So now that Finals are finally over (yesterday), I’m now home. They were really quite unevetnful, so I’m not really going to elaborate that much. Anyway while most people are celebrating the endless joys of finishing another quarter (semester people are almost there!), I get the wonderful joy of prepping for the MCAT. Now that I have complained for several months about it, I’m actually insanely prepping for it. That is all. I think.
Also, I’m going to try to post more often, since I just got a new app called MacJournal that makes it easy and really have no reason to procrastinate and not write. Also, I’m going to try to post more pictures since that’s both easy and fast. And now I’m done.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
A Very Different Kind of Turkey Day
Now that I have been back in Ohio for a week now, I think it’s time to pause for a few seconds and reconsider my Thanksgiving Break. I have been meaning to write this post of a while, but school just has been, too, busy. But now with the quarter over (except for two exams next week), I have a few brief moments to share my experience.
So as most of my readers (like all three of you at this point :P) know, my parents decided to fly me out to Las Vegas to spend Thanksgiving (and also my 21st) with them as they met with some friends. So what is it like to spend an extended weekend out in Vegas? It is amazing!
So I flew out on Wednesday late afternoon. As I was leaving, Columbus had started its first snow/sleet/hail/ice or wintry mix. Flying out, I took American Airlines, despite my strong feelings against this airline (side story: All three times that I have flown with them, I have experienced a delay because the crew was not present). Of course, it wouldn’t be an American flight without some kind of problem. Trying to get out of Columbus took an hour and a half longer than it was suppose to since the crew failed to show up timely (apparently taking the taxi for 5 minutes would have cost them $40 was the rumor). This caused me to miss my Vegas connection in Dallas/Ft. Worth, which meant that I had to wait an extra hour and thirty minutes at DFW. In the end I managed to get into Vegas at 11:30pm Wednseday night, missing Thursday by just 30 minutes. Flying into Vegas at night was definitely an experience. While I will probably not love any city like New York (or at least my perception of New York), Las Vegas is an amazing place at night. All the lights from the casinos on The Strip showing people enjoying themselves and having a good time. As soon as I landed and got to the hotel, however, I fell asleep (in my defense it would have been equivalent to 3:30am EST).
Thursday morning, I woke up to the very busy city of Las Vegas. Even though it was Thanksgiving, so many people were out walking around the casinos. After parking our rental car at Aria, we took a nice stroll through the casinos. Since I had finally turned 21, I was free to roam around! As I walked around all the different casinos looking at all of the interior designs and living vicarious by watching other people gamble (being a psychology major is so fun/sucks sometimes). We finally got to The Venetian in the late afternoon after walking through The Strip (look at the pictures below!). The atmosphere of The Venetian was just completely different. While you were inside, it’s so easy to totally forget about the concept of time. After spending what felt like only a few minutes, but really a few hours inside, my family and I headed back to our hotel to have Thanksgiving dinner with some family friends. Being my birthday, I got my first official drink (Hieneken, someone else bought it for me, or else I totally would have picked a much better wine to go with dinner).
The following Friday was a very frigid, windy day. Despite a late start, we got on the road for a 5 hour drive to the Southern Rim of the Grand Canyon. The view there was unlike any I had ever seen. I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story of that day.
Sadly, I had to leave Las Vegas that Saturday morning. This trip came to an end too fast. There was still so much that I wanted to do, but now at least I have a really good reason for going back! Lastly, no, I luckily did not have to take American to get back to Columbus (United is so much better).
Edit: Web Album Click here to more of the pictures from the trip.
Edit: Web Album Click here to more of the pictures from the trip.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
So Close To Getting There
So now that my classes have been put on temporary pause (OSU currently has an active investigation into bomb threats for four school buildings), I think it's safe to actually sit back and think about the things that I have to do before next Wednesday. Why? Well firstly, next Wednesday marks the beginning of Thanksgiving Break, which for me will be quite eventful (guess what I get to do). Wednesday also marks the beginning of the end of the quarter, which for me is not so great. I have so much to do before then. I need to finish almost all of my Chinese assignments, psychology outline/paper (12 pages :O), a chemistry lab report and a chemistry final. Most of these things are due on Friday, so chances are Thursday night is going to be terrible.
Break, why can't you come faster with good results? Hopefully the first couple of days of break will be relaxing enough. Though, I must say I really do enjoy flying, so maybe just that will be enough, too.
Break, why can't you come faster with good results? Hopefully the first couple of days of break will be relaxing enough. Though, I must say I really do enjoy flying, so maybe just that will be enough, too.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Fall Quarter
Why hello there! Contrary to my recent youtube and blog activities, I have no fallen off the face of the earth, nor have I had a rather boring life; however, I have been super busy as school has started back up, MCATs are in my immediate future and running club has really taken off. So after a particularly hectic week, I decided that it might be a good time to take a few minutes to comment on my life. So here goes:
Volunteering. This quarter like spring quarter, I'm volunteering in the emergency room. This is one of my favorite times of the week, because it's so exciting. I get to see so many people come in. Unfortunately, that's about all I feel comfortable saying, but I will say that I have learned so much medicine since I have been there in the last quarter and a half.
Classes. There are times in my life when I am so happy that I focused on being a psychology major, and this quarter is definitely one of them. My psychology class this quarter is in the subfield of cognitive psychology. I've never thought that I'd be so enthusiastic about this class or area of interest, but I have really enjoyed it. We learn about the fallacies that people make, the reasons why it happens and finally what the correct way to make decisions are. I have become really enlightened in the way people think. While this is not my first exposure to such fallacies, this course if the first to focus on such and has taught me a lot about the mistakes that I make myself. I'm also taking a yoga class which has been very beneficial. I'm now a lot more flexible than before, and I've noticed that running on Wednesdays (when my class is) with the club feels different than the rest of the week. Perhaps I should try practicing on my own sometime. The rest of my classes (organic chemistry ones and Chinese) either make me really sad to think about or really angry to think so I won't talk about it now.
Life. Surprisingly, this quarter has been actually quite filled with events. Unfortunately, it has mostly been events that I could not go to. The Columbus Marathon was a great race, and it was a lot of fun watching people run by (you'd be surprised) and cheering on club members. Sadly, since I spent the entire summer trying to get stuff done instead of running like I should have, I was in no shape to run either race (full or half). President Obama also visited (incidentally, the same day as Columbus), but I also didn't have time to wait in line since I had a 5.5 hour MCAT class at the time and two quite difficult midterms the next day. Also the OUAB has been showing some really good movies at the Union Theater, but guess what, I'm still too busy. Sadly this week's film is Twilight, and so the one and only time that I can actually go see a movie, it's one that I will not watch. Such is life. While this portion seems really depressing, I must say that my every day life has been filled with much more little surprises that have helped carry me through enough.
Now that I have posted something about my life, I feel much more content and am probably ready to make some breakfast and get some homework done. I must say, I've really looked forward to this weekend just to get homework done with any distractions of OSU football or the like. As I read this last line and think about how happy I was this week about this weekend, I have come to the conclusion that my life has come to a new level of fun sadness.
So to the 14 or so friends and random people who stumble onto my blog, I will be back very soon. The quarter is almost over, which means the Holidays will be approaching us. Can you believe it's already early November? Hopefully, the next post will at the latest come when I am several thousand feet in the air and accompanied by pictures and video!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
End of Summer
Quick update:
Yay! I'm finally arriving at the end of summer. Why am I so excited? Well...
1. Summer to fall break. Since I spent the summer in lab, it'll be nice to have a couple of weeks to myself before school starts.
2. Apple entertainment keynote. Every September Apple hosts its annual iPod and related keynote. This year it came as no surprise. The iPod Touch finally got the upgrades that I was looking for, which means that my old, but much loved and babied 5th generation iPod nano 16GB is now up for sale! Let me know if you're interested (it comes with 2 cases, too!). For amazing-ness of the new iPods, Apple TV and new iTunes, check out apple.com
3. DCRainmaker, a fellow blogger and triathlete, is giving away a Garmin 310XT. Link here. There are three chances to win, and this is one of them! (Putting up a link on your blog) I've already retweeted his tweet and so now I'm signed up for three entries! Woot!
Yay! I'm finally arriving at the end of summer. Why am I so excited? Well...
1. Summer to fall break. Since I spent the summer in lab, it'll be nice to have a couple of weeks to myself before school starts.
2. Apple entertainment keynote. Every September Apple hosts its annual iPod and related keynote. This year it came as no surprise. The iPod Touch finally got the upgrades that I was looking for, which means that my old, but much loved and babied 5th generation iPod nano 16GB is now up for sale! Let me know if you're interested (it comes with 2 cases, too!). For amazing-ness of the new iPods, Apple TV and new iTunes, check out apple.com
3. DCRainmaker, a fellow blogger and triathlete, is giving away a Garmin 310XT. Link here. There are three chances to win, and this is one of them! (Putting up a link on your blog) I've already retweeted his tweet and so now I'm signed up for three entries! Woot!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Weekends, Weekends, Weekends
As August will inevitablely pass, I wanted to take some time and talk about the weekend. The glorious few hours from Friday after work until Sunday night that usually people take to spend time with their family and friends. However, this year August was gave me a surprising variety of weekends. Some parts of each of these weekends will stay with me. Each weekend in each own uniqueness has filled my life with more variety that I would experience in a quarter of school. So please pardon the randomness.
The first weekend of this fine month of August, I took a family trip with my parents to DC. While I can must definitely say that I was not pleased with the long drive, the time to sleep (catch up on my relatively sleep deprived life) and talk to my brother was much appreciated. Also, catching up on some of the most popular hits on the radio isn't so bad, well from an pop culture experience at least. After the driving to a town near DC on Saturday, I spent most of Sunday and Monday walking around looking at museums, government buildings and a couple of memorials. I think the most exciting part was definitely walking through the US Capitol building. I don't think I've gone in there for a while (probably at least 10 years, since I don't remember whether I went the last couple of times ten years ago). Seeing the vastness of the building and the white marble was a good reminder of where the country has been and where it is at now. At the end of the day on Sunday, we visited a staple visiting spot for me, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, which despite my lacking of general interest in engineering, captures a lot of my attention. Also, the vlogs (yes I know I haven't uploaded the second video for Monday, but I'll get around to it eventually) for this trip are both in HD for once. The quality was so good, that I'm wondering again, whether I should get a new camera/camcorder for my vlogs? What do you guys think?
The second weekend of this month, I returned to Sylvania to see most of my friends (with only one person missing, I'd say that's not too bad). In celebration of one of our birthdays, we all met on Saturday night for dinner at Bravo's. After waiting for the usual late birds (Haha see what I did there? Not that funny, I know), we took forever to order. Dinner was excellent as usual, though we seriously considered putting a computer on an empty seat to video cam with Angela (But it's ok, we did that later). After dinner, we managed to confuse waitress with by all be asian and apparently similar looking (we're really not) and splitting the birthday girl's cost. In addition, applying a last minute coupon did not make her happy at all. So a long waited check and a poem for Marie, we went to her house for some cake and laughter. Putting Harsha's ridiculously long arms aside, laughter soon followed as we ate Marie's watermelon looking ice cream cake, watched HIMYM and video chatted with Angela. As we celebrated her birthday, I couldn't help but to feel happy for myself (selfish I know, but please keep on reading). Not only do I have a group of really unbeatable college friends, but I also have a very close group of high school friends. Wherever we go, we always make sure to keep each other up to date. I believe that at the end of the day, friends are what's most important.
The third weekend, I stayed in Columbus (kind of) and changed my life. This past weekend marked the second annual Pelotonia. Pelotonia is a biking event each year to raise money for the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, comprised of both the James Cancer Hospital and the Solove Cancer Research Institute. This year I decided to join the OSU student team. Anyway, on Friday, there was a great opening ceremony with way too many people to count. Seeing everyone supporting a single cause was very moving. Huntington National Bank had over one thousand participants, which meant almost everywhere you looked, the bright green jerseys of Huntington could be found (also the pink of Limited Brands was in a lot of places, too). For me, Saturday morning started at 4am, when it was still dark and cold. After checking in at CAS and eating a second small breakfast, I got to the staging area with my very nervous friend. At 7:30 I finally got to start my long journey towards Athens. After a slight mechanical delay at the first rest stop due to faulty derailleur on Lauren's bike, we got going again, but this time with a new friend from Limited Brands. At the next stop, we arrived at Groveport, Ohio, the first stopping point. With the crowd slightly smaller, the three of us continued towards Amanda, OH, the slightly less than midway point. We got to Amanda, OH at about twelve, which was slightly slow, but just in perfect time for lunch, so it kind of worked out. After a quick break and a full stomach, we started towards Hocking county and the hills. The next twenty-five miles were the most excruciating and dangerous part of the ride. Within an hour after lunch, nature decided to send the rain. At the same time, we began climbing the most difficult part of the route, Hocking Hills, with one part being a three quarters of a mile ascent. That hill took everything that I had. Pure determination was the only thing that kept me going at that point. Each time I pushed my foot down to pedal, I gritted a little harder to push my burning quads for one more cycle. The rain falling hard and fast felt like stinging needles as I pushed my way up the hill excruciatingly slow. This was also were the worst tragedy during the ride happened. A few miles later, at a steep descent combined with a dangerous three way turn. Sadly, a rider fell off her bike and got ran over. As I arrived at the scene, ambulances were rushing to the scene with a crowd of riders, police and Pelotonia personel. While I continued on, the danger of the rider became chillingly realistic. As the miles continued along with the hills, I began to pull away from my friends as my multi-sport training began kicking in. After many miles, I finally arrived in a rainy Athens. All together, one hundred and two miles of pavement, grave, rain and hills. While waiting for Lauren and our new friend to arrive, too, the rain started again making getting dinner an impossible feat to accomplish; however, the warm shower after they arrived in Athens was definitely worth it. After the warm and relaxing shower, our attempt to eat was (as mentioned earlier) thwarted by the torrential downpour making it impossible to cook. After that slight heart or rather stomach breaker (Haha get it? No? Again lame joke I guess). All in all, this was an experience that I look forward to next year!
So now that everyone knows what I've been up to, here are links that describe in more detail (sometimes high definition detail) my week AND weekends. Or just go to my channel (link the in the side bar)
Weekend 1
Weekend 2
Weekend 3
The first weekend of this fine month of August, I took a family trip with my parents to DC. While I can must definitely say that I was not pleased with the long drive, the time to sleep (catch up on my relatively sleep deprived life) and talk to my brother was much appreciated. Also, catching up on some of the most popular hits on the radio isn't so bad, well from an pop culture experience at least. After the driving to a town near DC on Saturday, I spent most of Sunday and Monday walking around looking at museums, government buildings and a couple of memorials. I think the most exciting part was definitely walking through the US Capitol building. I don't think I've gone in there for a while (probably at least 10 years, since I don't remember whether I went the last couple of times ten years ago). Seeing the vastness of the building and the white marble was a good reminder of where the country has been and where it is at now. At the end of the day on Sunday, we visited a staple visiting spot for me, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, which despite my lacking of general interest in engineering, captures a lot of my attention. Also, the vlogs (yes I know I haven't uploaded the second video for Monday, but I'll get around to it eventually) for this trip are both in HD for once. The quality was so good, that I'm wondering again, whether I should get a new camera/camcorder for my vlogs? What do you guys think?
The second weekend of this month, I returned to Sylvania to see most of my friends (with only one person missing, I'd say that's not too bad). In celebration of one of our birthdays, we all met on Saturday night for dinner at Bravo's. After waiting for the usual late birds (Haha see what I did there? Not that funny, I know), we took forever to order. Dinner was excellent as usual, though we seriously considered putting a computer on an empty seat to video cam with Angela (But it's ok, we did that later). After dinner, we managed to confuse waitress with by all be asian and apparently similar looking (we're really not) and splitting the birthday girl's cost. In addition, applying a last minute coupon did not make her happy at all. So a long waited check and a poem for Marie, we went to her house for some cake and laughter. Putting Harsha's ridiculously long arms aside, laughter soon followed as we ate Marie's watermelon looking ice cream cake, watched HIMYM and video chatted with Angela. As we celebrated her birthday, I couldn't help but to feel happy for myself (selfish I know, but please keep on reading). Not only do I have a group of really unbeatable college friends, but I also have a very close group of high school friends. Wherever we go, we always make sure to keep each other up to date. I believe that at the end of the day, friends are what's most important.
The third weekend, I stayed in Columbus (kind of) and changed my life. This past weekend marked the second annual Pelotonia. Pelotonia is a biking event each year to raise money for the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, comprised of both the James Cancer Hospital and the Solove Cancer Research Institute. This year I decided to join the OSU student team. Anyway, on Friday, there was a great opening ceremony with way too many people to count. Seeing everyone supporting a single cause was very moving. Huntington National Bank had over one thousand participants, which meant almost everywhere you looked, the bright green jerseys of Huntington could be found (also the pink of Limited Brands was in a lot of places, too). For me, Saturday morning started at 4am, when it was still dark and cold. After checking in at CAS and eating a second small breakfast, I got to the staging area with my very nervous friend. At 7:30 I finally got to start my long journey towards Athens. After a slight mechanical delay at the first rest stop due to faulty derailleur on Lauren's bike, we got going again, but this time with a new friend from Limited Brands. At the next stop, we arrived at Groveport, Ohio, the first stopping point. With the crowd slightly smaller, the three of us continued towards Amanda, OH, the slightly less than midway point. We got to Amanda, OH at about twelve, which was slightly slow, but just in perfect time for lunch, so it kind of worked out. After a quick break and a full stomach, we started towards Hocking county and the hills. The next twenty-five miles were the most excruciating and dangerous part of the ride. Within an hour after lunch, nature decided to send the rain. At the same time, we began climbing the most difficult part of the route, Hocking Hills, with one part being a three quarters of a mile ascent. That hill took everything that I had. Pure determination was the only thing that kept me going at that point. Each time I pushed my foot down to pedal, I gritted a little harder to push my burning quads for one more cycle. The rain falling hard and fast felt like stinging needles as I pushed my way up the hill excruciatingly slow. This was also were the worst tragedy during the ride happened. A few miles later, at a steep descent combined with a dangerous three way turn. Sadly, a rider fell off her bike and got ran over. As I arrived at the scene, ambulances were rushing to the scene with a crowd of riders, police and Pelotonia personel. While I continued on, the danger of the rider became chillingly realistic. As the miles continued along with the hills, I began to pull away from my friends as my multi-sport training began kicking in. After many miles, I finally arrived in a rainy Athens. All together, one hundred and two miles of pavement, grave, rain and hills. While waiting for Lauren and our new friend to arrive, too, the rain started again making getting dinner an impossible feat to accomplish; however, the warm shower after they arrived in Athens was definitely worth it. After the warm and relaxing shower, our attempt to eat was (as mentioned earlier) thwarted by the torrential downpour making it impossible to cook. After that slight heart or rather stomach breaker (Haha get it? No? Again lame joke I guess). All in all, this was an experience that I look forward to next year!
So now that everyone knows what I've been up to, here are links that describe in more detail (sometimes high definition detail) my week AND weekends. Or just go to my channel (link the in the side bar)
Weekend 1
Weekend 2
Weekend 3
Monday, August 2, 2010
Christopher Nolan is Awesome
So from the title, you can probably guess that I have finally seen Inception. Not that I didn't want to, but it just seemed to not work out right. Regardless, I think I have just found the best movie of the year. While Avatar was not released this year, I did watch it once during this year (in January). I bring this up because while Avatar is graphically the best movie I've ever seen, Inception blows it away on every other level, plot development, music (less clear victory) and real acting (yes I know this is probably going to get some heat). For those who still haven't watched Inception yet, GO WATCH IT!
As I try to cram in extra readings for lab, studying for the MCAT, running, yoga and cycling, my very thoughtful blog post on needs and wants has been pushed to the side. I promise that it'll be up by this weekend though (very long car ride for quick weekend getaway!)
Lastly, Pelotonia fundraising deadline is coming up! Please support my effort even if it's just donating a single dollar (yes I'm now at the pleading stage)! http://www.pelotonia.org/ride/riders_profile.jsp?MemberID=63130
As I try to cram in extra readings for lab, studying for the MCAT, running, yoga and cycling, my very thoughtful blog post on needs and wants has been pushed to the side. I promise that it'll be up by this weekend though (very long car ride for quick weekend getaway!)
Lastly, Pelotonia fundraising deadline is coming up! Please support my effort even if it's just donating a single dollar (yes I'm now at the pleading stage)! http://www.pelotonia.org/ride/riders_profile.jsp?MemberID=63130
Monday, July 5, 2010
Flashbacks to a Little Kid
As I came home this weekend to hang out with friends, we planned to see a movie. We quickly decided on Toy Story 3. When I went to the theater (much emptier than I expected), the few seats that had people were either filled with young ones and grandparents. Immediately, I thought what will this movie be like for them? I guess the best comparison I can think of immediately is the current Star Trek movie. Those who've watched the old movies receive a nice nod, but those who have never watched Toy Story still enjoy a good movie. Anyway back to the movie, I really enjoyed it.
Firstly, the Pixar short in the beginning (Day and Night or something like that) was really good. I got a good chuckle in there. Without ruining the short, it was a very classical Pixar short. I think it's actually one of the best ones I remember.
For Toy Story, I think the movie was a hit, at least for me. It touched on some good themes (a few similar to previous movies). Loyalty, moving out of childhood; these are all things that we as people face, have faced or will face. What makes any relationship, whether friendship, dating, family even colleagues, work is a reliance on loyalty and selflessness. When I think about all the bridges that I have burnt, these were the things that were missing. When I think about the close friends that I have now, at school or those from my past, we're close because we still have those elements. So for those friends, thank you!
Saturday in its infinite greatness, luckily did not end there. That night after dinner with my dad, I went over to Megan's house for fireworks. It was good to see some of my old high school friends again, but I also really need to practice playing basketball before I get called to play next time. Not only am I really out of shape right now (soon to change, hopefully), but I also have lost a lot of my "touch" (whatever little I had). Watching the fireworks were a lot of fun though. This year the city added a new kind. Of course, no one will get to see it because my iPod was at home charging and I forgot my camera. After the fireworks, I did get to do one of my favorite things in the world, which is laying out on a trampoline with a nice breeze and talking to friends, all while staring at the stars.
So here's to a very fun and memorable July 4th weekend. Hopefully next year will be just as great!
Also new videos up so check out the new channel.
Firstly, the Pixar short in the beginning (Day and Night or something like that) was really good. I got a good chuckle in there. Without ruining the short, it was a very classical Pixar short. I think it's actually one of the best ones I remember.
For Toy Story, I think the movie was a hit, at least for me. It touched on some good themes (a few similar to previous movies). Loyalty, moving out of childhood; these are all things that we as people face, have faced or will face. What makes any relationship, whether friendship, dating, family even colleagues, work is a reliance on loyalty and selflessness. When I think about all the bridges that I have burnt, these were the things that were missing. When I think about the close friends that I have now, at school or those from my past, we're close because we still have those elements. So for those friends, thank you!
Saturday in its infinite greatness, luckily did not end there. That night after dinner with my dad, I went over to Megan's house for fireworks. It was good to see some of my old high school friends again, but I also really need to practice playing basketball before I get called to play next time. Not only am I really out of shape right now (soon to change, hopefully), but I also have lost a lot of my "touch" (whatever little I had). Watching the fireworks were a lot of fun though. This year the city added a new kind. Of course, no one will get to see it because my iPod was at home charging and I forgot my camera. After the fireworks, I did get to do one of my favorite things in the world, which is laying out on a trampoline with a nice breeze and talking to friends, all while staring at the stars.
So here's to a very fun and memorable July 4th weekend. Hopefully next year will be just as great!
Also new videos up so check out the new channel.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A Fast Couple of Days
Hey Everyone!
As today comes to a close, I think about the last couple of days. While I am definitely capable of being independent, the issue of food seems to be constantly eluding me. Not so much cooking, but figuring out what to eat. I know I'm suppose to eat X amount of vegetables and grains, etc., but planning out what foods to buy for a week's worth of meals is going to take some getting use to. However, I am feeling quite adult-ish and fully responsible for myself now.
Research lab is going well. Today was my first day back, so I guess I can't really judge, but it seems like exciting things are coming up? I did a lot of staining today, which turned out well (I think). The GFP fluorescent stains turned out really well, so Friday we can test it on the real tissue. Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to do tomorrow in lab. Hm... a common trend seems to be arising (planning things out). I never knew I was that bad at this.
Finally, it seems like I've been really lazy on the vlogging side of life. I haven't really vlogged this week for a variety of reasons, some of which I hope to address soon. Also I promise that the China vlog is going to come out soon (this weekend?). I've finished putting the video clips together. Now, I just have to finish translating the audio, which I guess shouldn't take too long as long as I don't get distracted like last night. So checked out my youtube channel this weekend to see some cool footage!
As today comes to a close, I think about the last couple of days. While I am definitely capable of being independent, the issue of food seems to be constantly eluding me. Not so much cooking, but figuring out what to eat. I know I'm suppose to eat X amount of vegetables and grains, etc., but planning out what foods to buy for a week's worth of meals is going to take some getting use to. However, I am feeling quite adult-ish and fully responsible for myself now.
Research lab is going well. Today was my first day back, so I guess I can't really judge, but it seems like exciting things are coming up? I did a lot of staining today, which turned out well (I think). The GFP fluorescent stains turned out really well, so Friday we can test it on the real tissue. Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to do tomorrow in lab. Hm... a common trend seems to be arising (planning things out). I never knew I was that bad at this.
Finally, it seems like I've been really lazy on the vlogging side of life. I haven't really vlogged this week for a variety of reasons, some of which I hope to address soon. Also I promise that the China vlog is going to come out soon (this weekend?). I've finished putting the video clips together. Now, I just have to finish translating the audio, which I guess shouldn't take too long as long as I don't get distracted like last night. So checked out my youtube channel this weekend to see some cool footage!
Monday, June 28, 2010
I'm Back!
Hi everyone,
So a quick update! I'm now back from my really fun 2 week vacation in China. I'll be posting a vlog (usual spot) very soon hopefully and pictures here (also hopefully). Also I wanted everyone to know that I'm now registered for Pelotonia so if you click on the link you can see my profile (and help me raise $500!). It's nice to be back!
And now back to slowly cleaning my suitcase out and washing all of my clothes.
So a quick update! I'm now back from my really fun 2 week vacation in China. I'll be posting a vlog (usual spot) very soon hopefully and pictures here (also hopefully). Also I wanted everyone to know that I'm now registered for Pelotonia so if you click on the link you can see my profile (and help me raise $500!). It's nice to be back!
And now back to slowly cleaning my suitcase out and washing all of my clothes.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Ends and Beginnings
As yesterday was the official day of Spring quarter of 2010, I'm now done with half of my undergrad education. Now that I've gotten through two years, I can finally see where I am. Surrounded by friends and drive, I see where I am and where I want to be. But for now, I'm just going to focus on getting away on a highly anticipated vacation! I'll fill you guys in when I get back! Until then, though, I hope everyone has a great and productive summer!
P.S. If I do Pelotonia, can I count on you guys to help me fundraise, if necessary?
P.S. If I do Pelotonia, can I count on you guys to help me fundraise, if necessary?
Monday, June 7, 2010
A New Beginning
Hello everyone! So I know I said that I was going to stop updating this blog, but guess what? Looks like I changed my mind. A lot has happened since last summer (almost a year now!). So I guess while I take a quick break from studying for finals, I think I'm going to summarize the projects (internet2.0/social networking stuff) that I'm working on.
First, I made this blog when I started college. It started out as a place where I blogged about what was going on with my life. It was fairly simple and straight to the point. In light of recent projects (my youtube channel), I think that I will return to this blog. I plan for this blog to have shorter, more frequent entries. These entries will be like what I started out with, recounts of what I've been up to. However, now, I plan this time around to include more of what is not in my vlogs (found on my youtube channel). Furthermore, I have changed the name and address of this blog to better represent the new(/retro/original?) direction.
Second, last summer realizing that my blog entries in the first blog were changing directions, I started a new blog (Interior Dialogues). In this blog, I focused a lot on how my life and all that it entailed was changing the way I viewed myself and the world. These blogs turned into very long posts that took time to write, which I didn't have much of this past Winter quarter. However, I truly enjoyed writing those entries, because while I have learned that they are not very reliable (social psychology), they allowed me to publicly address my current thoughts and mood, when I either didn't have an audience or didn't really want one. Viewing this project as a huge time black hole lead me to transition to a new medium of internet-ness. Despite being what it is, I plan to periodically update this blog especially after big things happen. I am pretty sure this blog will stay in the same direction.
Third, in February I was introduced to a new way of blogging. Vlogging (Video blogging) had somehow escaped my Internet/computer age/electronic experience. After watching some "episodes" I became hooked at this new medium of exchange. Not only did it seem fun, I loved editing videos in high school for projects. Most importantly though, besides the awkwardness factor (especially initially, but even now), it didn't seem to take much time. With iMovie being so powerful and quick at the same time, editing and posting videos onto youtube was so easy. With a lot of free time during my one snow day winter quarter, I seized the opportunity and made my first, very very short entry. Now 12 entries later, I have kind of figured out a system. At first it seems like people were watching my videos, but now it seems like not so much. Perhaps a rebranding is in order, or upgrading to better equipment? Regardless, as this quarter ends and I start my brief hiatus from almost all aspects of the Internet, I will rethink my youtube strategy. Despite the recent lackluster performance of my videos, I think I will still continue after I return from my vacation. For the most part, I view this project as very much for fun (though more views would be very cool too, just saying).
So these three projects are how I am choosing to embrace social networking/Internet2.0 (besides Facebook and Twitter).
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/silisjiang
A Forked Path Through Life: http://forkedpathlife.blogspot.com
Interior Dialogue: http://interiordialogue.blogspot.com
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/silisjiang
First, I made this blog when I started college. It started out as a place where I blogged about what was going on with my life. It was fairly simple and straight to the point. In light of recent projects (my youtube channel), I think that I will return to this blog. I plan for this blog to have shorter, more frequent entries. These entries will be like what I started out with, recounts of what I've been up to. However, now, I plan this time around to include more of what is not in my vlogs (found on my youtube channel). Furthermore, I have changed the name and address of this blog to better represent the new(/retro/original?) direction.
Second, last summer realizing that my blog entries in the first blog were changing directions, I started a new blog (Interior Dialogues). In this blog, I focused a lot on how my life and all that it entailed was changing the way I viewed myself and the world. These blogs turned into very long posts that took time to write, which I didn't have much of this past Winter quarter. However, I truly enjoyed writing those entries, because while I have learned that they are not very reliable (social psychology), they allowed me to publicly address my current thoughts and mood, when I either didn't have an audience or didn't really want one. Viewing this project as a huge time black hole lead me to transition to a new medium of internet-ness. Despite being what it is, I plan to periodically update this blog especially after big things happen. I am pretty sure this blog will stay in the same direction.
Third, in February I was introduced to a new way of blogging. Vlogging (Video blogging) had somehow escaped my Internet/computer age/electronic experience. After watching some "episodes" I became hooked at this new medium of exchange. Not only did it seem fun, I loved editing videos in high school for projects. Most importantly though, besides the awkwardness factor (especially initially, but even now), it didn't seem to take much time. With iMovie being so powerful and quick at the same time, editing and posting videos onto youtube was so easy. With a lot of free time during my one snow day winter quarter, I seized the opportunity and made my first, very very short entry. Now 12 entries later, I have kind of figured out a system. At first it seems like people were watching my videos, but now it seems like not so much. Perhaps a rebranding is in order, or upgrading to better equipment? Regardless, as this quarter ends and I start my brief hiatus from almost all aspects of the Internet, I will rethink my youtube strategy. Despite the recent lackluster performance of my videos, I think I will still continue after I return from my vacation. For the most part, I view this project as very much for fun (though more views would be very cool too, just saying).
So these three projects are how I am choosing to embrace social networking/Internet2.0 (besides Facebook and Twitter).
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/silisjiang
A Forked Path Through Life: http://forkedpathlife.blogspot.com
Interior Dialogue: http://interiordialogue.blogspot.com
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/silisjiang
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