So last Wednesday I had my little interview with my potential work study supervisor, the chief lab technician in the SoMEER (School of Materials, Energy, and Earth Resources) shop. And it went something like this ( Read more... )

I'm currrently reading "Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer, and I must say that it is really really good. Not only is the story intriguing, but the way it is written is so clever and creative. And it's amazing that the many insights on life, family, connections, history, etc...are those of a 9 year old boy wonder ( Read more... )

Oh man, I also just realized my LiveJournal is over three and half years old.

Seems like forever ago. But nope, only three and a half years.

So I slept all day today. Because I didn't sleep at all last night. Or was it Sunday night? Or both nights? Egads, my sleep habits are way out of whack ( Read more... )

Well, shit. It's 4AM, and I haven't finished my homework. And I need to actually read a chapter in the text to understand how to do it. So it looks like I'll be up all night. So what am I doing on here ( Read more... )

So yeah, I'm a bit of a nerd. But September 16th, I want to see these two movies. Possibly in the same day, because they look that good...

Thumbsucker.

Everything Is Illuminated.They're both adapted from novels, and I'm tempted to buy the novels and read them before seeing them. Also, the song in the background of the "Everything Is ( Read more... )

So, I've been back for over a week, and lemme tell ya, this week's been pretty crazy ( Read more... )

Well, I'm off to Rolla in about eight hours. It was a good run, folks, but it had to come to an end ( Read more... )

I don't really feel like writing in here, but I feel obligated to let you all know what's going on. So I'm gonna speed through it, ready? Ready ( Read more... )

Well, I'm headed off to Carthage, MO tomorrow. I usually associate this event with the end of summer break. Even more so than before now, since in a week, I'll be outta here. Finally ( Read more... )