CURRENT MISSION

I am seeking divine geometries.

ABOUT ME

I am engaged to the most extraordinary man I have ever met and can still hardly believe how lucky I am!

I will be attending Cornell University this fall as I begin graduate study in chemistry.

I enjoy all sorts of books, teaching myself to knit, discovering new recipes, and real conversations.

I like late afternoon sun and songs with la-la-la's.

I don't like paperwork or asparagus.

PHILOSOPHY

"...there is a difference between the artist and the refugees from life who hide their nakedness in artistic toggery; there is a parallel difference between criticism which is the gateway of understanding and that which is a substitute for artistic work... the pathetic uncertainty of minds that cannot judge the intangible yet want to be right [...] does more than misinform, it weakens attention, curiosity, and the critical sense."
-Jacques Barzun

"You are aware, my young friend, that you live in an age of enlightenment and knowledge; - an age in which science and the arts are marching onward with gigantic strides. You live, too, in a land of liberty; - a land on which the smiles of Heaven beam with uncommon refulgence. The trump of the warrior and the clangor of arms no longer echo on our mountains or in our valleys; 'the garments dyed in blood have passed away;' the mighty struggle for independence is over; and you live to enjoy the rich boon of freedom and prosperity which was purchased with the blood of our fathers. These considerations forbid that you should ever be so unmindful of your duty to your country, to your Creator, to yourself, and to succeeding generations, as to be content to grovel in ignorance. Rember that 'knowledge is power;' that an enlightened and virtuous people can never be enslaved; and that, on the intelligence of our youth, rest the future liberty, the prosperity, the happiness, the grandeur and the glory of our beloved country. Go on then, with a laudable ambition, and an unyielding perseverance, in the path which leads to honor and renown. Press forward. Go, and gather laurels on the hill of science; linger among her unfading beauties; 'drink deep' of her crystal fountain; and then join in 'the march of fame.' Become learned and virtuous, and you will be great. Love God and serve him, and you will be happy."
-Samuel Kirkham, in Kirkham's Grammar

Interessen

music, drawing, painting, speaking French, kitchen chemistry, making things, Sherlock Holmes, Easter eggs, constellations, synthesizing ideas

• arts
• books
• recipes
• drinking
• knitting
• painting
• drawing
• music
• chemistry
• science
• mountains

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Movies: Amelie, Run Lola Run, The Princess Bride, The Incredibles, When Harry Met Sally, This is Spinal Tap, Quiz Show

Music: Queen, The Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, The National, Yeasayer, Tyrannosaurus Rex. Chants, choral music. Swing and big band. Cellos.

Books: Creatures of Smokeless Fire.

(Also: The House of Intellect, Til We Have Faces, The Gift, Godel Escher Bach, The Phantom Tollbooth, anything Roald Dahl or P. G. Wodehouse)

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can make a pretty delicious pizza from scratch. I am interested in learning about bicycles.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

France, United States

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