will be back in SF next friday night. soo looking forward to it. have friend's wedding on sat. but t_bone, galoshes - you two free sometime betw. 5/12 and 23? i will fly back 5/24 morning...

smiles

been working late in the evenings and listening to NPR radio with classical music all night via iTunes. heard this piece and i just paused and took a moment to listen more intently. it's so beautiful, melancholy and wistful. the piece is called Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Part. loved it so much i'm listening to the CD right now. you can listen ( Read more... )

on a NPR food podcast (yes, they do have one and it's quite interesting). they were talking about cookbooks and how some people confess they read cookbooks as novels. =) i do too. i like to read about places the cuisine originated from, admire the beautiful photos and pore over recipes to find the few that sound tempting enough to attempt one ( Read more... )

today was the 110th Boston Marathon. as per tradition, the race started at noon (first wave of runners) and 12:30pm (second wave). my running club was hosting a BBQ at mile 23 to cheer on fellow club members who were running the race. the weather was perfect for the marathoners, i think mid 40 - 50s. quite cold for the spectators, but great for ( Read more... )

today was the 110th Boston Marathon. as per tradition, the race started at noon (first wave of runners) and 12:30pm (second wave). my running club was hosting a BBQ at mile 23 to cheer on fellow club members who were running the race. the weather was perfect for the marathoners, i think mid 40 - 50s, - quite cold actually for the spectators, but ( Read more... )

lately, i've been sleeping later and later and waking up later and later. ugh! even if i get a full 8 hrs of sleep, i'm walking around like a zombie, in a mental fog until the caffeine kicks in. i don't understand - it's not like i'm sleep-deprived. am i waking up before the end of my sleep cycle? have sleep apnea? too stressed out? don't ( Read more... )

things have been very busy the past few weeks. or rather, it feels like it's been that way for the past few months. although when i try to summarize what exactly i've accomplished during this flurry of activity, it's quite difficult to pinpoint. i haven't had a whole lot of time to do much else outside of the lab recently. =( i'm trying to ( Read more... )

my latest addiction: Grey's Anatomy. that show is so damn good. just started watching it about a month ago. now, i've got a date with my TV every sunday night. got so into it that i signed up for Netflix just so i can watch season 1 (which just came out on DVD). i'm so glad it's only 10 episodes total. otherwise, that's many hours i'd be ( Read more... )

it was all over the news in the past few days - big snowstorm hitting the New England area! more than 1 ft of snow expected! blizzard approaching! it started snowing late last night and this morning when i woke up, mounds of pristine snow blanketed everything. the snow plows hadn't come through the streets yet, snow was continuing to fall and ( Read more... )

just read this on MSN - pretty funny ( Read more... )