1. UW
Update Wednesday 6/10/15
a. Highlights:
Physics final. Went ok. Had to guess on a few of the numerous questions.
b. Ate
lunch with Winnie. More interesting philosophy/readings conversation. I showed
up a bit early in the HUB and perused the used book tables—there’s a new Jared
Diamond book that aligns very closely with my interest in looking at
hunter-gatherer societies to find ways that modern societies aren’t optimized
for our evolutionary wiring. I also found this crazy book, “On the origins of
consciousness in the split of the bicameral mind”, advocating a seemingly
absurd thesis that one reviewer summed up as “humans before about 2000 BC were
in a trance state receiving orders from imagined gods”. But several very
credible reviewers praised the argument even as they doubted the conclusion,
including the New Yorker. So I looked it up on Amazon, where many
intelligent-sounding people were calling it one of the most profound and
thought-provoking books they’d read in a while. (Tom, have you read this?).
Crazy! I’ll have to add it to my list.
c. Returned
to Haggett, texted Xin, and we went to the IMA pool for a swim. We swam and
messed around for about an hour (I actually managed to dive headfirst off the
diving board. I just sort of mindfully fell in and was not hesitant and
uncomfortable as I’d been in the past. Weird. Then we headed to the outdoor
courtyard and lay in the sun. So nice!
d. Returned
to Haggett, then down to CENPA. Helped Garcia, Max, Zezhou Jin set up tables
and stuff. Aaron showed up with Spencer Pease and a car, and we zipped over to
QFC and bought patties and fixin’s. Returned, Aaron driving like a lunatic in
his ratty but obviously well-cared for “soul car”. Fired up the grill, cut the
veggies, grabbed stuff from Haggett and the kitchen; it was 30 minutes into the
party before I allowed myself to relax. It went well, but I think I could have
been a little more present J
Ate, headed into the labs to get a picture with the accelerator. Headed back
out for more pics, a short violin concert from our class’s resident Music
major. People slowly trickled out; I got more signatures on the card I made for
Garcia and then gave it to him. Hugs all around J
e. Finally
packed everything away. I have a ton of mayo and tomatoes now J
f. Returned
to Haggett, then left with Xin to an EE classroom with a big screen. Xin hooked
up his computer and we tried to watch a movie—but Netflix didn’t trust the
projector-computer connection. Xin debated pirating it, but worried about doing
so over the university network. So we fired up HBO GO and watched Grand
Budapest Hotel. Very impressive cinematography, but weird, nonsensical plot.
g.
Retired to Haggett. Ran into Issa and chatted
for a bit. Returned to room and ate Nutella and oatmeal while reading Karenina.
Checked email, etc. Wrote this log and hit the hay.
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