song of the south sweet potato pie and i'll shut my mouth

apparently i suck. i need to go back to school. working in the real world is not my bag. thank goodness for sane co-workers who will take a few minutes from their busy evening and drink a beer with me at 9 pm after a stressful day and make me feel not-so-bad about screwing up and subsequently making other people's lives a little bit more miserable. cuz i really don't mean to do that.

i think i'm just not used to working with non-MIT people. and i don't mean that to sound snobby even though i know it unfortunately does. it's just that there is a very different attitude and approach to solving problems and getting shit done that i don't see very often outside that little bubble in cambridge. which is unfortunate, because it's a very powerful attitude. it's an attitude that gets things done. gets them done right. and doesn't require much (ok, any?) hand-holding along the way -- for better or for worse.

oh phD applications, where are you? actually, no, i just need to start working again on obscure projects that no one cares about or pays attention to until they are done and lovely perfect. yes -- that is what i enjoy and miss like i never thought i would. obscurity, anonymity, and sole ownership.