This page houses my LiveJournal and Evernote archives. Why did I save all this? I'm still wondering myself. It's not everything, not even all the stuff I would consider important (some things in the past just aren't worth bringing up again, if you know what I mean!) but they're entries that feels meaningful to me now, that I would want to look back on for one reason or another. And hopefully they would be useful to others as well. But mostly for me.
LiveJournal Archive
Summer 2008 - NASA LARSS Program experience
Why is this here? Probably because it was the only writing I did at the time that wasn't schoolwork or ranting or depression-fueled fanfic writing (what a horrible combination!) It's a collection of mostly happy events at a time when I was feeling stressed and depressed.
For context, these entries cover from June to August 2008, in my last year of college, when I had a summer internship at NASA Langley Research Center. My project involved computational chemistry - energy optimization for carbon nanotube structures. But for the most part, I focused on the experience of being on the NASA LaRC site. It was a very cool experience, but I'll let the blog entries explain that better!
June 27, 2008 - Initial report
July 26, 2008 - The sillies
August 4, 2008 - Second month report
August 5, 2008 - Poster session
August 8, 2008 - Final weeks report
Evernote Archive
2015-2019 - Armchair Therapy
During the last 4 years I spent at my first job, my mental health nosedived, mostly due to a lethal combination of an incredibly toxic workplace and having several loved ones pass away one after the other in quick succession. I was also dealing with undiagnosed ADHD. I was painfully aware that I needed some kind of help, so I tried doing some research. These notes were the result of that. Eventually I realized most of the problems were coming from the workplace, and I left a few months before Covid hit. The notes are here in case they're useful to anyone!
Intro: Melancholic Thoughts
November 6, 2017 - Mental Health Advice from Chemistry Professionals
March 5, 2019 - Notes on Self-Love
March 6, 2019 - Notes on Codependency
March 7, 2019 - Notes on Family Codependency
March 8, 2019 - Notes on Workplace Codependency
March 9, 2019 - Notes on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
March 14, 2019 - Notes on Mindfulness