well, one of the shorter but definitely more memorable vacations of my life has just ended, and in between unpacking from my 18 hours of travel and packing for my flight out to detroit tomorrow, i figure i should jot a few things down about it

started out the trip in quito. not the most impressive city, though the shul there is really amazing and ( Read more... )

It's not every day I get to cross something off of the ultimate list of things to do before I die. To be honest, I dont know how many things are on that list, but i do know that i crossed one off during high school: i ate ice cream in front of a window behind which there were people on treadmills at a spa. the treadmills were facing the wrong way ( ( Read more... )

I finished the New York Times Sunday crossword. by myself. first time ever on that front. either it  means that the puzzles are getting easier or im getting better at them. im thinking mostly the second, but this was also somewhat of an easier one. either way, it feels pretty cool

this afternoon, besides the entire area blacking out (they are saying there was a lightning strike at the power station) there also may have been a fire in my building. so amid concerns about the months of experiment products frozen at -80 degrees in a freezer without a backup generator, we also had to get out of the building. 18 flights of steps ( Read more... )

every once in a while something happens that just makes you go "i didnt know that happened outside of hollywood". Last time this happened was several years back when I saw two people carrying a pane of glass across a narrow cobblestone street. I stared at it for a minute or so, just waiting for the car to come barreling around the corner and smash ( Read more... )

...and im finally free of my hall. about time too. semester over, back at home now. did pretty well though could have been better. no more broken windows on the hall since my last post, something i was quite thankful for.

orientation for this summer was last friday. as part of the program i get to observe a surgery but i wasnt entirely sure on the ( Read more... )

"I just hit the glass and it shattered---like my life"

first, a little background

Saturday night was Standing O, b'yachad's big semester show. twas quite a good show. a troupe from BU showed up, they were pretty good (and seemed a little more experienced at choreographing with guys than b'yachad, though in all fairness last year b'yachad didn't have ( Read more... )

so yesterday Jimmy Carter came to speak. i had waited for about two and a half hours last week to get a ticket (at least i was inside for that wait) so i guess there was a lot of hype to live up to. not to mention the controversy surrounding it. carter opened his speech by saying that this was his most exciting invitation to speech since his ( Read more... )

well, I figure I haven't posted to here in quite some time, the first day of class is as good as any to pick that up again. Last semester ended on a pretty good note with finals going fairly well and me being overall happy with my performance in a semester for the first time in college.

a month is also a long time to have for winter break. granted ( Read more... )

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i think that deserves its own entry. check out the "don't try this at home" section