it's good to know that i am still able to have really long conversations with people. that's one of the aspects of freshman year i miss the most.

Now that I've moved into my new apartment in Mountain View, here are some thoughts on it.

Things I like:

Generally very spacious. 900+ sq. ft., and costs less than living on campus, since I'm splitting with a roommate. Closet is huge, although I would rather trade some of it for more room space. Kitchen is also decently-sized; big enough for 2 people ( Read more... )

Now that I'm certain that I've passed the last of my classes, and am able to graduate, I can say that the only real "academic" regret I have at Stanford is never taking any social dance classes. Seriously. I realized this at grad formal about a month ago (which incidentally was the only formal I went to all these years; quite a shame isn't it? but ( Read more... )

I have yet to see any prominent write-up on the nitty gritty details and observations from actually using an Android phone for an extended period of time. I've seen reviews that focus on phone hardware and token comparisons to the iPhone OS, but I haven't come across any articles that do an in-depth analysis of Android UI and usability. I don't ( Read more... )

Recently, I've been looking at pianos that I could potentially buy once I start working. It's probably the only way I'll realistically have access to a piano after I graduate. Stanford doesn't allow non-Stanford people to sign up for practice rooms. There *may* be other places with practice rooms that I could reserve for some sort of fee, but ( Read more... )

i just realized today: hardly anyone is single anymore.

Thought of the day: thinking back to this time last year... I miss having the drive and focus I had with all the senior recital prep. I miss being in that state of "flow", where the task at hand consumes you, and you have no choice but to be swept up in a wave of creative fury ( Read more... )

Man, in the last month or so, I've become a huge Kristin Chenoweth fan. It started when I went along with the Rains trip in January to SF to see Wicked. She wasn't in any way involved with that particular performance, but it was my first time seeing it, and I didn't know she was in the original cast for the first Broadway run. Yeah, I'm totally out ( Read more... )

On a lighter note, I came across this artist, Hiromi Uehara, while exploring my music collection a couple of weeks ago. She's a virtuoso jazz pianist, and has her own band and everything, but I really like her solo work. I haven't heard anyone make the piano sound quite the way as she does. And she just radiates so much positive energy on stage. ( Read more... )

I've been browsing through some entries from the early days, when this blog was first created, and you know what? I used to write some pretty substantial entries here, ones that gave insights into my soul, as someone had remarked. That phase lasted for a while. And it felt good writing myself out for the world to see- made me feel connected to ( Read more... )