National Grid
Work starts on Monday.Am I mentally ready? Maybe.
Am I technically ready? Probably not.
Am I AutoCAD savvy? Not yet.
Will the first day of work be fun? Doubt it.
Will any day of work be fun? Maybe, but highly unlikely.
Do I miss the people at Cornell? Yes.
Do I hate it when people ask very long rhetorical questions and then answers them right after? YES! Please, don't do it! It is annoying and can easily mislead the listener with such a succint answer (of 'Yes,' for example) when the original direction of the question has been already forgotten.
Boating on Cayuga Lake
In perhaps the best way to end the COOP Summer Session, we celebrated Stephen's birthday early by going boating and tubing on Cayuga Lake.I was reluctant to get myself wet, but once I fell in when I was going from the boat to tube(somehow), I no longer cared and enjoyed it. I fell in a second time while we were tubing (again, somehow). I was soaked. And I forgot what it was like to have to actually have to swim; it was not as pleasant an experience as the rest of today's little excursion.
P.S. Prior to this, we took a trip to the local McDonald's for a celebratory McFlurry, milkshake, and sundae. It was awesome.
P.P.S. I misplaced my old-time Nike cap amid the fun and only realized it was missing one the way back in the "Engineering Car" (i.e. Taylor's car). I miss it already, but I will probably miss the Cornell and Ithaca even more.
Il Finale
About I:I will be departing from Ithaca at around 9:00 am Saturday. I should be home by late Saturday afternoon. I cannot wait to go home, but I am not ready to leave Cornell and Ithaca just yet. As fun and eventful this summer has been, I can't help but still feel that much of the time has been squandered and that there were many missed opportunities. I have learned a lot this summer, not only about Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, but also about how I see myself as a mechanical engineer in the future, and what is further required of me as a life-long student. I am both enthusiastic and anxious, but probably more of the latter.
About Numbers:
1. Heat Transfer Final was today afternoon.
2. Structures Final is tomorrow morning.
3. I will have just Friday night to pack then.
4. I start work on the the 25th.
5. Note to self: Tomorrow is also the last day of Ming Yuan Summer Camp.
Beijing Olympics Online
Here are a few links that I found useful and interesting when following this year's Beijing Olympics online:
NBC Olympics Live Video Streams
NBC Olympics Live Video Streams