My Desk

Just about time I wrote something eh? Well despite sarcastic quips on my part, and party pictures, I am indeed working here during the summer. I'm studying with the Strathclyde Planning Group on great and wonderful things that will never see the light of a blog post until after publication ;).

One thing I can show, however, is where I reside from 9-5. The computer science faculty / department is located in the Livingstone Tower on Strathclyde campus:


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The group I'm with is on the 11th floor, and the view is quite spectacular if you've got a window desk:

Most of the students (masters, PhD, post-doc) sit in a large room with windows on two of the walls:

The visiting students have a nice little room off to the side:

...but as most computer scientists would agree, the most important part of any office is the caffeine situation. They have a decent machine capable of a good cup, and an alright espresso (of course all beans are supplied by the department for free ;)):

Finally, the cup I was presented with upon arrival (actually it was just collecting dust on a shelf and I claimed it) suits me quite well:

The Penguin of Death
Things you Need to Know
1. He is strangely attractive because of his enigmatic smile.
2. He can kill you in any 1 of 412 different ways.

All in all its been great so far, and I only expect things to get better as the summer goes on. Hopefully I'll find more time to keep posting ;). Cheers.