As I briefly mentioned in my last post, the MIT class of 2011 Ring Delivery was last Friday night! That’s the night when all the sophomore get the much-deserved class rings, affectionately known as Brass Rats (because the beaver, the MIT mascot, looks kind of like a rat on our rings). It’s been a semester since the design for our Brass Rats was originally revealed to us at Ring Premiere in February, and all the sophomore I know have been all-to-eager to wrap their rats around their fingers

Our Ring Delivery was held at a fancy place in Boston, the Citi Performing Arts Center (near Boston Common). It was an evening of being happy, mingling, and lots of free food and candy. Here are some pics that I shamelessly stole from facebook:

It was a great time! And then after Ring Delivery, some friends and I went to see the new Start Trek movie that just came out. It was awesome!

Wow, this semester flew by really fast. In some ways, it feels like I just started classes a few weeks ago… it’s funny how that happens!

Since it’s the end of the year, a number of my classes are shutting down. For example, I’m now completely done with 6.004 (Computation Structures) and 21M.340 (Jazz Harmony); I’m almost finished with our 6.005 final group project (an Instant Messenger program). After that, I just have two finals – 2.003 (Dynamics and Control I), and 6.006 (Intro to Algorithms). Hooray!

Some things on my mind:

• Everyone in the Class of 2011 got their Brass Rats (the MIT class ring)! It’s pretty awesome, and I’m really happy that we got them. Last Friday night was Ring Delivery, the night in which we go and get our rings. It was a very nice affair at a fancy place in Boston. Perhaps I’ll post some pictures soon. After Ring Delivery, some friends and I then went to see the new Star Trek movie – it was amazing!
• I’m trying to figure out which classes I should take next semester for the next few years. I’m trying to balance my course 6 requirements and MEng requirements, as well as my course 2 minor. It’s getting tricky, but I have some ideas!
• Brass rats are awesome.

That’s about it for now! It’s good to be blogging again