It's official; I will be entering the Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan in the fall and so far I have funding for the first semester. I'm really excited for the academic opportunity and also for the chance to live in Ann Arbor -- I've heard great things (can you say most bookstores per capita in the US?) and ( Read more... )

For those of you graduating this year (or next), what are your plans for after college?

It is not a courtesy for you to waive your right of way and beckon for me to go ahead of you at the 4-way stop. I am on a bicycle. Once I have stopped, it takes the same amount of effort for me to get moving again regardless of whether I go before or after you. Resolving who's going in what order takes longer and is incredibly frustrating. Just go ( Read more... )

So tired... so busy.

One of these days I will contact all of you people whom I am supposed to be seeing.

If anyone wants BART tickets, I can purchase up to two $10 BART tickets a day for $8 each. Let me know.

Life's been really busy and complicated and I haven't had the time or energy to do a number of things I want and need to do, let alone to post to LiveJournal. I'm still around, and I still read my friends page regularly, but it may still be a while until another real update.

Mysterious ailment wiping out bees
POSTED: 1:49 p.m. EST, February 12, 2007

Story Highlights
• Beekeepers in 22 states report losses of up to 80 percent
• Researchers have been frustrated in their search for a cause
• Parasitic mites and a lack of nectar in pollen may have killed them off

( PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) )

I... I think I get it? I think the past 5 weeks of my life make sense. With regards to thermodynamics, anyway. I'm still in shock at the idea of this all making some kind of unifying sense. It's a good feeling. I hope it's correct and I hope it translates onto the midterm tomorrow ( Read more... )

This is my probable class schedule for next quarter... I do believe that comes out to 25 hours of class each week.


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So I'm here in Allentown, PA.

Our flight from Ithaca to Philadelphia started to smell like smoke, so we're now in Allentown. I'll be on a later flight to Philadelphia from here, then on a later flight to San Francisco. Sigh. Oh well, not nearly as bothered as I might be.