Archive for June, 2005
Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
Greg, Mike, Suvir, Michelle, Heather, Ariele and I went to the second installment of this summer's Nike run last night, and I reached a personal milestone. I ran three miles consecutively. Please, hold your applause. This may be no big deal for some people, but I have never run more ...
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Saturday, June 11th, 2005
Mike Tyson lost another fight tonight, this time against a fighter named Kevin McBride. Tyson has lost three of his last four fights, and it is looking increasingly like he will retire after this latest loss. This news isn't really shocking, but it is the end of an era of ...
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Friday, June 10th, 2005
Today, the degree of Master of Science was officially conferred on me by the powers that be here at Caltech. The commencement program listed all of the bachelors candidates by name and home town; the masters candidates by name, option (mechanical engineering for me), and a list of already held ...
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
It turns out that I have to report for jury duty tomorrow morning at 7:45 AM. Los Angeles has a telephone system where one is supposed to make a call each evening after 5:00 PM to determine if he or she needs to report for jury duty the next day. ...
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
Ariele rounded up quite a crew (of which I was a member) to go to this evening's Nike run, and I have declared it an unequivocal success. Ariele, Bert, and Mike ran in the nine to nine and a half minute per mile pace group for a total of three ...
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Monday, June 6th, 2005
On Friday night, Adam, Ted, Katie, Betsy, Julie, Ariele, and I went down to the Hollywood Bowl to see Garrison Keillor and the taping of this week's A Prairie Home Companion. I was the only Companion neophyte amongst the group, but I ended up having a great time.
A Prairie ...
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