Monthly Archives: October 2007

I am writing this post on the green membrane keyboard of my new pre-production OLPC XO. I’ve just finished upgrading the operating system to the latest version. It’s especially convenient to have it working because I left my AC adapter … Continue reading →

The Flood is a picture of the fire truck outside my apartment during the flooding. Cambridge Health Associates can help you reach zero balance!

Last night I went out to dinner with my grandparents, my second cousin Morgan, and (for the first time) my third cousin Georgina from Switzerland. Morgan and Georgina are both doctors, and so we had a lovely evening discussing the … Continue reading →

There was a world series party in my apartment tonight (Red Sox won), with a bunch of MIT grads. One of them called ahead, asking if we had a wireless network in our apartment. He explained that his company was … Continue reading →

I went to a Halloween costume party last night. That’s a bit of an overstatement; maybe half the people there were wearing some kind of costume. It was fun. This morning I went to take a shower, and saw in … Continue reading →

I bought a new tire and tube today, and installed them on my bicycle. Just before I arrived at class, the new tube had a sudden blowout. I locked up my bicycle and walked. On the way back, I grabbed … Continue reading →

I was surprised, when I arrived at my apartment in Boston today, to find a party in my living room. Emily had invited over some friends to watch the final game of the ALCS, which would determine whether the Red … Continue reading →

I went home for the weekend, to close bank accounts. It worked, with only a minimum of guilting from the bankers. By Monday, my financial life will be a lot simpler. My mother is vaguely in the market for a … Continue reading →

During the summer after sophomore year of college, I wrote a simulator for a modified form of the Gillespie algorithm. It was an extension of a class project, and basically just for fun, and to teach myself more about programming. … Continue reading →

When I came back from China, I couldn’t find my Harvard ID. I searched for a few days, then went to the card office and got a new one for $25. Today, I pulled out my ID to swipe it … Continue reading →