A recap of a typical mHCI graduate student\’s weekend! And I thought I was soooo busy!
went on a hunt for a farmer\’s market
could not find it, but by the time I decided that I needed to turn around, we were already in a ghetto area of Pittsburgh
got off downtown with people leaving work all around me
a friendly lady led me to the appropriate bus top for the 61 series to Squirrel Hill
waited for more than an hour to get seated
ate one of the best burgers EVER at Tessaro\’s – so chargrilled
finished above in a record-breaking 10 minutes (including fries)
watched three episodes of Grey\’s Anatomy in a row
learned things about a hospital – you can always meet a psychic in a hospital, it\’s easy to get SYPH, interns have time to sleep with their bosses, interns always get excited by surgeries, surgeries are like a high
intelligence doesn\’t often translate to maturity
quit xanga
woke up to loud noise near my townhouse
started the 26 things project despite it being halfway through July
watched the Vintage Grand Prix in humid weather
walked thorugh a disappointing Squirrel Hill sidewalk sale
smelled that pungent, tangy smell of ribs being sold on the street
almost lured by the sight of fried oreos, funnel cake, and apple fritters
cancelled the trip to go to Cedar Point as a result of many people dropping out because of being so busy
woke up late and missed my chance to go to yard sales
made a mushy noodle lunch that I grungingly ate
went to The Mattress Factory, which turned out to be in a rundown area of Pittsburgh
experienced Pleiades a piece created by James Turrell, a dark room where the experience of complete darkness and a slightly glowing sphere is the art
view a fantastic piece of a house named \”What Remains\” that displayed the names of past citizens – where tombstone-like words describe more than what is written
took too many pictures of the surroundings with my new digicam, making my fellow passengers wait for me!
had a fantastic sorbet at the great Pittsburgh ice cream store, Dave and Andy\’s while chatting with some of the best people I have ever met
made a banana/strawberry milkshake
participated in a context-aware user study where I was a difficult user
watched Shrek 2 on the damp lawn of Flagstaff Hill, an outdoor movie!
went to Eat \’N Park with Carol, indulged a bit too much and ate an entire club sandwich with fries
talked to my sister on the phone yet again for about an hour
