Last night i went to the eagles concert with my roommate (let's call her "M" for now - the other one is "A"). We had pretty good seats (first row in balcony), and the show itself was fantastic. Every song sounded awesome. Studio quality, all night. They played for 3+ hours! What's your favorite Eagles song? I'll tell you if they played it. There was absolutely nothing to be disappointed about last night.
Today was exhausting. Work, science club (the girls were out of hand!) and more work. when i got home i hung out with my roommies watching "Wipeout" and (my new favorite) "I Survived a Japanese Gameshow".
There you go. Another blog from me. no life lessons, nothing earth shattering. just my life, and I like it just fine.
july 28, 2008
I saw The Dark Knight last night. Very good movie, don't take your kids (I cannot stress this enough).
Tonight I am cashing in the concert tickets I got for my birthday (thanks, Pops). I'm seeing the Eagles! Should be fun.
It was a long weekend, but a good one. I am working on making new personal connections, and it's an exhausting undertaking.
Tonight I am cashing in the concert tickets I got for my birthday (thanks, Pops). I'm seeing the Eagles! Should be fun.
It was a long weekend, but a good one. I am working on making new personal connections, and it's an exhausting undertaking.
July 25, 2008
Tonight my roomates and I walked down to porter square for ice cream. Quite the hike, but totally worth it. It's always interesting spending time with new people and getting to know them. I think I will get along fine with these two ladies.
july 24, 2008
My favorite first verse:
now i'm of consenting age
to be forgetting you in a cabaret
somewhere downtown where a burlesque queen
may even ask my name.
as she sheds her skin onstage,
i'm sitting and sweating
to a dance song on the club's P.A.
the strip joint veteran sits two away
smirking between dignified sips of his dignified
peach and lime daiquiri
-Panic! At the Disco
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Now playing: Panic! At The Disco - But It's Better If You Do
via FoxyTunes
now i'm of consenting age
to be forgetting you in a cabaret
somewhere downtown where a burlesque queen
may even ask my name.
as she sheds her skin onstage,
i'm sitting and sweating
to a dance song on the club's P.A.
the strip joint veteran sits two away
smirking between dignified sips of his dignified
peach and lime daiquiri
-Panic! At the Disco
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Now playing: Panic! At The Disco - But It's Better If You Do
via FoxyTunes
july 23, 2008
The thing about working with a scanning tunneling microscope is that it allows you to image atoms and molecules, but there's nothing that explicitly tells you what you're looking at. Thus, I spent the whole day looking at what I thought to be the molecule I was dosing, but turned out just to be junk on the surface of the gold crystal. I was concerned that the molecules I was seeing didn't look like what I would have expected.
There's good news: at 4pm, after the fourth dose of the day, I found something that looked more like what I expected! In fact, I found two such somethings! That means tomorrow I will dose again to see if even more such things show up.
I LOVE SCIENCE. What I did today was fun and awesome!
I should also remind everyone that I am running the instrument on my own for the first time ever, so the fact that I can figure out how to make everything work should impress you greatly.
There's good news: at 4pm, after the fourth dose of the day, I found something that looked more like what I expected! In fact, I found two such somethings! That means tomorrow I will dose again to see if even more such things show up.
I LOVE SCIENCE. What I did today was fun and awesome!
I should also remind everyone that I am running the instrument on my own for the first time ever, so the fact that I can figure out how to make everything work should impress you greatly.
july 22, 2008
I haven't mentioned it here, but I have been volunteering for the "Science Club for Girls" at a school in Chinatown. I work with about ten 6-7 y.o. girls (first graders) once a week teaching them simple concepts about science. In reality, we play for about an hour and I try to explain how what we're doing relates to science; usually they're making too much noise to hear me. The first day with the girls (about three weeks ago) was overwhelming, but today I had a pretty good time with them.
At the end of the club each week the girls write in their journals about what we did that day. Today one girl wrote "I LOVE SCIENCE" in huge letters at the top of her journal. She also wrote that what we did was "fun and awesome". It feels really cool to be a part of their discovery of and enthusiasm for science.
At the end of the club each week the girls write in their journals about what we did that day. Today one girl wrote "I LOVE SCIENCE" in huge letters at the top of her journal. She also wrote that what we did was "fun and awesome". It feels really cool to be a part of their discovery of and enthusiasm for science.
july 21, 2008
After trying lots of different kinds of wines I have recently discovered a love for tawny ports. I try to have a glass at least once a week, but it has been so hot lately that it's hard to enjoy that sort of drink. I also like rieslings (especially for this weather), but since I no longer live next door to the wine and cheese cask, I was out of luck tonight. Maybe next time I'll skip the fancy stuff and just pop open a beer (mmm, beer).
Later this week I will explore the new neighborhood in search of the hidden treasures that lurk under the guise of an unassuming "hole in the wall" restaurant or an overlooked secondhand store. I hear the nearby medford square will soon become the place to be. Maybe I'll be able to say "I was there way before it got cool".
Do you like the new look? I spent and hour playing with colors and ended up with almost the exact same thing.
Later this week I will explore the new neighborhood in search of the hidden treasures that lurk under the guise of an unassuming "hole in the wall" restaurant or an overlooked secondhand store. I hear the nearby medford square will soon become the place to be. Maybe I'll be able to say "I was there way before it got cool".
Do you like the new look? I spent and hour playing with colors and ended up with almost the exact same thing.
july 20, 2008
I have almost completely unpacked; the only thing left for me to do is to finish decorating. That's always the hardest part for me.
After spending the day organizing, I went out for ice cream with my new roomies (today was National Ice Cream Day - 3rd Sunday of July) and then I went to work for the twice daily liquid nitrogen filling. When I got there I noticed the storm earlier had knocked out power to the instrument, so I had to call Ashleigh to go through the power up procedure.
My first full day being truly single was relatively painless. I'm a little lonely/apprehensive, but for the most part I feel good.
After spending the day organizing, I went out for ice cream with my new roomies (today was National Ice Cream Day - 3rd Sunday of July) and then I went to work for the twice daily liquid nitrogen filling. When I got there I noticed the storm earlier had knocked out power to the instrument, so I had to call Ashleigh to go through the power up procedure.
My first full day being truly single was relatively painless. I'm a little lonely/apprehensive, but for the most part I feel good.
july 19, 2008
it is finished. My things and I have moved to our new home. I've made a lot of progress unpacking; I am exhausted. Thanks for checking in.
it has begun
today at work I didn't do much of anything. Everyone from my lab is going to a conference next week, and I will be left on charge of the $half-million instrument and the basic instruction "don't break anything". Today we prepared for their departure by cleaning the crystals (a procedure I am happy to elucidate to anyone who asks) and listening to heather practice her talk. I am excited about going it alone, well, our undergrad is there to help if needed.
At home we've started moving some things to my new place. The bulk of the work will be done tomorrow. We went to Dunkin Donuts to pick up breakfast for my helpers; since it was closing time we got a bunch of free stuff!
Time to rest.
At home we've started moving some things to my new place. The bulk of the work will be done tomorrow. We went to Dunkin Donuts to pick up breakfast for my helpers; since it was closing time we got a bunch of free stuff!
Time to rest.
Mexican food
tonight I ignored my home-life duty to go out to eat with the girls. We went to Border Cafe, a tex-Mex/cajun place in harvad square. For some reason, when I go out for Mexican, that chemical that tells me I'm full stops working. It only kicks in at the "you've eaten WAY too much" level. After dinner I waddled home, I lay rubbing my belly. Tomorrow I move.
packing up
as I am close to the move date, things have started coming off the walls. They're just little things, but collectively they are what makes home feel like home. It's sort of disheartening to walk into a room with bare walls. Maybe I should look at it as a clean slate for the next inhabitant. I am ready to see the clean slate that is my next apartment, and I'm looking forward to making it feel like home. Perhaps fresh clean walls and a fresh start are exactly what I need.
inspired
I have been inspired by my sister-in-law. From now on I will put in a renewed effort to post to my weblog more often. Tracy has taught me that I don't have to write epic blog posts, I can just tell you what's up and move on with my day. Get ready for it!
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