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My 1-year anniversary in Pasadena
Yup, one year ago today I arrived here with my parents and a lot of luggage. It still doesn’t really feel like that long, and I think I miss the east coast more than I realize. In other news, my … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Pasadena, Rant, Research
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Back from a whirlwind
After a nightmare trip back from Boston last night, I finally got home at 2am after 6 days away on a semi-vacation. The first half of it was a true vacation, spending 2 full days in St. Thomas with Shannon … Continue reading
Posted in Random Neat Things, Research, Vacation!
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Busy July, looks like
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
And point me toward tomorrow
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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The heatwave has passed.
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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Office politics
With the last day of class this year approaching, changes for next year are already being planned. One of them involves me moving out of my office into the office next door, which I’m not happy about, since I’ve already … Continue reading
Happy is what happens
when all your dreams come true…right? I think lately I’ve been making myself more unhappy than I actually am, and I need to stop. There’s kind of a collective culture of stress among first years at the moment, and it’s … Continue reading
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Planning is hard.
How much vacation is ok to take over the summer before my oral exams? I’m taking 9 full days to go home and visit my family right after the term ends, and there’s a possibility of another trip sometime during … Continue reading
Posted in Classes, Research, Uniquely Caltech..., Vacation!
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Jupiter is cool =)
I was going through some of the Jupiter images for my second proposition project and I found some with a moon in them =) So cool! I think it has to be Io, but I’m not sure. I’ll try to … Continue reading
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Sarcastic Fringehead
That’s the name of one of the fish we saw at the aquarium, native to California I guess. I thought the name was funny, but it’s a pretty ugly fish: On Sunday we went to Venice Beach and walked around … Continue reading
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