...and all the people here have just been conditioned to believe that 18-hour workdays are an enjoyable part of life because they've been rewarded for behavior like that from birth ( Read more... )

Today, I got better at skating backward and put together potential itineraries for China ( Read more... )

An interesting day. Just a few hours of sleep, but with the help of a little caffeine I made it through just fine. I learned a few good C++ tricks from my advisor which I probably should have known already if I'd been more diligent in reading about the language ( Read more... )

Cryptography is fun when you have a good group.

I need to work harder on my thesis.

I should go to bed soon.

Planning a trip to China with Cathy is fun!

I learned to skate backwards today! :-)

I realized recently that I haven't been tracking my memories nearly as much as I used to, and finding that logging events really helps me recapture the spirit of how I felt at the time in ways that are difficult for me to do otherwise. I tend to lose hold of memories without an added nudge in the form of a written record ( Read more... )

The caffeine withdrawal at the end of this semester is going to be painful. I can tell already and there are still 9 days to go...

Still sleep-deprived, still have massive amounts of work to do, but feeling capable of concentrating and doing work ( Read more... )

Why can't I concentrate - it's only two weeks till the end, and somehow I can't get any of my work done...what the hell is wrong with me ( Read more... )

Sleep addiction is a disease cured by caffeine.  :-)

There's a rule here at MIT that says that no class with a final can have any assignments due the week before finals (i.e. next week).  Instead, EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD (blatant exaggeration) is due Friday.