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Faith Dremmer, you have touched the lives of so many and we are so sad that you had to leave us. Thank you for all you’ve brought to us through your spirit and vibrant personality. You are forever in our hearts, never to be forgotten, and please know that we will always be thinking of you. We miss you terribly and wish more than anything that your time here didn’t have to end so soon. Best wishes for your next journey and may angels lead you into heaven. Rest in peace, Faith. We love you.
feeding my brain
Not sure what I should read next. Here is the list I compiled:
Tender Is The Night - Fitzgerald
This Side Of Paradise - Fitzgerald
The Sound And The Fury - Faulkner
Sense & Sensibility - Austen
The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Wilde
Catch-22 - Heller
Into The Wild - Krakauer
The decision is a difficult one. I want a book that is widely read and good to discuss. Any other suggestions?
breathe
It is amazing how within a short span of 5 minutes, I felt my heart sink and then float again. “Float”, in the sense that it is not drowning, but that is not to say it isn’t a struggle. If it was my decision, I would have it fly.
Of course, that particular decision is out of our hands.
But we still get to choose whether we sink or swim.
Jennifer Lin can compose and play a beautiful piece on the piano in just a matter of minutes. It is all improvisation. This video gives me chills, it’s so good. More importantly, it is absolutely inspiring.
math jokes always crack me up
…that is, IF I understand them!
Here are a few of my favorites that I found.
An infinite crowd of mathematicians enters a bar.
The first one orders a pint, the second one a half pint, the third one a quarter pint…
“I understand”, says the bartender - and pours two pints.
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Q: Why do mathematicians, after a dinner at a Chinese restaurant, always insist on taking the leftovers home?
A: Because they know the Chinese remainder theorem!
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Theorem. A cat has nine tails.
Proof. No cat has eight tails. Since one cat has one more tail than no cat, it must have nine tails.
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There are 10 kinds of mathematicians. Those who can think binarily and those who can’t…
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College
Just the thought of it is really scary. This year determines everything. I know that life goes on well beyond college but the reality is that college really sets you on what path you’re going to go down. Lately, I’ve been looking at the websites of colleges that I want to apply to.
From my top college’s website: Tell us your story. Show us what’s special about you. Tell us how you would seize the academic and non-academic opportunities and contribute to the community.
I know that it is important that I should not try to fit some sort of perfect mold. To be “the perfect applicant” is very difficult. In fact, the image of “the perfect applicant” might not even exist because everyone is so different. Everyone has their strengths and colleges admire diversity.
Getting accepted to Phillips Exeter, Choate, and Hotchkiss is totally different from getting accepted into college all together, although going through that experience has made me feel a bit more comfortable with the college apllication process. I’ve noticed that people have been trying to do new things in hopes that it will pad their resume better. Although I always encourage trying to do something different, I believe colleges can see right through what is fake and what is real. During this summer, I tried to think of things that I can do to make an acceptance more likely. What I came up with: do what I’ve been doing already, except better. For instance, I want to take my community service to a whole different level and not let it be just “monkey work”, as a good friend of mine once called it. Although I am already exceding my requirement, I need to actually make it matter. Wait, I need to make every single day beyond today matter.
