Stuff about me: Name: Moli AIM: moliluo, spandexpower Attending: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
DOB: 12-19-1983
Sex: Male
Sign: Sagittarius
Eyes: Dark Brown
Hair: Black
Color: Blue and green
Faith: Atheist
Food: Chocolate, especially dark chocolate
Interests: Photography, cycling, music
went to harvard FAS's spring fest yesterday w/ family...v. fun. pie diving contest was hilarious, and omg, mountain biking club was doing free bike repairs for ppl, so i went to talk to some of them and tehy were really nice ppl. the food there was okay, the beef was way too overgrilled tho, but otherwise, it was pretty good. okay, enough of that.
the Internet/computer ban yuan's parents imposed on her is ridiculous...like i can understand that they don't want AIM/blogging *ahem...lily ^_~* interfere with her schoolwork, but i mean completely banning Internet access is just absurd. my mom was talking in the car today a/b her friend in germany who said that they were considered v. liberal parents cuz they let their son use Internet and watch TV; supposedly there, it's like a big no-no among higher-educated families to allow such use of Internet/TV. well, my mom told her to relax and that kids shouldn't be told to do hw all the time and that watching TV/using Internet is okay, she said, as long as we're not watching TV for like 3 hours a day adn using internet like that *looks around suspiciously*. anyway, like even poborsky's parents' policy of Internet use seems good compared to that set by Yuan's parents...poor girl...no blogging for her...i mean i don't know the pains of that cuz i'm not taht hardcore a blogger, but i can nonetheless understand. Yuan, listen to Tom Lehrer's Cows with Guns and rebel!! ^_~
okay, this afternoon, i was listening to lots of the "newer" music exposed to me, and some of my favorites are: Avril Lavigne's Complicated; Eve 6 Here's to the night, a v. v. good song w/ good lyrics; Lifehouse Breathing; most of hte Tom Lehrer songs; Dr. Demento's The twelve thigns at christmas taht are such a pain to me...man, i love that song; and i'm sure a bunch others, but i haven't gotten to all of them yet.
crap, somethign else i wanted to say but dinner interrupted me and now i forgot
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...feeling v. v. sad and torn atm...like i haven't had such a feeling for pretty as long as i can remember!! what's worse is that blogger is down....*sigh* and the rain's not making it much better. first, i was listening to songs yuan gave me and talking to brendan and was pretty happy. then, i hung up, opened window, saw there was rain, and winamp moved onto "here's to teh night" song and taht's when it all began. i proceeded to begin my research on which college i should attend, and that was the worse, because now, i have absolutely noooo idea where i want to go and nobody close to me is online so i can rant to them. waaaah...my ego's fogging my ability to decide the school...aaaaah....it's true, the sky *has* lost it's color and the sun *has* turned gray!!!!!!!! let's see,
dartmouth: v. good school w/ good environment and small classes and stuff, but i want to be an engineer or a manager, and the school's programs aren't v. good
duke: waaah...it's only good at biomedical engineering...i wanna do electrical/computer engineering.
carnegie mellon university: v. good school in management and engineering, but that's when my ego kicks in and i look at the admitted students statistics and feel ashamed of myself if i go to taht school....aaaaaah...
so that leaves cornell: as good ranking in engineering as cmu, and it's ivy league, but it's tooooo big!!!!! *cries* well, not literally, but was v. v. close to that point, cuz i *really* don't know where to go...waaah...just e-mailed dartmouth to ask for my interviewer's name and e-mail so i can ask him for advice. i *really* want to go to dartmouth but there's nothing academically that they can offer me...waaah...breathing, by lifehouse is so pretty, and it's making me more depressed...:'(
waaaaaaaaaaaaaah...so much to blog about...french sucks as usual, but hte person who sits next to me, lauren o., is pretty annoying...eh, i'll blog more a/b it later
too tired now
naixing's original entry: "DAVID WONG IS SO HOT THAT HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK ASIAN!! SLEEP WITH HIM~ DUH!! (I used to have a crush on him when I was 7 years old ^_~)"
then the development...
Moli Luo: david wong faul = v. v. arrogant bastard...like in the halls, i say hi to him, he looks at me and walks away
LiL luckipanda: he's gorgeous
LiL luckipanda: if I think I know which one he is
Moli Luo: you should get yoru dad to adopt him
Moli Luo: he's a soccer player
LiL luckipanda: wait
LiL luckipanda: under which name is he in the yearbook?
Moli Luo: david wang != david wong
Moli Luo: two different people
Moli Luo: david wang = tall one
Moli Luo: david wong-faull = soccer player
LiL luckipanda: SHIT
LiL luckipanda: which one were you talking about?
Moli Luo: ?
Moli Luo: oh
Moli Luo: talking a/b david wong faull, the soccer player
LiL luckipanda: HOLY FUCK
LiL luckipanda: I JUST LOOKED HIM UP IN THE YEARBOOK
LiL luckipanda: HE'S THE WRONG DAVID
Moli Luo: he's the *wong* david!!! ;-)
LiL luckipanda: that's a cute joke
LiL luckipanda: just like mike's joke
LiL luckipanda: youa re so dead
LiL luckipanda: SO DEAD
baaaaaaaaaaaah...why do i have to procrastinate so much???? i left everything for today...oh well, there's free block tomorrow......^_^ some of those math ap questions are v. v. easy once you figure out the correct way of doing them...humph...so frustrating...anyway...back to AIM...
one thing i was thinking last night...then forgot it until i was talking to amy...is the influence of army guys on girls in their teens and twenties...okay, for example, you have amy, which is a v. patent example. then, in hardy's far from a madding crowd, you have that girl, whose name i can't remember, who ran off w/ that army guy. in tolstoy's anna karenina, you have that guy whose name begins w/ a 'v' ( i can't remember his hame, as i read the beginning of the book over a year ago...yup, i never finished), and in pride adn prejudice, you have catherine and lydia interested in those army guys. there is a plethora of other examples that i can't think of atm...
OMG!!! Mr. Collins just entered the story and dude, he's their cousin, and he tries to hit on them!!!!!!!!! dude...that's wrong!!! he seems v. foolish and annoying already. "[Collins] begged pardon for having displeased [Mrs. Bennet]. In a softened tone she declared herself not at all offended; but he continued to apologise for about a quarter of an hour."
dude, thinking about it more, miss bingley is like a female mr. collins. ugh...well, i haven't met mr. collins yet, but she seems v. detestable and she's soooo pretentious in that everything she says and does is to flatter mr. darcy. stupid b****.
pride and prejudice is sooo good...i love the character depth and realism. i can relate in one way or another to almost all of them. I think i'm most similar to Mr. Bingley :)...although like me, he's too trusting of ppl and too polite, which could pose problems, but he's so nice and he always gets people out of awkward situations. Elizabeth Bennet is v. cool as well; v. sophisticated and kind, but has v. strong sense of identity. i'm starting to like mr. darcy more now that one gets to know him a bit better. his character is v. fascinating, but quite enigmatic and abominable at first cuz the reader doesn't know him well. and omg, i *hate* miss bingley...like dude, she's a b****. grrrrrr... back to reading... btw, i'm on chapter 12, so i'll see how my perspective of these characters change as i read more.
Penguin Grab your tux — in a past life you were an Emperor penguin of distinguished character and notable charm. Here's what we know about you: Adored by all, you looked particularly dashing in your top hat and tails. Quite the visionary, you brought popular theater to the ice-skating rink. "Cats...on Ice!" and "The Saturday Night Fever Ice Capades" were two of your best-received works and were especially big hits with your friends and neighbors. Your fame would have spread worldwide if not for the fact that you looked exactly like every other penguin on the ice cap. Frustrated, you made a brash attempt to assert your individuality: You threw away your penguin suit; purchased a racy, powder-blue number with frilly cuffs; and set sail for the mainland. International acclaim eluded you, but you were quite content spending the rest of your days in Tierra del Fuego, where your all-ice-skating production of "Hamlet" met with great praise and commercial success.
Appearance Like what you see when you look in the mirror? We thought so — with every hair in place and every crease in line, you have every reason to. Looking well-put-together is important to you, so you take great care with your appearance and maintain your excellent hygiene with a very consistent regimen. Since you take pride in how you appear to others, you don't feel comfortable leaving the house unless you think you look properly groomed.
Possessions Looks like you take very good care of your possessions — without obsessing about them. Since you probably take pride in the condition of your things, you like to keep your surroundings in a relatively neat, organized state. But you know that every little thing doesn't necessarily have one spot it has to be in at all times, and you're just fine if everything isn't always in peak shape. That's a great attitude — being aware of, but not overly concerned about, your possessions is an effective way of extending the lifespan of your things without causing yourself undue stress.
Work We can tell that you prefer to turn in top-notch work and always invest a significant amount of pride in every task you take on. But you also understand that it's important to have an open mind and a flexible attitude at work. That's why you're able to occasionally let your personal standards slide a little when your employer needs you to. So you stay open to change, while at the same time remaining organized and efficient enough to plan out a day or week at a time. Keep up the good balance!
Dude, this test is MESSED UP!!!!!! This is *not* who I am!!
Are You a Slacker?
Congratulations for having your life on track. Slacking is definitely not your style. It's a wonder you found any time to take this test! As the anti-slacker, you probably don't feel comfortable leaving tasks unfinished. Tackling projects and chores as they present themselves is a great way to keep your life free of clutter. You exercise a lot of control over your life. Most likely, you'd rather handle something yourself than leave the responsibility to someone else. Your friends and coworkers value your efficiency and reliability. They probably turn to you if they have an event to plan or deadlines to meet. You might be the kind of person who tries to do everything at once.
ugh...my IQ went down since last time i took it (which was about 13 years ago, but that's not the important thing ^_~)
Congratulations, Moli!
Your IQ score is 135
This number is the result of a formula based on how many questions you answered correctly on Emode's Ultimate IQ test.
The even better news is that at Emode, we've taken your IQ test one step further. During the test, you answered four different types of questions — mathematical, visual-spatial, linguistic and logical. We were able to analyze how you did on each set of those questions, which allows us to shed light on the way your brain uniquely functions.
At the same time, we compared your answers with others who have taken the test, and according to the sorts of questions you got correct, we can tell your Intellectual Type is a Visionary Philosopher.
The first thing we can tell you about that is you're equally good at mathematical and verbal tasks, and learn best through experience. But that's just scratching the surface.
Sports Car Our global positioning device has got you pinpointed somewhere between glamorous and racy. You're the fast, flashy Sports Car. We're thinking a BMW or even a Porsche Boxster, with a luminous silver paint job. You are the prize earned after years of hard work and strife. Envy can be seen in the eyes of every passer-by. There's no greater satisfaction than watching their slack-jawed looks as you speed by, and feeling the power as you lightly press that pedal. And just like your zippy car, you love to get from one cool scene to the next at lightning speed. You truly represent life in the fast lane. People are enthralled with your slick lifestyle and fantasize about someday owning what you've got. Who could blame them? Your wheels have got all the options: world-class engines, a stereo to die for, climate controls, navigation tools, and an exterior so shiny they need sunglasses. You are made to drive the ultimate in automobiles.
Vampire
The vampire is your monster match—the dentally endowed child of the night. This Halloween, take a nap during the day so you can make it from dusk 'til dawn. Like the "undead" themselves, you demonstrate eternal youth and an appetite for living that is contagious (no biting necessary). When the sun goes down, you have an uncanny sense of where to be and when to show up.
Even if you decide to strap on the udders and dress as a dairy cow, you still have a certain suave gracefulness that permeates even the silliest of costumes. Lay off the garlic and you'll have no trouble getting that special victim back to your coffin for a little nibble. Pace yourself Vampires, you're going to need to save a little energy for the day after. Dracula can't see his reflection in the mirror, but luckily, you can. So don't forget to freshen up a little after your Halloween weekend.
*sigh*...on one of the other tests, i actually said i don't believe in a chosen one...oh well......
Moli, you're a Chosen One!
Your personality is actually determined by two personality sub-types — your primary, or dominant sub-type, and your secondary sub-type. You are a Chosen One which means you are a Golden / Seeker. Your primary sub-type is defined by "Golden" characteristics and your secondary sub-type is defined by "Seeker" characteristics.
That means you're warm, giving, knowing, and patient. Chances are you're not afraid to actively pursue your goals and dreams. As if all that weren't enough, you pretty much set the standard for emotional health by being filled with positive feelings and energy.
How do we know all this? How do we know that you'd be a great person in an emergency? Or that you always return phone calls? How could we have divined that you're no fair-weather friend?
Because while you were taking the test, you answered four different types of questions — questions that measured confidence, apprehension, willingness to take risks, and your focus on experience versus appearance — the primary traits that determine your personality. Based on your responses, we determined your personality type, Chosen One.
gawd, i hafta stop it w/ these tests...last one tho
Are You a People Pleaser?
You aim to please - most of the time. Bringing a smile to someone's face is just par for the course for you. Although keeping everyone happy is a high priority, you still try to look out for number one. You are both familiar and comfortable with compromise. You try your best to keep the peace in your relationships. And if maintaining that peace entails some sacrificing, that's life. Even though you don't neglect yourself in your decisions, you might often place others' needs above your own. Be careful not to sell yourself short. If you give more than your share, you might not be demanding the amount of respect you deserve. Having some symptoms of the "Disease to Please" is a good thing. It shows how much you value others in your life. People love people pleasers! It's great to place "other people" at the top of your list, but just make sure that you stay up there too!
Tennis, anyone? How about a weekend in the country? Just slip on those tortoise-shell sunglasses and your khaki skirt, and you've got the Classic Look down. With your somewhat preppy lifestyle and a wardrobe filled with things that'll never go out of style, your look spells out your trust in the enduring values. As the queen of classic attire, you've got a relaxed style, colored with a little bit of conservative money. Cotton and wool are your standards, and they beautifully set off your sun-kissed tan glow, just as if you stepped off the boat from Hyannis Port. When getting dressed up, you prefer to keep it simple—spruce it up with some pearls, some shell pink nail polish, and just a touch of lipstick. Like your celebrity prep sisters, Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, and Grace Kelly, your look is timeless, American, and oh-so-tasteful.
uh...v. interesting test:
Are You Evil?
good/evil
Nope, not a drop of evil in you. In fact, you're ridiculously good. Reach around the wings and pat yourself on the back. Instead of tripping old ladies, you help them cross the street. You think about others' feelings constantly, and you use your sexual power for good, not evil. Sheesh — we're guessing that every person you've ever met has taken advantage of you in some way. Naw, just kidding! When you get right down to it, it's people like you who make the world a better place. You're just the sort of person we want taking care of our children. In the figurative high school yearbook of life, all your friends sign, "Stay sweet, have a great summer!" Keep reading for more details on your not-so-evil nature.
not sexually evil/sexually evil
In the bedroom, you don't have an evil bone in your body — well maybe one, but ... aw, never mind. The moral lessons you learned as a child really stuck — we have a sneaking suspicion you're still haunted by the ghost of your parents' first sex lecture ("Heavy petting won't make you popular"). In bed, you're as generous as they come — you always put your partner's needs ahead of yours. And your bedroom is a sacred temple. Overall, you're an enlightened sexual wonder. Just remember, it's okay to go nuts on your birthday.
not passive aggressive/passive aggressive
Well, there's nothing passive about you. When you've got a problem, the whole room knows. Chances are your lack of any passive-aggressiveness makes you come off like a real hothead. The good news is that it doesn't make you evil. The bad news? It might make you a bit annoying. Make sure you're not raising your voice too loud, or all the passive-aggressive people around you are going to put sugar in your gas tank.
not black hearted/black hearted
You've got a golden heart, not a black one. Your respect for other people, nature, and the whole darn planet makes you a shining example of what we all could be if we just cared a little more. You're like a walking, talking Disney movie. But remember, sometimes it's healthy to punch a pillow, crush a bug, or turn down a request to drive a friend to the airport. Not only is a little black-heartedness normal, it's also (gasp!) fun.
Are You Naughty or Nice?
nice/naughty
You're a Straight Arrow
You're all about sweetness, sunshine, and smiles. We've never met anyone nicer than you. In fact, we wouldn't be surprised to come across you sitting in a peaceful green meadow, surrounded by adorable baby animals eating out of your hand while your halo shines in the sun. Nah, we're just kidding. But you are an awfully good person. Sure, you may have dipped your toe in the naughty pool once or twice, but you generally stick to the shallow end, leaving the deep waters to the leather-and-nudie-magazine crowd. It's all well and good to follow the straight and narrow, but it's okay to walk on the wild side once in a while, too. Have a drink. Make a crank call. Go to strip club. Trust us — as long as no one gets hurt, it's fun to be bad!
Thanks for taking our new Emotional IQ test! Based on your answers, your score is 137.
What does that mean? Well, the Emotional IQ (or "EIQ") test measures several different areas of emotional skills and strength, including:
• Empathy — The ability to successfully put yourself in other people's shoes and understand their feelings, thoughts, and emotions
• Relationship Understanding — The ability to connect with others personally and professionally, which can help you solve even the most difficult disagreements
• Emotional Control — The ability to be in charge of your feelings, no matter how strong they are, and not let them run away with you or dominate your behavior
• Emotional Awareness — The ability to identify your emotions and put them into words so you can more easily express your feelings
Based on your impressive score across the board, we can tell that you not only tend to be really in tune with others, but you're also pretty darn good at keeping the right perspective on life. Sure, it's sometimes hard to juggle everything that goes into your relationships with friends and family, but most of the time you're a star when it comes to balancing your emotional needs with everyone else's.
As you know, emotions are complicated things. Luckily, you also know that while it's important to be a good friend and lover to others, it's essential to see the bigger picture and take care of yourself, too. But we know it's hard to keep the scales balanced all the time. If you need help, just remember this: Offering someone a shoulder to cry on is great; worrying yourself into a tizzy every time someone you care about hits a rough patch isn't. For one thing, it's exhausting! If you wear yourself out fretting about other people, you won't have any time left for yourself. And we all have the right to treat ourselves right and be selfish with our feelings now and then. The road to emotional health and well-being can be bumpy, but if you make it a point to strive for balance and move at a relatively even pace, the bumps won't be so bad. From what we can tell, you've got a map to a pretty smooth route — so keep up the good work!
What's Your Superpower?
Stop the clock! Your inner superpower is TIMETRAVEL! Your answers show a keen sense of insight for all the mysteries of time. Whether you enjoy reminiscing about thepast or find yourself lost in thoughts of the future, your energies definitely point away from the present. Maybe you're mere seconds ahead or behind the rest of us, but you could also be days or even years out of sync. Your unique position in time and space gives you a wider perspective on daily events and makes you an especially wise person. You're probably a great planner. And since time is yours to play with, it's almost a given that you manage it well. If you haven't yet taken a trip through the fourth dimension, you're in for the ride of your life. Don't delay! Visit the future. Fix the past. And when you come across a very special moment, make it last as long as you like.
The Identity Test
The test you've just taken is a short version of the Five Factor model of identity. Among psychology experts, this approach has become broadly accepted for its accuracy and consistency. The five dimensions in this model give a complete description of your personality traits: Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Negative Emotionality. Read below to see your scores and understand what they mean.
Openness To Experience
Your high score in the Openness category means that you probably have a strong creative streak. Your broad intellectual curiosity and your interest in the various arts set you apart. Some people may consider you somewhat of a dreamer, and your taste for variety often means moving quickly on to the next experience. This tendency makes you appear a bit flighty and inconsistent. But these elements of your personality simply reflect a character full of new ideas and charged with emotions.
Conscientiousness
Your medium score in the Conscientiousness category means that you have achieved a solid balance in your outlook towards responsibility. You are probably somewhat organized, with a little room for improvement. Your priorities probably reflect a mix of work and play. Thoughtfulness characterizes your thinking style, so you give gravity to important decisions without making a big deal out of minor issues. You are probably serious about achieving success, but do not feel completely driven by this motivation. All in all, you've got a very healthy perspective on work and duty.
Extraversion
Your high score in the Extraversion category defines your social identity. You probably feel very comfortable with a large number of people, and enjoy spending your time with them. In fact, chances are that you'd prefer to be among people than by yourself. Isolation can feel like punishment. Your vigorous and active style of interaction makes you an excellent leader. Equally, you can be a very warm friend. You probably are someone who enjoys excitement and looks for thrills where you can find them. Your cheerful exuberance means that you are probably quite popular in your social circle.
Agreeableness
The Agreeableness category refers to your social disposition. Your high score indicates your tendency to forego your own desires for the sake of others - sometimes to a fault. You are probably known as a kind and modest person who is willing to overlook your own needs for the interest of the group. You believe in creating harmony among people, to the point where you can sometimes act a bit dependent. With your straightforward style of communication and your sentimental nature, this isn't hard for you. You tend to see the world by the light you cast - as honest and genuine.
Negative Emotionality
Negative Emotionality scale refers to your emotional reactivity. Your low score implies that you generally resist the influence of what's going on around you. Confronted by situations that most people would find upsetting, you'll often remain calm and rational. For example, strong feelings of embarrassment, sadness, stress or anger are emotions that may not arise too often within you. Instead, you seem to resolve these issues with a minimum of difficulty. Your personality is best characterized as cool and levelheaded.
What's Your Emotional Age?
Behavior:
There are countless reasons why people may act or feel a certain age at any given point in their lives. Feeling a certain age is not a static thing, nor is it something that always follows a pre-determined pattern. Some people act older when they are children then have a second childhood in their retirement years. Others act like children until they become parents and then seem to click into a different mode. It can be helpful and insightful to learn which stage you're at right now, and why.
Nobody fits neatly into a given category. There are several components in your emotional age: behavior, emotion, and responsibility. In the area of behavior, you seem to fall very clearly into the "mature" category. There is no doubt that others can rely on you and that your behavior is probably consistent and dependable. This is great, but it probably also means that you don't allow yourself to have too much fun or act "outside the box." Most of your actions might be dictated by how they are going to affect other people. Basically, you might want to lighten up a little. Try to focus more on your own feelings. And, most of all -- have a little fun!
Emotions:
In the realm of emotions, you seem to fall into the "adolescent" category. This means that you sometimes express your emotions without thinking about the effect they have on other people. It can also mean that you are extremely self-conscious and worried about what other people think of you. Adolescents are notorious for being influenced by peer pressure and societal standards. Adolescents may also often be moody and withdrawn and have a hard time making emotional commitments, but they can also display great creativity. They feel strongly about many different things in their lives. Your passion for life probably comes through in your emotional reactions.
Responsibility:
When it comes to the level of responsibility you assume, you fall into the "mature" category. This means that you are probably someone who can be relied on to come through in any situation. People around you probably consider you totally dependable, perhaps to the point of being too controlling. It is a wonderful characteristic to care about the needs of other people and not to burden them with your problems, but you may want to alleviate some of your own emotions sometimes. There are times when you can leave aside your concerns for everything and everyone around you. But you also need to leave time for yourself.
duke campus and school is sooooo nice...i'm goooooing there!!!! i really am! the campus is soooo nice and duke gardens is awesome and the ppl are soo nice, not just the students, but the people in durham (well, at least the part of durham we were in). the drivers were all really nice and the person at the inn was really friendly as well. southern hospitality at its finest...well, from what i know of it. very few asians there, as in very very few, and the few ones there tended to clump in their own groups. *lots* of jews tho. my mom was joking that i'm gonna return to MA wearing those little caps that jewish people wear, whatever they're called. but teh campus is soo nice and the weatehr was really nice, prolly a bit too hot.
on way back, we stopped by ground zero. the scene is shocking, if anything, in that it's sooo empty and just a year ago, on april vacation, we were at the foot of one of the towers, and now, it's nothing. otherwise, i think the media and time really watered down effect of the attacks.
okay, few things i remember best a/b trip:
on highway, saw really funny sign...on the top, it was something like "exit 14a, [drew pictures of gas pump, fork and plate, denoting gas station and restaurant at that exit]" then below it: "exit 14b, state prison, [pictures of telephone, bed, and fork and plate]" it's interesting to think of it as the phone call you get when you're put in prison, then the bed, and finally the prison food...ugh...okay yuan, you're right, i'm a freak, but i'm even more of a freak from the dream i had...
okay okay, this is what i remember of it... i was driving around in the toyota (yeah, me, driving) and i got out and closed the door, then realized i had left something in teh back seat, so i opened the back door to find some person (i can't remember who, but it was something along the lines of a hobo or something like that) in the back seat, trying to get out, so i slammed the door shut adn opened it again, and he was gone, so i closed the door and realized he was back in there. it was really scary, and this went on for awhile until i finally woke up. that dream lasted 3 hours, then i proceeded to have another weird dream taht i can't remember now.
a lot more yet to write, but here's what i have already written...
4-11
11:40 - Bah...e-ticket thing was confusing but man was it useful. walked around for quite a while until i found the e-ticket terminals, and from tehre on, everything was golden. Plane leaves in 30 minutes, but nobody else here yet...the airport screwed up...
continued - cuz on the check-in ticket, the gate was B5 while the tv screen said B9...so i asked the airport security lady who checked in my luggage and she said to go to B5, so i went to B5 and sat down and started listening to music and blogging...that's when my previous entry ended and i found out on the PA that the actual gate was B9. Grrrrr... while waiting to board, some indian guy kept looking over at me...i dunno why, but it kinda scares me.
12:30 - in plane atm and it's a really cool plane... very small--8 rows of seats of 4 seats per row and a 5 seats in last row. however, no luxury on this plane, as the seats don't tilt, no power outlet, the air doesn't work, and a bunch of other problems. oh well...flight attendant coming now to pass out drinks, so i should prolly stop bashing the plane. oh, that's the other problem, that the only things they have on board are sprite, diet sprite, coke, and diet coke...oh well, i'm going for sprite...
12:32 - bah...this is gonna be a loooong blog w/ maaaaany posts, cuz i'm soooo bored cuz this is a stupid computer with no games or anything exciting on it, so the only interesting thing is notepad with which i can type up blog entries. well, maybe i should read pride and prejudice...the beginning seems v. interesting and jane austen's language flows so well and is v. easy to read (unlike josef conrad, whose sentences are soooo obscure...dah...i hate his works). the *only* reason i brought this laptop is cuz it has mp3s on it and also in hope of using the ethernet at cornell....bwahahahahaha....aaaah...these laptop batteries suck!! they drain at the rate of about 1.5% per minute!! and this is with TWO batteries!!! then again, windows is always messed up, cuz i can use the laptop w/ one battery for about 30 minutes after the battery has supposedly died...ugh....
i'm sooooo bored...i have absolutely *nothing* to do but blog and listen to brahms violin concerto, which, by the way, is soooo difficult to play...oooh...they have pretzels!! :-D
aww...to think mr. kelly's class is prolly taking math test now...aaah...i stil hafta study for that.
aaah...almost blew chunks during landing...the last 10 minutes before landing was horrible cuz the plane's really small and there was lots of turbulence, so the plane was shaking like crazy, and while trying to hold everything in, i ended up sweaty as hell.
school = v. good, and the food is very good as well...except the cell phone works only in a few locations, so took me awhile to find the optimal spot to call rahman, who gave me a 1-1/2 hour tour of campus...very nice campus, and rahman emphasized the location of the girl's dormatory...tsk tsk tsk...thanks rahman! ^_~
dinner in one of the new dining halls by north campus was very good, and according to meal plan, it's only $6. it's all-you-can-eat and pretty high quality diverse food. oh, rahman also talked a/b ppl jumping off the bridges...v. interesting.
stupid hotel room has the only mal-functioning ethernet jack...grrrr...so went to library to use public computer to check e-mail and talk on AIM, but toc.oscar.aol.com sucks so changed to AIM express but after awhile, got somehow disconnected, so gave up w/ trying to reconnect. ugh.
my roommate is pretty cool tho. he's from philadelphia and is very very nice. he got accepted into princeton, and wants to bargan financial aid w/ cornell.
funny story in english class...
mrs. maier asked who wanted to play the role of a strumpet
maier: so who's feeling like a strumpet today?
[silence]
half the class: murray!
maier: josh, are you up for it?
josh: yeah
maier: a bit of cross dressing there josh...
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...finally figured out problem...this means every time i want to use the soundcard on laptop, i hafta reinstall the driver!!!!!
i had a craaaaaaazy afternoon...i was in so many moods this afternoon. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. okay...i tried to set up notebook network card and sound card...so i *finally* get netowork card recognized by computer, but then had to figure out how to get rid of pw that was required to log onto this computer (i never set a pw)...anywhoo...finally got network card set up. sound card was then more frustrating...a lot more frustrating...due to my still trying to fix the problem now, i'd prefer not to bring up the topic until a later day...otherwise i would blow up.
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waaaaah....i hate physics homework!!! waaah...so pointless. i feel so awake today!!!!!! mwahahahahha.....aaaaaaaaaaaaah...i'm about to go crazy!!! Yuan has a kick-ass laptop dude, but i'm still a/b to go crazy....never had so much sleep in a few weeks!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH don't know what to do w/ energy. maybe math hw? but that's till later......... what's more is that the weather is sooo nice, and usually, if i'm wearing shorts, i'm in a good mood and v. energetic and close to going crazy...well, maybe crazy already.
grrrr...stupid ungrammatical people...in simpsons, when MENSA was talking about being smart and ruling the town (cuz Mayor Quimby just bailed and town charter said that smart people rule), lisa said, "Well, there's no one more learned than us." grrr...it's like wayland high school. when they scored top in MCAS, they wanted to make a t-shirt that says, "We're smarter than them." It's like, gawd...if you're gonna show off your school's scoring higher on stupid standardized tests, at least make the sentence grammatical so you can show that you are actually somewhat smart. stupid wayland people...ugh...that's what you get for arrogance.
ugh...french class sucks, and the people are so stupid. okay, for example, the person who sits diagonally behind lily...mme was saying the responses and wanted us to ask the question, so mmesaid "Je me fache contre mon frere" and she was supposed to answer "Contre qui est-ce que vous vous fachez?" Well, anyway, the first time, she said what the other ppl said, which was "A qui est-ce que vous vous fachez?" so mme was like "Je me fache contre (*hint*hint*) mon frere. now ask me the question."
"uh...A qui est-ce que vous vous fachez?"
"No no no...je me fache coooontre mon frere."
"A qui est-ce que vous vous fachez?"
"no no, listen carefully...Je me fache COOON - TRRRE mon frere."
"A qui est-ce que vous vous fachez?"
"No no..." then proceeded to call on someone else to correctly ask the question. UGH!! such stupid people.
Wow, I went through some old saved AIM convos (yup, i save *everything*). Some really funny stuff. Dude, it's scary to think how much time i wasted...er...invested in AIM. The problem is, it's not getting better...i'm on AIM talking to people more. bah. gawd, Schumann's Tramurei is making me feel so nostalgic...grrrr... hmm...skipping songs seems to help...Bruch's scottish fantasy is really cool.
Weirdest dream two nights ago...
in the dream, i was writing a poem and it was a real poem, and i had trouble rhyming some word...a real word that i can't remember, so i took out my rhyming dictionary and looked it up and found the ending and in the dictionary, i had dreamt up some real words that rhymed with the word i was looking for...it wasn't taht many, maybe 4 words, but the word itself was really weird. I thought it was just really weird that i was able to do that, i mean out of the dream, no way i would be able to come up w/ rhymes so fast. Similar things happend in other dreams, it's just so weird, like how was I able to conjure up these thigns so quickly?
This blog is rather misnamed. I am most certainly not a god, so these thoughts are not through the mind of a god. I am mortal. mortal, i tell you. that means, I shall die. hm. better avoid sharp objects then.
hmm...interesting skit again: [some editing to keep people anonymous]
J: No moli!! don't go to D----!! i love you!!
M: *running as fast as he can to david* save me!!!
J: But I've CALLED YOU!!!
D: WHAT? You called him and not me????
M: He called me, not the other way around!
D: You cheated on me with J-----??? How could you??
M: I didn't!!!
J: Yes you did! Dump him! Dump him!!
D: I'm leaving!!!
M: NOOOOOOOOOO
J: All mine!!
L: You wish!!!
O: HA!!
M: *running away*
Yuandalin: to be continued
Yuandalin: when i can think of a nice way to resolve it
wow, so interesting. all ivy schools send decision together, and they're all the latest, so before them, you have some of the not-so-great schools that send you good news. it's like the calm before the storm. then, you get all your ivy decisions and it's like, "WOW, i *do* suck."
Justin: Are you watching a disney movie or something?
Me: No, listening to shostakovich
Justin: ah, cuz it sounded like you were watching fantasia or something
okay, now my stanford story (from this story, i'm somewhat surprised i even got rejected and that they didn't send me a tape of their laugher...oh wait, that might come tomorrow, as it's a bigger package)
early morning of December 14: i was filling out transcript request forms when i got to stanford one. I had remembered that stanford deadline was the 1st of january, but decided to check anyway, and i saw "December 15" and though crap.
Later that day, passed in transcript request forms and told ppl to mail stanford stuff off quickly for me.
When i got school that day until December 15, 11:30pm or so, i was working on stanford application and essay. I sent the application at 11:58pm...2 minutes...well, not that suspenseful, cuz it was like 9 o'clock by their time.
on the 18th of december, i sent out my sat score reports.
around beginning of march, got some thing from stanford saying that they "never received" part one of my application, application fee, and my sat scores. the weird thing is, to be able to submit the application, esp part two of application, online, it was necessary for me to be done w/ part one and send them the money, but i think embark got messed up and lost it or something, so i was never billed and they never received anythihng. okay, so i printed out part one of my app and e-mailed it to them and fed-exed my check (they told me to fed ex it) for 18 dollars!!!!! Then e-mailed them proof of the sat scores being sent, but they still wanted me to rush scores to them. Well, it's $20 to rush scores and i reckoned that since they already received my e-mail of the proof of the scores being sent to them along with the scores themselves on the same sheet, i no longer need to waste teh 20 dollars, so i never sent it.
That brings me up to today......
I finally qualify for the wall of rejection! (not that it's good or anything)
grrrr...stanford blind to goodness. humph...i'll show them some day what they missed out on.
Well, fortunately for me, i decided two weeks ago that stanford really wasn't my school cuz it's too far away and i really won't be comfortable, so when the letter came today, i wasn't too disappointed, merely frustrated. Yeah, really scared me today cuz there was a stack of thin envelopes all lined up in the mail box and i went to get it and was like, ooooh shit. Turned out to be a lot of credit card stuff. It's worse for regular app, when, that saturday, i was waiting by the window for the mailman (yeah, i'm that eager for him.....*drools*), i saw him carrying few fat envelopes and was really excited. Well, as it turned out, fat envelopes were of carlton and cmu aplications, and with the fat envelopes were thin ones, amongst which had ones from MIT and Harvard. humph
Moli Luo: you should blog!!!
Moli Luo: dude, that's such a good idea
Sir Aureus: no i shouldn't
Moli Luo: grrrr
Moli Luo: blog!
Sir Aureus: i don't like the idea of needlessly entering personal information into a publicly accessible archive
Moli Luo: lol
Moli Luo: so i.e. we're stupid?
Sir Aureus: basically
Yefheifheh: heh.. Mr. Roos is so cool
Moli Luo: how so?
Yefheifheh: he was unofficially absent today, meaning, he wasnt in school, all of his classes were cancelled but the office was sure he was inschool
Yefheifheh: so.. he was getting paid without being inschool and without losing a vacation day
Yefheifheh: lol
Yefheifheh: so we went to the library but they wouldnt let us in w/o a pass and we couldnt go to a study because the office was convinced Mr. Roos was there...
Yefheifheh: and the lab was closed because he wasnt there
Yefheifheh: so...
