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Anime Expo
Anime Expo is happening this weekend at the Staples/Convention Center. That's a 10 minute drive from my apartment! Damn. Times like these, I wish I had 1) a car, 2) anime groupies, 3) not a pressing deadline. -
Blade of the Immortal anime!
My favourite manga of all time, Blame of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura, is being animated. I'm filled with anticipation/dread/hope. -
What a week
As I was walking across campus today, I noticed little floating particles drifting down. I thought it was pollen, until I realized it's Fall, so it couldn't have been. It was ash, of course, which was kind of spooky. It was miserably hot today (yesterday, tomorrow). The sky was blue to the north, but orange-gray to the south-west. Honestly, what a ( Read more... ) -
Flying to Austin
I'm flying to Austin, TX tomorrow. It'll be my first time visiting a southern state; very exciting! I have an one-hour stop over in Chicago. Not enough time to visit anyone there, too bad.
So this is my schedule:
March 28 to April 1 ~ Austin (UT)
April 1-3 ~ LA (USC) -
Towards a greener China
I'm preparing to do a mini-Grand Tour of China in the Spring, and I'm trying to be more active in reading the latest news on China. One issue in particular strikes my fancy: China's efforts to have cleaner air, soil, water, etc. When I was last in Beijing, I got the sense that folks in were as anxious as Canadians about the harmful effects of smog ( Read more... ) -
Close, very close
I've submitted 4 out of 6 applications. Will tackle Toronto and UCLA applications tomorrow. From the stress, anxiety, and frustration, and lack of sleep, I had something of a minor emotional breakdown this evening. Bleh. -
Not the flu after all
I went to a clinic last night, and the doc said I have an intestinal virus, not the flu. I should start to feel better in a couple of days. OK. Too tired to type more. -
Rethinking # of schools
I had originally planned to apply to 14 programs....but I think that's too ambitious. I've decided to cut down the number of schools to 10: Chicago, Northwestern, UCLA, Toronto, Texas, USC, Emory, Michigan, Penn, Columbia ( Read more... )
