Living in Sloan

If you can't tell by the subject matter of my most recent posts, this week has been practically consumed by this program I'm writing. Which means I'm pretty much living in Sloan. I go home to sleep, but that's about it. The rest of the time (18 or 19 hours a day) I'm working at the computer. The good news is that I'm getting stuff done, but the bad news is that it's going extremely slowly.

One interesting side effect of these marathon programming sessions is that I'm actually eating better for the most part. Since I'm so busy, I don't have any time for junk food. Since I'm lazy and a cheapskate, I buy the cheapest stuff they have at the espresso cart in Carpenter (garden salads).

Another interesting (although not nearly as positive) side effect of sitting at a computer all day is that I've become (literally) painfully aware of how un-ergonomic my typing techniques are. I've made some adjustments and things are already feeling better. Still, everything in the lab (the desk, the chair, the screen, etc) is working against me.