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It's funny that I respect writing so much, but rarely do it. I enjoy expressing my thoughts to others quite a bit. I generally indulge in this by talking to others, but the problem is when you say something it dies immediately after it's said and the conversation moves on. Another problem is that if you enjoy expressing thoughts more than ( Read more... )

I live my life in a Platonic paradise
Where space may have five, fifty-seven, or infinite dimensions
Where the truth can be held in the palm of your hand
And the desires of the living are meaningless

Two main things have happened to me recently. I passed my generals about a month ago. This means all I have to do now is research to finish my degree =]. The other thing (that some of you already know) is that Liz are expecting another child, what none of you know (because we just found out yesterday) is that it's going to be a boy =]. He's due ( Read more... )

I try to follow what I deeply love (rather than following superficial desires). I seek truth and try to give it. I love other humans so I try to make them happy and stop them from being sad. In reality the only principle I really follow is to be myself as much I can and do what I deeply love or desire to do. The pursuit of truth and trying to ( Read more... )

Seriously, this man is such a brilliant filmmaker it makes me want to cry. The fact that he hasn't won an oscar is a travesty. Go see:

Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
The Aviator
Mean Streets
GoodFellas
Every single fucking movie that has him directing it.

That is all.

I am in Lafayette for a while.

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So I found out a few days ago that I got awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Basically the effect of this is that my stipend goes up from like 23,000 a year to 33,000 a year (for the next 3 years, that's the length of the fellowship). (NSF gives me 30, and Princeton gives 3 more if you get NSF. Princeton was already paying my tuition, ( Read more... )

So my mom found a paper wrote as assignment for when I was in 2nd grade. It's called A Book About Me, and basically the only thing interesting about it is my answer for number 7 ( Read more... )