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I swear it's not gibberish!: December 2007
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I swear it's not gibberish! Thursday, December 20, 2007. Third world to third world. I'm going to India! There will be a conference. On february 2008 on black holes to be held in India, and I will participate. Probably giving a 15-minute talk. It's the first time I actually talk about what I do to people I have never seen before. It's exhilarating, and very scary. Interestingly enough, in order to obtain the visa to go to India, I have to take a vaccine against yellow fever. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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I swear it's not gibberish!: May 2008
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I swear it's not gibberish! Saturday, May 17, 2008. I love deadlines. Not just because of the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. But because they are the best incentives to get work done. On the past few months I've been preparing for my quals, which should take place next month or so, and this has been my most efficient period as a PhD scholar ever since I started grad school. I accomplished more in three months than in the two previous years I've been working on my thesis. Saturday, May 03, 2008.
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I swear it's not gibberish!: Eu tive um sonho
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I swear it's not gibberish! Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Eu tive um sonho. Não, não é mais um discurso ideológico. Abaixo, a narrativa de um sonho muito curioso (e satisfatório) que tive essa noite. Sala de estudos, tarde da noite, empacotando minhas coisas para ir embora. Me despeço dos amigos que ainda continuam por lá e vou para o meu carro. No caminho, em frente à entrada da Ala Central, me deparo com uma aglomeração de alunos se preparando para armar o piquete em frente à biblioteca. Ponho-me a calcular...
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I swear it's not gibberish!: June 2008
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I swear it's not gibberish! Thursday, June 05, 2008. O melhor do Brasil é o brasileiro? Esse vai em português, porque se refere ao meu país, e se dirige ao seu povo. Estávamos eu e o Pivo. No Extra hoje comprando janta. Na fila do caixa rápido, me chamou a atenção um pacote de bolachas semi-comido escondido no meio dos pacotes de salgadinho que colocam ali pros compradores compulsivos. Fiquei chateado, mas, vamos lá, foi um evento isolado. Quem é esperto pirateia programas, jogos de video game. Sistemas ...
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I swear it's not gibberish!: May 2007
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I swear it's not gibberish! Monday, May 14, 2007. On forgiveness and grief. First, the good news. That bombmail was a phony. I got the year wrong, and my Quals are only due 2008. Phew! Now for the interesting part. I used to have a friend. I valued her friendship and loyalty. We exchanged advices. We were good friends, until she screwed up. Big time. The complicated part is, she didn't do or say anything directly to me, for that matter. It was all about the surroundings. Come to think of it, what. Should...
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I swear it's not gibberish!: Emergindo
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I swear it's not gibberish! Friday, October 30, 2009. E aproveitando para testar o Bloggy. Os últimos meses foram de longe os mais dolorosos por que já passei. Coração partido, desilusões dos piores tipos, traição e abandono. Esse período compete de perto com o meu segundo colegial na lista das piores épocas da minha vida. E houve o aprendizado. O que começou apenas como um exercício de autocontrole evoluiu para uma apreciação da efemeridade das coisas. Tudo passa. Planos de longo prazo acaba...O Estadão...
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I swear it's not gibberish!: On supporting characters
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I swear it's not gibberish! Saturday, June 27, 2009. I used to think nobody wants to be on the sides of life. Marginally connected to the big picture, these people would be condemned to an endless uninteresting life of wondering "what if". None of whom will ever be remembered in 200 years. I used to fear becoming one of them. I had a discussion on this subject with. Maybe the inherent unhappiness of these modern days lies just on this imperative must-win, no-fail, fast-paced craziness we burdened upon ou...
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I swear it's not gibberish!: April 2007
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I swear it's not gibberish! Monday, April 30, 2007. Straight from the doorways of Hell. Just got a bombmail last Friday. The grad student commitee told me my inscription for Quals are due next week. And I thought I still had about six months. My exam will have to take place within 60 days. I programmed my entire research schedule so I could neatly present all three aspects of the first half of my project flawlessly completed and nicely published. By November, not two months from now! Anyway, I guess I'll...
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I swear it's not gibberish!: November 2008
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I swear it's not gibberish! Friday, November 28, 2008. Hoje de manhã meu avô João morreu. É o parente mais próximo que eu já perdi até agora, e apesar de não ser de fato meu avô (é padrasto do meu pai, o segundo casamento da minha avó), era ele quem eu considerava de fato. Ele sempre foi muito quieto, e desde que eu me lembro, nunca conversamos muito. Com seus dotes para trabalhos manuais, ele sempre foi o meu go-to guy. Por exemplo, o meu bastão de kung fu, que pode ser visto na foto do post anterior.
