This is primarily for my own purposes. Feel free to ignore it.

Penn ------------------------------------------------------------- Maryland

Ivy League -------------------------------------------------- big department - lots of research options
smaller department - more cohesive and collaborative ---------- gravitation theory group
smaller ( Read more... )

I've heard back from all of the grad schools I applied to, and here's the summary:

accepted: UPenn, Penn State, and University of Maryland
meanies: Princeton, MIT, and University of Chicago

So....now it's visiting time!

Oh, yes. Japan is HILARIOUS. And kinda brilliant.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/world/story/325998.html

Nightwish has a new singer, and a tour!! From their website ( Read more... )

Pennsylvania is boring! Who wants to come visit me? Who wants me to come visit them? I have my old cell phone back and I'm at home, so if you once had my number you do again. Or you could just comment here and I'll arrange something. :)

This story has an exciting part, but ultimately not a happy ending. Before anyone ELSE gets their hopes up on my behalf ( Read more... )

I climbed Mt. Fuji! It was....exhausting ( Read more... )

Dude. They made a new visual kei band. It contains many extremely famous people. Their debut concert was in America. It contains TWO of my favorite famous Japanese solo artists (both of whom, I might add, are extremely prone to fanservice). WIN ( Read more... )

Is it just me, or are Laruku PVs heading in the direction of the even more bizarre than they were before?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEr_dFQUGU0

L'Arc's new single! May 30th! There's a date! ::has no life:: ::excited two months in advance:: It'll be called "Seventh Heaven". AND I CAN BUY IT!! ::insane grin ( Read more... )