its the small things

that make life wonderful, that screw you over, and that i always seem to take for granted.

walking out of colonial on the way to lab this morning, i crossed the lawn, feeling the heat of the sun on my arms, breathing the nice, crisp, grassy air. to be honest, i miss playing golf; i truly love the sport, with all its joys and frustrations. in retrospect, golf has made me who i am - every aspect of my personality could probably be traced back to lessons i learned the hard way at tamarack golf course.

im glad those sudden sensory inputs reminded me again of those thoughts, that regardless of the things i have to worry about, regardless of whether i've been successful in lab, with girls, or with cooking, as long as some of those little things fall into place each day, i can and should be a happy man.

life is good =]

its gettin hot over here

so throw the water on 'em!

for some reason, my room at home is consistently the hottest in the house - two fans on 24/7, windows open for optimal circulation, electronics well ventilated, but still, the heat persists. i managed to escape this suffocating heat one day by going out to play diabolo with my friends. twas good fun, and here is the fruits of our labor:

and the hilarity inbetween is here.

in other news, i'm moving back to colonial in a few days. i found out two days ago that what i thought were my research funds were in fact a stipend for me to use on housing, food, whatever i want. to save myself from waking at 6 or 7 and fighting rush hour every morning (and that labwork could extend to really quite bizarre hours), i'll be living in the good ole club. unfortunately, this room is...even hotter. i've spent half a semester purely on heat transport in all forms; if only that'd help in these kinds of situations.

as for the lab work, i'm kinda scared. each year, i've certainly learned more and more, but at the same time have realized the increasing scope of what are 'known knowns'. the former is perhaps linear, and the latter is...some ridiculous exponential. regardless, the net result is humbling. i've always been at ease with my own insignificance in the big picture (i mean, my internet name is n3mo, or nobody), but working with all these unbelievably bright people is like putting the island of taiwan next to jupiter and going "hah, you're small, n00b. GG."

at the least, they all seem to be really nice people. i'll be working alongside them all summer (and perhaps for years), so that is certainly a good start.

its going to be another summer of new things - labwork, the AFM, cooking (oh teh horrors), etc.

lets do this.