I’m currently skull stripping a bunch of structural MRI images at work, and the process is actually taking a bit longer than anticipated. It will take the script about 2 days to batch-process all 270 brains, so while the computer is doing that, I have a surprising day off work. It’s great that in engineering and in my line of work, I can be pleasantly surprised by incidents such as these. It makes me feel great about myself and gives me a sort of mental health day.
Today, I think I’m going to do a bit of writing and maybe go to the gym. I’ll need to find some things to write about, but perhaps a journal prompt here and there will do. Today is really about developing my language skills, as the computer science skills so valued in contemporary work life are evidently no longer needed. This is great news for me because, as someone who didn’t study computer science, this undesirable aspect of the engineering job has since been eliminated. Sure, it’s the entry-level positions that are no longer needed, but I think at the end of the day, it’s really about shifting your educational and career focus in other directions rather than calling it quits altogether.
My architecture bootcamp starts in two weeks, and I’m very excited for that experience. I wonder how I’m going to respond to the experience overall. I can imagine that I will be a strong contributor to the experience, as I will probably be the person with the highest educational attainment among the instructors. It’s funny that most architects have master’s degrees, and a PhD is not really required to teach advanced studios. It just goes to show how subjective, perhaps, the artistic component of the architectural process is and how little technical expertise you really need to do well. It’s really about relationship building at the end of the day.
The Ivory Tower 
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