Today was yet another reminder of how things just WORK at MIT. Though I walk at graduation this week, the date on my diploma will say that technically I graduated in February, 2012. I'm not sure if it's just because MIT is fantastic to their alums or because I haven't really left the system due to graduation being later in the week, but at any rate, I am still in their system for pretty much everything other than health insurance (I guess you have to draw the line somewhere, right?). Meaning that my card access still works, I still have space in the graduate lounge of the building I used to work in, and my student ID doesn't even expire until sometime in 2013.Today I took advantage of one of those perks and stopped by MIT optical. I had broken my glasses a couple of weeks back but kept putting off having them fixed because I was scared of what the cost might be. So I meandered over to the student center on Mass Ave (anyway can go in there, not just MIT students) and headed to the basement where MIT Optical is located. I have never actually purchased eyewear from the store, but the guys who work there are as sweet as can be and will give your glasses a "tuneup" for free (i.e., cleaning/tightening etc.). Usually my problem is that my glasses are too loose and fall off my face, but this time I was told that my glasses busted apart when dropped because they were too tight. The method the guy described for fixing them sounded pretty intense, I'll admit, so I was a little worried it would be kinda pricey. Newp. Five bucks.
Apart from relieving myself of eyewear, I also picked up commencement tickets. Not yet sure who is going to be able to make it, but they are pretty tickets [see above], so I have high hopes for the ceremony.
