Archive for March, 2000

College Here is the scoop:

Friday, March 31st, 2000

College
Here is the scoop:
I have been accepted at the following colleges: University of Chicago,
University of Rochester, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and
Purdue. I am still waiting to find out from Princeton (I should find out
Saturday or Monday). MIT is the only school that has rejected me so far,
but it was not a big shock. I […]

An Afterthought My philosophy regarding

Saturday, March 18th, 2000

An Afterthought
My philosophy regarding this web site is changing. I value having my own
domain (that is a double entendre) more than I originally did nine months
ago. The ‘lack-of-content problem’ that has plagued my site for years, I
feel, is being resolved as I put more effort into writing in my journal, and my
web log - connections. […]

The Perfect Day Today (well,

Saturday, March 18th, 2000

The Perfect Day
Today (well, technically yesterday) was a great day! So many good
things happened that I hardly know where to start.
I had my French orals for IB this morning,
third period. I had studyed for them, so I felt pretty well prepared. But
I was still quite nervous because I am a weak student in French.
My parents […]

The Census The 2000 Census

Thursday, March 16th, 2000

The Census
The 2000 Census came in the mail
today. I was a little excited, because filling out the census is a fairly
important thing that is an crucial part of out federal government, like
voting. The questions are no-brainer things, like how many people are in
your family and how old are they, so I sat down to fill […]

Apathy doesn’t really matter English

Monday, March 13th, 2000

Apathy doesn’t really matter
English is an emotionally taxing class for me. I try very hard to offer good analysis to the class discussions, but often I flounder. Ms. Lord, like most of my teachers, has somehow divined that I have unlimited self-confidence. As a result, she picks on me terribly. On […]

Food For Thought Here is

Saturday, March 11th, 2000

Food For Thought
Here is an interesting comparison of computer viruses and the defining qualities
of living organisms (The italicized text comes from the University of Illinois Biology 100/101 curriculum):Life is organized. Viruses are created from comprehensible computer code. They are often computed as a process, which is comprised of sub-processes, which are comprised of simple, specific […]

Life is a terminal illness.

Wednesday, March 8th, 2000

Life is a terminal illness.
A few months ago, I was reading an article about someone who was devastated
because they had contracted a terminal disease. In my detached, apathetic
mind, which happened to be feeling particularly pessimistic, the thought arose
‘life is a terminal illness’. It struck me as particularly catchy, ironic,
etc., so I cached it away in […]

What do I feel like

Friday, March 3rd, 2000

What do I feel like writing about?
[A dozen different topics just jumped into my head.] I’ll write about whatever comes to mind, as it comes to mind like, you know, stream of consciousness. It’s okay to lack any semblance of formal thought or structure, right?
I mentioned to Adele the other day that I thought […]


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