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Life Updates

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in Math/Physics, Life Jun 11 2013 · 47 views
Family, Research, Life
HI, BZPOWER!

So, in the last few weeks, my family came to visit (including Tekulo and KK) and we spent the latter half of the week seeing sights and enjoying each other's company. My mom won a game of Trivial Pursuit on a category that was supposed to stump her. Story of my Trivial Pursuit life.

When they left, they abandoned KK with me, which has led to me stepping into the nerd realm of playing Dungeons & Dragons. We're doing a campaign in the land of Hyrule with the races of Hyrule being used as analogs of D&D races. We're currently in the Forest Temple seeking an herb to cure the Great Deku Tree's muteness.

I'm also working in a new physics lab where I'm studying the energy states of the hydrogen molecule (H2). I'm thoroughly enjoying it, since I'm learning computational stuffs and learning my way around Linux. (Emacs rules the school.) The program I'm working with is in Fortran, which is my native programming language but was written by someone else with a lot more skill than I possess.

And now I'm shoveling through a LOT of data.

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Truly a landmark day

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in Life Apr 23 2013 · 85 views

I have finished my last Jackson E&M homework ever. Of all time.

*insert angelic choir here*

Also, NEW ZELDA 3DS GAME HOLY MUKAU I CAN'T WAIT! [/slowpoke]

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Science Journals

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in Life, Math/Physics Mar 19 2013 · 43 views
Neutrons, Winter Wrap-Up
So, in an earlier blog entry I talked about a journal article one of our professors presented at our department's journal club discussing neutrons in a purely gravitational potential well. Well, I decided to read it and am going to present it to the math and science grad students on Friday because I think it's pretty dang awesome.

Related: Airy functions are weird. And cool. Perhaps I'll discuss them later...

Also, tomorrow spring is here! (If it weren't for ponies, I would not say that with so much excitement.)

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Goodbye, Spring Break

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in Life Mar 17 2013 · 48 views

Alas, my Spring Break has come to a close. I did have fun, though. I got Sonic & Knuckles for the SEGA Genesis and enjoyed time with friends and family.

This week I get a midterm for my grad level E&M class. We have over two weeks to do it, though, which is quite nice.

Also, Happy St. Patrick's Day, all! If you are old enough to drink, please do so responsibly. :)

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Tekulo's birthday entry

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in Life Feb 16 2013 · 34 views
Tekulo, birthday, Vamlumtimes Day and 1 more...
I was going to make this a topic when it happened, but unfortunately the forums were offline, so I'll make an entry for it instead. My younger brother, Tekulo, turned 21 this past Thursday, Valentine's Day, so go ahead and wish him a belated happy birthday! :D

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The Hobbit Soundtrack

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in The Hobbit/LOTR, Music, Life Feb 12 2013 · 47 views
Hobbit, LOTR, Music, Howard Shore
Oh, Howard Shore, your music is wonderful. My favorite tracks, in no particular order, are
  • Blunt the Knives
  • Misty Mountains
  • The Adventure Begins
  • An Ancient Enemy
  • Radagast the Brown
  • Erebor
  • The Edge of the Wild
I'm looking forward to the next couple movies and the delightful music they will bring. :)

Also, The Wizard Battle set is totally getting added to my collection when it comes out.

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A note on the life of a graduate student

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in My Little Pony, Math/Physics, Life Jan 27 2013 · 64 views

I hate deadlines.

There's a conference that my adviser wants my lab group to go to in June. Understandable. What's not understandable is that the deadline for abstracts to present at said conference is tomorrow (it was originally Friday, but got bumped back over the weekend). This means, of course, that I have to have enough data to write an amazingly short paragraph about what I'd be presenting at the conference by tomorrow. At 5 p.m.

Now, I'm not one for stress. As my brothers and roommate can easily tell you, I take it rather easy and do not like to be rushed. This past week has been the exact opposite for me.

So, I'm slightly burned out, but I have some data that will hopefully be enough to make an abstract with. Huzzah...

On a more pleasant note, yesterday's Spike episode was good. I love Gummy. And Tank.

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O HAI GUISE!

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in Life Jan 14 2013 · 92 views
Im alive!, I promise!
So, as you all may have noticed, I have disappeared off the face of the Internet for a time.

But now I'm back at my college (classes don't start until next week, so I'm mainly doing research), which means I'm back on the Interwebs!

Christmas was very nice; I got Tabasco sauce from my mom, Virtue's Last Reward (beat it in a week...and didn't realize that there was nothing more to the game after the end was over. XD) and the LEGOLAND exclusive set Forbidden Island from KopakaKurahk (both awesome), and Ramses' Return from Tekulo. I also got a smiley-face mug from my aunt.

I also got to go to the LEGO store the other day and got Series 9 minifigures! I also got a few more Series 8 figs, so I may have to take pictures of those and review them at some point.

Now you can expect a bit more activity from me since I'm back in the swing of things and somewhat out of "break mode." :)

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Merry Christmas, Everyone

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in Life Dec 24 2012 · 53 views

I'm at home enjoying the holiday with my family. I hope all of you have the pleasure of doing the same or similar.

For those who don't celebrate Christmas, may you have a wonderful holiday season! :)

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Jackson E&M Final Progress

Posted by Akano Toa of Electricity , in Life, Math/Physics Dec 17 2012 · 59 views

Saturday: Received final. Four questions pulled from Jackson and Griffiths' textbooks. Finished one problem (the Griffiths one).

Sunday: Finished two more problems. I am on fire! Worked on the fourth problem. Way uglier than the other three.

Monday: Woke up at noon. Haven't continued working yet. Hungry.

This has been a look into the life of a grad student during finals week! Tune in next time where we see whether said student has eaten in the last three days!

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Name: Akano
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Age: 23
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