page project document in less than two days. It looks like he'll actually make it too! My defense is postponed only until Wednesday. That doesn't mean it's a sure thing, but it gives me a good shot.

blog, blag, blech

Grad school doesn't leave a lot of room for a social life. Certainly nothing to write about, unless you care about my frustrations with technology. That should change soon. That ends Tuesday, then we move to Austin, have a whole month off, and then start a job that sends me all over the country. My first day is in Boston. That's pretty cool.

Hopefully this will be a journal of cool stuff I do while traveling and when I'm home in Austin. I'm sure I'll also resume a bit of the philosophical bent this blog had long ago, but probably with less of the bad poetry/stream of consciousness/"look how emo I am" content. Stupid emo kids.

I'll be 25 this year. There's no avoiding it, I'm a grownup now. But, that doesn't mean we have to act like our parents.