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Blog / MIT Life
november again conversation with myself
we’re halfway through the semester. november always feels like the point where the new-semester excitement wears off. there’s something about novembers that make you remember, something in the sudden, bitter… -
Blog / Classes
How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)
) times 4 relative rotation angles for 24 total unique orientations. So I -
Blog / Classes
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textbooks. Somewhat for 24.915 (Acoustic Phonetics) and somewhat for my -
Blog / MIT Life
making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles
UFBoot does not converge, continue at least 100 more iterations My job on IQ-TREE has been running for more than an hour. For my UROP, I’m exploring the role of… -
Blog / Events
Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings
My friends and I met at noon on the Harvard Bridge, shoulders hunched against the cold. Two of the group had work or meetings so it was just three of… -
Blog / Extracurriculars
an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine
Until very recently,06 read, they still haven't kicked me out of the group chat yet. I was the president of Next House, the dormitory where I live. The role of… -
Blog / Classes
yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!
I signed up for a healthy and sane schedule of 48 units and a UROP, but then I realized I could also sneak into a comic book class with the… -
Blog / Uncategorized
winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity
This IAP, I’ve gone to Brazil! I’m taking WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity. It’s a class focused on Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Brazilian culture, with tons of readings, movies, and museum… -
Blog / Challenges
Under Water catch your breath
This entire blog has this playlist. Enjoy. This semester was rough. This sort of sentence has been one I’ve had trouble saying throughout my time at MIT. Some semesters go… -
Blog / Uncategorized
Worms, Revisited a reflection on decisions from here
Song: Ramblings of a Lunatic by Bears In Trees Two months ago, I wrote about four-dimensional worms. Specifically, the philosophical notion that people exist through time in the same way we do… -
Blog / Academics & Research
I failed an exam last week and it will be okay
I failed an 18.60018 probability and random variables exam last week. At risk of sounding dramatic, I don’t even need to wait for scores to come back to know I… -
Blog / Academics & Research
back to high school except now I don't know what I'm doing
I’m taking CMS.58622 Introduction to Education this semester, and part of the class involves observing at local middle or high schools. For me, this means appearing at Cambridge Community Charter… -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets
Among my defining personality traits are playing 2048 in the year of our lord 2022 — many people have made fun of me for this, but it’s like a fidget… -
Blog / Classes
Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!
As they said in the old, more hardkore days of MIT, you all might have heard of a liberal arts school down the road. It’s got buildings of red brick… -
Blog / Community Projects
[Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen
Hi all! You may have encountered Arcturus, the robo-boat team, at the Activities Midway or on Instagram. Arcturus is revving up recruitment this fall, and to spread the word (and… -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all
Don’t tell, but I’ve never written much poetry before. I read poem books, from a tiny copy of The Rubaiyat bound in leather, to a weathered e e cummings collection,… -
Blog / How to Food
everything i cooked this summer it wasn't gourmet but it (mostly) tasted good
I’m not a particularly good cook. I once managed to set spaghetti on fire while trying to boil it.35 it was in the pot with water and everything... don't ask… -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Too Good To Go fighting food waste with good bargains
I’m pretty sure that MIT dining hall food isn’t the reason why tens of thousands of people apply each year — mealplans are costly, dining hall hours can be restrictive,… -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"
When I applied to be a blogger last summer, “what happened yesterday?” was one of the prompts I responded to. I wrote about finishing my internship work early and spending…