Have you ever watched the Real World? Have you ever deliberately avoided it because you can't understand how they manage to pick that weird of people? Have you ever wondered how people are even picked? Well, this year, by the power of the internet! My eccentric friend Reychl is well into the running, but as always, can use more votes! She ( Read more... )

So I decided today, I wanted to wander around websites very prematurely scoping out potential grad schools. The basic conclusions I've come to are this: if I want to do anything with failure analysis, or much to do with metals, or materials processing of anything NOT nanotech related, I'll be getting a graduate degree in mechanical sciences/ ( Read more... )

So I'm all settled in at Cornell for the summer. My roommate is a very loud and social optical engineer originally from Barbados. Not the easiest person to live with, particularly when I'm trying to get work done. I've been resorting to earplugs. Other than that, I'm really enjoying it. Campus is gorgeous, though massive. I'll be working in a ( Read more... )

If you are in or willing to travel to Colorado, and legitimately interested in a used 1994 Honda Del Sol (red!),my stepmother is on a quest to sell her car before they move to Indiana ( Read more... )

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My sources tell me this year's marching show is called "Fear"

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So I am officially no longer a teenager. And somehow, it seems like my life is almost laid out in front of me. I've found the person I want to be with, what I want to do. But somehow, I still don't really feel like an adult. I was thinking about what advice I had for everyone graduating from Lakewood tomorrow. And what I came up with is this ( Read more... )

So clearly updating this thing is not my strong point lately. I'm officially back in Colorado(mm, sun...). Dad sold the house, so I get to pack up all the stuff from Lakewood (mm, more packing). I head out the Cornell June 2nd, and come back for a little bit of August (10-17). Weeee.

( Alvin )

I might not pass physics 2.