Monthly Archives: February 2011

So, I finally performed in that concert tonight. Last night, I’d played the piece through almost perfectly, to my ears. However, tonight, it was awful. The piano that I was performing on had a very heavy touch, which was great … Continue reading →

I have just finished coding the very last thing on my to-do list for the Lights Off, Cornell! project. I began this project a year and a half ago, when I noticed that a large number of lights were left … Continue reading →

We had lovely weather on Friday. It got to 10 C, which is impressively warm. A lot of the ice that was looking ugly melted away, and we all breathed a collective sigh of relief for Spring. I, however, was … Continue reading →

I’m not sure that that word actually has anything to do with my day. But it describes what I’m feeling like. Is that even possible? To be honest, I don’t particularly care. Classes were ho-hum today; I still don’t understand … Continue reading →

Or at least, attempt to be. All quiet on the Northern front, I think. I’m currently working through a paper I thought I understood fairly well, but now I’m starting to find some holes in it, and for the life … Continue reading →

So, today went by rather quickly. I felt like I didn’t get any work done until after 5, given the way I was running around all day. Meetings, more meetings, class, colloquium, and then a cancelled meeting. I gave in … Continue reading →

This weekend was the 32nd annual contest by the KVSC radio station, based in St Cloud, Minnesota, 50 hours of trivia! It’s a kind of crazy competition that since the introduction of the internet, has devolved into a challenge of … Continue reading →

Heh, I wrote this up on Friday, but forgot to press the “Publish” button. Better late than never, I guess 🙂 In my case, the celebration is more that I’m feeling much better today. My cough is lessened, my headache … Continue reading →

So, the stuff the doctor gave me made me feel much better. Really. At 11 pm last night, I was feeling the best I’d felt in over a week. This was after the pseudoephedrine wore off, because that stuff really … Continue reading →

I don’t have any deep objection to being sick. It’s part of life. I do have an objection to being taken out for a whole week, which is effectively what has happened now. There is something wrong when you wake … Continue reading →