Last days on campus, NC visit
My on campus apartment in Rains ends on September 1st, but I’ll be taking a redeye flight from SFO tonight to visit my family and friends back in North Carolina for next week. I’ll be moving today to a house nearby in Menlo Park (near the Dutch Goose) to live with Michael and Troy, friends of mine who just graduated from the Master’s program in CS at Stanford.
I got some strong progress made with my RTI project, doing a lot of work in MATLAB. It feels good. I also spent this week revisiting some of my favorite spots on campus, including having lunch with Nader at Bytes Cafe. When Greg and Kelly visited we had lunch here as well.
And I go back to the Y2E2 building to work on their outdoor balconies. This new science and engineering quad is going to be such a good space when it’s finished.
In the evenings, I’ve been experimenting with homemade pizzas using a dough recipe from my friend Gaurav. I use the same rolling pin that my mom uses when making Indian bread, and I’ve been extremely pleased with the results so far. I did numerous experiments with tiny pizzas, exploring different cheeses (chevre goat cheese, monterey + colby, mozzarella) and topping choices (crimini mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes) .
I’m baking these on a saltillo (clay) tile that I bought from Home Depot for $1.15. It’s the closest to perfection I’ve come by myself. Mary and her family still hold the coveted #1 spot for homemade pizza…it’s going to be a while before I can top their mindblowing creations.
I’ll be back in the Bay Area two Monday’s from now, and I’ll be posting next when from North Carolina.
Greg Said,
August 29, 2009 @ 8:17 am
Nooooo, Saket!!!!! Pluralizing the word Monday with an apostrophe-ess? Noooo!!!! I feel like I’ve lost you!
In all serious though, can’t wait to see you in town man.
Saket Said,
August 29, 2009 @ 9:49 am
lol. this is what happens when one writes posts late at night while drifting off to sleep
erin Said,
September 7, 2009 @ 9:49 am
I love the way Matlab feels so good.