M. Kimura, 2011

Interesting Links:

 

             • Lloyd House: My undergraduate housing affiliation at Caltech

 

             • Crippling Depression: aka undergraduate life at Caltech. This was my

               sole motivation for getting the school newspaper.

 

             • PhD: A comic about graduate school by Dr. Jorge Cham, officially titled “Piled

               higher and Deeper”. Having been a TA for Jorge is one of my biggest claims

               to personally knowing someone famous.

 

             • xkcd: Another nerdy online comic I really like.

 

             • Hyperbole and a Half: I like sarcasm.

 

             • I Can Has Cheezburger?: I also like cats.

 

             •  Hulu: Free online TV and movies (includes commercials)

 

Useful Links:

 

             • UCSB Mechanical Engineering Department: My graduate institution

 

             • Center for Control, Dynamical Systems and Computation (CCDC): The CCDC

               facilitates interaction among students and faculty in many departments and other

               universities working in control engineering, dynamical systems, or computation. It

               organizes a seminar series each term, and classes related to these areas are     

               also linked to this website.

 

             • Computational Science and Engineering (CSE): A joint program among the

               Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science departments designed to

               promote interdisciplinary research and provide students with a broad educational

               experience. Here is a link to the UCSB NSF IGERT site in CSE.

 

             • Caltech: My undergraduate institution

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Hobbies & Personal Interests

 

             •  Swing Dancing: I love Lindy and the Charleston. Sylvia’s class is an excellent

                place to learn in Santa Barbara.

 

             •  UCSB Ballroom Dance: Proof that chivalry is still alive. Incidentally, also a fun

                place to do ballroom dancing.

 

             •  UCSB Ki Aikido Club: The aikido club at UCSB practices “Shin Shin Toitsu

                Aikido”, also known as “Ki-Aikido” or “soft-style aikido”. This style emphasizes

                relaxation, balance, and awareness in both the techniques and in everyday life. I

                am currently a purple belt in this style of aikido.

 

•  Judo: Judo means “the gentle way,” and includes throws, pins, chokes, and (some) joint locks. I am currently a nidan (2nd degree black belt) in judo.

 

•  Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP): A no-kill cat shelter in the Santa Barbara area dedicated to finding loving homes for stray cats. ASAP is a volunteer-run, community-supported, non-profit organization, and a wonderful example of what’s possible when people work together for a good cause.

 

• Knitting and Crocheting: I love the idea that I can take some yarn and make it into something wearable and customized (important since most stores don’t sell clothes in my size). My current focus is knitted socks.

 

    Ravelry.com: Like Facebook, but for knitters and crocheters. It’s great

because you can see other people’s finished projects for a pattern you’re thinking of using -- you don’t want to find out the pattern with the beautiful model item actually sucks after you’ve spent time and money on it. There are also a lot of great free patterns and links to free patterns on other sites.

 

• Food: I love food. I wish I had cable so I could watch the Food Network. Alas, I must constrain myself to just looking up the recipes at random.

 

               The Food Network: Awesome searchable recipe archive.

 

             • Basic car maintenance/repairs: Self-taught, in progress.

 

             • Home & Garden: I love HGTV, but I really need my own house before I can

               justify buying a set of power tools.