poisonwood's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-milers and water shortages i would just like to share that my sister is absolutely amazing. she ran in the largest race in virginia a week or so ago, a 10-miler, and came in 7th overall. she ran this 10-miler in 67 minutes - that's about 6:40 miles. 10 of them. in a row. most people can't even run one 6:40 mile. and becca cracks me up. 10:29 a.m. - Apr. 09, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- weatherchic i don't know how long i'm going to leave this weatherchic on my page, but i thought i'd put it up for a few days just to brag about how much cali weather rocks. hives are still going strong; newest theory: i'm allergic to roses. wouldn't that be annoying? 5:18 p.m. - Apr. 06, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- saturday night blues - unexplained i'm vaguely depressed tonight, and i can't really figure out why. i spent the day with friends from cromem - first discussing god, then wandering around san francisco and deep dish chicago pizza at berkeley with priscilla and abhi(nand). i called a_____, though, to see if he and _____ and _____ wanted to come, and he never called me back. priscilla thinks s__ is dating someone, which bothers me somewhat irrationally. i still feel bad when i think about a.h. also, i missed john's call tonight, and i don't know when i'll be able to talk to him. yesterday i really wanted to call him, but it was 5:00 - 1am irish time. time difference sucks. finally i'm worried about finding an adviser, finding a research topic, etc, etc, etc. it's a constant worry aggravated by procrastination. i'm taking steroids to control the hives, but they haven't gone away. it looks like this could be a problem. i've become allergic to something, and i don't know what. i guess i should start eliminating one food / body care product from my life at a time, until something works. well, priscilla, riuxue and i are going to take a dance class this semester, which should be fun. there better be enough guys! 11:05 p.m. - Apr. 05, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hives at 6 am well i woke up about an hour and a half ago noticing my right leg was itching. further inspection revealed that i was covered with hives on my legs and arms. oh the joys of life! i have two main theories; either i'm allergic to something i ate at breakers for dinner last night, or i'm allergic to the bag of cheddar cheese popcorn i nearly finished after spotting it (and purchasing it) when taking a friend to safeway. so at 6am i woke up and immediately reached for the phone to call my mother (9 am in virginia) and managed to call (and wake up) abhinav by mistake. *sigh* i'm not going to eat the rest of the cheddar cheese popcorn on the off chance that is what caused this. what a pity. 7:21 a.m. - Apr. 03, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funding Cuts and the Water Supply Yesterday I got the following e-mail from the housing office: Dear CroMem residents, Naturally i went running about in a panic. I knocked on my neighbor's door and paced about my room ranting inwardly. Then I called Abhinav and was angrily reading the e-mail to him when I finally realized it was an April Fool's Joke. Ha. I was well gotten. That was probably the best AF Joke I've ever been fooled by. 12:29 p.m. - Apr. 02, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- morning thoughts well, it turns out that i got an A+ in the class that i accidentally registered for pass/fail. my only A+ - and i don't get credit for it. in other news, today i pitch my 290 quarter research idea to Dr. R___ so wish me luck. i'm going to need it. if he goes for it, then i'll actually have to try to do some of the stuff i'm pitching! somehow i feel so incompetent at Stanford - shy and not overwhelmingly intelligent or experienced. if i could only get started with something, i'd feel better. it's a new quarter, and i'm taking thte following classes (for those who are interested): e20*6 control system design and simulation aa29*0 problems in aero/astro (hopefully) e207*b modern control design II aa271*a dynamics and control of spacecraft and aircraft and a seminar in guidance navigation and control. this quarter is a bit hectic at the beginning with grade petitions, trying to get into classes, find the prof and arrange research - and i'm going to death valley not this weekend but next weekend for four days! abhinav and i watched a video together on monday night - amores perros. the movie was terrible, but it was really fun watching it with a____. who knows . . . ____ arrives today to visit stanford, and ____ in the next couple days. they will both be sleeping on a___'s floor. i have to laugh - they are going to be quite cozy! 8:38 a.m. - Apr. 02, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sigh the quarter is starting off with a bang. there is something screwed up with my financial aid, so there is a hold on my registration which prevents my financial aid from being applied, etc., etc. also, i think i'm coming down with something - i have a sore throat and low fever and a cold. finally, i have to decide whether or not to join breakers. 11:29 a.m. - Mar. 31, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pictures from spring break I uploaded a bunch of pictures from our hike at Yosemite. They can be accessed here. 2:04 p.m. - Mar. 30, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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