2=1?!

Thomas Mann

I am taking this class called Goethe's Faust. Such a great class. Loving the professor. Goethe is just an amazing writer, totally wish I speak German, so I can read his original work. It is just so much better so read it in the original language instead of the translation ones. And Mann, totally worth reading. The polarities in his work, the ironic in his words, the way his analysis Faustian character. He is just so precise and elegant.

When I have thoughts about Adrian Leverkühn, who can I talk to? When I just so inspired by Mann's amazing words, who can I turn to? When I want to share this delicate art work, who can I go to?

2=1?!

Let S=ln2, then you can write S=1-1/2+1/3-1/4+.... And then you rearrange them, which we do since basic math classes, S=1-1/2-1/4+1/3-1/6-1/8+.... then, take 1/2 out, you get S=1/2(1-1/2+1/3-1/4+...) which you can also write it as S=1/2*S. since ln2>0, then S does not equals to 0, thus... 2=1.

Totally reasonable, but of course, 2 does not equals to 1. This is just an example of when the sequence is not absolute converging, you can not just rearrange them, or then outcome can be anything you want it to be.

When my mind got blowed away from all those fascinating math works, who am I going to talk to? When I'm stocking on math sense on things, who can I talk to? When I'm filled with the joy of having fun with math, who can I share with?

Tofu, Fish

I was out at a stunning party last night. I don't know any one before I walked in, but turned out well and able to chatted with several wonderful, amazing human beings. They sure live a life that I want to live in. We talked about all the fascinating cuisines, one of those will be this tofu that somehow made fish just shoot into it and die in there (apparently is from a Japanese restaurant in NYC.)

When I'm going a party that I know no one, who can I bring as a great company? When I want to try all those crazy cuisines, who will come with me? When I want to paint my life, who will add me in his painting?


One of my ex-roommates said, there is that someone for everyone. Even a girl like me? A girl is full of polarities? Is she just... too naive? Or am I too negative?

Seleted Interview with Keri Russell from SELF Magazine

Keri Russell

On relieving stress

Naps are the key to relieving stress. When you are working on two hours of sleep, the fact that cheese comes on something when you ordered it with no cheese is enough to send you crying under the covers for an hour. Also, eating right. It's like, why am I so stressed out? Because I haven't eaten for six hours. So naps, eating right and laughing with my friends. I was getting a little down this summer and realized that I hadn't talked to my girlfriends in weeks. Especially when you get into this isolated family bubble, it's important to make sure that I'm reaching out and still engaging with them.

On friendship

My friendships are everything to me. I really put my relationship with my girlfriends as high as my relationship with Shane. There isn't just one person in your life—there are many people who make up a great life and your love relationships.


For me, friendship is definitely one of the important thing in my life. No matter the relations to my girls friends or guy friends. They are equally precious to me and requires equal amounts of time to manage. They definitely expand my life and help me look at the world differently. I am nothing without all of my friends. Yet the sum of my friends does not defined me, but they teach me how to define myself. Cheers to my friends. :)

Je t'écris

by Grégory Lemarchal

Je t'écris des trottoirs de nos villes habillées en Noël, 在這微微苦澀的冬季夜晚
de quelques nuits d'hiver aux saveurs douces-amères 從我們聖誕節待獃過的村子廊巷我寫信給你

Je t'écris de ces soirs de lumières,在燈火通明的夜裡
des yeux émerveillés de cette petite fille從閃爍著燦爛光芒的小女孩眼裡
au pied d'un grand sapin sur la cinquième avenue 聖誕樹下 第五大道上我寫信給你

Je t'écris d'un départ, d'une valise oubliée 出發時遺忘了行李的地方 我寫信給你
Je t'écris d'un lac blanc où ce couple patine在情侶雙雙對對滑冰的白色湖畔 我寫給你

Je t'écris d'un désert 我從沙漠寫信給你
où l'épave d'un bateau se souvient de la mer,那裡有無主沉船思念著海洋
je t'écris d'une terre où des maison s'écroulent 在塌陷的屋子旁我寫著 我寫著

Je t'écris de Venise, 我從威尼斯寫信給你
où les amants s'éveillent au son de vieux clochers 情人被古鐘晨聲喚醒
Il neigera peut-être encore cette année 也許...雪...今年會再次落下

Je t'écris de la mer, 直布羅陀海峽旁邊 我寫信給你
au large de Gibraltar le regard vers Tanger 遠望過去 就是摩洛哥TANGER港了
Je t'écris de l'Afrique où l'on meurt par milliers從死傷千萬的非洲 我寫信給你

Des quatre coins de la terre, 從世界各地
je t'écris des tranchées de guerres abandonnées遺世戰火中 我寫過隻字片語給你

Je t'écris d'un baiser, de ce banc de Paris以吻封缄 坐在巴黎的長椅我寫信給你
où deux amants s'enlacent dans leur éternité那裡有對情人纏綿了好久
et que rien ni personne ne pourrait déranger沒有任何事物可以打擾他們

Je t'écris d'un café, de l'aile d'un avion咖啡廳裡 我寫信給你 機翼旁 我寫信給你
où nos mémoires s'enlacent dans ton éternité我倆的回憶中 纏繞著你的永恆
et que rien ni personne ne pourrait m'enlever沒有任何事物可以把我拉醒

Je t'écris de ces ciels de quart monde我從八方天邊寫信給你
où les corps si légers d'enfants trop peu nourris那裡有營養不良的饑童
s'élèvent sans faire de bruit靜靜無聲的成長

Je t'écris de la rue où l'on danse et l'on chante從我們一起舞唱的路旁我寫信給你
Je t'écris du plumier 拾起一隻羽毛筆
d'un vieillard solitaire à la chambre oubliée我從一個孤獨老人被遺忘的房裡寫信給你

Je t'écris de la part de ces dieux impuissants以無辜殉難者之名
aux noms desquels on tue無力回天的眾神旁 我寫信給你
Je t'écris de la main de ces hommes藉這些沒有出過聲的人手裡
de paix qui n'ont pas renoncé 我平和的寫信給你

Je t'écris de la Seine,塞納河畔 我寫封信給你
la tour Eiffel y brille dans des reflets passés艾菲爾鐵塔旁 閃爍著過往光輝
Je t'écris du souvenir d'un baiser par milliers從千萬個吻的回憶中 我寫給你

Des quatre coins de la terre, 從四面八方
je ferai le tour du monde, d'un jour très ordinaire一個再普通不過的日子 拿起行囊世界就在腳旁
Je t'écris de ce rêve de t'avoir tant aimé 這般綺麗的夢想 我寫給你

Je t'écris ébloui par tant d'humanité 很高興 以如此溫暖人性的筆觸 我可以寫信給你

(Fali中譯)

Grégory Lemarchal, a young man with beautiful voice and a strong mind. He died of complications from cystic fibrosis on the morning of April 30, 2007. May he rest in peace.

Things About You

Miss You

A night like this made me thought of you and wonder how's everything going for you. I set in the swing but you weren't there. I guess I do miss you from time to time.

Passport

Can you believe the bouncer still question about my passport? Just like what you said, who in the hell will bring a fake passport to bars. They are just being ridiculous, I guess.

Dinner Table

Mike said I don't want a non-science major guy nor a too nerdy dude. You are obviously not a science species. Those lines, they are just my excuses.

90's Game

Have you ever played a board game that asks you all the random questions related to the 90s? I was playing that game with my practically family after Thanksgiving dinner. Mimi's boy were there too, he actually knew most of the things, I wonder if you know most of the answer as well. I always have an impression that you know tons of random fun stuff.

Seattle

I know you don't like a place without a lot of culture. Will you like Seattle?

Thoughts

It's hard to find a friend that you can share pretty much... most of the thoughts with. You seemed like one. I guess I lost it. It's just sad to lose a friend.

Happy late Thanksgiving to You.

"Quotable" Polititicians

副總統呂秀蓮表示，「我們真的是靠一張嘴，把政權拿來的」。呂副總統說，「如果到處演講，跟大家握握手、微微笑，這樣就可以拐（騙）到選票，可以當選的話，這樣比毛澤東還要厲害。沒想到，We made it （我們辦到了）！我們真的是靠一張嘴，把政權拿來的」。
2007/11/12 聯合報

下鄉接連遭民眾嗆聲的陳水扁總統，到苗栗通霄山上的農場，面對滿場的支持者，陳水扁說，「今天天氣那麼好，這裡風景那麼美，台灣竟然被他們說成一無是處。」他向反對者嗆聲，「中國那麼好？太平洋又沒加蓋，覺得中國好就游過去呀！游過去就不要再回來！」
2007/11/10 中國時報

油價一直漲，民眾該怎麼辦？經濟部長陳瑞隆昨天說，民眾可以「大車換小車」，「一周有一、兩天不開車也無妨」。當被問到他的車是三千ＣＣ時，陳瑞隆竟回答「我的三千ＣＣ怎麼算大？算是很小的車。」
2007/10/30 聯合報

陳總統出訪中美洲提供鉅額金援，引發外界批判，陳水扁說，過去有人執政幾十年，「難道辦外交不用花冤枉錢嗎？」辦外交不是蓋工廠、生產東西，難道出訪是來跟人收錢？不賠錢就不錯了，這就是台灣的外交處境，誰來執政、當總統都一樣，大家不必講得太滿。
2007/08/27 聯合報

教育部長杜正勝語出驚人，公開反對使用成語及典故，「成語這個東西會讓人思想懶惰、頭腦昏鈍、一知半解，」他並直言，「用成語是國文教育的失敗。」杜正勝進一步說明反對成語的原因，「成語只存在過去的情境，與現在的生活沒有關係，如果有關係也是很淡薄。」杜正勝說，如果一定要用典，也要避免採用冷僻的典故，「如果大家不熟，用典就沒有意義。」
2007/01/25 聯合報

I am definitely speechless after reading all those "amazing quotes". What can I say, all these politicians in Taiwan just surprises me every single second.

Darfur Now

Darfur Now is a documentary about the struggles and achievements of six different guys from inside Darfur and around the world bring up the issue of the tragedy in Sudan.



What can you do to change the world? It only takes a small step everyday. And T, I guess you are just not as cool I thought.