So, a lot has happened since the end of January for starters most of February happened. I have been somewhat reluctantly getting through things for school. Pretty sure I have 4 written tests (including finals) between me and graduation, pretty excited about that. Nothing incredibly notable has been happening recently though, which is too bad. Also, with the advent of SnapChat I tend to take more pictures with my phone but they aren't saved. Oh but we did get some snow! There were some nuts snow drifts, see below.
Got this water bottle from Analog devices earlier this year when I went down for an interview. Credit to Sam for a witty modification. I still use it everyday in the lab and I've only had a handful of people notice it without me pointing it out to them.
Been working on a senior project report and getting better at technical writing a little. Also, I've been making at least one trivia night per week in the downtown Orono area. My buddy Josh is a trivia maniac and he some weeks hits nearly every trivia night in the Bangor area. His team is usually called "Quintanaroo" which I'm not a huge fan of. I made a team named "Four Score and Seven Beers Ago" which I think is much more fun. One week we won at this restaurant called The Family Dog and got a $25 gift card which we spent on pitches of beer this week, hooray beer!
Speaking of beer, there is a store in Old Town called Tim's Little Big Store, where they have a huge table with loose bottles of beer that are slightly past the expiration dates (ever so slightly). You can assemble your own 6 packs of these out of season beers, $10 for 3 6-packs. At this point I'm pretty sure these guys are just loosing money and straight up promoting alcoholism. I've heard Tim's Store described as "The Marden's of Beer" and after a trip there this week I am inclined to agree.
Went to an MSSM open house held on campus in Orono, Friedmonster showed up and a couple of Umaine freshmen who graduated from MSSM. Weird to not know the freshmen at all but they seemed like cool enough kids. Luke Shorty is a boss and Larry Berz may have single handedly inspired the entire room to attend MSSM or scared them off completely. If that's all it takes to scare them, then they probably shouldn't go though. I was impressed by the number of people who came out to support the MSSM but it was a little weird hearing parent's questions about their little Johnny's rooming situation.... Moral of the story, good things are happening up there but I have very little patience for silly overprotective parents.
Anyways, I'm in Litchfield for most of the weekend where the pace of life is very, very slow. I am currently in eating mode. I don't know what it is but for the past couple weeks I have been constantly hungry, just never feeling full. Now is the time to change that, the picture below mostly describes my feelings.
Currently watching the Maine High School Basketball tournament which is AWESOME. I never watch pro basketball but this tournament never disappoints, year in and year out. Proven by the recent Hampden vs. Lawrence game where Hampden pulled it out in on a last second buzzer beater shot from half court. All the games I've seen today have been tied at least a couple times in the 4th period and usually come down to a matter of about 5 points for a win. I think Ian and I once reminisced about how epic these games are.
One more week till spring break, I'll have to start looking at places to live soon. Also, there are four tests (including finals) between me and graduation. The clock is a-tickin'.
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