From the poem "Geometry"

I prove a theorem and the house expands:
the windows jerk free to hover near the ceiling,
the ceiling floats away with a sigh.

This is excerpt is found in my Fundamental Ideas of Real Analysis textbook. It is from the poem "Geometry" by Rita Dove. I still have no idea what it means.

Here is the full poem

I prove a theorem and the house expands:
the windows jerk free to hover near the ceiling,
the ceiling floats away with a sigh. 

As the walls clear themselves of everything
but transparency, the scent of carnations
leaves with them. I am out in the open. 

And above the windows have hinged into butterflies,
sunlight glinting where they've intersected.
They are going to some point true and unproven. 

Mathematical Proofs

Proofs, it'll make most people cringe, especially when you phrase it "mathematical proofs" for the non-math people.

But to me, I Love Proofs! The best way I can describe what proofs do to me is how my geometry teacher in high school explained his thrill for proofs. Writing a proof is like a game of chess. It can start slow or fast, but at one point you get stuck and you really have to think ahead. You have to think what the proof can throw at you to further take you away from QED. But there comes a point where you see the play that will get you to that check mate. You are then able to quickly run your plays against your opponent and BAM! Check Mate!

For me, I love the check mate moment after writing a proof. Write now, I'm in the process of rewriting the proofs for absolute value propositions, to be specific |xy| = |x||y|. I got stuck on proving if one value is negative and the other is non-negative. I haven't gotten to check mate yet, but I feel like I took down a queen and that is a relieving feeling.

FYI: My intro to real analysis class does not introduce new ideas in math. I have seen everything, but now I'm rigorously proving them from the 9 arithmetic properties of addition and multiplication.

Links 8/26/13

Mike Tyson Plays His Game Punch-Out For the First Time via (Nerd Approved) - This is a few days old, but I had to link to it because I think it's delightful.

Sony Just Won’t Let ‘The Last Guardian’ Go via (Uproxx) - A friend of mine from school told me about the game "The Last Guardian". The trailer was released at the 2009 E3. The game still has not been released nor has it been taking off the to do list.

Quality Parenting: "My Daughter Had A Nightmare About Me Getting Sucked Into The Computer, After She Watched TRON. This Is What She Will Wake Up To" via (Geekologie) - Wow, this is messed up, yet so awesome! Gotta keep note for my future parenting practical jokes.

Clueless Gamer: Splinter Cell: Blacklist via (Team Coco) - I love the Clueless Gamer series! Here is Conan O'Brien's latest review.

Elementary Season 1 Review

This week I did marathon of the TV show Elementary, on CBS.

In the beginning, the depth of the crimes were much like the TV show Sherlock, on BBC. In my opinion, the cases swayed from being predictable to slightly unpredictable. For example, I counted three episodes where the culprit was not a suspect but appeared in the episode twice as either a comic relief or someone who was far off the suspect list. But, I only tested that theory in the middle of the season. Near the end of the season, plot twists obviously happened, though they were not easy to predict.

But, the cases are not the reason I enjoy the show. I enjoy the relationship between Holmes and Watson. No, there is not apparent romantic relationship between the two, as much as I would like one because I'm into sappy crap like that. At first Watson was Holmes' sobriety partner, after Holmes' became a drug addict and escaped to New York. Eventually Watson moves pass sobriety companionship and moves on to a new predictable career path. I mean come on, Holmes and Watson are a team!

As I have mentioned before, there is no romantic relationship between the two during the first season. But like many Holmes and Watson companionship in Sherlock Holmes stories, you see a very caring relationship the two share. I like that this US produced show changes it up using Lucy Liu as Watson. I have only seen Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels and I really enjoyed her on it. She was the reason I began the show. And I am by far loving her as Watson. I'm glad the US version has this spin on the show, especially now that there are two renditions of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Jonny Lee Miller, I believe, is portray Sherlock Holmes very well. I was hesitant first to accept him as Holmes, because of Robert Downey Jr.'s and Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Holmes. But who's to say that more than one person can play an exquisite character. We see this done in Dr. Who. Unfortunately, I have only seen the new series of Dr. Who, but David Tennant and Matt Smith did excellent work as the Doctor.

I can't wait til the new season starts back up on September 26. But if it's me we are talking about, I probably will forget and watch it in November when my brain just wants school to end and I find whatever to distract myself from doing the right thing. We shall see what my demise ends up being.

Hmm, or rather Mmmm

All I can say is the words Amy Ratcliffe said about Kit Harrington, "Let’s hope this showcase of Harrington’s abs translates to more shirtless Jon Snow in Game of Thrones (hey, there are topless girls in the show all the time – it’s only fair)."

via (Fashionably Geek)

Interesting artifacts: 700 year-old assassin tool

I have been on an Elementary marathon these past few days. I thought it would be fitting to post about this 700 year-old ring that is suspected to have kept poison in it. The archaeologists assume poison was put in the ring and dropped into someone's wine, a politician or aristocrat (but what's the difference in the 14th century). Click the via link to read more about it.

via (geekologie)

Don't Blink!

I <3 <3 Doctor Who. It only made sense that as soon as I saw this shirt I would want it immediately. Weeping Angels are my favorite Doctor villains. This shirt also has it's computer touches, which I enjoy. Hopefully one day I can order this shirt which is sadly down on my list of things I want to buy. Thankfully shirt.woot.com no longer gets rid of shirts once they drop off the top 20, so I have some time.

Homemade shampoo and conditioner

Since the beginning of last winter, my scalp changed completely. It was a very dramatic change due to the weather, not because of my products since they had not changed. I started experimenting with different products to see what would help with my excessive oil and dandruff. Shampoo and conditioner that promised less oily hair produced more dandruff. Shampoo and conditioner that promised less dandruff speed up the process of oily hair.

Then a friend's facebook post prompted me to use a homemade and natural method. This week I began using a baking soda and water mix as shampoo and an apple cider and water mix as conditioner. Earlier in the week I used the new shampoo mix. I tested how well it worked by not washing my hair until needed. I lasted about six days before my head contained to much of my dead scalp skin. Success! Tonight I used the new shampoo mix and the new conditioner mix. I'll let you know in a few days how this combination works out. I'm very hopeful.

LEGO Hobbit: The Desolate of Smaug Trailer

Slowly new Hobbit content is coming out with Desolate of Smaug up and coming. Here's the latest trailer created with the use of LEGO's. Obviously you will see more and more Hobbit randomness popping up in the blog since I'm excited to see the new movie.

Confession time. I have not finished the book. I have the utmost difficulty reading books. I'm currently reading the Wheel of Time series. I literally read like 2 pages a night. At this rate I do not think I'll finish the series by the time I die. Anyways, I will finish the Hobbit, or at least the parts that relate to the upcoming movie, before the movie comes out. Last time I had an irrational love for the button scene in the movie. For once in my life all my high school literature classes increased my enjoyment in the book and the movie. Btw, the button scene was the moment that Bilbo turned away from his introverted hobbit ways and became an adventurer. Ode to literary devices.