Eight machines and two sacks of water

I mentored an intern this summer. It was interesting stuff and I gained a good deal of perspective from it.

One of the more mundane parts was the fact that my intern and I shared an office. The office isn't exactly cramped, but two people and eight continually running computers made it a little cozier than was comfortable at times.

The most interesting part is that having someone six feet away all day long largely prevented me from spacing out at all while working. I'm not sure I could handle this year-round, but the last three months have been the most focused I've been in a long time.