So I really like this kid's show that's on on Saturday mornings, Flight 29 Down. It's sort of like Lost Lite -- basically there are 6 or 7 kids stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes, and they have to find a way to survive and be rescued -- but there's no weird flashbacky stuff, and the plot progresses relatively quickly. And the ( Read more... )

I got into grad school! I can now choose between Queen's University (a Canadian university which almost no one has heard of), University of Chicago, or Harvard for master's programs. I'm still waiting to hear from other places, but that's definately a good start. Woo! Shit, now I have to go ask MORE people to fill out questionnaires for my ( Read more... )

Wow... I just had the weirdest experience at the computer lab. I haven't been hysterical in a really long time, but I was so tired that my friend told a joke and I seriously could not stop laughing for like 5 minutes. And it wasn't even that great of a joke! He was just teasing me for using my "folk knowledge" of statistics to answer a question ( Read more... )

So yesterday I got an email from the University of Toronto saying that I hadn't sent in my supplemental materials and that I had to email them as an attachment right away because time was running out. Of course, because I don't actually have decent internet at my apartment right now, I had to wait until this morning when I brought my computer to ( Read more... )

Greetings from Japan! I'm having a great time, and considering I'm about at the halfway point, I thought I'd update. The first significant chunk of time I spent in Kyoto, the ancient capital. There are so many awesome temples and shrines -- I was totally blown away (and exhausted!). It was especially fun to see these historical treasures right ( Read more... )

Well, I made it through the term and am now in beautiful, sunny, cold Japan with Eriko and her mom. It's so cool! We got in last night and were totally exhausted, so I haven't really seen anything yet, but I'm already having a great time. We're going to go take the train somewhere (I'm basically just along for the ride at this point-- I just do ( Read more... )

I am so not going to get into grad school! And can I just ask why everyone I talk to at these schools is so negative? For the love of Nancy! I emailed a couple of schools yesterday asking about how I can mark on the app. that I want to apply to both an MA and a PhD program b/c I know that the PhD doesn't accept many people right out of undergrad ( Read more... )

Oh my GOD! I just witnessed the scariest thing ever! I woke up at 4 am to someone screaming "FIRE!!!! FIRE!!! GET THE HELL OUT!!!" Over and over again and people screaming. The building right behind mine, on Alder Alley, had caught fire, and I could see it perfectly out my window. Let me just say: fire scares the shit out of me! When I ( Read more... )

I made it through the day! Yay! I didn't think it was going to be possible... I can finally relax (for the night, and then it's family and homework time! Woo!)

Ok, I loved the 4th movie. I normally find the movies fun diversions -- nothing to get as excited over as the books, surely, so I normally don't have enormously high expectations. I was very happy with this version though. They did cut out HUGE chunks of the book, so if you didn't already know what was going on, my impression is that you'd be ( Read more... )