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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 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, 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 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 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 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.
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 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 […]