Ah, so where did I leave off? Last Sunday I met with my adviser to practice my seminar talk and I felt like it went horribly. I think that’s largely due to the fact that it is extremely awkward to give a lecture to an audience of one but act like it’s an audience of […]
I’ve seen so many things in the past few days that I thought “I just HAVE to remember to write about this.” We’ll see how much I actually remember… My first international flight was mostly uneventful. I had a short layover in Chicago. When they scanned my passport during boarding, there was an error in […]
After getting so hyped up about roadtripping to PA, I feel like it would be a disservice to whoever is actually still reading my ramblings to not say anything about the trip. It was awesome. Drove up from Texas to Pittsburgh, by way of St. Louis. While we were in St. Louis, we got to […]
(1) The Algebra Qual: I have made some progress studying. Not ENOUGH progress, but progress nonetheless. I am working through past exams’ problems alone and with a study group, and I am also reading 3-4 different abstract & linear algebra books concurrently. The exam date is set for Wednesday, August 17th. So, for better or […]
So, the past two weeks since school has been out have been completely amazing. I’ve been in PA since the 14th and every day has been a super fun adventure. Some highlights: seeing my brothers & sister, eating my mom’s homemade pasta sauce, going to the movies to see Bridesmaids, driving around Connellsville to see […]
Today is the last day of Spring Break 2011. During my four years of college-proper, I never did anything but work over spring break. I used those days to work 40-60+ hours at 1-2 jobs. This was my first ever spring break that was used primarily for travel and entertainment, and it was awesome. On […]
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