This is the first time I've really rooted for the democrats, and I'm kind of pumped. I mean, I was definitely hoping for a Kerry win back in '04, but I really didn't care bc I felt like he was a different presentation of Bush's views, and I just really disliked him. It's amazing, though, how quickly this has changed the tone of the republican ( Read more... )

I saw snow fall for the first time on thursday. It was so beautiful, and I definitely didn't pay much attention in calc. I'm a little concerned, though, bc early october is way too soon for winter to be starting.

So I met a girl. Her name is Anna Sarfaty, she's from Brooklyn, and she lives on the floor above me. I'd promised myself that I wouldn't get involved with anyone until I'd been here at least a month, but at least so far I'm glad I've broken that promise, because it's going wonderfully. She's extremely intelligent and she says what she thinks, ( Read more... )

So college is incredible. I feel more at home here then I ever did in Santa Barbara. It's strange, bc I hardly know anyone but I really, really like all the people I've met. It's almost like there's so many cool people that it will take longer to get to know each of them individually, bc there's so many people I want to meet all at once. I'm ( Read more... )

Tommorrow is my last day in santa barbara, and I am quite ready for it to be. I've had wonderful times here, and my character is probably irreversably etched by this town and my experiences in this town, but it's not home anymore. The people and institutions that defined me for the past few years are still here, mostly, but they've changed and ( Read more... )

This is a phrase, invented by Erik and I, that sounds awesome and vaguely obscene but lacks a definition. I will hereby rectify this flaw using the finest methods available to me ( Read more... )

So for the first time since I got back, I'm actually happy. I feel content in my own skin, and I'm actually learning to appreciate who I am. To tell the truth, I didn't really expect this ever to happen, and I would hold my breath and wait for it to go away, but it feels so good to be able to breathe and have it feel natural again. I'm excited ( Read more... )

I saw snakes on a plane.

Yesterday I discovered what I don't want to do with my life. I was at the annual CFA (Certified Financial Adviser) of Los Angeles meeting to present an econ presentation, and I decided that not only do I not want to be a financial officer, but I also don't want to do anything that leaves me without a life that I feel like I used. They talked ( Read more... )

I finished the book, and he had this deal about how humans were specially created and didn't come from lower life, which I think kind of contradicts the earlier idea that God doesn't do deceptive creations. I have to feel like giving us blood type that is found in almost all other mammals, giving us bodies that resemble that of chimps considerably ( Read more... )