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[tracy_loo_who]

1. I am in China, at my grandparents' house! Apparently LJ is censored in all of China, but have gotten around it (obviously). *beams* I could never have survived for two months with no LJ. -.- Anyway, it's hot as fuck here, as can be expected, but I have been hanging out with the cousin and he is pretty awesome, so wheeee. We took over the computer room (which incidentally has the best AC) and set up some speakers and a couple of beds in here, so life is good. :D PLUS, THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD FOOD HERE OMG. SO MUCH. SO GOOD. Seriously. I just wanna get fat off this stuff all summer.

2. Internet pretty slow here. Kind of worried about how I'm gonna download BSG on Friday. Or Saturday, whatever, it's still kind of strange to think I'm 12 hours ahead. blehhh. :( We'll see.

3. Throwing in my "vote for vichan!" bit. Not cause she's on my flist, just cause I would feel most comfortable with her representing fandom. Also voted for legomymalfoy and rm, like the rest of fandom has apparently decided to do in the few days since I left. Good show, loves. ♥

4. Received confirmation of funding for Penn State, lol. I've already picked University of Rochester so there's no use agonising over a decision now, but I can't help but wonder what it would've been like if I'd chosen Penn State, you know? real neuroscience/engineering (which I have a lot of experience in) at U-Rochester vs artificial intelligence (which I have no experience in) at Penn State. Both sound so cool. :( Oh well, am just rambling.

Comments

[bogart69.livejournal.com]

Wow have fun in China ! Sounds like you have a real cozy setup there.

I loved last weeks BSG. One of the better ones lately.. Cant wait for next weeks. Its really starting to heat up now..

Good luck with school ! :D

[tracy.livejournal.com]

I shall! :D It's pretty sweet here 'cept for the mosquitoes, got murdered last night. In fact the only reason I'm still up is to wait for one that I know to be in the room to resurface so I can kill it before I sleep, lol. -.-

Oh god I know, I rewatched last week's ep like, three times, heh. So good. Sort of sad I won't be able to watch this week's on time, but such is life, eh?

Thank you! <3

[bogart69.livejournal.com]

heheh thats funny..Hope you get it 2nite..

Yeah it was fun..Well done and not too much Gaius.. Maybe thats why I liked it..lol Its such a well done show and its kinda sexy.. At least from a guys perspective.. I love Grace Park.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Got it, though it did take awhile. My dad got the room we were originally supposed to be in and he killed 7 mosquitoes in a night. >.<

Not a Gaius fan, huh? lol, it's a pretty sexy show from a female's perspective too.. Lee in particular comes to mind. ;)

[themadfish.livejournal.com]

Gah! To the food. I know right?? Taiwan's the same way, good food everywhere! The last time I went, I gained five pounds in three weeks.

♥ to vichan as well. I need to change one of my votes to her, cause the more this election goes on, the more I like her.

[tracy.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yeah, that sounds about right. XDDD

I've liked her ever since around when she started fandom_counts and made a bunch of other posts on the subject, so I think she'd be really good. :)

[bonita810.livejournal.com]

Yey for having LJ in China!!! I wish it was hot here too. :( It was 80 yesterday now there's a frost advisory tonight! GAH!

Are you going on for your masters degree?!!

Hope you're having fun in China!

<3

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Hahha I don't know how you can stand hot weather, getting all gross and sweaty. I mean, when it's cold, you can always put more layers on, but when it's hot there's not much you can do other than stay inside where there's AC. :(

Straight PhD, hahha. Sucker for punishment, what can I say?

Thanks! It's pretty sweet here except for the heat and the mosquitoes. :)

[lallipoo.livejournal.com]

Tell us about the exploits of you and your cousin!
What kind of food do people like tob eat in Wuhan??? Ahhhh! *drool*

[tracy.livejournal.com]

*laughs* We went out dancing tonight, I got trashed. >.< And woke grandparents up when we got back. I'm going to bed now, but I'm sure I'll hear about it tomorrow. father still here, alas. :( and I have to get up at like 8, ughh. ughhhhh. ughhhhh.

Good food. fried stuff, so unhealthy, so good. also spicy stuff. and tons and tons of meat, hahahaha.

[bogart69.livejournal.com]

Well a hangover is sometimes the price you pay for having fun..Hope you wake up feeling okay.. :D

[tracy.livejournal.com]

No hangover (I almost never get those), but we did get a pretty good telling-off from our grandfather, hahha. I think tonight I'm just gonna crash at a friend's and avoid the whole coming-home-at-3am thing. :)

[bogart69.livejournal.com]

jeez I wish I never got hangovers... Ive had way too many. lol
Have fun at your friends.,. Im hoping BSG is on tonight... :D

[tracy.livejournal.com]

The new BSG ep has been online for days already! But it should have aired in the US by now anyway, I think, so I assume you've watched it already.

[encyclops.livejournal.com]

I totally* went to U of Rochester.







* as opposed to partially

[tracy.livejournal.com]

Really! oooh. Where are you now? How did you like Rochester?

[encyclops.livejournal.com]

I live in the SF Bay Area now, which is your first clue. ;)

Cons: it snows from November through April and it's only pretty before New Year's. Lots of gray skies. Better than most "cities" in upstate New York but still not a cosmopolitan metropolis (which may be a pro as well, actually). Not a school with a strong sense of self.

Pros: there are a lot of brilliant people there, or at least there were at the time...not always the most focused, driven people (at least among the undergrads) but still fascinating people and good friends. And Rochester the city doesn't totally suck; there's a lot of history, a couple of decent museums, a smidgen of nightlife, and at least three very decent record stores.

Mind you, I haven't been back there since May 2000, so I have no idea how it's changed. :) The Cog Sci / AI / Neurosci profs were all pretty fun, though. That was one of my majors (the other was English).

[tracy.livejournal.com]

it snows from November through April

I live for snowboarding in the wintertime and I hear there are okay slopes around Rochester (which was actually a big factor in me deciding to apply, lol), so this is a big pro for me, actually. XD

As for the people, I visited in Feb and already see what you mean. They were pretty fantastic and I got the impression a lot of them were very close-knit, so I am looking forward to that. The grad students even took us out to the bars, so I know there are at least some decent ones. :)

Double majoring in English and Cog Sci must've been tough, wow. Most people can barely handle one. o.O In any case, thanks so much for the info! I'm actually pretty excited to start school, heee.