Monthly Archives: November 2007

In order to get an access card to the building in which I’m starting work, I have to meet all the medical qualifications of hospital staff. That means not only getting two Tuberculin tine-tests, but also proving vaccination against Hepatitis … Continue reading →

The TV in my apartment apparently broke during Thanksgiving, and so my roommate bought a big flat-screen to replace it. So if you want to come over to my place, you can watch movies on our Bose surround-sound system with … Continue reading →

Today I started my third rotation, at The MGH/Harvard/MIT Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (we call it “The Martinos Center”). I am working with Profs. Bruce Fischl and Andre van der Kouwe (and perhaps others, but mostly them). … Continue reading →

On Friday night, I took a detour through Providence on my way from Boston to Westport. Paul was there, with friends from undergrad and grad-school. We had $10 dinner at a restaurant with a $45 atmosphere; I guess Providence is … Continue reading →

My cousins are in town for Thanksgiving, and after lunch today, we went to look at movies. “Enchanted” was convenient, so we saw it. Review: Enchanted is an interesting balancing act. The cartoon universe is a perfect amalgam of Disney’s … Continue reading →

Today was First Snow. It was pretty.

My roommate Emily just donated me her broken stereo. The CD player’s mechanism is jammed, and it caught an unknown CD inside. I extracted the CD, and got the broken stereo in return. The tape deck’s broken too. The amplifier … Continue reading →

Had lunch today with another OLPC volunteer visiting from California. My roommate threw a dinner party with yummy turkey tacos, and then it was off to the annual RSI Boston Bash. I also did a little OLPC demo there in … Continue reading →

Last night was pretty much a repeat of the night before, except my earplugs hurt enough to actually wake me back up. When I took them out, I heard more mouse noises. This time, I actually spotted the mouse, under … Continue reading →

Just as I was falling asleep last night, I heard some nondescript noise in the far corner of the room. It sounded like a mouse. I turned on the lights, and it seemed to stop, but I saw no mouse. … Continue reading →