October 2010
31 posts
Snail Mail
So I bought postcards the other day. It was a pretty sweet deal. Now, I’m in a writing mood & want to send everyone pretty postcards. So message me your addresses if you want one, because it’s not like I memorize where all ya’ll live.
EDIT: First round of postcards are written & addressed & ready to be sent out tomorrow! Yay, so excited for people to get these!
“Was I ever crazy? Maybe. Or maybe life is… Crazy isn’t being broken. Or swallowing a dark secret. It’s you or me, amplified. If you ever told a lie and enjoyed it. If you ever wished you could be a child forever. They were not perfect, but they were my friends.”
—Girl Interrupted
“It gets better and you deserve it”
—The Trevor Project. It’s time to end the hate.
“I’m pretty sure you’ve already entered & touched, touched”
—Jess Yu being a creep
“I’ve finally come to realize
That we are all the same.
If there’s nothing left to lose
Then there’s everything to gain.” —My Favorite Highway’s “You’re Making It Come Alive”
That we are all the same.
If there’s nothing left to lose
Then there’s everything to gain.” —My Favorite Highway’s “You’re Making It Come Alive”
Change My Layout? Nah. Maybe.
Can’t sleep. Got bored. Was going to change up the layout/theme of my page, but then I realized I liked it too much to give it up. Then I just decided to add a list of the cities I’ve traveled to this semester to the section on the left. Figured I’d do it here while everyone else does it on Facebook. So stoked to see that list grow bigger as the semester goes on. Next upcoming trip is next weekend. Can’t wait. Now I can sleep.
Chilean Miners Saved →
bbc.co.uk
I’m watching the live feed on BBC of the 33 Chilean miners being rescued after being trapped underground for 69 days. I’ve been watching on and off all day since my first class at 9AM this morning. They’re about halfway through the rescue process right now, and they’re hoping to have all the men out by midnight local time, with about 2 men being lifted each hour. This is incredible, miraculous, amazing. The videos of their life underground is mindbogglingly interesting. The videos of each miner coming up and embracing their families is heartwarming. I can’t stop watching.
2010 Nobel Prize Winners →
nobelprize.org
The Nobel Prize winners for 2010 have been announced! For those that are too lazy to read the full descriptions of each winner’s accomplishments, here’s a brief summary:
Physiology or Medicine: Robert Edwards of Britain won the Nobel Prize in medicine for developing in vitro fertilization, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples have children but has also ignited an enduring controversy with religious groups.
Physics: Russian-born Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov for experiments with graphene, the thinnest and strongest material known to mankind.
Chemistry: American Richard Heck and Japanese researchers Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki for finding new ways to bond carbon atoms together, methods now widely used to make medicines and in agriculture and electronics.
Literature: Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the most acclaimed writers in the Spanish-speaking world and a man of letters who also braved the violence and political divisions of his homeland to run for president.
Peace: Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace.
Economic Sciences: Americans Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides, a British and Cypriot citizen, for analysis of how the job market is affected by regulation and economic policy.
