Author Archives: meg

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.

Tile-crazy

Posted on July 17, 2008 by meg

I’ve finally started thinking about new tile projects recently, and I’m excited!  It’s so nice to care about something that’s subjective but still requires a lot of patience and thought.  I ordered more tiles from the interwebs and found out … Continue reading →

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Busy July, looks like

Posted on July 7, 2008 by meg

With that holiday weekend over, it looks like the rest of July may not be any less busy…hmm.  Jon’s going to Boston at some point for a few days, and around that we’re trying to plan a trip to see … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 4, 2008 by meg

Did you know that the month of July was named after Julius Caesar in the aftermath of his assassination?  It replaced the month of Quintilus, so named because it was the 5th month of the year then. No parties for … Continue reading →

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You bet your Aspercreme!

Posted on July 1, 2008 by meg

I think I pulled both of my quads at the game yesterday =(.  I sat out the rest of it after the first inning, and I’ve been icing them all night and morning off and on.  I hope it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Ew-ew-ewww

Posted on June 30, 2008 by meg

Last night we came back to find a huge black widow spider right outside our door!  Eww.  I don’t really know what to do about it.  They’re not supposed to be aggressive, but I don’t know why it chose that … Continue reading →

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And point me toward tomorrow

Posted on June 27, 2008 by meg

I went to see A Chorus Line last night with Melanie, and now some new songs are stuck in my head.  The girl who played Glinda in Wicked when Jon and I saw it was in this play too, which … Continue reading →

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So sore!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by meg

After softball practice on Sunday and games both Monday and Tuesday, every muscle I have seems to be sore.  We lost both games, but I didn’t totally suck, so I’m happy enough.  The game on Monday was against a former … Continue reading →

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The heatwave has passed.

Posted on June 23, 2008 by meg

And none too soon – I was beginning to think the whole summer would be miserable!  Today seems much more reasonable, though, with a high of just 90 (not 105). I got back into town on Tuesday night last week, … Continue reading →

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Chilling out at home

Posted on June 11, 2008 by meg

I got home Sunday morning after a red-eye flight and stayed up all day to try and get used to the time zone change (which didn’t really work).  It’s been nice to be home and talk to my parents and … Continue reading →

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One more test

Posted on June 5, 2008 by meg

Just one final to go before I’m done for the year, as far as classes are concerned – yay!  I’m in that state where I’m so tired of studying that I just want to get it over with…but I’m going … Continue reading →

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