I have fallen in love again with jasmine tea, and I am glad I had the foresight to bring back so much of it from China (though at this point I'm wishing I would have brought back more). What is so great about it is that its flavor is so light. It takes away the chemical taste of city water without adding much of its own flavor. In short: it makes ( Read more... )

Beans and rice has an undeserved bad reputation. It is cheap and good. I have something like 6 pounds of it on my stove ( Read more... )

I failed my physics test this morning. I'm starting to make a habit of this. I would be more concerned, but the two Indian grad students walked out of the room shaking their heads, so maybe the curve will be generous. In related news, I have settled on Scotland. The University of Dundee, to be exact. I will be there next school year. UK will be ( Read more... )

What if "depressed" people are the only ones to see the world clearly? What if existence is hollow? Should we take drugs to alter our perception of this reality? Is it better to know the truth ( Read more... )

Lobsters can live up to 100 years...but they rarely do anymore due to rampant trapping and boiling.

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I like how people in old photographs look very deliberate. They seem ghostly and intense, as if they lived their lives fiercely. It is odd to think that these people's movements and actions were likely similar to our own ( Read more... )

So I figured that since I randomly had my picture taken yesterday, they wouldn't do it again today and assumed that it would be safe to wear my old t-shirt and not wash my face this morning. And during physics class they came again and decided they wanted me in even more photos (as one of the only girls in the physics dept). I was also recruited to ( Read more... )

So I just drove around for half an hour trying to find parking to attend the physics lecture at 7pm. Apparently the girls basketball team is having an exhibition and everyone came to take all the parking. I hate UK athletics. I'm not at the lecture now, and I'm pissed off ( Read more... )

I'm a socialist.