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by nlewkowitz· January 25, 2018· in Personal· 0 comments tags: Artisan's Asylum, Boston Barbers
A little over a week to go for a new deadline on documents for a residential hall. It’s not very much work, just need to make sure everything is coordinated. It’s actually a nice little lull in work at the moment, as I’m between a few projects starting and stopping. Got a haircut today, walked to the North End and went to Boston Barbers. I like going in the back entrance to the second floor, less busy. Walked right in and sat down immediately. The speed at which these guys work is mesmerizing, and the best part of the cut for me is the straight razor on the back of the neck, followied by alcohol, then talc. It feels great. After work I went to the Asylum to work my desk shift. We trained a Newkie, new Deskie, and talked to people about the new bylaws vote that is ongoing. I voted yes, but there are a lot of people who are voting no on the measure. Not sure what either outcome will bring for the Asylum. Arrived home around 10:30pm, another very long day. Had a quick dinner and went to bed.
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Over the Hill?

by nlewkowitz· October 14, 2016· in Job, Personal· 1 comments tags: Arizona, Artisan's Asylum, Boston, CBT, hats, Maccabi, Red Sox, Stantec, USA
It’s been a bit busy for me the last few weeks, so I’ve missed writing a weekly report. A lot has happened, travel, job interviews, sick dogs, and losing baseball teams. I’m currently sitting in the public area at Artisan’s Asylum waiting for my OnShape class to begin, and since I am here early, its a good time to write out some notes on my new life in Boston. Adam introduced me to a new acquaintance, Dan, who plays soccer. Dan invited me to join his Over The Hill team, Needham United. I went out and watched them play one game, and liked the guys on the team. In fact, two of them play on my Maccabi team, Brian and Lee. The team seemed like a good fit for me, and I was playing with them the following week in a game just outside of Providence. We lost 5-3 to a Portuguese team, but it was a lot of fun, and the games are quite competitive. Looking forward to continuing with this team. Additionally, I got to spend some time with my parents, and even share a little whiskey with my dad. On the job front, I had two interviews […]
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And there goes the summer…

by nlewkowitz· September 06, 2016· in Job, Uncategorized· 0 comments tags: Amtrak, Artisan's Asylum, Boston, Central Park, chicago, edX, Manhattan, New York, OnShape, Rudy's Barber, The Last Hurrah, Ward 8
A bit of a quiet week for us in Boston, although quite busy for most others with the Labor Day Holiday signaling the end of summer. I started the week back at the Artisan’s Asylum meeting with their courses director to get my new class scheduled and on the books. I will be teaching an Introduction to Onshape class – here is a direct link. Pretty excited about the new class, and look forward to teaching it when it begins in a few weeks. Following the vein of learning and teaching, I’ve just started an edX class titled MITx:16.00x: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Aeronautics and Human Spaceflight. This is the online version of an actual class taught at MIT by former Astronaut Jeff Hoffman. The online class is free from edX, and I’m pretty excited to be able to take this course. I’m making another hard push to find work at an architecture firm, having spent most of the Labor Day Holiday brushing up my cover letter and resume. My friends Olga and Dan are going to make introductions to some new firms this week, and I am eager to get some traction with one or more of the firms […]
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A legal resident of Boston

by nlewkowitz· August 22, 2016· in 3D Printing, Job, Miscellaneous, Personal, Uncategorized· 0 comments tags: Artisan's Asylum, Boston, Boston Makers, diy, Fenway Park, Molana, Nader Tehrani, Prusa i3, Red Sox, The Barking Crab, Watertown RMV, Zac Brown Band
On Friday I, and my car, became legal residents of Massachusetts. The process is fairly easy. You fill out some forms online, print those forms, and take them, along with forms of identity, you car title, and proof of address to the RMV and hope you get Arlene. Arlene works at the Watertown RMV and she is a dream. She made the process tolerable, and was patient when I fumbled with my paperwork. There needs to be more people in the world like Arlene. After everything was said and done I was registered to vote in Massachusetts, had new license plates, and a temporary ID (the real one comes in the mail in 7-10 days). That evening we met up with Ashleigh’s cousin Lauren and her husband Todd to have dinner with Nader Tehrani, and several people from his office. We ate at Molana in Watertown, which is a Persian restaurant. The food was excellent, and we listened to many of the dinner guests talk about living in Iran, both pre and post revolution. Such interesting stories! We spent Saturday in Boston proper, deciding to sit outside and enjoy the nice streak of weather we are having. Craving some seafood, we headed […]
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