I spend at least an hour or two in the Ugli almost every day. I realized I have gotten completely used to people openly eating and talking within the library – not just in the lobby and cafe, but right next to the stacks.

I wonder if it was always like this in the the Ugli, or if it is as recent development. Although I didn’t spend very much time in them, I always got the impression that the the Rock and Gelman were super quiet food-free spaces.

Interestingly, the one thing I don’t see a lot is people napping, which I both observed and partook in both the Rock and the SciLi. I am 98% sure it is because there are few if any couches here. It’s all blocky wooden chairs and tables.

tags: brown, gwu, pensieve, umich

tell me when ratty has special dinner night. I’ll come eat with you for one last glorious sharp refectory meal.

tags: brown

Today is my last day in Providence and my last day at work. I am glad I am moving but I will miss this place. This is the best summer I have had in a long time.

Things to do before I go: hope that car has a mini-jack input, pack some more, clean up kitchen, take out trash, have dinner with Dan, pick up rental car, pack car, sleep.

P.S. Happy birthday Mummy!

tags: brown, photography, providence, work

Concentrating in philosophy has prepared me for only one section on the GREs, and seemingly the least important one in terms of graduate school admissions. I am almost positive that my vocabulary and my basic algebra and geometry skills are worse than when I had just graduated high school, not that they were ever that great. Bah humbug. I guess this will all be an experiment in how much studying can help improve my score.

tags: brown, education

Internet is finally working again…

Ta-dah!

tags: brown, photography

COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION

Waterplace Park Safety Concerns

The Brown University Department of Public Safety is alerting the University Community of a robbery of a RISD student in Waterplace Park on the bridge near the GTECH Building on Monday, March 17th at approximately 5:45 p. m.

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Due to a recent rise in criminal and violent activity in the Waterplace Park area, the Brown University Department of Public Safety is advising students to use caution in this area. Students visiting the Providence Place Mall should access the mall via the Skybridge from the Westin Hotel.

This sucks. It’s not even fully dark by 5:45 pm these days. Waterplace Park is one of my favorite parts of downtown Providence. I always walk to the mall because it’s so much nicer than walking along the road where they is barely any sidewalk. Some devleopment company is in the process of building some fancy condos inside the part right along the river. Maybe they could pay for better lighting under the bridges. And maybe the Providence police could spend more time patrolling downtown and Waterplace Park and less time giving people tickets for parking on the street overnight.

tags: brown, news