Halfway through Week 3

Happy Birthday to my dearest Kyle.  Wish I was celebrating with him, but there it is.

Spending a lot of time surfing the web for arduino parts.  Moving ever deeper into the abyss that is DIY culture.  Hopefully, I’m learning some things along the way.  Everything I do, I try to do with the perspective that I will be able to use this experience and knowledge down the road, not just for the present project.  Even if my research work in the future never uses any of these technologies (somehow I doubt it), I’ll be able to use these things in my own life.  Fabric Monster is one thing that comes to mind.  There are other things that I think will come in handy.

Trying to stay in the game and not get too bogged down with being homesick.  I don’t even think I can call it being homesick.  I’m just isolated.  The majority of people I interact with on a day to day basis are hostile.  Not that they are overtly hostile, but they elicit anxiety in me.  Either they are rude or don’t care, or they are wanting something from me that I just don’t have the energy or wherewithal to give them.  Very few of my interactions are of the comforting variety.  It’s quite stressful and very tiring.  I have this deep-seeded need for a friendly face.  Someone who I know I can let my guard down a little.  It’s okay though.  As the Brit’s so aptly say, “Keep calm and carry on.”

Thinking about creating a blog that is public.  Like my 0x2a blog, but on my webspace.  I think it would be nice to have something that I could have for others to read.  I’ll have to keep thinking about it.  It’s a big commitment.

Well, tomorrow it is supposed to 100 degrees outside.  My plan, I think, is to go to lunch at 11.  Then I’ll see how I feel about visiting the lab for a few hours.  Maybe I’ll start putting some electronic equipment together.