Rochester… again
I miss Erie, but the odd thing is I’m incredibly torn. I would give anything to go back, to be with all the friends I made at Meridian, to be able to hang out at the cafe after work, to be back with Jo, but at the same time part of me feels at home here.
I fought for 4 hours last night in the lab trying to debug a CPLD reset line problem that had me pulling my hair out. I had a bug where the reset line when tied high or low would always cause the output to stay in reset. It was one of those problems where the professor sat down with me for half an hour and at the end he walked away shaking his head. My code was good and the hardware simulated fine, but there was still a quirk. Around midnight last night I finally figured out the problem, kicked the thing across the room and declared victory. It wasn’t until I was walking across campus that I realized how much I really missed this stuff.
As many times as I get sick of RIT it still feels like home. It’s good to be home.
I’m glad to hear you are getting back to your old self.
Mommy
Said by Mommy 4/6/2005 at about 7:30 pm
Hey Gordon,
I found your blog via Tom’s or Matt’s or somebody’s web site link.
Glad to see you are back at home. I miss our frequent geek conversations we had at that place we both collected a pay check from recently.
Anyways, take care and all the best to you. Keep in touch.
~ steve
Said by Steve Crossman 4/7/2005 at about 11:02 am
Wow… i must say that that is the first time i’ve heard you speak so well of Erie… I’ll admit that this place can be a pain sometimes, but it grows on me in a way…
I do miss Rochester though… the culture is different, as the the environment in general…. I’m looking forward to getting my car so I can start getting out and about more…
So how did you fix it? Walk up and go ::thump:: ? :)
Said by Brint 4/8/2005 at about 8:22 am
It’s funny that yall always talk about erie so poorly, when I find myself in the same boat. You don’t miss it till you’re gone. I can’t wait to come home at the end of the month. But at the same time, I know that when I’m there, I’ll miss Dallas. Ahh, a lose lose situation.
Said by Jackie 4/8/2005 at about 9:04 am