A Fresh New Start

Computer Science and Bullet Journaling

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2020 First Half Review

So many things have changed in the last months, and I don’t know where to start. I feel happy and scared at the same time, but I believe this is because everything’s falling into place.

I have 3 big goals for the year. I wanted to win a scholarship for doing a Ph.D. abroad, and after months of applications and tears I happened to be admitted to the best university in the field. This was the boost in confidence I needed, and still a reason of excitement as time goes by. In a month I’ll leave Italy once and forever, and I’m more than ready to be welcomed and hugged by the beautiful Edinburgh.

However, my leave won’t be easy as I expected it to be. At the end of 2019 I wrote I wasn’t up for anything serious, and now I’m here worrying about my annual leave entitlement and wondering how often I’ll be able to come back to visit my boyfriend. We’ve been together for almost three months thus far, and for the first time I’m dating someone who truly and disinterestedly cares about me.

My second goal would have already been fulfilled if it wasn’t for the pandemic, so I’ll postpone it to next year without regret. There’s only one left, and that’s what I’ll work on after settling in the UK.

[clockworkrobotic]

me: starts typing a new line of code

coding software: WHat IS THat??? whAT Th?E FuCK Is thAT??? WHat arE  YoU ???DOInG ThaTs nOt? ReAL cODE?????

me: finishes typing the line

coding software: :)

[chanelbagsandcigarettedrags]

Sex And The City: Season 3

[paceyjoeys]

[stydixa]

I wondered if I would ever find my prince, my soul mate. Then three years ago, at another wedding I turned to a friend for comfort. And instead, I found everything that I’d ever been looking for my whole life. And now…here we are…with our future before us…and I only want to spend it with you, my prince, my soul mate, my friend.

[inefekt69]

Yokohama, Japan

[emma-leprost]

“This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again.” -Alexander McCall Smith

[magnarbastard]

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I’m in love.

Or maybe it’s just the quarantine..

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2019 (soft) review

A few days (weeks?) ago I decided to sign this blog with my name. I lately realised that running a blog while trying to keep my life secret from my father wouldn’t be that smart, so here we are, back to anonymity.

As you might have noticed, I’m too busy to update the blog on a regular basis. I finished my Master’s thesis and graduated a few months ago, and since then I’ve been working as a research fellow at my home university. I submitted a paper based on my Master’s thesis to a class A++ conference (*finger crossed*), and I’m planning to submit a new paper by the end of next month. Meanwhile, two papers taken from my Bachelor’s thesis were published, and I had my first (and second) experience presenting at a conference.

I recently moved out of my parents house. I live in a shared flat with two other girls, and I really like them. The building is at walking distance from the office, and I love having the chance to spend nights with friends without worrying about missing the train. Fun fact: I never told my father I have moved out. He thinks I’m never home because I’m spending time with a hypothetical boyfriend, and this sounds the best option for him because he’s too sexist to believe I’m able to find a house, sign a contract and pay the rent on my own.

I’m really satisfied with my friendships. The research team I’m working with is really inclusive, and I already feel part of the family. I also hang out with a group of friends from the Master’s Degree, and I really enjoy spending time with them. I like to think back to the three-day trip we went together last summer, watching pictures of us rafting on the Marmore Falls.

Talking about romantic relationships, the most honest thing I could say is I’m too busy to even wish to have one. I broke up with Mr. Big when I left The Netherlands in January, and he came for a visit in July. He tried to pretend we never broke up, which was kind of funny. It was even more so because I had been dating another guy from April to July. At the end of the day, I didn’t have feelings for any of them and I spent the second half of the year focusing on my work. As a final consideration about my current status, I am not up for anything serious.

Today it’s Christmas Eve, and I’m writing this post from my new flat, where I’m spending the night alone. I think this is a good summary of how messy the situation is with my parents.

[theemotionmachine]

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100 Days of Thesis - Day 2/100

Today I solved a few problems with my model but still, I need to figure out how to integrate the CV model.

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100 Days of Thesis - Day 1/100

I think I'm almost done with the model

+ I found an amazing place for studying while drinking tea

+ I spent some quality time with friends.

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100 Days of Thesis

In the last month I’ve done everything I could to procrastinate my thesis work.

It’s time to change the world.

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I want to start over. I can do better.

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100 Days of Thesis - Day 8/100

Today I had a class and then I worked on a code challenge so..

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100 Days of Thesis - Day 7/100

My code for feature extraction is done, but it's taking a very long time to run on the whole dataset. I need to figure out something.

Anyway, my supervisor finally answered my email and he really likes my idea! Yay!

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100 Days of Thesis - Day 5/100

Well.. features aren't ready yet. New deadline: Sunday night.

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100 Days of Thesis - Day 4/100

Today I generated the first dataset. I'd like to be done with feature extraction by tomorrow.