Enjoying the last two nights of my luxuriously long break (big thanks to my advisor for making me take one, I needed it). I had an amazing week, probably the most fun I've had in a long time. Now to chill out, relax, and enjoy some good music. (Damn you John Mayer and your new album for making us love pop, again..)

Apple vs. apple juice: on nutrition


Apple juice is just as good as the real thing, right? But every time you drink your juice, you're missing out on tons of fiber, not to mention the act of chewing is good for your teeth and gums and increases serotonin production (which can make you feel fuller and gives a sense of well being).. all that for one little apple. Nom~

Happy Thanksgiving~

Actual conversation.

...
Him: You won't go to lunch with me because you think you'll get fat?
Me: No, I just have to get some work done.
Him: I think that's why all skinny girls are crazy- you don't eat enough.
Me: ..you know you just called me crazy, right?
Him: Well it's a good thing, because I wouldn't like you anymore if you were fat.
Me: ...
Him: I think God hates us. All of the cool girls are fat, and all of the skinny girls are crazy.
Me: Uhh.. I'm gonna go now.
...

After telling him later that he was being kind of a jerk, this was his response:
"Oh. But I'm starting to think girls like jerks. I was planning on being a jerk to the next string of girls I meet."


Talking to girls. Ur doin it rong.

This is me, like every weekend.....

I used to go for walks really late at night, when the sound of my footsteps were my only company and my breath came out misty in the cool air. I'd walk down our streets to the edge of town and find a dark place to sit to look at the stars. Sometimes, I'd wish that I would meet someone else out there, anyone, and we could sit and talk. Sometimes I'd imagine that someone else was out there like me, somewhere, thinking the same thing.

Pain is just the weakness leaving the body.

Sometimes life picks its path for you, and you are left a spectator, swept away in the current. Now I take my first uncertain steps toward the shore, eyes and mind open, unafraid. To whatever end may come.
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away.

Latest news from the geek front! Now they have street-level 360 degree interactive views of different places. Check out the beautiful Hawaii beachfronts....
It's based on the same design as two of the coolest things in the history of the universe, Google Earth and Google Sky. Go have fun and be amazed.

teh zoom..

hi2u galaxy

I've been burning down, burning way too fast
You can see right through me now

-Johnny's new song Cellophane. <3 it.

Studying hard is how you get through undergrad. Not so with grad school. Not when teachers assign take-home midterms and the answers to the questions can be found in papers that the teacher has written (so unless you know how to find the papers, you're left solving in two weeks what took the teacher 10 years to derive). Grad school is about resourcefulness, Google skills, and who you know.

I'd like to take a moment to thank all the awesome people I've met this semester, without whom I would be doing way worse in my classes. You guys rock.

Last night I hosted our SWE grad girls happy hour (go women engineers, woo!) at a local bar, and as always, I have a funny story to tell..

We got complimentary valet parking, so as we were leaving I handed the guy doing valet my ticket.. and saw a pad of engineering paper on his table with a few problems on it.

Me: Getting homework done?
Him: Yeah.. just for my thermodynamics class..
Me: Oh, cool. Hey, that's a refrigeration cycle.
Him: :O

We ended up chatting for a bit, then he asked for my number. How is it that even guys I meet off campus are engineers? Am I doomed to date engineers forever? Sigh...

I did what I set out to do. I said all I wanted to say. Somehow, I knew that I was needed, and I was there for you. Our worlds met for a brief time once again. Now you'll be alright, and so will I.
Farewell again, my friend. If you need me I'll be there.

/facepalm of the day...

If someone picks you a flower, don't tell them it's poisonous. They will wonder why you know so much about poisonous plants (eat too many as a kid?) and the kind gesture will be crushed. ._.

Feeling down lately, so here are a few websites that always make me laugh.


The cat-toast device: It's gonna save us all.

The lol-cat Bible: I calz her "whoa man", k cuz she wuz in ur chest taken ur ribs. Srsly.

Creationist propaganda: I still have no idea if this is serious or not.. either someone put a lot of work into a spoof, or they really mean it when they are going dinosoar hunting in Africa and say things like this:

"Besides supplies that are common to all animal capture expeditions, we have determined that we need the following special equipment:

• Metallic pterosaur effigies based on Biblical designs (for herding into traps.)
• Frankincense smoker (to disorientate the animals for capture.)"

Earlier today I cut up cucumber slices and put them over my eyes while laying down (feels great btw!), and my cat came over and started sniffing my face.. next thing I know, he's trying to bite the cucumber off my eyes -.-;; So I broke it into pieces and fed it to him.. he thought it was the greatest treat ever. Now I can add cucumber to the list of strange things my cat will eat (already on that list is broccoli and dish sponges.. but he won't eat shrimp. wtf?)

Now to try and sleep for real. Thanks for trying to take care of me.. after relying on yourself for so long, it's tough to realize how much you need people sometimes.

LULZ UR DEEPS JUST GOT PWND BY A GURL

That is all.

/facepalm

My brief venture into the world of dating is, for the time being, over. At least I know a little better what it is I'm looking for. That is the point of dating anyway.. isn't it? haha.

"Someone like you, and all you know, and how you speak..."