Posts

Posted on

Migration planning

Finally made it back from Albuquerque this afternoon and found my luggage had somehow beat me here. Albuquerque was a pretty nice place, but it’s good to be back home.

New computer arrived while I was away, but is out of the box now and ready to be used (unboxing post will come soon). First I need to plan out how I’m going to partition the drives and then work out a reasonably painless way to move stuff over from the old computer, then find time to do it all. I figure I should have it up and running in a couple of days or so.

Woohoo!

Posted on

So much for plans

My time in Albuquerque is over. I was hoping for an uneventful flight back to Charleston, but those have been dashed so far with a delayed flight out of ABQ. Because of a short layover time, I’ll probably end up missing the connecting flight and end up getting stuck in overnight in Houston.

So my plans to do the bridge run this year will probably be dashed.

Posted on

Giant Red Arrow

Browsing around Gowalla to see what interesting things there were around for my last night in Albuquerque. I found this giant red arrow, so I went to see.

A giant red arrow sculpture in Albequerque, New Mexico

It’s this giant red arrow at the corner of a Whole Foods parking lot. Not entirely sure what it’s supposed to represent, and there aren’t any descriptive plaques or anything that say anything about it. There it is though.

Posted on

MCNP light bulbs

The MCNP training course I’m in is starting to set off some light bulbs in my head now.

It’s been a pretty good course so far. Being able to work on example problems under guidance has really helped and I think I’ve figured out more about MCNP in the last three days than I have in the last three months of going through the manual. It’s also helped with being able to make more sense out of what I’ve read in the manual so far.

ding
dingdingdingding*

Fortunately it hasn’t been all work. I’ve been able to get out and explore some eating destinations around Albuquerque and check out a few area attractions like the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and the Sandia Peak Tramway. Tomorrow I’m planning on a quick lunchbreak visit to the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History.

A picture of me standing at the Sandia Peak Tramway station. The sign next to me says "Welcome to Sandia Peak Elevation 10,378 ft"
Posted on

Albuquerque Eats: Pueblo Harvest Cafe

In Albuquerque, NM until the end of the week for an MCNP training course, so I’ve been taking advantage of exploring New Mexico cuisine.

Today it was a stop at the Pueblo Harvest Cafe at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Nambe Rellenos, two giant poblano chiles stuffed with chicken and cheese and covered in blue cornmeal.

Nambe Rellenos from Pueblo Harvest Cafe
Nambe Rellenos from Pueblo Harvest Cafe

Now why can’t I get rellenos like that in Charleston?