Staticfree Blog

Heading back to Rochester; heading home. Well, one of my homes anyway. I always ponder the concept of home as I have a few (various places in Newton and Rochester), one (the Interweb) or none. I like to think they're all homes of sorts, in their own rights. They all house people I care about, things I care about, and things I've created. Strange how one is but an abstract layer on top of the other two, yet that layer is itself a home. Would it perhaps be a metahome then? All I know is that, provided a cozy spot to sit, a beverage dispenser of some sort, and either WiFi or cellular reception, I can feel quite at home.

The summer's over already and classes are starting in a few days. My dad will be driving my self, my stuff and my new bike out tonight. The trip is a good 6-7 hours so sadly, I'll be missing Rochester.Amber as she leaves Saturday morning.I'll just have to join Kate sometime in the future and visit Amber's new apartment. :-)

It's so mechanical, packing. Consolidating a summer's worth of activities, saying goodbye, moving on again, and leaving behind only memories. I won't miss my dad's apartment (especially not the nasty bugs that occasionally visit it), just the people around it. Oh, how I wish someone'd create a transporter already! Or maybe just a high-speed train straight from BOS to ROC. Even cheap airfare between the two would be plenty! Until then I can only shuttle between cities toting µ, some tech and some clothes. I'll miss Bostony folks so much.

On the note of leaving, I may be coming back. It's still in the air, but I'll probably be back in Newton come winter quarter. FTRD seems to be open to the idea of me working there for another co-op session, I don't mind the extra money, and it'll then fill all my co-op requirements (assuming Pennie ever gets my two bloody credits submitted). All in all, too many people want me around Cambridge/Newton then for me to really be able to stay at RIT then. I just hope classes can coincide appropriately.

Oh, and apparently I can type around 88WPM (77WPM accounting for typos) in Dvorak on µ. I need to find a better tester though. Preferably one that isn't written in java. I'd pro'ly be a bit faster if it was using emacs, as I'm particularly keen on emacs' "undo" and "delete the previous word" bindings.