Thesis

Free Energy (or the adventures of Entropy Girl) by KAF-E


It's a good day for: Hiragana

Well I'm embarking on learning to speak, read and write Japanese. Given I have categorically failed to learn even a smattering of Italian, French or German you may be thinking this is a foolish idea. In fact lets just come out and say it - this is never, ever, going to work. However so far it has actually been fun trying. I have learned about 40 characters out of 110 and thank you so much to all the helpful people pointing out that it's all for nothing coz I'll still get lost in Tokyo! To you I have but one thing to say....suzuki! (seriously its the only word I can make with the characters I know.)

It's a bad day for: Nachos

Tried to order them in pub. Couldn't remember what they were called. Had to rely on the kindness of the already surly barman (had just ordered a Stella). Ended up being provoked into an impulse garlic bread buy.

The science bit

Hey, does anyone out there know a good equation for calculating the hydrodynamic radius of a randomly shaped object? (yup I've already tried wikipedia....theirs looks a bit dodge.)