EGAD

Roommate

Having spent all day explaining to various people how lenses work, I have little of general interest to add today. Although I suppose I could always post a treatise on design considerations for refractive optical systems for submillimeter receivers. But that would be like extra work.

I will, however, note that I have a new roommate, which demonstrates the odd humor of Nissim, our friendly local dorm manager and petty extortionist. The fellow is only here for a couple of months to volunteer in a lab. Let's review:

Former roommate

Sam, American taking a year off from MIT to do lab work here; this being a grad school, we made fun of him for still being in college and looking 19.

New roommate

Eddie, or Danny, or something, just graduated high school in Boston and is now spending a year in Israel with some youth program; this being a grad school, we will make fun of him for having not yet started college and being 19.

Okay, I could do worse than childlike Bostonians. But really, what're the odds?