I arrived in California this past Saturday and I've been having a much needed stint of relaxation before the big trip to Beijing on the 13th. Having a dog, however, has complicated the logistics of a simple visit quite a bit. Since Kevin is going to be moving to Pennsylvania on the 18th and I'm going to be gone for 2 months, we needed to figure out ( Read more... )

I just walked into a cafe called Cup o' Joe in downtown Hillsborough and I think I might be in love. There are exactly 3 tables and 4 four people (including the barista and myself) in this entire place ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON and the only noise I hear is the quiet conversation between the barista and one of the customers as she sweeps the floor ( Read more... )

The Challenge and the Marathon begin together at 7 am so the athletes, race volunteers and loved ones start to congregate  at the start in downtown Black Mountain at about 6:30. It had started raining pretty steadily the night before (weather which, as I type this email, still has not let up) so half of the runners were wearing trash bags or some ( Read more... )

Seeing as I did not get to go to my undergraduate graduation ceremony, it seemed only fair to my dad that I attend my masters degree graduation this past Sunday. Both sets of parents and step-parents came out for the weekend and none seemed to mind the fact that (a) I actually earned and received my degree last semester and, (b) I'm not actually ( Read more... )

Wow, I haven't been here in a while. I should really stop being so lazy and start posting again.

Hi all,

I'm new to this concept of writing a race report so it took me a while to think of how to put on paper what running Bel Monte actually felt like. I think I've finally gotten it right so here it is - better late than never, right?

Kristen's Bel Monte Race Report (huzzah!)

Distance: 25K
Time: 2:59:05

While I'm pretty fond of mornings in general, ( Read more... )

This is great.

http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?page_id=4

Should I go to graduate school?

Short answer: no.

Long answer: maybe, but only if you have some glimmering of what you are about to do to yourself. Undergraduates coming out of liberal arts institutions are ( Read more... )

I just walked for 20 minutes in the pouring rain to get to the local hair shop, only to find out that they'd penciled me in for the wrong time. The receptionist gave me that look that says "Duh, we fucked up but I guess it's your problem" and for some reason it just got to me today. Before I knew what was happening, I snapped back "I'm not walking ( Read more... )

Well, it only took me seven years to admit this, but I think I've finally worked up the courage to say that I'm not happy doing physics anymore. It's a creepy thing when you start to approach your late twenties and realize that "liking the idea" of doing something just isn't cutting it anymore... that time is passing faster than you could have ever ( Read more... )

Cosmology is gay.