Crazy busy day here in Cambridge. Mostly fun and exciting stuff. High point of the day was around 1 o’clock my good friend Mark came in and said we’re having a “stand up” meeting and asked me to come. Standup’s are a part of the agile development method so it sounded normal enough. I went to the meeting and all of a sudden people started singing. It was a birthday party for me. My friend Subhro had found a really nice cheesecake. It was so great having everyone together they gave me a nice card and I had a taste of the most wonderful cheesecake… It’s the first really sweet stuff I’ve had since starting this keto diet. So it taste all the better. I really appreciated everyone’s Doing this for my birthday.
Workday ended with a nice Japanese dinner with my friends from Karlsruhe and one of our new staff members Akash and his wife Erica.
And back to my hotel for a couple more hours of work. I finally got enough done to switch gears and play a little bit. I’ve been working on creating a mediator face for my tesla coil so I can use the video theremin. Last night I was able to put the Tesla coil in a case
Tonight I made a Fiber optic midi interface To drive the coil.
My hotel room looks like my shop right now. I’m sure the owners would like to see it like this 🙂 to drive the coil.
My hotel room looks like my shop right now. I’m sure the owners would like to see it like this 🙂
Super busy day here in Cambridge. I had the pleasure of hosting my friends from Karlsruhe again today. Mid day I took them on a tour of MIT which reminds me how much I love the place. I was able to show them places that were important to me both now and when I was here 40 years ago. I showed them the tunnels we used to sneak around and the nuclear locker where are used to keep my research and the strobe lab from doc edgerton. We even made a pilgrimage to my old dorm which is now a park
I then had a meeting in the green building… The tallest building on campus with my friend Chris. Here’s the view from his window. It’s a wonder he gets anything done
Midday Dianne shared some pictures of me of the girls were just gotten their new late winter haircuts
They’re looking and smelling pretty
Finished up this evening with a nice outing with the team to see a very slow and meditative Japanese movie called shoplifters. I really enjoyed it. It was a bit sad.
Back in Cambridge… Very productive day. Got back to my hotel room and found a collection of room decorations that probably no one ever looks at. One caught Mayeye… It’s a set of stacking boxes that say live well, Laugh often and love much. I’m not sure anyone has ever opened any of these… But I did. I figured the live well was a great place for a sandstone.
Sam lived well… And we’re doing our best to live well. So why not.
I hope some other hotel guest gets curious someday and finds this
I woke up to find myself all well again. Whatever stomach bug hit hit me Last night had moved on. I woke up refreshed at about 9 AM. We had it over to her friends Cathy and Lou for a brunch with friends. Brunch is such a grown-up thing. I felt like an adult sitting there with folded cloth napkins and tulips all around. I was grateful to be around such good friends. It was great catching up
OK… I need to be on the road very early tomorrow morning so I’ll sign off here.
