by Alejandro Toro | Apr 15, 2024 |
This is so sad to realize but this is my last PLA blog post. As a result, I was looking back on all of my posts and noticed that none of them are really about Materials Science. I have been studying this field for the past 4 years, about to have a degree in it, yet...
by Alejandro Toro | Mar 18, 2024 |
Wordle, Mini, Connections, Spelling Bee, Crossword, Letter Boxed. I have to do them all. This past weekend I hit one month of doing all of these puzzles daily (I didn’t get Genius on some of the Spelling Bee’s). These puzzles are all word puzzles provided...
by Alejandro Toro | Feb 19, 2024 |
I know…I know…there are still a few months between now and the moment I actually graduate, but the past few days have made it hit me. I have been bombarded with emails announcing graduation events and celebrations. I have also gotten emails about buying my...
by Alejandro Toro | Jan 21, 2024
A few years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, rapper J Cole released a song called “The Climb Back”. In which, he introduces the track with an excerpt from a popular Dao meditation that questions: “Are you doing this to facilitate growth or to...
by Alejandro Toro | Nov 5, 2023 |
I have never known what it is. I never know if it’s my router, computer, my phone or if it’s aliens from Outerspace beaming interference patterns at me so that I can’t do what I want to do. This problem comes with me wherever I go, whether I am...
by Alejandro Toro | Oct 23, 2023 |
This weekend I had the opportunity to watch Martin Scorsese’s newest feature film, Killers of the Flower Moon, which I believe was maybe his best. The movie centers around the true story of William King Hale and Ernest Burkhart and their plot to steal Osage...
by Alejandro Toro | Oct 8, 2023 |
At the start of this school year, I made it a point to myself to decorate room as elegantly as I could and to put extra effort into making it look as comfy as possible. I bought vinyl cover shelves from Amazon to display my collection of music, I hung up some nice...
by Alejandro Toro | Sep 5, 2023 |
“Alright let’s do this one last time.” It’s senior year and over the summer “Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse” came out and has instantly shot up to being one of my favorite movies. (SPOILER WARNING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T...
by Alejandro Toro | Apr 24, 2023
For me, these next two weeks are full of heavily weighted presentations and cumulative final exams. It will be a time of rigid studying and an overwhelming amount of time spent at the library with my computer plugged in and a 5th cup of coffee at my side. On top of...
by Alejandro Toro | Mar 20, 2023 |
Hi everyone, Part of the curriculum for materials science is taking a class where students are put into groups and are asked to create a materials solution to a real world problem. The project is semester-long and involves several presentations. I am in the class now...
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