The Amanda Project
LATE MAY It was early evening in Cambridge. Jeremy Sand was in the Fariborz Maseeh Hall residence building of MIT. As usual, he was sitting at his computer. On the other side of the room, his roommate, Allan Greer, lay on his bed. He had his headphones on and was watching a lecture that he recorded earlier that day. Both Jeremy and Allen were about to earn their Master’s degrees in Computer Science. “So, another week till graduation,” Allen said, shucking off his headphones. “How are you feeling, J? Ready to conquer the job market?” “I’m actually ready to spend the summer fuckin’ the dog, Al.” “Hookin’ up with Miss Cooper tonight? If you are, I can clear out.” “No. As a matter of fact, I’m going out to dinner to meet her parents.” “Whoa. Well, that’s what you get for going after those local girls. Are you serious about her?” “Come on Al, we’re Masters students. The only thing I’m serious about is getting out of here with my degree in my mitts.” “Like that’s gon...