Break is going well. It feels nice to have a break - it sounds like actually having a job is kind of a bumb deal in that you dont get a winter break. My parents take time off, but it seems to be such a stressor. Fortunately I quit my job.
My sister Lynn graduated in December from the University of Michigan with a masters in social work. Way to go Lynn! So we threw a rockin party in her honor on the saturday before christmas. Unless my parents have had more parties than I know of, this one ranked in the top three with our previous graduataion parties.
Christmas was a ton of fun! Thoguh I may damn our materialistic society, I must say it was nice to get stuff. I got a sweet book on fly fishing, a 65 cm excercise ball, some cash, a climbing helmet, a summit/ultralight pack, slippers, a nice wool sweater, and some other stuff.
Also, I bought myself a nintendo wii. Its pretty amazing. I like it for the fact that its a social gameing console and that it has worked to revolutionize the way games are played - in a much more active (rather than passive) manner. So far wii sports are fun, though a little limited and graphically unimpressive (raising the question of whether they tried or not). Your character (your mii) has no legs or arms, but has hands. That said, its still pretty fun and social - even my parents played and enjoyed. Zelda is an amazing game that I think is setting the first person control starndards for the wii. I'm excited to have one.
Just got back from some snow-boarding in WI with Wade and company. It was good. I'll try and post the video of Kara (wade's sister trying to do a jump).
Friday, December 29, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
Killing Time
So, part of the reason its been so long since my last post is because of an interesting wiki I read on why to stop blogging (google wikihow how to stop blogging). Basically it says that there won't be much new or worthwhile content on your blog, you won't have the perseverance or find the reward you expected out of it. Nevertheless, I will continue for my loyal readers. When I feel like it.
Life carries on. I last left you with my applications to graduate school pending. Since then, all applications have been processed, a school visited and acceptances granted. I was initially concerned about getting in anywhere so I was trying my best to be diplomatic with email responses to a few professors. Dr. Kinsey, a professor that I continually gain respect for, said to me, "Don't marry the first girl willing to go on a date with you." Wise advice that served me well. Though, in the end, I accepted an offer from the Pennsylvania State University. They flew me out to visit the campus, and it was a great trip. The town of State College is about half way between Phily and Pittsburg. I had a jam packed day out there of visiting professors and touring the campus. After its all said and done, I'm a little concerned that I just made a 4-6 year commitment to working with a professor based on meeting with her for an hour and dinner. I chose Dr. Colina as my advisor even though she is a new professor because she seems so upbeat and excited as well as the extensive overlap of interests we share in terms of materials research. Her work will have a strong theoretical and compuational component to them, but I think that I will do well with the mix of theoretical and experimental work. Oh well, I'm excited about it! Enough so to start studying text books on my own.
Other than that, I feel like I'm killing time before I go to Pennsylvania. I'm just trying to earn as much money as possible working my job at CompUSA. I do that for like 5 days or more per week, then I set routes on my days off at Vertical Endevours which pays free climbing plus $10/route. I figured the rate is about $4/hour, and so much more satisfactory than CompUSA. I've been pretty bad about doing stuff, like entertaining myself or haning out or really anything at all, but hey, its cheaper. I guess thats my Rice syndrom kicking in - the "I won't be here long enough for making friends to be worthwhile."
I've been working lately to put together a compilation of covers. I borrowed a recording device from Wade into which I can plug a mic and my guitar. Garageband is pretty killer.
Thats the latest from around here.
Life carries on. I last left you with my applications to graduate school pending. Since then, all applications have been processed, a school visited and acceptances granted. I was initially concerned about getting in anywhere so I was trying my best to be diplomatic with email responses to a few professors. Dr. Kinsey, a professor that I continually gain respect for, said to me, "Don't marry the first girl willing to go on a date with you." Wise advice that served me well. Though, in the end, I accepted an offer from the Pennsylvania State University. They flew me out to visit the campus, and it was a great trip. The town of State College is about half way between Phily and Pittsburg. I had a jam packed day out there of visiting professors and touring the campus. After its all said and done, I'm a little concerned that I just made a 4-6 year commitment to working with a professor based on meeting with her for an hour and dinner. I chose Dr. Colina as my advisor even though she is a new professor because she seems so upbeat and excited as well as the extensive overlap of interests we share in terms of materials research. Her work will have a strong theoretical and compuational component to them, but I think that I will do well with the mix of theoretical and experimental work. Oh well, I'm excited about it! Enough so to start studying text books on my own.
Other than that, I feel like I'm killing time before I go to Pennsylvania. I'm just trying to earn as much money as possible working my job at CompUSA. I do that for like 5 days or more per week, then I set routes on my days off at Vertical Endevours which pays free climbing plus $10/route. I figured the rate is about $4/hour, and so much more satisfactory than CompUSA. I've been pretty bad about doing stuff, like entertaining myself or haning out or really anything at all, but hey, its cheaper. I guess thats my Rice syndrom kicking in - the "I won't be here long enough for making friends to be worthwhile."
I've been working lately to put together a compilation of covers. I borrowed a recording device from Wade into which I can plug a mic and my guitar. Garageband is pretty killer.
Thats the latest from around here.
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