This is my last day at Baylor. I continue my quest to become a mathematician at the University of Houston starting next Monday. Maybe. Assuming a hurricane doesn't wreck my plans. At least my classes are all paid for, and I'm starting to think about whether I want to do a thesis or a tutorial track. (Hint: probably a thesis ( Read more... )

Funding for my research has been extended. This makes me happy.

However, you're not here to read about my work, are you? No, you're here to read movie reviews. Today you are, anyway. That means you get to hear about The Illusionist and The Prestige. You know you want to ( Read more... )

I just pulled an all-nighter to make sure our software was sufficiently updated before our post-doc gets back from her interview. That was fun. I did the routine work on the stuff the PI wanted me to fix (arcane regression issues) and got around to starting my next speed fix, which is what really excites me ( Read more... )

I am ashamed. I let nearly two weeks pass since the release of the new Haruki Murakami novel before buying it. I blame myself. I fell asleep at the wheel. Last year, I had my purchase of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman delayed because the local store got their shipment a day late, and this year, I didn't even remember to mark the release date on ( Read more... )

Mark Twain said it best: "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a letter saying I approved of it."

In other news, I'm probably going to grad school soon, I started a webcomic, and I'm now supplementing my lifting exercises with running. A lot can happen in three months without an entry.

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics retreat last weekend. My poster was really popular, despite it not being all that good.

More later. I'm alive and well, but I'm really, really busy these days.

A couple entries ago, I mentioned that I recently submitted a paper. Today, I learned that the paper was accepted for publication. This makes me happy. What also makes me happy is starting my work shift early in the morning so I'm done by the early afternoon.

1. I've used part of the weekend to catch up on Sluggy Freelance, and I'm glad I did. There may or may not have been a shocking Oasis revelation recently.

2. From The Onion, on the football rivalry between Rice and Texas A&M: "These Austin schools hate each other on principle, with A&M touting its tradition of football excellence and Rice its ( Read more... )

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To everyone who bid on an Xbox 360 at launch, I must gloat about how I just got one free in a promotional deal.

Soon I should do a review of Xenosaga III. I'll sum up what I would say by telling you that it's quite possibly the best game of the past several years. Go buy it if you haven't already.