At the time of writing, I’ve just finished up my summer internship in Copenhagen (I will tell you all about it in another blog post real soon!!), I’m wrapping up the process of building this website up with my own mortal hands, from the ashes of its former self like a phoenix, except with WordPress so it’s more like a phpnix (that’s a hilarious pun, I promise), and I finally have some time to sit back and relax at home. As such, I’m a tiny bit heademptynothoughts – so the plan for this intro post is to scroll back through my camera roll and narrate a bit. (“How did I get here again??”)

A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the mountains are beautiful, and mysterious sounds echo between our walls while we don't even pretend to sleep. Welcome to Caltech! Foreword: I wrote this post in December 2022 with the intention of posting it shortly afterward... and now it's the…

1. What's your favorite place to go to study or hang out at Caltech? It honestly changes depending on my mood. I'm someone who gets distracted very easily so a lot of times I like to work in the dining area at Red Door Marketplace, or in the dining hall/lounge…

I’m starting a new miniseries on the blog -- Film Club! Each episode, I’ll share a short clip from a popular piece of media, and then completely dissect and overanalyze it, because let’s face it, I’m doing it in my head already anyway. You say “buzzkill.” I say “science.” We’ll…

Studying at Caltech is a lot like crewing a spaceship. You get to work alongside some of the most talented people on Earth, you’re constantly doing science in order to survive, and the environment tends to keep you under a lot of pressure. It’s an incredible experience, and also a…

…Or, How a Disciple of Bethany Ehlmann, a Former Desert Militiaman, Moore Lab Subbasement Dwellers, Roblox’s Newest Intern, a Florida Man, and a Luminous Plasma Scientist Went to War with the Caltech Mail Center, Got Double-Crossed by AirGas Corp., Survived Three COVID Outbreaks, and Nearly Stranded Themselves in the Mojave in order to Send a Bag of Peanuts to Space (A True Story).