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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.

Parents visiting

Posted on February 17, 2008 by meg

This week is especially crowded, because it’s a long weekend and my parents are here to visit until Thursday morning, and then I’m going to Phoenix to visit Jon’s family next weekend.  So I tried really hard to get most … Continue reading →

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ahh week 6 already?

Posted on February 13, 2008 by meg

The term is more than half over, and so is my first year!  I don’t know how that happened…I think my mind is still in January.

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I thought February was supposed to be cold…

Posted on February 9, 2008 by meg

…even in Pasadena.  But 82 is decidedly not cold – come on, California, let me have *some* nice breezy spring-like days!

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Theater!

Posted on February 8, 2008 by meg

Right, so the plays that I went to last weekend: They were both automatically awesome because they were done by a professional acting company (called The Acting Company), and Caltech student tickets were $5. Good start. Neither of them was … Continue reading →

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Books in my life right now

Posted on February 6, 2008 by meg

I’m really excited about a few books that I’ve been reading/looking at lately, so I thought I would say some things about them. First, I’m impressed by these editions of Shakespeare’s plays. They’re first folio texts for each play, which … Continue reading →

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Some of my backed-up mail came!

Posted on February 5, 2008 by meg

Not all of them, but a lot of the things I was missing showed up in the mail today, including your letter, Shannon.  Yay!  Too bad I already had my department’s reimbursement check reissued, and no sign yet of the … Continue reading →

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Busy week, but in a good way

Posted on January 30, 2008 by meg

Last week I had two professors ease up on things and delay the next homework assignment, and so far that’s made this week much more laid back than usual.  Generally by this time in the week I’m struggling to finish … Continue reading →

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Incommunicado

Posted on January 28, 2008 by meg

A little bit of water, and my phone goes into “Car Kit” mode, which means I can’t hear anything that comes out of it because it thinks it’s plugged into a headset or something.  Hopefully it will start working again … Continue reading →

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“You have provided no services in return…”

Posted on January 26, 2008 by meg

…for my graduate stipend to date, says the 1099 form I just got in the mail.  Hehe, they make it sound like I haven’t done anything all year.  I wonder when they’ll start to consider my research “services.” Anyway, I’m … Continue reading →

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Mail troubles

Posted on January 23, 2008 by meg

My roommate and I haven’t been receiving mail for about a week, so I finally called the post office to find out what’s up.  Apparently the carrier says that there was a ‘red vacancy slip’ in my mailbox last week, … Continue reading →

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