Vampyre

I used my Sarah money to finally add Buffy Season 7 to my collection. So I am watching it with much relish while I study for my finals.

Just recently I managed to make a considerably strong connection between 2-Phase message passing and Buffy.

See, a watcher sent a potential to Sunnydale but before he could tell anyone he was killed by the first's no-eyed servants.

Am I alone in seeing a clear analogy?


It's officially time to stop studying.

Mein Zietplan

I thought I'd take a moment away from the maddening stress to jot down the schedule for my last days as a resident of The Lone Star State. This comes to the internaught straight from my palm pilot

12/14: OS Final
12/15: Oceanography Final
12/16: Texas History Final
12/19: Geography Final and Papi cames up with the truck to help me unload my larger articles of ownership
12/20: Go home for the holidays
12/21: Fourth Day of Christmas: Calling Cards
12/22: Third Day of Christmas: Texas French Toast
12/23: Second Day of Christmas: Dove Ice Cream
12/24: Christmas Eve: Chicken and Fruit
12/25: Underwear for the year acquired ^_^, oh, and Jesus turns 2006, Rah.
12/26-12/28: More unadulterated sitting around and hoops with the brother
12/29: Back in Austin telling movers to be careful with my 17th century turkish prayer rug
12/30-12/31: Goofing off in Austin the parents and brother, my mother will have sushi
1/1-1/3: Goofing off in Austin with everyone else, stealing the sign off of 2.106
1/4: Flying to Seattle.

MMM, Christmas.

Car

I've recently begun to reconsider the possibility of selling my car, without buying a new one. At the apartment I am getting I will be above a grocery store, walking distance to work, across the street from a bus and train station (which, in april, will get me to portland in under an hour), and above a flexcar location. I absolutely will not /need/ the car.

At the same time having the car is going to cost me roughly 650$ a month, after payment, insurance, parking, and gas.

Really the only time the car will even come in handy is when I want to go out with folks somewhere other than Seattle proper. So the case for selling the car and saving that money is strong.

On the other hand: I don't want to. I love my car and I really thing I'll feel constrained without it, even if I didn't have much need for it.

It boils down to: How would I get to Fry's?

In any case I am poorly equipped to make the decision. So I am going to leave the car at my Parents' place for a month and see if I can deal with it.

Hey Emo Kids

You've been commoditized and so Hebdiged. Your subculture no longer is. It's time for a new one.

Does that make you sad?

Base-16 Haiku

By: Tina Wang


feed deaf b0b deadbeef
c0ffee 5eaf00d fa1afe1
efface 0be5e f00l


Nothing I can say could make it more awesome than it is.

She has a slew of CS concept related haikus, check them all out. I really thing she ought to write a little book for think geek.

As Luck Would Have It

I've been all over the interwob for the last couple of months looking at potential housing options in the Puget Sound area. Depending on when you asked I would have told you I was thinking First Hill, West Seattle, South Bellevue, Ballard or Queen Anne. I even thought about buying a house or condo from the get go.

I came to my senses and put off the house for a year of saving and market watching and buried myself again in the Seattle apartment market.

Today I believe I've landed the best I can do. A 700 sq ft 1-1 above the Uwajimaya grocery store in the International district. I called them to check availability right after someone turned in their intent to vacate. And this place is full-up. So my timing is impeccable.

Pros:
1. It's walking/biking distance to work, about 7 blocks.
2. It's actually across the street from another Amazon building, where Bucket works. So there is actually a shuttle that goes directly from the grocery store to my building, for when it's raining.
3. Austin and Dave lived there a couple of years ago and I know the complex and units are nice.
4. Best price/sqr ft price
5. Big for a 1-1
6. Grocery Store downstairs
7. CHEAP! (relatively speaking, I'm stealing the sum'bitch)
8. Stumbling distance from the drinkings, in case having a degree and a full-time job don't instantly mature me.

Cons:
1. The grocery store is Uwajimaya, so things like tortillas and olive oil will be hard to find. But will have a good line on rice noodles and, y'know...pocky or whatever.
2. It /is/ the I-District, so there is a similar problem when I want a burger...or..y'know, a white person. But downtown is merely 7 blocks away, so I can go there.
3. It is in the heart of Seattle, so traffic and parking will get annoying. I will basically walk everywhere. I guess that's also a pro, but I won't be entertaining much.
4. It's by the Seahawk's stadium. So game days will kill any chances of leaving the city.

I'm sending the application and fees tomorrow. I reckon I'll try to move in late in January.