"The Invisible Man"

I finished the book last night. I did not expect it to end that way let alone any ending at all. Wells did a great job making the book unpredictable unlike the other books people write nowadays. 

I felt pity and apathy towards the Invisible Man. He, using the tools of science, became invisible, but he did not foresee the difficulties of being invisible such as the fact that he cannot wear any clothing to stay invisible so he was terribly cold. Terribly cold, given that he was living in London. Also everyone thought they went crazy after encountering the Invisible Man who seemed like a ghost, but in fact, the Invisible Man went insane. He called himself "the Terror." I can't even describe how quickly the circumstances turned and escalated to murder. Can someone really get that angry and upset to escalate to murder? Even hearing stories of people in the present day murdering other people still astonishes me. We, as humans, were made not to kill but to make new people, but each person has emotions, which some cannot handle. I really enjoy spending time thinking about questions like this... beats thinking about school work haha.

The next book I'm reading is The War of the Worlds also by H. G. Wells. Science-fiction is very interesting and I think I might be developing a liking for that genre after reading The Invisible Man.

Reading This Summer

I think I am going to take up reading this summer. I haven't devoted time to reading since high school but I want to do so this summer. The first book I am attempting is The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells.
Also hey it beats watching tv on Netflix all day!!

It is a pretty short book but its very interestingly written. Because it dates back to 1898, the English is very interesting. Also this book is supposed to be a science-fiction novel, a genre I have never read. I have finished most of the book and the science he introduces discussing how the man became invisible was thoughtfully played as to not include false statements but also leaves questions as to how the scientist became invisible. It really did spark a lot of thought about whether this is truly possible. Also the main character has a terrible temper, which I think is gonna cause him a lot more trouble than it already has. Imagine being invisible, being irritated at the slightest thing, and losing everything now that invisibility is irreversible. My next post is going to be reflection on that.

Thanks for reading :)

Working for the First Time Ever

I got hired by a professor at Mason and I think I'm going to like this job. I am really interested in his research because it brings together my previous love for biology with my newly found computer science. Also on top of that, this is my first job ever. The paperwork with HR was more nerve-racking than I imagined but it is worth it because I'll get paid doing something I am truly going to enjoy.

As a first project, the professor wanted me to learn some applicable skills on my own by analyzing a data set called the Acid Mine Drainage data set. It contains sequence data (DNA sequences) regarding the biofilm located in an acidic mine located in California. First I had to actually find the data set (this took the most amount of time this week). Then I have to put the sequences through several databases such as Greengenes, Silva, and others. This gave me pretty interesting results but now my job is to figure out how the bacteria the sequences were similar to correlate with the metadata or conditions the data was collected. Cool isn't it?

I sure am excited for another week at this job. I have to discuss what I found with the professor on Tuesday but I think I am going to have a lot to say because I get to draw on my knowledge in Biology. Woo!!

Finals Week

It is now the time of year when students realize that they're in college, and they need to do well in school otherwise they are done for in the working world. I guess that's a really sad way of thinking about it. This semester I feel really proud of myself for going to all of my classes... I have officially never missed any of my classes. I have three exams next week.. in two days. Every semester ends in two days with more than 3 exams.. whats with that?? Once those exams are over, I gonna be the happiest person in the world for 6 days then I'll go back to being a sad student because summer classes start. WOOOOoooo.... :(

On another note, I came across the pistachios commercial with Psy .... and I'm very confused as to why anyone would buy pistachios but that's coming from a girl allergic to everything. This post is officially really lame.

I really hoped to have a job this summer relating to my major but that didn't really happen. I don't have much time but also I don't have that much experience. This summer I'm gonna make the most of it and teach myself cool languages that will be useful later in my career. I know Java, HTML, and Python but I want to expand my knowledge. I'm thinking about SQL and C++. Any other suggestions that might be cool?

Welcome to My Blog

Hi!!

Welcome to my blog. I hope to use this blog as modem for describing my experiences. Previously, I wrote a blog for an English class on how to do literary research as a scientist and I really enjoyed it therefore I am choosing to make this blog including events in my everyday life so hopefully this blog will not have an end like my other blog. 

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This summer I am going to India with my family and I hope to keep up with this blog every couple of days with my experiences and such. We haven't really planned any sightseeing events other than a stop over in Dubai on our way back from India. I think I'm going to have a great time while making this blog. 

Most of the people who are going to read my blog are going to be family members so I would like it a lot of you took the time to comment on stuff that I post on here. Be prepared for an awesome experience.