apparently the last post about concrete events in my life was in early october, so now is a reasonable time for an update. i view the lack of posts of this type as a positive signal, as it implies i’ve been writing about other subjects which i find more interesting, but it’s probably best not … Continue reading oct-dec

this will eventually go on the mit admissions blog, but i’ll wait a bit since ea decisions were released yesterday update: now posted on mit admissions a few weeks ago i asked my friend what kinds of people i should date and they replied “probably non-stem people”. and the moment they said that a glass … Continue reading insanity

blog post on mit admissions. sorry my schedule got wiped out and i will get back to more of the usual writing soon i had the misfortune and privilege of taking three classes with final projects this semester. misfortune because all three were due within the same 36-hour period during dec 8th and 9th, making … Continue reading school projects

i wasn’t sure if this should go on the admissions blog or not so i’m erring on the side of caution in my journal i classify each day as very good, good, ok, bad, or very bad. almost everything on this blog comes from very good, good, or bad days; ok days aren’t that noteworthy … Continue reading what my “very bad” days look like

this post exists solely so that i can advertise for our concert on the admissions blog. i guess all my admissions writing up until now has also had very little to do with mit, so a post like this one was bound to come soon i. music we mostly sing songs arranged by current members … Continue reading how to put together an ohms concert

blog post on mit admissions i hate when people ghost me, especially over text or email. not when it happens once or twice, or when they have good reasons for doing it, like if they’re busy or have a bunch of personal issues to work through; it’s mostly when i know for a fact that … Continue reading the things i hate

last weekend my parents visited. the trip was originally supposed to be for family weekend; it was later virtualized but they decided to come anyway. we drove somewhere around an hour away from boston to go on a hike and do other stuff. and then i convinced them to stop at lexington for food on … Continue reading summer

a kid-friendly version of this post will go up on mit admissions sometime, but i have not made the relevant edits yet edit: post is now up i read an interesting article about how one of the leading chinese political theorists believes most of the problems the us faces are social ones caused by a … Continue reading social groups

aka how to walk faster using Facts and Science blog post also on mit admissions. having an official writing role produces weird incentives, eg. normally i wouldn’t make this post because i already know how to walk quickly and don’t particularly care about telling my friends how walking works so there’s not much point in … Continue reading walking mechanics

so far two people have stayed at the hotel. one was an mit student who came briefly so that they could say they were the first hotel guest, and the other was one of my friends from penn who stayed for several nights. one of cj’s friend’s friends from new york also booked a few … Continue reading school update