Vinverse - Blog Posts
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song of the day: the price of ambition-arcane
spent some quality time with my sister today and got some things off my chest. went out to eat and it was glorious. i love mashed potatoes.
research: finished and uploaded my blog article on fungal molds for editing but i want to be extra and make a drawing. almost done with the intro for our research paper and started on the methodology section. hopefully we can finish the outline before the wet lab data comes back.
tomorrow: tomorrow will be a calculus day: i plan to review all of calc 1 and have a tutor review calc 2 so i get a headstart.
heart (n)
a hollowed thing. the size of a fist. made up of multiple layers of tissue, each peeling away as their part is played. the center of the circulatory system, the controller of life. essential. beats sharing, taking. made of glass-blown sculptural imperfection. a tapestry. woven stories, of spools of thread. stained in all the wrong places. an actor, one that cannot lie. a symphony of movement. yet to be tuned, a hesitant metronome. moderato, a drum hit 2.5 billion times, the ending note being all that the audience remembers.
sound the drum and let the act begin
241228
song of the day: sticky- tyler, the creator
about halfway through priming for my courses. i was a little disappointed with the poor quality of the notebooks at the store but at least i have something to write in now.
also planned out my new years which helped destress.
sadly didn't get 100% completion in the horror game i wanted to finish: it is about 2 hours long and i must replay it for the zero deaths run. maybe i'll finish it in a few months.
research: didn't get any writing done today but since the base structure is already there, i just need a little more information and edit. i hope to finish it tomorrow but it will probably take a few days, realistically.
tomorrow's goal: finish priming for my courses and get started on calculus review (didn't get the best mark last semester). bake cookies? go swimming.
it's really shocking and sad to think that i only have a week left with my family before i go across the country and back to being totally alone. but i'm enjoying the time i have now which is all that matters.
241227
song of the day: where are you- 54 ultra
mostly ran errands today which took much longer than anticipated. i had to push the majority of my tasks to tomorrow. despite that my mood was great which is a win in my books. i bought a new planner for 2025 and it has already proven to be useful.
research: assigned tasks to my team. (we are a little behind schedule for our publication). sent out a few emails to the journal.
selfcare: on the last bit of a horror game i've been wanting to play for a while. i might finish it tomorrow. also did a bit of drawing but i don't expect to have much time for that as the new semester is starting.
tomorrow: buying a new notebook. after that i can get started with preparing for the new semester. key goals: make topic list, mind map, set up notes. i'm quite excited to decorate the pages with all the new stickers i got. i also plan to finish my blog article (which is due in a week).
little photo dump from semester of fall 2024.
intro.
welcome to my little blog. here I document my daily life and anything interesting. reason? because i am lonely and need motivation.
about me:
vin (he/him). born in 2007.
first year, BSc in anatomy & cell biology. minor in biomedical engineering.
pre med, studying to become a cardiac surgeon.
academic interests: nanotechnology, medical technology, synthetic biology, biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, biomaterials
hobbies: writing, badminton, oil painting, gaming (wanted hobbies: motorcycling, cello, archery, fencing)
languages: english, mandarin chinese, A2/B1 french. want to learn italian and spanish.
goals: become someone i will never regret, give my parents a comfortable life, make a personal impact in someone's life.
oil on canvas. started and finished in one day. a little rushed but it made my father (it was a gift for him) happy so it’s worth it. sorry about the glare: it is not dry enough for the matte finish.