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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:57:00 GMT

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Bucky balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice, pretty, purply, bucky balls!!!!!!!!!!!! After having read books on them and met the person who made them, I finally got to work with them!!! Wheeeeeeeeeee!!! They so pretty!!!!! *bounces around happily* Yay!

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:38:26 GMT

Boy I haven't updated in like... ages. Hrm.

Friday, January 27, 2006

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:37:51 GMT

Looks like Wednesday's gonna be another really bad day for me this semester. In fact, my schedule this semester looks almost exactly the same as that of last semester... weird.

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:19:42 GMT

The mess is cleared up as of now. Thanks everyone for your concern!

In other news, I went to Prospect Park today out of curiosity and an urge to find some nature. It was beautiful. I could see the whole city from there, and hear the birds singing and feel the wind on my face. I breathed in the brisk, fresh air and I felt... relieved. I can't believe that I've been here for one and a half years and did not discover that place until now. There were squirrels there: two pairs, and they chattered and chased each other and leapt from tree to tree, as if they hadn't a care in the world. Even the walk to and from the park was wonderful--all the colorful houses with private, quiet doors and a restful home-ness emanating from the odds and ends placed in the windows. It made me feel like I really belong here in this city, that I live in Providence with all its joys and quiet domesticity, and not just Brown. It refreshed me and gave me the strength to go on.

Monday, January 23, 2006

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:16:45 GMT

Gaaaaaahhhhhhh... I'm so pathetic. When will I ever learn to say no?? =/ How will I get myself outta this mess. Already! oey

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:38:35 GMT

Back to Brown tomorrow! Here we go....

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:24:07 GMT

What have I really done this winter break? I don't even know....

Friday, January 13, 2006

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:14:24 GMT

Friday the 13th indeed. It's been foggy here all day. It's hard to tell even if the sun's been up today. the dreary greyness, the heavy mist, the full moon to rise hidden behind it all... This is the perfect setting for a scary story of some sort...

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:49:00 GMT

It's fun back working with the rats again. They're such curious little creatures. I like these three new ones we have in the lab. None of them have turned out too vicious yet, and I think they're getting used to my hand a little, now. My favorite thing to do is to lift them and nestle them in the crook of my arm, where they can't crawl off and fall, and watch them sniff around and nervously explore.

I've been reading a lot of poetry lately, the annual collections of the best american poetry, to be exact, and I find that I enjoy them very much. I'm glad I took that poetry workshop last year, because it has helped me realize more that one could do the same things with poetry that one does with prose, except that the poem is often more immediate, more concise, more in tune to the small details of a certain moment or situation. I was hit with the realization the other day that a collection of poems could be read much akin to a story in a book; that is--what things I had considered worlds apart are not so different after all. I think I had known this all along, but it just never consciously hit me until now.

More and more I think I want to concentrate in chemistry. I do enjoy doing chemistry, and I have a good background in it. It's also the middle ground for many of my interests. If I keep working in the NS lab I work in now and still major in chem, I'll have expertise in two different but potentially complementary areas. And some of my good friends are in chemistry/biochemistry as well. But I guess I still have a little time to think about it. My parents aren't opposed to it. So in the end it's up to me.

Monday, December 26, 2005

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 03:48:58 GMT

So. An unconventional Christmas evening. Went to another potluck, this time with people none of us knew. And half the people there were divorced... (awkard...!) and there was this one non-asian man there, this podiatry professor at Temple U (even more awkward). We basically spoke half in English and half in Chinese, and nobody was quite sure what the other people said, and half were eating spicy stuff and half weren't. I ended up playing with the kids, a beautiful little girl and her hyper little brother, and that was really fun. But then their dad (the podiatrist) objected to them running around so much, so then we played House and pretended to sleep. At least that got me out of the awkward conversation. But then they started singing karaoke, and that was even more awkward.... I guess the professor is used to it, but I still think I detected a pained expression on his face.... He said, when they pressed him to sing, that they'll only be able to do that to him if they pump him with alcohol, so they backed off on that. But I wasn't so lucky; they begged and fussed and pressed and finally got me to sing My Heart Will Go On.... so awkward...! I'd rather be called The Orange Girl by the kids....
But I hope at least that our going brought a little joy to our host. It's hard being alone on a day like this, and I see why she would want to invite so many guests and is willing to put up with the awkward conversation.... I hope the professor gets home all right. He seemed like a nice doctor; I wish I would've been able to talk to him in a more... er... ordinary setting. But in any case his kids are great! =)
Anyways, before the day is over, I'd just like to follow Tiny Tim and say, "God bless us, everyone!"