Monthly Archives: April 2009

Does anyone know how to make birds go away? Every summer there are a bunch of birds that hang out right outside my window. Maybe they have a nest around here, or maybe they just visit a lot. Every night … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the first truly warm day of the year. It was also the peak blossoming of the cherry trees in the median park of Memorial Drive near MIT. To celebrate the season, some friends hold an annual picnic there, … Continue reading →

I was in lab today until 10:30 PM. Everything that could possibly go wrong with my experiment did, and over the course of the evening I had to modify or rebuild every component of my apparatus. I’m still skeptical that … Continue reading →

I’ve been extremely tired for the past few days, and going to sleep at absurdly reasonable hours (before 11!). I blame this on a number of factors. Firstly, it’s really hard to sleep on a boat, at a mooring, in … Continue reading →

I hardly know where to start. I spent yesterday unpacking, resettling, vacuuming, and generally attempting to rejoin the human race. I filtered through well over 1000 unread e-mails, including a few that were genuinely interesting. Vacation in (well, near) Tortola … Continue reading →

I’m back from a week in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, which we (my parents, my brother, and myself) circumnavigated in a Benetau 34, courtesy of Sunsail Charters. It was fantastic. I am totally wiped. I’ve also been entirely disconnected for … Continue reading →

I’ll be spending the next week or more away in warm places with my parents (and my brother). A sailboat is involved; everything else is unclear to me. See you in two weeks.

Dear K’NEX Support, I am a Ph.D. student at Harvard University. I am doing research in radiology, studying the motion of organs using MRI and ultrasound. Recently, I required a moving platform as part of an experimental apparatus. Because my … Continue reading →

I just got back from my first Voice Lab retreat. We spent two days in Plymouth, rehearsing and relaxing. We rented a small beach cottage (quite cheap in the off season) and filled it with people. It was definitely productive; … Continue reading →