I saw the "Star Trek" movie last week. Everyone who knows me knows that that was just a matter of time. To avoid spoilers I won't say anything about the movie itself, just that I found it quite enjoyable. The only real complaint was that the special effects got a bit too distracting at points, almost as if this movie was over-compensating for the ( Read more... )

I spent yesterday exploring D.C. It's definitely nice to live in a place that has a solid public transit system, where I can just hop on and head downtown without having to worry about traffic and parking. When it comes time to start looking for a place post grad-school, a city with decent public transport will be one of the requirements ( Read more... )

Two roommates, to be precise. There was a third, but he moved out last week. Apparently the house’s internet connection was in his name, so I have to use a local coffee shop for the internet until the new account is set up. So there’s currently three of us in the house, although there are two open rooms so there may be more before I leave in August ( Read more... )

There has been a recent change in my life. Some of you already know this, others couldn’t possibly know because I haven’t updated my live journal for almost a year. Grad school has a tendency to suck up every aspect of your waking life, which is one reason I’m feeling somewhat burnt out on it and physics and general. However, it does afford some ( Read more... )

Whoah, been quite a while since I've posted here. I'd like to catch everyone up on what I've been doing, but on Friday I have my oral exam. It will be...fun...which is why all my free time is now taken up by studying.

So, rather than give the personal update, I'll instead leave you with a clip of last Wednesday's debate between Barack Obama and ( Read more... )

Last week, as some know, I was in Santa Barbara at the Electronic Materials Conference. The experience taught me an important lesson--if you keep doing this physics stuff enough, you can get free trips to cool places like Santa Barbara. I'm already considering an abstract for this conference at the University of Hawaii ( Read more... )

Yesterday after, after nearly getting stranded in the Denver Airport, I arrived in Santa Barbara for the Electronic Materials Conference. For the next few days I'll be attending workshops, making connections, and trying to figure out how to get a wine-tasting tour reimbursed by the university ( Read more... )

I suppose the Democratic primary could have ended worse. My first choice, John Edwards, sadly did not win, but I'm hoping he'll still be around. And Barack Obama is definitely a candidate I will be proud to campaign for in the fall ( Read more... )

I've made a mistake that I should have avoided. I knew I shouldn't get sucked in, but I just couldn't help myself ( Read more... )

My internet left me this weekend. Just up and walked out on me ( Read more... )