And even more life.

Here I am, again. I have rediscovered the meaning of "internet addiction." At least for today.

And I've also discovered my newest hero:

WonderBarry. And that really is true. GO TO HIS WEBSITE.


So, he kind of looks like Adam Rove... kind of. They're both wearing the beanie!

He made a class for MIT called Toy Product Design. Which is exactly what it says it is. You get to MAKE TOYS! -This- is what I want, when I say I want to combine art and science. I mean I want a lot of science and a lot of art, but the science is so incredibly complex it becomes simple and is hidden behind the amazing design of the product.

And when I mean art, I mean design. This guy has a patent on a Nerf ball popper thing. If you clicked on the link, you'd see that quite a bit of physics went into this toy. But it's the design that works. And when kids buy this product, they won't care what physics law was obeyed to get the ball to pop. It just pops, dammit. And it's funny how, as little 4-year-olds, we probably played with tiny squirt guns and weird plastic gadgets, and then, when we became 13-year-olds, we thought about how silly these toys were ("I'd rather play Super Smash Bros. than use a squirt gun which shoots water only about a yard away"), and now, as.. almost-undergrad-year-olds, we suddenly see how much complex thought went into that piece of plastic we once played with, or put in our mouths to try to eat (because that's what you do when you're 4 years old). First it was fun, next it was cheap, and now it's intricate. It's wonderful.


...And he has a band, too. And he raps. And he draws. And he wrote a children's book. And he made the incredible gadget called the Catsup Crapper. Wow.

More life.

Yay! Two posts in one day! This is the result of weeding through my inbox.

"One of the reasons has to do with the negative stereotype in engineering - the nerd drinking Cokes and eating Twinkies until 3 in the morning," said William Wulf, president of the National Academy of Engineering. "The really important attribute of an engineer is creativity. Somehow that's not what high school girls are hearing about."

Hm. I wasn't informed about the twinkie-eating nerd. Seems like it's the other way around, for me. Anyhow, I like creativity and twinkies!



Source: A newspaper article which was emailed to me.

Life.

On... not just MIT, but life in general:

You will have [to] work hard, very hard. Your limits will be pushed. You will do more problem sets that you ever thought was humanly possible. There will be some days when you dream in code (I have heard of many people who do this) or toss in bed while wondering if your robot will work (I have done this.) But why do something if it's not hard? Diamonds form under pressure! In the end, hopefully, you'll graduate with no regrets, but amazed at all the stuff you have learned and accomplished.

Even if you choose not to come here, I have no doubt that you will perform amazingly at the school of your choice. So I'll be lame and close with a quote: "There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself." - Thoreau

That was not lame. That is a quote that speaks the truth, my friends. And it really isn't just about college. It's a good anecdote for right now, right at another peak of my case of senioritis, since I'm supposed to be reading for history right now. Oh, let the happiness come..

Source: Making Your College Decision by Melis '08.

daa da doo daa day, hey!

I love people. :3

So, LA is doing henna on Tony's back tomorrow. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. Tony will have to take his shirt off.
Aaand the classic response:
"Uh oh," Celeste says. "Better bring some sunglasses tomorrow."

You were on a roll today, C dog. After violin lessons I thought about music, then dance, and then this:
"Let me do a dance for you before we perform your surgery!"
-Celeste, on dance and neurosurgery. They totally have everything to do with each other.


And my new favorite song, up there with "The Wizard of Magicland":
senior year is almost done
doo daa doo daa
it was just a little bit fun
daa da doo daa day
gonna graduate
hey!
way before oh-eight
hey!
senior year is almost done
daa da doo daa day

-Rani


That is all.

I don't want to take a shower now.

Hey! Cool! There's a UK band named Hunky Dory. They're no BNL or RHCP, but their music is just as good. And free! Spread the hunkydoriness.

That's what I get for googling "hunkydory." A lot of home decor sites and a British band.