Poetic Procrastination

I took Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Sanjoy Baruah my senior year at UNC. It was my first exposure to functional programming, and I had a tough time with Lisp syntax. After attempting an all-nighter to make up for some significant procrastination, my professor unexpectedly canceled class; the expression of my relief took poetic form, with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe. Once wandered one namedĀ Alan, who ponder’d how he’d get a gallon Out of many a quaint and curiousĀ volumed water jugs. While he nodded, nearly napping, suddenly he’d find aĀ mapping, He’d wake, fingers tapping, clapping for thoseĀ caffeinated drugs. (defvar visitor... he fluttered, and drankĀ caffeinated drugs. CommonĀ LispĀ kept finding bugs. ...

February 27, 2006 Ā· Edited April 16, 2025