In the Fall of 2004, I had an independent study as part of my senior year schedule. It was an architecture project, and my Dad & I went to this famous, huge model train store to pick up supplies for my scale model. We were in the store for a long time, finding the most obscure item ever, getting really excited about scale model supplies (geeks, I ( Read more... )

I've been volunteering as an after school math tutor/ teacher. 3 teachers rotating making a weekly worksheet & lesson to go over basic algebra that kids of all ages get tripped up on. However, the kids have little incentive to work on the work we give them, because it's all voluntary, and they don't have the incentive that they do for school work ( Read more... )

Officially freaking out about everything.

So I'm a compulsive list writer, as in I can't go to sleep until I write down everything I know I need to do the next day. So yesterday, I made the mistake of grabbing a felt tip pen to write my list with, then I made the mistake of forgetting to put the top back on. So I woke up this morning with pen literally all over myself, I knew I wasn't ( Read more... )

I've just started a blog for my thesis project. I know, I'm just creating more places that I won't end up updating, but I want it to be separate so that my advisor can look at it (not to mention family and friends, duh) and comment.

http://lizzythesis.blogspot.com/

I have no idea what I want

applying to grad school is a very scary experience

So yesterday, I went down to my building's lounge in search of some entertainment. What I found was 4 girls watching Sex and the City. Whatever, I had nothing better to do, and I hadn't seen a tv in over a week so I stayed down there. Eventually, we got to talking because they were all just waiting for the next show anyways and they were all ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Mary ( Read more... )

I've been watching the Democratic National Convention. Tonight, Hillary Clinton has her speech. Anyways, I was watching all the stuff leading up to her speech, and it got me thinking. They showed Bill Clinton entering the stadium seating accompanied by a standing ovation. I got stupidly emotional about the whole thing because, to me and ( Read more... )