In my first class of the new semester, Modern Physics Lab, I finally learned about something that has intrigued me for quite some time: The Geiger Counter. Begin at 8:40 I first heard of the Geiger Counter during an interview with Dr. Michio Kaku of CUNY City College. He mentioned it as he was describing […]
Month: January 2012
Jumbo Shrimp 2012-01-24 21:17:11
I know that I’m not getting paid to do this anymore, but it doesn’t really matter. I love being able to write and unload. Life as a post-grad is definitely strange. Knowing that I’d be going back to school soon [if I were still a student] is not as awesome as I thought it would […]
Book Review: Death By Black Hole
Over the summer, I had the incredible privilege of meeting Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History. I, along with my fellow Fellows of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship program, had a private seminar at the planetarium in his conference room. Before this meeting, […]
Earth’s Invisible Defender – The Magnetic Field
Earth’s magnetic field is a tireless guardsmen, protecting the inhabitants of its planet always. People often take it for granted and many do not even know it exists. To appreciate it, let us first understand what a field is. Physicists are very careful and precise about how they define things, so it is a bit […]
Jumbo Shrimp 2012-01-02 21:24:57
I really want to like Essie nail polishes. I’m trying so hard. I bought their winter minis from Macys which came with Cocktail Bling, Bobbing for Baubles, and Size Matters. I was disappointed in how Cocktail Bling wound up looking like more of a lavender/periwinkle than gray*. I was hoping for more of a snowy […]
New Years Resolutions.
Study and work HARDER, not LONGER. I always procrastinate, which prolongs the time it takes to finish my work. If I put more effort in my work, it should NOT take as long. Study MORE. Play LATER. This year, I overly-compensated myself with long study breaks and too many unnecessary thrifty shopping sprees. NO MORE! I’m only […]
Start of A New Year!
I’ve been waiting for you all in NYC to catch up to Japan in the New Year, now that you’ve made it through all right. . . 明けましておめでとう NYC! [Akemashiteomedetou NYC!] Happy New Years, hope you are one year closer to achieving what you want in life! Hope this year you’re prosperous and are happy, as for […]
