Sunday, June 9, 2024
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They say you learn something new every day. I haven't proven them wrong yet. Mostly learning that 1) "Casual Cocktail" attire is a thing, 2) it is not "Business Casual", 3) you can achieve a lot of these codes by some combo of a pair of jeans/a pair of dress pants/two button-ups/and a blazer (data inconclusive on the double pants), and 4) I've been wearing my suit wrong for about five years.
I've also confirmed why I will never take a computer science class (aside from the ones I took freshman fall; I was young and foolish then). Why waste time sitting in a class to then look up the functions and modules you need when you can just look up the functions and modules you need? This week, I taught myself more Python making a little GUI for getting data off an oscilloscope than I did in the aforementioned classes I took in a moment of weakness.
Speaking of weakness, I didn't get to celebrate National Doughnut Day. I did not have the strength within me to make the two-mile round trip to Krispy Kreme at 9 PM. I have failed you, my love. Next year, next year I will be strong.
Other things I learned: It takes up to two weeks for a background check for a badge to be completed, but now I'm a certified not-terrorist. There is a surprising amount of overlap between a DJ's song lineup and insurance ads. Always check back on the catered food at the end of an event, lots of free food (this technique got me a free burger, seven chicken kabobs, and a tub of aioli across two occasions). I've never had a good plantain until this Thursday. I can eat a bag of chips in 27 hours. And, finally, exploring DC and loafing around can become a bit of a dichotomy when you have only a weekend to do so. Oh well.
Evan Erickson