Wow! My first Mardi Gras. I pretty much love it. I'm selling my kisses for beads, and yelling like a mad woman for dablouns....the floats are AMAZING and highly political, but I love satire and there's plenty of material here. Plus no school for a week because of carnival is worth its weight in plastic beads. I'll be home Wednesday. Karen, we ( Read more... )

Had my first ever Chem test, in a big scary auditorium with a lap desk and everything...and I think that I did ok! I'm pretty sure that I passed, and am even hoping for a B perhaps! I know, what you're thinking "Who does this guy think he his, giving a test on Valentine's day?" But it's ok. He's Russian. Maybe they don't have Valentine's Day in ( Read more... )

WOO HOO ( Read more... )

I just read my (wonderfully brilliant, talented, and self-aware) friend Karen's thoughts on Chemistry and love...and it's so true. It's really about more than Chemistry, her words are about life and following one's bliss as Joe would say. But I've been having such a hard time with my Chemistry class that to hear someone speak from their heart ( Read more... )

Today is my birthday! Imagine that...how did we get to be so old?!

Shnikes it has been a long time ( Read more... )

Well, I'm here in the biggest city that I have ever seen - writing to you from a clean, air conditioned Internet cafe across from my University. Where to begin ( Read more... )

I'm moving to Thailand in a week. Life's funny sometimes, no? I'll be home in December.

Alright, I have time now to give the full story ( Read more... )

Escaped Katrina. Back in Austin for a little while. Not sure when school will start again.