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| 10:35am 14/08/2007 |
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mood:  pleased
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Things that make today amusing:
waking up next to a cute girl this morning
my hair is a fun new color (not quite the color planned, but very fairy-esque)
that my plans for the day consisting of the following:
being unproductive for a few hours until said cute girl gets home from work
the possibility of dying my hair again to another, very similar, color
drinking too much tequila while watching hours of mystery science theater
and of course eating much during and between all previously mentioned events
huzzah
If I went back to sleep now, would it be considered a nap or just going back to bed?
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| 05:31pm 08/08/2007 |
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Two days left, and we finally got some uniqueness results yesterday
Everyone is finishing up
Some people are finishing type setting their papers or working on graphs on the white board
Nate and James are working with Owen(one of the TA's) on turning their abstract into a poem
While playing hackysack
Very amused listening to them trying out different rhymes with math words...
I have nothing else to do today since we emailed our *almost* final paper to Jim for corrections
It looks like I might not be going back to teaching children in fall
My teacher wants me to continue with the research I've been doing
I might even be able to get a small grant for fall
it wouldn't be as much as I would make if I taught
but I have enough money saved up that it won't really matter for a quarter
I think I would rather be a Programing TA then a Math teacher anyway
I'm pretty sure I could get a class for winter quarter... maybe
I'm going to Gorditos in a little bit
yay cheese
I will soon be talking with many of you much more frequently
I've been debating writing a story now that I have some free time
And I will be taking pictures, mostly portraits
I think a painting might be in order as well |
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| 11:55pm 15/07/2007 |
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Having a friend to go to who will eat pizza and sit around drinking wine with you after you have a hard day.
Bonus: doing so in your undies without awkwardness.
(mostly because of the stupid heat, but still somehow comforting) |
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| 12:25pm 28/06/2007 |
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mood:  tired
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So research has started now
It looks like I'm going to be working on two problems this summer
The first deals with the combinatorics of coxeter groups and should (eventually) involve helping design/write a program in python (which I have yet to learn) that will actually be used in future research by at least UW faculty members. (I think it may end up in SAGE)
I am both excited and nervous about this, seeing as how nothing I have written yet has actually been designed for use by other people...
The second is the Dirichlet problem on directed current networks.
On undirected networks this is an easy problem, but unfortunatley for me, directed networks complicate things so that the problem is no longer linear.
This problem has more structure than the combinatorics one since a student in one of the previous years already worked on it.
But the silly boy never gave proofs of anything or even reasoning behind it, and some of his definitions are badly phrased or simply incorrect.
Overall, all his paper tells us is what he though should be true.
Not very helpful.
Also, the instructor/adviser is excited that I'm going to be working on this problem since if we can't finish it this summer, he knows where to find me in fall.
I'm not sure how I feel about this...
C'est la vie.
I'm going to go eat now before my meetings this afternoon.
If anyone wants to see me soon, it looks like I might have some free time either on Friday night or sometime on Sunday. |
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| 02:49pm 18/06/2007 |
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mood:  excited
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I did pretty well last quarter-better than I expected.
Probably better than I deserved, what with the skipping roughly a fourth of my classes.
I started my REU program today.
Technically I am learning how to use xfig and latex right now
Can't you tell how much I'm paying attention?
(I've already used the latter and the former is pretty much an advanced version of paint.)
I'm still not sure what to expect for the next eight weeks.
I also find our roughly two hour lunch breaks amusing.
Unfortunately I expect that we will be using these to work on projects in the near future.
But if anyone wants to meet for lunch in the U-district sometime in the next week or so I'll be available approximately 12-2.
Father's Day was fun.
I made alcoholic crepes and they were wonderful-
as were the steak and potatoes I did not make.
I love food.
This is one aspect of mine that I don't think will ever change.
I'm still surprised that I'm not fat.
~shrug~
I'm gonna go eat Thai food now.
and then wait about 2 hours and eat pizza.
yay me. |
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| 02:44pm 28/05/2007 |
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mood:  busy
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The week before finals is a stupid time to have a birthday
I think I might just say I was born the second week of June this year..
Happiness of the day:
My Dad is bringing me ribs, salad, baked bean and apple/blueberry crisp
because I was too busy to go to my parents house for the memorial day barbecue
I love when people feed me
or buy me drinks
or both
Also, for any of you who code, I highly suggest taking a look at ruby if you haven't already
unless you hate OOP
then don't bother since EVERYTHING is an object (ever want to call a method on an int? now you can!)
Even if you don't program, if your sense of humor is like mine check out Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby. (cartoon foxes!!!)
Is it sad that one of the most entertaining books I've read in a while is a programing guide?
maybe I need to get out more...
ha like that's going to happen
C'est la vie, back to discrete math... |
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| 11:34pm 27/05/2007 |
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mood:  geeky
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Things I love about being in CS:
That I now understand 5 computer languages (not including some basic html)
I get teacher replies to my email at 11-something pm
smoothie-day every friday
that I have a (safe) place to go 24-7 with access to computers, couches, and cheap food
Things I do not love about being in CS:
lack of sleep
not seeing many people very often
obsure error messages (latex in particular seriously sucks with this)
having to take probability (at least I don't have to take stats... neh)
more stupidly expensive texts book |
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| (*update: I'm a double major in Math and Computer Science at UW now*) |
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| 12:44pm 04/05/2007 |
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mood:  lazy
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I think I finally realized that I'm in a major where I really have to push myself or end up looking like an idiot...
That or my teacher is evil.
Seriously, who gives implementing an interpreter as the first assignment in a new language?
And I thought next week would be slower and I'd actually have time to see people,
or sleep. Bastard.
I can't wait until summer:
eight weeks of super-intense math research (*yay for getting paid to learn how to be even more of a nerd*)
followed by four (maybe five?) weeks of sleep and finding interesting new ways to do absolutely nothing
anyone want to hang out in about three months?
ok, time to get food before my next class |
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| 09:19am 28/11/2005 |
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Things are overall going well. Only two more week until I'm finally free of Edmonds Classes. Yay for almost a year without school. I'm so excited. It will be nice to have time to focus on my photography. (For those of you who haven't seen me in a while, I'm a photographer now. Mostly shooting Boss Tweeter and some weddings, but I'll soon be getting back to the art aspect of it.) ~sigh~ Looks like I'm needed. Time to get back to work. |
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| 02:33pm 23/01/2005 |
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mood:  pissed off
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Yay for putting new holes in my body. |
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| 07:19pm 31/08/2004 |
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I will do the best I can for them, but no one will ever take your place.
RIP Shari, you deserve it. |
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| 11:58pm 20/06/2004 |
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mood:  discontent
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fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
This should not still bother me. |
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| 11:11pm 23/05/2004 |
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I am way too tired to deal with all of this right now. |
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| 11:21pm 20/05/2004 |
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Today has been interesting
I almost didn't go to school
I'm not sure I'm glad that I did
Although if I hadn't, I doubt I would have gone to the french dinner with my FP
And then I wouldn't have bought my lovely new pants
(cause hey, what girl doesn't need plaid bondage straps?)
I have accomplished nothing today
which is more than slightly disconcerting
still having like 15 more pages to write in the next week and all
but I just can't make my self care right now
everything still feels so off...
I haven't even been able to write for myself
I want to take more pictures
maybe I'll post some of them someday
they aren't amazing, but they're decent
some of them anyways
Why can't I stop feeling so uninspired?
I do not want to become apathetic about this again. |
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| 07:46am 17/05/2004 |
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So I don't have to go to math class this week.
I don't even have to be at school until 12 tomorrow or thursday.
You have no idea how excited this makes me.
I'm forcing myself not to jump around the computer lab in ecstacy.
ok, not quite, but it's close.
Also, much progress on the paper. I know almost everything I want to say, and just have to get it on paper now.
(which I'm sure most of you know isn't always the easiest thing to do, but it's much better than where I was.)
I'm actually more excited about my paper at the moment than the prospect of being able to sleep in.
How strange is that?
~shrug~ Je ne me comprends pas. |
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| 11:20am 11/05/2004 |
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mood: nerdy
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Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics - Philosophy Option
The Philosophy option includes courses in both mathematics and philosophy. The math courses introduce the student to mathematical reasoning; the philosophy courses complement this method of reasoning with methods that have arisen within the historical tradition of philosophy. This combination promotes competence in abstract thinking, logical rigor, analysis, expository clarity, and critical writing. A student who studies both mathematics and philosophy will develop skills that are invaluable in almost any area of life, from software development and finance to teaching. Such a student will also be well prepared for entry into professional schools of business, law, and medicine. |
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| Happy Mexican Lesbian Day!!! |
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| 09:20pm 05/05/2004 |
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Things I have consumed today:
breakfast:
2 pieces of doughnut since I had no time between class and tutoring to get snacks
lunch:
1 tamale
1 enchilada
the requisite salsa and chips, rice, beans, and sopatias (sp?) that constitute mexican night with my FP
dinner:
2 Tacos
2 Margaritas
My dad so would have "taught" me how to shoot tequila if my mom wasn't here too...
overall, an amusing diet for today
though now I'm really tired.
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| 08:42am 03/05/2004 |
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So amazingly tired
my head is all fuzzy and I can't think straight
not to mention the whole sore youreallydon'twanttotalkrightnow throat that just seems to be getting worse
tutoring will be fun today
at least it's logic and not math
(I screwed up the interval notation on my quiz today, that's how out of it I am)
God, thank you for no school tomorrow.
I think I may just try to go to sleep when I get home today.
Also, I'm hungry. |
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| 10:28pm 28/04/2004 |
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I'm hungry!!!
~pout~
stupid blood work
I want to eat now... |
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