Road Trip

How much can you cram into a Corolla? (A post dedicated to my 2.5 day journey to sunny Southern California)

By a miraculous feat of tetris-like space manipulation, my dad and I managed to fit everything I would need for the next five years in the back of a four door sedan -- without blocking the rear window view. Among the items shown above are: a bed frame, two bookshelves, a year's worth of summer/spring clothing, all the shoes a girl could possibly need, a floor lamp, cookware, a printer, complete reportoire of hair/make-up/body products, the ever essential purple-color-themed bedding package, and seemingly enough CSE textbooks to last me through another degree (but probably not by a longshot)...

Start address: Richland, WA 99352
End address: San Diego, CA 92122
Distance: 1,302 mi (about 21 hours 44 mins)

Hello World, v2.0

Journaling has always been an important part of my life - from pretty-in-pink princess diaries, to gossip-filled, rage-strewn notebooks, and finally, to claiming a little piece of cyberspace to call my own. I think life is unique and precious, and that the details should be respected - the good and the bad.

I began this blog a couple of months ago with the idea that it would be purely technical and devoted to my research progress in grad school. But then I arrived in San Diego, and was greeted by warm sunshine, open waters, and new friends. I think the next five years will be a very special and exciting time in my life... and if I ever make it out of here alive, I'll want to have a copy of the transcript, detailing more than just the research :)