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About meg

I think planets are cool! I'm a new graduate student in Planetary Science at Caltech, and at the moment I'm interested in planetary geophysics of terrestrial planets and moons. I'm originally from Cortlandt Manor, NY, and I did my undergrad at MIT, where I got heavily involved in student theater - a hobby I hope to continue through grad school, time permitting... I also like to read sci-fi/fantasy novels, obsess about English history, and play frisbee.

Book problem solved!

Posted on November 14, 2007 by meg

I found the library =) That’ll last me a while.

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A Mad World, My Masters

Posted on November 13, 2007 by meg

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is next week – aahhh!  Soon it will be the end of the quarter and finals and that conference in SF and then Christmas!  Time goes so fast…although on the other hand, I also can’t believe … Continue reading →

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Caltech doesn’t appreciate the veterans…

Posted on November 11, 2007 by meg

I want a holiday – why doesn’t Caltech recognize any except for Thanksgiving and Christmas?  I can understand Columbus Day…he wasn’t really that cool…but come on, my trash isn’t being picked up tomorrow, so why do I have class? Also, … Continue reading →

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It’s Cold!

Posted on November 11, 2007 by meg

Well, sort of.  Colder than I expected it would be =).  I should have brought more sweaters. Life is ok.  This week was a whirlwind, but turned out to be much better than I first predicted on Monday.  This coming … Continue reading →

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Hitting the ground running

Posted on November 6, 2007 by meg

Well, the field trip is over, and so is my weekend.  Suddenly it’s Tuesday again and I have three problem sets to finish by Thursday afternoon.  Owen’s Valley is pretty, and there are nice rocks there, but I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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What a week!

Posted on November 2, 2007 by meg

This has been the most stressful week so far.  All my classes finally ganged up on me, and I’m still slightly sick from last week, so it’s been sorta miserable.  But I just finished the last thing, and I’m heading … Continue reading →

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I <3 Björkudden

Posted on October 28, 2007 by meg

I’ve had a fairly good weekend so far. Jon rented a Flexcar yesterday morning and we went to IKEA to buy him some more furnture. Now there’s a nice little table in the kitchen named Björkudden. Silly IKEA. But it … Continue reading →

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Cool, my homework works!

Posted on October 26, 2007 by meg

At least this part of it does.  This is a graph I made of the flux seen from the Earth of a young star with a disk around it.  Compared to the star by itself (the blue line), you get … Continue reading →

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Sick… =(

Posted on October 25, 2007 by meg

Man, these colds really sneak up on you =( *sniffle* I’m gross.

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Exhausted..

Posted on October 23, 2007 by meg

I guess I can say with confidence now that Tuesdays are the worst night of the week. I have problem sets for 2 classes regularly due Wednesday and Thursday, so I’m trying to get them both done (currently the Thursday … Continue reading →

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