[csail-related] GSB Tonight: Abstinence

[jamoozy at csail.mit.edu (Andrew "Jamoozy" Correa)]

Today is the final day of my experiment.

At the beginning of the Summer, I decided to "take a month off" from 
drinking.  Not just alcohol, but caffeine, also.  I was on my way to an 
internship at Google's NYC office.  I figured, if the rumors were true, 
I'd be in for one hell of a Summer, and I would probably need a detox 
afterward.  Well, the rumors were true.  Google was awesome.  I drank 
*way* to much.  I drank every day, and got drunk once or twice a week.

To top it off, I had a constant supply of caffeine in my system.  As it 
turns out, Google has multiple espresso machines on every floor!  I was 
already pretty good with one of those things.  Now my skills are near 
professional-level, mainly because my fianc?e works as a barista [1] and 
I got to practice multiple times a day.

When I got back from my awesome Summer.  I knew it was time to detox. 
What better way to delimit my period of time, than by using a calendar? 
  There were none that I could think of, so I set my sights on 
September.  I figured one month was a good time.  It's not a "fake" 
month [2], and it's not one of the long ones; it's just a "normal" 
month.  September it was.

Well, my month will be on its final eve this day.  I will celebrate by 
discussing my learning with you [3] and watching you enjoy some 
delicious, cold, frothy beverages, at this week's:

        +-                                                  -+
           girl scout benefit -+-  5:30 pm  -+- 32-G9 lounge
        +-                                                  -+

            For those coming from elsewhere: Building 32 is
             <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=32>
        Once you are in 32, just take the G-elevator to the 9th
    floor and we will be in the lounge that you will be looking at
                  <http://projects.csail.mit.edu/gsb>



[1] Oh, yeah.  I got engaged this Summer, too.  All-in-all, I had a 
great time in NYC, I guess.
[2] You know who you are, February.
[3] You'd be surprised how well you can think when you're not drinking!