Assorted things ... this should get long.

[memnus]

First things first. I have a job offer from Laserfiche, a summer internship, $15/hour for "at least six weeks" in the summer. I'm thinking about taking it, getting a summer Metrorail pass, and getting a metric fuckton of reading done this summer on the commute. It's certainly more pay than working at Mudd would be. If anyone has a good reason to talk me out of this, please speak up now.

My bike sprung a severely flat tire today, while I was finishing Theocomp. It was perfectly fine to ride back from Pomona on, but an hour of homework, and bam, it's not rideable. While I have an extra tube and about a third of a bottle of tiregoo, I'd really appreciate it if I could go more than six months without needing to get a new tube. Or, is this the standard lifespan of bike tires?

I have no grading hours next Wednesday, on account of the Algorithms midterm. This has the potential to be such a giant blessing that I can't even put it into words.

Movies Robin and I have watched recently: Saved!, The Dreamers, and (the first half of) Eyes Wide Shut. Yeah, what's to be said about those has been. We need to find a way to tweak this apartment layout in order to (a) get the hot new speakers on this computer and (b) get this computer somewhere we can comfortably watch movies on it.

Speaking of movies, will there be a viewing of Twelfth Night tomorrow sometime? Unfortunately, my schedule sucks so much I might not be able to make it anyway.

I know there's a lot more I want to say; unfortunately, I have no attention span. Consider this a warning that you might get a glut of short, pointless entries from me over the night.

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Comments

[derakon.livejournal.com]

Well, if I end up taking a job with Laserfiche, I'll be renting an apartment or something closer to their HQ than Mudd is. You'd be welcome to crash on couches as needed (though yes, I realize you already have a place of your own).

[jibb.livejournal.com]

As for bike tires---one option is to get a patch kit and fix the flats. Also, I've had success with thicker than usual tubes for preventing punctures when my commute during high school took me across some off-road, thorn-prone areas. I'm not sure where you can get them in Claremont, but...

[derakon.livejournal.com]

There's a bike store at the south end of the Village that carries a variety of tire tubes.

[memnus.livejournal.com]

That would involve getting to the Village, which would involve having a bike.

More specifically, I've heard the bike shop in the village is more expensive than necessary. But I'll check it out if I get a chance.

[partly-cloudy.livejournal.com]

There's also a bike shop west on Foothill (south side of the street, across from the Walgreens, right near the Pomona city border). It's about a half-hour walk or a 15 min bike ride. They may have better prices. Also, there used to be a Green Bike Thing on Pitzer where they'll charge only for parts, not labor.