I scanned some of the photos shot during Pittsburgh trip.
Here's one with me gazing at the Ohio river.






And here is one with me and Rajiv in front of the temple.

I spent a lot of time this week thinking about homework problems. The answer to
one of them eluded me for a long time. It was kind of frustrating.

Next week is going to be busy, I got to prepare slides for the CGO
conference. That means I have to recall what was in the paper. Its been only
a couple of months, but seems like a long time. I have already forgotten
what was in it :(

I have been reading Tolkien's Silmarillion. Its not an easy read, with 1000s
of names and events. Worse still, same person is refered to by different names
in different places. Basically, its the story of middle-earth, from the
beginning of time until before "The Hobbit" story. I hardly get past
2-3 chapters in one sitting. Its quite interesting though.