Posted in a day in the life on December 13th, 2007 2 Comments »
our dinner plans foiled by the winter wonderland that is new england this evening, christina and i have stayed in and made sushi. lucky for us, a terrific fish market is about 3 blocks from our apartment. allegedly, japanese folks will call in orders all the way from albany and connecticut and then show up […]
Posted in a day in the life, photos on December 13th, 2007 No Comments »
1. i saw a remarkable overview talk today about the biodefense labs here at school. it was given by one of the lab heads — a petite, middle-aged woman in a pretty skirt and wavy hair neatly pulled back in a ponytail. i think i described her to christina as looking like a gracefully aging […]
Posted in a day in the life on December 6th, 2007 2 Comments »
i tutor biology at the cambridge high school now. for the past semester, i’ve been waking up a little earlier twice a week and helping out a student with her homework and readings. i decided to this for all the usual reasons. feelings of guilt induced by the inherent selfishness of trying to build a […]
Posted in a day in the life on December 6th, 2007 No Comments »
while walking past the brain and cognitive science building: dude #1: you’ve been looking sick lately. dude #2: yeah, i’ve got the flu or something — it’s no big deal. dude #1: isn’t the flu at least going to slow down how much work you get done? dude #2: shit, you’re right. damn.