It's freezing here, and it's expected to stay that way. We avoid going outside whenever possible, and walk quickly when traveling. Often, when I'm inside my cozy house, I look outside and feel a tinge of happiness as I reflect on not running indoor track this year. No more running in the horrific weather, no more night practices, and no more ( Read more... )

Not much is new. Break has been pretty awesome. I haven't done much work, but I'm certainly enjoying the time off from school. The Christmas gifts were good this year, as I got clothes and video games. Naturally, I spend a good deal of time playing the games. I also sleep a lot more here than I ever do at Wooster ( Read more... )

It's finals week, and I only have two finals. Overall, this semester was pretty awesome. My Computer Graphics and Mechanics classes were really enjoyable, my IS is interesting, living in my house is fun, and Cross Country was great ( Read more... )

Little has changed here. I always busy, but my classes are interesting, I like the people in my house, and my I.S. is moving along. Overall, I'm quite happy here. Eric Panzner returned on Monday for a visit. He lived in our house last year before graduating, and he is friends with most of the people still living here. We spent a lot of time ( Read more... )

Last weekend was the Wooster Family weekend. Mom and Dad arrived, and it was good to see them again. They treated to several restaurants, and we did some shopping. Mom also took some photos of my room. It's changed quite a bit since I moved in ( Read more... )

I've decided not to apply to graduate schools this year. Instead I'll take a year off. I haven't decided what I'll be doing in my year off, so I've made an appointment with the career services people. Right now, I'm leaning towards going abroad, but I'm open to any ideas. If anyone reading this has suggestions, feel free to give them ( Read more... )

The research I did back in the Summer of 2005 was published yesterday in the Journal of Chemical Physics. You can find it here: http://scitation.aip.org/journals/doc/JCPSA6-ft/vol_127/iss_12/124905_1.htmlRead more... )

Things are going well here at Wooster. I'm enjoying my classes, and cross country is enjoyable. Yesterday was the Wooster Invitational XC Race. It was a hilly race on a hot day, and a number of people passed out at the finish line. Nothing like that happened to me, and I finished 69th out of about 100 people. I also went in for a body fat ( Read more... )

I've been back at Wooster for two weeks, and it's been fun. I've got a single in Corner House this year, and everyone in the house is pretty cool. John (my roommate from last year), purchased a Wii, and we frequently play Super Smash Bros. on it. Like last semester, I usually win. I attribute it to playing a lot of video games as a kid ( Read more... )

I saw a black widow. It had made a web across from my front door. I noticed it when I returned from a run, and then summoned my suite mate, who lives in Washington State. He confirmed that it was indeed a black widow, and mentioned that they are common around here. I regret not taking a picture, it was pitch black, with a brilliant red dot on ( Read more... )