I've spent too long worrying about the idea of fulfilling my destiny. Not utterly overtly; in theory I'm your average rationalist who doesn't believe in destiny, but that doesn't mean that I won't behave that way ( Read more... )

For your enjoyment, really bad math/CS themed "your mom" insults I've made up in times of boredom ( Read more... )

Even after all these years, some AMVs still kick ass:

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I realized that I want to update this journal, but I've lost the urge to talk about most of my life here. After a few abandoned updates, I got the idea to make a list of personal heroes because Facebook doesn't allow me to express that. I'll divide them into a few categories too:

Heroes of ThoughtChris Crawford ( Read more... )

My 2009 New Year's resolution. Ambitious, not to be taken too seriously, but to get back into or learn for the first time a number of skills that I never got around to or abandoned at some point ( Read more... )

It's very peaceful here. I've spent the day in a hotel in Massachusetts while my parents are installing a computer for my grandparents. I really don't mind that I'm home because being in a hotel means not being bothered by anyone and not having to deal with the constant mess that comes with hanging around the house. I brought with me a couple of ( Read more... )

Two weeks of relaxation with the possibility of regular group dinners and some time to actually play music (something I haven't done in months); then learning transcendental meditation and after that going to San Francisco and Cleveland to learn about entrepreneurship while using my free time to work on my honors project. I have a good feeling ( Read more... )

This picture still embodies what I want my life to be one day:


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We work in the dark
We do what we can
We give what we have
Our doubt is our passion
And our passion is our task
The rest is the madness of art.

listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door; let's go