statico's Journalstatico's use Perl Journalthe road trip ends.. kind of- May 30, 2006 First, the biggest news first: I'm now engaged to Emily, my girlfriend of 3.5 years. Details forthcoming.Next, if you ever find yourself East of Yosemite in a little town called Lee Vining on the edge of Lake Mono, make sure that you eat at Nicely's Restaurant. It's a damn good diner, and it's the first place I've seen to offer a French dip with pastrami.Emily and I arrived in Mountain View yesterday and signed the lease for the new apartment. It's a really nice neighborhood, it has nice...http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29754?from=rss yellowstone- May 27, 2006 Emily and I woke up in our windowless, "traditional" hotel room at Buffalo Bill's Wild Cabin or something or other in Cody, Wyoming. We went to breakfast where Emily reviewed the photos she had taken. After twenty minutes, there wasn't a waiterwaitress to be seen, so we left and told the host that we weren't hungry. We didn't leave without getting a few authentic Wyoming postcards.Because points of interest are so frequent while driving, Emily and I have established intuitive synonyms for...http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29734?from=rss the road to Google continues- May 26, 2006 Before our house in New Hampshire exploded, my dad and I maintained a large, O-gauge train set in one of the barns. The walls of the large room were the edges of the set, and on these walls was a kind of scenic wallpaper -- basically, large paintings of the horizon and desert and mountains and clouds and the like. It's now obvious that those were paintings of Wyoming, for the skies and scenery were a close match to what I remember.The check engine light came on again and we have no way of...http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29723?from=rss Mount Rushmore was never finished- May 25, 2006 Only 200 miles today, but that's because we had a lot to stop, see, and repair.The Badlands is an impressive place. I can't describe it into words at the moment. Pictures will be up soon.Coming out of the Badlands the "check engine" light appeared on Emily's Corolla. I checked the levels of all of the non-potable, non-human fluids and consulted the owners manual, which offered such helpful advice like, "When this light appears, bring the vehicle to a licensed Toyota repair location." A bit...http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29709?from=rss a museum made of SPAM!- May 24, 2006 Wisconsin is a nice state. Driving West, a few ancient, sedimentary pillars stand along the highway to remind folks that the whole area was underwater a few millennia ago. We also picked up authentic Wisconsin cheese at an authentic Wisconsin cheese factory located off an authentic Wisconsin highway exit.Next, a few quick facts about the state of Minnesota: Number of lakes the state claims to contain: 1,000 Number of lakes seen along Interstate 90: 2 Minnesota was also home to -- yep, you...http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29687?from=rss hello wisconsin- May 23, 2006 Five-hundred and fifty miles later, Emily and I are in Janesville, Wisconsin. We're up to chapter 19 in Dracula (MP3). So far, everything kind of looks like New England, with varying degrees of farm land and Earth hilliness.Merely a handful of photo moments occurred, and I only felt like uploading a single shot with some sunlight bouncing off a silo. I really should have stopped and snapped shots of those donkeys running around, but they were kind of distant and I don't have a telephoto...http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29677?from=rss welcome to Erie, PA- May 22, 2006 Computers typically make use of a "central processing unit," or CPU. After careful self-analysis during today's drive, I've realized that I make use of an "Ian processing unit," or IPU. Much like a CPU, the IPU can perform a lot of work so as long as the activity remains below a maximum threshold level. Herewith an illustrative example: The IPU might be busy with two tasks. First, the IPU might trying to maintain a comfortable speed of 80 miles-per-hour on Interstate 90 westbound while trying..http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29668?from=rss road trip to cali- May 18, 2006 Emily and I are packed. Tomorrow, movers from TransAmerica will drag our belongings out of the house, and this weekend we'll begin our road trip across the country. It's actually cheaper for us to drive across the country and stay in hotels than for us to ship her car over and buy plane tickets.)Let's review the plan, courtesy of AAA's TripTik plan: May 21st - Leave Boston, MA, drive down I-90 to Erie, PA. Pass the vineyards, maybe stop in Dunkirk. May 22nd - I-80 then I-90 and then I-89 to...http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29629?from=rss fin- May 2, 2006 College... checkThat was quite a ride, this last semester. Instead of the general rule of taking easy classes during one's last semester, I had exactly four requirements to fill up. If you ever need an explanation of the linguistic properties of American Sign Language, I'm your guy.(wipes brow)Now, onto finding an apartment in Silicon Valley and beginning work on further interesting things. Can you say "road trip"http://use.perl.org/~statico/journal/29489?from=rss |