Monthly Archives: May 2009

I’ve been so distracted for the past couple of days that I forgot to mention one of the more noteworthy events of the week. On Wednesday evening, VoiceLab had a recording session for our first CD. The group’s already recorded … Continue reading →

Tonight I passed an important milestone in lab. I was able to acquire ultrasound echo data, process it into a position, and then use that position information to control the MRI acquisition in real time. I could grab my ultrasound … Continue reading →

Ingredients: 2 large grapefruits 1 lemon Hmm, I don’t have a lemon. Well, whatever 4 cups granulated sugar. I don’t have any granulated sugar, but I do have some confectioner’s powdered sugar. That should be fine. Instructions: Shave off some … Continue reading →

I got back to Boston today, pretty wiped from the weekend at home. I blame the pillows, and the East-facing windows, more than the revelry. The party was lovely, very much as usual. There was a very silly, nominally surprise … Continue reading →

I haven’t had much to report this week, until Friday. On Thursday night I had some magnet time reserved, and I came in Friday to do the analysis. Somehow I left my laptop, along with all my image reconstruction code, … Continue reading →

I held a small celebration today to mark the end of the PQE, with cheese and crackers, tea and scones, and a chocolate fondue with fruit and a personal favorite sort of peanut-butter fudge. It was an unqualified success, and … Continue reading →

I passed my PQE. I am now a Ph.D. candidate. I didn’t do very well. I’m glad it’s not graded. I think they probably would have made me rewrite the proposal, but the experiment I proposed is simply impossible, so … Continue reading →

14 hours to Preliminary Qualifying Exam. See you on the other side.

I was written my first speeding ticket today, for $270. The officer claimed I was going 57 MPH, which I doubt. I was on a dead-straight, nearly empty multi-lane highway going downhill, though, so it’s not impossible. The speed limit … Continue reading →

One of the researchers in a biology group that shares some lab space with us recently mentioned, in the lunchroom, that his uncle was one of the artists who worked on the The Tick comics. He explained that he was … Continue reading →