Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.

Tag: slice.of.life

  • What a Weekend!

    What a Weekend!

    For many people, a title like this would begin a sordid tale of a crazy Halloween party involving alcohol, beautiful women, and memorable behavior. However, in case you didn’t already realize I was a geek, my crazy weekend story involves the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire (see the title link), carving pumpkins, Olney Field of Screams, and…

  • Changing the World, Starting with UMBC

    Something I recently realized wasn’t inherently obvious in the posts—the title is actually a link to something I found interesting or in some way relevant (sometimes remotely) to the content of the post. Today got off to a horrible start when I opened my eyes and realized I had slept through both my alarm and…

  • The Orange Box

    I preordered The Orange Box over Steam not too long ago and scored five games for $45. Unfortunately I already had two of the five (Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One), but I’m recouping some of my expenditure by passing those two along to Omar for a small fee. He started playing Half-Life 2…

  • Harry Potter

    After several weeks of returning to my room, rudely deserting my appalled roommates and shutting myself away until the wee hours of the morning, only to wake up exhausted the following morning, I have finally finished the Harry Potter book series. Yes, I know, I’m about oh, say, four or five years behind the rest…

  • Don’t You Just Hate When You Forget

    I can’t stand it when I have the perfect idea for something to write here, and then forget it hours later. It’s like the more information I try and cram into my brain, the more stuff falls out the back, forgotten. At any rate, my day got off to a poor start when I was…

  • Cherries and Fire Alarms

    I was doing physics homework before I got distracted popping cherries, into my mouth. Such succulent fruits! Neat adventure this morning: The very moment I stepped into the shower, the fire alarm in my apartment went off, immediately transforming what should have been a very enjoyable time into a moment of awkward. I debated continuing…

  • Winter Break

    After several months away battling such foes as “Assignments” and “Exams”, I have once again returned to the home of my immediate kin. Painstakingly my computer, Tess, has been reconstructed in yet another transient home. Currently, I am surrounded by those belongings deemed necessary for my survival during the upcoming month. Up next: Christmas, New…

  • Go Get a Job

    Why is it so freaking hard to get a job‽ Looking for a place to work has got to be one of the most frustrating things I have had to do. What a way to boost the ol’ self-esteem, beating your head day after day against some idiotic wretch, hoping against hope that they’ll actually be…