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There's already a draw to Boston, it's only about 11 hours away, and I know enough Internet tagalongs to make the drive economical and fun...
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It looks like a great place for a picnic, actually. You can bring coolers in. I am bringing my kids. They are a band that is great for kids. My son is a nut, and dances up front the whole time.
They will also be in Portland, ME and Clifton Park, NY this week, but I have to work.
After a wedding would be perfect! By request, they played "Small Axe" for us Sox fans, a Bob Marley cover.(they haven't played it in over a year)("If you are a big tree, we are a small axe, ready to cut you down...")
I think we need a bigger axe tomorrow, though! Go Sox!
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Well, actually, the wedding is in two weeks, but things are crazy right now and won't be after that.
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*mutters about a killer final on the Dec. 18th* Although if I need a break I might be persuaded.
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(and if you can't make it, Sarah, you still must come down to Providence and check out the club scene )
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Ooo The MIT Press Bookstore Loading Dock Sale is going on this weekend.
Saturday, October 18th, 10am - 7pm Sunday, October 19th, 10am - 7pm
Apparently they have sales on:
damaged books (minor scratches and dings) out-of-print MIT Press books journals back-issues other publisher's overstock and other stuff
It's all happening @ The MIT Press Bookstore 292 Main Street Kendall Square, Cambridge <http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=mit_press_bookstore>
I'm considering coming up to boston for this if I can decide that MIT press has any good stats/ linear algebra books. Fun fun
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Good math books must be well written and have lots of examples. I'm sure the math in the books will be good no matter what. But a good math book to me explains it well. There are a couple "recommended" books that I'm particularly interestined in.
So maybe i should have said math books that will be comprehensible to me!
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There were no good math books!!!! How disappointing. I did find a 200 book for 10 bucks though. But my mission failed miserably.
Also, where is a good place to eat around MIT? I realize that this is the 3rd time I've been in that area and not known where to go.
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It's odd, I recently found a good c++ book in a desk I bought at Indiana University's surplus store. It's called Scientific and Engineering C++, An Introduction with Advanced Techniques and Examples. It begins with the basics of the language (assuming a decent knowledge of either Fortran or C), then goes all the way through some of the most complex ideas and constructs, yet in a very accessible way (to someone with an engineering or scientific twist of mind).
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> Also, where is a good place to eat around MIT? I realize that this is the 3rd time I've been in that area and not known where to go.
There's a new Italian place in Tech Square that is pretty good. Atasca, at 20 Hampshire is excellent Portugese sea food for a reasonable price. Rebecca's on Main near the Kendall T is pretty good for sandwiches and salads.
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missed that elizabeth. Couldn't have gone anyways. Busy and stuff.![[Smile]](smile.gif)
and won't be after that.
