there's a pi recitation contest this friday. it's supposed to be in celebration of "pi day (3/14)", but that was last friday during our spring break...so it's being held this friday (tricky how that works, I know). I've known exactly 100 digits of pi for the past 4 or 5 years...and I think it's time to increase that number in preparation for the ( Read more... )

memorizing scrabble lists is painful.

juggling is difficult.

I won't even think about trying to do both at the same time.

while completing my daily latin translation late into the night as usual, I thought that I could perhaps justify the hours and hours I spend on it by sharing some of the cool things (that I've realized through latin) about some english words ( Read more... )

a ball.
another ball.it's so hard to get it JUST right. I think maybe next time I'll just make it overall less dense..or maybe try actual strokes instead of dots..but we'll see. I don't know which ball I prefer...or if the second ball is "overdone." while watching the ball being made, it seems that at some stages it looks better than it does at the ( Read more... )

while studying for my algebra math exam, I got distracted by what many (myself included) would consider overly pure / trivial mathematics. but nevertheless, it was cool! I may state or mention something that's completely wrong, but this is what I think it is, so OH WELL ( Read more... )

what am I getting myself into? okay, this isn't my REAL first entry, that's what I'm telling myself. this isn't going to be here forever, it's going to be gone once I really start, I swear! you'll see. I really just want to see what an entry looks like in my journal...yes, that's the reason. no regrets. :)