Nostalgia
Today was a good day. A day that I had been waiting for a long time. My ray-tracer project that had dragged on for over a year finally came to an end. It felt almost too good to be true. So many times in the past I thought I was just weeks away from finish, only to realize months later that I had no idea when it would be finished. But now it is out of my life. I had done my time. I was a free man at last.
It is almost a bit strange, suddenly being free. I don't quite know what to do. For once I can take the whole weekend off and do something for fun without feeling I should have been doing something more important.
The problem with a delayed project is that one can never do enough. You know that whatever spare time you get, you should spend it on finishing the project. Now I am starting my internship which has to last for 7 months. The bad thing about that is that it HAS to last 7 months. Which I can't finish sooner. I would like to be home in Norway as soon as possible. However the good thing is that I HAVE to spend 7 months. This means there is no point for me to spend every conceivable piece of spare time I have to work on the thesis. Instead I can have a normal work week and take the weekend of. And that is a welcome change.
Today was a sunny day, and as I walked towards the library from the Minneart building. I passed the dining center/kantine. I was a bit hungry. If it had been earlier I would have called my old class mates Ben and Rida and asked if we should for lunch. But they are not here anymore. At that time I might also have been heading back to my housing complex to have Norwegian class with my girlfriend. Except she was not here anymore too.
In short, I kind of felt like these days at University had all came to pass now. The project delivery marked the end. There would be no more classes here, no more student parties at Cambridgelaan and the group of friends I used to hang out with had been spread all over. I couldn't help feeling a bit nostalgic about it. It had been a great time. But now there would be a different world.
It is almost a bit strange, suddenly being free. I don't quite know what to do. For once I can take the whole weekend off and do something for fun without feeling I should have been doing something more important.
The problem with a delayed project is that one can never do enough. You know that whatever spare time you get, you should spend it on finishing the project. Now I am starting my internship which has to last for 7 months. The bad thing about that is that it HAS to last 7 months. Which I can't finish sooner. I would like to be home in Norway as soon as possible. However the good thing is that I HAVE to spend 7 months. This means there is no point for me to spend every conceivable piece of spare time I have to work on the thesis. Instead I can have a normal work week and take the weekend of. And that is a welcome change.
Today was a sunny day, and as I walked towards the library from the Minneart building. I passed the dining center/kantine. I was a bit hungry. If it had been earlier I would have called my old class mates Ben and Rida and asked if we should for lunch. But they are not here anymore. At that time I might also have been heading back to my housing complex to have Norwegian class with my girlfriend. Except she was not here anymore too.
In short, I kind of felt like these days at University had all came to pass now. The project delivery marked the end. There would be no more classes here, no more student parties at Cambridgelaan and the group of friends I used to hang out with had been spread all over. I couldn't help feeling a bit nostalgic about it. It had been a great time. But now there would be a different world.
posted by Adam Smith at 23:11
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