Category Archives for remembrance
Books, movies, shows and music you shall remember.
Stray Birds
I like to make a lot of highlights and notes while reading. Later I will find a time to write down these notes on paper as if I am reading the book for the second time. Recently, I think blogging … Continue reading
Crime and Punishment
This book is very dark, very grey throughout, until the last 2 pages—-suddenly the sun peaked through the thick clouds. It reminds me of the movie Schindler’s list and that red dress little girl at the end. I feel I … Continue reading
La Bohème
At one of my favorite places There are two long intermissions. People are eating their dinner/afternoon tea. I have no desire to get a drink when millions people are there. La Bohème is composed by Puccini. I read somewhere that … Continue reading
2001: A Space Odyssey
12/5/21 Wow for an exciting week! My kayak arrived, my ICSE papers arrived, and my parents also arrived 🙂 Recently, I more and more enjoy reading science fictions. The literature such as Les Misérables and Crime and Punishment are often … Continue reading
Preface: a Raining Day in New York
10/3/21 Just submitted a paper about numerical stability. The next one should be something related to neurosciences?! lol Recently I am looking for an apartment in Manhattan. In NYC, you may live in a basement dark like a jail or … Continue reading
Olympic Spirit
8/8/21 This year, our faculty retreat will be at a winery instead of some hotel conference center, lol. Ladies and gentleman, get some wine before going to fight with the covid :). A fully opened college campus during pandemic is … Continue reading
Oscar 2021: Nomadland
5/9/21 this year, my papers are all published at the wonderful locations: Madrid, Vienna and Amsterdam, but I can go none of them, yikes As a downgrade, I am going to the badland national park instead, lol. Then I remembered … Continue reading
Ender’s Game
9/12/20 Knock knock 😉 When the days get shorter, it is so nice to tuck in and read under warm lights. I don’t care about the format of books —- papers, e-readers, English, Chinese … whatever is cheaper 🙂 I … Continue reading
Beetlejuiceeeee
7/12/20 there is some front line atmosphere going on about the new semester: face masks, face shields, backup instructors for each course; younger teachers are talking about replacing older teachers for in-person classes … Cheers for all such ridiculous life! … Continue reading
Movies last year
2/23/20 think about how much I need to do in the next 2 weeks, I think I would rather be a pig … “OINK” Every year Feb, the post Oscar season, I like to review the movies I watched last … Continue reading