It's been forever since I've made a post, so I'm going to have a really quick thing here that really just serves to highlight some key bullet points in my life lately. I'm also making this public. Sorry there isn't more emotional content to this, but this seems to be what happens when I get lazy about LJ.

( Sarah and I )

Today ended up being all kinds of awesome ( Read more... )

I finally got to go on another urban hike, thanks to Greg and etotheipi. 20 miles later, we saw a bunch of neighborhoods on the north side of Pittsburgh and an awesome water tower. I have some sunburns, but it was totally worth it.

There should be an upcoming hike to West Virginia. I couldn't go on the earlier ones, but maybe I'll make it this time...

On roughly September 27, 2008, I started writing my textbook. (I also spent part of that summer drafting the outline for the book, among other things). Today, May 13, 2010, I finally finished my last advisor meeting for that book. Although there will be changes and revisions over the next year, and maybe a little additional content, it is still ( Read more... )

First, check out today's SMBC ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is the last day of school for me before Spring Break. Supposedly there are going to be a decent number of people from CMU staying around the Pittsburgh area. We will have to do things!

To help organize myself, and to keep you all avidly informed, here's what I believe is happening:

• Thursday (tomorrow): KGB Masquerave in the evening
  
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I don't usually post ITG-related stuff here, but I am seriously pumped about this score I got today:

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As many of you probably know, I am not generally politically-minded. However, the TVs in the laundromat were showing the State of the Union address. I watched the whole thing, and I also watched the Republican counter.

( Obama's Speech )

Seriously, this was one of the best movies I have ever seen. I've heard criticisms saying that its story is not too original, and maybe those are right, but it won't matter. The movie is really beautiful. Get up in front with your 3D glasses, and you will totally slip away into the scene. The whole thing ties together into a really pleasing ( Read more... )

Meme from contrasedativeYou know how sometimes people on your friends list post about stuff going on in their lives, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute! Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating THAT PERSON? Since when?" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you ( Read more... )