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We celebrate an end to Gauss's suffering.
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I am a greasy knot with bulging eyes ( Read more... ) -
MathFest Dream
Last night I dreamed I arrived at MathFest. Elijah was not in the dream; instead my parents (both of them) had brought me and I was there with them. Thus, I was a stupid, helpless, incompetent kid who hadn't any common sense, basic skills, or preparation. I did not know when I was presenting - whether or not my talk was the morning of the first day ( Read more... ) -
Quitting caffeine
I am participating in a study at Fletcher Allen on the effects of amino acid supplements on exercise performance. I get free fitness testing, including a VO2 max test, a free DEXA, free supplements, even a muscle biopsy... it's an exercise addict's dream. Plus, I get fasting bloodwork once a week for five weeks ( Read more... ) -
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In middle school, life made so much sense that I deliberately complicated all my analyses of it in attempt to confuse myself. (Go back and read some entries from early 2004 and you'll see what I mean... On second thought, don't you dare read those.) But then boys started reciprocating my interest in them, and I doubt life will ever look clearly ( Read more... ) -
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For no apparent reason, I woke up today thinking about this villanelle, that I wrote in '06 ( Read more... ) -
Math is like cake
x-posted to mathsexMath is like cake ( Read more... ) -
Lab stories
In yesterday's lab, we were working with three hydrated salts. Hydrated salts are crystals that get water molecules trapped inside their structure, physically but not chemically bound to them. When the water evaporates from a hydrated salt, it changes color. Hydrated salts are used for humidity gauges: if it there is a lot of moisture in the air ( Read more... ) -
Dream, Chicago, Georgia, Burlington
Here is what I dreamed last night:
I was in class on the first day of MATH 333. For some reason, mmailliw was in my class - not even as a TA or anything, but as a student! Dr. Foote was not teaching. Some very young blonde apparent grad student was filling in. I remember we were reviewing Lipschitz continuity. I tried to take notes but did not take very ( Read more... )