So, I'm getting married in five and a half weeks. Ohhhhh boy! I'm hopelessly behind schedule and more than a little nervous. Maybe I'll be able to get the rest of the invitations in the mail today!! Or maybe I'll end up calling people the night before and inviting them to the party. That seems to be more my style ( Read more... )

Today I had the pleasure of meeting the department's new faculty member. She's a lovely person, but more interestingly, she studies jellyfish! I was so excited to learn this that I promptly overwhelmed her with talk of box jellies (my favorites!) and Portuguese-man-of-wars. Oh my oh my! She responded to my frantic chatter with a mild, "Oh, well, I ( Read more... )

While waiting on the Hynes Convention Center T station platform, I heard a safety announcement. It was pretty garbled because their intercom system is probably older than I am. One of the more intelligible phrases sounded like: "blah, blah, blah, and please watch for signs of Death. And thank you for riding the T." I ALWAYS watch for signs of Death ( Read more... )

When I'm at work, I don't feel like I'm real.

Thank goodness for tunnels with bright, happy ends. Right?

Boys and girls, I have a lot to say ( Read more... )

Oh, my! I have a proclivity for humiliation. On my journey home on the subway this evening, I disconnected a bit too much, and suddenly I startled myself by singing aloud along with my Interpol CD. "She feels that my sentimental side should be held with Kidd's gloves!" And it was no meek rendition, either. I was horrified, but the man standing next ( Read more... )

Well, the last few days have been a blur. It all started Wednesday morning at work. I hadn't been feeling well for a few weeks, but Wednesday I felt so horrible that I had to drag myself home from work and back into bed. When I felt a little better, I went back to work. My fellow researchers were concerned that I had appendicitis, and they dragged ( Read more... )

I know it's Tuesday night, but I've been lazy. Only now do I feel like giving the weekend its very over-due paragraph ( Read more... )

I've caught my breath and cleared my head ( Read more... )

Sushi is a very good way to end a long, tedious week. I am particularly fond of Inari, which is tofu skin stuffed with rice and sesame seeds. What I want to know, however, is what becomes of the tofu guts ( Read more... )