Monthly Archives: February 2006

I gave that lecture today in math class. I think it went over pretty well. I made light of messy algebra and our textbook’s tendency to make absurd leaps, and I think my derivation was reasonably clear. I am now … Continue reading →

I’ve had a beard for about the past ten months, over which time I’ve been conducting an informal poll to determine if people like it. And by people, I mean women below the age of thirty. It’s beginning to look … Continue reading →

Today is my mom’s birthday, and it is, in her words, “a big one”. I wanted to give my mother something special, but as I am uncreative and do not have the means to buy her a motorcycle or a … Continue reading →

I had a Chorallaries rehearsal last night until midnight, so I was up until 3 AM working on a problem set for 18.104. I was also scheduled to give a half-hour lecture in that class (on the Stirling approximation to … Continue reading →

There are these moments, at MIT, when one suddenly realizes just how much work one has, and just how little time to do it. I have just had one of those moments. It was not pleasant. Urgh.

Academically, I have achieved very little today. Instead, I have: 1. Spent time with friends. 2. Recorded the bass-line to Time Like These for the Chorallaries. 3. 1 and 2 simultaneously. I suppose there are worse ways to spend a … Continue reading →

Last night (or really, the night before last) I attended a lecture by Walter Bender on the One Laptop Per Child project. This project, also referred to as the $100 laptop project, is an MIT spinoff non-profit whose goal is … Continue reading →

I got into Stanford Applied Physics. This means the only people left to hear from are MIT Physics. And who wants two degrees from the same department, anyway? This also means that I’m (probably) going to California around April 7. … Continue reading →