I Am Bismark

Our time in Park City was great. We stayed at the Waldorf Astoria Dakota Lodge which was quite fancy and very empty since it was in between seasons. We felt very posh ordering, well, Waldorf salad for $25 a plate through room service. It was a much needed two days of relaxing so we could survive the craziness that lay ahead.

So, yes, I still had finals to do. I know, I know, not the best way to schedule things in the world, but it seemed to be the only way for things to work out. It made for an interesting two weeks in Madison. My days were spent finishing up classes, my TA responsibilities, and projects, while my evening were spent helping Mariam set up our very temporary home that we won’t be back into until August. A few nights I ended up going back to campus to keep working. Definitely stressful and definitely not fun.

But my final projects ended up going really well: my professor was impressed with our networked game physics solution in the iPhone game and our brute force CRC32 cracker/Google Engine hack actually ended up working.

I found a guy from Spain to sublet my old apartment for the summer, and we got him all situated, which was a nice burden off our backs. And the sister of the visiting professor from India told us they were going to take our other apartment for sure, so we made final plans to buy the couches, microwave, and bed that she had requested. Off course, she decided to screw us over and not take the apartment after we spent the time and money getting those things because she found another apartment for $50 cheaper a month. Sigh. Mariam did a good job stopping me from sending some very angry emails.

But even with all of that stress, the night after everything at school was finished, I was starting to relax. Mariam and I went to the Institute graduation pizza party and we said goodbye to my friends from the single’s ward. Then it was time for the fateful trip to Target to pick up a vacuum cleaner with some of our giftcards… Until next post! Dun dun dun!