Regarding the physics vs. architecture conundrum:
So it turns out that majors have a lot of required classes, so many to the point that it would be quite difficult to double major. Technically (in the very technical sense) it is possible as are most things, but I'm pretty sure that I don't want to put myself through the 6 typical sophomore requirements of architecture and the 4 typical sophomore requirements of physics. That's already a more than hefty load which would leave absolutely no room to take Russian or 18.06 *cough* linear algebra *cough*!
Speaking of Russian classes. I went to Russia this winter with my (several loving adjectives) boyfriend. See the pictorial proof of my presence near Red Square below:
I would have to use a triple integral to sum up how much fun this trip was. To save the sanity of any math-phobic persons reading this I will poorly sum it up in a few words: BEST TRIP EVER.
Getting back to physics and architecture, I happen to be taking a physics course (8.022 - Physics II - E&M, with a bit more emphasis on yelling at math) and an architecture course (4.111 - Intro. to Architecture Studio - don't know enough yet to joke about this course but I'll let you know when I do), which should help to give me a better idea of where I'm going with my academics.
Now regarding, the procrastinating...
which we can totally get to later....
I mean, there's no rush, so I might as well spend some time clicking around facebook, pacing the halls of my dorm, and other avoidance techniques...
I'm sorry what were we talking about? Oh, that's right procrastinating practicing my bass. Well, you see this so happens to be a three day weekend and this practicing bass stuff is actually quite a daunting task.
Let me explain.
I just auditioned into MITSO (MIT Symphony Orchestra), which I am totally excited about. It's been really fun playing music with others again. We're currently practicing for our March 13th concert (in the Kresge Theater on campus at 8pm, for Boston bound and bounded folks) which will consist of Nielsen's Sinfonia Expansiva, Haydn's No. 102 Symphony (It always amazes me how many symphonies that guy wrote!), and John Harbison's (MIT prof.) Canonical American Songbook. All amazing songs and all of them I really really really need to practice so that I can actually play them. I've been playing upright bass and classical music for about a year now and still have quite a ways to go before this orchestra stuff gets more easily managable. Meanwhile, I really should go practice.
Anyway, enough with this typing! I must go and stare at dots and squiggles and try and make sense of them while moving my hands around a very large hollowed out piece of wood.
Happy 3 day weekend to those of you that have it.
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yay for procrastination!!! that's what i'm doing right now because i don't want to write my paper for poliical theory :(
architecture?? that sounds cool, i didn't know you were considering it... I guess I always thought you would do physics. don't double major though, you want time for other classes. (says the person who is currently planning to double major in poli sci/international relations and applied math). and linear algebra is fun :) probably my favorite class right now.
so glad that you and dimitri had fun in russia. :) hope you have a good second semester!!
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