I just realized (read: read) that i and -i are the same number. Is that why we multiply things by their compex conjugates when we square them?

I really need more social interaction. But this book is so good...

We threw a big party last night. It was the fourth and final quarterlife release party of the year, which tends to be a pretty hopping event, and this was no exception. It was also the first time I've played with my band to a pretty full audience, which was nice, especially since I felt we sounded particularly sharp last night. Having people tell ( Read more... )

I've had a rather crazy couple of days. Last week started out ominously easily, between not having a Pio issue to edit and not having to do any homework for Thursday. On Thursday morning, I got on a plane to get to Rochester, NY to visit the Institute of Optics, not expecting to really want to go there but I was happy to visit if they wanted to fly ( Read more... )

So, I just did my math/physics orals. I passed, but my panel had to deliberate about it a bit too long for my comfort. They said they were confident that I knew the material, but just had a hard time expressing it, which is more or less how I felt about it. Regardless, I'm rather embarrassed at having hesitated and stumbled on really easy questions ( Read more... )

Except it's Monday night. Apparently I failed to realize that although I get a three-day weekend, I still have just as much to do for Tuesdays, plus the work that would have been due on Monday. I resent the fact that every time I try to take a mental health break, I just end up getting even further behind and hence less mentally healthy. At least I ( Read more... )

I suppose I spend a lot of time thinking about metaphysics and epistemology. Among the points I hold as key is the idea that the scope of human understanding, at any given point in time, is finite. And yet, in trying to formulate a world view to base my ideas and analyses on, I typically try to perceive too much at the same time, leading me to ( Read more... )

I'm a mess.

Details at 11.

I feel like I have too much to do tonight to afford to write a post right now, but I guess I just need an outlet for a bit.

It's been an up-and-down day. Between lingering Pio stresses (which are utterly unavoidable in the first week of press) and realizing that I need to read over a hundred pages today for various classes and a case of acute ( Read more... )

Another awkward day. I feel like I've been having a lot of these lately. I woke up thinking I'd have to be busy all day, but was pleased to realize that my commitments could be fulfilled in only an hour or two. All I really have to do now is write a short essay to finish up my application for the University of Michigan and go to a meeting tonight ( Read more... )

Awkward day. I spent some time on the phone with a few Apple representatives to try and diagnose my iPhone's reluctance to receive some calls. The first rep got a bit snappy with me when I was quick to point out that my problem wasn't poor reception or that the phone was in silent mode, while the second rep was very polite and a little flirty and ( Read more... )