With the command ’svn ci’, I finished my work this summer, checking in my changes on proof to our group’s paper. It’s around 20 pages right now. If you’d like a copy, just send me an email; it will probably only appeal to those of you who dabble in algorithms as a hobby. It’d put up a direct link but was advised against doing this.
Tonight we will probably have some kind of celebration involving poker, drinking, and saying goodbye. Tommorrow morning, my dad and I drive up to San Franciscso, and that’s the start of my 5 day road trip. Fun. I packed up all my stuff last night, and was amused to find that everything fit much nicer than on the way out here – I guess spending all summer thinking about packing objects into containers helped me pack my car a little more efficiently, even though I picked up about 8 cubic feet worth of books, board games, and various other crap that either was given to me or that I bought when I probably shouldn’t have.
Last night, all the students and our advisors went out to dinner at this fancy indian restaurant. Ran, our advisor, had his kids there. They were so cute. After dinner, they took me by the hand and lead me around the plaza where the restaurant was, explaining how most chain restuarants get A’s from the health inspector, but this pizza hut got a B. I can’t wait till I have kids of my own. I bet they will be so nerdy. Hehehe.
I emailed my housemates about leaving my key where I can get it – I need to find out whether our landlord has finished putting new carpet and such in the house. After I get home, I’m leaving in a day or two to go white water rafting, so I’m not sure if I’ll try to get myself partially moved into my house at that time, or just crash with my parents for the two days I’ll be there. Probably the latter because after driving for 5 days straight I probably won’t feel like doing a lot of moving.
On some accounts, the start of summer seems impossibly far ago. I have had so many experiences, met so many people, made close friends and had so much life since I set out for my summer adventure; At the same time, It seems like it’s over ‘all too soon’ in another respect. There is a good chance I’ll never see some of these guys again. This is where I like buddhist philosophy; part of their religion is the idea that you enjoy what you have at the moment but do not try to hang on to what you have lost or yearn for what you hope to have, because that will just make you unhappy. I’ve had good memories formed here. I will begin the drive home and form some more in Cincinnati.