1. UW
(not!) Update and Short Backlog Sunday 6/14/15
a. The
last three days were eventful.
b. On
Thursday I woke late, but decided to try to make a chess piece at the machine
shop. Spent hours relearning lathe stuff and figuring out how to use the new
tools I needed. Wanted to meet Johan for a run, but kept pushing the run time
forward as I struggled. I was almost finished when I mangled a cut on the
bandsaw and had to repair it. Ended up with a horribly messed-up piece that I
was still immensely proud of, only to find Johan had assumed I was at Haggett
and had come down to find me. Was super annoyed at myself for not messaging him
in the throes of frustration. Starving, delirious with thirst, and covered (at
least I felt covered) in machine oil and aluminum chips, I ordered the last two
slices of pizza from the Pag. Moved Xin and his backpack into 621—he had been
forced to move out early, but wanted to stay a few days longer. Took a run and
showered. Then I went out to dinner with Jasdeep. Hopefully I’ll see him at a
Bham MTG prerelease. Then I returned to the dorm, ran into Xin and Joey, and
played videogames until late into the night at the HUB. Then, as Xin and I were returning, Tina asked us if we wanted to go
grab ice cream. I got Ben and Jerry’s with my dining account money, but those
shmids, having exhausted theirs, had us walk all the way to QFC. I got some
apples. We chatted for a long time in the Haggett lounge after returning.
c. On
Friday, I ran with Johan early, practiced for Glee rehearsal at Husky Stadium,
went to rehearsal, ate lunch, packed, and rushed to West Campus, where I
boarded the 72x to the international dist. Station, walked to the Greyhound
station, and turned in my 7-11 receipt in exchange for passage to Bham. Arrived
there around 5pm. Mom picked me up and dropped me off at the Coopers’, where 6
other boys were celebrating Joseph’s birthday with Magic and badminton and
Halo. I ran with Brennan around the block and did some scootering, which
dredged up many fond memories of blistering speed and scraped knees and joy.
Everyone was having so much fun that we stayed up until 2 am, finishing up with
a new game called CamelUp where players bet on a camel race. Lots of
interesting mechanics—I thought it was very cool.
d. Woke
to Halo being played over my prone body. Breakfasted and played more badminton.
Showered. Got picked up at 1:15 and hurried back to campus, where I met Xin to
get my room key by Husky Stadium, then went into the “Touchdown Terrace”, where
the Glee Club was practicing, playing cards, and goofing off. Drilled “Song of
Washington” until I was confident I wouldn’t screw it up, then played cards
with Wesley and Eric. We walked out into the stadium and sang, concluding the
UW commencement ceremony.
e. Returned
to Hag 621 for the last time. Mom and Dad had finished their errand and helped
me pack and clean. After a lifetime of moves, this one seemed trivial. Got
room-inspected. Checked out the 8th floor where I’ll be living next
year; all the dorm rooms were wide open, so it was fun to poke around. Checked
in my keys at the desk and bid farewell.
f. Returned
home. Lounged around reading, then went to sleep.
g. Today:
Slept in, did more reading. Ate family breakfast. Moved all my stuff in from
the car and began moving furniture back and forth from Mary’s downstairs room
to my upstairs one, which used to be hers.
h. Picked
strawberries at Boxx Berry! Great day for it, and the berries were superb.
i. I
can’t talk about the next part of the day because Izzy would be annoyed with me
for spilling the beans.
j. Returned
home, did more reading. Finished The Boys
in The Boat. Went up on the roof with the sisters—it’s lovely up there.
I’ll be going up on the roof to read often, probably before sunset when the air
is chilly but the heat radiates off the shingles.
k. Ate
a delicious family dinner with Grandma. Topped it off with strawberries and ice
cream.
l. Wrote
email to Grace and Monica about homeschool classes.
m. Read
Karenina for two hours. Downloaded the entire soundtrack from World of Goo, a
simple, charming videogame with awesome music I’d played some years ago. Moved
more bookcases from downstairs to upstairs.
n.
Wrote this log, took a short walk, and went to
bed.
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