Tess's Blog

MIT Family Weekend

2011-10-15T23:20:00.006-04:00

It's Family Weekend at MIT! The parents are everywhere, and I had the pleasure of making a presentation to a bunch of them (specifically the bunch associated with physics-lings) on Friday about my research in Neutrino Physics. Click the image below to see the slides. The images of the smiley neutrinos come from Particle Zoo - where you can buy plushies of the Standard Model and beyond!The talk

Nostalgia: MIT / U of California Essay

2011-08-31T15:34:00.002-04:00

Describe the world you come from, for example your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations? I live in two places at once. This is not because I have miraculously achieved a new method to manipulate space-time, but instead because my rural, secluded hometown of Bonsall and the bustling, lively area of San Diego County, surrounding

Nostalgia: Caltech Essay

2011-08-31T10:00:00.000-04:00

Caltech students have long been known for their quirky sense of humor and creative pranks and for finding unusual ways to have fun. What is something that you find fun or humorous? My dad and I use to sail Solings with the Mission Bay Yacht Club Soling Fleet. Our fleet had a reputation for being a rather rambunctious bunch that was always having fun. An example of this behavior was a harmless

Nostalgia: old blondegeek designs

2011-08-30T02:41:00.007-04:00

Since I'm on the theme of looking back here are some cached blondegeek pages from way back when. I can't seem to find a cached version of the first blondegeek site and there are definitely some redesigns in between these. Many of the image links are totally broken, but if you go to animations on Version 4, you can see one of my ridiculous first flash animations with llamas dancing to "Love Shack

Rememberence of things past.

2011-08-29T23:59:00.000-04:00

Don't worry, Proust is not involved in this post. I'm currently in San Diego, savoring sunshine before heading back to MIT. Being home has understandably caused an uproar of nostalgia in me. I've been looking through old notebooks, old essays, and other props of my middle and high school years. I figure it's a good way to look at how I've changed (or not changed) over the past 3 years of being

Happy 7th Birthday blondegeek! (And Happy π Day too!)

2011-03-14T09:36:00.000-04:00

E8 reorders are on their way...

2011-01-31T16:30:00.001-05:00

Just talked to the printers today. I should be shipping out all back orders by the beginning of next week.

IAP in Pictures

2011-01-31T11:10:00.004-05:00

Howdy! Finally compiles a digital copy of most of my work during studio this semester. I unfortunately lost a lot of my renderings that I made on the school comps, but I still had print outs which is better than nothing. Take a look HERE. NOTE: The file is 12 MB.

Broken Glasses

2011-01-22T02:01:00.004-05:00

I guess I'm going to sport this look for a while...

Publicity

2011-01-20T14:30:00.002-05:00

We've been getting some publicity!PhysicsWorldBackRe(Action)

First RhinoScript!!!

2011-01-18T14:54:00.008-05:00

I'm currently in studio working on an exercise due tomorrow. In our prior assignment we created a drafting instruction set, that our studio mates executed.Now we have to interpret the drawing and create 3D shapes. In the process of doing so, I discovered that it was vital that I learn RhinoScript. Turns out it has little to no syntax and you don't have to declare the type of your variables.

Pummelo-ed

2011-01-17T19:39:00.011-05:00

This post is dedicated to Anonymous of the previous post and the Pummelo I am currently trying to demolish. 1/2 of the pummelo has been conquered and the other 1/2 is glaring at me with hostility. Pummelos are by far the most unruly of citrus. In taste, they are everything I wish a grapefruit would be, but they are a real hassle to peel. Apologies to grapefruit enthusiasts - the bitterness gets

1/6 Scale

2010-11-29T16:10:00.009-05:00

I just finished modeling a section of a cafe I designed for my design computing class. 1/6 scale models are pretty big, even for a section of a 500 sq ft building. The model is approximately 1' 8" tall x 1' 4" wide by 1' 4" deep, so a huge thanks to my friends who helped my lug it around campus today :)A bit about the project before I let you loose on the pics. The purpose of the project was to

E8 Tees!

2010-11-26T18:50:00.005-05:00

Hello! Hello! I'm quite a bit late for checking in this semester; it has been a busy one! I've declared Architecture as my second major and am now no stranger to pulling all-nighters with AutoCAD. Physics has also been really fun/stressful this semester with the notorious (at least among MIT physics undergrads) Junior Lab and a second helping of Quantum Mechanics.But enough about school, and more

Breadboard Crumbs

2010-08-06T04:48:00.007-04:00

After an incredible month at Fermilab, I'm back in San Diego. I'm a little late in reporting in since I returned to the West Coast a few weeks ago, but no matter. I've spent most of the past three weeks, taking advantage of the fact that it's summer and I don't have any immediate obligations. Still, I've had a few projects swimming around in my head, some even making it past the drawing

Hello from Fermilab!

2010-06-23T23:53:00.018-04:00

Howdy!I'm at Fermilab for the month (just got here last Thursday), working on MicroBooNE (click for link). I've been programing, helping design a frame to hold some of our detectors, and trying to avoid the ill-tempered, hissing, government-owned geese that flock around the High Rise (picture below). The novelty of living in essentially a town of physicists still hasn't worn off and I'm having a

! blondegeek store closed for summer !

2010-05-27T15:39:00.002-04:00

I'll be traveling quite a bit this summer and my stock is all in Boston, so I won't be able to send orders in a very timely manner. I will be "closing" (setting all my stock to zero so nothing can be purchased) the store for the season, but will re-open in the fall. Of course, you should still stop by and check out my blog to see what I'm up to! :)- Tess

Microwave Popcorn Smoke Signals

2010-05-27T13:00:00.006-04:00

It always takes a few days for me to realize that the semester has ended and that I don't have any p-sets or work that I HAVE to do. It is a difficult transition but I'm doing my best to adjust :)As far as plans for the summer, I'll be spending the first few weeks at home, hanging out with friends, visiting family, and *hopefully* cleaning my rooms (crossing my fingers on this one). Second part

I promise I'm not ignoring you...

2010-05-18T21:35:00.002-04:00

it's just that FINALS ARE HERE. I'll get back to you about my adventures of spackling, tea, boxes, adiabatically changing a's and b's, etc. in a few days.

Something punny...

2010-05-04T15:47:00.004-04:00

Two students are working at two adjacent computers in the Athena cluster in building 12. One of the students, currently taking 8.04, is enjoying a cup of soup from Cafe Four. The hungry, soupless student turns to the student with the cup of soup and says, "You know you're not suppose to have that in here. The sign on the wall clearly says 'No Food. No Drinks.'"The student with the soup briefly

Russian Soaps and Non-Russian Soup.

2010-05-01T20:30:00.001-04:00

There are a spectrum of careers (and perhaps career titles) that appeal to me. On one side is Architect and on the other is Physicist. (There also Rock Star somewhere orthogonal to this 1D spectrum, but we'll talk about that some other time when I have more time to cuddle with my guitar.) I'm not sure which part of the spectrum I'm at right now, but majoring in architecture is looking pretty good

blondegeek tee/tea party

2010-04-18T22:33:00.002-04:00

In response to all the "Tea Party Movement" protests, we decided to have a tea party! After all, this IS Boston and you can't have enough tea parties in Boston!blondegeek tee/tea party

Making lists...

2010-04-16T23:45:00.004-04:00

...is my ultimate procrastination technique. So, that's what I'm doing late on a Friday night, planning out my four day weekend. Thank you MIT and Massachusetts for having random holidays often or even often random holidays.The week was of course busy. How could it not be, right? Well, that's one more Quantum Mechanics (8.04) test down and one Statistical Physics (8.044) test to go! Ready, set,

catching up.

2010-04-11T12:28:00.002-04:00

Time to get back to work. Dad's on his way home and the physics p-sets are calling. My voice is still mostly gone, but I know it's going to be a good day since I'm wearing my cowboy boots.

blondegeek / UWIP booth

2010-04-10T00:04:00.012-04:00

Some photos from the epic blondegeek and MIT Undergraduate Women in Physics booth!OMB! (Oh my borscht!) It's a booth!Yan! UWIP president and general (awesome)^n person who is totally sporting the hot new UWIP t-shirts. "E&M is kinky" Remember kiddies, MIT UWIP - It's a group, not a fetish...Showing off the t-shirts and the Mondrian dress.Love your beaver ;)CPW Festival UWIP booth! Where

balancing it out.

2010-04-09T21:58:00.017-04:00

I took the day off. It wasn't my original intention, but it happened.I woke up at the right time, got together my books and papers, but by the time I went to go have breakfast with my dad (he's visiting for the week) before my Russian class at Harvard I realized, I NEEDED A DAY OFF. It was a combination of burning the candle at both ends (selling shirts - more like giving directions to the dazed,

blondegeek bags, physics shirts, and MIT Campus Preview Weekend!

2010-04-08T01:16:00.006-04:00

LET THE FUN BEGIN!blondegeek is having another booth event, proudly showing our support of the MIT Undergraduate Women in Physics [MIT UWIP]!blondegeek extravaganza Part II and Meet the UWIPs!!!9 am - 5:30 pmApril 8th, 2010MIT Student Center - First Floor, between stairs and La Verde'sCome get your (blonde)geek on! We'll have new t-shirts, bags, and reprints (because you asked for them)!See you

Going once... Going twice... Sold!

2010-03-18T10:05:00.007-04:00

It has been a great couple of days! T-shirts are still selling and they are selling fast. I've met so many interesting people in process of showing my wares and it's been a pleasure making them smile with something as simple as a nerdy pun on a t-shirt. :)Here are some photos of the booth and a happy customer :) (I wish I had more customer shots but it's been too busy to pull out the camera! If

If you saw the booth today and want to order online...

2010-03-16T10:44:00.004-04:00

... just send me an e-mail ( blondegeek@blondegeek.net ) that you want the discount and let me know whether or not you want to pick up the shirt in Lobby 10. Otherwise, I can ship it out after Thursday. :)Stop by and say hi if you are on campus!Tess

blondegeek tees at MIT

2010-03-16T00:17:00.002-04:00

Howdy folks!Catch blondegeek at MIT tomorrow in Lobby 10 from 9am to 4pm March 16th-18th.Tees will be at the screaming price of $10!See ya there!Tess

Happy 6th Birthday blondegeek.net!

2010-03-14T13:50:00.001-04:00

(Happy Pi Day too.)

Basking in Berkeley

2009-07-09T20:14:00.007-04:00

I'm in Berkeley at the moment for a mini-vacation of sorts. This particular day was set aside as a lazy day so I've treated myself to reading by the poolside and doing a bit of swimming and... well that's about it. I've just finished the second book of Terry Brooks High Druid of Shannara Triology. I thought I had the third one so that I could finish the triology up before heading home, but alas I

Finishing up the school year and diving into summer.

2009-06-11T23:34:00.007-04:00

There's a bit of a gap of information since I haven't reported in since March. And there's a lot to say about shtaplers, monopoles, and chip board. But, it's summer already so I'll some pictures do the talking. Here are some pics from architecture and some pictures from summer so far. :)+ architecture midterm ++ clay creations; courtesy of desk neighbor, Julian ++ architecture final +<3 home <3+

Happy 5th Birthday blondegeek!

2009-03-14T01:06:00.001-04:00

Quick Addendum to Studio

2009-03-01T21:27:00.004-05:00

This was my clay wall. But it was too blah.So I mashed it and cut it and threw paper and chip board boxes at it until I got this.What a mess.But a fun mess at that.I promise, it makes much more sense on Sketchup.We'll see what happens. 0.o

Studio

2009-02-23T21:12:00.004-05:00

So, in that architecture class that I'm taking (4.111 - Intro. to Architecture Studio, see studio above) we've begun building models for our first project - building a reading and writing space in a 10' x 16' x 2' wall where a lush meadow meets a calm beach. The material we are "using" to create these spaces in the "heavy" wall is thick insulating foam wedged between two planks of plywood, so

Between subjects...

2009-02-15T21:45:00.003-05:00

- this title refers to either my on going conundrum of whether I'm destined to be a physics or architecture major or the fact that I'm totally procrastinating because I'm writing this instead of practicing my bass.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.

Trekkerly Epic.

2008-11-20T19:13:00.003-05:00

My roomate has just made be aware of this glorious problem on the 18.01 (Single-Variable Calculus - for non-MIT folk) practice exam. Ka'blah!(click on the image to read)

The Autumn Leaves....

2008-11-08T23:47:00.007-05:00

...all jazz musicians, take your fakes books out now!Anyway, being from California, I have never seen the trees turn to such deep reds and yellows. So seeing stuff like this (see below) is pretty amazing. Once again, these are just photos from my phone, but they get the point across.

Well, Hello There.

2008-11-05T23:11:00.005-05:00

We've finally got a president and MIT has a four day weekend coming up. Exciting times ahead. Looks like I'll get more homework tomorrow. *leaps with joy*Hopefully, I'll finish up the book I'm reading (the Code Book) before things get busy again. Educational endeavors always seem to interrupt my leisure reading. Like I said, exciting times. Leading back to the novel, it's a zooming trip through

Itch.

2008-11-03T22:32:00.004-05:00

So for some reason, the past two weeks have been fairly light in workload. Probably a combination of tests scheduling in nicely and just not having a website to redesign. Because MIT has a 4 day weekend coming up and I don't have any work to do until Thursday, I've been going though options of what I can do with this spare time because I am itching to do something. Do I draw up dress designs, do

Happy November!

2008-11-01T23:32:00.003-04:00

Seriously, November came out of nowhere! I just looked at the calendar this morning and it said NOVEMBER! and I was like AHHHH! but YAY!!!! It's just a bit difficult to believe that I've already been at MIT for 2 months, the time has really flown past, but many people said that it would.Hope everyone's Halloween went along nicely. Some of my fellow floor mates and I went to "Spooky Skate" as it's

...but baby it's cold outside.

2008-10-29T20:46:00.003-04:00

Okay, so it's not THAT cold outside, but it's starting to get down there in degrees. My senses need to be recalibrated to Boston temperatures, southern California ones don't apply here (if they did, winter started a month ago).Speaking of calibrating! I've got a UROP now at House_n. (Okay, technically I should be saying I "participate in a UROP" since UROP = Undergraduate Research Opportunity

If you've seen these around MIT...

2008-10-20T23:38:00.004-04:00

...and you're here, then you're in the right place. Hello and welcome to blondegeek.net!*pictures taken with my pixelicious cell phone camera*

Oh! BTW...

2008-10-19T23:11:00.001-04:00

How do ya'll like the new site design?

Starting off the week.

2008-10-19T22:33:00.003-04:00

Well, hello there! I'm in my seventh week of being a frosh at MIT, and so far, so good. For fellow MIT peeps: I'm taking 8.01, 18.02, 3.091, and 21M.011. For non-MIT peeps (and for those who may not have been acquainted to 21M0.11): I'm taking Mechanics, Multi-variable Calculus, Intro. to Solid State Chemistry, and Intro. to Western Music. My upright bass is here with me in my dorm (sitting

Ciao!

2008-06-18T17:23:00.000-04:00

I'm heading off to Italy tomorrow to visit family, just 3 days after my 18th birthday and 2 weeks after graduation! Maybe I'll get to use that not so provisional and recently turned international driver's license of mine...probably not. They don't kid when they say that Italians are CRAZY drivers.New shirts are up! I do love seeing more boxes on the T-shirts page. Hope you like them :)Well, I'm

Back from MIT!

2008-04-14T17:26:00.000-04:00

Summary: Caltech was fun. MIT was awesome! Harvard...I have no clue!Two schools with totally different feels (and one that as I said up above, I have no clue about), and I can try to explain what exactly those two "feels", well, feel like, but it probably won't be the same thing that you would feel about the two schools and again it's a feeling thing and those things don't particularly translate

Hello from Caltech!

2008-04-03T19:07:00.000-04:00

Hey ya'll. I rolled in to Caltech around 1:30 pm, so far so good. Took a campus tour, met some fellow pre-frosh, chilled with some students, all that jazz (actually the Jazz Band doesn't play until 4:30...hmm probably should get going...). Anyway, this is just a small update (more to come) so here's a sample of the first batch of photos.The oh so famous canon.Of course.Ze library....& a very

electric charges are so q...ute (Party with the Coulomb)

2008-03-27T23:50:00.000-04:00

Okay, I finished 23-45 (the last semi-required physics problem I will do tonight), so it's time I payed attention to my website.So how have the past two months been?Great. Thanks for asking.So.I've got a few tees lined up in production and some that have been produced but not posted (I can feel your anticipation building up already...). They should all be ready before I head to Caltech and MIT

Taking Friday off.

2008-01-25T15:50:00.000-05:00

I just got out of school a little while ago and am siting at the brand new marble window counter at the local coffee shop (which fortunately has wifi!). Within the past fourty-five minutes off my school-ular freedom, I've managed to give a ride to a guy around my age who had taken the bus from Vista to get to his girlfriend's house a couple miles away from the bus stop, witness a man feeding his

Stick this!

2008-01-20T00:31:00.001-05:00

Call in the next 15 billion minutes and with every blondegeek tee you will receive a BLONDEGEEEK STICKER!!!Stack 1 of 6You can stick them anywhere!Even on sacred Mac objects!: )

Brushing bunnies

2008-01-17T00:11:00.000-05:00

If you're a fan of blondegeek on facebook, you've already been made well aware of this but because I am just so darn happy about this I'm going to say it again: my first facebook app is up and running! Unfortunately, I can not list it in the app directory until at least 5 people are using it but that shouldn't be a problem for too long...right guys?But besides scripting up a storm this afternoon,

Success!

2008-01-15T23:56:00.000-05:00

Alas! I figured out what was going hay-wire with my Facebook application code! Now, I can finish up all the program functionality and start on the aesthetics, which will be quite a task in itself.You know how the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" peeps have their "You might be a Redneck jokes"? Well, today in school my mind wasn't really focused on school stuff but instead business: t-shirt designs, php

Tidying up

2008-01-14T19:50:00.000-05:00

Last week I spent some time filling in the little gaps and missing pieces that needed to be attended to around the site (EXCEPT THE INDEX PAGE - which I am convinced with ever be the bane of my existence *Mrs. Critchley pats me on the back for using a vocabulary word*). My blog now has a sparkly and shiny RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Feed that you can post to your tripped out google homepage,

<<- (look it's a tree!)

2007-12-25T17:24:00.000-05:00

A very Merry Christmas to ya'll out there! I think it's just about one of the most amusing holidays out there since every family has there own traditions with decorations, food, family chaos, and such. As far as my family goes, Christmas was really a big deal when I was little (Although, I was always suspicious of this "Santa Claus" figure. I would leave a letter for him with his cookies and milk

Just another manic Monday...

2007-12-10T18:51:00.000-05:00

Here's an honest representation of what's on my mind.

My world's (was) on fire, how 'bout yours?

2007-11-03T12:21:00.000-04:00

Alas, this comes a bit late, but I do hope that everyone in SoCal whose eyes have peeped upon this page once or twice (and their families) are well. My family and their houses are fine, but one of my friends did lose their house from the Fallbrook fire. Maddy, although I cannot perhaps understand the scope of your loss, I am greatly saddened by it and hope that if you need ANYTHING that you will

An easy going Thursday...

2007-10-04T20:41:00.000-04:00

Well, Hello! Hope things are well with all of you. I'm currently printing out envelopes and papers for my teacher recommendations and watching my rabbits (those wascally wabbits!) hop around the backyard (and fo course writing this). This week has been pretty mellow so far; there hasn't been much homework and I didn't even have work today! Hopefully things will stay at least some what like they

w00t! Commissions!

2007-09-20T21:11:00.000-04:00

This month has been a splendid one for blondegeek offline. "Offline? What do you mean?" you may ask. Private commissions, that's what I mean! After completing a commission for my high school's ASB (a very lovely tree design crafted by my 1337 friend Tahnee (click here for her website) blondegeek has received 4 more commissions from around the school: another one for ASB and the rest for Model

School has started and it's 100 degrees!

2007-09-01T23:27:00.000-04:00

School has started. Busy as hell. What's new?My schedule is seamless, but I do kinda miss having lunch at school with everyone. I'm completely missing out since I can technically stay on Mondays, Fridays and every other Wednesday, but that still not everyday.I finally finished my beauteous Star Trek quilt!...except for the quilting (sewing the 3 layers together) part. After sewing the sides up

I <3 Howard Roark

2007-08-16T00:21:00.000-04:00

I've been reading the Fountainhead for upcoming AP Eng. Composition and it's probably one of the best books I've ever read. Ayn Rand's words are so sharp and fitting; there's nothing extra or fluffy surrounding or weaving through her sentence. Her characters (one of these being the protagonist, Howard Roark) have very pronounced personalities and portray several ideal and examples of her

Vrooming!

2007-08-14T18:58:00.000-04:00

Howdy everybody! I'm currently nestled up in our toy trailer (toy being in reference to big motor, gas-driven toys like dirt bikes - our main purpose for this vacation is to ride the things up and down the lengthy, fun trails they have here.) wardriving in Ouray, Colorado. We went on our second trail ride this week and I'm am SORE! I'm not sure exactly how far we went, but I think it's pretty

School is coming...

2007-08-07T02:31:00.000-04:00

I just registered for my senior year in high school today. There's only a couple weeks left in summer, but it has surprisingly seemed to last longer than most summers even thought its been the most fun. Perhaps time does not only fly, but also sit and think about happy, curious thoughts...hmm...that's an interesting tangent. But yes, registering for school...my schedule is such that I only have 4

Comic Con: Day 00000100

2007-07-29T23:44:00.000-04:00

It's the final countdown!!! Duh, duh duh DUH! Duh, duh, duh DUH DUHHHHH! (For those of you confused, listen to the song by Europe called "The Final Countdown". To understand why this song is genuinely funny, watch Arrested Development). BUT, I continue...The last day of Comic Con was bittersweet. We actually drove down to downtown San Diego today so we got there just as the doors opened at 10:00

Comic Con: Day 00000011

2007-07-29T03:05:00.000-04:00

Hello again! Comic Con is still going strong! As usual it reached it's convention going and cosplaying peak today, making it even more fun (and a bit more difficult due to crowding) to just to walk around and see all the costumes and as usual catch all the things you didn't see the past 4 times you circled around the main show room. So that's what today consisted of, lots of walking...but a few

Comic Con: Day 00000010...yes, more binary

2007-07-28T03:33:00.001-04:00

It was another amazing day at Comic Con! Very very trek-ful too, but we'll get to that stuff later! :)We've been taking the train down to the convention, which is always fun since I always happen to run into people I know. The morning nerd chat really gets enthusiasm for the Con going. Once finished our massive group march (with the other train goers) to the convention center, the majority of our

Comic Con: Day 00000001...hehehe

2007-07-27T02:57:00.000-04:00

Oh, binary. That never gets old! The first day of San Diego Comic Con was fantastic! To start things off right I sported one of the new (not available online yet) blondegeek logo tees! I've never been to it before so just seeing the main floor was a bit overwhelming! Signs here, screens there, and lots of free pieces of paper. The main room of the Convention Center is HUGE and retailers and

While'd in Idyllwild

2007-07-23T15:26:00.000-04:00

Hey everybody! I just got back from Idyllwild. I was there vacationing for a week with my mom. Idyllwild is a beautiful, artsy, small town a mile above sea level. The trees are tall and the people are incredibly nice. In fact, here’s a shout out to Marshall, Hubert, and Mike: You guys made my trip. I had a great time chatting about music, “bass-ing”, proofs and physics with you folks. Hope to see

Back from Pepperdine...

2007-07-03T23:09:00.000-04:00

Hello there! Well, I just got back from Pepperdine this weekend. I was at the Youth Citizenship Seminar that they have held there for the past 30 years. It was amazing! There were 18 incredibly inspirational speakers and I met so many wonderful people: peers and adults. A thousand thanks to Chancellor Runnels for founding and continuing this life changing program. Anyone that will be a Junior in

Whoa Whoa Whoa....It has been so long!

2007-06-22T01:06:00.000-04:00

Well, hippity hi everyone! I certainly have been negligent in my web-mastering duties these past months, being strongly distracted by my APs, SATs, ACTs, and probably some other godforsaken acronyms! But ALAS! I have returned and with good news: IT'S SUMMER and... I just put in a order for new blondegeek logo tees in FOUR different sizes and THREE different colors! Fancy, fancy.So here's a brief

Oh My Q!

2007-01-18T00:36:00.000-05:00

I was just watching a re-run of the Daily Show and they showed parts of this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe4WA58rMu0 Members of the House of Reps making Star Trek analogies. Wow. We'll its nice to know I'm not the only one....but on the floor of the House? That's a little too nerdy....and as Leonard Nemoy pointed out, the metaphor is extremely inaccurate. Personally I would've compared them to

>^,,^< kitty!

2007-01-16T21:34:00.000-05:00

Happy (belated) New Year!!! Weeeelllll, Junior year has so far gone pretty smoothly with the occasional overwhelming floods of homework, but it's doable....and that's all I want to talk about school (I spend too much time with matters concerning it as is)....... So...in exciting news: the new iPhone looks pretty shw33t!!! Actually, a very lucky folk from my school, Nik (podcast: http://

Squished 0_o

2006-08-30T23:35:00.000-04:00

With 6 blank composition books, 5 sharpened pencils, a 3 ring binder whose rings still align and close, and a filing folio, I think it must be back to school...but wait! There's something in the distance! A glowing cloud...Zeus! What is he doing here? Who are all those people behind him? Niels Bohr, Thomas Jefferson, some dude in a toga, Bach, at least 5 other people, and JESUS? All with large

du du da du dut du Today is your birthday!!!!

2006-03-14T20:29:00.000-05:00

BIG BIG HAPPY 1337 B-DAY TO blondegeek.net! I can't believe that you're already 2 years old! w00t! Also, Happy Pi Day! (hint: March(3) 14 = 3.14).

Elk and Fish

2006-03-11T19:57:00.000-05:00

Don't worry, I'll fill you in on what the title means later in this post.Note: the next two paragraphs (aka chunks of text) are mostly me babbling about my week at school. If you would rather read about more entertaining things relating to my life at the moment skip down to paragraphs 3+I would just like to point out that this is my 2nd blog this month. I think I'm going for a record or something

How you doin'?

2006-03-01T21:59:00.000-05:00

Yes, we are still alive and kicking. That kicking just hasn't involved a lot of updates (or any whatsoever). So what's new, interesting and exciting? Nothing much. <-The classic response that I seem to get from most people I talk to, including myself...I mean....no...I don't talk to myself...never.....*cough* Actually, ya'll (noo not the ya'll! anything but the ya'll!!! ahhhh....*engulfed

MIT Meeting Madness

2005-10-01T12:45:00.000-04:00

Ah! What an odd week. I think the title of Zombie Week would be appropriate because it seemed like everyone, including myself, was completely out of it. Actually by Thursday I was so tired for no apparent reason that right after finishing my AP Euro reading I climbed on my bed thinking "I'll just lie here for a few minutes and then I'll study for vocab" and the next thing I knew 5:30-ish (gotta

The significance of graphite

2005-09-15T22:26:00.001-04:00

School has certainly been a hoot so far! I actually have homework now, but at least the subjects are fun. AP Euro is awesome! Barley is a popular topic of conversation and my teacher is an eccentric middle-aged man that says, "world view" every 5 minutes. Lots of fun. AP Bio is pretty fun too. Molecule sets are sources of endless nerdy entertainment. I've developed an admiration for the structure

Arg! Me not a pirate anymore maties!

2005-08-24T19:07:00.000-04:00

By Sue's (moviegeek's) suggestion, I downloaded some songs off of the iTunes Music Store. In fact, I legally bought nine songs.......... *quiver*.......*quiver*....... *sobs*Oh what have I done!!! For so long I've gotten my music by means that are not what you would call legal. Now I have come to the dark side. The side that submits to governmental policies and...and...hates pirates!!!! nooooo.

Español es muy interesante! Sí! El gato senta en el sombrero!

2005-08-23T11:21:00.000-04:00

I just went my first Spanish class over at the local community college last night. It seems like it's not going to be too boring. Actually, we have a pretty interesting group. The girl that sat behind me is named Arwen and the guy that sat in front of me has pi tattooed on both of his wrist! It would've been great if his name was Hari (Hari Seldon is the mathematician that founded psycohistory in