Ian's Wild Ramblings

Category: Work

  • Summer 2020: Cleveland

    I’m now 3 days short of having waited an entire year since my last post. I debated whether or not to wait the extra few days to make it to a year or not, but decided it’s almost better to wait just shy of one. A lot has changed in my life since then so…

  • Silicon Valley Housing Search

    Let me set the scene. I had known since about December that there was a high likelihood of me working in Silicon Valley this summer. Now the astute among you may realize that means that December is when I should have started looking for a place to stay. I however didn’t. I was able to…

  • One Again, I’m Back: Part II

    Okay so I’m really starting to see a pattern now. During the summer while on internship, I have lots of free time and write a lot on here. Then during the school year I barely have enough time to eat so I don’t. Now this strategy is great and all except that the block where…

  • My Descent into the Element — Getting an Internship at HPE

    Industrial Roundtable — Meeting HPE So Purdue seems to push internships pretty hard. A massive career fair called Industrial Roundtable is a major part of this for engineers. I had heard about it all Fall and, about three weeks out. Now I knew it was a big deal, but I didn’t realize just how impressive it…

  • Soylent, The Beverage for the Modern World

    Soylent! For people who don’t need solid food I first encountered soylent a few years ago probably on reddit or something. The basic idea of it is a nutritionally complete beverage that, although it isn’t recommended officially, can be consumed exclusively and safely. I’ve always been curious to try it but I’ve been afraid of…

  • Finally Made it to Houston

    How did I ever get to Houston? So first things first. Last time I left off, I was sitting in a Starbucks in Indianapolis waiting for a friend to pick me up. Slightly far from Houston…. I guess right there is as good a time as any to pick back up. So, after my laptop…