September 2010
1 post
A little update and much needed rest
I just had one of the busiest summers of my life, and most stressful. It started out with an interesting time in Pittsburgh, PA, where I had a great time studying and meeting new people. Then, before I could realize it, I had been hired to help teach a course, where I learned a great deal more about my area of study. Finally, my summer is winding down with a project on which I have been working...
June 2010
4 posts
pittsburgh: carnegie mellon and the other...
wow, these last couple days in pittsburgh have been quite amazing. i’m in pittsburgh for a program that examines logic in the sciences, and scientific inquiry. i didn’t realize science was so sketchy…lol… at least, in terms of the logic science uses. it’s really weak. other than that realization, i’ve come to understand a great deal about inquiry and methodology...
next academic year: summer first, fun, and...
it seems as if i just finished all my exams, and i left yale’s campus yesterday (two weeks ago or so). but now all of a sudden, i am selecting my courses for next year (or getting a rough idea), thinking of fellowships, and even considering my plans for next summer. this is the first time that i have ever faced such a thing. i’ve always felt after spring comes summer, and there is no...
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summer, things, and more things
my summer plans are still unclear but at least half of my summer is now occupied: i’m going to pittsburgh for an nsf funded thingy on logic and other formal things, which is kind of cool. for the other part of the summer, i would like to be in boston, but that’s not settled yet. we’ll see how it goes. i am really hoping to have the opportunity to be in boston. :0)
things in my...
May 2010
1 post
yale is pretty tough
so here i am, wrapping up my first year at yale. the year has had its ups and its downs, but overall, the experience was an excellent one. i have no complaints, yet i do have some realizations about yale: it is a serious school, with a rigorous curriculum. i thought that yale might be a little more laid back than other places, but it turns out not to be the case.
they have excellent faculty that...
April 2010
11 posts
long day so far: five hours (and counting) left to...
i had little sleep last night, and i am struggling through this day. i did almost manage to get a nap in the afternoon, but that was a short lived dream (literally). i had to finish my school work, though, so it was for the best. i just drank some hot tea and took some aspirin. things got much better.
i plan on going to bed tonight around nine or nine thirty if at all possible. i have a big...
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today is a new day!
i didn’t get much sleep last night. it’s cool, though. i read, and read, and read for hours after the sun went down. i felt great sitting there in my bed, turning one page after another, never wanting the story to end. finally, at about three a.m. or so, i finished the book. my reward? i found out what happens. my punishment? today i had to get up early.
moral: make more time to read...
As noises start up in the adjacent room, I leave...
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Me (quietly): Hi, I’m sorry, there’s an exam going on next door… Lecturer: Exam? I don’t know anything about an exam. This class is just ending. Me (quietly): Right, I mean, I’m proctoring an exam right now… Lecturer: Sure, this class is just ending right now, you can have the room in a moment. Me (quietly): No, I mean,...
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tonight: laying in bed.
here i am at the end of the day.
this morning i woke up and wanted to walk next to the ocean. now, gazing out of my window into the night sky, i have one regret: i didn’t walk next to the ocean when i had the chance. i can only hope that i’ll have a chance to walk next to her in the morning.
switching topics, i had a productive and happy day overall for a couple of reasons. i got a...
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today: laying around.
early this morning, i got up, and i drank some instant coffee. while in the kitchen, i noticed out the window that the ocean waves had a calmness about them. it was almost as if they were telling me to come and walk next to them. then, as i was drinking my coffee, i realized that today is tax day. that wouldn’t have been so bad, had i actually already done my taxes for this year.
so, what...