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Name: Michelle
Gender: Female
Interests: Christianity, art, music, dance, literature, sports, engineering, science, good conversation, my family
Occupation: Student
Industry: Engineering
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Member Since:
5/10/2004
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| math 110 is rocking cool. My teach. is awesome and funny. Here's a quote:
"So when you tell non-mathematicians you study algebra, they're like, 'Great, you're the world's most advanced seventh grader.'"-- A. Diesl. | | |
| " 'Wait, so, let me get this straight. You're saying that when I kiss the frog *points to specimen*, it won't turn into a prince?'
' Yes, ma'am, I'm afraid that's right.'
'Suddenly, so much of my life is explained.' "
hahahahaha (for some reason I can see Elaine from Seinfeld saying this. ??) | | |
| Drinking caffeinated tea is going to single-handedly save my career in research (not that I have much of one). Food coma and its buddy, colloquium coma, have temporarily been banished to far off lands.
To be replaced by reading on magnetic ordering . . . good solid (state) fun. | | |
| quick recap: Ms. Yong goes to Washington, D.C.
+ Residence: some luxury apartment complex that somehow houses Georgetown Law students
+ exercising only to enjoy eating later ;o) jk
+ marveling at EVERYTHING about this city~ its unified layout, gorgeous public spaces, pervasive sense of passionate history, and its conscious respect for beauty and knowledge.
+ realizing how much TV stinks
+ feeling called to do something to save the world, hoping that whatever it may be will be physics-related (or else what am I doing . . .) !
big things:
+ The International Spy Museum: A broad view of the spying world covering the sophisticated gadgetry, the sharp skills and sang froid necessary to be a field agent, cryptography through the ages, historical intrigues, the rewards and dangers of spying, female spies, the Cold War, the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and WWII. The often crucial role of carrier pigeons! Many brave, brainy people segregated by ideologies or motivated by greed. A fun, engrossing exhibit that reminded me how much I love reading about history and the people making it!
+ National Building Museum: Impressive use of space well-cushioned with natural light. Picture a soccer field-sized carpet, with the roof about 100 ft above, the walls stacking up to it studded with windows framed in neoclassical pillars. Six girthy pillars (diameter~ 4-5 ft) interrupt the expanse, as well as a large fountain in the center, edged with benches. It seemed like a nice retreat for the winter~ open and bright, yet warm. Like an indoor park. It also had some cool exhibits on DC, green architecture, and others. A little-known jewel by my sister's place~ free to the public and probably a nice place to read.
+ Shakespeare in the park: Pericles
free community event sponsored by the likes of The Washington Post, etc.
A strange motley plot, equal parts Odyssey, Sophocles tragedy, and Shakespearean bawdy humor. Given the piecemeal aspect of it, no wonder it's not a favorite to perform. The company did a wonderful job with the humor and set design. The amphitheatre was nestled amidst a sylvan haven, the sunlit shafts weaving lemon and lime leaves between the slender trunks. *sigh* No cameras allowed, only wispy memories to cling like feathered cobwebs in my mind . . .
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| vicarious Dad experience, courtesy of Esther (BCP):
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Dad: Let's look at the photo albums.
Mom: Okay, you know where they are.
Dad: Eh, what's this?
Mom: Our wedding photos.
Dad: Have I seen those before?
Mom: Aiyah, of course you have!!
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