That Time I Made a Red Square Turn Blue

It's one thing to make a red square turn blue.  It's a totally different thing to design a lab that walks a young programmer through making that red square turn blue while simultaneously making it not too challenging, but just challenging enough.  Of course, if they can make a red square turn blue, they can make a blue square turn red, and they can make an entire checkerboard go crazy!!!  But, this is computer stuff, and not fodder for blogging.

Today was another work day.  After three days of solid work, I'm practically done with everything, which is a weird feeling.  "Done" never really means "done," because there are ways to improve everything.  But, I've almost completed the majority of the bare basics.  All that is left now is to tweak Lecture 13 (the last lecture I'll deliver in MEET, sadly....), and to perfect Lab 11.  I think I can finish these things by tomorrow, leaving me with plenty of time to read Catch-22 or eat falafel, or juggle with the Hebrew University students.  Smile.

While I was hard at work, Anna went for a walk, and gave me this flower!!!  SO PRETTY.  (Anna was also hard at work, it was just a little walkbreak.)

Of course, the highlight of the day was not eating a breakfast of labaneh on challah, but traveling to the ever illustrious Meat Burger.  I got a burger with goat cheese, garlic mayo, and guacamole.  I even splurged for fries and a Coke... my most expensive meal here yet, but Deeeeelicious.

Now, as long as we go to Spaghetim in the near future, I'm all set on going-to-restaurants-I've-already-eaten at.

Instead of driving back with the rest of the crew, Rishi and I walked home.  I'm not sure how long the walk actually should take, as there are conflicting opinions on the mater.  And I still don't know, because we took a less-than-direct route, taking time to meander through some parks.  It probably took 45 minutes to an hour to get back... then again, I don't pay attention to the time when I'm here.

First the Mamila Cemetery.  Wikipedia tells me that the Mamila Cemetery is one of the most important Muslim cemeteries in the Israel/Palestine region, though I'll have to do more research to know why that is.   It is bordered by Gan HaAtsmaut.  Gan is Hebrew for park, HaAtsmaut possibly (?) means Independence.

We walked past this windmill that I somehow never noticed?!?  It marks The Mill Shopping Center in Rehavia, on Ramban St.

And, a little ways down the road, we came across Gan Sacher, which is my favorite park thusfar.  Last year, I took some pretty cool pictures of kids skateboarding in Gan Sacher.  Today, I took some pictures of graffiti in the tunnel under Derech Ruppin.

All in all, a splendid, work-filled day.  Cheers!  Miss you all!!